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Racing Results

Saturday 27 May 2017

55 races were run across 10 meetings on 27 May 2017: Bordeaux Le Bouscat (FR), Cartmel, Chateaubriant (FR), Chester, Curragh, Ffos Las, Goodwood, Haydock, Salisbury and York.

Bordeaux Le Bouscat (FR) Good To Soft · Turf · 2 races · France

Outright favs won 0 of 2 · Biggest winner 91/10

Cartmel Good · Turf · 4 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 1 of 2 · Biggest winner 11/2

Chateaubriant (FR) Soft · Turf · 1 race · France

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

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

Outright favs won 3 of 6 · Biggest winner 11/2

Curragh Good To Yielding · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 3 of 6 · Biggest winner 20/1

Ffos Las Good To Soft · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 2 of 7 · Biggest winner 14/1

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

Outright favs won 1 of 6 · Biggest winner 25/1

Haydock Firm · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

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

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

Outright favs won 2 of 5 · Biggest winner 12/1

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

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

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 55 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 48 won33.3% · 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 loss of £0.45Staked £48.00, returned £47.55 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerJoe Packet (GB) 25/1The 4:55 Better Odds With Matchbook Veterans' Handicap at Goodwood
  • Joint favourites1 of 14 won7.1% · 7 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Bordeaux Le Bouscat (FR)022—
Cartmel1240 of 4 won
Chateaubriant (FR)111—
Chester3670 of 2 won
Curragh3670 of 2 won
Ffos Las277—
Goodwood1670 of 2 won
Haydock177—
Salisbury2560 of 2 won
York2671 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 27 May 2017?
55 races across 10 meetings were run on 27 May 2017: Bordeaux Le Bouscat (FR) (2 races), Cartmel (4 races), Chateaubriant (FR) (1 race), Chester (7 races), Curragh (7 races), Ffos Las (7 races), Goodwood (7 races), Haydock (7 races), Salisbury (6 races) and York (7 races). That is Bordeaux Le Bouscat (FR) and Chateaubriant (FR) in France; Cartmel, Chester, Ffos Las, Goodwood, Haydock, Salisbury and York in Great Britain; Curragh 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 27 May 2017?
Bordeaux Le Bouscat (FR): Good To Soft (Turf); Cartmel: Good (Turf); Chateaubriant (FR): Soft (Turf); Chester: Good To Firm (Turf); Curragh: Good To Yielding (Turf); Ffos Las: Good To Soft (Turf); Goodwood: Good To Firm (Turf); Haydock: Firm (Turf); Salisbury: Good To Firm (Turf); York: Good To Firm (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 27 May 2017?
Outright favourites won 16 of 48 on 27 May 2017 (33.3%); joint favourites won 1 of 14. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £48.00 and returned £47.55 — a loss of £0.45. 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 Joe Packet (GB) at 25/1 in the 4:55 Better Odds With Matchbook Veterans' Handicap at Goodwood.
What was the feature race on 27 May 2017?
The feature race was the 4:10 Tattersalls Irish 2,000 Guineas (group 1) (Group 1) at Curragh, won by Churchill (IRE) (4/9F).
What time was the first race on 27 May 2017?
The first race was the 12:50 161st Derby du Midi at Bordeaux Le Bouscat (FR); the last was the 9:00 Collect totepool Winnings At Betfred Shops Standard Open NH Flat Race at Ffos Las.