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Saturday 4 February 2017

44 races were run across 7 meetings on 4 February 2017: Cagnes-Sur-Mer (FR), Fairyhouse, Lingfield (AW), Musselburgh, Newcastle (AW), Sandown and Wetherby.

Cagnes-Sur-Mer (FR) Standard · AW · 1 race · France

Outright favs won 1 of 1 · Biggest winner 11/10F

Fairyhouse Soft To Heavy · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 3 of 7 · Biggest winner 10/1

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

Outright favs won 3 of 7 · Biggest winner 12/1

Musselburgh Good · Turf · 8 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 2 of 7 · Biggest winner 10/1

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

Outright favs won 4 of 6 · Biggest winner 12/1

Sandown Heavy · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 1 of 6 · Biggest winner 10/1

Wetherby Soft · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 1 of 7 · Biggest winner 33/1

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 44 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 41 won36.6% · 41 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 £3.40Staked £41.00, returned £37.60 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerBaywing (IRE) 33/1The 2:45 totepool Towton Novices' Chase at Wetherby
  • Joint favourites2 of 6 won33.3% · 3 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Cagnes-Sur-Mer (FR)111—
Fairyhouse377—
Lingfield (AW)377—
Musselburgh2781 of 2 won
Newcastle (AW)4671 of 2 won
Sandown1670 of 2 won
Wetherby177—

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 February 2017?
44 races across 7 meetings were run on 4 February 2017: Cagnes-Sur-Mer (FR) (1 race), Fairyhouse (7 races), Lingfield (AW) (7 races), Musselburgh (8 races), Newcastle (AW) (7 races), Sandown (7 races) and Wetherby (7 races). That is Cagnes-Sur-Mer (FR) in France; Fairyhouse in Ireland; Lingfield (AW), Musselburgh, Newcastle (AW), Sandown and Wetherby in Great Britain. 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 February 2017?
Cagnes-Sur-Mer (FR): Standard (AW); Fairyhouse: Soft To Heavy (Turf); Lingfield (AW): Standard (AW); Musselburgh: Good (Turf); Newcastle (AW): Standard (AW); Sandown: Heavy (Turf); Wetherby: Soft (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 4 February 2017?
Outright favourites won 15 of 41 on 4 February 2017 (36.6%); joint favourites won 2 of 6. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £41.00 and returned £37.60 — a loss of £3.40. 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 Baywing (IRE) at 33/1 in the 2:45 totepool Towton Novices' Chase at Wetherby.
What was the feature race on 4 February 2017?
The feature race was the 2:25 Betfred TV Scilly Isles Novices' Chase (Grade 1) (Grade 1) at Sandown, won by Top Notch (FR) (11/4).
What time was the first race on 4 February 2017?
The first race was the 12:25 Bet365 British Stallion Studs Ebf 'national Hunt' Maiden Hurdle at Musselburgh; the last was the 8:45 Betway Handicap at Newcastle (AW).