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Thursday 7 May 2026

49 races were run across 7 meetings on 7 May 2026: Chester, Huntingdon, Longchamp (FR), Redcar, Southwell (AW), Wexford and Windsor.

Chester Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 4 of 7 · Biggest winner 12/1

Huntingdon Good · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 2 of 5 · Biggest winner 13/2

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

Outright favs won 5 of 8 · Biggest winner 35/1

Redcar Good · Turf · 8 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 5 of 6 · Biggest winner 16/1

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

Outright favs won 2 of 7 · Biggest winner 11/1

Wexford Good To Yielding · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

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

Windsor Good To Firm · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 1 of 4 · Biggest winner 5/1

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 49 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 favourites21 of 44 won47.7% · 44 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 £16.96Staked £44.00, returned £60.96 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerPleasing (FR) 35/1The 5:23 Prix des Champs Elysees at Longchamp (FR)
  • Joint favourites1 of 11 won9.1% · 5 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Chester477—
Huntingdon2560 of 2 won
Longchamp (FR)588—
Redcar5680 of 5 won
Southwell (AW)277—
Wexford277—
Windsor1461 of 4 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 7 May 2026?
49 races across 7 meetings were run on 7 May 2026: Chester (7 races), Huntingdon (6 races), Longchamp (FR) (8 races), Redcar (8 races), Southwell (AW) (7 races), Wexford (7 races) and Windsor (6 races). That is Chester, Huntingdon, Redcar, Southwell (AW) and Windsor in Great Britain; Longchamp (FR) in France; Wexford 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 7 May 2026?
Chester: Good (Turf); Huntingdon: Good (Turf); Longchamp (FR): Very Soft (Turf); Redcar: Good (Turf); Southwell (AW): Standard (AW); Wexford: Good To Yielding (Turf); Windsor: Good To Firm (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 7 May 2026?
Outright favourites won 21 of 44 on 7 May 2026 (47.7%); joint favourites won 1 of 11. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £44.00 and returned £60.96 — a profit of £16.96. 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 Pleasing (FR) at 35/1 in the 5:23 Prix des Champs Elysees at Longchamp (FR).
What was the feature race on 7 May 2026?
The feature race was the 3:05 Ladbrokes Ormonde Stakes (Group 3) (Group 3) at Chester, won by Jan Brueghel (IRE) (4/7F).
What time was the first race on 7 May 2026?
The first race was the 1:15 Virgin Bet Daily Price Boosts 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle at Huntingdon; the last was the 9:00 attheraces.com/marketmovers Handicap at Southwell (AW).