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Racing Results

Saturday 4 August 2012

56 races were run across 12 meetings on 4 August 2012: Clairefontaine, Doncaster, Galway, Goodwood, Hamilton, Lingfield, Lingfield (AW), Newmarket, Newton Abbot, Pompadour, Pornichet-La Baule and Thirsk.

Clairefontaine Heavy · 3 races · France

Outright favs won 1 of 3 · Biggest winner 12/1

Doncaster Good To Firm · Turf · 8 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 0 of 7 · Biggest winner 12/1

Galway Soft To Heavy · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 2 of 7 · Biggest winner 16/1

Goodwood Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 2 of 7 · Biggest winner 22/1

Hamilton Soft · Turf · 2 races · Great Britain

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

Lingfield Good To Firm · Turf · 4 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 3 of 4 · Biggest winner 10/1

Lingfield (AW) Standard · AW · 2 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 0 of 1 · Biggest winner 7/2

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

Outright favs won 2 of 7 · Biggest winner 25/1

Newton Abbot Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 1 of 5 · Biggest winner 22/1

Pompadour · 1 race · France

Pornichet-La Baule Standard · 1 race · France

Outright favs won 0 of 1 · Biggest winner 31/10

Thirsk Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

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

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 56 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 favourites13 of 50 won26.0% · 50 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 £8.19Staked £50.00, returned £41.81 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerTrade Secret (GB) 25/1The 5:15 Robert Palmer Memorial Handicap at Newmarket
  • Joint favourites3 of 11 won27.3% · 5 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Clairefontaine133—
Doncaster0781 of 3 won
Galway277—
Goodwood277—
Hamilton122—
Lingfield344—
Lingfield (AW)0121 of 2 won
Newmarket277—
Newton Abbot1571 of 4 won
Pompadour001—
Pornichet-La Baule011—
Thirsk1670 of 2 won

One day is a tiny sample; the long-run line is the comparison. 1 race has no favourite identified — no starting prices are stored for it. 1 winner has 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 2012?
56 races across 12 meetings were run on 4 August 2012: Clairefontaine (3 races), Doncaster (8 races), Galway (7 races), Goodwood (7 races), Hamilton (2 races), Lingfield (4 races), Lingfield (AW) (2 races), Newmarket (7 races), Newton Abbot (7 races), Pompadour (1 race), Pornichet-La Baule (1 race) and Thirsk (7 races). That is Clairefontaine, Pompadour and Pornichet-La Baule in France; Doncaster, Goodwood, Hamilton, Lingfield, Lingfield (AW), Newmarket, Newton Abbot 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 4 August 2012?
Clairefontaine: Heavy; Doncaster: Good To Firm (Turf); Galway: Soft To Heavy (Turf); Goodwood: Good (Turf); Hamilton: Soft (Turf); Lingfield: Good To Firm (Turf); Lingfield (AW): Standard (AW); Newmarket: Good To Firm (Turf); Newton Abbot: Good (Turf); Pornichet-La Baule: Standard; Thirsk: Good (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 4 August 2012?
Outright favourites won 13 of 50 on 4 August 2012 (26.0%); joint favourites won 3 of 11. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £50.00 and returned £41.81 — a loss of £8.19. 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 Trade Secret (GB) at 25/1 in the 5:15 Robert Palmer Memorial Handicap at Newmarket.
What was the feature race on 4 August 2012?
The feature race was the 3:15 Markel Insurance Nassau Stakes (British Champions Series) (Fillies' Group 1) (Group 1) at Goodwood, won by The Fugue (GB) (11/4).
What time was the first race on 4 August 2012?
The first race was the 11:07 Prix Docteur Redon at Pompadour; the last was the 8:30 Ladbrokes Game On! Handicap at Lingfield (AW).