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Racing Results

Wednesday 31 May 2006

49 races were run across 7 meetings on 31 May 2006: Beverley, Brighton, Cartmel, Leopardstown, Longchamp (FR), Southwell (AW) and Yarmouth.

Beverley Good · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 3 of 5 · Biggest winner 7/1

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

Outright favs won 0 of 4 · Biggest winner 50/1

Cartmel Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 3 of 5 · Biggest winner 8/1

Leopardstown Good · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 1 of 6 · Biggest winner 7/1J

Longchamp (FR) Good · Turf · 8 races · France

Outright favs won 1 of 2 · Biggest winner 89/10

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

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

Yarmouth Good · Turf · 8 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 1 of 8 · Biggest winner 16/1

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 favourites10 of 35 won28.6% · 35 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 £0.99Staked £35.00, returned £35.99 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerJohannesburg Jack (IRE) 50/1The 2:00 E.B.F. Tattersalls Maiden Stakes at Brighton · one of 2 winners at that price
  • Joint favourites3 of 16 won18.8% · 8 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Beverley3560 of 2 won
Brighton0471 of 6 won
Cartmel3571 of 4 won
Leopardstown1671 of 2 won
Longchamp (FR)128—
Southwell (AW)1560 of 2 won
Yarmouth188—

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 31 May 2006?
49 races across 7 meetings were run on 31 May 2006: Beverley (6 races), Brighton (7 races), Cartmel (7 races), Leopardstown (7 races), Longchamp (FR) (8 races), Southwell (AW) (6 races) and Yarmouth (8 races). That is Beverley, Brighton, Cartmel, Southwell (AW) and Yarmouth in Great Britain; Leopardstown in Ireland; Longchamp (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 31 May 2006?
Beverley: Good (Turf); Brighton: Good To Firm (Turf); Cartmel: Good (Turf); Leopardstown: Good (Turf); Longchamp (FR): Good (Turf); Southwell (AW): Standard (AW); Yarmouth: Good (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 31 May 2006?
Outright favourites won 10 of 35 on 31 May 2006 (28.6%); joint favourites won 3 of 16. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £35.00 and returned £35.99 — a profit of £0.99. 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 Johannesburg Jack (IRE) at 50/1 in the 2:00 E.B.F. Tattersalls Maiden Stakes at Brighton (one of 2 winners at that price).
What was the feature race on 31 May 2006?
The feature race was the 7:10 Hilary Needler Trophy (Fillies' Listed) (Listed) at Beverley, won by Roxan (IRE) (3/1F).
What time was the first race on 31 May 2006?
The first race was the 12:50 Prix des Belles Filles at Longchamp (FR); the last was the 9:10 direct-racing.co.uk Maiden Fillies' Stakes at Beverley.