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Wednesday 8 May 2019
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44 races were run across 7 meetings on 8 May 2019: Chester, Fontwell, Gowran Park, Kelso, Lyon Parilly (FR), Newton Abbot and Southwell (AW).

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

Outright favs won 1 of 5 · Biggest winner 8/1

Chester racecourse statistics →

Fontwell Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 2 of 7 · Biggest winner 8/1

Fontwell racecourse statistics →

Gowran Park Yielding To Soft · Turf · 8 races · Ireland

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

Gowran Park racecourse statistics →

Kelso Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 5 of 7 · Biggest winner 8/1

Kelso racecourse statistics →

Lyon Parilly (FR) Soft · Turf · 2 races · France

Outright favs won 0 of 2 · Biggest winner 28/1

Lyon Parilly racecourse statistics →

Newton Abbot Good To Soft · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 2 of 7 · Biggest winner 12/1

Newton Abbot racecourse statistics →

Southwell (AW) Standard · AW · 6 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 1 of 6 · Biggest winner 14/1

Southwell (AW) racecourse statistics →

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 44 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 favourites13 of 42 won31.0% · 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 £6.27Staked £42.00, returned £35.73 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerMascalino (GER) 28/1The 4:00 Prix de Monplaisir at Lyon Parilly (FR)
  • Joint favourites0 of 4 won0.0% · 2 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Chester1570 of 4 won
Fontwell277—
Gowran Park288—
Kelso577—
Lyon Parilly (FR)022—
Newton Abbot277—
Southwell (AW)166—

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 8 May 2019?
44 races across 7 meetings were run on 8 May 2019: Chester (7 races), Fontwell (7 races), Gowran Park (8 races), Kelso (7 races), Lyon Parilly (FR) (2 races), Newton Abbot (7 races) and Southwell (AW) (6 races). That is Chester, Fontwell, Kelso, Newton Abbot and Southwell (AW) in Great Britain; Gowran Park in Ireland; Lyon Parilly (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 8 May 2019?
Chester: Good To Soft (Turf); Fontwell: Good (Turf); Gowran Park: Yielding To Soft (Turf); Kelso: Good (Turf); Lyon Parilly (FR): Soft (Turf); Newton Abbot: Good To Soft (Turf); Southwell (AW): Standard (AW).
How did the favourites do on 8 May 2019?
Outright favourites won 13 of 42 on 8 May 2019 (31.0%); joint favourites won 0 of 4. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £42.00 and returned £35.73 — a loss of £6.27. 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 Mascalino (GER) at 28/1 in the 4:00 Prix de Monplaisir at Lyon Parilly (FR).
What was the feature race on 8 May 2019?
The feature race was the 3:35 MBNA Chester Vase Stakes (Group 3) (Group 3) at Chester, won by Sir Dragonet (IRE) (13/2).
What time was the first race on 8 May 2019?
The first race was the 1:50 Stellar Group Lily Agnes Conditions Stakes at Chester; the last was the 8:35 Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Handicap at Southwell (AW).