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Racing Results

Friday 4 May 2012

45 races were run across 7 meetings on 4 May 2012: Bangor-on-Dee, Compiegne, Dundalk (AW), Fontwell, Kilbeggan, Musselburgh and Wolverhampton (AW).

Bangor-on-Dee Good To Soft · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 3 of 5 · Biggest winner 13/2

Compiegne Heavy · 3 races · France

Outright favs won 0 of 1 · Biggest winner 97/10

Dundalk (AW) Standard · AW · 7 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 1 of 5 · Biggest winner 7/1

Fontwell Good To Soft · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 2 of 6 · Biggest winner 25/1

Kilbeggan Good · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

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

Musselburgh Good To Soft · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

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

Wolverhampton (AW) Standard · AW · 8 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 3 of 6 · Biggest winner 25/1

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 45 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 37 won32.4% · 37 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 £8.21Staked £37.00, returned £28.79 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerSacrilege (GB) 25/1The 6:15 Moscow State Circus Handicap Hurdle at Fontwell · one of 2 winners at that price
  • Joint favourites1 of 12 won8.3% · 6 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Bangor-on-Dee3560 of 2 won
Compiegne013—
Dundalk (AW)1571 of 4 won
Fontwell2670 of 2 won
Kilbeggan277—
Musselburgh177—
Wolverhampton (AW)3680 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 May 2012?
45 races across 7 meetings were run on 4 May 2012: Bangor-on-Dee (6 races), Compiegne (3 races), Dundalk (AW) (7 races), Fontwell (7 races), Kilbeggan (7 races), Musselburgh (7 races) and Wolverhampton (AW) (8 races). That is Bangor-on-Dee, Fontwell, Musselburgh and Wolverhampton (AW) in Great Britain; Compiegne in France; Dundalk (AW) and Kilbeggan 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 May 2012?
Bangor-on-Dee: Good To Soft (Turf); Compiegne: Heavy; Dundalk (AW): Standard (AW); Fontwell: Good To Soft (Turf); Kilbeggan: Good (Turf); Musselburgh: Good To Soft (Turf); Wolverhampton (AW): Standard (AW).
How did the favourites do on 4 May 2012?
Outright favourites won 12 of 37 on 4 May 2012 (32.4%); joint favourites won 1 of 12. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £37.00 and returned £28.79 — a loss of £8.21. 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 Sacrilege (GB) at 25/1 in the 6:15 Moscow State Circus Handicap Hurdle at Fontwell (one of 2 winners at that price).
What time was the first race on 4 May 2012?
The first race was the 10:07 Prix Des Andelys at Compiegne; the last was the 9:05 iRadio Handicap at Dundalk (AW).