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Saturday 19 May 2018

57 races were run across 8 meetings on 19 May 2018: Auteuil (FR), Bangor-on-Dee, Doncaster, Navan, Newbury, Newmarket, Thirsk and Uttoxeter.

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

Outright favs won 2 of 7 · Biggest winner 17/2

Bangor-on-Dee Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 1 of 6 · Biggest winner 11/1

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

Outright favs won 1 of 5 · Biggest winner 16/1

Navan Good To Firm · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 2 of 7 · Biggest winner 22/1

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

Outright favs won 2 of 7 · Biggest winner 25/1

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

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

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

Outright favs won 2 of 4 · Biggest winner 10/1

Uttoxeter Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 4 of 7 · Biggest winner 8/1

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 57 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 50 won34.0% · 50 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 £1.41Staked £50.00, returned £48.59 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerNever Back Down (IRE) 25/1The 1:50 Shalaa Carnarvon Stakes at Newbury
  • Joint favourites2 of 14 won14.3% · 7 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Auteuil (FR)277—
Bangor-on-Dee1670 of 2 won
Doncaster1570 of 4 won
Navan277—
Newbury277—
Newmarket377—
Thirsk2482 of 8 won
Uttoxeter477—

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 19 May 2018?
57 races across 8 meetings were run on 19 May 2018: Auteuil (FR) (7 races), Bangor-on-Dee (7 races), Doncaster (7 races), Navan (7 races), Newbury (7 races), Newmarket (7 races), Thirsk (8 races) and Uttoxeter (7 races). That is Auteuil (FR) in France; Bangor-on-Dee, Doncaster, Newbury, Newmarket, Thirsk and Uttoxeter in Great Britain; Navan 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 19 May 2018?
Auteuil (FR): Very Soft (Turf); Bangor-on-Dee: Good (Turf); Doncaster: Good To Firm (Turf); Navan: Good To Firm (Turf); Newbury: Good To Firm (Turf); Newmarket: Good To Firm (Turf); Thirsk: Good To Firm (Turf); Uttoxeter: Good (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 19 May 2018?
Outright favourites won 17 of 50 on 19 May 2018 (34.0%); joint favourites won 2 of 14. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £50.00 and returned £48.59 — a loss of £1.41. 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 Never Back Down (IRE) at 25/1 in the 1:50 Shalaa Carnarvon Stakes at Newbury.
What was the feature race on 19 May 2018?
The feature race was the 3:15 Prix Alain du Breil - Course de Haies d'Ete des Quatre Ans (Hurdle) (4yo) (Turf) (Grade 1) at Auteuil (FR), won by Wildriver (FR) (17/2).
What time was the first race on 19 May 2018?
The first race was the 1:05 Prix Djarvis at Auteuil (FR); the last was the 8:50 Sun Bets Like Us On Facebook Handicap at Doncaster.