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Saturday 31 July 2021

42 races were run across 6 meetings on 31 July 2021: Doncaster, Galway, Goodwood, Hamilton, Lingfield and Newmarket.

Doncaster Good To Soft · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 1 of 4 · Biggest winner 13/2

Galway Good · Turf · 8 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 3 of 4 · Biggest winner 25/1

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

Outright favs won 2 of 7 · Biggest winner 16/1

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

Outright favs won 4 of 6 · Biggest winner 7/2

Lingfield Soft · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

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

Newmarket Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 2 of 6 · Biggest winner 8/1

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 favourites14 of 34 won41.2% · 34 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 £0.31Staked £34.00, returned £33.69 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerDazzling Darren (IRE) 25/1The 4:50 McDonogh Capital Investments Handicap at Galway
  • Joint favourites3 of 16 won18.8% · 8 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Doncaster1461 of 4 won
Galway3480 of 8 won
Goodwood277—
Hamilton4671 of 2 won
Lingfield277—
Newmarket2671 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 31 July 2021?
42 races across 6 meetings were run on 31 July 2021: Doncaster (6 races), Galway (8 races), Goodwood (7 races), Hamilton (7 races), Lingfield (7 races) and Newmarket (7 races). That is Doncaster, Goodwood, Hamilton, Lingfield and Newmarket in Great Britain; Galway 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 July 2021?
Doncaster: Good To Soft (Turf); Galway: Good (Turf); Goodwood: Good To Soft (Turf); Hamilton: Good To Firm (Turf); Lingfield: Soft (Turf); Newmarket: Good (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 31 July 2021?
Outright favourites won 14 of 34 on 31 July 2021 (41.2%); joint favourites won 3 of 16. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £34.00 and returned £33.69 — a loss of £0.31. 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 Dazzling Darren (IRE) at 25/1 in the 4:50 McDonogh Capital Investments Handicap at Galway.
What was the feature race on 31 July 2021?
The feature race was the 3:05 Qatar Lillie Langtry Stakes (Fillies' And Mares' Group 2) (Group 2) at Goodwood, won by Wonderful Tonight (FR) (4/5F).
What time was the first race on 31 July 2021?
The first race was the 12:50 Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden at Galway; the last was the 8:50 MacGregor Flooring Handicap at Hamilton.