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Racing Results

Saturday 18 May 2019

59 races were run across 8 meetings on 18 May 2019: Auteuil (FR), Bangor-on-Dee, Doncaster, Navan, Newbury, Newmarket, Thirsk and Uttoxeter.

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

Outright favs won 3 of 7 · Biggest winner 33/1

Bangor-on-Dee Good · Turf · 8 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 1 of 6 · Biggest winner 12/1

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

Outright favs won 4 of 6 · Biggest winner 8/1

Navan Good To Firm · Turf · 8 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 1 of 8 · Biggest winner 20/1

Newbury Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 2 of 6 · Biggest winner 12/1

Newmarket Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 3 of 6 · Biggest winner 5/1

Thirsk Good · Turf · 8 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 1 of 8 · Biggest winner 18/1

Uttoxeter Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 3 of 6 · Biggest winner 8/1

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 59 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 favourites18 of 53 won34.0% · 53 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 £6.85Staked £53.00, returned £46.15 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerCoastamajic (FR) 33/1The 5:10 Prix Pretentaine at Auteuil (FR)
  • Joint favourites1 of 12 won8.3% · 6 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Auteuil (FR)377—
Bangor-on-Dee1680 of 4 won
Doncaster4670 of 2 won
Navan188—
Newbury2670 of 2 won
Newmarket3671 of 2 won
Thirsk188—
Uttoxeter3670 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 18 May 2019?
59 races across 8 meetings were run on 18 May 2019: Auteuil (FR) (7 races), Bangor-on-Dee (8 races), Doncaster (7 races), Navan (8 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 18 May 2019?
Auteuil (FR): Very Soft (Turf); Bangor-on-Dee: Good (Turf); Doncaster: Good To Firm (Turf); Navan: Good To Firm (Turf); Newbury: Good (Turf); Newmarket: Good (Turf); Thirsk: Good (Turf); Uttoxeter: Good (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 18 May 2019?
Outright favourites won 18 of 53 on 18 May 2019 (34.0%); joint favourites won 1 of 12. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £53.00 and returned £46.15 — a loss of £6.85. 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 Coastamajic (FR) at 33/1 in the 5:10 Prix Pretentaine at Auteuil (FR).
What was the feature race on 18 May 2019?
The feature race was the 4:00 Grande Course de Haies d'Auteuil (Hurdle) (5yo+) (Turf) (Grade 1) at Auteuil (FR), won by Benie Des Dieux (FR) (44/5).
What time was the first race on 18 May 2019?
The first race was the 1:25 Irish Stallion Farms Ebf Median Auction Maiden at Navan; the last was the 8:50 Town Electrical Novices' Handicap Hurdle at Uttoxeter.