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Racing Results

Saturday 30 April 2005

57 races were run across 8 meetings on 30 April 2005: Goodwood, Hexham, Longchamp (FR), Newmarket, Punchestown, Thirsk, Uttoxeter and Worcester.

Goodwood Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 0 of 5 · Biggest winner 10/1

Hexham Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 0 of 5 · Biggest winner 66/1

Longchamp (FR) Very Soft · Turf · 8 races · France

Biggest winner 3/5F

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

Outright favs won 2 of 6 · Biggest winner 10/1

Punchestown Soft · Turf · 8 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 1 of 8 · Biggest winner 20/1

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

Outright favs won 2 of 7 · Biggest winner 33/1

Uttoxeter Soft · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 3 of 7 · Biggest winner 20/1

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

Outright favs won 0 of 6 · Biggest winner 20/1

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 57 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 favourites8 of 44 won18.2% · 44 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 £20.71Staked £44.00, returned £23.29 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerRoyal Glen (IRE) 66/1The 5:55 Selling Hurdle at Hexham
  • Joint favourites3 of 13 won23.1% · 6 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Goodwood0570 of 4 won
Hexham0572 of 5 won
Longchamp (FR)0081 of 2 won
Newmarket2670 of 2 won
Punchestown188—
Thirsk277—
Uttoxeter377—
Worcester066—

One day is a tiny sample; the long-run line is the comparison. 7 races have no favourite identified — no starting prices are stored for them. 7 winners have no stored starting price and cannot be ranked by price. Figures are facts from the result, not a tip.

Quick answers

What horse racing was on 30 April 2005?
57 races across 8 meetings were run on 30 April 2005: Goodwood (7 races), Hexham (7 races), Longchamp (FR) (8 races), Newmarket (7 races), Punchestown (8 races), Thirsk (7 races), Uttoxeter (7 races) and Worcester (6 races). That is Goodwood, Hexham, Newmarket, Thirsk, Uttoxeter and Worcester in Great Britain; Longchamp (FR) in France; Punchestown 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 30 April 2005?
Goodwood: Good (Turf); Hexham: Good (Turf); Longchamp (FR): Very Soft (Turf); Newmarket: Good To Firm (Turf); Punchestown: Soft (Turf); Thirsk: Good To Soft (Turf); Uttoxeter: Soft (Turf); Worcester: Good To Firm (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 30 April 2005?
Outright favourites won 8 of 44 on 30 April 2005 (18.2%); joint favourites won 3 of 13. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £44.00 and returned £23.29 — a loss of £20.71. 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 Royal Glen (IRE) at 66/1 in the 5:55 Selling Hurdle at Hexham.
What was the feature race on 30 April 2005?
The feature race was the 3:15 2000 Guineas (Group 1) (Group 1) at Newmarket, won by Footstepsinthesand (GB) (13/2).
What time was the first race on 30 April 2005?
The first race was the 12:45 Prix Beachcomber Hotel at Longchamp (FR); the last was the 8:25 Flying Ace Hunters' Chase at Hexham.