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Racing Results

Monday 23 May 2016

44 races were run across 6 meetings on 23 May 2016: Ayr, Carlisle, Leicester, Saint-Cloud (FR), Sligo and Windsor.

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

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

Carlisle Good To Firm · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

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

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

Outright favs won 1 of 8 · Biggest winner 33/1

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

Outright favs won 1 of 8 · Biggest winner 44/5

Sligo Good To Yielding · Turf · 8 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 2 of 7 · Biggest winner 66/1

Windsor Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 4 of 7 · Biggest winner 14/1

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 44 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 43 won32.6% · 43 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 £0.52Staked £43.00, returned £42.48 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerLuckey Seven (IRE) 66/1The 7:55 Martinstown Opportunity Maiden Hurdle at Sligo
  • Joint favourites0 of 2 won0.0% · 1 race had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Ayr377—
Carlisle366—
Leicester188—
Saint-Cloud (FR)188—
Sligo2780 of 2 won
Windsor477—

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 23 May 2016?
44 races across 6 meetings were run on 23 May 2016: Ayr (7 races), Carlisle (6 races), Leicester (8 races), Saint-Cloud (FR) (8 races), Sligo (8 races) and Windsor (7 races). That is Ayr, Carlisle, Leicester and Windsor in Great Britain; Saint-Cloud (FR) in France; Sligo 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 23 May 2016?
Ayr: Good To Soft (Turf); Carlisle: Good To Firm (Turf); Leicester: Good To Firm (Turf); Saint-Cloud (FR): Heavy (Turf); Sligo: Good To Yielding (Turf); Windsor: Good (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 23 May 2016?
Outright favourites won 14 of 43 on 23 May 2016 (32.6%); joint favourites won 0 of 2. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £43.00 and returned £42.48 — a loss of £0.52. 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 Luckey Seven (IRE) at 66/1 in the 7:55 Martinstown Opportunity Maiden Hurdle at Sligo.
What was the feature race on 23 May 2016?
The feature race was the 1:20 Prix de l'Avre () (3yo) (Turf) (Listed) at Saint-Cloud (FR), won by Talismanic (GB) (12/5).
What time was the first race on 23 May 2016?
The first race was the 12:47 Prix de Beaumesnil at Saint-Cloud (FR); the last was the 9:05 ApolloBet Cash Back If You're 2nd Handicap at Carlisle.