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Racing Results

Thursday 17 May 2012

60 races were run across 13 meetings on 17 May 2012: Folkestone, Gowran Park, Le Lion-D'Angers, Ludlow, Lyon Parilly, Lyon Parilly (FR), Newmarket, Perth, Saint-Brieuc, Salisbury, Tarbes, Vire and York.

Folkestone Good · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

Gowran Park Good To Soft · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

Le Lion-D'Angers Soft · 2 races · France

Ludlow Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Lyon Parilly Good To Soft · 3 races · France

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

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

Perth Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Saint-Brieuc Good · 1 race · France

Salisbury Good · Turf · 8 races · Great Britain

Tarbes Good To Soft · 3 races · France

Vire Soft · 1 race · France

York Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 60 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 favourites20 of 50 won40.0% · 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 £8.46Staked £50.00, returned £58.46 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerHills Of Aran (GB) 66/1The 7:45 Cheese Warehouse Ltd Handicap Hurdle at Ludlow
  • Joint favourites2 of 10 won20.0% · 4 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Folkestone566—
Gowran Park2671 of 2 won
Le Lion-D'Angers0020 of 2 won
Ludlow277—
Lyon Parilly013—
Lyon Parilly (FR)011—
Newmarket277—
Perth377—
Saint-Brieuc011—
Salisbury3781 of 2 won
Tarbes113—
Vire001—
York2670 of 4 won

One day is a tiny sample; the long-run line is the comparison. 6 races have no favourite identified — no starting prices are stored for them. 6 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 17 May 2012?
60 races across 13 meetings were run on 17 May 2012: Folkestone (6 races), Gowran Park (7 races), Le Lion-D'Angers (2 races), Ludlow (7 races), Lyon Parilly (3 races), Lyon Parilly (FR) (1 race), Newmarket (7 races), Perth (7 races), Saint-Brieuc (1 race), Salisbury (8 races), Tarbes (3 races), Vire (1 race) and York (7 races). That is Folkestone, Ludlow, Newmarket, Perth, Salisbury and York in Great Britain; Gowran Park in Ireland; Le Lion-D'Angers, Lyon Parilly, Lyon Parilly (FR), Saint-Brieuc, Tarbes and Vire 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 17 May 2012?
Folkestone: Good (Turf); Gowran Park: Good To Soft (Turf); Le Lion-D'Angers: Soft; Ludlow: Good (Turf); Lyon Parilly: Good To Soft; Lyon Parilly (FR): Good To Soft (Turf); Newmarket: Good To Firm (Turf); Perth: Good (Turf); Saint-Brieuc: Good; Salisbury: Good (Turf); Tarbes: Good To Soft; Vire: Soft; York: Good (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 17 May 2012?
Outright favourites won 20 of 50 on 17 May 2012 (40.0%); joint favourites won 2 of 10. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £50.00 and returned £58.46 — a profit of £8.46. 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 Hills Of Aran (GB) at 66/1 in the 7:45 Cheese Warehouse Ltd Handicap Hurdle at Ludlow.
What was the feature race on 17 May 2012?
The feature race was the 4:10 Stratford Place Stud For International Group 1 Winners E.b.f. Maiden Stakes (Group 1) at York, won by Funk Soul Brother (GB) (8/1).
What time was the first race on 17 May 2012?
The first race was the 9:07 Prix Du Mont Cindre at Lyon Parilly; the last was the 8:45 Lion Leintwardine Intermediate Open NH Flat Race at Ludlow.