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Racing Results

Saturday 18 May 2024

68 races were run across 10 meetings on 18 May 2024: Auteuil (FR), Bangor-on-Dee, Doncaster, Lyon Parilly (FR), Navan, Newbury, Newmarket, Thirsk, Uttoxeter and Wexford.

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

Outright favs won 2 of 8 · Biggest winner 113/10

Bangor-on-Dee Good · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 1 of 5 · Biggest winner 11/1

Doncaster Good To Firm · Turf · 8 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 4 of 8 · Biggest winner 16/1

Lyon Parilly (FR) Very Soft · Turf · 1 race · France

Outright favs won 1 of 1 · Biggest winner 30/100F

Navan Good · Turf · 8 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 0 of 7 · Biggest winner 28/1

Newbury Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 1 of 7 · Biggest winner 22/1

Newmarket Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 4 of 5 · Biggest winner 25/1

Thirsk Good To Firm · Turf · 8 races · Great Britain

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

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

Outright favs won 2 of 7 · Biggest winner 16/1

Wexford Soft · Turf · 8 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 1 of 8 · Biggest winner 5/1

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 68 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 favourites17 of 63 won27.0% · 63 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 £9.26Staked £63.00, returned £53.74 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerEl C Wells (IRE) 28/1The 4:50 Troytown Bar Handicap at Navan
  • Joint favourites2 of 10 won20.0% · 5 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Auteuil (FR)288—
Bangor-on-Dee1560 of 2 won
Doncaster488—
Lyon Parilly (FR)111—
Navan0781 of 2 won
Newbury177—
Newmarket4571 of 4 won
Thirsk1780 of 2 won
Uttoxeter277—
Wexford188—

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 2024?
68 races across 10 meetings were run on 18 May 2024: Auteuil (FR) (8 races), Bangor-on-Dee (6 races), Doncaster (8 races), Lyon Parilly (FR) (1 race), Navan (8 races), Newbury (7 races), Newmarket (7 races), Thirsk (8 races), Uttoxeter (7 races) and Wexford (8 races). That is Auteuil (FR) and Lyon Parilly (FR) in France; Bangor-on-Dee, Doncaster, Newbury, Newmarket, Thirsk and Uttoxeter in Great Britain; Navan and Wexford 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 2024?
Auteuil (FR): Very Soft (Turf); Bangor-on-Dee: Good (Turf); Doncaster: Good To Firm (Turf); Lyon Parilly (FR): Very Soft (Turf); Navan: Good (Turf); Newbury: Good (Turf); Newmarket: Good (Turf); Thirsk: Good To Firm (Turf); Uttoxeter: Good To Soft (Turf); Wexford: Soft (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 18 May 2024?
Outright favourites won 17 of 63 on 18 May 2024 (27.0%); joint favourites won 2 of 10. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £63.00 and returned £53.74 — a loss of £9.26. 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 El C Wells (IRE) at 28/1 in the 4:50 Troytown Bar Handicap at Navan.
What was the feature race on 18 May 2024?
The feature race was the 2:15 Racing TV Grande Course de Haies d'Auteuil (Hurdle) (5yo+) (Turf) (Grade 1) at Auteuil (FR), won by Losange Bleu (FR) (5/2F).
What time was the first race on 18 May 2024?
The first race was the 12:23 Prix Jasmin II at Auteuil (FR); the last was the 8:50 Tips For Every Race At raceday-ready.com Handicap at Doncaster.