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Thursday 18 October 2012

42 races were run across 6 meetings on 18 October 2012: Fontainebleau, Kempton (AW), Punchestown, Uttoxeter, Wincanton and Wolverhampton (AW).

Fontainebleau Very Soft · 3 races · France

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

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

Outright favs won 4 of 7 · Biggest winner 14/1

Punchestown Heavy · Turf · 8 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 4 of 7 · Biggest winner 16/1

Uttoxeter Soft · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

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

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

Outright favs won 3 of 8 · Biggest winner 25/1

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

Outright favs won 1 of 6 · Biggest winner 28/1

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 42 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 favourites14 of 38 won36.8% · 38 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 £3.27Staked £38.00, returned £34.73 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerLucky Dan (IRE) 28/1The 4:30 32Red Handicap at Wolverhampton (AW)
  • Joint favourites1 of 9 won11.1% · 4 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Fontainebleau133—
Kempton (AW)4781 of 2 won
Punchestown4780 of 2 won
Uttoxeter177—
Wincanton388—
Wolverhampton (AW)1680 of 5 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 October 2012?
42 races across 6 meetings were run on 18 October 2012: Fontainebleau (3 races), Kempton (AW) (8 races), Punchestown (8 races), Uttoxeter (7 races), Wincanton (8 races) and Wolverhampton (AW) (8 races). That is Fontainebleau in France; Kempton (AW), Uttoxeter, Wincanton and Wolverhampton (AW) 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 18 October 2012?
Fontainebleau: Very Soft; Kempton (AW): Standard (AW); Punchestown: Heavy (Turf); Uttoxeter: Soft (Turf); Wincanton: Good To Soft (Turf); Wolverhampton (AW): Standard (AW).
How did the favourites do on 18 October 2012?
Outright favourites won 14 of 38 on 18 October 2012 (36.8%); joint favourites won 1 of 9. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £38.00 and returned £34.73 — a loss of £3.27. 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 Lucky Dan (IRE) at 28/1 in the 4:30 32Red Handicap at Wolverhampton (AW).
What was the feature race on 18 October 2012?
The feature race was the 1:45 Grabel Mares Hurdle (Grade 3) (Grade 3) at Punchestown, won by Tarla (FR) (9/10F).
What time was the first race on 18 October 2012?
The first race was the 12:50 Prix Roland Fougedoire at Fontainebleau; the last was the 9:00 32RedBingo.com Handicap at Kempton (AW).