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Friday 27 May 2016

56 races were run across 8 meetings on 27 May 2016: Auteuil (FR), Bath, Brighton, Down Royal, Haydock, Musselburgh, Pontefract and Worcester.

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

Outright favs won 2 of 8 · Biggest winner 234/10

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

Outright favs won 5 of 6 · Biggest winner 8/1

Brighton Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 3 of 4 · Biggest winner 16/1

Down Royal Good · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 3 of 7 · Biggest winner 11/1

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

Outright favs won 2 of 8 · Biggest winner 50/1

Musselburgh Good · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 2 of 6 · Biggest winner 16/1

Pontefract Good · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 3 of 4 · Biggest winner 12/1

Worcester Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 3 of 6 · Biggest winner 12/1

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 56 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 favourites23 of 49 won46.9% · 49 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 £13.47Staked £49.00, returned £62.47 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerCaponova (IRE) 50/1The 4:10 ApolloBet Bet Through Your Mobile Handicap at Haydock
  • Joint favourites3 of 14 won21.4% · 7 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Auteuil (FR)288—
Bath5670 of 2 won
Brighton3472 of 6 won
Down Royal377—
Haydock288—
Musselburgh266—
Pontefract3461 of 4 won
Worcester3670 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 27 May 2016?
56 races across 8 meetings were run on 27 May 2016: Auteuil (FR) (8 races), Bath (7 races), Brighton (7 races), Down Royal (7 races), Haydock (8 races), Musselburgh (6 races), Pontefract (6 races) and Worcester (7 races). That is Auteuil (FR) in France; Bath, Brighton, Haydock, Musselburgh, Pontefract and Worcester in Great Britain; Down Royal 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 27 May 2016?
Auteuil (FR): Very Soft (Turf); Bath: Good To Firm (Turf); Brighton: Good (Turf); Down Royal: Good (Turf); Haydock: Good To Soft (Turf); Musselburgh: Good (Turf); Pontefract: Good (Turf); Worcester: Good (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 27 May 2016?
Outright favourites won 23 of 49 on 27 May 2016 (46.9%); joint favourites won 3 of 14. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £49.00 and returned £62.47 — a profit of £13.47. 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 Caponova (IRE) at 50/1 in the 4:10 ApolloBet Bet Through Your Mobile Handicap at Haydock.
What time was the first race on 27 May 2016?
The first race was the 12:45 Prix de Saint Germain at Auteuil (FR); the last was the 9:10 Macbet Best Odds Guaranteed All Races Handicap at Musselburgh.