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Racing Results

Friday 3 May 2019

59 races were run across 8 meetings on 3 May 2019: Cheltenham, Chepstow, Dundalk (AW), Lingfield, Maisons-Laffitte (FR), Musselburgh, Newcastle (AW) and Punchestown.

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

Outright favs won 2 of 7 · Biggest winner 16/1

Chepstow Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

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

Dundalk (AW) Standard · AW · 7 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 2 of 6 · Biggest winner 33/1

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

Outright favs won 2 of 7 · Biggest winner 16/1

Maisons-Laffitte (FR) Soft · Turf · 9 races · France

Outright favs won 3 of 9 · Biggest winner 144/10

Musselburgh Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

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

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

Outright favs won 2 of 7 · Biggest winner 14/1

Punchestown Good To Yielding · Turf · 8 races · Ireland

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

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 59 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 favourites16 of 56 won28.6% · 56 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 £14.65Staked £56.00, returned £41.35 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerAneczka (IRE) 33/1The 7:35 Irish Stallion Farms EBF Median Auction Maiden at Dundalk (AW)
  • Joint favourites1 of 6 won16.7% · 3 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Cheltenham277—
Chepstow1670 of 2 won
Dundalk (AW)2670 of 2 won
Lingfield277—
Maisons-Laffitte (FR)399—
Musselburgh377—
Newcastle (AW)277—
Punchestown1781 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 3 May 2019?
59 races across 8 meetings were run on 3 May 2019: Cheltenham (7 races), Chepstow (7 races), Dundalk (AW) (7 races), Lingfield (7 races), Maisons-Laffitte (FR) (9 races), Musselburgh (7 races), Newcastle (AW) (7 races) and Punchestown (8 races). That is Cheltenham, Chepstow, Lingfield, Musselburgh and Newcastle (AW) in Great Britain; Dundalk (AW) and Punchestown in Ireland; 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 3 May 2019?
Cheltenham: Good To Soft (Turf); Chepstow: Good (Turf); Dundalk (AW): Standard (AW); Lingfield: Good To Firm (Turf); Maisons-Laffitte (FR): Soft (Turf); Musselburgh: Good (Turf); Newcastle (AW): Standard (AW); Punchestown: Good To Yielding (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 3 May 2019?
Outright favourites won 16 of 56 on 3 May 2019 (28.6%); joint favourites won 1 of 6. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £56.00 and returned £41.35 — a loss of £14.65. 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 Aneczka (IRE) at 33/1 in the 7:35 Irish Stallion Farms EBF Median Auction Maiden at Dundalk (AW).
What was the feature race on 3 May 2019?
The feature race was the 5:30 BETDAQ Punchestown Champion Hurdle (Grade 1) (Grade 1) at Punchestown, won by Buveur D'air (FR) (2/1J).
What time was the first race on 3 May 2019?
The first race was the 12:50 Prix des Alluets le Roi at Maisons-Laffitte (FR); the last was the 9:00 That's Why I Fly From Newcastle Handicap at Newcastle (AW).