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Thursday 26 October 2006

36 races were run across 5 meetings on 26 October 2006: Lingfield (AW), Longchamp (FR), Stratford, Taunton and Thurles.

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

Outright favs won 1 of 5 · Biggest winner 33/1

Longchamp (FR) Good · Turf · 6 races · France

Outright favs won 1 of 1 · Biggest winner 4/5F

Stratford Soft · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

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

Taunton Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 1 of 6 · Biggest winner 16/1

Thurles Yielding To Soft · Turf · 8 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 0 of 7 · Biggest winner 12/1

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 36 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 favourites4 of 26 won15.4% · 26 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 £17.60Staked £26.00, returned £8.40 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerAreyoutalkingtome (GB) 33/1The 4:50 Weatherbys Bank Handicap at Lingfield (AW)
  • Joint favourites2 of 10 won20.0% · 5 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Lingfield (AW)1581 of 6 won
Longchamp (FR)116—
Stratford177—
Taunton1670 of 2 won
Thurles0781 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. 5 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 26 October 2006?
36 races across 5 meetings were run on 26 October 2006: Lingfield (AW) (8 races), Longchamp (FR) (6 races), Stratford (7 races), Taunton (7 races) and Thurles (8 races). That is Lingfield (AW), Stratford and Taunton in Great Britain; Longchamp (FR) in France; 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 26 October 2006?
Lingfield (AW): Standard (AW); Longchamp (FR): Good (Turf); Stratford: Soft (Turf); Taunton: Good (Turf); Thurles: Yielding To Soft (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 26 October 2006?
Outright favourites won 4 of 26 on 26 October 2006 (15.4%); joint favourites won 2 of 10. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £26.00 and returned £8.40 — a loss of £17.60. 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 Areyoutalkingtome (GB) at 33/1 in the 4:50 Weatherbys Bank Handicap at Lingfield (AW).
What was the feature race on 26 October 2006?
The feature race was the 3:50 EBF Fleur De Lys Fillies' Listed Stakes (Listed) at Lingfield (AW), won by Mayonga (IRE) (12/1).
What time was the first race on 26 October 2006?
The first race was the 1:00 Prix de la Breche aux Loups at Longchamp (FR); the last was the 5:30 Theatre Maiden Hurdle at Stratford.