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Racing Results

Saturday 2 May 2015

61 races were run across 10 meetings on 2 May 2015: Chantilly (FR), Doncaster, Goodwood, Hexham, Lyon-La Soie, Lyon-La Soie (FR), Newmarket, Punchestown, Thirsk and Uttoxeter.

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

Outright favs won 0 of 8 · Biggest winner 141/10

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

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

Goodwood Good · Turf · 8 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 1 of 6 · Biggest winner 10/1

Hexham Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 1 of 6 · Biggest winner 20/1

Lyon-La Soie Standard · 1 race · France

Outright favs won 1 of 1 · Biggest winner 4/5F

Lyon-La Soie (FR) Standard · AW · 1 race · France

Outright favs won 1 of 1 · Biggest winner 30/100F

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

Outright favs won 4 of 7 · Biggest winner 8/1

Punchestown Yielding · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 6 of 7 · Biggest winner 6/1

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

Outright favs won 3 of 6 · Biggest winner 25/1

Uttoxeter Good · Turf · 8 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 4 of 8 · Biggest winner 8/1

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 61 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 favourites22 of 57 won38.6% · 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 £9.08Staked £57.00, returned £66.08 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerCaptain Dunne (IRE) 25/1The 4:00 totepool Racing's Biggest Supporter Handicap at Thirsk
  • Joint favourites3 of 9 won33.3% · 4 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Chantilly (FR)088—
Doncaster177—
Goodwood1682 of 4 won
Hexham1671 of 2 won
Lyon-La Soie111—
Lyon-La Soie (FR)111—
Newmarket477—
Punchestown677—
Thirsk3670 of 3 won
Uttoxeter488—

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 2 May 2015?
61 races across 10 meetings were run on 2 May 2015: Chantilly (FR) (8 races), Doncaster (7 races), Goodwood (8 races), Hexham (7 races), Lyon-La Soie (1 race), Lyon-La Soie (FR) (1 race), Newmarket (7 races), Punchestown (7 races), Thirsk (7 races) and Uttoxeter (8 races). That is Chantilly (FR), Lyon-La Soie and Lyon-La Soie (FR) in France; Doncaster, Goodwood, Hexham, Newmarket, Thirsk and Uttoxeter in Great Britain; 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 2 May 2015?
Chantilly (FR): Very Soft (Turf); Doncaster: Good To Firm (Turf); Goodwood: Good (Turf); Hexham: Good (Turf); Lyon-La Soie: Standard; Lyon-La Soie (FR): Standard (AW); Newmarket: Good To Firm (Turf); Punchestown: Yielding (Turf); Thirsk: Good To Firm (Turf); Uttoxeter: Good (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 2 May 2015?
Outright favourites won 22 of 57 on 2 May 2015 (38.6%); joint favourites won 3 of 9. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £57.00 and returned £66.08 — a profit of £9.08. 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 Captain Dunne (IRE) at 25/1 in the 4:00 totepool Racing's Biggest Supporter Handicap at Thirsk.
What was the feature race on 2 May 2015?
The feature race was the 3:45 Qipco 2000 Guineas Stakes (The 207th Running) (British Champions Series) (Group 1) (Group 1) at Newmarket, won by Gleneagles (IRE) (4/1F).
What time was the first race on 2 May 2015?
The first race was the 11:45 Prix des Trois Massifs at Chantilly (FR); the last was the 8:30 Linnels Handicap Hurdle at Hexham.