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Racing Results

Monday 1 May 2006

63 races were run across 9 meetings on 1 May 2006: Curragh, Down Royal, Kempton (AW), Limerick, Newcastle, Saint-Cloud (FR), Sedgefield, Warwick and Windsor.

Curragh Good To Yielding · Turf · 8 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 3 of 7 · Biggest winner 11/1

Down Royal Good To Yielding · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 0 of 7 · Biggest winner 14/1

Kempton (AW) Standard · AW · 8 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 1 of 6 · Biggest winner 8/1

Limerick Good · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 2 of 6 · Biggest winner 8/1

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

Outright favs won 1 of 4 · Biggest winner 11/1

Saint-Cloud (FR) Soft · Turf · 8 races · France

Outright favs won 0 of 3 · Biggest winner 83/10

Sedgefield Good · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

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

Warwick Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 1 of 7 · Biggest winner 16/1

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

Outright favs won 2 of 6 · Biggest winner 7/1

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 favourites11 of 50 won22.0% · 50 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 £14.34Staked £50.00, returned £35.66 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerSpring Dream (IRE) 16/1The 4:00 Edgecote Handicap at Warwick · one of 3 winners at that price
  • Joint favourites6 of 16 won37.5% · 8 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Curragh3781 of 2 won
Down Royal077—
Kempton (AW)1681 of 4 won
Limerick2671 of 2 won
Newcastle1461 of 4 won
Saint-Cloud (FR)038—
Sedgefield1462 of 4 won
Warwick177—
Windsor266—

One day is a tiny sample; the long-run line is the comparison. 5 races have no favourite identified — no starting prices are stored for them. 6 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 1 May 2006?
63 races across 9 meetings were run on 1 May 2006: Curragh (8 races), Down Royal (7 races), Kempton (AW) (8 races), Limerick (7 races), Newcastle (6 races), Saint-Cloud (FR) (8 races), Sedgefield (6 races), Warwick (7 races) and Windsor (6 races). That is Curragh, Down Royal and Limerick in Ireland; Kempton (AW), Newcastle, Sedgefield, Warwick and Windsor in Great Britain; Saint-Cloud (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 1 May 2006?
Curragh: Good To Yielding (Turf); Down Royal: Good To Yielding (Turf); Kempton (AW): Standard (AW); Limerick: Good (Turf); Newcastle: Good To Firm (Turf); Saint-Cloud (FR): Soft (Turf); Sedgefield: Good (Turf); Warwick: Good (Turf); Windsor: Good To Soft (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 1 May 2006?
Outright favourites won 11 of 50 on 1 May 2006 (22.0%); joint favourites won 6 of 16. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £50.00 and returned £35.66 — a loss of £14.34. 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 Spring Dream (IRE) at 16/1 in the 4:00 Edgecote Handicap at Warwick (one of 3 winners at that price).
What was the feature race on 1 May 2006?
The feature race was the 3:00 Prix du Muguet (Group 2) at Saint-Cloud (FR), won by Krataios (FR) (9/2).
What time was the first race on 1 May 2006?
The first race was the 12:50 Prix du Conseil General des Hauts-de-Seine at Saint-Cloud (FR); the last was the 5:55 London Mile Jubilee Handicap at Kempton (AW).