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Racing Results

Friday 5 October 2012

58 races were run across 9 meetings on 5 October 2012: Ascot, Dundalk (AW), Fontwell, Gowran Park, Hexham, Lyon Parilly, Saint-Cloud (FR), Wolverhampton (AW) and Yarmouth.

Ascot Soft · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 2 of 5 · Biggest winner 8/1

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

Outright favs won 4 of 7 · Biggest winner 33/1

Fontwell Soft · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 3 of 7 · Biggest winner 4/1

Gowran Park Good To Soft · Turf · 8 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 3 of 7 · Biggest winner 25/1

Hexham Heavy · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 5 of 7 · Biggest winner 66/1

Lyon Parilly Soft · 1 race · France

Saint-Cloud (FR) Very Soft · Turf · 6 races · France

Outright favs won 1 of 6 · Biggest winner 132/10

Wolverhampton (AW) Standard · AW · 8 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 2 of 6 · Biggest winner 25/1

Yarmouth Heavy · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 3 of 7 · Biggest winner 14/1

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 58 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 favourites23 of 52 won44.2% · 52 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 £18.33Staked £52.00, returned £70.33 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerAbout Thyne (IRE) 66/1The 3:40 Betfair Boosts Prize Money At Hexham Novices' Hurdle at Hexham
  • Joint favourites2 of 10 won20.0% · 5 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Ascot2560 of 2 won
Dundalk (AW)4781 of 2 won
Fontwell377—
Gowran Park3780 of 2 won
Hexham577—
Lyon Parilly001—
Saint-Cloud (FR)166—
Wolverhampton (AW)2681 of 4 won
Yarmouth377—

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 5 October 2012?
58 races across 9 meetings were run on 5 October 2012: Ascot (6 races), Dundalk (AW) (8 races), Fontwell (7 races), Gowran Park (8 races), Hexham (7 races), Lyon Parilly (1 race), Saint-Cloud (FR) (6 races), Wolverhampton (AW) (8 races) and Yarmouth (7 races). That is Ascot, Fontwell, Hexham, Wolverhampton (AW) and Yarmouth in Great Britain; Dundalk (AW) and Gowran Park in Ireland; Lyon Parilly and Saint-Cloud (FR) in France. 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 5 October 2012?
Ascot: Soft (Turf); Dundalk (AW): Standard (AW); Fontwell: Soft (Turf); Gowran Park: Good To Soft (Turf); Hexham: Heavy (Turf); Lyon Parilly: Soft; Saint-Cloud (FR): Very Soft (Turf); Wolverhampton (AW): Standard (AW); Yarmouth: Heavy (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 5 October 2012?
Outright favourites won 23 of 52 on 5 October 2012 (44.2%); joint favourites won 2 of 10. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £52.00 and returned £70.33 — a profit of £18.33. 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 About Thyne (IRE) at 66/1 in the 3:40 Betfair Boosts Prize Money At Hexham Novices' Hurdle at Hexham.
What was the feature race on 5 October 2012?
The feature race was the 8:00 Diamond Stakes (Group 3) (Group 3) at Dundalk (AW), won by Declaration Of War (USA) (11/10F).
What time was the first race on 5 October 2012?
The first race was the 11:07 Prix des Chrysanthemes at Lyon Parilly; the last was the 9:25 Dundalk Stadium On Facebook Handicap at Dundalk (AW).