Skip to content

Racing Results

Friday 4 August 2017

57 races were run across 8 meetings on 4 August 2017: Bangor-on-Dee, Bath, Deauville (FR), Galway, Goodwood, Musselburgh, Newmarket and Thirsk.

Bangor-on-Dee Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 5 of 7 · Biggest winner 33/1

Bath Good To Soft · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 2 of 4 · Biggest winner 9/1

Deauville (FR) Good To Soft · Turf · 8 races · France

Outright favs won 2 of 7 · Biggest winner 112/10

Galway Soft · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 2 of 6 · Biggest winner 16/1

Goodwood Soft · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

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

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

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

Newmarket Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 2 of 6 · Biggest winner 9/1

Thirsk Good To Soft · Turf · 8 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 2 of 7 · Biggest winner 50/1

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 57 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
Bangor-on-Dee577—
Bath2460 of 4 won
Deauville (FR)2780 of 2 won
Galway2671 of 2 won
Goodwood3670 of 2 won
Musselburgh2572 of 4 won
Newmarket2671 of 2 won
Thirsk2781 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 2017?
57 races across 8 meetings were run on 4 August 2017: Bangor-on-Dee (7 races), Bath (6 races), Deauville (FR) (8 races), Galway (7 races), Goodwood (7 races), Musselburgh (7 races), Newmarket (7 races) and Thirsk (8 races). That is Bangor-on-Dee, Bath, Goodwood, Musselburgh, Newmarket and Thirsk in Great Britain; Deauville (FR) 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 4 August 2017?
Bangor-on-Dee: Good (Turf); Bath: Good To Soft (Turf); Deauville (FR): Good To Soft (Turf); Galway: Soft (Turf); Goodwood: Soft (Turf); Musselburgh: Good To Soft (Turf); Newmarket: Good (Turf); Thirsk: Good To Soft (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 4 August 2017?
Outright favourites won 20 of 48 on 4 August 2017 (41.7%); joint favourites won 5 of 18. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £48.00 and returned £55.00 — a profit of £7.00. 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 Pavers Pride (GB) at 50/1 in the 5:00 Book Now For Ladies' Day Saturday 9th September Maiden Stakes at Thirsk.
What was the feature race on 4 August 2017?
The feature race was the 3:35 Qatar King George Stakes (Group 2) (Group 2) at Goodwood, won by Battaash (IRE) (9/2).
What time was the first race on 4 August 2017?
The first race was the 12:40 Prix d'Auquainville at Deauville (FR); the last was the 8:50 Bet At racinguk.com Handicap at Musselburgh.