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Racing Results

Thursday 16 May 2024

58 races were run across 9 meetings on 16 May 2024: Clonmel, Fontwell, Limerick, Lingfield, Lingfield (AW), Longchamp (FR), Perth, Salisbury and York.

Clonmel Good To Yielding · Turf · 8 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 3 of 7 · Biggest winner 8/1

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

Outright favs won 3 of 7 · Biggest winner 9/1

Limerick Soft To Heavy · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

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

Lingfield Good To Firm · Turf · 4 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 2 of 3 · Biggest winner 13/2

Lingfield (AW) Standard · AW · 2 races · Great Britain

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

Longchamp (FR) Very Soft · Turf · 8 races · France

Outright favs won 2 of 8 · Biggest winner 134/10

Perth Good To Soft · Turf · 8 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 1 of 6 · Biggest winner 18/1

Salisbury Soft · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 2 of 7 · Biggest winner 25/1

York Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

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

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 favourites19 of 54 won35.2% · 54 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 £2.99Staked £54.00, returned £56.99 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerThunderous Love (GB) 25/1The 3:30 Ronald Hibberd Memorial Handicap at Salisbury
  • Joint favourites4 of 9 won44.4% · 4 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Clonmel3781 of 2 won
Fontwell377—
Limerick477—
Lingfield2341 of 2 won
Lingfield (AW)122—
Longchamp (FR)288—
Perth1682 of 5 won
Salisbury277—
York177—

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 16 May 2024?
58 races across 9 meetings were run on 16 May 2024: Clonmel (8 races), Fontwell (7 races), Limerick (7 races), Lingfield (4 races), Lingfield (AW) (2 races), Longchamp (FR) (8 races), Perth (8 races), Salisbury (7 races) and York (7 races). That is Clonmel and Limerick in Ireland; Fontwell, Lingfield, Lingfield (AW), Perth, Salisbury and York in Great Britain; 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 16 May 2024?
Clonmel: Good To Yielding (Turf); Fontwell: Good To Soft (Turf); Limerick: Soft To Heavy (Turf); Lingfield: Good To Firm (Turf); Lingfield (AW): Standard (AW); Longchamp (FR): Very Soft (Turf); Perth: Good To Soft (Turf); Salisbury: Soft (Turf); York: Good (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 16 May 2024?
Outright favourites won 19 of 54 on 16 May 2024 (35.2%); joint favourites won 4 of 9. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £54.00 and returned £56.99 — a profit of £2.99. 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 Thunderous Love (GB) at 25/1 in the 3:30 Ronald Hibberd Memorial Handicap at Salisbury.
What was the feature race on 16 May 2024?
The feature race was the 3:15 Al Basti Equiworld Dubai Middleton Fillies' Stakes (Fillies' and Mares' Group 2) (Group 2) at York, won by Bluestocking (GB) (5/2).
What time was the first race on 16 May 2024?
The first race was the 1:30 Ryans Cleaning Maiden at Limerick; the last was the 8:30 John Walsh (Mainstown) Memorial Flat Race at Clonmel.