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Thursday 31 May 2018

51 races were run across 7 meetings on 31 May 2018: Chelmsford City (AW), Fairyhouse, Ffos Las, Hamilton, Lingfield, Longchamp (FR) and Wolverhampton (AW).

Chelmsford City (AW) Standard · AW · 7 races · Great Britain

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

Fairyhouse Good To Firm · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 3 of 6 · Biggest winner 25/1

Ffos Las Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 0 of 5 · Biggest winner 14/1

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

Outright favs won 2 of 6 · Biggest winner 8/1

Lingfield Good To Soft · Turf · 8 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 2 of 8 · Biggest winner 25/1

Longchamp (FR) Soft · Turf · 7 races · France

Outright favs won 2 of 7 · Biggest winner 96/10

Wolverhampton (AW) Standard · AW · 8 races · Great Britain

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

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 favourites11 of 45 won24.4% · 45 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 £14.88Staked £45.00, returned £30.12 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerHey Pretty (IRE) 25/1The 7:50 Toals.com Bookmakers Handicap at Fairyhouse · one of 2 winners at that price
  • Joint favourites0 of 13 won0.0% · 6 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Chelmsford City (AW)1670 of 2 won
Fairyhouse3670 of 2 won
Ffos Las0570 of 5 won
Hamilton2670 of 2 won
Lingfield288—
Longchamp (FR)277—
Wolverhampton (AW)1780 of 2 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 31 May 2018?
51 races across 7 meetings were run on 31 May 2018: Chelmsford City (AW) (7 races), Fairyhouse (7 races), Ffos Las (7 races), Hamilton (7 races), Lingfield (8 races), Longchamp (FR) (7 races) and Wolverhampton (AW) (8 races). That is Chelmsford City (AW), Ffos Las, Hamilton, Lingfield and Wolverhampton (AW) in Great Britain; Fairyhouse in Ireland; Longchamp (FR) in France. 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 31 May 2018?
Chelmsford City (AW): Standard (AW); Fairyhouse: Good To Firm (Turf); Ffos Las: Good (Turf); Hamilton: Good To Firm (Turf); Lingfield: Good To Soft (Turf); Longchamp (FR): Soft (Turf); Wolverhampton (AW): Standard (AW).
How did the favourites do on 31 May 2018?
Outright favourites won 11 of 45 on 31 May 2018 (24.4%); joint favourites won 0 of 13. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £45.00 and returned £30.12 — a loss of £14.88. 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 Hey Pretty (IRE) at 25/1 in the 7:50 Toals.com Bookmakers Handicap at Fairyhouse (one of 2 winners at that price).
What time was the first race on 31 May 2018?
The first race was the 1:40 French Open Tennis Betting At 188Bet Selling Stakes at Lingfield; the last was the 9:10 Ccr Ladies Day 21st June Handicap at Chelmsford City (AW).