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Saturday 4 January 2020

53 races were run across 8 meetings on 4 January 2020: Cork, Deauville (FR), Kempton (AW), Lingfield (AW), Newcastle, Newcastle (AW), Sandown and Wincanton.

Cork Soft · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

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

Deauville (FR) Standard · AW · 9 races · France

Outright favs won 2 of 9 · Biggest winner 18/1

Kempton (AW) Standard To Slow · AW · 8 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 2 of 5 · Biggest winner 10/1

Lingfield (AW) Standard · AW · 8 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 2 of 8 · Biggest winner 8/1

Newcastle Soft · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 1 of 6 · Biggest winner 25/1

Newcastle (AW) Slow · AW · 1 race · Great Britain

Outright favs won 0 of 1 · Biggest winner 10/3

Sandown Soft · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 3 of 7 · Biggest winner 14/1

Wincanton Soft · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

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

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 53 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 49 won26.5% · 49 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 £13.74Staked £49.00, returned £35.26 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerOff The Beat (GB) 25/1The 2:00 Border Minstrel Pub Novices' Hurdle at Newcastle
  • Joint favourites3 of 9 won33.3% · 4 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Cork277—
Deauville (FR)299—
Kempton (AW)2582 of 7 won
Lingfield (AW)288—
Newcastle166—
Newcastle (AW)011—
Sandown377—
Wincanton1671 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 January 2020?
53 races across 8 meetings were run on 4 January 2020: Cork (7 races), Deauville (FR) (9 races), Kempton (AW) (8 races), Lingfield (AW) (8 races), Newcastle (6 races), Newcastle (AW) (1 race), Sandown (7 races) and Wincanton (7 races). That is Cork in Ireland; Deauville (FR) in France; Kempton (AW), Lingfield (AW), Newcastle, Newcastle (AW), Sandown and Wincanton 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 January 2020?
Cork: Soft (Turf); Deauville (FR): Standard (AW); Kempton (AW): Standard To Slow (AW); Lingfield (AW): Standard (AW); Newcastle: Soft (Turf); Newcastle (AW): Slow (AW); Sandown: Soft (Turf); Wincanton: Soft (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 4 January 2020?
Outright favourites won 13 of 49 on 4 January 2020 (26.5%); joint favourites won 3 of 9. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £49.00 and returned £35.26 — a loss of £13.74. 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 Off The Beat (GB) at 25/1 in the 2:00 Border Minstrel Pub Novices' Hurdle at Newcastle.
What was the feature race on 4 January 2020?
The feature race was the 2:25 Unibet Tolworth Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1) (Grade 1) at Sandown, won by Fiddlerontheroof (IRE) (5/4F).
What time was the first race on 4 January 2020?
The first race was the 10:45 Prix de Saint-james at Deauville (FR); the last was the 7:40 Follow racingtv On Twitter Classified Stakes at Kempton (AW).