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Wednesday 22 August 2018

42 races were run across 6 meetings on 22 August 2018: Brighton, Carlisle, Kempton (AW), Killarney, Worcester and York.

Brighton Good To Firm · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 2 of 6 · Biggest winner 7/2

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

Outright favs won 1 of 7 · Biggest winner 11/1

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

Outright favs won 4 of 6 · Biggest winner 5/1

Killarney Good · Turf · 8 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 3 of 7 · Biggest winner 10/1

Worcester Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 3 of 5 · Biggest winner 8/1

York Good To Firm · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 1 of 5 · Biggest winner 12/1

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 42 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 36 won38.9% · 36 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 £2.87Staked £36.00, returned £38.87 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerEl Astronaute (IRE) 12/1The 1:55 Sky Bet And Symphony Group Handicap at York · one of 2 winners at that price
  • Joint favourites5 of 13 won38.5% · 6 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Brighton266—
Carlisle1781 of 2 won
Kempton (AW)4671 of 2 won
Killarney3781 of 2 won
Worcester3572 of 4 won
York1560 of 3 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 2018?
42 races across 6 meetings were run on 22 August 2018: Brighton (6 races), Carlisle (8 races), Kempton (AW) (7 races), Killarney (8 races), Worcester (7 races) and York (6 races). That is Brighton, Carlisle, Kempton (AW), Worcester and York in Great Britain; Killarney 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 22 August 2018?
Brighton: Good To Firm (Turf); Carlisle: Good To Soft (Turf); Kempton (AW): Standard To Slow (AW); Killarney: Good (Turf); Worcester: Good (Turf); York: Good To Firm (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 22 August 2018?
Outright favourites won 14 of 36 on 22 August 2018 (38.9%); joint favourites won 5 of 13. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £36.00 and returned £38.87 — a profit of £2.87. 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 El Astronaute (IRE) at 12/1 in the 1:55 Sky Bet And Symphony Group Handicap at York (one of 2 winners at that price).
What was the feature race on 22 August 2018?
The feature race was the 3:35 Juddmonte International Stakes (Group 1) (Group 1) at York, won by Roaring Lion (USA) (3/1).
What time was the first race on 22 August 2018?
The first race was the 1:55 Sky Bet And Symphony Group Handicap at York; the last was the 8:45 Wise Betting At Racinguk.com Handicap at Kempton (AW).