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Sunday 12 April 2009
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43 races were run across 6 meetings on 12 April 2009: Cork, Fairyhouse, Longchamp (FR), Musselburgh, Plumpton and Towcester.

Cork Soft · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

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

Cork racecourse statistics →

Fairyhouse Good · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

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

Fairyhouse racecourse statistics →

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

Outright favs won 2 of 4 · Biggest winner 69/10

Longchamp racecourse statistics →

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

Outright favs won 1 of 6 · Biggest winner 9/1

Musselburgh racecourse statistics →

Plumpton Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

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

Plumpton racecourse statistics →

Towcester Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 2 of 6 · Biggest winner 20/1

Towcester racecourse statistics →

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 43 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 favourites13 of 35 won37.1% · 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 profit of £4.77Staked £35.00, returned £39.77 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerSarteano (FR) 25/1The 2:15 Lexeme Retail Novice Handicap Hurdle at Fairyhouse
  • Joint favourites3 of 8 won37.5% · 4 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Cork2671 of 2 won
Fairyhouse3671 of 2 won
Longchamp (FR)248—
Musselburgh1671 of 2 won
Plumpton377—
Towcester2670 of 2 won

One day is a tiny sample; the long-run line is the comparison. 4 races have no favourite identified — no starting prices are stored for them. 4 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 12 April 2009?
43 races across 6 meetings were run on 12 April 2009: Cork (7 races), Fairyhouse (7 races), Longchamp (FR) (8 races), Musselburgh (7 races), Plumpton (7 races) and Towcester (7 races). That is Cork and Fairyhouse in Ireland; Longchamp (FR) in France; Musselburgh, Plumpton and Towcester in Great Britain. 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 12 April 2009?
Cork: Soft (Turf); Fairyhouse: Good (Turf); Longchamp (FR): Good To Soft (Turf); Musselburgh: Good To Firm (Turf); Plumpton: Good (Turf); Towcester: Good (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 12 April 2009?
Outright favourites won 13 of 35 on 12 April 2009 (37.1%); joint favourites won 3 of 8. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £35.00 and returned £39.77 — a profit of £4.77. 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 Sarteano (FR) at 25/1 in the 2:15 Lexeme Retail Novice Handicap Hurdle at Fairyhouse.
What was the feature race on 12 April 2009?
The feature race was the 3:45 Powers Gold Cup (grade 1) (Grade 1) at Fairyhouse, won by Aran Concerto (IRE) (7/2).
What time was the first race on 12 April 2009?
The first race was the 1:15 Prix de la Michodiere at Longchamp (FR); the last was the 5:25 Hickey Communications (pro/am) Flat Race at Cork.