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Thursday 9 August 2012

59 races were run across 9 meetings on 9 August 2012: Brighton, Chepstow, Clairefontaine, Haydock, Leopardstown, Sandown, Sligo, Southwell (AW) and Yarmouth.

Brighton Good · Turf · 8 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 3 of 8 · Biggest winner 16/1

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

Outright favs won 1 of 4 · Biggest winner 14/1

Clairefontaine Heavy · 2 races · France

Outright favs won 0 of 2 · Biggest winner 13/1

Haydock Good · Turf · 8 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 0 of 6 · Biggest winner 9/1

Leopardstown Good To Soft · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 1 of 5 · Biggest winner 12/1

Sandown Good · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 2 of 6 · Biggest winner 10/1

Sligo Yielding To Soft · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 4 of 7 · Biggest winner 11/2

Southwell (AW) Standard · AW · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 3 of 7 · Biggest winner 10/1

Yarmouth Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 2 of 5 · Biggest winner 7/1

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 59 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 favourites16 of 50 won32.0% · 50 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 £7.32Staked £50.00, returned £42.68 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerPeter Island (FR) 16/1The 2:20 Join 888sport, Get 88 In Free Bets! Handicap at Brighton
  • Joint favourites3 of 18 won16.7% · 9 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Brighton388—
Chepstow1471 of 6 won
Clairefontaine022—
Haydock0681 of 4 won
Leopardstown1571 of 4 won
Sandown266—
Sligo477—
Southwell (AW)377—
Yarmouth2570 of 4 won

One day is a tiny sample; the long-run line is the comparison. 1 winner has no stored starting price and cannot be ranked by price. Figures are facts from the result, not a tip.

Quick answers

What horse racing was on 9 August 2012?
59 races across 9 meetings were run on 9 August 2012: Brighton (8 races), Chepstow (7 races), Clairefontaine (2 races), Haydock (8 races), Leopardstown (7 races), Sandown (6 races), Sligo (7 races), Southwell (AW) (7 races) and Yarmouth (7 races). That is Brighton, Chepstow, Haydock, Sandown, Southwell (AW) and Yarmouth in Great Britain; Clairefontaine in France; Leopardstown and Sligo in Ireland. 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 9 August 2012?
Brighton: Good (Turf); Chepstow: Good To Soft (Turf); Clairefontaine: Heavy; Haydock: Good (Turf); Leopardstown: Good To Soft (Turf); Sandown: Good (Turf); Sligo: Yielding To Soft (Turf); Southwell (AW): Standard (AW); Yarmouth: Good (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 9 August 2012?
Outright favourites won 16 of 50 on 9 August 2012 (32.0%); joint favourites won 3 of 18. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £50.00 and returned £42.68 — a loss of £7.32. 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 Peter Island (FR) at 16/1 in the 2:20 Join 888sport, Get 88 In Free Bets! Handicap at Brighton.
What was the feature race on 9 August 2012?
The feature race was the 7:30 Ballyroan Stakes (group 3) (Group 3) at Leopardstown, won by Galileo's Choice (IRE) (9/4F).
What time was the first race on 9 August 2012?
The first race was the 2:10 TRC Charity Raceday Maiden Stakes at Haydock; the last was the 8:45 Student Day At Sligo 3rd October Flat Race at Sligo.