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Thursday 8 July 2021

53 races were run across 7 meetings on 8 July 2021: Carlisle, Doncaster, Epsom Downs, Leopardstown, Longchamp (FR), Newbury and Newmarket.

Carlisle Good · Turf · 8 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 3 of 6 · Biggest winner 16/1

Doncaster Heavy · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 2 of 6 · Biggest winner 22/1

Epsom Downs Good To Soft · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 1 of 6 · Biggest winner 16/1

Leopardstown Good · Turf · 8 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 0 of 6 · Biggest winner 22/1

Longchamp (FR) Good To Soft · Turf · 11 races · France

Outright favs won 3 of 9 · Biggest winner 32/1

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

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

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

Outright favs won 3 of 6 · Biggest winner 20/1

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 53 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 45 won28.9% · 45 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 £10.22Staked £45.00, returned £34.78 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerKensana (IRE) 32/1The 6:00 Prix du Grand Trianon at Longchamp (FR)
  • Joint favourites2 of 16 won12.5% · 8 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Carlisle3681 of 4 won
Doncaster266—
Epsom Downs166—
Leopardstown0681 of 4 won
Longchamp (FR)39110 of 4 won
Newbury1670 of 2 won
Newmarket3670 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 July 2021?
53 races across 7 meetings were run on 8 July 2021: Carlisle (8 races), Doncaster (6 races), Epsom Downs (6 races), Leopardstown (8 races), Longchamp (FR) (11 races), Newbury (7 races) and Newmarket (7 races). That is Carlisle, Doncaster, Epsom Downs, Newbury and Newmarket in Great Britain; Leopardstown in Ireland; Longchamp (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 July 2021?
Carlisle: Good (Turf); Doncaster: Heavy (Turf); Epsom Downs: Good To Soft (Turf); Leopardstown: Good (Turf); Longchamp (FR): Good To Soft (Turf); Newbury: Good To Soft (Turf); Newmarket: Good To Firm (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 8 July 2021?
Outright favourites won 13 of 45 on 8 July 2021 (28.9%); joint favourites won 2 of 16. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £45.00 and returned £34.78 — a loss of £10.22. 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 Kensana (IRE) at 32/1 in the 6:00 Prix du Grand Trianon at Longchamp (FR).
What was the feature race on 8 July 2021?
The feature race was the 2:25 Tattersalls July Stakes (Group 2) (Group 2) at Newmarket, won by Lusail (IRE) (15/2).
What time was the first race on 8 July 2021?
The first race was the 1:00 Lake District Calvert Trust Handicap at Carlisle; the last was the 8:50 Energy Check Best Deals Handicap at Newbury.