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Racing Results

Saturday 12 August 2023

63 races were run across 9 meetings on 12 August 2023: Ascot, Ayr, Curragh, Deauville (FR), Haydock, Kilbeggan, Lingfield, Newmarket and Redcar.

Ascot Good · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 2 of 5 · Biggest winner 9/1

Ayr Good · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 0 of 6 · Biggest winner 12/1

Curragh Good · Turf · 8 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 3 of 7 · Biggest winner 8/1

Deauville (FR) Soft · Turf · 9 races · France

Outright favs won 3 of 9 · Biggest winner 30/1

Haydock Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 3 of 7 · Biggest winner 8/1

Kilbeggan Good To Yielding · Turf · 8 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 2 of 8 · Biggest winner 12/1

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

Outright favs won 0 of 6 · Biggest winner 80/1

Newmarket Good · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

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

Redcar Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

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

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 63 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 favourites17 of 60 won28.3% · 60 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 £7.68Staked £60.00, returned £52.32 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerAfrican Star (IRE) 80/1The 6:45 Samson Centre Celebration Maiden Stakes at Lingfield
  • Joint favourites2 of 7 won28.6% · 3 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Ascot2560 of 2 won
Ayr066—
Curragh3781 of 2 won
Deauville (FR)399—
Haydock377—
Kilbeggan288—
Lingfield066—
Newmarket3561 of 3 won
Redcar177—

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 12 August 2023?
63 races across 9 meetings were run on 12 August 2023: Ascot (6 races), Ayr (6 races), Curragh (8 races), Deauville (FR) (9 races), Haydock (7 races), Kilbeggan (8 races), Lingfield (6 races), Newmarket (6 races) and Redcar (7 races). That is Ascot, Ayr, Haydock, Lingfield, Newmarket and Redcar in Great Britain; Curragh and Kilbeggan in Ireland; Deauville (FR) in France. 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 12 August 2023?
Ascot: Good (Turf); Ayr: Good (Turf); Curragh: Good (Turf); Deauville (FR): Soft (Turf); Haydock: Good (Turf); Kilbeggan: Good To Yielding (Turf); Lingfield: Good To Firm (Turf); Newmarket: Good (Turf); Redcar: Good (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 12 August 2023?
Outright favourites won 17 of 60 on 12 August 2023 (28.3%); joint favourites won 2 of 7. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £60.00 and returned £52.32 — a loss of £7.68. 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 African Star (IRE) at 80/1 in the 6:45 Samson Centre Celebration Maiden Stakes at Lingfield.
What was the feature race on 12 August 2023?
The feature race was the 4:40 Keeneland Phoenix Stakes (Group 1) (Group 1) at Curragh, won by Bucanero Fuerte (GB) (9/4).
What time was the first race on 12 August 2023?
The first race was the 12:58 Prix d'Avranches at Deauville (FR); the last was the 8:37 Luxury Staycations At Western House Hotel Classified Stakes at Ayr.