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Racing Results

Sunday 8 August 2021

38 races were run across 5 meetings on 8 August 2021: Curragh, Deauville (FR), Downpatrick, Leicester and Windsor.

Curragh Yielding · Turf · 8 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 3 of 8 · Biggest winner 20/1

Deauville (FR) Standard · AW · 10 races · France

Outright favs won 3 of 9 · Biggest winner 153/10

Downpatrick Yielding · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 1 of 7 · Biggest winner 20/1

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

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

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

Outright favs won 2 of 6 · Biggest winner 4/1

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 38 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 favourites10 of 37 won27.0% · 37 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 £7.27Staked £37.00, returned £29.73 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerTexas Rock (IRE) 20/1The 5:10 Anglesey Lodge Equine Hospital Handicap at Curragh · one of 2 winners at that price
  • Joint favourites0 of 2 won0.0% · 1 race had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Curragh388—
Deauville (FR)39100 of 2 won
Downpatrick177—
Leicester177—
Windsor266—

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 2021?
38 races across 5 meetings were run on 8 August 2021: Curragh (8 races), Deauville (FR) (10 races), Downpatrick (7 races), Leicester (7 races) and Windsor (6 races). That is Curragh and Downpatrick in Ireland; Deauville (FR) in France; Leicester and Windsor in Great Britain. 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 2021?
Curragh: Yielding (Turf); Deauville (FR): Standard (AW); Downpatrick: Yielding (Turf); Leicester: Good To Soft (Turf); Windsor: Good To Soft (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 8 August 2021?
Outright favourites won 10 of 37 on 8 August 2021 (27.0%); joint favourites won 0 of 2. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £37.00 and returned £29.73 — a loss of £7.27. 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 Texas Rock (IRE) at 20/1 in the 5:10 Anglesey Lodge Equine Hospital Handicap at Curragh (one of 2 winners at that price).
What was the feature race on 8 August 2021?
The feature race was the 4:10 Keeneland Phoenix Stakes (Group 1) (Group 1) at Curragh, won by Ebro River (IRE) (12/1).
What time was the first race on 8 August 2021?
The first race was the 12:23 Prix Hotel Barriere le Royal Deauville Mem Baron Henry de Montesquieu at Deauville (FR); the last was the 5:40 Prix de la Baigneuse at Deauville (FR).