Skip to content

Racing Results

Saturday 8 August 2020

60 races were run across 8 meetings on 8 August 2020: Ascot, Cork, Deauville (FR), Dieppe (FR), Haydock, Kilbeggan, Newmarket and Uttoxeter.

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

Outright favs won 3 of 7 · Biggest winner 33/1

Cork Good · Turf · 8 races · Ireland

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

Deauville (FR) Good To Soft · Turf · 10 races · France

Outright favs won 4 of 10 · Biggest winner 216/10

Dieppe (FR) Soft · Turf · 1 race · France

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

Haydock Good To Firm · Turf · 9 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 3 of 8 · Biggest winner 28/1

Kilbeggan Good To Yielding · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 2 of 7 · Biggest winner 28/1

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

Outright favs won 3 of 7 · Biggest winner 66/1

Uttoxeter Good · Turf · 9 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 6 of 9 · Biggest winner 17/2

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 60 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 favourites24 of 56 won42.9% · 56 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 £9.96Staked £56.00, returned £65.96 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerStar Of Emaraaty (IRE) 66/1The 3:20 Betway Sweet Solera Stakes at Newmarket
  • Joint favourites1 of 9 won11.1% · 4 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Ascot3780 of 2 won
Cork2780 of 2 won
Deauville (FR)41010—
Dieppe (FR)111—
Haydock3891 of 2 won
Kilbeggan277—
Newmarket3780 of 3 won
Uttoxeter699—

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 2020?
60 races across 8 meetings were run on 8 August 2020: Ascot (8 races), Cork (8 races), Deauville (FR) (10 races), Dieppe (FR) (1 race), Haydock (9 races), Kilbeggan (7 races), Newmarket (8 races) and Uttoxeter (9 races). That is Ascot, Haydock, Newmarket and Uttoxeter in Great Britain; Cork and Kilbeggan in Ireland; Deauville (FR) and Dieppe (FR) in France. 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 2020?
Ascot: Good To Firm (Turf); Cork: Good (Turf); Deauville (FR): Good To Soft (Turf); Dieppe (FR): Soft (Turf); Haydock: Good To Firm (Turf); Kilbeggan: Good To Yielding (Turf); Newmarket: Good To Firm (Turf); Uttoxeter: Good (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 8 August 2020?
Outright favourites won 24 of 56 on 8 August 2020 (42.9%); joint favourites won 1 of 9. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £56.00 and returned £65.96 — a profit of £9.96. 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 Star Of Emaraaty (IRE) at 66/1 in the 3:20 Betway Sweet Solera Stakes at Newmarket.
What was the feature race on 8 August 2020?
The feature race was the 3:25 Prix Hocquart Longines (3yo) (Round Course) (Turf) (Group 2) at Deauville (FR), won by Port Guillaume (FR) (7/5F).
What time was the first race on 8 August 2020?
The first race was the 12:30 Prix de la Ville de Martin l'Eglise at Dieppe (FR); the last was the 8:30 attheraces.com Handicap Hurdle at Uttoxeter.