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Racing Results

Saturday 17 May 2025

69 races were run across 10 meetings on 17 May 2025: Auteuil (FR), Bangor-on-Dee, Doncaster, Lyon Parilly (FR), Navan, Newbury, Newmarket, Thirsk, Uttoxeter and Wexford.

Auteuil (FR) Very Soft · Turf · 9 races · France

Outright favs won 0 of 9 · Biggest winner 145/10

Bangor-on-Dee Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

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

Doncaster Good To Firm · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 3 of 7 · Biggest winner 4/1

Lyon Parilly (FR) Good · Turf · 1 race · France

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

Navan Good · Turf · 8 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 5 of 7 · Biggest winner 22/1

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

Outright favs won 3 of 8 · Biggest winner 16/1

Newmarket Good To Firm · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 0 of 7 · Biggest winner 16/1

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

Outright favs won 1 of 8 · Biggest winner 25/1

Uttoxeter Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 5 of 7 · Biggest winner 9/2

Wexford Good · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 3 of 7 · Biggest winner 14/1

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 69 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 favourites24 of 68 won35.3% · 68 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 £4.90Staked £68.00, returned £63.10 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerCastan (GB) 25/1The 2:45 Josh Mullins Rules Supreme Handicap at Thirsk
  • Joint favourites0 of 2 won0.0% · 1 race had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Auteuil (FR)099—
Bangor-on-Dee377—
Doncaster377—
Lyon Parilly (FR)111—
Navan5780 of 2 won
Newbury388—
Newmarket077—
Thirsk188—
Uttoxeter577—
Wexford377—

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 2025?
69 races across 10 meetings were run on 17 May 2025: Auteuil (FR) (9 races), Bangor-on-Dee (7 races), Doncaster (7 races), Lyon Parilly (FR) (1 race), Navan (8 races), Newbury (8 races), Newmarket (7 races), Thirsk (8 races), Uttoxeter (7 races) and Wexford (7 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 17 May 2025?
Auteuil (FR): Very Soft (Turf); Bangor-on-Dee: Good (Turf); Doncaster: Good To Firm (Turf); Lyon Parilly (FR): Good (Turf); Navan: Good (Turf); Newbury: Good To Firm (Turf); Newmarket: Good To Firm (Turf); Thirsk: Good To Firm (Turf); Uttoxeter: Good (Turf); Wexford: Good (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 17 May 2025?
Outright favourites won 24 of 68 on 17 May 2025 (35.3%); joint favourites won 0 of 2. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £68.00 and returned £63.10 — a loss of £4.90. 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 Castan (GB) at 25/1 in the 2:45 Josh Mullins Rules Supreme Handicap at Thirsk.
What was the feature race on 17 May 2025?
The feature race was the 3:25 Racing TV Grande Course de Haies d'Auteuil (Hurdle) (5yo+) (Turf) (Grade 1) at Auteuil (FR), won by El Clavel (FR) (68/10).
What time was the first race on 17 May 2025?
The first race was the 11:48 Prix Djarvis at Auteuil (FR); the last was the 8:48 Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Handicap at Doncaster.