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Racing Results

Friday 29 August 2025

53 races were run across 9 meetings on 29 August 2025: Down Royal, Ffos Las, Fontwell, La Teste De Buch (FR), Newcastle (AW), Salisbury, Sandown, Thirsk and Wexford.

Down Royal Good · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 4 of 7 · Biggest winner 4/1

Ffos Las Soft · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 2 of 6 · Biggest winner 18/1

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

Outright favs won 2 of 7 · Biggest winner 13/2

La Teste De Buch (FR) Very Soft · Turf · 2 races · France

Outright favs won 0 of 2 · Biggest winner 32/1

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

Outright favs won 2 of 7 · Biggest winner 16/1

Salisbury Good To Soft · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 2 of 5 · Biggest winner 14/1

Sandown Soft · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 1 of 5 · Biggest winner 18/1

Thirsk Good · Turf · 5 races · Great Britain

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

Wexford Good · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 3 of 7 · Biggest winner 9/1

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 53 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 favourites18 of 51 won35.3% · 51 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 £5.69Staked £51.00, returned £45.31 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerMiss Of Change (FR) 32/1The 3:38 Prix Occitanie at La Teste De Buch (FR)
  • Joint favourites0 of 4 won0.0% · 2 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Down Royal477—
Ffos Las266—
Fontwell277—
La Teste De Buch (FR)022—
Newcastle (AW)277—
Salisbury2560 of 2 won
Sandown1560 of 2 won
Thirsk255—
Wexford377—

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 29 August 2025?
53 races across 9 meetings were run on 29 August 2025: Down Royal (7 races), Ffos Las (6 races), Fontwell (7 races), La Teste De Buch (FR) (2 races), Newcastle (AW) (7 races), Salisbury (6 races), Sandown (6 races), Thirsk (5 races) and Wexford (7 races). That is Down Royal and Wexford in Ireland; Ffos Las, Fontwell, Newcastle (AW), Salisbury, Sandown and Thirsk in Great Britain; La Teste De Buch (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 29 August 2025?
Down Royal: Good (Turf); Ffos Las: Soft (Turf); Fontwell: Good To Soft (Turf); La Teste De Buch (FR): Very Soft (Turf); Newcastle (AW): Standard (AW); Salisbury: Good To Soft (Turf); Sandown: Soft (Turf); Thirsk: Good (Turf); Wexford: Good (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 29 August 2025?
Outright favourites won 18 of 51 on 29 August 2025 (35.3%); joint favourites won 0 of 4. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £51.00 and returned £45.31 — a loss of £5.69. 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 Miss Of Change (FR) at 32/1 in the 3:38 Prix Occitanie at La Teste De Buch (FR).
What was the feature race on 29 August 2025?
The feature race was the 2:28 Prix Millkom () (3yo) (Turf) (Listed) at La Teste De Buch (FR), won by Grecian Destiny (FR) (17/2).
What time was the first race on 29 August 2025?
The first race was the 1:25 DragonBet Proud Sponsors Of Ffos Las Racecourse Handicap at Ffos Las; the last was the 9:00 National Racehorse Week 7th-15th September Handicap at Newcastle (AW).