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Friday 18 May 2007

41 races were run across 6 meetings on 18 May 2007: Aintree, Cork, Hamilton, Newbury, Newmarket and York.

Aintree Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

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

Cork Good · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 3 of 7 · Biggest winner 33/1

Hamilton Good · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 4 of 5 · Biggest winner 7/2F

Newbury Good To Soft · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 3 of 6 · Biggest winner 15/2

Newmarket Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

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

York Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 4 of 7 · Biggest winner 13/2

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 41 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 favourites18 of 37 won48.6% · 37 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 £12.36Staked £37.00, returned £49.36 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerCollou (IRE) 33/1The 8:55 Charleville Inh Flat Race at Cork
  • Joint favourites1 of 8 won12.5% · 4 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Aintree3670 of 2 won
Cork377—
Hamilton4561 of 2 won
Newbury3670 of 2 won
Newmarket1670 of 2 won
York477—

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 18 May 2007?
41 races across 6 meetings were run on 18 May 2007: Aintree (7 races), Cork (7 races), Hamilton (6 races), Newbury (7 races), Newmarket (7 races) and York (7 races). That is Aintree, Hamilton, Newbury, Newmarket and York in Great Britain; Cork 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 18 May 2007?
Aintree: Good (Turf); Cork: Good (Turf); Hamilton: Good (Turf); Newbury: Good To Soft (Turf); Newmarket: Good (Turf); York: Good (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 18 May 2007?
Outright favourites won 18 of 37 on 18 May 2007 (48.6%); joint favourites won 1 of 8. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £37.00 and returned £49.36 — a profit of £12.36. 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 Collou (IRE) at 33/1 in the 8:55 Charleville Inh Flat Race at Cork.
What was the feature race on 18 May 2007?
The feature race was the 2:45 Emirates Airlines Yorkshire Cup (Grp2) (Group 2) at York, won by Sergeant Cecil (GB) (10/3F).
What time was the first race on 18 May 2007?
The first race was the 1:45 Langleys Solicitors E.B.F. Marygate Stakes at York; the last was the 9:10 Brandon Homes Handicap at Hamilton.