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Saturday 31 August 2019

66 races were run across 10 meetings on 31 August 2019: Beverley, Chantilly (FR), Chelmsford City (AW), Chester, Craon (FR), Down Royal, Lingfield (AW), Newton Abbot, Sandown and Wolverhampton (AW).

Beverley Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 3 of 7 · Biggest winner 18/1

Chantilly (FR) Good To Soft · Turf · 8 races · France

Outright favs won 0 of 8 · Biggest winner 112/10

Chelmsford City (AW) Standard · AW · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 2 of 7 · Biggest winner 25/1

Chester Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 2 of 5 · Biggest winner 20/1

Craon (FR) Good To Soft · Turf · 1 race · France

Outright favs won 0 of 1 · Biggest winner 9/2

Down Royal Yielding · Turf · 8 races · Ireland

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

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

Outright favs won 2 of 7 · Biggest winner 12/1

Newton Abbot Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 0 of 7 · Biggest winner 6/1

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

Outright favs won 2 of 6 · Biggest winner 14/1

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

Outright favs won 1 of 7 · Biggest winner 15/2

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 66 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 favourites16 of 63 won25.4% · 63 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 £16.72Staked £63.00, returned £46.28 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerWar Glory (IRE) 25/1The 7:15 Betfred Chelmsford City Cup at Chelmsford City (AW)
  • Joint favourites2 of 7 won28.6% · 3 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Beverley377—
Chantilly (FR)088—
Chelmsford City (AW)277—
Chester2571 of 5 won
Craon (FR)011—
Down Royal488—
Lingfield (AW)277—
Newton Abbot077—
Sandown2671 of 2 won
Wolverhampton (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 31 August 2019?
66 races across 10 meetings were run on 31 August 2019: Beverley (7 races), Chantilly (FR) (8 races), Chelmsford City (AW) (7 races), Chester (7 races), Craon (FR) (1 race), Down Royal (8 races), Lingfield (AW) (7 races), Newton Abbot (7 races), Sandown (7 races) and Wolverhampton (AW) (7 races). That is Beverley, Chelmsford City (AW), Chester, Lingfield (AW), Newton Abbot, Sandown and Wolverhampton (AW) in Great Britain; Chantilly (FR) and Craon (FR) in France; Down Royal 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 31 August 2019?
Beverley: Good (Turf); Chantilly (FR): Good To Soft (Turf); Chelmsford City (AW): Standard (AW); Chester: Good (Turf); Craon (FR): Good To Soft (Turf); Down Royal: Yielding (Turf); Lingfield (AW): Standard (AW); Newton Abbot: Good (Turf); Sandown: Good To Firm (Turf); Wolverhampton (AW): Standard (AW).
How did the favourites do on 31 August 2019?
Outright favourites won 16 of 63 on 31 August 2019 (25.4%); joint favourites won 2 of 7. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £63.00 and returned £46.28 — a loss of £16.72. 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 War Glory (IRE) at 25/1 in the 7:15 Betfred Chelmsford City Cup at Chelmsford City (AW).
What was the feature race on 31 August 2019?
The feature race was the 1:52 Prix d'Arenberg (2yo) (Turf) (Group 3) at Chantilly (FR), won by Al Raya (GB) (39/10).
What time was the first race on 31 August 2019?
The first race was the 11:15 Prix du Jardin Anglo-Chinois at Chantilly (FR); the last was the 8:45 Chelmsford City Racecourse Fillies' Handicap at Chelmsford City (AW).