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Racing Results

Friday 21 May 2021

53 races were run across 8 meetings on 21 May 2021: Bath, Catterick, Downpatrick, Goodwood, Haydock, Vichy (FR), Wexford and Worcester.

Bath Good · Turf · 8 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 2 of 7 · Biggest winner 11/1

Catterick Soft · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 4 of 7 · Biggest winner 5/1

Downpatrick Yielding To Soft · Turf · 8 races · Ireland

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

Goodwood Soft · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 3 of 7 · Biggest winner 25/1

Haydock Heavy · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

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

Vichy (FR) Heavy · Turf · 1 race · France

Outright favs won 1 of 1 · Biggest winner 11/10F

Wexford Heavy · Turf · 8 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 2 of 8 · Biggest winner 10/1

Worcester Good To Soft · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 3 of 6 · Biggest winner 9/1

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 53 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 favourites19 of 51 won37.3% · 51 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 £2.84Staked £51.00, returned £48.16 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerRinghill Lady (IRE) 25/1The 3:05 Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle at Downpatrick · one of 2 winners at that price
  • Joint favourites1 of 5 won20.0% · 2 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Bath2780 of 2 won
Catterick477—
Downpatrick288—
Goodwood377—
Haydock277—
Vichy (FR)111—
Wexford288—
Worcester3671 of 3 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 21 May 2021?
53 races across 8 meetings were run on 21 May 2021: Bath (8 races), Catterick (7 races), Downpatrick (8 races), Goodwood (7 races), Haydock (7 races), Vichy (FR) (1 race), Wexford (8 races) and Worcester (7 races). That is Bath, Catterick, Goodwood, Haydock and Worcester in Great Britain; Downpatrick and Wexford in Ireland; Vichy (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 21 May 2021?
Bath: Good (Turf); Catterick: Soft (Turf); Downpatrick: Yielding To Soft (Turf); Goodwood: Soft (Turf); Haydock: Heavy (Turf); Vichy (FR): Heavy (Turf); Wexford: Heavy (Turf); Worcester: Good To Soft (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 21 May 2021?
Outright favourites won 19 of 51 on 21 May 2021 (37.3%); joint favourites won 1 of 5. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £51.00 and returned £48.16 — a loss of £2.84. 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 Ringhill Lady (IRE) at 25/1 in the 3:05 Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle at Downpatrick (one of 2 winners at that price).
What was the feature race on 21 May 2021?
The feature race was the 2:15 Height Of Fashion Stakes (Fillies' Listed) (Listed) at Goodwood, won by Ad Infinitum (GB) (25/1).
What time was the first race on 21 May 2021?
The first race was the 11:15 Prix des Reves d'Or - Jacques Bouchara at Vichy (FR); the last was the 8:50 Racing Again 29th May Apprentice Handicap at Catterick.