What horse racing was on 8 August 2012?

45 races across 7 meetings were run on 8 August 2012: Brighton (8 races), Kempton (AW) (7 races), Newcastle (8 races), Pontefract (7 races), Sligo (7 races), Vichy (1 race) and Yarmouth (7 races). That is Brighton, Kempton (AW), Newcastle, Pontefract and Yarmouth in Great Britain; Sligo in Ireland; Vichy in France. KTB's archive covers British, Irish and French racing; every result and every runner from these meetings is on this page.

What was the going at each meeting on 8 August 2012?

Brighton: Good To Soft (Turf); Kempton (AW): Standard To Slow (AW); Newcastle: Good (Turf); Pontefract: Good To Firm (Turf); Sligo: Soft To Heavy (Turf); Vichy: Good To Soft; Yarmouth: Good To Soft (Turf).

How did the favourites do on 8 August 2012?

Outright favourites won 13 of 41 on 8 August 2012 (31.7%); joint favourites won 1 of 9. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £41.00 and returned £36.03 — a loss of £4.97. Across every race in KTB's archive, outright favourites win 34.2% of the time (96,834 of 283,117 favourites, as at 3 October 2026). The biggest-priced winner was Magma (GB) at 66/1 in the 8:00 Download Racing Plus App Maiden Stakes at Kempton (AW).

What time was the first race on 8 August 2012?

The first race was the 11:07 Prix de Volvic at Vichy; the last was the 9:00 Sportinglife.com Racing Handicap at Kempton (AW).

Racing Results

Wednesday 8 August 2012

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45 races were run across 7 meetings on 8 August 2012: Brighton, Kempton (AW), Newcastle, Pontefract, Sligo, Vichy and Yarmouth.

Brighton Good To Soft · Turf · 8 races · Great Britain

2:20 Maison Maurice Nursery Flat · Class 5 · 5f59y Danz Choice (IRE) 6/4F
2:50 Alice Ryan Memorial Handicap Flat · Class 6 · 5f213y Kashmiri Star (GB) 15/8F
3:20 Caledonian Flying Scotsman British Stallion Studs E.b.f. Maiden Stakes Flat · Class 5 · 6f209y Rising Legend (GB) 9/4
3:50 John Smith's Brighton Mile Challenge Trophy Handicap Flat · Class 4 · 7f214y Frozen Over (GB) 9/1
4:20 Laines Best Handicap Flat · Class 6 · 1m1f209y Chasin' Rainbows (GB) 3/1F
4:50 Caledonian Deuchars Ipa Selling Handicap Flat · Class 6 · 1m3f196y Bengal Tiger (GB) 13/2
5:20 Bar Pulse - In Memory Of Christine Hancock Fillies' Handicap Flat · Class 5 · 6f209y Little Rainbow (GB) 9/2
5:50 Heineken UK Maiden Handicap Flat · Class 6 · 5f213y Langley Vale (GB) 9/2

Brighton racecourse statistics →

Kempton (AW) Standard To Slow · AW · 7 races · Great Britain

6:00 Win Big With Betdaq Multiples Apprentice Handicap Flat · Class 4 · 1m3f Kuda Huraa (IRE) 6/4F
6:30 Back Or Lay At Betdaq.com Handicap Flat · Class 5 · 1m3f Gallipot (GB) 7/4F
7:00 Betdaq Mobile Apps/british Stallion Studs E.b.f. Maiden Fillies' Stakes Flat · Class 5 · 7f Pompeia (GB) 15/8
7:30 Betdaq Casino Games Nursery Flat · Class 4 · 6f Masarah (IRE) 7/2
8:00 Download Racing Plus App Maiden Stakes Flat · Class 5 · 1m Magma (GB) 66/1
8:30 sportinglife.com Handicap (London Mile Qualifier) Flat · Class 4 · 1m Henry Clay (GB) 15/2
9:00 Sportinglife.com Racing Handicap Flat · Class 6 · 1m Saharia (IRE) 28/1

Kempton (AW) racecourse statistics →

Newcastle Good · Turf · 8 races · Great Britain

2:10 Carling Nursery Flat · Class 4 · 7f Salutation (IRE) 6/1
2:40 Cobra Median Auction Maiden Stakes Flat · Class 6 · 6f The Sixties (GB) 2/1
3:10 Coors Light Handicap Flat · Class 5 · 5f Wild Sauce (GB) 3/1
3:40 Caffreys Handicap Flat · Class 5 · 7f Discression (GB) 4/1
4:10 Worthington Handicap Flat · Class 5 · 1m6f97y Passion Planet (IRE) 16/1
4:40 Carling Chrome Handicap (Div 1) Flat · Class 6 · 6f Circuitous (GB) 12/1
5:10 Carling Chrome Handicap (Div 2) Flat · Class 6 · 6f Ursus (GB) 3/1F
5:40 Carling Zest Apprentice Handicap Flat · Class 6 · 1m2f32y Pattern Mark (GB) 3/1J

Newcastle racecourse statistics →

Pontefract Good To Firm · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

2:30 Pontefract Gentlemen's Handicap (Gentleman Amateur Riders) Flat · Class 5 · 1m2f6y A Little Bit Dusty (GB) 9/1
3:00 Irish Stallion Farms E.b.f. Maiden Stakes Flat · Class 4 · 6f Kamchatka (GB) 5/2F
3:30 Big Fellas Nightclub Handicap Flat · Class 4 · 1m Alkadi (IRE) 13/2
4:00 Family Day On Sunday 19th August Handicap Flat · Class 3 · 1m4f8y Sir Graham Wade (IRE) 11/10F
4:30 Chaplins Club Handicap Flat · Class 5 · 5f Sunny Side Up (IRE) 2/1F
5:00 Matty Bown Veterans Handicap Flat · Class 4 · 1m4y Woolston Ferry (IRE) 6/1
5:30 Keith Hammill Memorial Handicap Flat · Class 5 · 6f Taffe (GB) 16/1

Pontefract racecourse statistics →

Sligo Soft To Heavy · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

5:35 Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Auction Maiden Flat · 6f110y Harley's Harley (IRE) 9/2
6:10 Ladies Day At Sligo 9th August Nursery Handicap Flat · 6f110y Chips Are Down (IRE) EvensF
6:40 Foley's Bar & Off Licence Handicap Flat · 6f110y Footprint (IRE) 7/2
7:10 Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Connacht Oaks Fillies Handicap Flat · 1m4f Livia Galilei (IRE) 4/1
7:40 Sligo Apprentice Maiden Flat · 1m4f Double Double (FR) 3/1
8:10 Sligo Park Hotel Handicap (47-65) Flat · 1m4f Seventh Sign (GB) 10/1
8:40 21st August At Sligo Handicap Flat · 1m2f Cheval Rouge (IRE) 7/1

Sligo racecourse statistics →

Vichy Good To Soft · 1 race · France

11:07 Prix de Volvic Flat · 7f Local Lover (FR) 4/5F

Vichy racecourse statistics →

Yarmouth Good To Soft · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

5:15 George Darling Memorial Apprentice Handicap (Str) Flat · Class 5 · 7f3y Dannios (GB) 4/1
5:45 Asco/Perenco UK Maiden Auction Stakes (Str) Flat · Class 6 · 7f3y Indigo Lady (GB) EvensF
6:20 Moulton Nurseries Fillies' Handicap (Str) Flat · Class 4 · 7f3y Rivas Rhapsody (IRE) 9/4
6:50 Eastanglianambulance.org.uk Handicap Flat · Class 5 · 6f3y Big Wave (IRE) 6/1
7:20 3 Sun Handicap Flat · Class 6 · 5f43y Sarah Berry (GB) 10/3
7:50 Guide Dogs For The Blind Handicap Flat · Class 6 · 1m3f101y Authora (IRE) 16/1
8:20 Banham Poultry Handicap Flat · Class 5 · 1m6f17y Suzi's A Class Act (GB) 8/1

Yarmouth racecourse statistics →

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 45 races. A favourite here is the outright favourite at starting price — the shortest SP with no other horse at that price; joint favourites are counted separately.

Outright favourites13 of 41 won31.7% · 41 races had one
The long run34.2% winOutright favourites across every race in our archive — 96,834 of 283,117, as at 3 October 2026
£1 on every outright favouriteA loss of £4.97Staked £41.00, returned £36.03 at SP
Biggest-priced winnerMagma (GB) 66/1The 8:00 Download Racing Plus App Maiden Stakes at Kempton (AW)
Joint favourites1 of 9 won11.1% · 4 races had joint favourites

Meeting	Fav won	Fav ran	Races	Joint
Brighton	3	7	8	0 of 3 won
Kempton (AW)	2	7	7	—
Newcastle	2	6	8	1 of 4 won
Pontefract	3	6	7	0 of 2 won
Sligo	1	7	7	—
Vichy	1	1	1	—
Yarmouth	1	7	7	—

One day is a tiny sample; the long-run line is the comparison. Figures are facts from the result, not a tip.

Quick answers

What horse racing was on 8 August 2012?: 45 races across 7 meetings were run on 8 August 2012: Brighton (8 races), Kempton (AW) (7 races), Newcastle (8 races), Pontefract (7 races), Sligo (7 races), Vichy (1 race) and Yarmouth (7 races). That is Brighton, Kempton (AW), Newcastle, Pontefract and Yarmouth in Great Britain; Sligo in Ireland; Vichy in France. KTB's archive covers British, Irish and French racing; every result and every runner from these meetings is on this page.
What was the going at each meeting on 8 August 2012?: Brighton: Good To Soft (Turf); Kempton (AW): Standard To Slow (AW); Newcastle: Good (Turf); Pontefract: Good To Firm (Turf); Sligo: Soft To Heavy (Turf); Vichy: Good To Soft; Yarmouth: Good To Soft (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 8 August 2012?: Outright favourites won 13 of 41 on 8 August 2012 (31.7%); joint favourites won 1 of 9. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £41.00 and returned £36.03 — a loss of £4.97. Across every race in KTB's archive, outright favourites win 34.2% of the time (96,834 of 283,117 favourites, as at 3 October 2026). The biggest-priced winner was Magma (GB) at 66/1 in the 8:00 Download Racing Plus App Maiden Stakes at Kempton (AW).
What time was the first race on 8 August 2012?: The first race was the 11:07 Prix de Volvic at Vichy; the last was the 9:00 Sportinglife.com Racing Handicap at Kempton (AW).