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Friday 29 August 2014

44 races were run across 8 meetings on 29 August 2014: Bangor-on-Dee, Deauville (FR), Down Royal, Marseille Borely (FR), Salisbury, Sandown, Thirsk and Wolverhampton (AW).

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

Deauville (FR) Standard · AW · 3 races · France

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

Marseille Borely (FR) Good · Turf · 1 race · France

Salisbury Good · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

Sandown Soft · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

Thirsk Good · Turf · 8 races · Great Britain

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

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 44 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 favourites18 of 39 won46.2% · 39 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 profit of £12.78Staked £39.00, returned £51.78 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerCristy's Call (IRE) 20/1The 6:20 SHS Sales & Marketing Handicap Hurdle at Down Royal
  • Joint favourites4 of 12 won33.3% · 5 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Bangor-on-Dee0362 of 8 won
Deauville (FR)233—
Down Royal4671 of 2 won
Marseille Borely (FR)111—
Salisbury266—
Sandown266—
Thirsk588—
Wolverhampton (AW)2671 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 29 August 2014?
44 races across 8 meetings were run on 29 August 2014: Bangor-on-Dee (6 races), Deauville (FR) (3 races), Down Royal (7 races), Marseille Borely (FR) (1 race), Salisbury (6 races), Sandown (6 races), Thirsk (8 races) and Wolverhampton (AW) (7 races). That is Bangor-on-Dee, Salisbury, Sandown, Thirsk and Wolverhampton (AW) in Great Britain; Deauville (FR) and Marseille Borely (FR) in France; Down Royal 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 29 August 2014?
Bangor-on-Dee: Good (Turf); Deauville (FR): Standard (AW); Down Royal: Good To Firm (Turf); Marseille Borely (FR): Good (Turf); Salisbury: Good (Turf); Sandown: Soft (Turf); Thirsk: Good (Turf); Wolverhampton (AW): Standard (AW).
How did the favourites do on 29 August 2014?
Outright favourites won 18 of 39 on 29 August 2014 (46.2%); joint favourites won 4 of 12. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £39.00 and returned £51.78 — a profit of £12.78. 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 Cristy's Call (IRE) at 20/1 in the 6:20 SHS Sales & Marketing Handicap Hurdle at Down Royal.
What was the feature race on 29 August 2014?
The feature race was the 1:45 Prix Paris-turf.com - Grand Prix de Clairefontaine () (3yo) (Turf) (Listed) at Deauville (FR), won by Orbec (FR) (1/2F).
What time was the first race on 29 August 2014?
The first race was the 11:15 Prix des Lobelias at Deauville (FR); the last was the 9:00 Collect Totepool Winnings At Betfred Shops Handicap at Wolverhampton (AW).