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Racing Results

Saturday 7 May 2016

65 races were run across 10 meetings on 7 May 2016: Ascot, Haydock, Hexham, Lingfield, Lingfield (AW), Maisons-Laffitte (FR), Nottingham, Thirsk, Warwick and Wexford.

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

Haydock Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Hexham Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Lingfield Good · Turf · 4 races · Great Britain

Lingfield (AW) Standard · AW · 3 races · Great Britain

Maisons-Laffitte (FR) Good · Turf · 9 races · France

Nottingham Good To Firm · Turf · 8 races · Great Britain

Thirsk Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Warwick Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Wexford Good · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

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 favourites18 of 58 won31.0% · 58 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 £7.28Staked £58.00, returned £50.72 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerMa Valentine (FR) 246/10The 3:30 Prix de l'Etoile dArtois at Maisons-Laffitte (FR)
  • Joint favourites2 of 15 won13.3% · 7 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Ascot1561 of 3 won
Haydock3670 of 2 won
Hexham2670 of 2 won
Lingfield144—
Lingfield (AW)0230 of 2 won
Maisons-Laffitte (FR)199—
Nottingham0681 of 4 won
Thirsk2670 of 2 won
Warwick477—
Wexford477—

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 7 May 2016?
65 races across 10 meetings were run on 7 May 2016: Ascot (6 races), Haydock (7 races), Hexham (7 races), Lingfield (4 races), Lingfield (AW) (3 races), Maisons-Laffitte (FR) (9 races), Nottingham (8 races), Thirsk (7 races), Warwick (7 races) and Wexford (7 races). That is Ascot, Haydock, Hexham, Lingfield, Lingfield (AW), Nottingham, Thirsk and Warwick in Great Britain; Maisons-Laffitte (FR) in France; Wexford 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 7 May 2016?
Ascot: Good To Firm (Turf); Haydock: Good (Turf); Hexham: Good (Turf); Lingfield: Good (Turf); Lingfield (AW): Standard (AW); Maisons-Laffitte (FR): Good (Turf); Nottingham: Good To Firm (Turf); Thirsk: Good (Turf); Warwick: Good (Turf); Wexford: Good (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 7 May 2016?
Outright favourites won 18 of 58 on 7 May 2016 (31.0%); joint favourites won 2 of 15. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £58.00 and returned £50.72 — a loss of £7.28. 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 Ma Valentine (FR) at 246/10 in the 3:30 Prix de l'Etoile dArtois at Maisons-Laffitte (FR).
What was the feature race on 7 May 2016?
The feature race was the 2:15 Pertemps Network Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3) (Registered As The Swinton Hurdle) (Grade 3) at Haydock, won by Gwafa (IRE) (6/1).
What time was the first race on 7 May 2016?
The first race was the 11:50 Prix Hubert d'Ideville at Maisons-Laffitte (FR); the last was the 8:35 Thirsk 'Irish Day' Next Saturday Handicap at Thirsk.