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Saturday 12 May 2018

66 races were run across 9 meetings on 12 May 2018: Ascot, Auteuil (FR), Curragh, Haydock, Hexham, Lingfield, Nottingham, Thirsk and Warwick.

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

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

Auteuil (FR) Very Soft · Turf · 8 races · France

Outright favs won 4 of 8 · Biggest winner 177/10

Curragh Heavy · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 2 of 7 · Biggest winner 10/1

Haydock Good · Turf · 8 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 0 of 7 · Biggest winner 12/1

Hexham Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 3 of 7 · Biggest winner 10/1

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

Outright favs won 2 of 6 · Biggest winner 7/1

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

Outright favs won 4 of 8 · Biggest winner 20/1

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

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

Warwick Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

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

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 66 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 favourites23 of 61 won37.7% · 61 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 £2.75Staked £61.00, returned £63.75 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerRipp Orf (IRE) 20/1The 4:00 Totescoop6 Victoria Cup at Ascot · one of 2 winners at that price
  • Joint favourites3 of 10 won30.0% · 5 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Ascot366—
Auteuil (FR)488—
Curragh277—
Haydock0780 of 2 won
Hexham377—
Lingfield2681 of 4 won
Nottingham488—
Thirsk477—
Warwick1572 of 4 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 12 May 2018?
66 races across 9 meetings were run on 12 May 2018: Ascot (6 races), Auteuil (FR) (8 races), Curragh (7 races), Haydock (8 races), Hexham (7 races), Lingfield (8 races), Nottingham (8 races), Thirsk (7 races) and Warwick (7 races). That is Ascot, Haydock, Hexham, Lingfield, Nottingham, Thirsk and Warwick in Great Britain; Auteuil (FR) in France; 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 12 May 2018?
Ascot: Good To Firm (Turf); Auteuil (FR): Very Soft (Turf); Curragh: Heavy (Turf); Haydock: Good (Turf); Hexham: Good (Turf); Lingfield: Good To Firm (Turf); Nottingham: Good To Firm (Turf); Thirsk: Good To Firm (Turf); Warwick: Good (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 12 May 2018?
Outright favourites won 23 of 61 on 12 May 2018 (37.7%); joint favourites won 3 of 10. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £61.00 and returned £63.75 — a profit of £2.75. 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 Ripp Orf (IRE) at 20/1 in the 4:00 Totescoop6 Victoria Cup at Ascot (one of 2 winners at that price).
What was the feature race on 12 May 2018?
The feature race was the 4:30 Plusvital Irish EBF Blue Wind Stakes (Fillies Group 3) (Group 3) at Curragh, won by Bye Bye Baby (IRE) (11/4).
What time was the first race on 12 May 2018?
The first race was the 1:45 Founders Mares' Novices' Hurdle at Hexham; the last was the 8:45 Get Daily Tips At Racinguk.com Handicap at Thirsk.