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Friday 26 August 2022

49 races were run across 7 meetings on 26 August 2022: Down Royal, Ffos Las, Goodwood, Hamilton, Newmarket, Thirsk and Tipperary.

Down Royal Good · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 3 of 6 · Biggest winner 12/1

Ffos Las Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

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

Goodwood Soft · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 1 of 6 · Biggest winner 12/1

Hamilton Soft · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 1 of 6 · Biggest winner 50/1

Newmarket Soft · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 3 of 5 · Biggest winner 11/2

Thirsk Good · Turf · 8 races · Great Britain

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

Tipperary Good · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 2 of 6 · Biggest winner 16/1

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 favourites12 of 43 won27.9% · 43 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 £15.57Staked £43.00, returned £27.43 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerBurtonlodge Beauty (IRE) 50/1The 7:53 Patersons Of Greenoakhill Handicap at Hamilton
  • Joint favourites3 of 12 won25.0% · 6 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Down Royal3670 of 2 won
Ffos Las1670 of 2 won
Goodwood166—
Hamilton1670 of 2 won
Newmarket3572 of 4 won
Thirsk188—
Tipperary2671 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 26 August 2022?
49 races across 7 meetings were run on 26 August 2022: Down Royal (7 races), Ffos Las (7 races), Goodwood (6 races), Hamilton (7 races), Newmarket (7 races), Thirsk (8 races) and Tipperary (7 races). That is Down Royal and Tipperary 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 26 August 2022?
Down Royal: Good (Turf); Ffos Las: Good (Turf); Goodwood: Soft (Turf); Hamilton: Soft (Turf); Newmarket: Soft (Turf); Thirsk: Good (Turf); Tipperary: Good (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 26 August 2022?
Outright favourites won 12 of 43 on 26 August 2022 (27.9%); joint favourites won 3 of 12. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £43.00 and returned £27.43 — a loss of £15.57. 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 Burtonlodge Beauty (IRE) at 50/1 in the 7:53 Patersons Of Greenoakhill Handicap at Hamilton.
What was the feature race on 26 August 2022?
The feature race was the 6:00 Coolmore Stud No Nay Never Fairy Bridge Stakes (Fillies' & Mares' Group 3) (Group 3) at Tipperary, won by Agartha (IRE) (6/4F).
What time was the first race on 26 August 2022?
The first race was the 1:15 AJA Novice Flat Amateur Jockeys' Handicap at Thirsk; the last was the 8:00 Tayto Group Ltd Mares Flat Race at Down Royal.