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Racing Results

Tuesday 1 May 2018

51 races were run across 7 meetings on 1 May 2018: Ballinrobe, Brighton, Kempton (AW), Newcastle (AW), Nottingham, Saint-Cloud (FR) and Yarmouth.

Ballinrobe Heavy · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 2 of 7 · Biggest winner 28/1

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

Outright favs won 2 of 6 · Biggest winner 20/1

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

Outright favs won 2 of 6 · Biggest winner 5/1

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

Outright favs won 1 of 6 · Biggest winner 33/1

Nottingham Soft · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 1 of 7 · Biggest winner 10/1

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

Outright favs won 2 of 8 · Biggest winner 226/10

Yarmouth Soft · Turf · 8 races · Great Britain

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

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 51 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 favourites14 of 48 won29.2% · 48 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 £13.27Staked £48.00, returned £34.73 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerOrobas (IRE) 33/1The 7:55 Townhouse Hotel Handicap at Newcastle (AW)
  • Joint favourites1 of 6 won16.7% · 3 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Ballinrobe277—
Brighton2671 of 2 won
Kempton (AW)2670 of 2 won
Newcastle (AW)1670 of 2 won
Nottingham177—
Saint-Cloud (FR)288—
Yarmouth488—

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 2018?
51 races across 7 meetings were run on 1 May 2018: Ballinrobe (7 races), Brighton (7 races), Kempton (AW) (7 races), Newcastle (AW) (7 races), Nottingham (7 races), Saint-Cloud (FR) (8 races) and Yarmouth (8 races). That is Ballinrobe in Ireland; Brighton, Kempton (AW), Newcastle (AW), Nottingham and Yarmouth in Great Britain; 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 2018?
Ballinrobe: Heavy (Turf); Brighton: Good To Soft (Turf); Kempton (AW): Standard (AW); Newcastle (AW): Standard (AW); Nottingham: Soft (Turf); Saint-Cloud (FR): Soft (Turf); Yarmouth: Soft (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 1 May 2018?
Outright favourites won 14 of 48 on 1 May 2018 (29.2%); joint favourites won 1 of 6. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £48.00 and returned £34.73 — a loss of £13.27. 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 Orobas (IRE) at 33/1 in the 7:55 Townhouse Hotel Handicap at Newcastle (AW).
What was the feature race on 1 May 2018?
The feature race was the 3:20 Prix du Muguet (4yo+) (Turf) (Round) (Group 2) at Saint-Cloud (FR), won by Recoletos (FR) (56/10).
What time was the first race on 1 May 2018?
The first race was the 12:55 Prix de Beynes at Saint-Cloud (FR); the last was the 8:45 Racing Uk Hd On Sky 432 Handicap at Kempton (AW).