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Racing Results

Friday 12 May 2023

58 races were run across 8 meetings on 12 May 2023: Ascot, Chester, Kilbeggan, Market Rasen, Nottingham, Ripon, Saint-Cloud (FR) and Wolverhampton (AW).

Ascot Soft · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 4 of 7 · Biggest winner 6/1

Chester Soft · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

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

Kilbeggan Yielding · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 0 of 6 · Biggest winner 66/1

Market Rasen Good To Soft · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 3 of 7 · Biggest winner 11/2

Nottingham Heavy · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 4 of 7 · Biggest winner 8/1

Ripon Soft · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

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

Saint-Cloud (FR) Heavy · Turf · 9 races · France

Outright favs won 4 of 9 · Biggest winner 36/1

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

Outright favs won 3 of 6 · Biggest winner 15/2

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 58 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 favourites23 of 56 won41.1% · 56 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 £1.59Staked £56.00, returned £54.41 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerKilleemore Lad (IRE) 66/1The 6:10 William Hill Epic Value Maiden Hurdle at Kilbeggan
  • Joint favourites1 of 4 won25.0% · 2 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Ascot477—
Chester277—
Kilbeggan0670 of 2 won
Market Rasen377—
Nottingham477—
Ripon377—
Saint-Cloud (FR)499—
Wolverhampton (AW)3671 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 12 May 2023?
58 races across 8 meetings were run on 12 May 2023: Ascot (7 races), Chester (7 races), Kilbeggan (7 races), Market Rasen (7 races), Nottingham (7 races), Ripon (7 races), Saint-Cloud (FR) (9 races) and Wolverhampton (AW) (7 races). That is Ascot, Chester, Market Rasen, Nottingham, Ripon and Wolverhampton (AW) in Great Britain; Kilbeggan in Ireland; Saint-Cloud (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 12 May 2023?
Ascot: Soft (Turf); Chester: Soft (Turf); Kilbeggan: Yielding (Turf); Market Rasen: Good To Soft (Turf); Nottingham: Heavy (Turf); Ripon: Soft (Turf); Saint-Cloud (FR): Heavy (Turf); Wolverhampton (AW): Standard (AW).
How did the favourites do on 12 May 2023?
Outright favourites won 23 of 56 on 12 May 2023 (41.1%); joint favourites won 1 of 4. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £56.00 and returned £54.41 — a loss of £1.59. 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 Killeemore Lad (IRE) at 66/1 in the 6:10 William Hill Epic Value Maiden Hurdle at Kilbeggan.
What was the feature race on 12 May 2023?
The feature race was the 2:40 Ire-incentive, It Pays To Buy Irish Huxley Stakes (Group 2) (Group 2) at Chester, won by Point Lonsdale (IRE) (5/6F).
What time was the first race on 12 May 2023?
The first race was the 12:40 Prix Kashmir II at Saint-Cloud (FR); the last was the 9:00 Search Fitzdares On Chat-GPT Handicap at Wolverhampton (AW).