Going reports for today's racing
On Wednesday 4 November 2026, the official going covers 6 UK and Irish meetings. Nottingham has the softest ground (soft (heavy in places)).
| Meeting | Going | Surface | Country | First race | Races |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Musselburgh | Soft | Turf | Scotland | 12:05 | 8 |
| Nottingham | Soft (Heavy in places) | Turf | England | 12:15 | 9 |
| Chepstow | Good (Good to Firm in places) | Turf | Wales | 12:20 | 8 |
| Wexford | Yielding (Yielding to Soft in places) | Turf | Ireland | 13:00 | 7 |
| Kempton | Standard / Slow | Polytrack | England | 14:25 | 9 |
| Dundalk | Standard | Polytrack | Ireland | 16:05 | 7 |
Each racecourse's clerk of the course declares the going descriptions, which appear on the day's racecards. If hurdle and chase courses differ, we show both.
What the going scale means
Turf, from firmest to softest
- Hard
- Firm
- Good, tending to firm
- Good
- Good, tending to yielding
- Yielding
- Good, tending to soft
- Yielding, tending to Soft
- Soft
- Soft, tending to heavy
- Heavy
Going on all-weather tracks
- Fast
- Standard, tending to fast
- Standard
- Standard, tending to slow
- Slow
Ireland places yielding between good and soft
Today's going reports include highlighted terms.