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Racing Results

Monday 8 May 2023

38 races were run across 6 meetings on 8 May 2023: Ayr, Cluny (FR), Newcastle (AW), Southwell (AW), Windsor and Worcester.

Ayr Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 3 of 7 · Biggest winner 15/2

Cluny (FR) Soft · Turf · 1 race · France

Newcastle (AW) Standard · AW · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 2 of 7 · Biggest winner 33/1

Southwell (AW) Standard · AW · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 4 of 7 · Biggest winner 14/1

Windsor Soft · Turf · 8 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 1 of 7 · Biggest winner 20/1

Worcester Good · Turf · 8 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 2 of 6 · Biggest winner 7/1

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 38 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 favourites12 of 34 won35.3% · 34 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 £5.75Staked £34.00, returned £28.25 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerDoctor Khan Junior (GB) 33/1The 8:45 Sky Sports Racing On Sky 415 Handicap at Newcastle (AW)
  • Joint favourites0 of 6 won0.0% · 3 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Ayr377—
Cluny (FR)001—
Newcastle (AW)277—
Southwell (AW)477—
Windsor1780 of 2 won
Worcester2680 of 4 won

One day is a tiny sample; the long-run line is the comparison. 1 race has no favourite identified — no starting prices are stored for it. 1 winner has no stored starting price and cannot be ranked by price. Figures are facts from the result, not a tip.

Quick answers

What horse racing was on 8 May 2023?
38 races across 6 meetings were run on 8 May 2023: Ayr (7 races), Cluny (FR) (1 race), Newcastle (AW) (7 races), Southwell (AW) (7 races), Windsor (8 races) and Worcester (8 races). That is Ayr, Newcastle (AW), Southwell (AW), Windsor and Worcester in Great Britain; Cluny (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 8 May 2023?
Ayr: Good (Turf); Cluny (FR): Soft (Turf); Newcastle (AW): Standard (AW); Southwell (AW): Standard (AW); Windsor: Soft (Turf); Worcester: Good (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 8 May 2023?
Outright favourites won 12 of 34 on 8 May 2023 (35.3%); joint favourites won 0 of 6. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £34.00 and returned £28.25 — a loss of £5.75. 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 Doctor Khan Junior (GB) at 33/1 in the 8:45 Sky Sports Racing On Sky 415 Handicap at Newcastle (AW).
What time was the first race on 8 May 2023?
The first race was the 1:15 Bet 10 Get 10 With Vickers.Bet Handicap Chase at Worcester; the last was the 8:45 Sky Sports Racing On Sky 415 Handicap at Newcastle (AW).