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Racing Results

Tuesday 1 May 2012

52 races were run across 8 meetings on 1 May 2012: Ballinrobe, Exeter, Kempton (AW), Le Lion-D'Angers, Lingfield (AW), Saint-Cloud (FR), Sedgefield and Yarmouth.

Ballinrobe Good · Turf · 8 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 2 of 8 · Biggest winner 12/1

Exeter Heavy · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 4 of 6 · Biggest winner 4/1

Kempton (AW) Standard · AW · 7 races · Great Britain

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

Le Lion-D'Angers Heavy · 1 race · France

Outright favs won 0 of 1 · Biggest winner 84/10

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

Outright favs won 2 of 7 · Biggest winner 11/1

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

Outright favs won 3 of 8 · Biggest winner 222/10

Sedgefield Soft · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 2 of 7 · Biggest winner 12/1

Yarmouth Heavy · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 3 of 7 · Biggest winner 14/1

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 52 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 51 won33.3% · 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 loss of £5.63Staked £51.00, returned £45.37 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerFumseck (FR) 222/10The 3:25 Prix De Rennes at Saint-Cloud (FR)
  • Joint favourites1 of 2 won50.0% · 1 race had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Ballinrobe288—
Exeter466—
Kempton (AW)177—
Le Lion-D'Angers011—
Lingfield (AW)2781 of 2 won
Saint-Cloud (FR)388—
Sedgefield277—
Yarmouth377—

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 1 May 2012?
52 races across 8 meetings were run on 1 May 2012: Ballinrobe (8 races), Exeter (6 races), Kempton (AW) (7 races), Le Lion-D'Angers (1 race), Lingfield (AW) (8 races), Saint-Cloud (FR) (8 races), Sedgefield (7 races) and Yarmouth (7 races). That is Ballinrobe in Ireland; Exeter, Kempton (AW), Lingfield (AW), Sedgefield and Yarmouth in Great Britain; Le Lion-D'Angers and 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 2012?
Ballinrobe: Good (Turf); Exeter: Heavy (Turf); Kempton (AW): Standard (AW); Le Lion-D'Angers: Heavy; Lingfield (AW): Standard (AW); Saint-Cloud (FR): Very Soft (Turf); Sedgefield: Soft (Turf); Yarmouth: Heavy (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 1 May 2012?
Outright favourites won 17 of 51 on 1 May 2012 (33.3%); joint favourites won 1 of 2. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £51.00 and returned £45.37 — a loss of £5.63. 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 Fumseck (FR) at 222/10 in the 3:25 Prix De Rennes at Saint-Cloud (FR).
What was the feature race on 1 May 2012?
The feature race was the 2:20 Prix Du Muguet (4yo+) (Turf) (Group 2) at Saint-Cloud (FR), won by Zinabaa (FR) (7/5F).
What time was the first race on 1 May 2012?
The first race was the 11:00 Prix Telayou at Le Lion-D'Angers; the last was the 9:05 'Win A Free Stove With Morstoves' Handicap at Kempton (AW).