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Saturday 28 April 2012

57 races were run across 8 meetings on 28 April 2012: Auteuil (FR), Chantilly (FR), Doncaster, Haydock, Market Rasen, Punchestown, Ripon and Sandown.

Auteuil (FR) Heavy · Turf · 9 races · France

Outright favs won 4 of 9 · Biggest winner 197/10

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

Outright favs won 0 of 6 · Biggest winner 63/1

Doncaster Soft · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

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

Haydock Soft · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

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

Market Rasen Soft · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 6 of 7 · Biggest winner 7/2F

Punchestown Heavy · Turf · 6 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 0 of 6 · Biggest winner 33/1

Ripon Soft · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

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

Sandown Soft · Turf · 8 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 1 of 7 · Biggest winner 11/1

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 57 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 favourites16 of 54 won29.6% · 54 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 £11.24Staked £54.00, returned £42.76 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerShirocco Storm (IRE) 63/1The 4:15 Prix Du Grand Marais at Chantilly (FR)
  • Joint favourites2 of 6 won33.3% · 3 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Auteuil (FR)499—
Chantilly (FR)0671 of 2 won
Doncaster1670 of 2 won
Haydock166—
Market Rasen677—
Punchestown066—
Ripon377—
Sandown1781 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 28 April 2012?
57 races across 8 meetings were run on 28 April 2012: Auteuil (FR) (9 races), Chantilly (FR) (7 races), Doncaster (7 races), Haydock (6 races), Market Rasen (7 races), Punchestown (6 races), Ripon (7 races) and Sandown (8 races). That is Auteuil (FR) and Chantilly (FR) in France; Doncaster, Haydock, Market Rasen, Ripon and Sandown in Great Britain; Punchestown 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 28 April 2012?
Auteuil (FR): Heavy (Turf); Chantilly (FR): Very Soft (Turf); Doncaster: Soft (Turf); Haydock: Soft (Turf); Market Rasen: Soft (Turf); Punchestown: Heavy (Turf); Ripon: Soft (Turf); Sandown: Soft (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 28 April 2012?
Outright favourites won 16 of 54 on 28 April 2012 (29.6%); joint favourites won 2 of 6. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £54.00 and returned £42.76 — a loss of £11.24. 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 Shirocco Storm (IRE) at 63/1 in the 4:15 Prix Du Grand Marais at Chantilly (FR).
What was the feature race on 28 April 2012?
The feature race was the 3:15 thetote.com Punchestown Gold Cup (Grade 1) (Grade 1) at Punchestown, won by China Rock (IRE) (20/1).
What time was the first race on 28 April 2012?
The first race was the 11:00 Prix Wild Monarch at Auteuil (FR); the last was the 8:25 Turftv.co.uk Maiden Stakes at Haydock.