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Racing Results

Friday 3 August 2012

58 races were run across 9 meetings on 3 August 2012: Bangor-on-Dee, Bath, Deauville (FR), Galway, Goodwood, Musselburgh, Newmarket, Thirsk and Vichy.

Bangor-on-Dee Good · Turf · 8 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 4 of 6 · Biggest winner 16/1

Bath Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

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

Deauville (FR) Standard · AW · 8 races · France

Outright favs won 1 of 8 · Biggest winner 206/10

Galway Soft · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 1 of 7 · Biggest winner 11/1

Goodwood Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 0 of 5 · Biggest winner 20/1

Musselburgh Good · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 1 of 6 · Biggest winner 20/1

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

Outright favs won 1 of 6 · Biggest winner 16/1

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

Outright favs won 2 of 5 · Biggest winner 12/1

Vichy Good To Soft · 2 races · France

Outright favs won 0 of 1 · Biggest winner 18/1

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 58 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 favourites15 of 51 won29.4% · 51 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 £7.94Staked £51.00, returned £43.06 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerPanirad (FR) 206/10The 4:25 Prix du Breuil en Auge at Deauville (FR)
  • Joint favourites5 of 14 won35.7% · 7 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Bangor-on-Dee4681 of 4 won
Bath577—
Deauville (FR)188—
Galway177—
Goodwood0571 of 4 won
Musselburgh166—
Newmarket166—
Thirsk2572 of 4 won
Vichy0121 of 2 won

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 2012?
58 races across 9 meetings were run on 3 August 2012: Bangor-on-Dee (8 races), Bath (7 races), Deauville (FR) (8 races), Galway (7 races), Goodwood (7 races), Musselburgh (6 races), Newmarket (6 races), Thirsk (7 races) and Vichy (2 races). That is Bangor-on-Dee, Bath, Goodwood, Musselburgh, Newmarket and Thirsk in Great Britain; Deauville (FR) and Vichy in France; 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 2012?
Bangor-on-Dee: Good (Turf); Bath: Good (Turf); Deauville (FR): Standard (AW); Galway: Soft (Turf); Goodwood: Good (Turf); Musselburgh: Good (Turf); Newmarket: Good To Firm (Turf); Thirsk: Good To Firm (Turf); Vichy: Good To Soft.
How did the favourites do on 3 August 2012?
Outright favourites won 15 of 51 on 3 August 2012 (29.4%); joint favourites won 5 of 14. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £51.00 and returned £43.06 — a loss of £7.94. 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 Panirad (FR) at 206/10 in the 4:25 Prix du Breuil en Auge at Deauville (FR).
What was the feature race on 3 August 2012?
The feature race was the 3:45 Gordon's King George Stakes (Group 2) (Group 2) at Goodwood, won by Ortensia (AUS) (6/1J).
What time was the first race on 3 August 2012?
The first race was the 10:07 Prix de Billom at Vichy; the last was the 8:50 Wilkinson & Associates Handicap at Musselburgh.