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Racing Results

Thursday 25 May 2017

44 races were run across 8 meetings on 25 May 2017: Catterick, Chelmsford City (AW), Goodwood, Le Lion-D'Angers (FR), Lyon Parilly (FR), Sandown, Tipperary and Warwick.

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

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

Chelmsford City (AW) Standard · AW · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 1 of 7 · Biggest winner 20/1

Goodwood Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 4 of 6 · Biggest winner 20/1

Le Lion-D'Angers (FR) Good · Turf · 1 race · France

Outright favs won 0 of 1 · Biggest winner 14/5

Lyon Parilly (FR) Good · Turf · 1 race · France

Outright favs won 0 of 1 · Biggest winner 37/10

Sandown Good To Firm · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 1 of 6 · Biggest winner 8/1

Tipperary Good To Firm · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 3 of 7 · Biggest winner 33/1

Warwick Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 4 of 6 · Biggest winner 5/1

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 44 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 favourites16 of 42 won38.1% · 42 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 £0.52Staked £42.00, returned £41.48 at SP · 1 dead heat, the return split
  • Biggest-priced winnerTay Lane (IRE) 33/1The 7:45 TipperaryRaces.ie Maiden Hurdle at Tipperary
  • Joint favourites2 of 4 won50.0% · 2 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Catterick388—
Chelmsford City (AW)177—
Goodwood4671 of 2 won
Le Lion-D'Angers (FR)011—
Lyon Parilly (FR)011—
Sandown166—
Tipperary377—
Warwick4671 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 25 May 2017?
44 races across 8 meetings were run on 25 May 2017: Catterick (8 races), Chelmsford City (AW) (7 races), Goodwood (7 races), Le Lion-D'Angers (FR) (1 race), Lyon Parilly (FR) (1 race), Sandown (6 races), Tipperary (7 races) and Warwick (7 races). That is Catterick, Chelmsford City (AW), Goodwood, Sandown and Warwick in Great Britain; Le Lion-D'Angers (FR) and Lyon Parilly (FR) in France; Tipperary 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 25 May 2017?
Catterick: Good To Firm (Turf); Chelmsford City (AW): Standard (AW); Goodwood: Good (Turf); Le Lion-D'Angers (FR): Good (Turf); Lyon Parilly (FR): Good (Turf); Sandown: Good To Firm (Turf); Tipperary: Good To Firm (Turf); Warwick: Good (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 25 May 2017?
Outright favourites won 16 of 42 on 25 May 2017 (38.1%); joint favourites won 2 of 4. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £42.00 and returned £41.48 — a loss of £0.52. 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 Tay Lane (IRE) at 33/1 in the 7:45 TipperaryRaces.ie Maiden Hurdle at Tipperary.
What was the feature race on 25 May 2017?
The feature race was the 7:05 Matchbook VIP Henry II Stakes (Group 3) (Group 3) at Sandown, won by Big Orange (GB) (4/5F).
What time was the first race on 25 May 2017?
The first race was the 1:35 Coupe des Trois Ans at Lyon Parilly (FR); the last was the 9:00 Ladies Day 22nd June With Blue Handicap at Chelmsford City (AW).