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Racing Results

Sunday 6 May 2018

43 races were run across 6 meetings on 6 May 2018: Dundalk (AW), Hamilton, Longchamp (FR), Newmarket, Sligo and Towcester.

Dundalk (AW) Standard · AW · 7 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 4 of 7 · Biggest winner 11/2

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

Outright favs won 3 of 7 · Biggest winner 9/1

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

Outright favs won 3 of 8 · Biggest winner 11/1

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

Outright favs won 3 of 7 · Biggest winner 66/1

Sligo Yielding · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 4 of 7 · Biggest winner 13/2

Towcester Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 4 of 6 · Biggest winner 9/2

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 43 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 favourites21 of 42 won50.0% · 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 profit of £12.00Staked £42.00, returned £54.00 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerBillesdon Brook (GB) 66/1The 3:35 Qipco 1000 Guineas Stakes at Newmarket
  • Joint favourites1 of 2 won50.0% · 1 race had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Dundalk (AW)477—
Hamilton377—
Longchamp (FR)388—
Newmarket377—
Sligo477—
Towcester4671 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 6 May 2018?
43 races across 6 meetings were run on 6 May 2018: Dundalk (AW) (7 races), Hamilton (7 races), Longchamp (FR) (8 races), Newmarket (7 races), Sligo (7 races) and Towcester (7 races). That is Dundalk (AW) and Sligo in Ireland; Hamilton, Newmarket and Towcester in Great Britain; Longchamp (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 6 May 2018?
Dundalk (AW): Standard (AW); Hamilton: Good To Soft (Turf); Longchamp (FR): Good (Turf); Newmarket: Good To Firm (Turf); Sligo: Yielding (Turf); Towcester: Good (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 6 May 2018?
Outright favourites won 21 of 42 on 6 May 2018 (50.0%); joint favourites won 1 of 2. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £42.00 and returned £54.00 — a profit of £12.00. 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 Billesdon Brook (GB) at 66/1 in the 3:35 Qipco 1000 Guineas Stakes at Newmarket.
What was the feature race on 6 May 2018?
The feature race was the 3:35 Qipco 1000 Guineas Stakes (Fillies' Group 1) (Group 1) at Newmarket, won by Billesdon Brook (GB) (66/1).
What time was the first race on 6 May 2018?
The first race was the 1:00 Bet Online Now! starsports.bet Maiden Hurdle at Towcester; the last was the 5:25 Meridian Security Irish Ebf Fillies Handicap at Dundalk (AW).