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Friday 4 August 2023

48 races were run across 7 meetings on 4 August 2023: Bangor-on-Dee, Bath, Galway, Goodwood, Musselburgh, Newmarket and Wolverhampton (AW).

Bangor-on-Dee Good · Turf · 8 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 2 of 8 · Biggest winner 11/1

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

Outright favs won 2 of 6 · Biggest winner 5/1

Galway Good · Turf · 8 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 3 of 8 · Biggest winner 28/1

Goodwood Soft · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 3 of 6 · Biggest winner 25/1

Musselburgh Good · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 3 of 5 · Biggest winner 13/2

Newmarket Good · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 1 of 6 · Biggest winner 14/1

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

Outright favs won 2 of 6 · Biggest winner 80/1

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 48 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 favourites16 of 45 won35.6% · 45 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 profit of £1.48Staked £45.00, returned £46.48 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerStoney Lane (GB) 80/1The 4:20 Martin Perrins Memorial Handicap at Wolverhampton (AW)
  • Joint favourites1 of 6 won16.7% · 3 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Bangor-on-Dee288—
Bath266—
Galway388—
Goodwood3671 of 2 won
Musselburgh3560 of 2 won
Newmarket166—
Wolverhampton (AW)2670 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 2023?
48 races across 7 meetings were run on 4 August 2023: Bangor-on-Dee (8 races), Bath (6 races), Galway (8 races), Goodwood (7 races), Musselburgh (6 races), Newmarket (6 races) and Wolverhampton (AW) (7 races). That is Bangor-on-Dee, Bath, Goodwood, Musselburgh, Newmarket and Wolverhampton (AW) in Great Britain; 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 2023?
Bangor-on-Dee: Good (Turf); Bath: Good To Soft (Turf); Galway: Good (Turf); Goodwood: Soft (Turf); Musselburgh: Good (Turf); Newmarket: Good (Turf); Wolverhampton (AW): Standard (AW).
How did the favourites do on 4 August 2023?
Outright favourites won 16 of 45 on 4 August 2023 (35.6%); joint favourites won 1 of 6. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £45.00 and returned £46.48 — a profit of £1.48. 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 Stoney Lane (GB) at 80/1 in the 4:20 Martin Perrins Memorial Handicap at Wolverhampton (AW).
What was the feature race on 4 August 2023?
The feature race was the 3:35 King George Qatar Stakes (Group 2) (Group 2) at Goodwood, won by Highfield Princess (FR) (4/9F).
What time was the first race on 4 August 2023?
The first race was the 1:40 AceOdds Bonus Codes Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle at Bangor-on-Dee; the last was the 8:50 Thistle TBS - Xtratherm Unilin Insulation UK Handicap at Musselburgh.