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Racing Results

Saturday 26 May 2018

66 races were run across 10 meetings on 26 May 2018: Auteuil (FR), Bordeaux Le Bouscat (FR), Cartmel, Chester, Curragh, Ffos Las, Goodwood, Haydock, Salisbury and York.

Auteuil (FR) Heavy · Turf · 7 races · France

Outright favs won 2 of 7 · Biggest winner 44/5

Bordeaux Le Bouscat (FR) Good To Soft · Turf · 2 races · France

Outright favs won 0 of 2 · Biggest winner 31/5

Cartmel Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 2 of 7 · Biggest winner 8/1

Chester Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 3 of 4 · Biggest winner 7/1

Curragh Good To Firm · Turf · 8 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 0 of 7 · Biggest winner 25/1

Ffos Las Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 2 of 7 · Biggest winner 6/1

Goodwood Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

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

Haydock Good · Turf · 8 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 3 of 7 · Biggest winner 20/1

Salisbury Good To Soft · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 2 of 4 · Biggest winner 25/1

York Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 4 of 6 · Biggest winner 20/1

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 66 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 favourites20 of 58 won34.5% · 58 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 profit of £1.36Staked £58.00, returned £59.36 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerRomanised (IRE) 25/1The 4:10 Tattersalls Irish 2,000 Guineas at Curragh · one of 2 winners at that price
  • Joint favourites3 of 18 won16.7% · 8 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Auteuil (FR)277—
Bordeaux Le Bouscat (FR)022—
Cartmel277—
Chester3471 of 6 won
Curragh0780 of 2 won
Ffos Las277—
Goodwood277—
Haydock3781 of 2 won
Salisbury2461 of 4 won
York4670 of 4 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 26 May 2018?
66 races across 10 meetings were run on 26 May 2018: Auteuil (FR) (7 races), Bordeaux Le Bouscat (FR) (2 races), Cartmel (7 races), Chester (7 races), Curragh (8 races), Ffos Las (7 races), Goodwood (7 races), Haydock (8 races), Salisbury (6 races) and York (7 races). That is Auteuil (FR) and Bordeaux Le Bouscat (FR) in France; Cartmel, Chester, Ffos Las, Goodwood, Haydock, Salisbury and York in Great Britain; Curragh 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 26 May 2018?
Auteuil (FR): Heavy (Turf); Bordeaux Le Bouscat (FR): Good To Soft (Turf); Cartmel: Good (Turf); Chester: Good (Turf); Curragh: Good To Firm (Turf); Ffos Las: Good (Turf); Goodwood: Good (Turf); Haydock: Good (Turf); Salisbury: Good To Soft (Turf); York: Good (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 26 May 2018?
Outright favourites won 20 of 58 on 26 May 2018 (34.5%); joint favourites won 3 of 18. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £58.00 and returned £59.36 — a profit of £1.36. 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 Romanised (IRE) at 25/1 in the 4:10 Tattersalls Irish 2,000 Guineas at Curragh (one of 2 winners at that price).
What was the feature race on 26 May 2018?
The feature race was the 4:10 Tattersalls Irish 2,000 Guineas (Group 1) (Group 1) at Curragh, won by Romanised (IRE) (25/1).
What time was the first race on 26 May 2018?
The first race was the 12:50 96th Grand Prix de Bordeaux at Bordeaux Le Bouscat (FR); the last was the 9:05 Double Delight Hat-trick Heaven At totesport.com Standard Open NH Flat Race at Ffos Las.