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Racing Results

Sunday 7 May 2017

30 races were run across 4 meetings on 7 May 2017: Chantilly (FR), Hamilton, Leopardstown and Newmarket.

Chantilly (FR) Soft · Turf · 8 races · France

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

Leopardstown Good To Firm · Turf · 8 races · Ireland

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

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 30 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 favourites8 of 26 won30.8% · 26 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 £0.67Staked £26.00, returned £25.33 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerProphets Pride (GB) 39/1The 2:15 Prix Danseur at Chantilly (FR)
  • Joint favourites1 of 8 won12.5% · 4 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Chantilly (FR)288—
Hamilton2671 of 2 won
Leopardstown2680 of 4 won
Newmarket2670 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 7 May 2017?
30 races across 4 meetings were run on 7 May 2017: Chantilly (FR) (8 races), Hamilton (7 races), Leopardstown (8 races) and Newmarket (7 races). That is Chantilly (FR) in France; Hamilton and Newmarket in Great Britain; Leopardstown 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 7 May 2017?
Chantilly (FR): Soft (Turf); Hamilton: Good To Firm (Turf); Leopardstown: Good To Firm (Turf); Newmarket: Good To Firm (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 7 May 2017?
Outright favourites won 8 of 26 on 7 May 2017 (30.8%); joint favourites won 1 of 8. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £26.00 and returned £25.33 — a loss of £0.67. 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 Prophets Pride (GB) at 39/1 in the 2:15 Prix Danseur at Chantilly (FR).
What was the feature race on 7 May 2017?
The feature race was the 3:35 Qipco 1000 Guineas Stakes (Fillies' Group 1) (British Champions Series) (Group 1) at Newmarket, won by Winter (IRE) (9/1).
What time was the first race on 7 May 2017?
The first race was the 1:05 Prix du Bois Renard at Chantilly (FR); the last was the 5:20 Prix Fantomas at Chantilly (FR).