Horse racing today Wednesday: Wexford’s memorial chase and Musselburgh’s Fanning tribute
Six meetings are scheduled across Britain and Ireland on 4 November, with turf racing from lunchtime and an all-weather card at Dundalk taking the programme through to 7.15pm.
Horse racing today, Wednesday 4 November 2026, begins at Musselburgh at 12.05pm. Nottingham follows ten minutes later, with jumps racing at Chepstow and Wexford. Kempton and Dundalk complete the programme on the all-weather. There are 47 races scheduled across the six meetings.
Today’s horse racing fixtures and going
| Racecourse | Racing | First race | Last race | Races | Reported going |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Musselburgh | Flat | 12.05pm | 3.50pm | 8 | Round: good to soft, soft in places. Straight: soft, good to soft in places |
| Nottingham | Flat | 12.15pm | 3.55pm | 8 | Soft |
| Chepstow | Jumps | 12.20pm | 4.10pm | 8 | Chase: good, good to firm in places. Hurdle: good to soft, soft in places |
| Wexford | Jumps | 1.00pm | 4.20pm | 7 | Check the latest report |
| Kempton | All-weather Flat | 2.25pm | 6.30pm | 9 | Standard to slow |
| Dundalk | All-weather Flat | 4.05pm | 7.15pm | 7 | Standard |
Check the latest going and non-runners before travelling. At Musselburgh and Chepstow, conditions differ depending on which part of the course a race uses.
Wexford: a staying test in the Michael Hickey Memorial Chase
The 3.10pm Michael Hickey Memorial Chase is the race to look for on Wexford’s seven-race card. It is run over two miles and seven furlongs, in contrast to the two-mile novice chase at Chepstow earlier in the afternoon. For viewers choosing between the jumps meetings, the two races offer quite different tests over fences.
Musselburgh: a race named in honour of Joe Fanning
The 2.15pm Joe Fanning Fond Farewell Handicap is run over just short of two miles. It comes between a split mile-and-a-half handicap and the shorter races later on the card, including the 3.17pm Nairns Oatcakes Handicap, a Class 3 contest over seven furlongs. The highest-class race on the Scottish card comes earlier, with the 12.35pm Class 2 EBF restricted maiden over seven furlongs.
Nottingham opens with a four-runner sprint
Chevere was quoted at 4/7 in the published betting for the 12.15pm EBF Desert Crown Novice Stakes, with Christmas Is Comin at 11/4. Four runners were listed for the five-furlong opener on soft ground. At the other end of the card, Rogers Dream was reported as a narrow favourite for the 3.55pm finale, a much bigger field with 15 runners listed.
Chepstow: novice chasers contest the Lysaght Cup
The 2.30pm Lysaght Cup is a Class 3 limited handicap chase over about two miles. Five runners were listed. Chepstow’s earlier maiden hurdle is split into two divisions at 1.25pm and 1.58pm, while a National Hunt Flat race closes the card at 4.10pm.
Dundalk takes the racing into the evening
Kempton gets the all-weather programme under way at 2.25pm. Dundalk joins it at 4.05pm, opening with a claiming race followed by a median auction maiden at 4.40pm. Kempton finishes at 6.30pm, leaving Dundalk with the final two scheduled races at 6.45pm and 7.15pm.
Odds change throughout the day. The prices above are a snapshot of the published betting and can vary between bookmakers. Check the latest prices and non-runners before placing a bet.
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