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Racing Results

Wednesday 4 May 2022

52 races were run across 7 meetings on 4 May 2022: Chester, Fontwell, Gowran Park, Kelso, Kempton (AW), Longchamp (FR) and Newton Abbot.

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

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

Fontwell Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 3 of 7 · Biggest winner 6/1

Gowran Park Yielding · Turf · 8 races · Ireland

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

Kelso Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

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

Kempton (AW) Standard To Slow · AW · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 4 of 7 · Biggest winner 8/1

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

Outright favs won 4 of 8 · Biggest winner 13/2

Newton Abbot Good · Turf · 8 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 3 of 7 · Biggest winner 9/2

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 52 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 favourites20 of 50 won40.0% · 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 £0.74Staked £50.00, returned £49.26 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerOne For Bobby (IRE) 33/1The 6:50 Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Maiden at Gowran Park
  • Joint favourites2 of 5 won40.0% · 2 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Chester477—
Fontwell377—
Gowran Park1781 of 2 won
Kelso177—
Kempton (AW)477—
Longchamp (FR)488—
Newton Abbot3781 of 3 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 May 2022?
52 races across 7 meetings were run on 4 May 2022: Chester (7 races), Fontwell (7 races), Gowran Park (8 races), Kelso (7 races), Kempton (AW) (7 races), Longchamp (FR) (8 races) and Newton Abbot (8 races). That is Chester, Fontwell, Kelso, Kempton (AW) and Newton Abbot in Great Britain; Gowran Park in Ireland; Longchamp (FR) in France. 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 May 2022?
Chester: Good To Soft (Turf); Fontwell: Good (Turf); Gowran Park: Yielding (Turf); Kelso: Good (Turf); Kempton (AW): Standard To Slow (AW); Longchamp (FR): Good To Soft (Turf); Newton Abbot: Good (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 4 May 2022?
Outright favourites won 20 of 50 on 4 May 2022 (40.0%); joint favourites won 2 of 5. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £50.00 and returned £49.26 — a loss of £0.74. 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 One For Bobby (IRE) at 33/1 in the 6:50 Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Maiden at Gowran Park.
What was the feature race on 4 May 2022?
The feature race was the 3:10 Boodles Chester Vase Stakes (Group 3) (Group 3) at Chester, won by Changingoftheguard (IRE) (10/3).
What time was the first race on 4 May 2022?
The first race was the 12:50 Prix de l'Orangerie at Longchamp (FR); the last was the 8:30 Unibet Supporting Safe Gambling Handicap at Kempton (AW).