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Racing Results

Friday 8 May 2015

64 races were run across 14 meetings on 8 May 2015: Ascot, Chantilly (FR), Chester, Cluny, Dax, Downpatrick, Evreux, Le Lion-D'Angers, Le Lion-D'Angers (FR), Le Pin au Haras, Lingfield, Market Rasen, Nottingham and Ripon.

Ascot Good · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

Chantilly (FR) Soft · Turf · 8 races · France

Chester Soft · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Cluny Soft · 1 race · France

Dax Good · 2 races · France

Downpatrick Good To Yielding · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

Evreux Very Soft · 1 race · France

Le Lion-D'Angers Heavy · 1 race · France

Le Lion-D'Angers (FR) Heavy · Turf · 1 race · France

Le Pin au Haras · 2 races · France

Lingfield Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Market Rasen Good · Turf · 8 races · Great Britain

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

Ripon Soft · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 64 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.

MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Ascot166—
Chantilly (FR)488—
Chester177—
Cluny111—
Dax022—
Downpatrick277—
Evreux111—
Le Lion-D'Angers011—
Le Lion-D'Angers (FR)011—
Le Pin au Haras112—
Lingfield1671 of 2 won
Market Rasen3780 of 2 won
Nottingham377—
Ripon066—

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 8 May 2015?
64 races across 14 meetings were run on 8 May 2015: Ascot (6 races), Chantilly (FR) (8 races), Chester (7 races), Cluny (1 race), Dax (2 races), Downpatrick (7 races), Evreux (1 race), Le Lion-D'Angers (1 race), Le Lion-D'Angers (FR) (1 race), Le Pin au Haras (2 races), Lingfield (7 races), Market Rasen (8 races), Nottingham (7 races) and Ripon (6 races). That is Ascot, Chester, Lingfield, Market Rasen, Nottingham and Ripon in Great Britain; Chantilly (FR), Cluny, Dax, Evreux, Le Lion-D'Angers, Le Lion-D'Angers (FR) and Le Pin au Haras in France; Downpatrick 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 May 2015?
Ascot: Good (Turf); Chantilly (FR): Soft (Turf); Chester: Soft (Turf); Cluny: Soft; Dax: Good; Downpatrick: Good To Yielding (Turf); Evreux: Very Soft; Le Lion-D'Angers: Heavy; Le Lion-D'Angers (FR): Heavy (Turf); Lingfield: Good (Turf); Market Rasen: Good (Turf); Nottingham: Good To Soft (Turf); Ripon: Soft (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 8 May 2015?
Outright favourites won 18 of 61 on 8 May 2015 (29.5%); joint favourites won 1 of 4. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £61.00 and returned £89.37 — a profit of £28.37. 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 Captain Bocelli (IRE) at 40/1 in the 4:35 Next Meeting Sunday 17th May Standard Open NH Flat Race at Market Rasen.
What was the feature race on 8 May 2015?
The feature race was the 2:55 Prix de Guiche (3yo Colts) (Turf) (Group 3) at Chantilly (FR), won by Green Dispatch (USA) (7/4F).
What time was the first race on 8 May 2015?
The first race was the 12:50 Prix de la Chartreuse at Chantilly (FR); the last was the 8:35 Sis Delivering Content For Digital Platforms Maiden Stakes at Ripon.