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Sunday 5 April 2009
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44 races were run across 6 meetings on 5 April 2009: Curragh, Hexham, Limerick, Longchamp (FR), Market Rasen and Southwell.

Curragh Yielding To Soft · Turf · 8 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 2 of 8 · Biggest winner 16/1

Curragh racecourse statistics →

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

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

Hexham racecourse statistics →

Limerick Yielding To Soft · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 5 of 6 · Biggest winner 9/1

Limerick racecourse statistics →

Longchamp (FR) Good · Turf · 8 races · France

Outright favs won 2 of 4 · Biggest winner 20/1

Longchamp racecourse statistics →

Market Rasen Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 3 of 7 · Biggest winner 12/1

Market Rasen racecourse statistics →

Southwell Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 2 of 6 · Biggest winner 16/1

Southwell racecourse statistics →

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 44 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 favourites17 of 38 won44.7% · 38 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 £35.06Staked £38.00, returned £73.06 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerTito Bustillo (FR) 20/1The 1:50 Prix de la Ligue Nationale de Rugby at Longchamp (FR)
  • Joint favourites0 of 4 won0.0% · 2 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Curragh288—
Hexham377—
Limerick5670 of 2 won
Longchamp (FR)248—
Market Rasen377—
Southwell2670 of 2 won

One day is a tiny sample; the long-run line is the comparison. 4 races have no favourite identified — no starting prices are stored for them. 4 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 5 April 2009?
44 races across 6 meetings were run on 5 April 2009: Curragh (8 races), Hexham (7 races), Limerick (7 races), Longchamp (FR) (8 races), Market Rasen (7 races) and Southwell (7 races). That is Curragh and Limerick in Ireland; Hexham, Market Rasen and Southwell in Great Britain; Longchamp (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 5 April 2009?
Curragh: Yielding To Soft (Turf); Hexham: Good To Firm (Turf); Limerick: Yielding To Soft (Turf); Longchamp (FR): Good (Turf); Market Rasen: Good (Turf); Southwell: Good (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 5 April 2009?
Outright favourites won 17 of 38 on 5 April 2009 (44.7%); joint favourites won 0 of 4. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £38.00 and returned £73.06 — a profit of £35.06. 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 Tito Bustillo (FR) at 20/1 in the 1:50 Prix de la Ligue Nationale de Rugby at Longchamp (FR).
What was the feature race on 5 April 2009?
The feature race was the 4:35 Hugh Mcmahon Memorial Novice Chase (grade 2) (Grade 2) at Limerick, won by Bluesea Cracker (IRE) (13/2).
What time was the first race on 5 April 2009?
The first race was the 1:15 Prix du Rugby Top 14 Orange at Longchamp (FR); the last was the 5:45 Newbridge Parishes Charity Day Race at Curragh.