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Racing Results

Thursday 4 August 2016

56 races were run across 9 meetings on 4 August 2016: Brighton, Clairefontaine, Haydock, Leopardstown (IRE), Newcastle (AW), Sandown, Sligo (IRE), Wolverhampton (AW) and Yarmouth.

Brighton Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 2 of 5 · Biggest winner 16/1

Clairefontaine Very Soft · 1 race · France

Outright favs won 1 of 1 · Biggest winner 47/10

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

Outright favs won 4 of 7 · Biggest winner 14/1

Leopardstown (IRE) Good · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 2 of 6 · Biggest winner 13/2

Newcastle (AW) Standard · AW · 7 races · Great Britain

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

Sandown Good · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 3 of 6 · Biggest winner 11/2F

Sligo (IRE) Heavy · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 1 of 5 · Biggest winner 15/2

Wolverhampton (AW) Standard · AW · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 2 of 7 · Biggest winner 11/1

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

Outright favs won 3 of 6 · Biggest winner 16/1

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.

MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Brighton2571 of 4 won
Clairefontaine111—
Haydock477—
Leopardstown (IRE)2670 of 2 won
Newcastle (AW)277—
Sandown366—
Sligo (IRE)1572 of 5 won
Wolverhampton (AW)277—
Yarmouth3670 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 4 August 2016?
56 races across 9 meetings were run on 4 August 2016: Brighton (7 races), Clairefontaine (1 race), Haydock (7 races), Leopardstown (IRE) (7 races), Newcastle (AW) (7 races), Sandown (6 races), Sligo (IRE) (7 races), Wolverhampton (AW) (7 races) and Yarmouth (7 races). That is Brighton, Haydock, Newcastle (AW), Sandown, Wolverhampton (AW) and Yarmouth in Great Britain; Clairefontaine in France; Leopardstown (IRE) and Sligo (IRE) 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 2016?
Brighton: Good (Turf); Clairefontaine: Very Soft; Haydock: Good To Firm (Turf); Leopardstown (IRE): Good (Turf); Newcastle (AW): Standard (AW); Sandown: Good (Turf); Sligo (IRE): Heavy (Turf); Wolverhampton (AW): Standard (AW); Yarmouth: Good To Firm (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 4 August 2016?
Outright favourites won 20 of 50 on 4 August 2016 (40.0%); joint favourites won 3 of 13. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £50.00 and returned £66.23 — a profit of £16.23. 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 Mount Cheiron (USA) at 20/1 in the 5:50 Olympics Betting At 188Bet Apprentice Handicap at Newcastle (AW).
What was the feature race on 4 August 2016?
The feature race was the 7:25 Ballyroan Stakes (Group 3) at Leopardstown (IRE), won by Stellar Mass (IRE) (7/2).
What time was the first race on 4 August 2016?
The first race was the 12:47 Prix Fromageries Graindorge at Clairefontaine; the last was the 9:20 G.M. Treble Pump Service Specialist Handicap at Wolverhampton (AW).