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Racing Results

Wednesday 1 May 2024

51 races were run across 7 meetings on 1 May 2024: Ascot, Brighton, Kempton (AW), Pontefract, Punchestown, Saint-Cloud (FR) and Wolverhampton (AW).

Ascot Good To Soft · Turf · 8 races · Great Britain

Brighton Good · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

Kempton (AW) Standard To Slow · AW · 7 races · Great Britain

Pontefract Soft · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Punchestown Good To Yielding · Turf · 8 races · Ireland

Saint-Cloud (FR) Soft · Turf · 9 races · France

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

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 51 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 favourites19 of 49 won38.8% · 49 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 profit of £7.34Staked £49.00, returned £56.34 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerDaisy Inthe Breeze (GB) 18/1The 5:40 Yeeehaaa.Bet EBF Restricted Maiden Stakes at Brighton
  • Joint favourites2 of 5 won40.0% · 2 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Ascot288—
Brighton166—
Kempton (AW)3671 of 2 won
Pontefract577—
Punchestown288—
Saint-Cloud (FR)399—
Wolverhampton (AW)3561 of 3 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 1 May 2024?
51 races across 7 meetings were run on 1 May 2024: Ascot (8 races), Brighton (6 races), Kempton (AW) (7 races), Pontefract (7 races), Punchestown (8 races), Saint-Cloud (FR) (9 races) and Wolverhampton (AW) (6 races). That is Ascot, Brighton, Kempton (AW), Pontefract and Wolverhampton (AW) in Great Britain; Punchestown in Ireland; Saint-Cloud (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 1 May 2024?
Ascot: Good To Soft (Turf); Brighton: Good (Turf); Kempton (AW): Standard To Slow (AW); Pontefract: Soft (Turf); Punchestown: Good To Yielding (Turf); Saint-Cloud (FR): Soft (Turf); Wolverhampton (AW): Standard (AW).
How did the favourites do on 1 May 2024?
Outright favourites won 19 of 49 on 1 May 2024 (38.8%); joint favourites won 2 of 5. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £49.00 and returned £56.34 — a profit of £7.34. 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 Daisy Inthe Breeze (GB) at 18/1 in the 5:40 Yeeehaaa.Bet EBF Restricted Maiden Stakes at Brighton.
What was the feature race on 1 May 2024?
The feature race was the 4:15 Channor Real Estate Group Novice Hurdle (grade 1) (Grade 1) at Punchestown, won by Dancing City (FR) (7/4F).
What time was the first race on 1 May 2024?
The first race was the 12:58 Prix Royal Hampton at Saint-Cloud (FR); the last was the 9:00 Charlotte James-Reid, Thank You & Farewell Handicap at Kempton (AW).