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Racing Results

Friday 5 August 2022

48 races were run across 8 meetings on 5 August 2022: Brighton, Clairefontaine (FR), Haydock, Musselburgh, Newmarket, Thirsk, Tipperary and Wexford.

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

Outright favs won 2 of 7 · Biggest winner 6/1

Clairefontaine (FR) Good To Soft · Turf · 1 race · France

Outright favs won 1 of 1 · Biggest winner EvensF

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

Outright favs won 1 of 6 · Biggest winner 11/2

Musselburgh Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 0 of 6 · Biggest winner 9/1

Newmarket Good To Firm · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 4 of 5 · Biggest winner 9/1

Thirsk Good · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

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

Tipperary Good · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 2 of 6 · Biggest winner 100/1

Wexford Good · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 2 of 7 · Biggest winner 33/1

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 48 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 favourites15 of 44 won34.1% · 44 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 £6.28Staked £44.00, returned £37.72 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerTamazu (IRE) 100/1The 5:00 Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden at Tipperary
  • Joint favourites3 of 8 won37.5% · 4 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Brighton277—
Clairefontaine (FR)111—
Haydock1671 of 2 won
Musselburgh0671 of 2 won
Newmarket4560 of 2 won
Thirsk366—
Tipperary2671 of 2 won
Wexford277—

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 2022?
48 races across 8 meetings were run on 5 August 2022: Brighton (7 races), Clairefontaine (FR) (1 race), Haydock (7 races), Musselburgh (7 races), Newmarket (6 races), Thirsk (6 races), Tipperary (7 races) and Wexford (7 races). That is Brighton, Haydock, Musselburgh, Newmarket and Thirsk in Great Britain; Clairefontaine (FR) in France; Tipperary and Wexford 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 2022?
Brighton: Good To Firm (Turf); Clairefontaine (FR): Good To Soft (Turf); Haydock: Good To Soft (Turf); Musselburgh: Good (Turf); Newmarket: Good To Firm (Turf); Thirsk: Good (Turf); Tipperary: Good (Turf); Wexford: Good (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 5 August 2022?
Outright favourites won 15 of 44 on 5 August 2022 (34.1%); joint favourites won 3 of 8. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £44.00 and returned £37.72 — a loss of £6.28. 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 Tamazu (IRE) at 100/1 in the 5:00 Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden at Tipperary.
What was the feature race on 5 August 2022?
The feature race was the 6:45 Coolmore Stud Churchill Stakes (Listed) (Listed) at Tipperary, won by Hellsing (IRE) (9/4F).
What time was the first race on 5 August 2022?
The first race was the 1:20 starsportsbet.co.uk Handicap at Brighton; the last was the 8:37 Betfred 'Great Value Every Day' Handicap at Haydock.