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Racing Results

Saturday 1 October 2005

54 races were run across 8 meetings on 1 October 2005: Curragh, Epsom Downs, Fontwell, Longchamp (FR), Newmarket, Redcar, Southwell (AW) and Wolverhampton (AW).

Curragh Yielding · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 2 of 7 · Biggest winner 20/1

Epsom Downs Good To Soft · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 2 of 6 · Biggest winner 8/1

Fontwell Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 0 of 7 · Biggest winner 33/1

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

Outright favs won 4 of 7 · Biggest winner 11/1

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

Outright favs won 3 of 6 · Biggest winner 25/1

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

Outright favs won 2 of 7 · Biggest winner 28/1

Southwell (AW) Standard · AW · 6 races · Great Britain

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

Wolverhampton (AW) Standard · AW · 6 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 0 of 6 · Biggest winner 14/1

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 54 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 favourites14 of 48 won29.2% · 48 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 £17.75Staked £48.00, returned £65.75 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerFait Le Jojo (FR) 33/1The 4:20 Salmon Spray Handicap Hurdle at Fontwell
  • Joint favourites4 of 14 won28.6% · 6 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Curragh277—
Epsom Downs2671 of 3 won
Fontwell077—
Longchamp (FR)477—
Newmarket3670 of 3 won
Redcar277—
Southwell (AW)1263 of 8 won
Wolverhampton (AW)066—

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 1 October 2005?
54 races across 8 meetings were run on 1 October 2005: Curragh (7 races), Epsom Downs (7 races), Fontwell (7 races), Longchamp (FR) (7 races), Newmarket (7 races), Redcar (7 races), Southwell (AW) (6 races) and Wolverhampton (AW) (6 races). That is Curragh in Ireland; Epsom Downs, Fontwell, Newmarket, Redcar, Southwell (AW) and Wolverhampton (AW) 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 1 October 2005?
Curragh: Yielding (Turf); Epsom Downs: Good To Soft (Turf); Fontwell: Good (Turf); Longchamp (FR): Soft (Turf); Newmarket: Good To Soft (Turf); Redcar: Good To Firm (Turf); Southwell (AW): Standard (AW); Wolverhampton (AW): Standard (AW).
How did the favourites do on 1 October 2005?
Outright favourites won 14 of 48 on 1 October 2005 (29.2%); joint favourites won 4 of 14. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £48.00 and returned £65.75 — a profit of £17.75. 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 Fait Le Jojo (FR) at 33/1 in the 4:20 Salmon Spray Handicap Hurdle at Fontwell.
What was the feature race on 1 October 2005?
The feature race was the 2:20 Prix de la Foret Casino Barriere de Biarritz (Group 1) at Longchamp (FR), won by Court Masterpiece (GB) (8/1).
What time was the first race on 1 October 2005?
The first race was the 11:10 Maiden Claiming Stakes at Southwell (AW); the last was the 9:30 Asda Make The Difference Handicap at Wolverhampton (AW).