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Friday 8 September 2017

60 races were run across 8 meetings on 8 September 2017: Ascot, Down Royal, Haydock, Kempton (AW), Kilbeggan, Musselburgh, Newcastle (AW) and Saint-Cloud (FR).

Ascot Soft · Turf · 8 races · Great Britain

Down Royal Soft · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

Haydock Soft · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Kempton (AW) Standard To Slow · AW · 8 races · Great Britain

Kilbeggan Soft · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

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

Newcastle (AW) Standard · AW · 8 races · Great Britain

Saint-Cloud (FR) Good · Turf · 8 races · France

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 60 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 favourites18 of 56 won32.1% · 56 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 £8.63Staked £56.00, returned £47.37 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerMere Anarchy (IRE) 33/1The 9:20 100% Profit Boost At 32RedSport.com Handicap at Kempton (AW)
  • Joint favourites1 of 8 won12.5% · 4 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Ascot488—
Down Royal377—
Haydock1671 of 2 won
Kempton (AW)488—
Kilbeggan1670 of 2 won
Musselburgh277—
Newcastle (AW)2780 of 2 won
Saint-Cloud (FR)1780 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 8 September 2017?
60 races across 8 meetings were run on 8 September 2017: Ascot (8 races), Down Royal (7 races), Haydock (7 races), Kempton (AW) (8 races), Kilbeggan (7 races), Musselburgh (7 races), Newcastle (AW) (8 races) and Saint-Cloud (FR) (8 races). That is Ascot, Haydock, Kempton (AW), Musselburgh and Newcastle (AW) in Great Britain; Down Royal and Kilbeggan in Ireland; Saint-Cloud (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 8 September 2017?
Ascot: Soft (Turf); Down Royal: Soft (Turf); Haydock: Soft (Turf); Kempton (AW): Standard To Slow (AW); Kilbeggan: Soft (Turf); Musselburgh: Good To Firm (Turf); Newcastle (AW): Standard (AW); Saint-Cloud (FR): Good (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 8 September 2017?
Outright favourites won 18 of 56 on 8 September 2017 (32.1%); joint favourites won 1 of 8. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £56.00 and returned £47.37 — a loss of £8.63. 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 Mere Anarchy (IRE) at 33/1 in the 9:20 100% Profit Boost At 32RedSport.com Handicap at Kempton (AW).
What was the feature race on 8 September 2017?
The feature race was the 1:10 Prix La Rochette (2yo) (Turf) (Group 3) at Saint-Cloud (FR), won by Glorious Journey (GB) (6/4).
What time was the first race on 8 September 2017?
The first race was the 12:40 Prix des Acacias at Saint-Cloud (FR); the last was the 9:20 100% Profit Boost At 32RedSport.com Handicap at Kempton (AW).