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Friday 31 August 2012

51 races were run across 10 meetings on 31 August 2012: Bangor-on-Dee, Down Royal, Fontainebleau, Fontainebleau (FR), Killarney, Moulins, Salisbury, Sandown, Thirsk and Wolverhampton (AW).

Bangor-on-Dee Good To Soft · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

Down Royal Good To Soft · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

Fontainebleau Soft · 1 race · France

Fontainebleau (FR) Soft · Turf · 1 race · France

Killarney Soft · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

Moulins Soft · 1 race · France

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

Sandown Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Thirsk Soft · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

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

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 51 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 46 won34.8% · 46 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 £2.01Staked £46.00, returned £43.99 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerStock Hill Fair (GB) 14/1The 7:40 Westover Group Handicap at Salisbury
  • Joint favourites2 of 10 won20.0% · 5 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Bangor-on-Dee0561 of 2 won
Down Royal1670 of 2 won
Fontainebleau111—
Fontainebleau (FR)111—
Killarney4671 of 2 won
Moulins011—
Salisbury177—
Sandown377—
Thirsk4670 of 2 won
Wolverhampton (AW)1670 of 2 won

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 31 August 2012?
51 races across 10 meetings were run on 31 August 2012: Bangor-on-Dee (6 races), Down Royal (7 races), Fontainebleau (1 race), Fontainebleau (FR) (1 race), Killarney (7 races), Moulins (1 race), Salisbury (7 races), Sandown (7 races), Thirsk (7 races) and Wolverhampton (AW) (7 races). That is Bangor-on-Dee, Salisbury, Sandown, Thirsk and Wolverhampton (AW) in Great Britain; Down Royal and Killarney in Ireland; Fontainebleau, Fontainebleau (FR) and Moulins 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 31 August 2012?
Bangor-on-Dee: Good To Soft (Turf); Down Royal: Good To Soft (Turf); Fontainebleau: Soft; Fontainebleau (FR): Soft (Turf); Killarney: Soft (Turf); Moulins: Soft; Salisbury: Good To Soft (Turf); Sandown: Good (Turf); Thirsk: Soft (Turf); Wolverhampton (AW): Standard (AW).
How did the favourites do on 31 August 2012?
Outright favourites won 16 of 46 on 31 August 2012 (34.8%); joint favourites won 2 of 10. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £46.00 and returned £43.99 — a loss of £2.01. 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 Stock Hill Fair (GB) at 14/1 in the 7:40 Westover Group Handicap at Salisbury.
What was the feature race on 31 August 2012?
The feature race was the 6:35 Weatherbys Bloodstock Insurance Stonehenge Stakes (Listed) (Listed) at Salisbury, won by Go Angellica (IRE) (5/2).
What time was the first race on 31 August 2012?
The first race was the 11:30 Prix Lamartine Construction at Moulins; the last was the 9:20 Download The Ladbrokes Mobile App Handicap at Wolverhampton (AW).