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Racing Results

Saturday 23 May 2009

50 races were run across 9 meetings on 23 May 2009: Beverley, Bordeaux Le Bouscat (FR), Cartmel, Catterick, Chateaubriant (FR), Curragh, Haydock, Newmarket and Stratford.

Beverley Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

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

Bordeaux Le Bouscat (FR) Good · Turf · 2 races · France

Outright favs won 0 of 1

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

Outright favs won 2 of 6 · Biggest winner 14/1

Catterick Good · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

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

Chateaubriant (FR) Good To Soft · Turf · 1 race · France

Outright favs won 0 of 1

Curragh Heavy · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 3 of 7 · Biggest winner 8/1

Haydock Heavy · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 2 of 7 · Biggest winner 16/1

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

Outright favs won 1 of 7 · Biggest winner 4/1

Stratford Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 1 of 7 · Biggest winner 8/1

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 50 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 47 won23.4% · 47 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 £13.46Staked £47.00, returned £33.54 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerFuture Gem (GB) 25/1The 3:00 Toteswinger Racing Median Auction Maiden Stakes at Catterick
  • Joint favourites1 of 4 won25.0% · 2 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Beverley1571 of 4 won
Bordeaux Le Bouscat (FR)012—
Cartmel266—
Catterick166—
Chateaubriant (FR)011—
Curragh377—
Haydock277—
Newmarket177—
Stratford177—

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. 3 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 23 May 2009?
50 races across 9 meetings were run on 23 May 2009: Beverley (7 races), Bordeaux Le Bouscat (FR) (2 races), Cartmel (6 races), Catterick (6 races), Chateaubriant (FR) (1 race), Curragh (7 races), Haydock (7 races), Newmarket (7 races) and Stratford (7 races). That is Beverley, Cartmel, Catterick, Haydock, Newmarket and Stratford in Great Britain; Bordeaux Le Bouscat (FR) and Chateaubriant (FR) in France; Curragh 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 23 May 2009?
Beverley: Good (Turf); Bordeaux Le Bouscat (FR): Good (Turf); Cartmel: Good To Soft (Turf); Catterick: Good (Turf); Chateaubriant (FR): Good To Soft (Turf); Curragh: Heavy (Turf); Haydock: Heavy (Turf); Newmarket: Good To Firm (Turf); Stratford: Good (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 23 May 2009?
Outright favourites won 11 of 47 on 23 May 2009 (23.4%); joint favourites won 1 of 4. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £47.00 and returned £33.54 — a loss of £13.46. 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 Future Gem (GB) at 25/1 in the 3:00 Toteswinger Racing Median Auction Maiden Stakes at Catterick.
What was the feature race on 23 May 2009?
The feature race was the 3:45 Boylesports.com Irish 2,000 Guineas (group 1) (Group 1) at Curragh, won by Mastercraftsman (IRE) (6/4F).
What time was the first race on 23 May 2009?
The first race was the 12:20 Derby du Midi-Centenaire du Syndicat National des Proprietaires at Bordeaux Le Bouscat (FR); the last was the 8:50 Di Runs The Stable Lads Canteen Novices' Handicap Hurdle at Stratford.