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Racing Results

Saturday 2 August 2025

53 races were run across 8 meetings on 2 August 2025: Clairefontaine (FR), Doncaster, Galway, Goodwood, Hamilton, Lingfield, Newmarket and Thirsk.

Clairefontaine (FR) Good To Soft · Turf · 3 races · France

Outright favs won 1 of 3 · Biggest winner 93/10

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

Outright favs won 4 of 7 · Biggest winner 15/2

Galway Good · Turf · 8 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 2 of 6 · Biggest winner 22/1

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

Outright favs won 4 of 7 · Biggest winner 11/2

Hamilton Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

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

Lingfield Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 1 of 7 · Biggest winner 9/1

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

Outright favs won 1 of 5 · Biggest winner 11/2

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

Outright favs won 3 of 8 · Biggest winner 66/1

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 favourites17 of 50 won34.0% · 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 £10.34Staked £50.00, returned £39.66 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerKoji (IRE) 66/1The 5:15 JW 4x4 Northallerton Handicap at Thirsk
  • Joint favourites2 of 7 won28.6% · 3 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Clairefontaine (FR)133—
Doncaster477—
Galway2681 of 4 won
Goodwood477—
Hamilton177—
Lingfield177—
Newmarket1561 of 3 won
Thirsk388—

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 2025?
53 races across 8 meetings were run on 2 August 2025: Clairefontaine (FR) (3 races), Doncaster (7 races), Galway (8 races), Goodwood (7 races), Hamilton (7 races), Lingfield (7 races), Newmarket (6 races) and Thirsk (8 races). That is Clairefontaine (FR) in France; Doncaster, Goodwood, Hamilton, Lingfield, Newmarket and Thirsk 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 2 August 2025?
Clairefontaine (FR): Good To Soft (Turf); Doncaster: Good To Firm (Turf); Galway: Good (Turf); Goodwood: Good To Soft (Turf); Hamilton: Good (Turf); Lingfield: Good (Turf); Newmarket: Good To Soft (Turf); Thirsk: Good To Firm (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 2 August 2025?
Outright favourites won 17 of 50 on 2 August 2025 (34.0%); joint favourites won 2 of 7. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £50.00 and returned £39.66 — a loss of £10.34. 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 Koji (IRE) at 66/1 in the 5:15 JW 4x4 Northallerton Handicap at Thirsk.
What was the feature race on 2 August 2025?
The feature race was the 2:30 Qatar Lillie Langtry Stakes (Fillies' & Mares' Group 2) (Group 2) at Goodwood, won by Waardah (IRE) (7/2).
What time was the first race on 2 August 2025?
The first race was the 12:58 Prix des Enfants : 10 Petites Promenades Musicales at Clairefontaine (FR); the last was the 9:00 MacGregor Flooring Handicap at Hamilton.