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Racing Results

Wednesday 8 July 2026

58 races were run across 8 meetings on 8 July 2026: Catterick, Chepstow, Dax (FR), Fairyhouse, Happy Valley, Kempton (AW), Saint-Cloud (FR) and Yarmouth.

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

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

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

Outright favs won 3 of 6 · Biggest winner 33/1

Dax (FR) Good · Turf · 8 races · France

Outright favs won 4 of 8 · Biggest winner 17/2

Fairyhouse Good · Turf · 8 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 5 of 8 · Biggest winner 6/1

Happy Valley Good · Turf · 9 races

Kempton (AW) Standard / Slow · AW · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 2 of 7 · Biggest winner 40/1

Saint-Cloud (FR) Good To Soft · Turf · 8 races · France

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

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

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

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 58 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 favourites22 of 54 won40.7% · 47 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 £4.11Staked £54.00, returned £49.89 at SP · 6 dead heats, the return split
  • Biggest-priced winnerLovely Jubly (GB) 40/1The 8:20 Try Unibet's New Improved Acca Boosts Handicap at Kempton (AW)
  • Joint favourites2 of 5 won40.0% · 2 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Catterick1560 of 2 won
Chepstow366—
Dax (FR)6118—
Fairyhouse588—
Happy Valley009—
Kempton (AW)277—
Saint-Cloud (FR)21182 of 3 won
Yarmouth366—

One day is a tiny sample; the long-run line is the comparison. 9 races have no favourite identified — no starting prices are stored for them. 9 winners have 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 July 2026?
58 races across 8 meetings were run on 8 July 2026: Catterick (6 races), Chepstow (6 races), Dax (FR) (8 races), Fairyhouse (8 races), Happy Valley (9 races), Kempton (AW) (7 races), Saint-Cloud (FR) (8 races) and Yarmouth (6 races). 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 July 2026?
Catterick: Good To Firm (Turf); Chepstow: Good To Firm (Turf); Dax (FR): Good (Turf); Fairyhouse: Good (Turf); Happy Valley: Good (Turf); Kempton (AW): Standard / Slow (AW); Saint-Cloud (FR): Good To Soft (Turf); Yarmouth: Good To Firm (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 8 July 2026?
Outright favourites won 22 of 54 on 8 July 2026 (40.7%); joint favourites won 2 of 5. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £54.00 and returned £49.89 — a loss of £4.11. 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 Lovely Jubly (GB) at 40/1 in the 8:20 Try Unibet's New Improved Acca Boosts Handicap at Kempton (AW).
What was the feature race on 8 July 2026?
The feature race was the 6:50 Darley Irish EBF Stanerra Stakes (Fillies' & Mares' Group 3) (Group 3) at Fairyhouse, won by Floresta (IRE) (6/1).
What time was the first race on 8 July 2026?
The first race was the 9:30 Prix Arnaud De Watrigant Hurdle at Dax (FR); the last was the 8:55 Try Unibet's New Improved Acca Boosts Handicap at Kempton (AW).