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Racing Results

Monday 16 May 2005

43 races were run across 7 meetings on 16 May 2005: Bath, Musselburgh, Newton Abbot, Roscommon, Saint-Cloud (FR), Windsor and Wolverhampton (AW).

Bath Firm · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 4 of 7 · Biggest winner 25/1

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

Outright favs won 1 of 6 · Biggest winner 14/1

Newton Abbot Good · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 2 of 5 · Biggest winner 20/1

Roscommon Good To Firm · Turf · 8 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 1 of 8 · Biggest winner 20/1

Saint-Cloud (FR) Good To Soft · Turf · 4 races · France

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

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

Outright favs won 3 of 6 · Biggest winner 16/1

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

Outright favs won 2 of 5 · Biggest winner 14/1

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 43 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 41 won34.1% · 41 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 £3.64Staked £41.00, returned £44.64 at SP · 1 dead heat, the return split
  • Biggest-priced winnerCantrip (GB) 25/1The 3:40 Bath Ales Spa Fillies' Handicap at Bath
  • Joint favourites2 of 4 won50.0% · 2 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Bath477—
Musselburgh166—
Newton Abbot2561 of 2 won
Roscommon188—
Saint-Cloud (FR)144—
Windsor366—
Wolverhampton (AW)2561 of 2 won

One day is a tiny sample; the long-run line is the comparison. 2 winners have no stored starting price and cannot be ranked by price. Figures are facts from the result, not a tip.

Quick answers

What horse racing was on 16 May 2005?
43 races across 7 meetings were run on 16 May 2005: Bath (7 races), Musselburgh (6 races), Newton Abbot (6 races), Roscommon (8 races), Saint-Cloud (FR) (4 races), Windsor (6 races) and Wolverhampton (AW) (6 races). That is Bath, Musselburgh, Newton Abbot, Windsor and Wolverhampton (AW) in Great Britain; Roscommon 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 16 May 2005?
Bath: Firm (Turf); Musselburgh: Good To Firm (Turf); Newton Abbot: Good (Turf); Roscommon: Good To Firm (Turf); Saint-Cloud (FR): Good To Soft (Turf); Windsor: Good To Firm (Turf); Wolverhampton (AW): Standard (AW).
How did the favourites do on 16 May 2005?
Outright favourites won 14 of 41 on 16 May 2005 (34.1%); joint favourites won 2 of 4. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £41.00 and returned £44.64 — a profit of £3.64. 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 Cantrip (GB) at 25/1 in the 3:40 Bath Ales Spa Fillies' Handicap at Bath.
What was the feature race on 16 May 2005?
The feature race was the 2:20 Prix Greffulhe (Colts & Fillies) (Group 2) at Saint-Cloud (FR), won by Vatori (FR) (7/1).
What time was the first race on 16 May 2005?
The first race was the 12:50 Prix du Bearn at Saint-Cloud (FR); the last was the 8:55 Whitetobrown Handicap at Musselburgh.