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Saturday 29 December 2012

44 races were run across 7 meetings on 29 December 2012: Doncaster, Kelso, Leopardstown, Limerick, Newbury, Pau and Wolverhampton (AW).

Doncaster Soft · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Kelso Heavy · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Leopardstown Soft · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

Limerick Heavy · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

Newbury Heavy · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Pau Soft · 2 races · France

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

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 44 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 favourites22 of 39 won56.4% · 39 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 £24.40Staked £39.00, returned £63.40 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerStorm Survivor (IRE) 22/1The 2:25 Bet At bluesq.com Handicap Hurdle at Doncaster
  • Joint favourites2 of 10 won20.0% · 5 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Doncaster3670 of 2 won
Kelso477—
Leopardstown5670 of 2 won
Limerick377—
Newbury3571 of 4 won
Pau122—
Wolverhampton (AW)3671 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 29 December 2012?
44 races across 7 meetings were run on 29 December 2012: Doncaster (7 races), Kelso (7 races), Leopardstown (7 races), Limerick (7 races), Newbury (7 races), Pau (2 races) and Wolverhampton (AW) (7 races). That is Doncaster, Kelso, Newbury and Wolverhampton (AW) in Great Britain; Leopardstown and Limerick in Ireland; Pau 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 29 December 2012?
Doncaster: Soft (Turf); Kelso: Heavy (Turf); Leopardstown: Soft (Turf); Limerick: Heavy (Turf); Newbury: Heavy (Turf); Pau: Soft; Wolverhampton (AW): Standard (AW).
How did the favourites do on 29 December 2012?
Outright favourites won 22 of 39 on 29 December 2012 (56.4%); joint favourites won 2 of 10. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £39.00 and returned £63.40 — a profit of £24.40. 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 Storm Survivor (IRE) at 22/1 in the 2:25 Bet At bluesq.com Handicap Hurdle at Doncaster.
What was the feature race on 29 December 2012?
The feature race was the 2:00 Istabraq Festival Hurdle (grade 1) (Grade 1) at Leopardstown, won by Hurricane Fly (IRE) (1/5F).
What time was the first race on 29 December 2012?
The first race was the 12:05 crownhotel-bawtry.com 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle at Doncaster; the last was the 5:10 32red Maiden Stakes at Wolverhampton (AW).