What horse racing was on 2 January 2019?

27 races across 4 meetings were run on 2 January 2019: Ayr (7 races), Hereford (6 races), Newcastle (AW) (8 races) and Wolverhampton (AW) (6 races). All 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 2 January 2019?

Ayr: Soft (Turf); Hereford: Good To Soft (Turf); Newcastle (AW): Standard (AW); Wolverhampton (AW): Standard (AW).

How did the favourites do on 2 January 2019?

Outright favourites won 9 of 25 on 2 January 2019 (36.0%); joint favourites won 1 of 4. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £25.00 and returned £24.23 — a loss of £0.77. 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 Curramore (IRE) at 20/1 in the 3:45 Happy New Year From Ayr Racecourse Standard Open NH Flat Race at Ayr (one of 2 winners at that price).

What time was the first race on 2 January 2019?

The first race was the 12:30 Book For The Coral Scottish Grand National Maiden Hurdle at Ayr; the last was the 7:15 Betway Sprint Handicap at Newcastle (AW).

Racing Results

Wednesday 2 January 2019

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27 races were run across 4 meetings on 2 January 2019: Ayr, Hereford, Newcastle (AW) and Wolverhampton (AW).

Ayr Soft · Turf · 7 races

Outright favs won 4 of 7 · Biggest winner 20/1

12:30 Book For The Coral Scottish Grand National Maiden Hurdle Hurdle · Class 5 · 2m 4f 100y · 11 ran
1. 16. Johnbb (IRE)8/15 favWon by a neck · J: Aidan Coleman · T: Tom Lacey
2. 23. Glinger Flame (IRE)11/2
3. 38. Mistermoonboy (IRE)12/1
1:00 Book For The Ayrshire Wedding Show Handicap Hurdle Hurdle · Class 4 · 3m 70y · 9 ran
1. 14. Strong Resemblance (IRE)Evens favWon by 10 lengths · J: Ross Turner · T: Oliver Greenall
2. 23. Craiganboy (IRE)10/1
3. 36. Shtan On (IRE)20/1
1:35 Ayrshire Wedding Show January 26 & 27 Novices' Hurdle Hurdle · Class 4 · 2m · 12 ran
1. 19. Whoshotthesheriff (IRE)6/1Won by 2½ lengths · J: Sean Quinlan · T: Gordon Elliott
2. 21. Dali Mail (FR)4/1
3. 36. Sebastopol (IRE)2/5 fav
2:10 Happy Birthday Teresa Dewan Handicap Chase Chase · Class 4 · 2m 110y · 5 ran
1. 12. Mumgos Debut (IRE)7/1Won by a length · J: Derek Fox · T: Lucinda Russell
2. 24. John Williams (IRE)11/2
3. 35. Cool Valley (IRE)16/1
4. 43. Echo Express (IRE)5/4 fav
2:40 Frazer Coogans Handicap Hurdle Hurdle · Class 3 · 2m 5f 91y · 8 ran
1. 16. Aye Right (IRE)9/4 favWon by 1½ lengths · J: Callum Bewley · T: Harriet Graham
2. 27. Road To Gold (IRE)7/1
3. 33. Fine Rightly (IRE)14/1
3:10 Winter Weddings At Western House Hotel Handicap Chase Chase · Class 5 · 3m 20y · 8 ran
1. 12. Glittering Love (IRE)6/5 favWon by 1¼ lengths · J: Brian Hughes · T: Nicky Richards
2. 21. Present Flight (IRE)4/1
3. 33. Imperial Prince (IRE)11/1
3:45 Happy New Year From Ayr Racecourse Standard Open NH Flat Race NH Flat · Class 5 · 2m · 10 ran
1. 11. Curramore (IRE)20/1Won by 2½ lengths · J: Grant Cockburn · T: Lucy Normile
2. 26. Looks Like Murt (IRE)9/2
3. 37. Metro Boulot Dodo (IRE)16/1
4. 65. Lily's Gem (IRE)13/8 fav

Ayr racecourse statistics →

Hereford Good To Soft · Turf · 6 races

Outright favs won 2 of 5 · Biggest winner 20/1

12:50 Mansionbet Conditional Jockeys' Novices' Handicap Hurdle Hurdle · Class 5 · 2m 3f 147y · 15 ran
1. 17. Uno Mas (GB)9/1Won by a length · J: Rex Dingle · T: Christian Williams
2. 21. Bahama Moon (IRE)6/1
3. 314. Arqalina (IRE)20/1
4. 910. Don Herbager (FR)9/2 fav
1:20 Mansionbet Handicap Chase Chase · Class 5 · 3m 1f 44y · 11 ran
1. 19. Some Finish (IRE)20/1Won by half a length · J: Tabitha Worsley · T: Robin Dickin
2. 25. Quinto (GB)9/1
3. 31. Royals And Rebels (IRE)10/1
4. UR7. Georgina Joy (GB) · unseated rider3/1 fav
1:55 Mansionbet Juvenile Maiden Hurdle Hurdle · Class 5 · 2m 53y · 9 ran
1. 17. Poucor (GB)2/1 favWon by 15 lengths · J: Marc Goldstein · T: Mick Channon
2. 28. Astra Via (GB)7/1
3. 35. Little Rich (IRE)13/2
2:30 Mansionbet Novices' Chase Chase · Class 4 · 2m 8y · 6 ran
1. 13. Go Long (IRE)15/8Won by 1¾ lengths · J: Adam Wedge · T: Evan Williams
2. 21. First Drift (GB)15/8
3. 32. Charming Zen (FR)7/4 fav
3:00 Mansionbet Handicap Hurdle Hurdle · Class 4 · 3m 1f 119y · 10 ran
1. 19. Gardiners Hill (IRE)6/1Won by 2¼ lengths · J: Sean Bowen · T: David Rees
2. 22. Western Wave (FR)9/2 jt-fav
3. 37. Chase End Charlie (IRE)6/1
3:30 Mansionbet Mares' Novices' Hurdle Hurdle · Class 4 · 2m 5f 163y · 10 ran
1. 11. Liberty Bella (GB)11/4 favWon by 6 lengths · J: Robert Dunne · T: Brian Eckley
2. 24. Loveherandleaveher (IRE)4/1
3. 32. Cedar Valley (IRE)7/2

Hereford racecourse statistics →

Newcastle (AW) Standard · AW · 8 races

Outright favs won 2 of 8 · Biggest winner 12/1

3:35 Betway Casino Maiden Stakes Flat · Class 5 · 1m 2f 42y · 7 ran
1. 16. Cloudlam (GB)11/4Won by 4½ lengths · J: Martin Harley · T: William Haggas
2. 27. Sajanjl (GB)7/4 fav
3. 33. Ice Pyramid (IRE)11/4
4:10 Sunracing.co.uk Handicap Flat · Class 4 · 1m 5y · 6 ran
1. 13. Trevithick (GB)11/4 favWon by half a length · J: Joe Fanning · T: Bryan Smart
2. 21. My Target (IRE)8/1
3. 34. Come On Tier (FR)7/2
4:45 Ladbrokes Home Of The Odds Boost Novice Stakes Flat · Class 5 · 7f 14y · 10 ran
1. 11. Dutch Pursuit (IRE)5/1Won by a nose · J: Callum Rodriguez · T: Michael Dods
2. 26. Shanghai Grace (GB)6/1
3. 35. Kentucky Kingdom (IRE)5/4 fav
5:15 Ladbrokes Bet 5 Get 20 Handicap Flat · Class 5 · 6f · 7 ran
1. 12. Coolagh Magic (GB)5/4 favWon by 2¾ lengths · J: Barry McHugh · T: Richard Fahey
2. 24. Caustic Love (IRE)5/2
3. 33. Vrai (IRE)9/1
5:45 Follow Top Tipster Templegate At Sunracing Handicap Flat · Class 5 · 1m 5y · 8 ran
1. 18. Paparazzi (GB)12/1Won by 4½ lengths · J: Cam Hardie · T: Tracy Waggott
2. 27. Zodiakos (IRE)11/2
3. 31. Newmarket Warrior (IRE)10/3 fav
6:15 Follow Sunracing On Twitter Handicap Flat · Class 5 · 7f 14y · 7 ran
1. 12. Rey Loopy (IRE)7/2Won by 2¼ lengths · J: Andrew Mullen · T: Ben Haslam
2. 24. Harvest Day (GB)3/1
3. 31. Dirchill (IRE)10/1
4. 56. Chosen World (GB)11/4 fav
6:45 Betway Handicap Flat · Class 4 · 6f · 9 ran
1. 12. Nick Vedder (GB)11/2Won by a neck · J: Cam Hardie · T: Michael Wigham
2. 27. Equiano Springs (GB)9/2
3. 310. Athollblair Boy (IRE)9/1
4. 41. Royal Prospect (IRE)6/4 fav
7:15 Betway Sprint Handicap Flat · Class 6 · 5f · 10 ran
1. 19. Encoded (IRE)9/1Won by a neck · J: Joe Fanning · T: Lynn Siddall
2. 28. Novabridge (GB)20/1
3. 32. Poppy In The Wind (GB)5/1
4. 44. Queen Of Kalahari (GB)7/2 fav

Newcastle (AW) racecourse statistics →

Wolverhampton (AW) Standard · AW · 6 races

Outright favs won 1 of 5 · Biggest winner 10/1

12:40 Betway Sprint Classified Stakes Flat · Class 6 · 5f 21y · 11 ran
1. 12. Captain Ryan (GB)10/1Won by half a length · J: Kieran O'Neill · T: Geoffrey Deacon
2. 29. Storm Trooper (IRE)8/1
3. 31. Brother In Arms (IRE)3/1 fav
1:10 Betway Novice Stakes Flat · Class 5 · 6f 20y · 13 ran
1. 15. Benny And The Jets (IRE)7/2Won by half a length · J: Rob Hornby · T: Sylvester Kirk
2. 212. Probability (IRE)10/1
3. 310. Eufemia (GB)25/1
4. 79. Superseded (IRE)13/8 fav
1:45 Betway Casino Handicap Flat · Class 6 · 6f 20y · 11 ran
1. 19. Santafiora (GB)5/1Won by three-quarters of a length · J: Kieran O'Neill · T: Julie Camacho
2. 22. Carpet Time (IRE)10/1
3. 31. Peachey Carnehan (GB)9/4 fav
2:20 Betway Heed Your Hunch Handicap Flat · Class 4 · 1m 1f 104y · 7 ran
1. 12. Military Law (GB)6/4 favWon by a length · J: Robert Havlin · T: John Gosden
2. 25. Illustrissime (USA)7/1
3. 34. This Girl (GB)7/1
2:50 Ladbrokes Fillies' Conditions Stakes Flat · Class 2 · 7f 36y · 7 ran
1. 13. Island Of Life (USA)11/4 jt-favWon by three-quarters of a length · J: Richard Kingscote · T: William Haggas
2. 21. Castle Hill Cassie (IRE)9/2
3. 36. Pattie (GB)6/1
3:20 Sunracing.co.uk Handicap Flat · Class 5 · 7f 36y · 10 ran
1. 18. Inaam (IRE)3/1Won by 1¼ lengths · J: Adam Kirby · T: Paul D'Arcy
2. 27. Dark Alliance (IRE)9/4 fav
3. 31. Secondo (FR)16/1

Wolverhampton (AW) racecourse statistics →

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 27 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 favourites9 of 25 won36.0% · 25 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 £0.77Staked £25.00, returned £24.23 at SP
Biggest-priced winnerCurramore (IRE) 20/1The 3:45 Happy New Year From Ayr Racecourse Standard Open NH Flat Race at Ayr · one of 2 winners at that price
Joint favourites1 of 4 won25.0% · 2 races had joint favourites

Meeting	Fav won	Fav ran	Races	Joint
Ayr	4	7	7	—
Hereford	2	5	6	0 of 2 won
Newcastle (AW)	2	8	8	—
Wolverhampton (AW)	1	5	6	1 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 2 January 2019?: 27 races across 4 meetings were run on 2 January 2019: Ayr (7 races), Hereford (6 races), Newcastle (AW) (8 races) and Wolverhampton (AW) (6 races). All 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 2 January 2019?: Ayr: Soft (Turf); Hereford: Good To Soft (Turf); Newcastle (AW): Standard (AW); Wolverhampton (AW): Standard (AW).
How did the favourites do on 2 January 2019?: Outright favourites won 9 of 25 on 2 January 2019 (36.0%); joint favourites won 1 of 4. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £25.00 and returned £24.23 — a loss of £0.77. 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 Curramore (IRE) at 20/1 in the 3:45 Happy New Year From Ayr Racecourse Standard Open NH Flat Race at Ayr (one of 2 winners at that price).
What time was the first race on 2 January 2019?: The first race was the 12:30 Book For The Coral Scottish Grand National Maiden Hurdle at Ayr; the last was the 7:15 Betway Sprint Handicap at Newcastle (AW).