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Thursday 26 May 2011

57 races were run across 9 meetings on 26 May 2011: Ayr, Brighton, Clonmel, Folkestone, Longchamp (FR), Nancy, Newcastle, Sandown and Wetherby.

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

Outright favs won 2 of 6 · Biggest winner 13/2

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

Outright favs won 4 of 7 · Biggest winner 15/2

Clonmel Good To Firm · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

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

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

Outright favs won 2 of 4 · Biggest winner 5/1

Longchamp (FR) Good · Turf · 8 races · France

Outright favs won 4 of 7 · Biggest winner 27/1

Nancy Good To Firm · 2 races · France

Outright favs won 1 of 1 · Biggest winner 8/5F

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

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

Sandown Good · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

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

Wetherby Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 3 of 7 · Biggest winner 11/1

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 57 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 favourites23 of 50 won46.0% · 50 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 £8.92Staked £50.00, returned £58.92 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerTomtit (FR) 27/1The 12:50 Prix Du Bel Air at Longchamp (FR)
  • Joint favourites3 of 12 won25.0% · 6 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Ayr2671 of 2 won
Brighton477—
Clonmel3671 of 2 won
Folkestone2461 of 4 won
Longchamp (FR)4780 of 2 won
Nancy112—
Newcastle2670 of 2 won
Sandown266—
Wetherby377—

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 26 May 2011?
57 races across 9 meetings were run on 26 May 2011: Ayr (7 races), Brighton (7 races), Clonmel (7 races), Folkestone (6 races), Longchamp (FR) (8 races), Nancy (2 races), Newcastle (7 races), Sandown (6 races) and Wetherby (7 races). That is Ayr, Brighton, Folkestone, Newcastle, Sandown and Wetherby in Great Britain; Clonmel in Ireland; Longchamp (FR) and Nancy 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 26 May 2011?
Ayr: Good To Soft (Turf); Brighton: Good To Firm (Turf); Clonmel: Good To Firm (Turf); Folkestone: Good To Firm (Turf); Longchamp (FR): Good (Turf); Nancy: Good To Firm; Newcastle: Good To Firm (Turf); Sandown: Good (Turf); Wetherby: Good (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 26 May 2011?
Outright favourites won 23 of 50 on 26 May 2011 (46.0%); joint favourites won 3 of 12. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £50.00 and returned £58.92 — a profit of £8.92. 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 Tomtit (FR) at 27/1 in the 12:50 Prix Du Bel Air at Longchamp (FR).
What was the feature race on 26 May 2011?
The feature race was the 7:05 Charles Heidsieck Champagne Henry II Stakes (Group 2) (Group 2) at Sandown, won by Blue Bajan (IRE) (4/1).
What time was the first race on 26 May 2011?
The first race was the 11:07 Prix Lobau at Nancy; the last was the 9:10 totepool Handicap at Newcastle.