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Racing Results

Friday 22 May 2009

47 races were run across 8 meetings on 22 May 2009: Brighton, Haydock, Lyon Parilly (FR), Newcastle, Newmarket, Pontefract, Stratford and Wexford.

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

Outright favs won 3 of 7 · Biggest winner 16/1

Haydock Heavy · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 1 of 5 · Biggest winner 25/1

Lyon Parilly (FR) Good · Turf · 1 race · France

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

Outright favs won 3 of 7 · Biggest winner 16/1

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

Outright favs won 2 of 6 · Biggest winner 7/1

Pontefract Good · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 1 of 6 · Biggest winner 9/1

Stratford Good · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 1 of 3 · Biggest winner 16/1

Wexford Yielding To Soft · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

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

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 47 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 favourites14 of 41 won34.1% · 41 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 £3.76Staked £41.00, returned £44.76 at SP · 1 dead heat, the return split
  • Biggest-priced winnerZarkozy (IRE) 33/1The 7:55 Campile Handicap at Wexford
  • Joint favourites3 of 11 won27.3% · 5 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Brighton377—
Haydock1561 of 2 won
Lyon Parilly (FR)001—
Newcastle377—
Newmarket2671 of 2 won
Pontefract166—
Stratford1361 of 7 won
Wexford377—

One day is a tiny sample; the long-run line is the comparison. 1 race has no favourite identified — no starting prices are stored for it. 1 winner has 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 22 May 2009?
47 races across 8 meetings were run on 22 May 2009: Brighton (7 races), Haydock (6 races), Lyon Parilly (FR) (1 race), Newcastle (7 races), Newmarket (7 races), Pontefract (6 races), Stratford (6 races) and Wexford (7 races). That is Brighton, Haydock, Newcastle, Newmarket, Pontefract and Stratford in Great Britain; Lyon Parilly (FR) in France; 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 22 May 2009?
Brighton: Good To Firm (Turf); Haydock: Heavy (Turf); Lyon Parilly (FR): Good (Turf); Newcastle: Good To Soft (Turf); Newmarket: Good To Firm (Turf); Pontefract: Good (Turf); Stratford: Good (Turf); Wexford: Yielding To Soft (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 22 May 2009?
Outright favourites won 14 of 41 on 22 May 2009 (34.1%); joint favourites won 3 of 11. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £41.00 and returned £44.76 — a profit of £3.76. 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 Zarkozy (IRE) at 33/1 in the 7:55 Campile Handicap at Wexford.
What was the feature race on 22 May 2009?
The feature race was the 2:35 Prix Rene Bedel () (Listed) at Lyon Parilly (FR), won by Pouvoir Absolu (GB).
What time was the first race on 22 May 2009?
The first race was the 2:00 Bet On Toteplacepot At Totesport.com E.b.f. Maiden Stakes at Brighton; the last was the 9:00 Castle Recruitment Maiden Stakes at Pontefract.