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Thursday 6 August 2026

70 races were run across 10 meetings on 6 August 2026: Brighton, Chepstow, Deauville (FR), Leopardstown (IRE), Les Sables-d'Olonne (FR), Newmarket (July), Sandown, Sligo (IRE), Southwell (AW) and Vichy (FR).

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

Outright favs won 2 of 6 · Biggest winner 17/2

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

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

Deauville (FR) Standard · AW · 9 races · France

Outright favs won 3 of 9 · Biggest winner 10/1

Leopardstown (IRE) Good · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 3 of 7 · Biggest winner 10/1

Les Sables-d'Olonne (FR) Good · Turf · 7 races · France

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

Newmarket (July) Good To Firm · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 3 of 5 · Biggest winner 13/2

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

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

Sligo (IRE) Good · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

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

Southwell (AW) Standard · AW · 8 races · Great Britain

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

Vichy (FR) Soft · Turf · 8 races · France

Outright favs won 4 of 8 · Biggest winner 10/1

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 70 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 favourites27 of 75 won36.0% · 66 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 £15.49Staked £75.00, returned £59.51 at SP · 6 dead heats, the return split
  • Biggest-priced winnerIn The Minus (IRE) 40/1The 7:30 Lighthouse At Clifford Electrical Handicap Hurdle at Sligo (IRE)
  • Joint favourites1 of 8 won12.5% · 4 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Brighton266—
Chepstow3560 of 2 won
Deauville (FR)4149—
Leopardstown (IRE)377—
Les Sables-d'Olonne (FR)397—
Newmarket (July)3560 of 2 won
Sandown2560 of 2 won
Sligo (IRE)177—
Southwell (AW)1781 of 2 won
Vichy (FR)5108—

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 6 August 2026?
70 races across 10 meetings were run on 6 August 2026: Brighton (6 races), Chepstow (6 races), Deauville (FR) (9 races), Leopardstown (IRE) (7 races), Les Sables-d'Olonne (FR) (7 races), Newmarket (July) (6 races), Sandown (6 races), Sligo (IRE) (7 races), Southwell (AW) (8 races) and Vichy (FR) (8 races). That is Brighton, Chepstow, Newmarket (July), Sandown and Southwell (AW) in Great Britain; Deauville (FR), Les Sables-d'Olonne (FR) and Vichy (FR) in France; Leopardstown (IRE) and Sligo (IRE) 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 6 August 2026?
Brighton: Good To Firm (Turf); Chepstow: Good To Firm (Turf); Deauville (FR): Standard (AW); Leopardstown (IRE): Good (Turf); Les Sables-d'Olonne (FR): Good (Turf); Newmarket (July): Good To Firm (Turf); Sandown: Good To Firm (Turf); Sligo (IRE): Good (Turf); Southwell (AW): Standard (AW); Vichy (FR): Soft (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 6 August 2026?
Outright favourites won 27 of 75 on 6 August 2026 (36.0%); joint favourites won 1 of 8. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £75.00 and returned £59.51 — a loss of £15.49. 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 In The Minus (IRE) at 40/1 in the 7:30 Lighthouse At Clifford Electrical Handicap Hurdle at Sligo (IRE).
What was the feature race on 6 August 2026?
The feature race was the 6:00 Bahrain Turf Club Desmond Stakes (Group 3) (Group 3) at Leopardstown (IRE), won by Isaac Newton (IRE) (10/1).
What time was the first race on 6 August 2026?
The first race was the 10:06 Prix Stephane Leignel at Les Sables-d'Olonne (FR); the last was the 9:00 Download The At The Races App Handicap Stakes at Southwell (AW).