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Wednesday 16 May 2018

51 races were run across 7 meetings on 16 May 2018: Bath, Maisons-Laffitte (FR), Newton Abbot, Perth, Punchestown, Yarmouth and York.

Bath Firm · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 0 of 7 · Biggest winner 9/1

Maisons-Laffitte (FR) Good To Soft · Turf · 8 races · France

Outright favs won 2 of 8 · Biggest winner 155/10

Newton Abbot Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 2 of 7 · Biggest winner 12/1

Perth Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 3 of 6 · Biggest winner 33/1

Punchestown Good · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 0 of 7 · Biggest winner 66/1

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

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

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

Outright favs won 2 of 7 · Biggest winner 11/1

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 favourites10 of 49 won20.4% · 49 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 £27.14Staked £49.00, returned £21.86 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerConron (IRE) 66/1The 7:15 Kildare Hunt Club Maiden Hurdle at Punchestown
  • Joint favourites1 of 4 won25.0% · 2 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Bath077—
Maisons-Laffitte (FR)288—
Newton Abbot277—
Perth3671 of 2 won
Punchestown077—
Yarmouth1780 of 2 won
York277—

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 16 May 2018?
51 races across 7 meetings were run on 16 May 2018: Bath (7 races), Maisons-Laffitte (FR) (8 races), Newton Abbot (7 races), Perth (7 races), Punchestown (7 races), Yarmouth (8 races) and York (7 races). That is Bath, Newton Abbot, Perth, Yarmouth and York in Great Britain; Maisons-Laffitte (FR) in France; 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 16 May 2018?
Bath: Firm (Turf); Maisons-Laffitte (FR): Good To Soft (Turf); Newton Abbot: Good (Turf); Perth: Good (Turf); Punchestown: Good (Turf); Yarmouth: Good To Firm (Turf); York: Good To Firm (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 16 May 2018?
Outright favourites won 10 of 49 on 16 May 2018 (20.4%); joint favourites won 1 of 4. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £49.00 and returned £21.86 — a loss of £27.14. 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 Conron (IRE) at 66/1 in the 7:15 Kildare Hunt Club Maiden Hurdle at Punchestown.
What was the feature race on 16 May 2018?
The feature race was the 3:30 Duke Of York Clipper Logistics Stakes (Group 2) (Group 2) at York, won by Harry Angel (IRE) (4/9F).
What time was the first race on 16 May 2018?
The first race was the 11:25 Prix de Chanteloup at Maisons-Laffitte (FR); the last was the 9:05 Bruce Farms Open Hunters' Chase at Perth.