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Tuesday 24 April 2012

36 races were run across 6 meetings on 24 April 2012: Compiegne, Maisons-Laffitte (FR), Punchestown, Southwell (AW), Towcester and Wolverhampton (AW).

Compiegne Heavy · 1 race · France

Maisons-Laffitte (FR) Very Soft · Turf · 8 races · France

Outright favs won 3 of 8 · Biggest winner 175/10

Punchestown Soft · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 2 of 5 · Biggest winner 25/1

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

Outright favs won 2 of 5 · Biggest winner 14/1

Towcester Soft · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

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

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

Outright favs won 3 of 7 · Biggest winner 16/1

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 favourites11 of 30 won36.7% · 30 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 £4.25Staked £30.00, returned £25.75 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerGrand Jesture (IRE) 25/1The 7:15 Finlay Motor Group Flat Race at Punchestown
  • Joint favourites1 of 10 won10.0% · 5 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Compiegne001—
Maisons-Laffitte (FR)388—
Punchestown2570 of 4 won
Southwell (AW)2570 of 4 won
Towcester1561 of 2 won
Wolverhampton (AW)377—

One day is a tiny sample; the long-run line is the comparison. 1 race has no favourite identified — no starting prices are stored for it. 1 winner has 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 24 April 2012?
36 races across 6 meetings were run on 24 April 2012: Compiegne (1 race), Maisons-Laffitte (FR) (8 races), Punchestown (7 races), Southwell (AW) (7 races), Towcester (6 races) and Wolverhampton (AW) (7 races). That is Compiegne and Maisons-Laffitte (FR) in France; Punchestown in Ireland; Southwell (AW), Towcester and Wolverhampton (AW) 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 24 April 2012?
Compiegne: Heavy; Maisons-Laffitte (FR): Very Soft (Turf); Punchestown: Soft (Turf); Southwell (AW): Standard (AW); Towcester: Soft (Turf); Wolverhampton (AW): Standard (AW).
How did the favourites do on 24 April 2012?
Outright favourites won 11 of 30 on 24 April 2012 (36.7%); joint favourites won 1 of 10. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £30.00 and returned £25.75 — a loss of £4.25. 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 Grand Jesture (IRE) at 25/1 in the 7:15 Finlay Motor Group Flat Race at Punchestown.
What was the feature race on 24 April 2012?
The feature race was the 4:20 Evening Herald Champion Novice Hurdle (Grade 1) (Grade 1) at Punchestown, won by Alderwood (IRE) (5/2).
What time was the first race on 24 April 2012?
The first race was the 12:15 Prix Epinard at Maisons-Laffitte (FR); the last was the 8:10 32RedBingo.com Handicap at Southwell (AW).