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Racing Results

Wednesday 24 May 2017

51 races were run across 7 meetings on 24 May 2017: Ayr, Kempton (AW), Lingfield, Maisons-Laffitte (FR), Southwell, Wexford and Yarmouth.

Ayr Good · Turf · 8 races · Great Britain

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

Kempton (AW) Standard To Slow · AW · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 5 of 6 · Biggest winner 7/1

Lingfield Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 1 of 7 · Biggest winner 12/1

Maisons-Laffitte (FR) Good To Soft · Turf · 8 races · France

Outright favs won 2 of 8 · Biggest winner 97/10

Southwell Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 2 of 6 · Biggest winner 12/1

Wexford Good · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

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

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

Outright favs won 3 of 6 · Biggest winner 15/2

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 51 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 favourites17 of 45 won37.8% · 45 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 £2.00Staked £45.00, returned £47.00 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerKiwi Bay (GB) 16/1The 5:55 Franklin & Sons Premium Tonic Apprentice Handicap at Ayr · one of 2 winners at that price
  • Joint favourites4 of 12 won33.3% · 6 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Ayr2681 of 4 won
Kempton (AW)5671 of 2 won
Lingfield177—
Maisons-Laffitte (FR)288—
Southwell2671 of 2 won
Wexford2670 of 2 won
Yarmouth3671 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 24 May 2017?
51 races across 7 meetings were run on 24 May 2017: Ayr (8 races), Kempton (AW) (7 races), Lingfield (7 races), Maisons-Laffitte (FR) (8 races), Southwell (7 races), Wexford (7 races) and Yarmouth (7 races). That is Ayr, Kempton (AW), Lingfield, Southwell and Yarmouth in Great Britain; Maisons-Laffitte (FR) in France; Wexford 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 24 May 2017?
Ayr: Good (Turf); Kempton (AW): Standard To Slow (AW); Lingfield: Good (Turf); Maisons-Laffitte (FR): Good To Soft (Turf); Southwell: Good (Turf); Wexford: Good (Turf); Yarmouth: Good To Firm (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 24 May 2017?
Outright favourites won 17 of 45 on 24 May 2017 (37.8%); joint favourites won 4 of 12. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £45.00 and returned £47.00 — a profit of £2.00. 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 Kiwi Bay (GB) at 16/1 in the 5:55 Franklin & Sons Premium Tonic Apprentice Handicap at Ayr (one of 2 winners at that price).
What was the feature race on 24 May 2017?
The feature race was the 5:20 Tennent's British Stallion Studs EBF Rothesay Stakes (Listed) (Listed) at Ayr, won by Nezwaah (GB) (1/2F).
What time was the first race on 24 May 2017?
The first race was the 11:25 Prix de l'Oratoire at Maisons-Laffitte (FR); the last was the 9:10 Racing Uk In Stunning Hd Handicap at Kempton (AW).