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Thursday 8 August 2013

63 races were run across 13 meetings on 8 August 2013: Brighton, Chepstow, Clairefontaine, Clairefontaine (FR), Haydock, La Teste De Buch, Leopardstown, Sandown, Sligo, Southwell (AW), Vichy, Vichy (FR) and Yarmouth.

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

Outright favs won 2 of 7 · Biggest winner 9/1

Chepstow Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 1 of 7 · Biggest winner 12/1

Clairefontaine Good · 2 races · France

Outright favs won 1 of 2 · Biggest winner 14/5

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

Outright favs won 0 of 1 · Biggest winner 78/10

Haydock Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 2 of 6 · Biggest winner 11/1

La Teste De Buch Good To Soft · 2 races · France

Outright favs won 1 of 2 · Biggest winner 49/10

Leopardstown Good To Firm · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 2 of 6 · Biggest winner 12/1

Sandown Good · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

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

Sligo Yielding · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 3 of 6 · Biggest winner 14/1

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

Outright favs won 2 of 7 · Biggest winner 20/1

Vichy Heavy · 2 races · France

Outright favs won 1 of 2 · Biggest winner 39/10

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

Outright favs won 0 of 1 · Biggest winner 11/2

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

Outright favs won 4 of 7 · Biggest winner 9/2

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 63 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 favourites20 of 60 won33.3% · 60 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 £12.51Staked £60.00, returned £47.49 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerSofias Number One (USA) 20/1The 6:30 Franke Sissons Handicap at Southwell (AW)
  • Joint favourites0 of 6 won0.0% · 3 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Brighton277—
Chepstow177—
Clairefontaine122—
Clairefontaine (FR)011—
Haydock2670 of 2 won
La Teste De Buch122—
Leopardstown2670 of 2 won
Sandown166—
Sligo3670 of 2 won
Southwell (AW)277—
Vichy122—
Vichy (FR)011—
Yarmouth477—

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 2013?
63 races across 13 meetings were run on 8 August 2013: Brighton (7 races), Chepstow (7 races), Clairefontaine (2 races), Clairefontaine (FR) (1 race), Haydock (7 races), La Teste De Buch (2 races), Leopardstown (7 races), Sandown (6 races), Sligo (7 races), Southwell (AW) (7 races), Vichy (2 races), Vichy (FR) (1 race) and Yarmouth (7 races). That is Brighton, Chepstow, Haydock, Sandown, Southwell (AW) and Yarmouth in Great Britain; Clairefontaine, Clairefontaine (FR), La Teste De Buch, Vichy and Vichy (FR) 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 8 August 2013?
Brighton: Good To Firm (Turf); Chepstow: Good (Turf); Clairefontaine: Good; Clairefontaine (FR): Soft (Turf); Haydock: Good (Turf); La Teste De Buch: Good To Soft; Leopardstown: Good To Firm (Turf); Sandown: Good (Turf); Sligo: Yielding (Turf); Southwell (AW): Standard (AW); Vichy: Heavy; Vichy (FR): Soft (Turf); Yarmouth: Good To Firm (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 8 August 2013?
Outright favourites won 20 of 60 on 8 August 2013 (33.3%); joint favourites won 0 of 6. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £60.00 and returned £47.49 — a loss of £12.51. 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 Sofias Number One (USA) at 20/1 in the 6:30 Franke Sissons Handicap at Southwell (AW).
What was the feature race on 8 August 2013?
The feature race was the 6:45 Ballyroan Stakes (Group 3) (Group 3) at Leopardstown, won by Ernest Hemingway (IRE) (11/8F).
What time was the first race on 8 August 2013?
The first race was the 11:30 Prix Serge Maillard at Vichy; the last was the 8:45 Littlewoods Ireland Ladies Day At Sligo Racecourse Mares Flat Race at Sligo.