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Thursday 8 August 2019

56 races were run across 8 meetings on 8 August 2019: Brighton, Deauville (FR), Haydock, Leopardstown, Newcastle (AW), Sandown, Sligo and Yarmouth.

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

Outright favs won 2 of 6 · Biggest winner 20/1

Deauville (FR) Standard · AW · 8 races · France

Outright favs won 2 of 8 · Biggest winner 216/10

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

Outright favs won 1 of 7 · Biggest winner 12/1

Leopardstown Good To Firm · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 3 of 7 · Biggest winner 11/1

Newcastle (AW) Standard · AW · 7 races · Great Britain

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

Sandown Good · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

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

Sligo Good To Yielding · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

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

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

Outright favs won 4 of 6 · Biggest winner 11/1

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 56 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 favourites19 of 54 won35.2% · 54 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 £6.05Staked £54.00, returned £47.95 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerCastle Quarter (IRE) 33/1The 6:00 Bet 10 Get 10 At betuk.com Handicap at Newcastle (AW)
  • Joint favourites1 of 4 won25.0% · 2 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Brighton2670 of 2 won
Deauville (FR)288—
Haydock177—
Leopardstown377—
Newcastle (AW)177—
Sandown366—
Sligo377—
Yarmouth4671 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 2019?
56 races across 8 meetings were run on 8 August 2019: Brighton (7 races), Deauville (FR) (8 races), Haydock (7 races), Leopardstown (7 races), Newcastle (AW) (7 races), Sandown (6 races), Sligo (7 races) and Yarmouth (7 races). That is Brighton, Haydock, Newcastle (AW), Sandown and Yarmouth in Great Britain; Deauville (FR) in France; Leopardstown and 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 2019?
Brighton: Good To Firm (Turf); Deauville (FR): Standard (AW); Haydock: Good To Firm (Turf); Leopardstown: Good To Firm (Turf); Newcastle (AW): Standard (AW); Sandown: Good (Turf); Sligo: Good To Yielding (Turf); Yarmouth: Good To Firm (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 8 August 2019?
Outright favourites won 19 of 54 on 8 August 2019 (35.2%); joint favourites won 1 of 4. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £54.00 and returned £47.95 — a loss of £6.05. 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 Castle Quarter (IRE) at 33/1 in the 6:00 Bet 10 Get 10 At betuk.com Handicap at Newcastle (AW).
What was the feature race on 8 August 2019?
The feature race was the 6:55 Grenke Finance Ballyroan Stakes (Group 3) (Group 3) at Leopardstown, won by Latrobe (IRE) (9/10F).
What time was the first race on 8 August 2019?
The first race was the 10:55 Prix de Barfleur at Deauville (FR); the last was the 8:40 Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares (Pro/Am) Flat Race at Sligo.