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Racing Results

Saturday 6 May 2017

67 races were run across 9 meetings on 6 May 2017: Cork, Doncaster, Goodwood, Hexham, Maisons-Laffitte (FR), Newmarket, Thirsk, Uttoxeter and Wexford.

Cork Good To Firm · Turf · 8 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 3 of 7 · Biggest winner 8/1

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

Outright favs won 4 of 7 · Biggest winner 8/1

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

Outright favs won 1 of 8 · Biggest winner 25/1

Hexham Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 3 of 6 · Biggest winner 17/2

Maisons-Laffitte (FR) Soft · Turf · 9 races · France

Outright favs won 2 of 9 · Biggest winner 29/1

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

Outright favs won 2 of 7 · Biggest winner 25/1

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

Outright favs won 3 of 6 · Biggest winner 10/1

Uttoxeter Good · Turf · 8 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 3 of 8 · Biggest winner 16/1

Wexford Good · Turf · 6 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 2 of 6 · Biggest winner 20/1

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 67 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 64 won35.9% · 64 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 £1.70Staked £64.00, returned £62.30 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerKaabamix (FR) 29/1The 3:45 Prix de l'Adour at Maisons-Laffitte (FR)
  • Joint favourites2 of 6 won33.3% · 3 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Cork3781 of 2 won
Doncaster477—
Goodwood188—
Hexham3670 of 2 won
Maisons-Laffitte (FR)299—
Newmarket277—
Thirsk3671 of 2 won
Uttoxeter388—
Wexford266—

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 6 May 2017?
67 races across 9 meetings were run on 6 May 2017: Cork (8 races), Doncaster (7 races), Goodwood (8 races), Hexham (7 races), Maisons-Laffitte (FR) (9 races), Newmarket (7 races), Thirsk (7 races), Uttoxeter (8 races) and Wexford (6 races). That is Cork and Wexford in Ireland; Doncaster, Goodwood, Hexham, Newmarket, Thirsk and Uttoxeter in Great Britain; Maisons-Laffitte (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 6 May 2017?
Cork: Good To Firm (Turf); Doncaster: Good To Firm (Turf); Goodwood: Good To Firm (Turf); Hexham: Good (Turf); Maisons-Laffitte (FR): Soft (Turf); Newmarket: Good To Firm (Turf); Thirsk: Good To Firm (Turf); Uttoxeter: Good (Turf); Wexford: Good (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 6 May 2017?
Outright favourites won 23 of 64 on 6 May 2017 (35.9%); joint favourites won 2 of 6. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £64.00 and returned £62.30 — a loss of £1.70. 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 Kaabamix (FR) at 29/1 in the 3:45 Prix de l'Adour at Maisons-Laffitte (FR).
What was the feature race on 6 May 2017?
The feature race was the 3:35 Qipco 2000 Guineas Stakes (Group 1) (British Champions Series) (Group 1) at Newmarket, won by Churchill (IRE) (6/4F).
What time was the first race on 6 May 2017?
The first race was the 11:20 Prix Epinard at Maisons-Laffitte (FR); the last was the 8:35 Thank You Sis Handicap Chase at Hexham.