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Racing Results

Thursday 18 May 2023

52 races were run across 8 meetings on 18 May 2023: Fontwell, Le Lion-D'Angers (FR), Longchamp (FR), Newmarket, Perth, Salisbury, Tipperary and York.

Fontwell Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 5 of 7 · Biggest winner 11/4

Le Lion-D'Angers (FR) Good To Soft · Turf · 2 races · France

Outright favs won 0 of 2 · Biggest winner 22/5

Longchamp (FR) Good To Soft · Turf · 8 races · France

Outright favs won 2 of 8 · Biggest winner 189/10

Newmarket Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 1 of 6 · Biggest winner 22/1

Perth Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 1 of 6 · Biggest winner 15/2

Salisbury Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

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

Tipperary Good To Yielding · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 5 of 7 · Biggest winner 17/2

York Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

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

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 52 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 favourites20 of 50 won40.0% · 50 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 profit of £4.50Staked £50.00, returned £54.50 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerZara's Return (GB) 22/1The 5:45 National Stud Fillies' Handicap at Newmarket
  • Joint favourites0 of 5 won0.0% · 2 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Fontwell577—
Le Lion-D'Angers (FR)022—
Longchamp (FR)288—
Newmarket1670 of 2 won
Perth1670 of 3 won
Salisbury377—
Tipperary577—
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 18 May 2023?
52 races across 8 meetings were run on 18 May 2023: Fontwell (7 races), Le Lion-D'Angers (FR) (2 races), Longchamp (FR) (8 races), Newmarket (7 races), Perth (7 races), Salisbury (7 races), Tipperary (7 races) and York (7 races). That is Fontwell, Newmarket, Perth, Salisbury and York in Great Britain; Le Lion-D'Angers (FR) and Longchamp (FR) in France; Tipperary in Ireland. 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 18 May 2023?
Fontwell: Good (Turf); Le Lion-D'Angers (FR): Good To Soft (Turf); Longchamp (FR): Good To Soft (Turf); Newmarket: Good (Turf); Perth: Good (Turf); Salisbury: Good (Turf); Tipperary: Good To Yielding (Turf); York: Good (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 18 May 2023?
Outright favourites won 20 of 50 on 18 May 2023 (40.0%); joint favourites won 0 of 5. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £50.00 and returned £54.50 — a profit of £4.50. 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 Zara's Return (GB) at 22/1 in the 5:45 National Stud Fillies' Handicap at Newmarket.
What was the feature race on 18 May 2023?
The feature race was the 2:25 Al Basti Equiworld Dubai Middleton Fillies' Stakes (Fillies' And Mares' Group 2) (Group 2) at York, won by Free Wind (IRE) (6/5F).
What time was the first race on 18 May 2023?
The first race was the 1:30 Al Basti Equiworld, Dubai Apprentice Handicap at Salisbury; the last was the 8:40 Lope Y Fernandez At The National Stud Handicap at Newmarket.