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Racing Results

Tuesday 15 May 2018

51 races were run across 7 meetings on 15 May 2018: Beverley, Chepstow, Compiegne (FR), Killarney, Sedgefield, Southwell and Wincanton.

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

Outright favs won 4 of 7 · Biggest winner 25/1

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

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

Compiegne (FR) Heavy · Turf · 8 races · France

Outright favs won 1 of 8 · Biggest winner 123/10

Killarney Soft · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 1 of 6 · Biggest winner 33/1

Sedgefield Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 2 of 7 · Biggest winner 18/1

Southwell Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 2 of 5 · Biggest winner 11/1

Wincanton Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 1 of 6 · Biggest winner 40/1

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 51 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 favourites12 of 46 won26.1% · 46 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 £12.64Staked £46.00, returned £33.36 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerFlo'sboy Sam (GB) 40/1The 3:20 Smarkets.com Handicap Hurdle at Wincanton
  • Joint favourites1 of 10 won10.0% · 5 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Beverley4780 of 2 won
Chepstow177—
Compiegne (FR)188—
Killarney1670 of 2 won
Sedgefield277—
Southwell2571 of 4 won
Wincanton1670 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 15 May 2018?
51 races across 7 meetings were run on 15 May 2018: Beverley (8 races), Chepstow (7 races), Compiegne (FR) (8 races), Killarney (7 races), Sedgefield (7 races), Southwell (7 races) and Wincanton (7 races). That is Beverley, Chepstow, Sedgefield, Southwell and Wincanton in Great Britain; Compiegne (FR) in France; Killarney 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 15 May 2018?
Beverley: Good To Firm (Turf); Chepstow: Good To Firm (Turf); Compiegne (FR): Heavy (Turf); Killarney: Soft (Turf); Sedgefield: Good (Turf); Southwell: Good (Turf); Wincanton: Good (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 15 May 2018?
Outright favourites won 12 of 46 on 15 May 2018 (26.1%); joint favourites won 1 of 10. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £46.00 and returned £33.36 — a loss of £12.64. 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 Flo'sboy Sam (GB) at 40/1 in the 3:20 Smarkets.com Handicap Hurdle at Wincanton.
What was the feature race on 15 May 2018?
The feature race was the 1:05 Prix Durtain (Hurdle) () (4yo) (Turf) (Listed) at Compiegne (FR), won by Cicalina (GER) (31/10).
What time was the first race on 15 May 2018?
The first race was the 10:55 Prix Gacko at Compiegne (FR); the last was the 8:40 Portwest Killarney Race at Killarney.