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Racing Results

Saturday 5 May 2018

68 races were run across 9 meetings on 5 May 2018: Cork, Doncaster, Goodwood, Hexham, Maisons-Laffitte (FR), Newmarket, Uttoxeter, Wetherby and Wexford.

Cork Soft To Heavy · Turf · 8 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 3 of 7 · Biggest winner 16/1

Doncaster Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 2 of 7 · Biggest winner 25/1

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

Outright favs won 3 of 7 · Biggest winner 12/1

Hexham Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 0 of 5 · Biggest winner 50/1

Maisons-Laffitte (FR) Good · Turf · 8 races · France

Outright favs won 2 of 7 · Biggest winner 39/1

Newmarket Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 3 of 6 · Biggest winner 9/2

Uttoxeter Good · Turf · 8 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 2 of 8 · Biggest winner 66/1

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

Outright favs won 3 of 8 · Biggest winner 22/1

Wexford Soft · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

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

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 68 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 favourites21 of 62 won33.9% · 62 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 £0.75Staked £62.00, returned £62.75 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerFact Flow (IRE) 66/1The 5:05 bet365.com Novices' Handicap Chase at Uttoxeter
  • Joint favourites1 of 12 won8.3% · 6 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Cork3780 of 2 won
Doncaster277—
Goodwood3780 of 2 won
Hexham0570 of 4 won
Maisons-Laffitte (FR)2780 of 2 won
Newmarket3671 of 2 won
Uttoxeter288—
Wetherby388—
Wexford377—

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 2018?
68 races across 9 meetings were run on 5 May 2018: Cork (8 races), Doncaster (7 races), Goodwood (8 races), Hexham (7 races), Maisons-Laffitte (FR) (8 races), Newmarket (7 races), Uttoxeter (8 races), Wetherby (8 races) and Wexford (7 races). That is Cork and Wexford in Ireland; Doncaster, Goodwood, Hexham, Newmarket, Uttoxeter and Wetherby in Great Britain; Maisons-Laffitte (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 2018?
Cork: Soft To Heavy (Turf); Doncaster: Good (Turf); Goodwood: Good To Soft (Turf); Hexham: Good (Turf); Maisons-Laffitte (FR): Good (Turf); Newmarket: Good (Turf); Uttoxeter: Good (Turf); Wetherby: Good To Soft (Turf); Wexford: Soft (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 5 May 2018?
Outright favourites won 21 of 62 on 5 May 2018 (33.9%); joint favourites won 1 of 12. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £62.00 and returned £62.75 — a profit of £0.75. 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 Fact Flow (IRE) at 66/1 in the 5:05 bet365.com Novices' Handicap Chase at Uttoxeter.
What was the feature race on 5 May 2018?
The feature race was the 3:35 Qipco 2000 Guineas Stakes (Group 1) (Group 1) at Newmarket, won by Saxon Warrior (JPN) (3/1).
What time was the first race on 5 May 2018?
The first race was the 10:50 Prix Pharaos at Maisons-Laffitte (FR); the last was the 8:35 Kentucky Derby Live Tonight On ATR Handicap Chase at Hexham.