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Racing Results

Saturday 5 May 2012

58 races were run across 8 meetings on 5 May 2012: Doncaster, Goodwood, Hexham, Limerick, Newmarket, Saint-Cloud (FR), Thirsk and Uttoxeter.

Doncaster Good To Soft · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

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

Goodwood Soft · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 3 of 7 · Biggest winner 20/1

Hexham Soft · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 3 of 7 · Biggest winner 8/1

Limerick Good · Turf · 8 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 3 of 7 · Biggest winner 25/1

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

Outright favs won 4 of 7 · Biggest winner 12/1

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

Outright favs won 3 of 8 · Biggest winner 172/10

Thirsk Good To Soft · Turf · 8 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 3 of 8 · Biggest winner 18/1

Uttoxeter Soft · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 3 of 7 · Biggest winner 22/1

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 58 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 favourites23 of 57 won40.4% · 57 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 £9.38Staked £57.00, returned £66.38 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerKilcross Boy (IRE) 25/1The 3:15 Kelloggs Cul Camps Handicap Hurdle at Limerick
  • Joint favourites1 of 2 won50.0% · 1 race had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Doncaster166—
Goodwood377—
Hexham377—
Limerick3781 of 2 won
Newmarket477—
Saint-Cloud (FR)388—
Thirsk388—
Uttoxeter377—

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 2012?
58 races across 8 meetings were run on 5 May 2012: Doncaster (6 races), Goodwood (7 races), Hexham (7 races), Limerick (8 races), Newmarket (7 races), Saint-Cloud (FR) (8 races), Thirsk (8 races) and Uttoxeter (7 races). That is Doncaster, Goodwood, Hexham, Newmarket, Thirsk and Uttoxeter in Great Britain; Limerick in Ireland; 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 5 May 2012?
Doncaster: Good To Soft (Turf); Goodwood: Soft (Turf); Hexham: Soft (Turf); Limerick: Good (Turf); Newmarket: Good To Soft (Turf); Saint-Cloud (FR): Very Soft (Turf); Thirsk: Good To Soft (Turf); Uttoxeter: Soft (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 5 May 2012?
Outright favourites won 23 of 57 on 5 May 2012 (40.4%); joint favourites won 1 of 2. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £57.00 and returned £66.38 — a profit of £9.38. 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 Kilcross Boy (IRE) at 25/1 in the 3:15 Kelloggs Cul Camps Handicap Hurdle at Limerick.
What was the feature race on 5 May 2012?
The feature race was the 3:10 Qipco 2000 Guineas Stakes (204th Running) (British Champions Series) (Group 1) (Group 1) at Newmarket, won by Camelot (GB) (15/8F).
What time was the first race on 5 May 2012?
The first race was the 1:40 Betfred Goals Galore E.B.F. Maiden Stakes at Goodwood; the last was the 8:40 Great North Run Standard Open NH Flat Race at Hexham.