What horse racing was on 2 May 2024?

52 races across 8 meetings were run on 2 May 2024: Ayr (6 races), Chantilly (FR) (9 races), Chelmsford City (AW) (7 races), Dieppe (FR) (2 races), Doncaster (7 races), Lingfield (AW) (7 races), Punchestown (8 races) and Redcar (6 races). That is Ayr, Chelmsford City (AW), Doncaster, Lingfield (AW) and Redcar in Great Britain; Chantilly (FR) and Dieppe (FR) in France; Punchestown in Ireland. 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 May 2024?

Ayr: Good (Turf); Chantilly (FR): Very Soft (Turf); Chelmsford City (AW): Standard (AW); Dieppe (FR): Heavy (Turf); Doncaster: Good To Soft (Turf); Lingfield (AW): Standard (AW); Punchestown: Yielding (Turf); Redcar: Soft (Turf).

How did the favourites do on 2 May 2024?

Outright favourites won 14 of 49 on 2 May 2024 (28.6%); joint favourites won 0 of 6. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £49.00 and returned £35.34 — a loss of £13.66. 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 Singing Banjo (IRE) at 28/1 in the 4:50 Mongey Communications La Touche Cup Cross Country Chase at Punchestown (one of 2 winners at that price).

What was the feature race on 2 May 2024?

The feature race was the 5:25 Barberstown Castle Novice Chase (Grade 1) (Grade 1) at Punchestown, won by Il Etait Temps (FR) (7/2).

What time was the first race on 2 May 2024?

The first race was the 12:07 Prix de la Ville de Rouxmesnil Bouteilles at Dieppe (FR); the last was the 9:00 Download The bet365 App Handicap at Chelmsford City (AW).

Racing Results

Thursday 2 May 2024

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52 races were run across 8 meetings on 2 May 2024: Ayr, Chantilly (FR), Chelmsford City (AW), Dieppe (FR), Doncaster, Lingfield (AW), Punchestown and Redcar.

Ayr Good · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

1:52 Tennent's Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Flat · Class 5 · 6f Thelma's Angel (IRE) 9/2
2:22 Whyte & Mackay Handicap Flat · Class 6 · 5f Ski Angel (GB) 11/1
2:52 Britvic Soft Drinks Handicap Flat · Class 6 · 7f50y Zebra Star (IRE) 11/2
3:27 Enjoy Whyte & Mackay Handicap Flat · Class 6 · 1m2f Pol Roger (IRE) 9/4
4:02 Aqua Libra Co Handicap Flat · Class 6 · 1m Vellner (IRE) 11/8F
4:35 Tennent's Handicap Flat · Class 5 · 1m7f Show No Fear (IRE) 9/2

Ayr racecourse statistics →

Chantilly (FR) Very Soft · Turf · 9 races · France

3:03 Prix du Cerfouillet (Handicap) (3yo) (Turf) Flat · 1m4f Que Bella (FR) 17/5
3:38 Prix de la Compagnie Equestre (Handicap) (4yo+) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) Flat · 1m Big Drift (GB) 36/5
4:13 Prix de Suresnes () (3yo) (Turf) Flat · 1m2f Fast Tracker (GB) 27/10
4:48 Prix du Musee Vivant du Cheval (Handicap) (4yo+) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) Flat · 1m Abelard F (IRE) 101/10
5:23 Prix des Closeaux (Maiden) (Unraced 2yo) (Turf) Flat · 6f Daylight (FR) 2/1F
5:58 Prix de la Francilienne (Conditions) (3yo) (Turf) Flat · 6f La Rochette (FR) 31/5
6:33 Prix Servanne () (4yo+) (Turf) Flat · 6f Territorywar (FR) 33/10
7:15 Prix des Grandes Ecuries (Handicap) (4yo+) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) Flat · 1m Vents Contraires (FR) 171/10
7:50 Prix de la Fontaine Rocaille (Handicap) (4yo+) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) Flat · 1m Edited (GB) 92/10

Chantilly racecourse statistics →

Chelmsford City (AW) Standard · AW · 7 races · Great Britain

5:50 It's Never Ordinary At bet365 Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Flat · Class 5 · 1m2f Niigata (GB) 13/2
6:25 Murray Kerr Memorial Handicap Flat · Class 5 · 1m Nikovo (GB) 9/4F
7:00 Bet Boost At bet365 Handicap Flat · Class 6 · 1m6f Socialist Agenda (GB) 13/8F
7:30 Ire-Incentive, It Pays To Buy Irish Chelmer Fillies' Stakes (Listed) Flat · Class 1 · 6f Pandora's Gift (IRE) 15/8F
8:00 Each Way Extra At bet365 Handicap Flat · Class 4 · 6f Temple Bruer (GB) 15/2
8:30 Best Odds Guaranteed At bet365 Handicap Flat · Class 6 · 6f Northcliff (IRE) 10/3F
9:00 Download The bet365 App Handicap Flat · Class 6 · 7f Cogsworth (GB) 11/2

Chelmsford City (AW) racecourse statistics →

Dieppe (FR) Heavy · Turf · 2 races · France

12:07 Prix de la Ville de Rouxmesnil Bouteilles (Chase) (Conditions) (5yo+) (Turf) Chase · 2m3½f Journee D'La Femme (FR) 138/10
1:52 Prix Night And Day (Hurdle) (Conditions) (4yo Fillies) (Turf) Hurdle · 2m1f Flora Queen (FR) 11/2

Dieppe racecourse statistics →

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

5:05 Sky Sports Racing HD Virgin 519 Handicap Flat · Class 5 · 6f2y Supreme King (IRE) 9/4F
5:40 British EBF Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Flat · Class 4 · 5f3y Sonic Blue (IRE) EvensF
6:15 Download The At The Races App Handicap Flat · Class 6 · 1m2f43y Terrorise (GB) 22/1
6:50 Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Handicap Flat · Class 4 · 1m3f197y Iron Lion (GB) 8/13F
7:20 At The Races App Form Study Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Flat · Class 5 · 7f6y Transitioning (GB) 7/2
7:50 At The Races App Expert Tips Handicap (Rnd) Flat · Class 5 · 7f213y Lava Stream (IRE) 9/4
8:20 At The Races App Market Movers 'Confined' Handicap Flat · Class 5 · 6f2y Mr Irrelevant (IRE) 6/5F

Doncaster racecourse statistics →

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

2:05 Download The Raceday Ready App Apprentice Handicap Flat · Class 4 · 1m4f Party Island (IRE) 7/2
2:35 Get Raceday Ready Handicap Flat · Class 6 · 7f1y Conquest Of Power (GB) 4/1
3:05 Tips For Every Race At raceday-ready.com Handicap Flat · Class 6 · 5f6y Wedgewood (GB) 10/3
3:35 Free Digital Racecard At raceday-ready.com Fillies' Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Flat · Class 3 · 6f1y Rosa Applause (IRE) 8/15F
4:10 Download The Racecourse App Raceday Ready Handicap Flat · Class 5 · 6f1y Cinque Verde (GB) 5/2
4:40 Get The Inside Track With raceday-ready.com Handicap (Div 1) Flat · Class 6 · 1m2f Laurentia (IRE) 15/2
5:15 Get The Inside Track With raceday-ready.com Handicap (Div 2) Flat · Class 6 · 1m2f Forever Proud (GB) 14/1

Lingfield (AW) racecourse statistics →

Punchestown Yielding · Turf · 8 races · Ireland

3:40 Specialist Group Handicap Hurdle (88-123) Hurdle · 2m94y Pigeon House (IRE) 16/1
4:15 Frontline Security Handicap Chase (listed) Chase · 2m55y Pinkerton (IRE) 15/2
4:50 Mongey Communications La Touche Cup Cross Country Chase Chase · 4m1f11y Singing Banjo (IRE) 28/1
5:25 Barberstown Castle Novice Chase (Grade 1) Chase · 2m75y Il Etait Temps (FR) 7/2
6:00 Ladbrokes Champion Stayers Hurdle (Grade 1) Hurdle · 2m7f110y Teahupoo (FR) 5/6F
6:35 Conway Piling Handicap Hurdle (listed) Hurdle · 2m7f110y Maxxum (IRE) 28/1
7:05 Close Brothers Mares Novice Hurdle (listed) Hurdle · 2m94y Casa No Mento (GB) 4/1
7:40 Jp & M Doyle (c & G) Flat Race NH Flat · 2m94y Wingmen (IRE) 18/1

Punchestown racecourse statistics →

Redcar Soft · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

1:42 Racing TV Club Day Here Today Handicap Flat · Class 6 · 7f219y On The Bubble (GB) 10/1
2:12 Join Racing TV Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Flat · Class 5 · 7f Paborus (GB) 9/4F
2:42 Start Racing TV Free Trial Now Fillies' Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Flat · Class 5 · 5f217y Not Real (IRE) 1/5F
3:17 Racing TV Profits Returned To Racing Handicap Flat · Class 6 · 5f Mrs Trump (IRE) 20/1
3:52 Racing TV Free Trial Handicap Flat · Class 3 · 1m2f1y Baryshnikov (GB) 5/2
4:27 Watch Race Replays At racingtv.com Handicap Flat · Class 5 · 1m2f1y Kaaress (IRE) 6/1

Redcar racecourse statistics →

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 52 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 favourites14 of 49 won28.6% · 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 loss of £13.66Staked £49.00, returned £35.34 at SP
Biggest-priced winnerSinging Banjo (IRE) 28/1The 4:50 Mongey Communications La Touche Cup Cross Country Chase at Punchestown · one of 2 winners at that price
Joint favourites0 of 6 won0.0% · 3 races had joint favourites

Meeting	Fav won	Fav ran	Races	Joint
Ayr	1	5	6	0 of 2 won
Chantilly (FR)	1	9	9	—
Chelmsford City (AW)	4	7	7	—
Dieppe (FR)	0	2	2	—
Doncaster	4	7	7	—
Lingfield (AW)	1	7	7	—
Punchestown	1	7	8	0 of 2 won
Redcar	2	5	6	0 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 May 2024?: 52 races across 8 meetings were run on 2 May 2024: Ayr (6 races), Chantilly (FR) (9 races), Chelmsford City (AW) (7 races), Dieppe (FR) (2 races), Doncaster (7 races), Lingfield (AW) (7 races), Punchestown (8 races) and Redcar (6 races). That is Ayr, Chelmsford City (AW), Doncaster, Lingfield (AW) and Redcar in Great Britain; Chantilly (FR) and Dieppe (FR) in France; Punchestown in Ireland. 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 May 2024?: Ayr: Good (Turf); Chantilly (FR): Very Soft (Turf); Chelmsford City (AW): Standard (AW); Dieppe (FR): Heavy (Turf); Doncaster: Good To Soft (Turf); Lingfield (AW): Standard (AW); Punchestown: Yielding (Turf); Redcar: Soft (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 2 May 2024?: Outright favourites won 14 of 49 on 2 May 2024 (28.6%); joint favourites won 0 of 6. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £49.00 and returned £35.34 — a loss of £13.66. 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 Singing Banjo (IRE) at 28/1 in the 4:50 Mongey Communications La Touche Cup Cross Country Chase at Punchestown (one of 2 winners at that price).
What was the feature race on 2 May 2024?: The feature race was the 5:25 Barberstown Castle Novice Chase (Grade 1) (Grade 1) at Punchestown, won by Il Etait Temps (FR) (7/2).
What time was the first race on 2 May 2024?: The first race was the 12:07 Prix de la Ville de Rouxmesnil Bouteilles at Dieppe (FR); the last was the 9:00 Download The bet365 App Handicap at Chelmsford City (AW).