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Racing Results

Saturday 6 May 2006

56 races were run across 9 meetings on 6 May 2006: Goodwood, Haydock, Hexham, Kilbeggan, Nantes (FR), Newmarket, Thirsk, Uttoxeter and Worcester.

Goodwood Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 3 of 6 · Biggest winner 33/1

Haydock Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 5 of 6 · Biggest winner 20/1

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

Outright favs won 5 of 7 · Biggest winner 8/1

Kilbeggan Yielding · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 2 of 7 · Biggest winner 16/1

Nantes (FR) Soft · Turf · 1 race · France

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

Outright favs won 2 of 7 · Biggest winner 25/1

Thirsk Firm · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 3 of 7 · Biggest winner 6/1

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

Outright favs won 0 of 6 · Biggest winner 33/1

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

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

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 56 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 favourites21 of 51 won41.2% · 51 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 profit of £4.49Staked £51.00, returned £55.49 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerRomany Nights (IRE) 33/1The 3:25 Royal Sussex Regiment Stakes at Goodwood · one of 2 winners at that price
  • Joint favourites1 of 9 won11.1% · 4 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Goodwood3671 of 2 won
Haydock5670 of 2 won
Hexham577—
Kilbeggan277—
Nantes (FR)001—
Newmarket277—
Thirsk377—
Uttoxeter0670 of 3 won
Worcester1560 of 2 won

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 6 May 2006?
56 races across 9 meetings were run on 6 May 2006: Goodwood (7 races), Haydock (7 races), Hexham (7 races), Kilbeggan (7 races), Nantes (FR) (1 race), Newmarket (7 races), Thirsk (7 races), Uttoxeter (7 races) and Worcester (6 races). That is Goodwood, Haydock, Hexham, Newmarket, Thirsk, Uttoxeter and Worcester in Great Britain; Kilbeggan 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 6 May 2006?
Goodwood: Good (Turf); Haydock: Good (Turf); Hexham: Good To Firm (Turf); Kilbeggan: Yielding (Turf); Nantes (FR): Soft (Turf); Newmarket: Good To Firm (Turf); Thirsk: Firm (Turf); Uttoxeter: Good To Firm (Turf); Worcester: Good To Firm (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 6 May 2006?
Outright favourites won 21 of 51 on 6 May 2006 (41.2%); joint favourites won 1 of 9. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £51.00 and returned £55.49 — a profit of £4.49. 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 Romany Nights (IRE) at 33/1 in the 3:25 Royal Sussex Regiment Stakes at Goodwood (one of 2 winners at that price).
What was the feature race on 6 May 2006?
The feature race was the 3:15 Stan James 2000 Guineas Stakes (Group 1) (Group 1) at Newmarket, won by George Washington (IRE) (3/2F).
What time was the first race on 6 May 2006?
The first race was the 11:07 Prix de la Chezine at Nantes (FR); the last was the 8:35 Flying Ace Hunters' Chase at Hexham.