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Racing Results

Wednesday 31 May 2017
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58 races were run across 8 meetings on 31 May 2017: Auteuil (FR), Ayr, Beverley, Cartmel, Chantilly (FR), Kempton (AW), Nottingham and Punchestown.

Auteuil (FR) Soft · Turf · 7 races · France

Outright favs won 1 of 7 · Biggest winner 177/10

Auteuil racecourse statistics →

Ayr Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 3 of 6 · Biggest winner 10/1

Ayr racecourse statistics →

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

Outright favs won 3 of 7 · Biggest winner 12/1

Beverley racecourse statistics →

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

Outright favs won 3 of 6 · Biggest winner 17/2

Cartmel racecourse statistics →

Chantilly (FR) Good · Turf · 8 races · France

Outright favs won 1 of 8 · Biggest winner 22/1

Chantilly racecourse statistics →

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

Outright favs won 0 of 7 · Biggest winner 20/1

Kempton (AW) racecourse statistics →

Nottingham Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 4 of 7 · Biggest winner 16/1

Nottingham racecourse statistics →

Punchestown Good · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 2 of 6 · Biggest winner 14/1

Punchestown racecourse statistics →

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 58 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 54 won31.5% · 54 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 £6.78Staked £54.00, returned £47.22 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerDothraki (GER) 22/1The 3:30 Prix des Sorbiers at Chantilly (FR)
  • Joint favourites3 of 8 won37.5% · 4 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Auteuil (FR)177—
Ayr3671 of 2 won
Beverley3780 of 2 won
Cartmel3671 of 2 won
Chantilly (FR)188—
Kempton (AW)077—
Nottingham477—
Punchestown2671 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 31 May 2017?
58 races across 8 meetings were run on 31 May 2017: Auteuil (FR) (7 races), Ayr (7 races), Beverley (8 races), Cartmel (7 races), Chantilly (FR) (8 races), Kempton (AW) (7 races), Nottingham (7 races) and Punchestown (7 races). That is Auteuil (FR) and Chantilly (FR) in France; Ayr, Beverley, Cartmel, Kempton (AW) and Nottingham in Great Britain; Punchestown 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 31 May 2017?
Auteuil (FR): Soft (Turf); Ayr: Good (Turf); Beverley: Good To Firm (Turf); Cartmel: Good To Soft (Turf); Chantilly (FR): Good (Turf); Kempton (AW): Standard To Slow (AW); Nottingham: Good (Turf); Punchestown: Good (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 31 May 2017?
Outright favourites won 17 of 54 on 31 May 2017 (31.5%); joint favourites won 3 of 8. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £54.00 and returned £47.22 — a loss of £6.78. 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 Dothraki (GER) at 22/1 in the 3:30 Prix des Sorbiers at Chantilly (FR).
What was the feature race on 31 May 2017?
The feature race was the 6:30 Prix James Hennessy (Chase) () (4yo) (Turf) (Listed) at Auteuil (FR), won by Tavera (FR) (94/10).
What time was the first race on 31 May 2017?
The first race was the 12:47 Grand Handicap de l'Hippodrome des Princes de Conde at Chantilly (FR); the last was the 9:20 32red Handicap at Kempton (AW).