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Racing Results

Tuesday 16 May 2017

50 races were run across 7 meetings on 16 May 2017: Beverley, Chepstow, Compiegne (FR), Killarney, Sedgefield, Southwell and Warwick.

Beverley Good · Turf · 8 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 4 of 8 · Biggest winner 33/1

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

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

Compiegne (FR) Very Soft · Turf · 7 races · France

Outright favs won 1 of 7 · Biggest winner 187/10

Killarney Yielding · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

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

Sedgefield Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 4 of 7 · Biggest winner 25/1

Southwell Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 5 of 7 · Biggest winner 5/1

Warwick Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

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

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 50 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 favourites19 of 48 won39.6% · 48 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 £0.56Staked £48.00, returned £48.56 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerDyna Might (GB) 33/1The 5:35 Beverley Middle Distance Series Handicap at Beverley
  • Joint favourites1 of 5 won20.0% · 2 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Beverley488—
Chepstow1571 of 5 won
Compiegne (FR)177—
Killarney177—
Sedgefield477—
Southwell577—
Warwick377—

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 16 May 2017?
50 races across 7 meetings were run on 16 May 2017: Beverley (8 races), Chepstow (7 races), Compiegne (FR) (7 races), Killarney (7 races), Sedgefield (7 races), Southwell (7 races) and Warwick (7 races). That is Beverley, Chepstow, Sedgefield, Southwell and Warwick in Great Britain; Compiegne (FR) in France; Killarney 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 16 May 2017?
Beverley: Good (Turf); Chepstow: Good To Soft (Turf); Compiegne (FR): Very Soft (Turf); Killarney: Yielding (Turf); Sedgefield: Good (Turf); Southwell: Good (Turf); Warwick: Good (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 16 May 2017?
Outright favourites won 19 of 48 on 16 May 2017 (39.6%); joint favourites won 1 of 5. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £48.00 and returned £48.56 — a profit of £0.56. 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 Dyna Might (GB) at 33/1 in the 5:35 Beverley Middle Distance Series Handicap at Beverley.
What time was the first race on 16 May 2017?
The first race was the 11:25 Prix Burgrave II at Compiegne (FR); the last was the 8:50 Killarney Racecourse Handicap at Killarney.