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Racing Results

Saturday 18 August 2012

74 races were run across 12 meetings on 18 August 2012: Chester, Dax, Deauville (FR), Doncaster, Lingfield, Lingfield (AW), Market Rasen, Newbury, Newmarket, Perth, Ripon and Tramore.

Chester Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Dax Good · 2 races · France

Deauville (FR) Standard · AW · 9 races · France

Doncaster Good · Turf · 8 races · Great Britain

Lingfield Good To Firm · Turf · 4 races · Great Britain

Lingfield (AW) Standard · AW · 2 races · Great Britain

Market Rasen Good To Firm · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

Newbury Good To Firm · Turf · 8 races · Great Britain

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

Perth Soft · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Ripon Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Tramore Heavy · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 74 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 favourites17 of 68 won25.0% · 68 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 £22.78Staked £68.00, returned £45.22 at SP · 1 dead heat, the return split
  • Biggest-priced winnerLethal Force (IRE) 25/1The 3:05 Betfred Hungerford Stakes at Newbury · one of 2 winners at that price
  • Joint favourites1 of 11 won9.1% · 5 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Chester277—
Dax112—
Deauville (FR)2790 of 4 won
Doncaster088—
Lingfield144—
Lingfield (AW)022—
Market Rasen566—
Newbury2780 of 2 won
Newmarket177—
Perth177—
Ripon0670 of 2 won
Tramore2671 of 3 won

One day is a tiny sample; the long-run line is the comparison. 1 race has no favourite identified — no starting prices are stored for it. 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 18 August 2012?
74 races across 12 meetings were run on 18 August 2012: Chester (7 races), Dax (2 races), Deauville (FR) (9 races), Doncaster (8 races), Lingfield (4 races), Lingfield (AW) (2 races), Market Rasen (6 races), Newbury (8 races), Newmarket (7 races), Perth (7 races), Ripon (7 races) and Tramore (7 races). That is Chester, Doncaster, Lingfield, Lingfield (AW), Market Rasen, Newbury, Newmarket, Perth and Ripon in Great Britain; Dax and Deauville (FR) in France; Tramore 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 18 August 2012?
Chester: Good (Turf); Dax: Good; Deauville (FR): Standard (AW); Doncaster: Good (Turf); Lingfield: Good To Firm (Turf); Lingfield (AW): Standard (AW); Market Rasen: Good To Firm (Turf); Newbury: Good To Firm (Turf); Newmarket: Good To Firm (Turf); Perth: Soft (Turf); Ripon: Good (Turf); Tramore: Heavy (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 18 August 2012?
Outright favourites won 17 of 68 on 18 August 2012 (25.0%); joint favourites won 1 of 11. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £68.00 and returned £45.22 — a loss of £22.78. 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 Lethal Force (IRE) at 25/1 in the 3:05 Betfred Hungerford Stakes at Newbury (one of 2 winners at that price).
What was the feature race on 18 August 2012?
The feature race was the 3:05 Betfred Hungerford Stakes (Group 2) (Str) (Group 2) at Newbury, won by Lethal Force (IRE) (25/1).
What time was the first race on 18 August 2012?
The first race was the 10:07 Prix Cuvreau Expertises-Encheres at Dax; the last was the 8:15 Exchange Bar Flat Race at Tramore.