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Racing Results

Monday 17 April 2006

70 races were run across 10 meetings on 17 April 2006: Cork, Fairyhouse, Fakenham, Huntingdon, Longchamp (FR), Plumpton, Redcar, Sedgefield, Warwick and Yarmouth.

Cork Yielding To Soft · Turf · 8 races · Ireland

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

Fairyhouse Good · Turf · 8 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 3 of 8 · Biggest winner 20/1

Fakenham Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 1 of 5 · Biggest winner 20/1

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

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

Longchamp (FR) Good · Turf · 8 races · France

Outright favs won 1 of 3 · Biggest winner 23/10

Plumpton Good To Soft · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 3 of 4 · Biggest winner 10/1

Redcar Good To Firm · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

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

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

Outright favs won 5 of 7 · Biggest winner 18/1

Warwick Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 2 of 7 · Biggest winner 40/1

Yarmouth Good To Firm · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 2 of 4 · Biggest winner 25/1

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 70 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 favourites22 of 57 won38.6% · 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 profit of £15.95Staked £57.00, returned £72.95 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerPortland (GB) 40/1The 3:20 betfred.com Maiden Stakes at Warwick
  • Joint favourites6 of 16 won37.5% · 8 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Cork1781 of 2 won
Fairyhouse388—
Fakenham1572 of 4 won
Huntingdon377—
Longchamp (FR)138—
Plumpton3461 of 4 won
Redcar1560 of 2 won
Sedgefield577—
Warwick277—
Yarmouth2462 of 4 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. 6 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 17 April 2006?
70 races across 10 meetings were run on 17 April 2006: Cork (8 races), Fairyhouse (8 races), Fakenham (7 races), Huntingdon (7 races), Longchamp (FR) (8 races), Plumpton (6 races), Redcar (6 races), Sedgefield (7 races), Warwick (7 races) and Yarmouth (6 races). That is Cork and Fairyhouse in Ireland; Fakenham, Huntingdon, Plumpton, Redcar, Sedgefield, Warwick and Yarmouth 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 17 April 2006?
Cork: Yielding To Soft (Turf); Fairyhouse: Good (Turf); Fakenham: Good (Turf); Huntingdon: Good To Firm (Turf); Longchamp (FR): Good (Turf); Plumpton: Good To Soft (Turf); Redcar: Good To Firm (Turf); Sedgefield: Good To Firm (Turf); Warwick: Good (Turf); Yarmouth: Good To Firm (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 17 April 2006?
Outright favourites won 22 of 57 on 17 April 2006 (38.6%); joint favourites won 6 of 16. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £57.00 and returned £72.95 — a profit of £15.95. 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 Portland (GB) at 40/1 in the 3:20 betfred.com Maiden Stakes at Warwick.
What was the feature race on 17 April 2006?
The feature race was the 2:50 Prix Noailles (Colts & Fillies) (Group 2) at Longchamp (FR), won by Gentlewave (IRE) (23/10).
What time was the first race on 17 April 2006?
The first race was the 12:50 Prix du Palais Garnier at Longchamp (FR); the last was the 6:10 Gigginstown House Stud Point To Point Championship Flat Race at Fairyhouse.