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Racing Results

Monday 4 May 2009

65 races were run across 9 meetings on 4 May 2009: Beverley, Curragh, Down Royal, Kempton (AW), Limerick, Longchamp (FR), Newcastle, Warwick and Windsor.

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

Outright favs won 2 of 6 · Biggest winner 40/1

Curragh Heavy · Turf · 8 races · Ireland

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

Down Royal Yielding · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

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

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

Outright favs won 1 of 8 · Biggest winner 25/1

Limerick Soft · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

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

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

Outright favs won 0 of 1 · Biggest winner 5/1

Newcastle Good To Soft · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

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

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

Outright favs won 2 of 7 · Biggest winner 9/1

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

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

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 65 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 favourites13 of 52 won25.0% · 52 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 £16.56Staked £52.00, returned £35.44 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerBerriedale (GB) 40/1The 4:20 Go Racing At Catterick Tomorrow Classified Stakes at Beverley
  • Joint favourites3 of 16 won18.8% · 7 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Beverley2671 of 3 won
Curragh1780 of 2 won
Down Royal477—
Kempton (AW)188—
Limerick1571 of 4 won
Longchamp (FR)0181 of 2 won
Newcastle1670 of 2 won
Warwick277—
Windsor1560 of 3 won

One day is a tiny sample; the long-run line is the comparison. 6 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 4 May 2009?
65 races across 9 meetings were run on 4 May 2009: Beverley (7 races), Curragh (8 races), Down Royal (7 races), Kempton (AW) (8 races), Limerick (7 races), Longchamp (FR) (8 races), Newcastle (7 races), Warwick (7 races) and Windsor (6 races). That is Beverley, Kempton (AW), Newcastle, Warwick and Windsor in Great Britain; Curragh, Down Royal and Limerick in Ireland; 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 4 May 2009?
Beverley: Good To Firm (Turf); Curragh: Heavy (Turf); Down Royal: Yielding (Turf); Kempton (AW): Standard (AW); Limerick: Soft (Turf); Longchamp (FR): Good (Turf); Newcastle: Good To Soft (Turf); Warwick: Good To Firm (Turf); Windsor: Good To Firm (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 4 May 2009?
Outright favourites won 13 of 52 on 4 May 2009 (25.0%); joint favourites won 3 of 16. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £52.00 and returned £35.44 — a loss of £16.56. 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 Berriedale (GB) at 40/1 in the 4:20 Go Racing At Catterick Tomorrow Classified Stakes at Beverley.
What was the feature race on 4 May 2009?
The feature race was the 2:20 Prix Hocquart (Colts & Fillies) (Group 2) at Longchamp (FR), won by Wajir (FR) (5/1).
What time was the first race on 4 May 2009?
The first race was the 12:50 Prix de la Place Vendome at Longchamp (FR); the last was the 5:40 Riverfest (Pro/Am) Flat Race at Limerick.