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Racing Results

Monday 31 August 2015

68 races were run across 10 meetings on 31 August 2015: Cartmel, Chepstow, Downpatrick, Epsom Downs, Huntingdon, Longchamp (FR), Marseille Borely, Newcastle, Ripon and Roscommon.

Cartmel Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

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

Chepstow Soft · Turf · 8 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 2 of 8 · Biggest winner 10/1

Downpatrick Good · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 3 of 7 · Biggest winner 14/1

Epsom Downs Heavy · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

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

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

Outright favs won 2 of 6 · Biggest winner 14/1

Longchamp (FR) Soft · Turf · 9 races · France

Outright favs won 2 of 9 · Biggest winner 207/10

Marseille Borely Good · 1 race · France

Outright favs won 1 of 1 · Biggest winner 9/10F

Newcastle Good · Turf · 8 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 2 of 6 · Biggest winner 8/1

Ripon Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 0 of 7 · Biggest winner 33/1

Roscommon Soft · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 1 of 6 · Biggest winner 40/1

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 68 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 favourites17 of 62 won27.4% · 62 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 £15.73Staked £62.00, returned £46.27 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerCeol Agus Ol (IRE) 40/1The 7:55 Four Roads Maiden Hurdle at Roscommon
  • Joint favourites2 of 12 won16.7% · 6 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Cartmel2670 of 2 won
Chepstow288—
Downpatrick377—
Epsom Downs2670 of 2 won
Huntingdon2671 of 2 won
Longchamp (FR)299—
Marseille Borely111—
Newcastle2681 of 4 won
Ripon077—
Roscommon1670 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 31 August 2015?
68 races across 10 meetings were run on 31 August 2015: Cartmel (7 races), Chepstow (8 races), Downpatrick (7 races), Epsom Downs (7 races), Huntingdon (7 races), Longchamp (FR) (9 races), Marseille Borely (1 race), Newcastle (8 races), Ripon (7 races) and Roscommon (7 races). That is Cartmel, Chepstow, Epsom Downs, Huntingdon, Newcastle and Ripon in Great Britain; Downpatrick and Roscommon in Ireland; Longchamp (FR) and Marseille Borely in France. 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 31 August 2015?
Cartmel: Good (Turf); Chepstow: Soft (Turf); Downpatrick: Good (Turf); Epsom Downs: Heavy (Turf); Huntingdon: Good To Soft (Turf); Longchamp (FR): Soft (Turf); Marseille Borely: Good; Newcastle: Good (Turf); Ripon: Good (Turf); Roscommon: Soft (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 31 August 2015?
Outright favourites won 17 of 62 on 31 August 2015 (27.4%); joint favourites won 2 of 12. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £62.00 and returned £46.27 — a loss of £15.73. 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 Ceol Agus Ol (IRE) at 40/1 in the 7:55 Four Roads Maiden Hurdle at Roscommon.
What was the feature race on 31 August 2015?
The feature race was the 3:45 Irish Champions Weekend EBF Ripon Champion Two Yrs Old Trophy, 2015 (Listed) (Listed) at Ripon, won by Whitman (GB) (11/4).
What time was the first race on 31 August 2015?
The first race was the 12:15 Prix de Beausejour at Longchamp (FR); the last was the 7:55 Four Roads Maiden Hurdle at Roscommon.