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Racing Results

Monday 2 May 2005

63 races were run across 9 meetings on 2 May 2005: Chantilly (FR), Curragh, Doncaster, Down Royal, Kempton, Limerick, Newcastle, Sedgefield and Warwick.

Chantilly (FR) Soft · Turf · 9 races · France

Outright favs won 1 of 1 · Biggest winner 6/4F

Curragh Heavy · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 2 of 7 · Biggest winner 12/1

Doncaster Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 2 of 5 · Biggest winner 40/1

Down Royal Good · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 1 of 6 · Biggest winner 12/1

Kempton Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 1 of 5 · Biggest winner 12/1

Limerick Soft · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 3 of 7 · Biggest winner 14/1

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

Outright favs won 1 of 3 · Biggest winner 25/1

Sedgefield Good · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 1 of 5 · Biggest winner 16/1

Warwick Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 3 of 5 · Biggest winner 12/1

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 63 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 favourites15 of 44 won34.1% · 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 £1.72Staked £44.00, returned £42.28 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerReal Quality (USA) 40/1The 4:40 Conditions Stakes at Doncaster
  • Joint favourites6 of 22 won27.3% · 11 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Chantilly (FR)119—
Curragh277—
Doncaster2571 of 4 won
Down Royal1670 of 2 won
Kempton1572 of 4 won
Limerick377—
Newcastle1361 of 6 won
Sedgefield1560 of 2 won
Warwick3572 of 4 won

One day is a tiny sample; the long-run line is the comparison. 8 races have no favourite identified — no starting prices are stored for them. 8 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 2 May 2005?
63 races across 9 meetings were run on 2 May 2005: Chantilly (FR) (9 races), Curragh (7 races), Doncaster (7 races), Down Royal (7 races), Kempton (7 races), Limerick (7 races), Newcastle (6 races), Sedgefield (6 races) and Warwick (7 races). That is Chantilly (FR) in France; Curragh, Down Royal and Limerick in Ireland; Doncaster, Kempton, Newcastle, Sedgefield and Warwick in Great Britain. 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 May 2005?
Chantilly (FR): Soft (Turf); Curragh: Heavy (Turf); Doncaster: Good (Turf); Down Royal: Good (Turf); Kempton: Good (Turf); Limerick: Soft (Turf); Newcastle: Good To Soft (Turf); Sedgefield: Good (Turf); Warwick: Good (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 2 May 2005?
Outright favourites won 15 of 44 on 2 May 2005 (34.1%); joint favourites won 6 of 22. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £44.00 and returned £42.28 — a loss of £1.72. 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 Real Quality (USA) at 40/1 in the 4:40 Conditions Stakes at Doncaster.
What was the feature race on 2 May 2005?
The feature race was the 2:35 Prix Allez France (Fillies & Mares) (Group 3) at Chantilly (FR), won by Elopa (GER) (6/4F).
What time was the first race on 2 May 2005?
The first race was the 1:05 Prix des Closeaux at Chantilly (FR); the last was the 5:40 Big Band Night INH Flat Race at Limerick.