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Thursday 8 October 2026

62 races were run across 8 meetings on 8 October 2026: Ayr, Bath, Bordeaux Le Bouscat (FR), Market Rasen, Saint-Cloud (FR), Southwell (AW), Thurles (IRE) and Tramore (IRE).

Ayr Heavy · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 3 of 6 · Biggest winner 11/1

Bath Good · Turf · 9 races · Great Britain

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

Bordeaux Le Bouscat (FR) Heavy · Turf · 9 races · France

Outright favs won 2 of 9 · Biggest winner 12/1

Market Rasen Good · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 1 of 6 · Biggest winner 10/1

Saint-Cloud (FR) Soft · Turf · 7 races · France

Outright favs won 3 of 7 · Biggest winner 9/2

Southwell (AW) Standard · AW · 9 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 4 of 9 · Biggest winner 12/1

Thurles (IRE) Good To Yielding · Turf · 8 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 2 of 4 · Biggest winner 8/1

Tramore (IRE) Yielding · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 4 of 7 · Biggest winner 12/1

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 favourites22 of 57 won38.6% · 57 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 profit of £1.20Staked £57.00, returned £58.20 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerGolden State (FR) 12/1The 1:49 Prix Pierre Valentin at Bordeaux Le Bouscat (FR) · one of 3 winners at that price
  • Joint favourites4 of 11 won36.4% · 5 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Ayr3671 of 2 won
Bath399—
Bordeaux Le Bouscat (FR)299—
Market Rasen166—
Saint-Cloud (FR)377—
Southwell (AW)499—
Thurles (IRE)2483 of 9 won
Tramore (IRE)477—

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 8 October 2026?
62 races across 8 meetings were run on 8 October 2026: Ayr (7 races), Bath (9 races), Bordeaux Le Bouscat (FR) (9 races), Market Rasen (6 races), Saint-Cloud (FR) (7 races), Southwell (AW) (9 races), Thurles (IRE) (8 races) and Tramore (IRE) (7 races). That is Ayr, Bath, Market Rasen and Southwell (AW) in Great Britain; Bordeaux Le Bouscat (FR) and Saint-Cloud (FR) in France; Thurles (IRE) and Tramore (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 8 October 2026?
Ayr: Heavy (Turf); Bath: Good (Turf); Bordeaux Le Bouscat (FR): Heavy (Turf); Market Rasen: Good (Turf); Saint-Cloud (FR): Soft (Turf); Southwell (AW): Standard (AW); Thurles (IRE): Good To Yielding (Turf); Tramore (IRE): Yielding (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 8 October 2026?
Outright favourites won 22 of 57 on 8 October 2026 (38.6%); joint favourites won 4 of 11. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £57.00 and returned £58.20 — a profit of £1.20. 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 Golden State (FR) at 12/1 in the 1:49 Prix Pierre Valentin at Bordeaux Le Bouscat (FR) (one of 3 winners at that price).
What was the feature race on 8 October 2026?
The feature race was the 3:40 Prix Du Bourbonnais (Group 2) at Saint-Cloud (FR), won by Nirano De Palma (FR) (4/7F).
What time was the first race on 8 October 2026?
The first race was the 9:50 Prix De Sauternes at Bordeaux Le Bouscat (FR); the last was the 8:30 Download The At The Races App Handicap Stakes at Southwell (AW).