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Racing Results

Wednesday 18 April 2012

53 races were run across 7 meetings on 18 April 2012: Auteuil (FR), Beverley, Chantilly (FR), Cheltenham, Dundalk (AW), Kempton (AW) and Newmarket.

Auteuil (FR) Very Soft · Turf · 7 races · France

Outright favs won 2 of 7 · Biggest winner 77/1

Beverley Good To Soft · Turf · 8 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 1 of 4 · Biggest winner 20/1

Chantilly (FR) Standard · AW · 8 races · France

Outright favs won 0 of 8 · Biggest winner 178/10

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

Outright favs won 1 of 3 · Biggest winner 22/1

Dundalk (AW) Standard · AW · 8 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 2 of 7 · Biggest winner 12/1

Kempton (AW) Standard · AW · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 2 of 6 · Biggest winner 14/1

Newmarket Good · Turf · 8 races · Great Britain

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

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 53 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 favourites10 of 42 won23.8% · 42 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 £15.60Staked £42.00, returned £26.40 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerCabora (FR) 77/1The 4:10 Prix La Belle Ferronniere at Auteuil (FR)
  • Joint favourites5 of 23 won21.7% · 11 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Auteuil (FR)277—
Beverley1481 of 8 won
Chantilly (FR)088—
Cheltenham1371 of 8 won
Dundalk (AW)2781 of 3 won
Kempton (AW)2671 of 2 won
Newmarket2781 of 2 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 18 April 2012?
53 races across 7 meetings were run on 18 April 2012: Auteuil (FR) (7 races), Beverley (8 races), Chantilly (FR) (8 races), Cheltenham (7 races), Dundalk (AW) (8 races), Kempton (AW) (7 races) and Newmarket (8 races). That is Auteuil (FR) and Chantilly (FR) in France; Beverley, Cheltenham, Kempton (AW) and Newmarket in Great Britain; Dundalk (AW) 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 18 April 2012?
Auteuil (FR): Very Soft (Turf); Beverley: Good To Soft (Turf); Chantilly (FR): Standard (AW); Cheltenham: Good To Soft (Turf); Dundalk (AW): Standard (AW); Kempton (AW): Standard (AW); Newmarket: Good (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 18 April 2012?
Outright favourites won 10 of 42 on 18 April 2012 (23.8%); joint favourites won 5 of 23. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £42.00 and returned £26.40 — a loss of £15.60. 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 Cabora (FR) at 77/1 in the 4:10 Prix La Belle Ferronniere at Auteuil (FR).
What was the feature race on 18 April 2012?
The feature race was the 3:45 Ceres Estates Silver Trophy Chase (Grade 2 Limited Handicap) (Grade 2) at Cheltenham, won by Hector's Choice (FR) (4/1).
What time was the first race on 18 April 2012?
The first race was the 11:30 Prix De La Chaussee Pontpoint at Chantilly (FR); the last was the 9:15 www.dundalkstadium.com Handicap at Dundalk (AW).