The Card
No individual races could be read from the document that stands for this date, so there are no lines to show below. The day is kept in the index because a card was run here — what is missing is the detail of it, not the day itself.
Questions about this card
What is recorded for 8 May 2004?
A racing day is recorded for this date, but no individual races could be read from the document that stands for it. The date is kept in the index rather than dropped, because a card was run — the detail of it is simply not legible.
Are the payout figures available for this date?
No. Mutuel sheets were printed without a year on them, so a sheet is only attached to a card when at least three horse names match a date of the same month and day. Nothing matched here, and no price is guessed at.
Where does 8 May 2004 sit in the season?
It was a Saturday in May 2004. The meeting ran from spring into autumn rather than year-round, so a season reads as a scatter of afternoons and evenings — the 2004 index shows which other dates survive around this one.
Why do some dates show entries and others show results?
An entry sheet is printed before the race and lists the field as drawn, with post positions and the driver named at the time. A chart is written afterwards and fixes what happened: the order of finish, the beaten margins, the quarter fractions and the time. Scratches and driver changes fall between the two, so where both stand for one date they do not always agree.