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Racing Results

Friday 27 May 2005

51 races were run across 8 meetings on 27 May 2005: Brighton, Catterick, Chantilly (FR), Limerick, Pontefract, Towcester, Wexford and Wolverhampton (AW).

Brighton Firm · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 2 of 6 · Biggest winner 25/1

Catterick Firm · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 1 of 7 · Biggest winner 14/1

Chantilly (FR) Good · Turf · 5 races · France

Outright favs won 0 of 1

Limerick Soft · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 1 of 6 · Biggest winner 12/1

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

Outright favs won 3 of 6 · Biggest winner 20/1

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

Outright favs won 1 of 6 · Biggest winner 66/1

Wexford Yielding · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

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

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

Outright favs won 1 of 5 · Biggest winner 10/1

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 favourites10 of 43 won23.3% · 43 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 £16.24Staked £43.00, returned £26.76 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerNautic (FR) 66/1The 6:25 Gg.com 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle at Towcester
  • Joint favourites1 of 8 won12.5% · 4 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Brighton2670 of 2 won
Catterick177—
Chantilly (FR)015—
Limerick1670 of 2 won
Pontefract366—
Towcester166—
Wexford1671 of 2 won
Wolverhampton (AW)1560 of 2 won

One day is a tiny sample; the long-run line is the comparison. 4 races have no favourite identified — no starting prices are stored for them. 5 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 27 May 2005?
51 races across 8 meetings were run on 27 May 2005: Brighton (7 races), Catterick (7 races), Chantilly (FR) (5 races), Limerick (7 races), Pontefract (6 races), Towcester (6 races), Wexford (7 races) and Wolverhampton (AW) (6 races). That is Brighton, Catterick, Pontefract, Towcester and Wolverhampton (AW) in Great Britain; Chantilly (FR) in France; Limerick and 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 27 May 2005?
Brighton: Firm (Turf); Catterick: Firm (Turf); Chantilly (FR): Good (Turf); Limerick: Soft (Turf); Pontefract: Good To Firm (Turf); Towcester: Good To Firm (Turf); Wexford: Yielding (Turf); Wolverhampton (AW): Standard (AW).
How did the favourites do on 27 May 2005?
Outright favourites won 10 of 43 on 27 May 2005 (23.3%); joint favourites won 1 of 8. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £43.00 and returned £26.76 — a loss of £16.24. 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 Nautic (FR) at 66/1 in the 6:25 Gg.com 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle at Towcester.
What time was the first race on 27 May 2005?
The first race was the 12:50 Prix du Mont de Po at Chantilly (FR); the last was the 9:05 Chancy Maiden Stakes at Pontefract.