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Racing Results

Tuesday 8 May 2012

47 races were run across 10 meetings on 8 May 2012: Catterick, Evreux, Exeter, Fakenham, Fontainebleau, Longchamp (FR), Nantes, Punchestown, Senonnes-Pouance and Southwell (AW).

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

Evreux Soft · 2 races · France

Exeter Soft · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

Fakenham Soft · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

Fontainebleau Very Soft · 2 races · France

Longchamp (FR) Very Soft · Turf · 8 races · France

Nantes Heavy · 1 race · France

Punchestown Soft · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

Senonnes-Pouance Heavy · 2 races · France

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

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 47 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.

MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Catterick166—
Evreux122—
Exeter266—
Fakenham166—
Fontainebleau112—
Longchamp (FR)188—
Nantes111—
Punchestown477—
Senonnes-Pouance222—
Southwell (AW)377—

One day is a tiny sample; the long-run line is the comparison. 1 race has no favourite identified — no starting prices are stored for it. 2 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 8 May 2012?
47 races across 10 meetings were run on 8 May 2012: Catterick (6 races), Evreux (2 races), Exeter (6 races), Fakenham (6 races), Fontainebleau (2 races), Longchamp (FR) (8 races), Nantes (1 race), Punchestown (7 races), Senonnes-Pouance (2 races) and Southwell (AW) (7 races). That is Catterick, Exeter, Fakenham and Southwell (AW) in Great Britain; Evreux, Fontainebleau, Longchamp (FR), Nantes and Senonnes-Pouance in France; Punchestown 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 8 May 2012?
Catterick: Good To Soft (Turf); Evreux: Soft; Exeter: Soft (Turf); Fakenham: Soft (Turf); Fontainebleau: Very Soft; Longchamp (FR): Very Soft (Turf); Nantes: Heavy; Punchestown: Soft (Turf); Senonnes-Pouance: Heavy; Southwell (AW): Standard (AW).
How did the favourites do on 8 May 2012?
Outright favourites won 17 of 46 on 8 May 2012 (37.0%). £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £46.00 and returned £64.72 — a profit of £18.72. 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 Dream Vale (IRE) at 25/1 in the 6:10 Follow Us On Twitter At Catterickraces Maiden Auction Stakes at Catterick.
What was the feature race on 8 May 2012?
The feature race was the 2:50 Prix D'Hedouville (4yo+) (Turf) (Group 3) at Longchamp (FR), won by Allied Powers (IRE) (6/1).
What time was the first race on 8 May 2012?
The first race was the 10:07 Prix de Seine-et-Marne at Fontainebleau; the last was the 8:40 Don't Miss Jubilee Saturday 2nd June Handicap at Catterick.