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Thursday 17 April 2014

39 races were run across 6 meetings on 17 April 2014: Cheltenham, Longchamp (FR), Nantes, Newmarket, Ripon and Tipperary.

Cheltenham Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 0 of 6 · Biggest winner 14/1

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

Outright favs won 2 of 8 · Biggest winner 172/10

Nantes Good To Soft · 1 race · France

Outright favs won 1 of 1 · Biggest winner 6/4F

Newmarket Good · Turf · 8 races · Great Britain

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

Ripon Good · Turf · 8 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 4 of 8 · Biggest winner 20/1

Tipperary Yielding To Soft · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 3 of 5 · Biggest winner 25/1

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 39 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 favourites13 of 36 won36.1% · 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 profit of £1.43Staked £36.00, returned £37.43 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerCliff House (IRE) 25/1The 7:35 Youth Raceday On 5th June Handicap at Tipperary
  • Joint favourites1 of 7 won14.3% · 3 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Cheltenham0670 of 2 won
Longchamp (FR)288—
Nantes111—
Newmarket388—
Ripon488—
Tipperary3571 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 17 April 2014?
39 races across 6 meetings were run on 17 April 2014: Cheltenham (7 races), Longchamp (FR) (8 races), Nantes (1 race), Newmarket (8 races), Ripon (8 races) and Tipperary (7 races). That is Cheltenham, Newmarket and Ripon in Great Britain; Longchamp (FR) and Nantes in France; Tipperary 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 17 April 2014?
Cheltenham: Good (Turf); Longchamp (FR): Good (Turf); Nantes: Good To Soft; Newmarket: Good (Turf); Ripon: Good (Turf); Tipperary: Yielding To Soft (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 17 April 2014?
Outright favourites won 13 of 36 on 17 April 2014 (36.1%); joint favourites won 1 of 7. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £36.00 and returned £37.43 — a profit of £1.43. 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 Cliff House (IRE) at 25/1 in the 7:35 Youth Raceday On 5th June Handicap at Tipperary.
What was the feature race on 17 April 2014?
The feature race was the 3:30 Connaught Access Flooring Abernant Stakes (Group 3) (Group 3) at Newmarket, won by Hamza (IRE) (11/4).
What time was the first race on 17 April 2014?
The first race was the 11:45 Prix Juigne at Longchamp (FR); the last was the 7:35 Youth Raceday On 5th June Handicap at Tipperary.