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Racing Results

Saturday 2 May 2026

61 races were run across 8 meetings on 2 May 2026: Auteuil (FR), Doncaster, Goodwood, Hexham, Newmarket, Punchestown, Thirsk and Uttoxeter.

Auteuil (FR) Very Soft · Turf · 8 races · France

Outright favs won 2 of 6 · Biggest winner 15/1

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

Outright favs won 3 of 7 · Biggest winner 7/2

Goodwood Good · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 2 of 4 · Biggest winner 11/1

Hexham Good · Turf · 8 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 5 of 7 · Biggest winner 22/1

Newmarket Good To Firm · Turf · 9 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 1 of 8 · Biggest winner 28/1

Punchestown Good To Yielding · Turf · 8 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 2 of 6 · Biggest winner 16/1

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

Outright favs won 1 of 5 · Biggest winner 33/1

Uttoxeter Good · Turf · 8 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 3 of 7 · Biggest winner 18/1

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 61 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.

MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Auteuil (FR)2680 of 4 won
Doncaster377—
Goodwood2462 of 4 won
Hexham5780 of 2 won
Newmarket1890 of 2 won
Punchestown2681 of 4 won
Thirsk1570 of 4 won
Uttoxeter3780 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 2026?
61 races across 8 meetings were run on 2 May 2026: Auteuil (FR) (8 races), Doncaster (7 races), Goodwood (6 races), Hexham (8 races), Newmarket (9 races), Punchestown (8 races), Thirsk (7 races) and Uttoxeter (8 races). That is Auteuil (FR) in France; Doncaster, Goodwood, Hexham, Newmarket, Thirsk and Uttoxeter in Great Britain; 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 2026?
Auteuil (FR): Very Soft (Turf); Doncaster: Good To Firm (Turf); Goodwood: Good (Turf); Hexham: Good (Turf); Newmarket: Good To Firm (Turf); Punchestown: Good To Yielding (Turf); Thirsk: Good To Firm (Turf); Uttoxeter: Good (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 2 May 2026?
Outright favourites won 19 of 50 on 2 May 2026 (38.0%); joint favourites won 3 of 22. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £50.00 and returned £47.90 — a loss of £2.10. 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 Scottish Dancer (IRE) at 33/1 in the 3:15 Sky Bet Sunday At Thirsk 31st May Book Now Handicap at Thirsk.
What was the feature race on 2 May 2026?
The feature race was the 3:35 Betfred 2000 Guineas Stakes (Group 1) (Group 1) at Newmarket, won by Bow Echo (IRE) (9/2).
What time was the first race on 2 May 2026?
The first race was the 10:18 Prix Vieux Beaufai at Auteuil (FR); the last was the 8:15 Winchcombe Working Mens FC Tour 2026 Handicap Hurdle at Hexham.