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Wednesday 23 May 2018
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45 races were run across 7 meetings on 23 May 2018: Ayr, Kempton (AW), Le Lion-D'Angers (FR), Southwell, Warwick, Wexford and Yarmouth.

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

Outright favs won 2 of 8 · Biggest winner 50/1

Ayr racecourse statistics →

Kempton (AW) Standard To Slow · AW · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 3 of 7 · Biggest winner 12/1

Kempton (AW) racecourse statistics →

Le Lion-D'Angers (FR) Very Soft · Turf · 1 race · France

Outright favs won 0 of 1 · Biggest winner 243/10

Le Lion-D'Angers racecourse statistics →

Southwell Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 0 of 6 · Biggest winner 10/1

Southwell racecourse statistics →

Warwick Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 4 of 6 · Biggest winner 11/2

Warwick racecourse statistics →

Wexford Good · Turf · 8 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 1 of 5 · Biggest winner 20/1

Wexford racecourse statistics →

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

Outright favs won 2 of 7 · Biggest winner 20/1

Yarmouth racecourse statistics →

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 45 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 40 won30.0% · 40 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 £9.73Staked £40.00, returned £30.27 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerPudding Chare (IRE) 50/1The 5:40 Franklin & Sons Ltd Apprentice Handicap at Ayr
  • Joint favourites3 of 10 won30.0% · 5 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Ayr288—
Kempton (AW)377—
Le Lion-D'Angers (FR)011—
Southwell0670 of 2 won
Warwick4671 of 2 won
Wexford1582 of 6 won
Yarmouth277—

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 23 May 2018?
45 races across 7 meetings were run on 23 May 2018: Ayr (8 races), Kempton (AW) (7 races), Le Lion-D'Angers (FR) (1 race), Southwell (7 races), Warwick (7 races), Wexford (8 races) and Yarmouth (7 races). That is Ayr, Kempton (AW), Southwell, Warwick and Yarmouth in Great Britain; Le Lion-D'Angers (FR) in France; Wexford 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 23 May 2018?
Ayr: Good To Firm (Turf); Kempton (AW): Standard To Slow (AW); Le Lion-D'Angers (FR): Very Soft (Turf); Southwell: Good (Turf); Warwick: Good (Turf); Wexford: Good (Turf); Yarmouth: Good To Firm (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 23 May 2018?
Outright favourites won 12 of 40 on 23 May 2018 (30.0%); joint favourites won 3 of 10. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £40.00 and returned £30.27 — a loss of £9.73. 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 Pudding Chare (IRE) at 50/1 in the 5:40 Franklin & Sons Ltd Apprentice Handicap at Ayr.
What was the feature race on 23 May 2018?
The feature race was the 4:35 Tennent's British Stallion Studs EBF Rothesay Stakes (Fillies' Listed) (Listed) at Ayr, won by Euro Nightmare (IRE) (6/1).
What time was the first race on 23 May 2018?
The first race was the 10:55 Prix Charles de Noblet at Le Lion-D'Angers (FR); the last was the 8:55 32red On The App Store Handicap at Kempton (AW).