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Racing Results

Wednesday 16 May 2012

49 races were run across 8 meetings on 16 May 2012: Bath, Fontwell, Lingfield (AW), Lyon Parilly, Lyon Parilly (FR), Naas, Perth and York.

Bath Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

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

Lingfield (AW) Standard · AW · 8 races · Great Britain

Lyon Parilly Good To Soft · 4 races · France

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

Naas Good To Yielding · Turf · 8 races · Ireland

Perth Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

York Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

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 favourites14 of 42 won33.3% · 42 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 £6.27Staked £42.00, returned £48.27 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerSuzette De Bavay (IRE) 33/1The 8:50 Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Fillies Maiden at Naas
  • Joint favourites3 of 8 won37.5% · 4 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Bath2671 of 2 won
Fontwell377—
Lingfield (AW)2781 of 2 won
Lyon Parilly014—
Lyon Parilly (FR)011—
Naas3681 of 4 won
Perth377—
York177—

One day is a tiny sample; the long-run line is the comparison. 3 races have no favourite identified — no starting prices are stored for them. 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 16 May 2012?
49 races across 8 meetings were run on 16 May 2012: Bath (7 races), Fontwell (7 races), Lingfield (AW) (8 races), Lyon Parilly (4 races), Lyon Parilly (FR) (1 race), Naas (8 races), Perth (7 races) and York (7 races). That is Bath, Fontwell, Lingfield (AW), Perth and York in Great Britain; Lyon Parilly and Lyon Parilly (FR) in France; Naas 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 16 May 2012?
Bath: Good (Turf); Fontwell: Good To Soft (Turf); Lingfield (AW): Standard (AW); Lyon Parilly: Good To Soft; Lyon Parilly (FR): Good To Soft (Turf); Naas: Good To Yielding (Turf); Perth: Good (Turf); York: Good (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 16 May 2012?
Outright favourites won 14 of 42 on 16 May 2012 (33.3%); joint favourites won 3 of 8. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £42.00 and returned £48.27 — a profit of £6.27. 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 Suzette De Bavay (IRE) at 33/1 in the 8:50 Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Fillies Maiden at Naas.
What was the feature race on 16 May 2012?
The feature race was the 3:00 Duke Of York totepool Stakes (Group 2) (Group 2) at York, won by Tiddliwinks (GB) (25/1).
What time was the first race on 16 May 2012?
The first race was the 8:07 Prix des Hortensias at Lyon Parilly; the last was the 9:00 Perth Races Now Available On Racing Uk Handicap Hurdle at Perth.