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Wednesday 5 December 2018

46 races were run across 6 meetings on 5 December 2018: Deauville (FR), Haydock, Kempton (AW), Lingfield (AW), Ludlow and Newcastle (AW).

Deauville (FR) Standard · AW · 9 races · France

Outright favs won 2 of 9 · Biggest winner 191/10

Haydock Soft · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

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

Kempton (AW) Standard To Slow · AW · 8 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 2 of 8 · Biggest winner 16/1

Lingfield (AW) Standard · AW · 8 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 1 of 7 · Biggest winner 66/1

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

Outright favs won 1 of 6 · Biggest winner 8/1

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

Outright favs won 4 of 6 · Biggest winner 8/1

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 46 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 42 won33.3% · 42 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 £3.84Staked £42.00, returned £38.16 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerMillie May (GB) 66/1The 2:05 Betway Heed Your Hunch Handicap at Lingfield (AW)
  • Joint favourites4 of 8 won50.0% · 4 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Deauville (FR)299—
Haydock4671 of 2 won
Kempton (AW)288—
Lingfield (AW)1781 of 2 won
Ludlow1671 of 2 won
Newcastle (AW)4671 of 2 won

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 December 2018?
46 races across 6 meetings were run on 5 December 2018: Deauville (FR) (9 races), Haydock (7 races), Kempton (AW) (8 races), Lingfield (AW) (8 races), Ludlow (7 races) and Newcastle (AW) (7 races). That is Deauville (FR) in France; Haydock, Kempton (AW), Lingfield (AW), Ludlow and Newcastle (AW) in Great Britain. 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 December 2018?
Deauville (FR): Standard (AW); Haydock: Soft (Turf); Kempton (AW): Standard To Slow (AW); Lingfield (AW): Standard (AW); Ludlow: Good To Soft (Turf); Newcastle (AW): Standard (AW).
How did the favourites do on 5 December 2018?
Outright favourites won 14 of 42 on 5 December 2018 (33.3%); joint favourites won 4 of 8. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £42.00 and returned £38.16 — a loss of £3.84. 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 Millie May (GB) at 66/1 in the 2:05 Betway Heed Your Hunch Handicap at Lingfield (AW).
What was the feature race on 5 December 2018?
The feature race was the 6:30 32Red Wild Flower Stakes (Listed) (Listed) at Kempton (AW), won by Spark Plug (IRE) (16/1).
What time was the first race on 5 December 2018?
The first race was the 10:50 Prix de Cuigny at Deauville (FR); the last was the 8:15 Betway Casino Handicap at Newcastle (AW).