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Racing Results

Wednesday 17 October 2012

40 races were run across 5 meetings on 17 October 2012: Kempton (AW), Lingfield (AW), Longchamp (FR), Nottingham and Wetherby.

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

Lingfield (AW) Standard To Slow · AW · 8 races · Great Britain

Longchamp (FR) Heavy · Turf · 8 races · France

Nottingham Soft · Turf · 8 races · Great Britain

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

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 40 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 36 won30.6% · 36 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 £4.78Staked £36.00, returned £31.22 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerPrime Exhibit (GB) 33/1The 9:10 Come Jump Racing Here On Sunday Handicap at Kempton (AW) · one of 4 winners at that price
  • Joint favourites1 of 8 won12.5% · 4 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Kempton (AW)2581 of 6 won
Lingfield (AW)388—
Longchamp (FR)188—
Nottingham288—
Wetherby3780 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 17 October 2012?
40 races across 5 meetings were run on 17 October 2012: Kempton (AW) (8 races), Lingfield (AW) (8 races), Longchamp (FR) (8 races), Nottingham (8 races) and Wetherby (8 races). That is Kempton (AW), Lingfield (AW), Nottingham and Wetherby in Great Britain; Longchamp (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 17 October 2012?
Kempton (AW): Standard (AW); Lingfield (AW): Standard To Slow (AW); Longchamp (FR): Heavy (Turf); Nottingham: Soft (Turf); Wetherby: Good To Soft (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 17 October 2012?
Outright favourites won 11 of 36 on 17 October 2012 (30.6%); joint favourites won 1 of 8. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £36.00 and returned £31.22 — a loss of £4.78. 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 Prime Exhibit (GB) at 33/1 in the 9:10 Come Jump Racing Here On Sunday Handicap at Kempton (AW) (one of 4 winners at that price).
What was the feature race on 17 October 2012?
The feature race was the 12:30 Prix De Saint-Cyr () (3yo Fillies) (Turf) (Listed) at Longchamp (FR), won by Dream Clover (GB) (17/5).
What time was the first race on 17 October 2012?
The first race was the 11:30 Prix De Belleville at Longchamp (FR); the last was the 9:10 Come Jump Racing Here On Sunday Handicap at Kempton (AW).