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Racing Results

Saturday 8 April 2023

60 races were run across 9 meetings on 8 April 2023: Auteuil (FR), Carlisle, Cork, Fairyhouse, Haydock, Musselburgh, Nancy (FR), Newton Abbot and Wolverhampton (AW).

Auteuil (FR) Very Soft · Turf · 8 races · France

Outright favs won 2 of 8 · Biggest winner 38/1

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

Outright favs won 0 of 6 · Biggest winner 11/1

Cork Soft To Heavy · Turf · 8 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 2 of 6 · Biggest winner 28/1

Fairyhouse Yielding · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 2 of 7 · Biggest winner 18/1

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

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

Musselburgh Good To Soft · Turf · 8 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 0 of 7 · Biggest winner 11/1

Nancy (FR) Very Soft · Turf · 1 race · France

Newton Abbot Soft · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 4 of 6 · Biggest winner 11/1

Wolverhampton (AW) Standard · AW · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 5 of 7 · Biggest winner 14/1

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 60 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 favourites16 of 53 won30.2% · 53 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 £3.66Staked £53.00, returned £49.34 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerGentleman D'Athon (FR) 38/1The 3:42 Prix Jean Granel at Auteuil (FR)
  • Joint favourites2 of 12 won16.7% · 6 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Auteuil (FR)288—
Carlisle0670 of 2 won
Cork2680 of 4 won
Fairyhouse277—
Haydock1671 of 2 won
Musselburgh0781 of 2 won
Nancy (FR)001—
Newton Abbot4670 of 2 won
Wolverhampton (AW)577—

One day is a tiny sample; the long-run line is the comparison. 1 race has no favourite identified — no starting prices are stored for it. 1 winner has no stored starting price and cannot be ranked by price. Figures are facts from the result, not a tip.

Quick answers

What horse racing was on 8 April 2023?
60 races across 9 meetings were run on 8 April 2023: Auteuil (FR) (8 races), Carlisle (7 races), Cork (8 races), Fairyhouse (7 races), Haydock (7 races), Musselburgh (8 races), Nancy (FR) (1 race), Newton Abbot (7 races) and Wolverhampton (AW) (7 races). That is Auteuil (FR) and Nancy (FR) in France; Carlisle, Haydock, Musselburgh, Newton Abbot and Wolverhampton (AW) in Great Britain; Cork and Fairyhouse 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 8 April 2023?
Auteuil (FR): Very Soft (Turf); Carlisle: Good To Soft (Turf); Cork: Soft To Heavy (Turf); Fairyhouse: Yielding (Turf); Haydock: Good To Soft (Turf); Musselburgh: Good To Soft (Turf); Nancy (FR): Very Soft (Turf); Newton Abbot: Soft (Turf); Wolverhampton (AW): Standard (AW).
How did the favourites do on 8 April 2023?
Outright favourites won 16 of 53 on 8 April 2023 (30.2%); joint favourites won 2 of 12. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £53.00 and returned £49.34 — a loss of £3.66. 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 Gentleman D'Athon (FR) at 38/1 in the 3:42 Prix Jean Granel at Auteuil (FR).
What was the feature race on 8 April 2023?
The feature race was the 3:07 GSC Masters - Prix Murat (Chase) (5yo+) (Turf) (Grade 2) at Auteuil (FR), won by Gex (FR) (21/10F).
What time was the first race on 8 April 2023?
The first race was the 11:30 Prix Champaubert at Auteuil (FR); the last was the 8:30 Free Tips Daily On Attheraces.com Handicap at Wolverhampton (AW).