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Racing Results

Sunday 18 May 2014

48 races were run across 8 meetings on 18 May 2014: Auteuil (FR), Cluny, Limerick, Market Rasen, Navan, Ripon, Royan La Palmyre and Stratford.

Auteuil (FR) Very Soft · Turf · 8 races · France

Outright favs won 1 of 7 · Biggest winner 18/1

Cluny Good To Soft · 2 races · France

Outright favs won 2 of 2 · Biggest winner 27/10

Limerick Good · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 1 of 7 · Biggest winner 8/1

Market Rasen Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 3 of 6 · Biggest winner 8/1

Navan Good To Firm · Turf · 8 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 4 of 8 · Biggest winner 16/1

Ripon Good · Turf · 8 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 3 of 8 · Biggest winner 22/1

Royan La Palmyre · 1 race · France

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

Stratford Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

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

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 48 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 favourites16 of 45 won35.6% · 45 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 £1.75Staked £45.00, returned £46.75 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerCaptain Royale (IRE) 22/1The 5:10 Barry Taylor Memorial Handicap at Ripon
  • Joint favourites2 of 6 won33.3% · 3 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Auteuil (FR)1781 of 2 won
Cluny222—
Limerick177—
Market Rasen3671 of 2 won
Navan488—
Ripon388—
Royan La Palmyre111—
Stratford1670 of 2 won

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 18 May 2014?
48 races across 8 meetings were run on 18 May 2014: Auteuil (FR) (8 races), Cluny (2 races), Limerick (7 races), Market Rasen (7 races), Navan (8 races), Ripon (8 races), Royan La Palmyre (1 race) and Stratford (7 races). That is Auteuil (FR), Cluny and Royan La Palmyre in France; Limerick and Navan in Ireland; Market Rasen, Ripon and Stratford in Great Britain. 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 18 May 2014?
Auteuil (FR): Very Soft (Turf); Cluny: Good To Soft; Limerick: Good (Turf); Market Rasen: Good (Turf); Navan: Good To Firm (Turf); Ripon: Good (Turf); Stratford: Good (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 18 May 2014?
Outright favourites won 16 of 45 on 18 May 2014 (35.6%); joint favourites won 2 of 6. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £45.00 and returned £46.75 — a profit of £1.75. 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 Captain Royale (IRE) at 22/1 in the 5:10 Barry Taylor Memorial Handicap at Ripon.
What was the feature race on 18 May 2014?
The feature race was the 2:45 Prix Ferdinand Dufaure (Chase) (4yo) (Turf) (Grade 1) at Auteuil (FR), won by Fleur D'Ainay (FR) (18/1).
What time was the first race on 18 May 2014?
The first race was the 1:00 Gras Savoye Hipcover-Prix Marechal Foch at Auteuil (FR); the last was the 5:40 SIS Live Maiden Stakes at Ripon.