What horse racing was on 2 January 2023?

28 races across 4 meetings were run on 2 January 2023: Ayr (7 races), Lingfield (AW) (7 races), Newcastle (AW) (7 races) and Plumpton (7 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 2023?

Ayr: Heavy (Turf); Lingfield (AW): Standard (AW); Newcastle (AW): Standard To Slow (AW); Plumpton: Soft (Turf).

How did the favourites do on 2 January 2023?

Outright favourites won 9 of 27 on 2 January 2023 (33.3%); joint favourites won 1 of 2. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £27.00 and returned £19.23 — a loss of £7.77. 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 Alicefromumbridge (GB) at 33/1 in the 2:53 talkSPORT Powered By Fans Classified Stakes at Lingfield (AW).

What time was the first race on 2 January 2023?

The first race was the 12:23 Spreadex Sports Best Premier League Odds Handicap at Lingfield (AW); the last was the 5:40 talkSPORT Powered By Fans Handicap at Newcastle (AW).

Racing Results

Monday 2 January 2023

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28 races were run across 4 meetings on 2 January 2023: Ayr, Lingfield (AW), Newcastle (AW) and Plumpton.

Ayr Heavy · Turf · 7 races

Outright favs won 4 of 7 · Biggest winner 6/1

12:45 Frazer Coogans Solicitors Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Hurdle · Class 4 · 2m 4f 100y · 5 ran
1. 11. Glen Cannel (IRE)6/1Won by 1¼ lengths · J: Brian Hughes · T: L J Morgan
2. 25. Saladam (FR)1/3 fav
3. 34. Monochromix (FR)12/1
1:15 Mills Milk Handicap Hurdle Hurdle · Class 5 · 2m 4f 100y · 17 ran
1. 17. So Many Roads (GB)9/2Won by 1¾ lengths · J: Craig Nichol · T: Donald Whillans
2. 214. Euchan Falls (IRE)50/1
3. 31. Jet Legs (IRE)4/1 fav
1:45 Marlene McPherson 65th Birthday Handicap Chase Chase · Class 3 · 3m · 4 ran
1. 11. Gold Cup Bailly (FR)6/4 favWon by 1¼ lengths · J: Daryl Jacob · T: S R B Crawford
2. 24. Your Own Story (IRE)2/1
3. 32. Omar Maretti (IRE)6/1
2:15 Karaoke At The Golf Inn Prestwick Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Chase · Class 4 · 2m 4f 110y · 6 ran
1. 15. Donna's Double (GB)10/3Won by 3¼ lengths · J: Ryan Mania · T: Sandy Thomson
2. 23. High Moon (GB)7/1
3. 36. Rowdy Rustler (IRE)3/1
4. F1. Gaillimh A Stor (IRE) · fell5/2 fav
2:45 Golf Inn Prestwick Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Hurdle · Class 2 · 3m · 4 ran
1. 14. Storm Nelson (IRE)6/5 favWon by 6 lengths · J: Ryan Mania · T: Sandy Thomson
2. 22. Wakool (FR)6/4
3. 31. The Jam Man (IRE)17/2
3:15 Quiz Night At Golf Inn Prestwick Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Hurdle · Class 4 · 2m · 11 ran
1. 16. L Anamour (FR)13/8 favWon by 4 lengths · J: Daryl Jacob · T: S R B Crawford
2. 24. Halondo (FR)3/1
3. 38. One Mill Harbour (FR)7/1
3:45 MCW Handicap Chase Chase · Class 4 · 2m 110y · 4 ran
1. 11. Escapeandevade (IRE)11/10 favWon by half a length · J: Brian Hughes · T: James Ewart
2. 22. Operation Overlord (IRE)5/1
3. 33. Fix At All (FR)3/1

Ayr racecourse statistics →

Lingfield (AW) Standard · AW · 7 races

Outright favs won 2 of 7 · Biggest winner 33/1

12:23 Spreadex Sports Best Premier League Odds Handicap Flat · Class 5 · 1m 1y · 9 ran
1. 11. Free Solo (IRE)4/1Won by three-quarters of a length · J: Nicola Currie · T: Jamie Osborne
2. 22. Dubai Immo (IRE)9/4 fav
3. 33. Beautiful Crown (GB)14/1
12:53 Spreadex Sports Get 40 In Bonuses Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Flat · Class 5 · 1m 1y · 12 ran
1. 16. Mohatu (GB)6/4 favWon by three-quarters of a length · J: Cieren Fallon · T: William Haggas
2. 24. Bravura (GB)9/1
3. 33. Adwan (GB)7/2
1:23 talkSPORT Powered By Fans Fillies' Handicap Flat · Class 5 · 6f 1y · 7 ran
1. 12. Incrimination (IRE)13/8 favWon by 3 lengths · J: Sean Levey · T: Conrad Allen
2. 26. Girlswannahavefun (GB)6/1
3. 34. Come On Girl (GB)3/1
1:53 BetUK's Acca Club 5 Free Bet Handicap Flat · Class 6 · 5f 6y · 7 ran
1. 17. Man On A Mission (GB)7/4Won by 1¼ lengths · J: Luke Morris · T: P Charalambous & J Clutterbuck
2. 28. Hit Mac (IRE)11/8 fav
3. 39. Storm Melody (GB)25/1
2:23 It's Time To Turn To talkSPORT Handicap Flat · Class 6 · 1m 2f · 5 ran
1. 12. Haaland (IRE)5/1Won by 2 lengths · J: Billy Loughnane · T: Gay Kelleway
2. 24. Gasman (IRE)7/4
3. 35. The Pug (IRE)9/1
4. 41. Aesthetic (GB)11/10 fav
2:53 talkSPORT Powered By Fans Classified Stakes Flat · Class 6 · 1m 1y · 5 ran
1. 11. Alicefromumbridge (GB)33/1Won by a nose · J: Aidan Keeley · T: Rebecca Woodman
2. 22. Aurophobia (IRE)10/3
3. 33. Dafyre (GB)11/1
4. 44. Drum Brae Boy (GB)11/8 fav
3:23 talkSPORT Download The App Handicap Flat · Class 6 · 6f 1y · 6 ran
1. 14. Made Of Lir (GB)10/3Won by a neck · J: Taylor Fisher · T: Archie Watson
2. 27. Miss Moonshine (GB)9/2
3. 31. She's A Mirage (GB)9/2
4. 45. Sweet Idea (GB)2/1 fav

Lingfield (AW) racecourse statistics →

Newcastle (AW) Standard To Slow · AW · 7 races

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

2:38 Top Odds Every Day With BetUK Handicap Flat · Class 5 · 1m 4f 98y · 8 ran
1. 14. Skye Breeze (IRE)7/4Won by a length · J: Hollie Doyle · T: Edward Bethell
2. 26. Glittering Choice (GB)25/1
3. 38. Hildenley (GB)14/1
4. 51. Victory March (IRE)6/5 fav
3:08 Spreadex Sports 300 Spread Betting Cashback Handicap Flat · Class 5 · 7f 14y · 8 ran
1. 12. Boafo Boy (GB)8/1Won by a neck · J: Saffie Osborne · T: Jamie Osborne
2. 25. Novak (GB)4/1
3. 33. Anif (IRE)6/1
4. 54. Old News (GB)9/4 fav
3:38 talkSPORT Download The App Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Flat · Class 5 · 7f 14y · 9 ran
1. 16. Abbey's Dream (GB)5/4 favWon by 1¼ lengths · J: Hollie Doyle · T: Archie Watson
2. 25. Sprezzatura (IRE)18/1
3. 31. Sunfyre (GB)2/1
4:10 Spreadex Sports Best Odds On Sunderland Handicap Flat · Class 2 · 7f 14y · 6 ran
1. 16. Zip (GB)9/2Won by 1¾ lengths · J: Mark Winn · T: Richard Fahey
2. 22. Air To Air (GB)5/1
3. 34. Noisy Night (GB)5/4 fav
4:40 Huge Daily Boosts Only At BetUK Handicap Flat · Class 4 · 6f · 8 ran
1. 17. Adeb (IRE)8/1Won by half a length · J: Billy Garritty · T: Richard Fahey
2. 26. Bellagio Man (IRE)5/1
3. 31. Sir Robin (IRE)7/2
4. 75. Blind Beggar (IRE)3/1 fav
5:10 BetUK Over 40,000 Live Streamed Races Handicap Flat · Class 6 · 5f · 11 ran
1. 19. Joshua R (IRE)7/1Won by a head · J: James Sullivan · T: Helen Cuthbert
2. 25. Ramdon Rocks (GB)8/1
3. 311. Rockley Point (GB)14/1
4. 93. Whiteandblue (GB)10/3 fav
5:40 talkSPORT Powered By Fans Handicap Flat · Class 6 · 5f · 8 ran
1. 16. Ladywantaway (IRE)10/3 jt-favWon by 2 lengths · J: Jonny Peate · T: Roger Fell
2. 24. Furnicoe (IRE)10/3 jt-fav
3. 31. Mr Rascal (GB)11/2

Newcastle (AW) racecourse statistics →

Plumpton Soft · Turf · 7 races

Outright favs won 2 of 7 · Biggest winner 17/2

12:30 Phone Betting At Goodwin Racing 08000 421 321 Novices' Chase (GBB Race) Chase · Class 3 · 2m 3f 164y · 2 ran
1. 12. Stage Star (IRE)1/9 favWon by 11 lengths · J: Harry Cobden · T: Paul Nicholls
2. 21. Mortlach (GB)11/2
1:00 Download The BetGoodwin App Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Hurdle · Class 4 · 1m 7f 195y · 12 ran
1. 11. Hansard (IRE)5/2Won by 2 lengths · J: Jamie Moore · T: Gary Moore
2. 25. Master Chewy (IRE)4/7 fav
3. 38. Prince Imperial (USA)9/2
1:30 Free Bet Nose Losers At BetGoodwin EBF 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Hurdle · Class 3 · 2m 4f 114y · 7 ran
1. 12. Twinjets (IRE)1/3 favWon by 9 lengths · J: Harry Cobden · T: Milton Harris
2. 28. Twin Power (IRE)13/2
3. 33. Aldsworth (GB)12/1
2:00 Bet Goodwin Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap Hurdle Hurdle · Class 5 · 2m 4f 114y · 11 ran
1. 19. Bert Wilson (IRE)17/2Won by 2 lengths · J: Tom Buckley · T: Nigel Hawke
2. 23. Pawpaw (GB)16/1
3. 310. Inferno Sacree (FR)11/1
4. PU8. Doireann (IRE) · pulled up2/1 fav
2:30 Bet Goodwin Handicap Chase Chase · Class 4 · 2m 3f 164y · 8 ran
1. 18. En Coeur (FR)9/2Won by 13 lengths · J: Micheal Nolan · T: Seamus Mullins
2. 21. Sublime Heights (IRE)6/1
3. 39. Clondaw Robin (IRE)16/1
4. 44. Tip Top Mountain (IRE)5/4 fav
3:00 BetGoodwin Sussex National Handicap Chase Chase · Class 3 · 3m 4f 102y · 11 ran
1. 18. Atakan (FR)11/4Won by a neck · J: Brendan Powell · T: Joe Tizzard
2. 29. Blame The Game (IRE)5/2 fav
3. 310. D'jango (FR)22/1
3:30 Zoe Davison Memorial Handicap Hurdle Hurdle · Class 4 · 1m 7f 195y · 8 ran
1. 13. El Muchacho (IRE)7/2Won by 7½ lengths · J: Harry Cobden · T: Milton Harris
2. 24. Mr Freedom (GB)8/1
3. 32. Pilsdon Pen (GB)9/4 fav

Plumpton racecourse statistics →

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 28 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 27 won33.3% · 27 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 £7.77Staked £27.00, returned £19.23 at SP
Biggest-priced winnerAlicefromumbridge (GB) 33/1The 2:53 talkSPORT Powered By Fans Classified Stakes at Lingfield (AW)
Joint favourites1 of 2 won50.0% · 1 race had joint favourites

Meeting	Fav won	Fav ran	Races	Joint
Ayr	4	7	7	—
Lingfield (AW)	2	7	7	—
Newcastle (AW)	1	6	7	1 of 2 won
Plumpton	2	7	7	—

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 2023?: 28 races across 4 meetings were run on 2 January 2023: Ayr (7 races), Lingfield (AW) (7 races), Newcastle (AW) (7 races) and Plumpton (7 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 2023?: Ayr: Heavy (Turf); Lingfield (AW): Standard (AW); Newcastle (AW): Standard To Slow (AW); Plumpton: Soft (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 2 January 2023?: Outright favourites won 9 of 27 on 2 January 2023 (33.3%); joint favourites won 1 of 2. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £27.00 and returned £19.23 — a loss of £7.77. 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 Alicefromumbridge (GB) at 33/1 in the 2:53 talkSPORT Powered By Fans Classified Stakes at Lingfield (AW).
What time was the first race on 2 January 2023?: The first race was the 12:23 Spreadex Sports Best Premier League Odds Handicap at Lingfield (AW); the last was the 5:40 talkSPORT Powered By Fans Handicap at Newcastle (AW).