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Wednesday 8 August 2018

44 races were run across 6 meetings on 8 August 2018: Brighton, Chepstow, Kempton (AW), Pontefract, Sligo and Yarmouth.

Brighton Good To Firm · Turf · 8 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 4 of 8 · Biggest winner 16/1

Chepstow Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 3 of 6 · Biggest winner 25/1

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

Outright favs won 3 of 7 · Biggest winner 20/1

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

Outright favs won 3 of 7 · Biggest winner 25/1

Sligo Good · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

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

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

Outright favs won 3 of 6 · Biggest winner 11/2

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 44 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 41 won41.5% · 41 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 profit of £0.85Staked £41.00, returned £41.85 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerJacksonfire (GB) 25/1The 2:00 188Bet Mobile Bet10 Get20 Apprentice Handicap at Chepstow · one of 3 winners at that price
  • Joint favourites0 of 6 won0.0% · 3 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Brighton488—
Chepstow3670 of 2 won
Kempton (AW)3780 of 2 won
Pontefract377—
Sligo177—
Yarmouth3670 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 August 2018?
44 races across 6 meetings were run on 8 August 2018: Brighton (8 races), Chepstow (7 races), Kempton (AW) (8 races), Pontefract (7 races), Sligo (7 races) and Yarmouth (7 races). That is Brighton, Chepstow, Kempton (AW), Pontefract and Yarmouth in Great Britain; Sligo 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 2018?
Brighton: Good To Firm (Turf); Chepstow: Good (Turf); Kempton (AW): Standard To Slow (AW); Pontefract: Good To Firm (Turf); Sligo: Good (Turf); Yarmouth: Good To Firm (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 8 August 2018?
Outright favourites won 17 of 41 on 8 August 2018 (41.5%); joint favourites won 0 of 6. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £41.00 and returned £41.85 — a profit of £0.85. 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 Jacksonfire (GB) at 25/1 in the 2:00 188Bet Mobile Bet10 Get20 Apprentice Handicap at Chepstow (one of 3 winners at that price).
What time was the first race on 8 August 2018?
The first race was the 1:40 Ann Ryan 50th Birthday Celebration Selling Handicap at Brighton; the last was the 9:10 100% Profit Boost At 32Redsport.com Handicap at Kempton (AW).