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Racing Results

Saturday 8 August 2015

53 races were run across 10 meetings on 8 August 2015: Ascot, Ayr, Clairefontaine, Haydock, Kilbeggan, Lingfield, Lingfield (AW), Newmarket, Pornichet-La Baule and Redcar.

Ascot Good To Firm · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 0 of 6 · Biggest winner 8/1

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

Outright favs won 2 of 7 · Biggest winner 5/1

Clairefontaine Very Soft · 4 races · France

Outright favs won 2 of 4 · Biggest winner 17/1

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

Outright favs won 2 of 5 · Biggest winner 12/1

Kilbeggan Good To Yielding · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 2 of 7 · Biggest winner 25/1

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

Outright favs won 0 of 4 · Biggest winner 25/1

Lingfield (AW) Standard · AW · 3 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 0 of 3 · Biggest winner 6/1

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

Outright favs won 3 of 6 · Biggest winner 13/2

Pornichet-La Baule Standard · 1 race · France

Outright favs won 0 of 1 · Biggest winner 87/1

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

Outright favs won 4 of 7 · Biggest winner 18/1

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 53 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 favourites15 of 50 won30.0% · 50 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 £8.32Staked £50.00, returned £41.68 at SP · 1 dead heat, the return split
  • Biggest-priced winnerIncunable (FR) 87/1The 4:25 Prix De La Federation Des Courses De LOuest at Pornichet-La Baule
  • Joint favourites3 of 6 won50.0% · 3 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Ascot066—
Ayr277—
Clairefontaine244—
Haydock2572 of 4 won
Kilbeggan277—
Lingfield044—
Lingfield (AW)033—
Newmarket3671 of 2 won
Pornichet-La Baule011—
Redcar477—

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 2015?
53 races across 10 meetings were run on 8 August 2015: Ascot (6 races), Ayr (7 races), Clairefontaine (4 races), Haydock (7 races), Kilbeggan (7 races), Lingfield (4 races), Lingfield (AW) (3 races), Newmarket (7 races), Pornichet-La Baule (1 race) and Redcar (7 races). That is Ascot, Ayr, Haydock, Lingfield, Lingfield (AW), Newmarket and Redcar in Great Britain; Clairefontaine and Pornichet-La Baule in France; Kilbeggan 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 2015?
Ascot: Good To Firm (Turf); Ayr: Good To Soft (Turf); Clairefontaine: Very Soft; Haydock: Good To Firm (Turf); Kilbeggan: Good To Yielding (Turf); Lingfield: Good To Firm (Turf); Lingfield (AW): Standard (AW); Newmarket: Good To Firm (Turf); Pornichet-La Baule: Standard; Redcar: Good To Firm (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 8 August 2015?
Outright favourites won 15 of 50 on 8 August 2015 (30.0%); joint favourites won 3 of 6. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £50.00 and returned £41.68 — a loss of £8.32. 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 Incunable (FR) at 87/1 in the 4:25 Prix De La Federation Des Courses De LOuest at Pornichet-La Baule.
What was the feature race on 8 August 2015?
The feature race was the 2:55 Betfred Rose Of Lancaster Stakes (Group 3) (Group 3) at Haydock, won by Intilaaq (USA) (1/3F).
What time was the first race on 8 August 2015?
The first race was the 12:55 Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup Dash Stakes at Ascot; the last was the 8:40 Qts Group Handicap at Ayr.