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Racing Results

Thursday 28 May 2009

55 races were run across 8 meetings on 28 May 2009: Ayr, Leopardstown, Lingfield (AW), Newcastle, Saint-Cloud (FR), Sandown, Wetherby and Yarmouth.

Ayr Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 2 of 7 · Biggest winner 11/2

Leopardstown Good · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 2 of 6 · Biggest winner 12/1

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

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

Newcastle Good To Firm · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

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

Saint-Cloud (FR) Good To Soft · Turf · 8 races · France

Outright favs won 1 of 3 · Biggest winner 194/10

Sandown Good · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

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

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

Outright favs won 4 of 7 · Biggest winner 16/1

Yarmouth Good · Turf · 8 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 3 of 7 · Biggest winner 100/1

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 55 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 favourites15 of 48 won31.3% · 48 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 £0.56Staked £48.00, returned £47.44 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerLowther (GB) 100/1The 3:10 EventGuard Staff Maiden Stakes at Yarmouth
  • Joint favourites0 of 4 won0.0% · 2 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Ayr277—
Leopardstown2670 of 2 won
Lingfield (AW)166—
Newcastle166—
Saint-Cloud (FR)138—
Sandown166—
Wetherby477—
Yarmouth3780 of 2 won

One day is a tiny sample; the long-run line is the comparison. 5 races have no favourite identified — no starting prices are stored for them. 5 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 28 May 2009?
55 races across 8 meetings were run on 28 May 2009: Ayr (7 races), Leopardstown (7 races), Lingfield (AW) (6 races), Newcastle (6 races), Saint-Cloud (FR) (8 races), Sandown (6 races), Wetherby (7 races) and Yarmouth (8 races). That is Ayr, Lingfield (AW), Newcastle, Sandown, Wetherby and Yarmouth in Great Britain; Leopardstown in Ireland; Saint-Cloud (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 28 May 2009?
Ayr: Good (Turf); Leopardstown: Good (Turf); Lingfield (AW): Standard (AW); Newcastle: Good To Firm (Turf); Saint-Cloud (FR): Good To Soft (Turf); Sandown: Good (Turf); Wetherby: Good To Firm (Turf); Yarmouth: Good (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 28 May 2009?
Outright favourites won 15 of 48 on 28 May 2009 (31.3%); joint favourites won 0 of 4. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £48.00 and returned £47.44 — a loss of £0.56. 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 Lowther (GB) at 100/1 in the 3:10 EventGuard Staff Maiden Stakes at Yarmouth.
What was the feature race on 28 May 2009?
The feature race was the 1:05 Prix Corrida (Fillies & Mares) (Group 2) at Saint-Cloud (FR), won by Alpine Rose (FR) (194/10).
What time was the first race on 28 May 2009?
The first race was the 11:35 Prix Verso II at Saint-Cloud (FR); the last was the 9:15 Breast Augmentation Handicap at Newcastle.