What horse racing was on 28 August 2015?

48 races across 7 meetings were run on 28 August 2015: Down Royal (7 races), Ffos Las (7 races), Goodwood (6 races), Hamilton (6 races), Newcastle (7 races), Newmarket (8 races) and Thirsk (7 races). That is Down Royal in Ireland; Ffos Las, Goodwood, Hamilton, Newcastle, Newmarket and Thirsk in Great Britain. 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 28 August 2015?

Down Royal: Yielding (Turf); Ffos Las: Heavy (Turf); Goodwood: Soft (Turf); Hamilton: Good To Soft (Turf); Newcastle: Good (Turf); Newmarket: Good To Soft (Turf); Thirsk: Good To Soft (Turf).

How did the favourites do on 28 August 2015?

Outright favourites won 14 of 40 on 28 August 2015 (35.0%); joint favourites won 3 of 17. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £40.00 and returned £37.73 — a loss of £2.27. 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 Degenerous (IRE) at 20/1 in the 7:05 SCA Group Handicap Hurdle at Down Royal (one of 2 winners at that price).

What time was the first race on 28 August 2015?

The first race was the 1:50 Thirsk Racecourse Ideal Venue For Conferences Maiden Claiming Stakes at Thirsk; the last was the 8:05 Download The Ladbrokes App Handicap at Hamilton.

Racing Results

Friday 28 August 2015

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48 races were run across 7 meetings on 28 August 2015: Down Royal, Ffos Las, Goodwood, Hamilton, Newcastle, Newmarket and Thirsk.

Down Royal Yielding · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

4:20 Molson Coors 3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle Hurdle · 2m Lake Champlain (IRE) 7/2
4:50 Allied Bakeries Mares Maiden Hurdle Hurdle · 2m Flaviana (IRE) 9/2
5:25 Kerry Foods Rated Hurdle Hurdle · 2m Cassells Rock (IRE) 9/4J
6:00 SHS Group Handicap Hurdle (80-95) Hurdle · 2m Rock On Rosie (IRE) 5/1
6:30 Tayto Group Maiden Hurdle Hurdle · 2m 4f Little Mitch (IRE) 13/8F
7:05 SCA Group Handicap Hurdle (80-109) Hurdle · 2m 6f Degenerous (IRE) 20/1
7:35 Dale Farm Flat Race NH Flat · 2m Cottersrock (IRE) 3/1F

Down Royal racecourse statistics →

Ffos Las Heavy · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

2:10 CP Hire Maiden Stakes (Plus 10) Flat · Class 4 · 7f 80y Mikmak (GB) 9/4
2:40 Sinclairs Maiden Fillies' Stakes Flat · Class 4 · 1m Sheer Honesty (GB) 1/10F
3:15 Heineken Nursery Flat · Class 4 · 6f Sun'aq (IRE) 11/10F
3:50 Sinclairs Handicap Flat · Class 3 · 6f Ghalib (IRE) 3/1
4:25 CP Hire Handicap Flat · Class 6 · 5f Bapak Bangsawan (GB) 8/1
4:55 3a's Leisure Handicap Flat · Class 5 · 1m 2f Sword of The Lord (GB) EvensF
5:30 Iwec Handicap Flat · Class 6 · 1m Bleu Astral (FR) 6/4F

Ffos Las racecourse statistics →

Goodwood Soft · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

5:00 Nyetimber Apprentice Handicap Flat · Class 5 · 6f Pettochside (GB) 5/1
5:35 Chichester Observer Maiden Stakes (Plus 10) Flat · Class 4 · 1m Ocean Jive (GB) 12/1
6:05 Doom Bar Nursery Flat · Class 4 · 7f Carrington (FR) 9/4
6:40 888sport.com Handicap Flat · Class 5 · 2m Brittleton (GB) 2/1F
7:10 Breeders Backing Racing EBF Fillies' Handicap Flat · Class 3 · 1m Assault On Rome (IRE) 7/1
7:45 Butlins Handicap Flat · Class 5 · 7f Live Dangerously (GB) 12/1

Goodwood racecourse statistics →

Hamilton Good To Soft · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

5:20 Ladbrokes Nursery Flat · Class 5 · 6f 5y Haley Bop (IRE) 3/1J
5:55 Frank Kelly Memorial Handicap Flat · Class 6 · 6f 5y New Lease Of Life (GB) 8/1
6:25 EBF Stallions Scottish Premier Fillies' Handicap Flat · Class 3 · 6f 5y Guishan (GB) 8/1
7:00 Scullion Road Traffic Law Open Maiden Stakes Flat · Class 5 · 1m 65y Nice Thoughts (IRE) EvensF
7:30 Ladbrokes Lanark Silver Bell Handicap Flat · Class 3 · 1m 4f 17y Polarisation (GB) 3/1F
8:05 Download The Ladbrokes App Handicap Flat · Class 6 · 5f 4y Ya Boy Sir (IRE) 6/1

Hamilton racecourse statistics →

Newcastle Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

4:40 Mill Golden Anniversary 'Hands And Heels' Apprentice Series Handicap (Part of The Racing Excellence Initiative) Flat · Class 6 · 6f Burtonwood (GB) 12/1
5:10 Swedish Pioneers Nursery Flat · Class 5 · 5f Strands Of Silk (IRE) 3/1
5:45 Volvo Car Credit Torslanda Maiden Stakes Flat · Class 5 · 7f Ski Blast (GB) 5/4F
6:15 Protector Group Handicap Flat · Class 5 · 7f Dream Scenario (GB) 10/1
6:50 Supagard Cup Handicap Flat · Class 5 · 1m 4f 93y Slunovrat (FR) 8/1
7:20 Now Is The Time To Choose Volvo Handicap (Str) Flat · Class 5 · 1m 3y Haidees Reflection (GB) 14/1
7:55 Mill Means Business Fillies' Handicap Flat · Class 5 · 6f Escrick (IRE) 4/1

Newcastle racecourse statistics →

Newmarket Good To Soft · Turf · 8 races · Great Britain

2:00 Stride By TRM EBF Stallions Maiden Fillies' Stakes (Plus 10) (Div 1) Flat · Class 4 · 7f Promising Run (USA) EvensF
2:30 Stride By TRM EBF Stallions Maiden Fillies' Stakes (Plus 10) (Div 2) Flat · Class 4 · 7f Diploma (GB) 11/4J
3:05 TRM GNF (Gut Nutrition Formula) Nursery Flat · Class 4 · 1m Bathos (IRE) 4/1
3:40 TRM Excellence In Equine Nutrition EBF Stallions Maiden Stakes (Plus 10) Flat · Class 4 · 7f Tashweeq (IRE) 10/11F
4:15 Hoofmaker By TRM Handicap Flat · Class 4 · 1m 2f Majrooh (IRE) 13/2
4:45 Farm & Stable Celebrating 40 Years Maiden Stakes Flat · Class 5 · 1m Persun (GB) 10/1
5:15 TRM Invest In Calphormin Handicap Flat · Class 3 · 7f Mister Brightside (IRE) 2/1
5:50 trm-ireland.com Handicap (Jockey Club Grassroots Flat Sprint Series Qualifier) Flat · Class 4 · 6f Cool Bahamian (IRE) 16/1

Newmarket (July) racecourse statistics →

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

1:50 Thirsk Racecourse Ideal Venue For Conferences Maiden Claiming Stakes Flat · Class 5 · 6f Canford Kilbey (IRE) 20/1
2:20 British Stallion Studs EBF Maiden Stakes (Plus 10) Flat · Class 4 · 1m Cape Love (USA) 5/4F
2:50 Roa / Racing Post Owners' Jackpot Handicap Flat · Class 4 · 7f Dagher (GB) 4/1
3:25 Theakston Lightfoot Handicap Flat · Class 3 · 6f Eccleston (GB) 5/1F
4:00 Thirsk Racecourse For Receptions & Parties Classified Selling Stakes Flat · Class 6 · 5f Coiste Bodhar (IRE) 4/1
4:35 A For Agency Handicap Flat · Class 4 · 2m One More Go (IRE) 4/1
5:05 Thirsk Ladies' Day Saturday 5th September Apprentice Handicap Flat · Class 5 · 1m Framley Garth (IRE) 16/1

Thirsk racecourse statistics →

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 48 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 favourites14 of 40 won35.0% · 40 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 £2.27Staked £40.00, returned £37.73 at SP
Biggest-priced winnerDegenerous (IRE) 20/1The 7:05 SCA Group Handicap Hurdle at Down Royal · one of 2 winners at that price
Joint favourites3 of 17 won17.6% · 8 races had joint favourites

Meeting	Fav won	Fav ran	Races	Joint
Down Royal	2	6	7	1 of 2 won
Ffos Las	4	6	7	0 of 2 won
Goodwood	1	6	6	—
Hamilton	2	4	6	1 of 4 won
Newcastle	1	5	7	0 of 4 won
Newmarket	2	6	8	1 of 5 won
Thirsk	2	7	7	—

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 28 August 2015?: 48 races across 7 meetings were run on 28 August 2015: Down Royal (7 races), Ffos Las (7 races), Goodwood (6 races), Hamilton (6 races), Newcastle (7 races), Newmarket (8 races) and Thirsk (7 races). That is Down Royal in Ireland; Ffos Las, Goodwood, Hamilton, Newcastle, Newmarket and Thirsk in Great Britain. 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 28 August 2015?: Down Royal: Yielding (Turf); Ffos Las: Heavy (Turf); Goodwood: Soft (Turf); Hamilton: Good To Soft (Turf); Newcastle: Good (Turf); Newmarket: Good To Soft (Turf); Thirsk: Good To Soft (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 28 August 2015?: Outright favourites won 14 of 40 on 28 August 2015 (35.0%); joint favourites won 3 of 17. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £40.00 and returned £37.73 — a loss of £2.27. 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 Degenerous (IRE) at 20/1 in the 7:05 SCA Group Handicap Hurdle at Down Royal (one of 2 winners at that price).
What time was the first race on 28 August 2015?: The first race was the 1:50 Thirsk Racecourse Ideal Venue For Conferences Maiden Claiming Stakes at Thirsk; the last was the 8:05 Download The Ladbrokes App Handicap at Hamilton.