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The longest shots of 2005

Every horse that won a British or Irish race at 50/1 or longer in 2005. The starting price, the race, the trainer and the jockey, year by year, from our own archive.

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Every completed race in Great Britain and Ireland from 2 January 2005 to 30 October 2026. Rebuilt through the day as results come in; today’s races join tomorrow.

Year by year

How many horses won at 50/1 or longer each year, and the longest price that won. Tap a year for its winners.

The winners at 50/1 or longer in 2005

In race order. Each name links to its profile and each race to its result where our archive holds the page.

In 2005, 77 horses won British or Irish races at 50/1 or longer — 50 on the Flat, 27 over jumps. The longest was Arctic Blue (GB) at 200/1, in the Novices' Hurdle at Chepstow on 23 March 2005.

January9

February1

March2

April10

May7

June6

July9

August9

September7

October6

November8

December3

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