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Thursday 26 May 2022

50 races were run across 7 meetings on 26 May 2022: Carlisle, Haydock, Limerick, Longchamp (FR), Ripon, Sandown and Yarmouth.

Carlisle Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 0 of 7 · Biggest winner 17/2

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

Outright favs won 2 of 6 · Biggest winner 10/1

Limerick Good · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 3 of 7 · Biggest winner 10/1

Longchamp (FR) Soft · Turf · 9 races · France

Outright favs won 5 of 9 · Biggest winner 142/10

Ripon Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

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

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

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

Yarmouth Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

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

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 50 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 favourites15 of 48 won31.3% · 48 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 £5.67Staked £48.00, returned £42.33 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerJeri (FR) 142/10The 7:15 Prix de Montretout at Longchamp (FR)
  • Joint favourites0 of 4 won0.0% · 2 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Carlisle077—
Haydock2670 of 2 won
Limerick377—
Longchamp (FR)599—
Ripon277—
Sandown266—
Yarmouth1670 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 26 May 2022?
50 races across 7 meetings were run on 26 May 2022: Carlisle (7 races), Haydock (7 races), Limerick (7 races), Longchamp (FR) (9 races), Ripon (7 races), Sandown (6 races) and Yarmouth (7 races). That is Carlisle, Haydock, Ripon, Sandown and Yarmouth in Great Britain; Limerick 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 26 May 2022?
Carlisle: Good (Turf); Haydock: Good To Soft (Turf); Limerick: Good (Turf); Longchamp (FR): Soft (Turf); Ripon: Good (Turf); Sandown: Good To Soft (Turf); Yarmouth: Good (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 26 May 2022?
Outright favourites won 15 of 48 on 26 May 2022 (31.3%); joint favourites won 0 of 4. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £48.00 and returned £42.33 — a loss of £5.67. 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 Jeri (FR) at 142/10 in the 7:15 Prix de Montretout at Longchamp (FR).
What was the feature race on 26 May 2022?
The feature race was the 5:56 Prix Hocquart (3yo) (Grande Course) (Turf) (Group 2) at Longchamp (FR), won by L'Astronome (GB) (7/10F).
What time was the first race on 26 May 2022?
The first race was the 1:00 QuinnBet Handicap at Yarmouth; the last was the 8:35 Play Coral 'Racing-Super-Series' For Free Handicap at Sandown.