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Thursday 1 January 2009
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41 races were run across 6 meetings on 1 January 2009: Cheltenham, Exeter, Fairyhouse, Fakenham, Southwell (AW) and Tramore.

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

Outright favs won 0 of 6 · Biggest winner 16/1

Cheltenham racecourse statistics →

Exeter Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 1 of 7 · Biggest winner 50/1

Exeter racecourse statistics →

Fairyhouse Soft · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 5 of 7 · Biggest winner 6/1

Fairyhouse racecourse statistics →

Fakenham Good · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 3 of 6 · Biggest winner 12/1

Fakenham racecourse statistics →

Southwell (AW) Standard To Slow · AW · 7 races · Great Britain

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

Southwell (AW) racecourse statistics →

Tramore Yielding To Soft · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 2 of 5 · Biggest winner 20/1

Tramore racecourse statistics →

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 41 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 favourites12 of 35 won34.3% · 35 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 £7.38Staked £35.00, returned £27.62 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerManmoon (FR) 50/1The 1:50 Thurlestone Hotel 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle at Exeter
  • Joint favourites2 of 13 won15.4% · 6 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Cheltenham0670 of 2 won
Exeter177—
Fairyhouse577—
Fakenham366—
Southwell (AW)1471 of 7 won
Tramore2571 of 4 won

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 January 2009?
41 races across 6 meetings were run on 1 January 2009: Cheltenham (7 races), Exeter (7 races), Fairyhouse (7 races), Fakenham (6 races), Southwell (AW) (7 races) and Tramore (7 races). That is Cheltenham, Exeter, Fakenham and Southwell (AW) in Great Britain; Fairyhouse and Tramore 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 1 January 2009?
Cheltenham: Good To Soft (Turf); Exeter: Good (Turf); Fairyhouse: Soft (Turf); Fakenham: Good (Turf); Southwell (AW): Standard To Slow (AW); Tramore: Yielding To Soft (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 1 January 2009?
Outright favourites won 12 of 35 on 1 January 2009 (34.3%); joint favourites won 2 of 13. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £35.00 and returned £27.62 — a loss of £7.38. 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 Manmoon (FR) at 50/1 in the 1:50 Thurlestone Hotel 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle at Exeter.
What was the feature race on 1 January 2009?
The feature race was the 3:55 E.B.F. 'High Sheriff of Gloucestershire's' 'Junior' NH Flat Race (Listed) (Listed) at Cheltenham, won by Cill Rialaig (GB) (9/2).
What time was the first race on 1 January 2009?
The first race was the 12:10 David Flynn Construction Novices Handicap Hurdle at Tramore; the last was the 4:05 Bathwick Tyres Taunton Maiden Open NH Flat Race at Exeter.