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Friday 17 May 2013

51 races were run across 7 meetings on 17 May 2013: Aintree, Chantilly (FR), Hamilton, Kilbeggan, Newbury, Newmarket and York.

Aintree Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

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

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

Outright favs won 1 of 8 · Biggest winner 38/1

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

Outright favs won 2 of 7 · Biggest winner 11/1

Kilbeggan Yielding To Soft · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 1 of 7 · Biggest winner 33/1

Newbury Good To Firm · Turf · 8 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 3 of 7 · Biggest winner 14/1

Newmarket Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

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

York Soft · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 3 of 7 · Biggest winner 25/1

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 51 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 £2.18Staked £48.00, returned £45.82 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerSermoneta (IRE) 38/1The 4:00 Prix de la Plaine de Jouvence at Chantilly (FR)
  • Joint favourites1 of 7 won14.3% · 3 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Aintree2670 of 2 won
Chantilly (FR)188—
Hamilton277—
Kilbeggan177—
Newbury3780 of 2 won
Newmarket3671 of 3 won
York377—

One day is a tiny sample; the long-run line is the comparison. Figures are facts from the result, not a tip.

Quick answers

What horse racing was on 17 May 2013?
51 races across 7 meetings were run on 17 May 2013: Aintree (7 races), Chantilly (FR) (8 races), Hamilton (7 races), Kilbeggan (7 races), Newbury (8 races), Newmarket (7 races) and York (7 races). That is Aintree, Hamilton, Newbury, Newmarket and York in Great Britain; Chantilly (FR) in France; Kilbeggan 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 17 May 2013?
Aintree: Good (Turf); Chantilly (FR): Good (Turf); Hamilton: Good To Soft (Turf); Kilbeggan: Yielding To Soft (Turf); Newbury: Good To Firm (Turf); Newmarket: Good (Turf); York: Soft (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 17 May 2013?
Outright favourites won 15 of 48 on 17 May 2013 (31.3%); joint favourites won 1 of 7. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £48.00 and returned £45.82 — a loss of £2.18. 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 Sermoneta (IRE) at 38/1 in the 4:00 Prix de la Plaine de Jouvence at Chantilly (FR).
What was the feature race on 17 May 2013?
The feature race was the 2:45 Qipco Yorkshire Cup (British Champions Series) (Group 2) (Group 2) at York, won by Glen's Diamond (GB) (25/1).
What time was the first race on 17 May 2013?
The first race was the 12:50 Prix du Mont de Po at Chantilly (FR); the last was the 9:05 Download The Free Racing Uk App Handicap at Hamilton.