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Racing Results

Saturday 2 July 2005

55 races were run across 9 meetings on 2 July 2005: Beverley, Carlisle, Haydock, Leicester, Leopardstown, Limerick, Nantes (FR), Nottingham and Sandown.

Beverley Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 4 of 6 · Biggest winner 25/1

Carlisle Firm · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 2 of 4 · Biggest winner 6/1

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

Outright favs won 2 of 6 · Biggest winner 14/1

Leicester Good · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 0 of 4 · Biggest winner 8/1

Leopardstown Firm · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 1 of 7 · Biggest winner 10/1

Limerick Good · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 1 of 5 · Biggest winner 20/1

Nantes (FR) Good To Soft · Turf · 2 races · France

Outright favs won 1 of 1 · Biggest winner 7/4

Nottingham Good · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 2 of 5 · Biggest winner 33/1

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

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

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 55 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 45 won33.3% · 45 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 £0.87Staked £45.00, returned £44.13 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerLady Cree (IRE) 33/1The 7:20 Racing UK On Channel 432 Maiden Auction Fillies' Stakes at Nottingham · one of 2 winners at that price
  • Joint favourites5 of 19 won26.3% · 9 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Beverley4671 of 3 won
Carlisle2462 of 4 won
Haydock2670 of 2 won
Leicester0462 of 4 won
Leopardstown177—
Limerick1570 of 4 won
Nantes (FR)112—
Nottingham2560 of 2 won
Sandown277—

One day is a tiny sample; the long-run line is the comparison. 1 race has no favourite identified — no starting prices are stored for it. 1 winner has 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 July 2005?
55 races across 9 meetings were run on 2 July 2005: Beverley (7 races), Carlisle (6 races), Haydock (7 races), Leicester (6 races), Leopardstown (7 races), Limerick (7 races), Nantes (FR) (2 races), Nottingham (6 races) and Sandown (7 races). That is Beverley, Carlisle, Haydock, Leicester, Nottingham and Sandown in Great Britain; Leopardstown and Limerick in Ireland; Nantes (FR) in France. 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 July 2005?
Beverley: Good (Turf); Carlisle: Firm (Turf); Haydock: Good To Firm (Turf); Leicester: Good (Turf); Leopardstown: Firm (Turf); Limerick: Good (Turf); Nantes (FR): Good To Soft (Turf); Nottingham: Good (Turf); Sandown: Good To Firm (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 2 July 2005?
Outright favourites won 15 of 45 on 2 July 2005 (33.3%); joint favourites won 5 of 19. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £45.00 and returned £44.13 — a loss of £0.87. 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 Lady Cree (IRE) at 33/1 in the 7:20 Racing UK On Channel 432 Maiden Auction Fillies' Stakes at Nottingham (one of 2 winners at that price).
What was the feature race on 2 July 2005?
The feature race was the 3:15 Coral-Eclipse Stakes (Group 1) (Group 1) at Sandown, won by Oratorio (IRE) (12/1).
What time was the first race on 2 July 2005?
The first race was the 12:07 Derby de l'Ouest at Nantes (FR); the last was the 9:35 Kingmoor Park Properties Ltd Maiden Handicap at Carlisle.