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Friday 27 August 2021

49 races were run across 7 meetings on 27 August 2021: Curragh, Down Royal, Ffos Las, Goodwood, Hamilton, Newmarket and Thirsk.

Curragh Good · Turf · 8 races · Ireland

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

Down Royal Good · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 2 of 7 · Biggest winner 50/1

Ffos Las Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 1 of 7 · Biggest winner 10/1

Goodwood Good · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 2 of 5 · Biggest winner 12/1

Hamilton Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 4 of 6 · Biggest winner 9/2C

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

Outright favs won 4 of 6 · Biggest winner 5/1

Thirsk Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 3 of 6 · Biggest winner 14/1

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 49 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 favourites19 of 45 won42.2% · 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 profit of £5.93Staked £45.00, returned £50.93 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerMotion In Limine (IRE) 50/1The 6:30 Pat O'Hare Bookmaker Handicap Hurdle at Down Royal
  • Joint favourites2 of 9 won22.2% · 4 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Curragh388—
Down Royal277—
Ffos Las177—
Goodwood2561 of 2 won
Hamilton4671 of 3 won
Newmarket4670 of 2 won
Thirsk3670 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 27 August 2021?
49 races across 7 meetings were run on 27 August 2021: Curragh (8 races), Down Royal (7 races), Ffos Las (7 races), Goodwood (6 races), Hamilton (7 races), Newmarket (7 races) and Thirsk (7 races). That is Curragh and Down Royal in Ireland; Ffos Las, Goodwood, Hamilton, Newmarket and Thirsk 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 27 August 2021?
Curragh: Good (Turf); Down Royal: Good (Turf); Ffos Las: Good (Turf); Goodwood: Good (Turf); Hamilton: Good (Turf); Newmarket: Good To Firm (Turf); Thirsk: Good (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 27 August 2021?
Outright favourites won 19 of 45 on 27 August 2021 (42.2%); joint favourites won 2 of 9. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £45.00 and returned £50.93 — a profit of £5.93. 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 Motion In Limine (IRE) at 50/1 in the 6:30 Pat O'Hare Bookmaker Handicap Hurdle at Down Royal.
What was the feature race on 27 August 2021?
The feature race was the 4:45 Manguard Plus Irish European Breeders Fund Flame Of Tara Stakes (Fillies' Group 3) (Group 3) at Curragh, won by Magical Lagoon (IRE) (9/2).
What time was the first race on 27 August 2021?
The first race was the 1:00 Join Racing TV Today EBF Restricted Novice Stakes at Thirsk; the last was the 7:45 Bord Na Mona Recycling Apprentice Handicap at Curragh.