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Racing Results

Friday 7 August 2026

62 races were run across 9 meetings on 7 August 2026: Brighton, Clairefontaine (FR), Dieppe (FR), Gowran Park (IRE), Haydock, Musselburgh, Newmarket (July), Thirsk and Wexford (IRE).

Brighton Good To Firm · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 3 of 6 · Biggest winner 9/1

Clairefontaine (FR) Good To Soft · Turf · 8 races · France

Outright favs won 2 of 8 · Biggest winner 20/1

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

Outright favs won 4 of 8 · Biggest winner 13/2

Gowran Park (IRE) Good · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 2 of 7 · Biggest winner 20/1

Haydock Good · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

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

Musselburgh Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

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

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

Outright favs won 4 of 6 · Biggest winner 18/1

Thirsk Good · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 2 of 5 · Biggest winner 50/1

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

Outright favs won 0 of 7 · Biggest winner 25/1

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 62 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 favourites21 of 65 won32.3% · 58 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 £12.63Staked £65.00, returned £52.37 at SP · 2 dead heats, the return split
  • Biggest-priced winnerDrish Samphire (IRE) 50/1The 2:10 goracing.co.uk Future Stars Apprentice Classified Stakes at Thirsk
  • Joint favourites3 of 8 won37.5% · 4 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Brighton3671 of 2 won
Clairefontaine (FR)3128—
Dieppe (FR)498—
Gowran Park (IRE)287—
Haydock2661 of 2 won
Musselburgh1670 of 2 won
Newmarket (July)466—
Thirsk2561 of 2 won
Wexford (IRE)077—

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 7 August 2026?
62 races across 9 meetings were run on 7 August 2026: Brighton (7 races), Clairefontaine (FR) (8 races), Dieppe (FR) (8 races), Gowran Park (IRE) (7 races), Haydock (6 races), Musselburgh (7 races), Newmarket (July) (6 races), Thirsk (6 races) and Wexford (IRE) (7 races). That is Brighton, Haydock, Musselburgh, Newmarket (July) and Thirsk in Great Britain; Clairefontaine (FR) and Dieppe (FR) in France; Gowran Park (IRE) and Wexford (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 7 August 2026?
Brighton: Good To Firm (Turf); Clairefontaine (FR): Good To Soft (Turf); Dieppe (FR): Soft (Turf); Gowran Park (IRE): Good (Turf); Haydock: Good (Turf); Musselburgh: Good (Turf); Newmarket (July): Good To Firm (Turf); Thirsk: Good (Turf); Wexford (IRE): Good (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 7 August 2026?
Outright favourites won 21 of 65 on 7 August 2026 (32.3%); joint favourites won 3 of 8. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £65.00 and returned £52.37 — a loss of £12.63. 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 Drish Samphire (IRE) at 50/1 in the 2:10 goracing.co.uk Future Stars Apprentice Classified Stakes at Thirsk.
What was the feature race on 7 August 2026?
The feature race was the 7:20 Coolmore Stud Churchill Stakes (Listed) (Listed) at Gowran Park (IRE), won by Sergei Diaghilev (IRE) (5/2).
What time was the first race on 7 August 2026?
The first race was the 12:43 Genybet - Prix Kenmare at Clairefontaine (FR); the last was the 8:38 Find Your Zyn Moment Stride Handicap Stakes at Haydock.