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Racing Results

Saturday 21 May 2022

57 races were run across 9 meetings on 21 May 2022: Auteuil (FR), Curragh, Goodwood, Haydock, Lingfield, Lingfield (AW), Musselburgh, Stratford and York.

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

Outright favs won 2 of 7 · Biggest winner 202/10

Curragh Good To Yielding · Turf · 8 races · Ireland

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

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

Outright favs won 1 of 6 · Biggest winner 18/1

Haydock Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

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

Lingfield Good · Turf · 5 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 0 of 2 · Biggest winner 16/1

Lingfield (AW) Standard · AW · 2 races · Great Britain

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

Musselburgh Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

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

Stratford Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 1 of 7 · Biggest winner 14/1

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

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

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 57 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 52 won21.2% · 52 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 £13.89Staked £52.00, returned £38.11 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerIllusionist (GER) 33/1The 2:55 William Hill Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap at York
  • Joint favourites2 of 10 won20.0% · 5 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Auteuil (FR)277—
Curragh188—
Goodwood1670 of 2 won
Haydock1671 of 2 won
Lingfield0251 of 6 won
Lingfield (AW)122—
Musselburgh177—
Stratford177—
York377—

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 2022?
57 races across 9 meetings were run on 21 May 2022: Auteuil (FR) (7 races), Curragh (8 races), Goodwood (7 races), Haydock (7 races), Lingfield (5 races), Lingfield (AW) (2 races), Musselburgh (7 races), Stratford (7 races) and York (7 races). That is Auteuil (FR) in France; Curragh in Ireland; Goodwood, Haydock, Lingfield, Lingfield (AW), Musselburgh, Stratford and York in Great Britain. 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 2022?
Auteuil (FR): Very Soft (Turf); Curragh: Good To Yielding (Turf); Goodwood: Good To Soft (Turf); Haydock: Good (Turf); Lingfield: Good (Turf); Lingfield (AW): Standard (AW); Musselburgh: Good (Turf); Stratford: Good (Turf); York: Good To Soft (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 21 May 2022?
Outright favourites won 11 of 52 on 21 May 2022 (21.2%); joint favourites won 2 of 10. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £52.00 and returned £38.11 — a loss of £13.89. 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 Illusionist (GER) at 33/1 in the 2:55 William Hill Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap at York.
What was the feature race on 21 May 2022?
The feature race was the 4:00 Grande Course de Haies d'Auteuil (Hurdle) (5yo+) (Turf) (Grade 1) at Auteuil (FR), won by Hermes Baie (FR) (17/5).
What time was the first race on 21 May 2022?
The first race was the 12:58 Prix Djarvis at Auteuil (FR); the last was the 8:30 David West Memorial Novices' Handicap Hurdle at Stratford.