What horse racing was on 19 May 2017?

66 races across 9 meetings were run on 19 May 2017: Aintree (7 races), Cork (7 races), Downpatrick (7 races), Hamilton (7 races), Newbury (8 races), Newcastle (AW) (7 races), Newmarket (8 races), Saint-Cloud (FR) (8 races) and York (7 races). That is Aintree, Hamilton, Newbury, Newcastle (AW), Newmarket and York in Great Britain; Cork and Downpatrick in Ireland; Saint-Cloud (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 19 May 2017?

Aintree: Good (Turf); Cork: Good (Turf); Downpatrick: Good (Turf); Hamilton: Good To Firm (Turf); Newbury: Soft (Turf); Newcastle (AW): Standard (AW); Newmarket: Soft (Turf); Saint-Cloud (FR): Very Soft (Turf); York: Soft (Turf).

How did the favourites do on 19 May 2017?

Outright favourites won 15 of 60 on 19 May 2017 (25.0%); joint favourites won 3 of 12. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £60.00 and returned £45.80 — a loss of £14.20. 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 Nebo (IRE) at 25/1 in the 2:00 Welcome To The Starlight Raceday Maiden Stakes at Newbury (one of 2 winners at that price).

What was the feature race on 19 May 2017?

The feature race was the 3:30 Betway Yorkshire Cup (Group 2) (Group 2) at York, won by Dartmouth (GB) (11/4F).

What time was the first race on 19 May 2017?

The first race was the 12:45 Prix de la Montagne Sainte-Genevieve at Saint-Cloud (FR); the last was the 9:10 Aspin Group McGrattan Piling Handicap at Hamilton.

Racing Results

Friday 19 May 2017

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66 races were run across 9 meetings on 19 May 2017: Aintree, Cork, Downpatrick, Hamilton, Newbury, Newcastle (AW), Newmarket, Saint-Cloud (FR) and York.

Aintree Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

5:35 Racehorse Owners Association Mares' Handicap Hurdle Hurdle · Class 4 · 2m 4f Lets Go Dutchess (GB) 9/4F
6:05 Aintree Equestrian Centre Handicap Chase Chase · Class 3 · 2m 3f 200y Definite Future (IRE) 17/2
6:40 Aintree Golf Course Handicap Hurdle Hurdle · Class 2 · 2m 4f Jacks Last Hope (GB) 6/1
7:10 ROA/Racing Post Owners Jackpot Novices' Hurdle Hurdle · Class 4 · 2m 209y Whatmore (GB) 7/4F
7:45 Merseyrail Handicap Hurdle Hurdle · Class 3 · 3m 149y Knight Of Noir (IRE) 6/1
8:20 Neil Sutherland Memorial Handicap Chase Chase · Class 2 · 3m 210y Virgilio (FR) 9/4F
8:50 Goffs Spring Sales P2P Bumper Standard NH Flat Race (Amateurs) NH Flat · Class 3 · 2m 209y Station Master (IRE) 4/1

Aintree racecourse statistics →

Cork Good · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

5:15 Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden (Plus 10) Flat · 6f Sioux Nation (USA) 2/11F
5:50 Cork Racecourse Apprentice Handicap Flat · 6f Blue Bounty (GB) 8/1
6:20 Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Maiden (Plus 10) Flat · 5f Yolo Star (IRE) 11/4
6:55 Mallow Town Summer Bbq Evening July 14th Handicap Flat · 5f Patuano (IRE) 10/1
7:25 Buy Online At corkracecourse.ie Maiden Flat · 1m Venezuela (IRE) 7/4F
8:00 Irish Stallion Farms EBF Median Auction Fillies Maiden Flat · 1m 2f 50y Hillcrest Fire (IRE) 11/4
8:35 Social Package Handicap (45-65) Flat · 1m 2f 50y The Last Marju (IRE) 11/2J

Cork racecourse statistics →

Downpatrick Good · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

5:25 Friday Nights Alright Maiden Hurdle Hurdle · 2m 2f 165y Dorans River (IRE) 4/1
6:00 Kilmore Rec & Corner Inn Bar Rated Novice Hurdle Hurdle · 2m 5f 100y Foxearth (IRE) 2/1
6:30 Cosyroof Handicap Hurdle (80-95) Hurdle · 2m 5f 100y Station Closed (IRE) 16/1
7:05 Crossgar Pallas Foods Beginners Chase Chase · 2m 3f 55y Theturnofthesun (IRE) 8/1
7:35 Coors Lite Handicap Chase (0-102) Chase · 2m 7f 110y Kilclispeen (IRE) 8/1
8:10 Very Special Hunters Chase Chase · 2m 6f 30y Miss Blanche (GB) 20/1
8:45 Living The Dream Flat Race Flat · 2m 1f 65y Iolani (GER) 5/2

Downpatrick racecourse statistics →

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

5:55 BB Foodservice EBF Novice Stakes (Plus 10) Flat · Class 4 · 5f 7y Unfortunately (IRE) 13/8F
6:25 Racinguk.com Handicap Flat · Class 4 · 1m 68y Rockwood (GB) 3/1
7:00 Racing Together Handicap Flat · Class 5 · 1m 68y Fivehundredmiles (IRE) 9/2
7:30 PDM Mains To Drains Braveheart Handicap Flat · Class 3 · 1m 4f 15y Sir Chauvelin (GB) 7/1
8:05 Sodexo William Wallace Handicap Flat · Class 4 · 6f 6y Black Isle Boy (IRE) 5/1
8:40 Patersons Of Greenoakhill Handicap Flat · Class 5 · 6f 6y El Hombre (GB) 11/4
9:10 Aspin Group McGrattan Piling Handicap Flat · Class 6 · 5f 7y Nuala Tagula (IRE) 3/1

Hamilton racecourse statistics →

Newbury Soft · Turf · 8 races · Great Britain

1:30 Coolmore Stud Maiden Stakes (Str) (Plus 10) (Div 1) Flat · Class 4 · 7f Almoreb (IRE) 8/1
2:00 Welcome To The Starlight Raceday Maiden Stakes (Plus 10) Flat · Class 4 · 6f Nebo (IRE) 25/1
2:35 Starlight Handicap Flat · Class 2 · 6f Blaine (GB) 25/1
3:05 Starlight Wishes Handicap Flat · Class 5 · 1m 4f Multigifted (GB) 10/1
3:40 Coolmore Stud Maiden Stakes (Str) (Plus 10) (Div 2) Flat · Class 4 · 7f Mutoondresdashorse (GB) 7/2
4:15 Martin Gray Memorial EBF Stallions Maiden Stakes (Plus 10) Flat · Class 4 · 1m 2f Dubai Thunder (GB) 7/2
4:45 John Sunley Memorial Handicap Flat · Class 4 · 1m 3f Mount Moriah (GB) 8/1
5:20 Sunseeker Apprentice Handicap Flat · Class 5 · 1m 2f Fast And Hot (IRE) 11/2

Newbury racecourse statistics →

Newcastle (AW) Standard · AW · 7 races · Great Britain

5:45 Tarmac Trading Novice Stakes (Plus 10) Flat · Class 4 · 6f Rajasinghe (IRE) 9/1
6:15 O'Brien Handicap Flat · Class 4 · 1m 2f 42y Spes Nostra (GB) 10/1
6:50 Newcastle International Airport Handicap Flat · Class 3 · 2m 56y Flymetothestars (GB) 5/4F
7:20 Rutherford Wilkinson Fillies' Handicap Flat · Class 3 · 1m 5y Prying Pandora (FR) 6/4F
7:55 Advantex Handicap Flat · Class 6 · 1m 5y Champion Harbour (IRE) 4/1J
8:30 Discover Dubai Median Auction Maiden Stakes Flat · Class 4 · 7f 14y Keep Winning (IRE) 11/10F
9:00 Discover Berlin Classified Stakes Flat · Class 6 · 7f 14y Rey Loopy (IRE) 11/2

Newcastle (AW) racecourse statistics →

Newmarket Soft · Turf · 8 races · Great Britain

1:40 John Tanner Handicap (Div 1) Flat · Class 5 · 1m Keepup Kevin (GB) 10/1
2:10 John Tanner Handicap (Div 2) Flat · Class 5 · 1m Rake's Progress (GB) 12/1
2:45 Chemtest Handicap Flat · Class 4 · 7f Art Echo (GB) 2/1
3:20 McCulloughs Air-Conditioning And Ventilation Handicap Flat · Class 3 · 1m 2f Zzoro (IRE) 7/2
3:55 Edmondson Hall Solicitors & Sports Lawyers Handicap Flat · Class 2 · 1m 6f Saigon City (GB) 9/4
4:25 Museum Of The Year Finalist Maiden Stakes Flat · Class 5 · 1m Music Seeker (IRE) 14/1
4:55 Discover Newmarket Handicap Flat · Class 3 · 1m G K Chesterton (IRE) 5/2
5:30 32Red.com 'Hands And Heels' Apprentice Series Apprentice Handicap Flat · Class 5 · 6f Captain Bob (IRE) 4/1

Newmarket racecourse statistics →

Saint-Cloud (FR) Very Soft · Turf · 8 races · France

12:45 Prix de la Montagne Sainte-Genevieve (Conditions) (2yo) (Turf) Flat · 6f Dann (FR) 13/5
1:15 Prix de la Flandrie (Maiden) (3yo Fillies) (Turf) Flat · 1m2½f Satine (FR) 49/10
1:45 Prix du Pre Catelan (Maiden) (3yo Colts & Geldings) (Turf) Flat · 1m2½f Malkoboy (FR) 23/10
2:15 Prix du Val de Grace (Claimer) (4yo+) (Young Jockeys & Apprentices) (Turf) Flat · 1m 4f Kalahari Soldier (GER) 9/5F
2:45 Prix du Vieux Colombier (Handicap) (4yo+) (Turf) Flat · 1m7½f Wave Power (FR) 21/10F
3:15 Prix de Clignancourt (Claimer) (3yo) (Turf) Flat · 1m 4f Bluesacha Rosetgri (FR) 127/10
3:45 Prix des Miramiones (Handicap) (4yo) (Turf) Flat · 1m Equilady (FR) 10/1
4:15 Prix de Beaubourg (Handicap) (4yo) (Turf) Flat · 1m Grey Magic Night (FR) 37/10F

Saint-Cloud racecourse statistics →

York Soft · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

2:20 Langleys Solicitors British EBF Marygate Fillies' Stakes (Listed) Flat · Class 1 · 5f Main Desire (IRE) 4/1J
2:55 Longines Irish Champions Weekend Fillies' Stakes (Listed) (Registered As The Michael Seely Memorial) Flat · Class 1 · 7f 192y Tomyris (GB) 5/1
3:30 Betway Yorkshire Cup (Group 2) Flat · Class 1 · 1m 5f 188y Dartmouth (GB) 11/4F
4:05 Betway Jorvik Handicap Flat · Class 2 · 1m 3f 188y Lord Yeats (GB) 12/1
4:35 Irish EBF Frank Whittle Partnership Fillies' Handicap Flat · Class 3 · 7f Hells Babe (GB) 4/1F
5:05 Yorkshire Equine Practice Handicap Flat · Class 3 · 5f Coolfitch (IRE) 16/1
5:40 7IM Supports Cystic Fibrosis Care Handicap Flat · Class 4 · 1m 3f 188y Alqamar (GB) 14/5F

York racecourse statistics →

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 66 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 favourites15 of 60 won25.0% · 60 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 £14.20Staked £60.00, returned £45.80 at SP
Biggest-priced winnerNebo (IRE) 25/1The 2:00 Welcome To The Starlight Raceday Maiden Stakes at Newbury · one of 2 winners at that price
Joint favourites3 of 12 won25.0% · 6 races had joint favourites

Meeting	Fav won	Fav ran	Races	Joint
Aintree	3	7	7	—
Cork	2	6	7	1 of 2 won
Downpatrick	0	5	7	0 of 4 won
Hamilton	1	6	7	0 of 2 won
Newbury	0	8	8	—
Newcastle (AW)	3	6	7	1 of 2 won
Newmarket	0	8	8	—
Saint-Cloud (FR)	3	8	8	—
York	3	6	7	1 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 19 May 2017?: 66 races across 9 meetings were run on 19 May 2017: Aintree (7 races), Cork (7 races), Downpatrick (7 races), Hamilton (7 races), Newbury (8 races), Newcastle (AW) (7 races), Newmarket (8 races), Saint-Cloud (FR) (8 races) and York (7 races). That is Aintree, Hamilton, Newbury, Newcastle (AW), Newmarket and York in Great Britain; Cork and Downpatrick in Ireland; Saint-Cloud (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 19 May 2017?: Aintree: Good (Turf); Cork: Good (Turf); Downpatrick: Good (Turf); Hamilton: Good To Firm (Turf); Newbury: Soft (Turf); Newcastle (AW): Standard (AW); Newmarket: Soft (Turf); Saint-Cloud (FR): Very Soft (Turf); York: Soft (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 19 May 2017?: Outright favourites won 15 of 60 on 19 May 2017 (25.0%); joint favourites won 3 of 12. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £60.00 and returned £45.80 — a loss of £14.20. 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 Nebo (IRE) at 25/1 in the 2:00 Welcome To The Starlight Raceday Maiden Stakes at Newbury (one of 2 winners at that price).
What was the feature race on 19 May 2017?: The feature race was the 3:30 Betway Yorkshire Cup (Group 2) (Group 2) at York, won by Dartmouth (GB) (11/4F).
What time was the first race on 19 May 2017?: The first race was the 12:45 Prix de la Montagne Sainte-Genevieve at Saint-Cloud (FR); the last was the 9:10 Aspin Group McGrattan Piling Handicap at Hamilton.