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Racing Results

Wednesday 17 May 2023

45 races were run across 7 meetings on 17 May 2023: Bath, Cork, Newton Abbot, Perth, Vichy (FR), Worcester and York.

Bath Good · Turf · 8 races · Great Britain

Cork Good · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

Newton Abbot Good To Soft · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

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

Vichy (FR) Very Soft · Turf · 1 race · France

Worcester Good · Turf · 8 races · Great Britain

York Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 45 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 favourites8 of 43 won18.6% · 43 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 £21.00Staked £43.00, returned £22.00 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerKraken Filly (IRE) 50/1The 7:40 starsports.bet Handicap at Bath · one of 2 winners at that price
  • Joint favourites0 of 5 won0.0% · 2 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Bath3780 of 2 won
Cork0670 of 3 won
Newton Abbot177—
Perth477—
Vichy (FR)011—
Worcester088—
York077—

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 17 May 2023?
45 races across 7 meetings were run on 17 May 2023: Bath (8 races), Cork (7 races), Newton Abbot (7 races), Perth (7 races), Vichy (FR) (1 race), Worcester (8 races) and York (7 races). That is Bath, Newton Abbot, Perth, Worcester and York in Great Britain; Cork 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 17 May 2023?
Bath: Good (Turf); Cork: Good (Turf); Newton Abbot: Good To Soft (Turf); Perth: Good To Soft (Turf); Vichy (FR): Very Soft (Turf); Worcester: Good (Turf); York: Good (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 17 May 2023?
Outright favourites won 8 of 43 on 17 May 2023 (18.6%); joint favourites won 0 of 5. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £43.00 and returned £22.00 — a loss of £21.00. 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 Kraken Filly (IRE) at 50/1 in the 7:40 starsports.bet Handicap at Bath (one of 2 winners at that price).
What was the feature race on 17 May 2023?
The feature race was the 3:00 1895 Duke Of York Clipper Stakes (Group 2) (Group 2) at York, won by Azure Blue (IRE) (12/1).
What time was the first race on 17 May 2023?
The first race was the 1:40 Download Fitzdares For Free Race Streaming Handicap Chase at Worcester; the last was the 9:00 Murrayshall Meetings And Events Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle at Perth.