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Thursday 5 August 2021

57 races were run across 8 meetings on 5 August 2021: Brighton, Deauville (FR), Doncaster, Leopardstown, Redcar, Sandown, Sligo and Yarmouth.

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

Outright favs won 3 of 7 · Biggest winner 17/2

Deauville (FR) Good · Turf · 8 races · France

Outright favs won 2 of 8 · Biggest winner 36/5

Doncaster Good · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 3 of 5 · Biggest winner 9/2

Leopardstown Yielding · Turf · 8 races · Ireland

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

Redcar Good · Turf · 8 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 1 of 8 · Biggest winner 25/1

Sandown Good · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 2 of 6 · Biggest winner 10/1

Sligo Yielding · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 5 of 7 · Biggest winner 3/1

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

Outright favs won 4 of 7 · Biggest winner 9/2

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 57 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 favourites21 of 56 won37.5% · 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 £2.80Staked £56.00, returned £58.80 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerHarvest Bow (IRE) 28/1The 7:30 Ryan's Cleaning Handicap at Leopardstown
  • Joint favourites1 of 2 won50.0% · 1 race had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Brighton377—
Deauville (FR)288—
Doncaster3561 of 2 won
Leopardstown188—
Redcar188—
Sandown266—
Sligo577—
Yarmouth477—

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 5 August 2021?
57 races across 8 meetings were run on 5 August 2021: Brighton (7 races), Deauville (FR) (8 races), Doncaster (6 races), Leopardstown (8 races), Redcar (8 races), Sandown (6 races), Sligo (7 races) and Yarmouth (7 races). That is Brighton, Doncaster, Redcar, Sandown and Yarmouth in Great Britain; Deauville (FR) in France; Leopardstown and Sligo 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 5 August 2021?
Brighton: Good To Firm (Turf); Deauville (FR): Good (Turf); Doncaster: Good (Turf); Leopardstown: Yielding (Turf); Redcar: Good (Turf); Sandown: Good (Turf); Sligo: Yielding (Turf); Yarmouth: Good To Firm (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 5 August 2021?
Outright favourites won 21 of 56 on 5 August 2021 (37.5%); joint favourites won 1 of 2. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £56.00 and returned £58.80 — a profit of £2.80. 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 Harvest Bow (IRE) at 28/1 in the 7:30 Ryan's Cleaning Handicap at Leopardstown.
What was the feature race on 5 August 2021?
The feature race was the 5:20 Grant Thornton Ballyroan Stakes (Group 3) (Group 3) at Leopardstown, won by Tarnawa (IRE) (1/2F).
What time was the first race on 5 August 2021?
The first race was the 1:00 Cazoo Maiden Handicap at Brighton; the last was the 8:25 William Hill Double Your Odds Racing League Race Twelve at Doncaster.