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Racing Results

Tuesday 16 May 2006

39 races were run across 6 meetings on 16 May 2006: Auteuil (FR), Brighton, Huntingdon, Newcastle, Newton Abbot and Southwell (AW).

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

Outright favs won 1 of 2 · Biggest winner 81/10

Brighton Firm · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

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

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

Outright favs won 3 of 5 · Biggest winner 12/1

Newcastle Good To Soft · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 0 of 6 · Biggest winner 25/1

Newton Abbot Good · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 4 of 6 · Biggest winner 11/1

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

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

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 39 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 30 won33.3% · 30 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 £6.84Staked £30.00, returned £36.84 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerMon Petite Amour (GB) 33/1The 3:10 Express Cafe Selling Stakes at Brighton · one of 2 winners at that price
  • Joint favourites0 of 6 won0.0% · 3 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Auteuil (FR)128—
Brighton1560 of 2 won
Huntingdon3560 of 2 won
Newcastle066—
Newton Abbot466—
Southwell (AW)1670 of 2 won

One day is a tiny sample; the long-run line is the comparison. 6 races have no favourite identified — no starting prices are stored for them. 7 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 2006?
39 races across 6 meetings were run on 16 May 2006: Auteuil (FR) (8 races), Brighton (6 races), Huntingdon (6 races), Newcastle (6 races), Newton Abbot (6 races) and Southwell (AW) (7 races). That is Auteuil (FR) in France; Brighton, Huntingdon, Newcastle, Newton Abbot and Southwell (AW) in Great Britain. 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 2006?
Auteuil (FR): Very Soft (Turf); Brighton: Firm (Turf); Huntingdon: Good To Firm (Turf); Newcastle: Good To Soft (Turf); Newton Abbot: Good (Turf); Southwell (AW): Standard (AW).
How did the favourites do on 16 May 2006?
Outright favourites won 10 of 30 on 16 May 2006 (33.3%); joint favourites won 0 of 6. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £30.00 and returned £36.84 — a profit of £6.84. 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 Mon Petite Amour (GB) at 33/1 in the 3:10 Express Cafe Selling Stakes at Brighton (one of 2 winners at that price).
What time was the first race on 16 May 2006?
The first race was the 12:50 Prix Jason at Auteuil (FR); the last was the 8:40 Racecourse For Your Hospitality Requirements Handicap Hurdle at Newton Abbot.