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Friday 15 May 2026

59 races were run across 8 meetings on 15 May 2026: Aintree, Hamilton, Kilbeggan, Leopardstown, Newbury, Newmarket, Saint-Cloud (FR) and York.

Aintree Good · Turf · 8 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 2 of 7 · Biggest winner 9/1

Hamilton Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

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

Kilbeggan Good To Yielding · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 1 of 7 · Biggest winner 20/1

Leopardstown Good · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

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

Newbury Good · Turf · 8 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 4 of 8 · Biggest winner 28/1

Newmarket Good · Turf · 8 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 2 of 8 · Biggest winner 11/1

Saint-Cloud (FR) Heavy · Turf · 7 races · France

Outright favs won 4 of 7 · Biggest winner 20/1

York Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 3 of 7 · Biggest winner 40/1

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 59 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 57 won33.3% · 57 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 £6.99Staked £57.00, returned £50.01 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerFortification (GB) 40/1The 4:40 Irish Thoroughbred Marketing Handicap at York
  • Joint favourites2 of 4 won50.0% · 2 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Aintree2781 of 2 won
Hamilton1671 of 2 won
Kilbeggan177—
Leopardstown277—
Newbury488—
Newmarket288—
Saint-Cloud (FR)477—
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 15 May 2026?
59 races across 8 meetings were run on 15 May 2026: Aintree (8 races), Hamilton (7 races), Kilbeggan (7 races), Leopardstown (7 races), Newbury (8 races), Newmarket (8 races), Saint-Cloud (FR) (7 races) and York (7 races). That is Aintree, Hamilton, Newbury, Newmarket and York in Great Britain; Kilbeggan and Leopardstown in Ireland; Saint-Cloud (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 15 May 2026?
Aintree: Good (Turf); Hamilton: Good (Turf); Kilbeggan: Good To Yielding (Turf); Leopardstown: Good (Turf); Newbury: Good (Turf); Newmarket: Good (Turf); Saint-Cloud (FR): Heavy (Turf); York: Good (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 15 May 2026?
Outright favourites won 19 of 57 on 15 May 2026 (33.3%); joint favourites won 2 of 4. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £57.00 and returned £50.01 — a loss of £6.99. 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 Fortification (GB) at 40/1 in the 4:40 Irish Thoroughbred Marketing Handicap at York.
What was the feature race on 15 May 2026?
The feature race was the 4:05 Boodles Yorkshire Cup Stakes (Group 2) (Group 2) at York, won by Rahiebb (GB) (4/1).
What time was the first race on 15 May 2026?
The first race was the 1:18 Prix Helissio at Saint-Cloud (FR); the last was the 9:00 Molton Brown At Hamilton Park Handicap at Hamilton.