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Saturday 5 May 2007

48 races were run across 7 meetings on 5 May 2007: Goodwood, Hexham, Kilbeggan, Newmarket, Thirsk, Uttoxeter and Worcester.

Goodwood Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 4 of 7 · Biggest winner 20/1

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

Outright favs won 1 of 6 · Biggest winner 28/1

Kilbeggan Firm · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 2 of 7 · Biggest winner 14/1

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

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

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

Outright favs won 3 of 6 · Biggest winner 13/2

Uttoxeter Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 2 of 5 · Biggest winner 12/1

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

Outright favs won 2 of 5 · Biggest winner 14/1

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 48 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 43 won34.9% · 43 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 £5.18Staked £43.00, returned £37.82 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerTop Tenor (IRE) 28/1The 6:05 Northumberland Clubs Selling Hurdle at Hexham
  • Joint favourites1 of 10 won10.0% · 5 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Goodwood477—
Hexham1670 of 2 won
Kilbeggan277—
Newmarket177—
Thirsk3670 of 2 won
Uttoxeter2571 of 4 won
Worcester2560 of 2 won

One day is a tiny sample; the long-run line is the comparison. Figures are facts from the result, not a tip.

Quick answers

What horse racing was on 5 May 2007?
48 races across 7 meetings were run on 5 May 2007: Goodwood (7 races), Hexham (7 races), Kilbeggan (7 races), Newmarket (7 races), Thirsk (7 races), Uttoxeter (7 races) and Worcester (6 races). That is Goodwood, Hexham, Newmarket, Thirsk, Uttoxeter and Worcester in Great Britain; Kilbeggan 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 5 May 2007?
Goodwood: Good (Turf); Hexham: Good To Firm (Turf); Kilbeggan: Firm (Turf); Newmarket: Good To Firm (Turf); Thirsk: Good To Firm (Turf); Uttoxeter: Good (Turf); Worcester: Good To Firm (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 5 May 2007?
Outright favourites won 15 of 43 on 5 May 2007 (34.9%); joint favourites won 1 of 10. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £43.00 and returned £37.82 — a loss of £5.18. 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 Top Tenor (IRE) at 28/1 in the 6:05 Northumberland Clubs Selling Hurdle at Hexham.
What was the feature race on 5 May 2007?
The feature race was the 3:25 Stan James 2000 Guineas (Group 1) (Group 1) at Newmarket, won by Cockney Rebel (IRE) (25/1).
What time was the first race on 5 May 2007?
The first race was the 1:45 Steelstock Novices' Hurdle at Uttoxeter; the last was the 8:35 Flying Ace Hunters' Chase at Hexham.