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Racing Results

Thursday 5 July 2018

56 races were run across 8 meetings on 5 July 2018: Bellewstown, Epsom Downs, Haydock, Longchamp (FR), Newbury, Perth, Tipperary and Yarmouth.

Bellewstown Good To Firm · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 1 of 7 · Biggest winner 14/1

Epsom Downs Good To Firm · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 0 of 6 · Biggest winner 7/1

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

Outright favs won 2 of 6 · Biggest winner 10/1

Longchamp (FR) Good To Soft · Turf · 8 races · France

Outright favs won 2 of 8 · Biggest winner 139/10

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

Outright favs won 4 of 6 · Biggest winner 16/1

Perth Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 3 of 5 · Biggest winner 12/1

Tipperary Good To Firm · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 3 of 5 · Biggest winner 25/1

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

Outright favs won 4 of 7 · Biggest winner 12/1

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 56 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 favourites19 of 50 won38.0% · 50 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 £1.32Staked £50.00, returned £48.68 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerCadawill (IRE) 25/1The 8:30 Follow tipperaryraces.ie Handicap Hurdle at Tipperary
  • Joint favourites1 of 13 won7.7% · 6 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Bellewstown177—
Epsom Downs066—
Haydock2670 of 3 won
Longchamp (FR)288—
Newbury4670 of 2 won
Perth3570 of 4 won
Tipperary3571 of 4 won
Yarmouth477—

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 July 2018?
56 races across 8 meetings were run on 5 July 2018: Bellewstown (7 races), Epsom Downs (6 races), Haydock (7 races), Longchamp (FR) (8 races), Newbury (7 races), Perth (7 races), Tipperary (7 races) and Yarmouth (7 races). That is Bellewstown and Tipperary in Ireland; Epsom Downs, Haydock, Newbury, Perth and Yarmouth in Great Britain; Longchamp (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 July 2018?
Bellewstown: Good To Firm (Turf); Epsom Downs: Good To Firm (Turf); Haydock: Good To Firm (Turf); Longchamp (FR): Good To Soft (Turf); Newbury: Good To Firm (Turf); Perth: Good (Turf); Tipperary: Good To Firm (Turf); Yarmouth: Good To Firm (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 5 July 2018?
Outright favourites won 19 of 50 on 5 July 2018 (38.0%); joint favourites won 1 of 13. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £50.00 and returned £48.68 — a loss of £1.32. 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 Cadawill (IRE) at 25/1 in the 8:30 Follow tipperaryraces.ie Handicap Hurdle at Tipperary.
What was the feature race on 5 July 2018?
The feature race was the 8:00 Kevin McManus Bookmaker Grimes Hurdle (Grade 3) (Grade 3) at Tipperary, won by Joey Sasa (IRE) (8/1).
What time was the first race on 5 July 2018?
The first race was the 2:00 Ritec Clearshield Fillies' Handicap at Haydock; the last was the 9:00 Buy Online At TipperaryRaces Maiden Hurdle at Tipperary.