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Tuesday 22 May 2018

50 races were run across 7 meetings on 22 May 2018: Ayr, Chepstow, Hexham, Huntingdon, Maisons-Laffitte (FR), Nottingham and Sligo.

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

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

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

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

Hexham Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 1 of 5 · Biggest winner 8/1

Huntingdon Good · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 1 of 6 · Biggest winner 25/1

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

Outright favs won 1 of 8 · Biggest winner 109/10

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

Outright favs won 4 of 7 · Biggest winner 14/1

Sligo Yielding · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

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

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 50 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 favourites11 of 47 won23.4% · 47 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 £12.81Staked £47.00, returned £34.19 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerTally's Son (GB) 66/1The 2:45 Download The App At 188bet Handicap at Chepstow
  • Joint favourites0 of 6 won0.0% · 3 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Ayr2780 of 2 won
Chepstow177—
Hexham1570 of 4 won
Huntingdon166—
Maisons-Laffitte (FR)188—
Nottingham477—
Sligo177—

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 22 May 2018?
50 races across 7 meetings were run on 22 May 2018: Ayr (8 races), Chepstow (7 races), Hexham (7 races), Huntingdon (6 races), Maisons-Laffitte (FR) (8 races), Nottingham (7 races) and Sligo (7 races). That is Ayr, Chepstow, Hexham, Huntingdon and Nottingham in Great Britain; Maisons-Laffitte (FR) in France; Sligo 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 22 May 2018?
Ayr: Good To Firm (Turf); Chepstow: Good To Firm (Turf); Hexham: Good (Turf); Huntingdon: Good (Turf); Maisons-Laffitte (FR): Good (Turf); Nottingham: Good To Firm (Turf); Sligo: Yielding (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 22 May 2018?
Outright favourites won 11 of 47 on 22 May 2018 (23.4%); joint favourites won 0 of 6. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £47.00 and returned £34.19 — a loss of £12.81. 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 Tally's Son (GB) at 66/1 in the 2:45 Download The App At 188bet Handicap at Chepstow.
What time was the first race on 22 May 2018?
The first race was the 11:40 Prix de Gournay-en-Bray at Maisons-Laffitte (FR); the last was the 9:00 Follow Hexham Racecourse On Twitter Handicap Hurdle at Hexham.