What horse racing was on 3 August 2007?

39 races across 6 meetings were run on 3 August 2007: Bangor-on-Dee (7 races), Galway (7 races), Goodwood (7 races), Haydock (6 races), Newmarket (6 races) and Thirsk (6 races). That is Bangor-on-Dee, Goodwood, Haydock, Newmarket and Thirsk in Great Britain; Galway 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 3 August 2007?

Bangor-on-Dee: Good To Firm (Turf); Galway: Good (Turf); Goodwood: Good To Firm (Turf); Haydock: Good To Firm (Turf); Newmarket: Good To Firm (Turf); Thirsk: Good To Firm (Turf).

How did the favourites do on 3 August 2007?

Outright favourites won 11 of 36 on 3 August 2007 (30.6%); joint favourites won 1 of 6. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £36.00 and returned £36.06 — a profit of £0.06. 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 Zap Attack (GB) at 50/1 in the 5:00 Helmsley Apprentice Handicap at Thirsk.

What was the feature race on 3 August 2007?

The feature race was the 4:05 Richmond Stakes (Group 2) (Group 2) at Goodwood, won by Strike The Deal (USA) (7/1).

What time was the first race on 3 August 2007?

The first race was the 2:05 Pickering Castle Claiming Stakes at Thirsk; the last was the 8:45 Magazine & Selfridges Handicap at Haydock.

Racing Results

Friday 3 August 2007

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39 races were run across 6 meetings on 3 August 2007: Bangor-on-Dee, Galway, Goodwood, Haydock, Newmarket and Thirsk.

Bangor-on-Dee Good To Firm · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

2:30 Crush Communications Juvenile Novices' Hurdle Hurdle · Class 4 · 2m1f Majestic Chief (GB) 13/2
3:05 Maelor Novices' Handicap Chase Chase · Class 4 · 2m4f110y Millards Lad (IRE) 7/4F
3:40 Chester Races Family Funday Novices' Hurdle (Div 1) Hurdle · Class 4 · 2m1f Rood Report (GB) 9/1
4:15 Browns of Chester Handicap Chase Chase · Class 4 · 2m1f110y Vintage Gold (USA) 3/1F
4:50 Rippleffect Handicap Hurdle Hurdle · Class 4 · 2m4f City Affair (GB) 3/1J
5:20 Summer Season Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Hurdle · Class 5 · 3m Willywont He (GB) 11/1
5:50 Chester Races Family Funday Novices' Hurdle (Div 2) Hurdle · Class 4 · 2m1f Habanero (GB) 11/4

Bangor-on-Dee racecourse statistics →

Galway Good · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

5:10 Guinness (QR) Handicap Hurdle (74-109) Hurdle · 2m2f North Shore (IRE) 12/1
5:40 St.james's Gate Race Flat · 1m6f Rekaab (IRE) 10/3
6:15 Tony O'Malley Memorial Handicap Chase Chase · 2m1f Zum See (IRE) 6/1
6:50 Guinness Handicap (Premier) Flat · 1m4f Forthright (GB) 15/2
7:25 Galway Publican's EBF Maiden Flat · 1m4f Common Charisma (IRE) 7/2
7:55 Arthur Guinness Handicap (50-70) Flat · 1m100y Valamareha (IRE) 7/1
8:25 Guinness Auction Maiden Flat · 7f Really Ransom (GB) 6/1

Galway racecourse statistics →

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

2:15 Coutts Glorious Stakes (Listed) Flat · Class 1 · 1m4f Purple Moon (IRE) 11/2
2:50 Oak Tree Stakes (Fillies' Group 3) Flat · Class 1 · 7f Wake Up Maggie (IRE) 11/1
3:30 totesport Mile Heritage Handicap Flat · Class 2 · 1m Third Set (IRE) 5/2F
4:05 Richmond Stakes (Group 2) Flat · Class 1 · 6f Strike The Deal (USA) 7/1
4:40 Royal & Sunalliance Nursery Handicap Flat · Class 2 · 7f Coasting (GB) 10/1
5:10 Turf Club Stewards' Sprint Handicap Flat · Class 2 · 6f Pearly Wey (GB) 8/1
5:45 Turftv Handicap Flat · Class 3 · 5f Marozi (USA) 7/2F

Goodwood racecourse statistics →

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

6:05 Lambrini Apprentice Handicap Flat · Class 5 · 1m6f Cotton Eyed Joe (IRE) 9/2F
6:40 rivabingo.com Maiden Auction Stakes Flat · Class 5 · 6f River Bounty (GB) 15/2
7:10 Jeremy Fox Cancer Research UK Nursery Handicap Flat · Class 4 · 6f Lady Rangali (IRE) 5/2F
7:45 Arena Options Vulnerable Tenants Support Scheme Handicap Flat · Class 4 · 6f Swift Princess (IRE) 6/1
8:15 Betfred Fillies' Handicap Flat · Class 5 · 1m2f120y Honorable Love (GB) 9/2
8:45 Magazine & Selfridges Handicap Flat · Class 5 · 1m30y Dudley Docker (IRE) 13/2

Haydock racecourse statistics →

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

5:55 Unicorn Asset Management Series Median Auction Maiden Stakes Flat · Class 4 · 7f Siberian Tiger (IRE) 10/1
6:25 winnersbingo.co.uk Fillies' Handicap Flat · Class 5 · 1m4f Red Sail (GB) 11/1
7:00 Unicorn Asset Management July Course Series EBF Maiden Stks Flat · Class 3 · 6f Captain Brilliance (USA) 8/11F
7:30 Gl Events Handicap Flat · Class 3 · 6f Bee Eater (IRE) 11/10F
8:05 GPT Halverton Handicap Flat · Class 4 · 7f Ivory Lace (GB) 6/1
8:35 NHK Spark Plugs Handicap Flat · Class 4 · 1m Smart Ass (IRE) 7/1

Newmarket (July) racecourse statistics →

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

2:05 Pickering Castle Claiming Stakes Flat · Class 5 · 7f Willyn (IRE) 7/1
2:40 Weatherbys Bloodstock Insurance Handicap Flat · Class 5 · 7f Esoterica (IRE) 4/1F
3:15 McCarthy And Stone Maiden Stakes Flat · Class 4 · 1m Honest Prospector (USA) 10/11F
3:50 Anthony Fawcett Memorial Fillies' Handicap Flat · Class 5 · 1m4f Ravenna (GB) 4/7F
4:25 Peter Bell Memorial Handicap Flat · Class 4 · 6f Steel Blue (GB) 7/1
5:00 Helmsley Apprentice Handicap Flat · Class 5 · 6f Zap Attack (GB) 50/1

Thirsk racecourse statistics →

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 39 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 favourites11 of 36 won30.6% · 36 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 £0.06Staked £36.00, returned £36.06 at SP
Biggest-priced winnerZap Attack (GB) 50/1The 5:00 Helmsley Apprentice Handicap at Thirsk
Joint favourites1 of 6 won16.7% · 3 races had joint favourites

Meeting	Fav won	Fav ran	Races	Joint
Bangor-on-Dee	2	6	7	1 of 2 won
Galway	0	6	7	0 of 2 won
Goodwood	2	6	7	0 of 2 won
Haydock	2	6	6	—
Newmarket	2	6	6	—
Thirsk	3	6	6	—

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 3 August 2007?: 39 races across 6 meetings were run on 3 August 2007: Bangor-on-Dee (7 races), Galway (7 races), Goodwood (7 races), Haydock (6 races), Newmarket (6 races) and Thirsk (6 races). That is Bangor-on-Dee, Goodwood, Haydock, Newmarket and Thirsk in Great Britain; Galway 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 3 August 2007?: Bangor-on-Dee: Good To Firm (Turf); Galway: Good (Turf); Goodwood: Good To Firm (Turf); Haydock: Good To Firm (Turf); Newmarket: Good To Firm (Turf); Thirsk: Good To Firm (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 3 August 2007?: Outright favourites won 11 of 36 on 3 August 2007 (30.6%); joint favourites won 1 of 6. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £36.00 and returned £36.06 — a profit of £0.06. 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 Zap Attack (GB) at 50/1 in the 5:00 Helmsley Apprentice Handicap at Thirsk.
What was the feature race on 3 August 2007?: The feature race was the 4:05 Richmond Stakes (Group 2) (Group 2) at Goodwood, won by Strike The Deal (USA) (7/1).
What time was the first race on 3 August 2007?: The first race was the 2:05 Pickering Castle Claiming Stakes at Thirsk; the last was the 8:45 Magazine & Selfridges Handicap at Haydock.