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Racing Results

Wednesday 18 May 2016

52 races were run across 7 meetings on 18 May 2016: Ayr, Bath, Dundalk (AW), Kempton (AW), Saint-Cloud (FR), Southwell and Warwick.

Ayr Good To Soft · Turf · 8 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 2 of 4 · Biggest winner 33/1

Bath Good · Turf · 8 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 4 of 8 · Biggest winner 14/1

Dundalk (AW) Standard · AW · 7 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 2 of 7 · Biggest winner 16/1

Kempton (AW) Standard · AW · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 1 of 6 · Biggest winner 25/1

Saint-Cloud (FR) Good · Turf · 8 races · France

Outright favs won 2 of 8 · Biggest winner 19/1

Southwell Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 3 of 7 · Biggest winner 12/1

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

Outright favs won 2 of 5 · Biggest winner 25/1

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 52 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 £2.27Staked £45.00, returned £47.27 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerLady Cordie (GB) 33/1The 2:35 Britvic Soft Drinks Handicap at Ayr
  • Joint favourites3 of 16 won18.8% · 7 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Ayr2482 of 9 won
Bath488—
Dundalk (AW)277—
Kempton (AW)1670 of 2 won
Saint-Cloud (FR)288—
Southwell377—
Warwick2571 of 5 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 2016?
52 races across 7 meetings were run on 18 May 2016: Ayr (8 races), Bath (8 races), Dundalk (AW) (7 races), Kempton (AW) (7 races), Saint-Cloud (FR) (8 races), Southwell (7 races) and Warwick (7 races). That is Ayr, Bath, Kempton (AW), Southwell and Warwick in Great Britain; Dundalk (AW) in Ireland; Saint-Cloud (FR) 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 18 May 2016?
Ayr: Good To Soft (Turf); Bath: Good (Turf); Dundalk (AW): Standard (AW); Kempton (AW): Standard (AW); Saint-Cloud (FR): Good (Turf); Southwell: Good (Turf); Warwick: Good To Soft (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 18 May 2016?
Outright favourites won 16 of 45 on 18 May 2016 (35.6%); joint favourites won 3 of 16. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £45.00 and returned £47.27 — a profit of £2.27. 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 Lady Cordie (GB) at 33/1 in the 2:35 Britvic Soft Drinks Handicap at Ayr.
What was the feature race on 18 May 2016?
The feature race was the 4:20 British Stallion Studs EBF Tennent's Rothesay Stakes (Listed) (Listed) at Ayr, won by Maleficent Queen (GB) (3/1F).
What time was the first race on 18 May 2016?
The first race was the 11:25 Prix Noir et Or at Saint-Cloud (FR); the last was the 9:05 12th July Marshes Shopping Centre Dual Race Day Handicap at Dundalk (AW).