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Racing Results

Friday 2 August 2024

48 races were run across 8 meetings on 2 August 2024: Bath, Clairefontaine (FR), Galway, Goodwood, Musselburgh, Newcastle (AW), Newmarket and Southwell (AW).

Bath Firm · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 1 of 6 · Biggest winner 15/2

Clairefontaine (FR) Good · Turf · 1 race · France

Outright favs won 0 of 1 · Biggest winner 92/10

Galway Good To Yielding · Turf · 8 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 2 of 8 · Biggest winner 50/1

Goodwood Good To Firm · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 1 of 5 · Biggest winner 25/1

Musselburgh Good To Firm · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 2 of 4 · Biggest winner 15/2

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

Outright favs won 3 of 7 · Biggest winner 33/1

Newmarket Good · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 2 of 5 · Biggest winner 25/1

Southwell (AW) Standard · AW · 6 races · Great Britain

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

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 favourites12 of 42 won28.6% · 42 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 £9.64Staked £42.00, returned £32.36 at SP · 1 dead heat, the return split
  • Biggest-priced winnerBessie Abott (IRE) 50/1The 5:30 James's Gate Irish EBF Median Auction Maiden at Galway
  • Joint favourites2 of 14 won14.3% · 6 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Bath166—
Clairefontaine (FR)011—
Galway288—
Goodwood1570 of 4 won
Musselburgh2460 of 4 won
Newcastle (AW)3781 of 2 won
Newmarket2561 of 4 won
Southwell (AW)166—

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 2 August 2024?
48 races across 8 meetings were run on 2 August 2024: Bath (6 races), Clairefontaine (FR) (1 race), Galway (8 races), Goodwood (7 races), Musselburgh (6 races), Newcastle (AW) (8 races), Newmarket (6 races) and Southwell (AW) (6 races). That is Bath, Goodwood, Musselburgh, Newcastle (AW), Newmarket and Southwell (AW) in Great Britain; Clairefontaine (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 2 August 2024?
Bath: Firm (Turf); Clairefontaine (FR): Good (Turf); Galway: Good To Yielding (Turf); Goodwood: Good To Firm (Turf); Musselburgh: Good To Firm (Turf); Newcastle (AW): Standard To Slow (AW); Newmarket: Good (Turf); Southwell (AW): Standard (AW).
How did the favourites do on 2 August 2024?
Outright favourites won 12 of 42 on 2 August 2024 (28.6%); joint favourites won 2 of 14. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £42.00 and returned £32.36 — a loss of £9.64. 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 Bessie Abott (IRE) at 50/1 in the 5:30 James's Gate Irish EBF Median Auction Maiden at Galway.
What was the feature race on 2 August 2024?
The feature race was the 3:35 King George Qatar Stakes (Group 2) (Group 2) at Goodwood, won by Big Evs (IRE) (13/8F).
What time was the first race on 2 August 2024?
The first race was the 1:15 Prix Ecurie High Heels Racing at Clairefontaine (FR); the last was the 8:50 Platform Interior Solutions Amateur Jockeys' Handicap at Musselburgh.