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Monday 26 August 2019

42 races were run across 6 meetings on 26 August 2019: Cartmel, Chepstow, Downpatrick, Epsom Downs, Ripon and Southwell (AW).

Cartmel Good To Soft · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 2 of 7 · Biggest winner 8/1

Chepstow Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 3 of 6 · Biggest winner 12/1

Downpatrick Good · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 0 of 6 · Biggest winner 9/1

Epsom Downs Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 3 of 6 · Biggest winner 9/2

Ripon Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 4 of 7 · Biggest winner 8/1

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

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

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 favourites13 of 39 won33.3% · 39 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 £6.29Staked £39.00, returned £32.71 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerBluella (GB) 25/1The 4:45 Follow At The Races On Twitter Novice Stakes at Southwell (AW)
  • Joint favourites2 of 7 won28.6% · 3 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Cartmel277—
Chepstow3671 of 2 won
Downpatrick0671 of 2 won
Epsom Downs3670 of 3 won
Ripon477—
Southwell (AW)177—

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 26 August 2019?
42 races across 6 meetings were run on 26 August 2019: Cartmel (7 races), Chepstow (7 races), Downpatrick (7 races), Epsom Downs (7 races), Ripon (7 races) and Southwell (AW) (7 races). That is Cartmel, Chepstow, Epsom Downs, Ripon and Southwell (AW) in Great Britain; Downpatrick 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 26 August 2019?
Cartmel: Good To Soft (Turf); Chepstow: Good (Turf); Downpatrick: Good (Turf); Epsom Downs: Good (Turf); Ripon: Good (Turf); Southwell (AW): Standard (AW).
How did the favourites do on 26 August 2019?
Outright favourites won 13 of 39 on 26 August 2019 (33.3%); joint favourites won 2 of 7. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £39.00 and returned £32.71 — a loss of £6.29. 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 Bluella (GB) at 25/1 in the 4:45 Follow At The Races On Twitter Novice Stakes at Southwell (AW).
What was the feature race on 26 August 2019?
The feature race was the 3:55 British Stallion Studs EBF Ripon Champion Two Yrs Old Trophy Stakes (Listed) (Listed) at Ripon, won by Platinum Star (IRE) (6/4F).
What time was the first race on 26 August 2019?
The first race was the 1:50 Sky Sports Racing On Sky 415 Handicap at Southwell (AW); the last was the 5:45 hannontravel.com Best Dressed Man Win A Greek Island Cruise Flat Race at Downpatrick.