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Racing Results

Monday 22 August 2016

30 races were run across 6 meetings on 22 August 2016: Brighton, Carlisle, Clairefontaine, Clairefontaine (FR), Kempton (AW) and Thirsk.

Brighton Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 2 of 7 · Biggest winner 14/1

Carlisle Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 2 of 6 · Biggest winner 10/1

Clairefontaine Good To Firm · 1 race · France

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

Clairefontaine (FR) Good To Firm · Turf · 1 race · France

Outright favs won 0 of 1 · Biggest winner 5/1

Kempton (AW) Standard To Slow · AW · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 1 of 6 · Biggest winner 11/2

Thirsk Soft · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 2 of 5 · Biggest winner 14/1

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 30 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 favourites8 of 26 won30.8% · 26 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 £5.97Staked £26.00, returned £20.03 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerWith Approval (IRE) 14/1The 5:00 starspreads.com Handicap at Brighton · one of 2 winners at that price
  • Joint favourites2 of 11 won18.2% · 4 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Brighton277—
Carlisle2670 of 2 won
Clairefontaine111—
Clairefontaine (FR)011—
Kempton (AW)1671 of 2 won
Thirsk2571 of 7 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 22 August 2016?
30 races across 6 meetings were run on 22 August 2016: Brighton (7 races), Carlisle (7 races), Clairefontaine (1 race), Clairefontaine (FR) (1 race), Kempton (AW) (7 races) and Thirsk (7 races). That is Brighton, Carlisle, Kempton (AW) and Thirsk in Great Britain; Clairefontaine and Clairefontaine (FR) 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 22 August 2016?
Brighton: Good (Turf); Carlisle: Good (Turf); Clairefontaine: Good To Firm; Clairefontaine (FR): Good To Firm (Turf); Kempton (AW): Standard To Slow (AW); Thirsk: Soft (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 22 August 2016?
Outright favourites won 8 of 26 on 22 August 2016 (30.8%); joint favourites won 2 of 11. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £26.00 and returned £20.03 — a loss of £5.97. 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 With Approval (IRE) at 14/1 in the 5:00 starspreads.com Handicap at Brighton (one of 2 winners at that price).
What was the feature race on 22 August 2016?
The feature race was the 2:25 Grand Prix de Clairefontaine () (3yo) (Turf) (Listed) at Clairefontaine (FR), won by Darabad (FR) (5/1).
What time was the first race on 22 August 2016?
The first race was the 1:20 Prix Radio Brunet at Clairefontaine; the last was the 8:50 32red Casino Fillies' Handicap at Kempton (AW).