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Thursday 24 March 2005

37 races were run across 5 meetings on 24 March 2005: Longchamp (FR), Ludlow, Thurles, Wincanton and Wolverhampton (AW).

Longchamp (FR) Very Soft · Turf · 7 races · France

Outright favs won 0 of 2

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

Outright favs won 3 of 7 · Biggest winner 12/1

Thurles Heavy · Turf · 8 races · Ireland

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

Wincanton Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 1 of 6 · Biggest winner 40/1

Wolverhampton (AW) Standard · AW · 8 races · Great Britain

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

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 37 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 favourites10 of 30 won33.3% · 30 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 £6.13Staked £30.00, returned £36.13 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerDoctor Wood (GB) 40/1The 3:20 NH Novices' Handicap Hurdle at Wincanton
  • Joint favourites2 of 5 won40.0% · 2 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Longchamp (FR)027—
Ludlow377—
Thurles488—
Wincanton1671 of 3 won
Wolverhampton (AW)2781 of 2 won

One day is a tiny sample; the long-run line is the comparison. 5 races have no favourite identified — no starting prices are stored for them. 7 winners have no stored starting price and cannot be ranked by price. Figures are facts from the result, not a tip.

Quick answers

What horse racing was on 24 March 2005?
37 races across 5 meetings were run on 24 March 2005: Longchamp (FR) (7 races), Ludlow (7 races), Thurles (8 races), Wincanton (7 races) and Wolverhampton (AW) (8 races). That is Longchamp (FR) in France; Ludlow, Wincanton and Wolverhampton (AW) in Great Britain; Thurles 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 24 March 2005?
Longchamp (FR): Very Soft (Turf); Ludlow: Good To Soft (Turf); Thurles: Heavy (Turf); Wincanton: Good (Turf); Wolverhampton (AW): Standard (AW).
How did the favourites do on 24 March 2005?
Outright favourites won 10 of 30 on 24 March 2005 (33.3%); joint favourites won 2 of 5. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £30.00 and returned £36.13 — a profit of £6.13. 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 Doctor Wood (GB) at 40/1 in the 3:20 NH Novices' Handicap Hurdle at Wincanton.
What was the feature race on 24 March 2005?
The feature race was the 2:20 Prix Lord Seymour (Listed) at Longchamp (FR), won by Billy The Kid (IRE).
What time was the first race on 24 March 2005?
The first race was the 12:50 Prix du Parc Monceau at Longchamp (FR); the last was the 5:45 Clonoulty Mares INH Flat Race at Thurles.