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Racing Results

Saturday 16 May 2009

49 races were run across 7 meetings on 16 May 2009: Bangor-on-Dee, Doncaster, Maisons-Laffitte (FR), Newbury, Newmarket, Thirsk and Uttoxeter.

Bangor-on-Dee Good To Soft · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 3 of 6 · Biggest winner 18/1

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

Outright favs won 2 of 6 · Biggest winner 16/1

Maisons-Laffitte (FR) Soft · Turf · 8 races · France

Outright favs won 0 of 2

Newbury Soft · Turf · 8 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 2 of 8 · Biggest winner 25/1

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

Outright favs won 1 of 7 · Biggest winner 16/1

Thirsk Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

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

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

Outright favs won 2 of 5 · Biggest winner 66/1

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 favourites11 of 40 won27.5% · 40 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 £9.68Staked £40.00, returned £30.32 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerAutumn Harvest (GB) 66/1The 2:30 Whitby Maiden Stakes at Thirsk · one of 2 winners at that price
  • Joint favourites1 of 7 won14.3% · 3 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Bangor-on-Dee3670 of 2 won
Doncaster266—
Maisons-Laffitte (FR)028—
Newbury288—
Newmarket177—
Thirsk1670 of 2 won
Uttoxeter2561 of 3 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. 8 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 2009?
49 races across 7 meetings were run on 16 May 2009: Bangor-on-Dee (7 races), Doncaster (6 races), Maisons-Laffitte (FR) (8 races), Newbury (8 races), Newmarket (7 races), Thirsk (7 races) and Uttoxeter (6 races). That is Bangor-on-Dee, Doncaster, Newbury, Newmarket, Thirsk and Uttoxeter in Great Britain; Maisons-Laffitte (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 2009?
Bangor-on-Dee: Good To Soft (Turf); Doncaster: Good To Soft (Turf); Maisons-Laffitte (FR): Soft (Turf); Newbury: Soft (Turf); Newmarket: Good To Firm (Turf); Thirsk: Good (Turf); Uttoxeter: Good To Soft (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 16 May 2009?
Outright favourites won 11 of 40 on 16 May 2009 (27.5%); joint favourites won 1 of 7. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £40.00 and returned £30.32 — a loss of £9.68. 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 Autumn Harvest (GB) at 66/1 in the 2:30 Whitby Maiden Stakes at Thirsk (one of 2 winners at that price).
What was the feature race on 16 May 2009?
The feature race was the 2:40 Juddmonte Lockinge Stakes (Group 1) (Straight) (Group 1) at Newbury, won by Virtual (GB) (6/1).
What time was the first race on 16 May 2009?
The first race was the 1:00 Prix Dictaway at Maisons-Laffitte (FR); the last was the 8:40 Bawtry Handicap at Doncaster.