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Thursday 4 August 2005

48 races were run across 8 meetings on 4 August 2005: Brighton, Chepstow, Deauville (FR), Folkestone, Haydock, Sligo, Tipperary and Yarmouth.

Brighton Firm · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 1 of 5 · Biggest winner 11/1

Chepstow Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 2 of 6 · Biggest winner 50/1

Deauville (FR) Standard · AW · 2 races · France

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

Outright favs won 2 of 6 · Biggest winner 14/1

Haydock Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 3 of 7 · Biggest winner 14/1

Sligo Good To Yielding · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 0 of 6 · Biggest winner 14/1

Tipperary Good · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 2 of 6 · Biggest winner 14/1

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

Outright favs won 2 of 4 · Biggest winner 11/1

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 48 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 favourites12 of 40 won30.0% · 40 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 £2.73Staked £40.00, returned £42.73 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerRemington (IRE) 50/1The 4:50 Skybet Press Red To Play Roulette Maiden Stakes at Chepstow
  • Joint favourites1 of 12 won8.3% · 6 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Brighton1560 of 2 won
Chepstow2670 of 2 won
Deauville (FR)002—
Folkestone266—
Haydock377—
Sligo0670 of 2 won
Tipperary2670 of 2 won
Yarmouth2461 of 4 won

One day is a tiny sample; the long-run line is the comparison. 2 races have no favourite identified — no starting prices are stored for them. 2 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 4 August 2005?
48 races across 8 meetings were run on 4 August 2005: Brighton (6 races), Chepstow (7 races), Deauville (FR) (2 races), Folkestone (6 races), Haydock (7 races), Sligo (7 races), Tipperary (7 races) and Yarmouth (6 races). That is Brighton, Chepstow, Folkestone, Haydock and Yarmouth in Great Britain; Deauville (FR) in France; Sligo and Tipperary 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 4 August 2005?
Brighton: Firm (Turf); Chepstow: Good (Turf); Deauville (FR): Standard (AW); Folkestone: Good To Firm (Turf); Haydock: Good (Turf); Sligo: Good To Yielding (Turf); Tipperary: Good (Turf); Yarmouth: Good To Firm (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 4 August 2005?
Outright favourites won 12 of 40 on 4 August 2005 (30.0%); joint favourites won 1 of 12. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £40.00 and returned £42.73 — a profit of £2.73. 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 Remington (IRE) at 50/1 in the 4:50 Skybet Press Red To Play Roulette Maiden Stakes at Chepstow.
What time was the first race on 4 August 2005?
The first race was the 1:05 Prix de Saint-Julien Le Faucon at Deauville (FR); the last was the 8:45 Mullaghmore INH Flat Race at Sligo.