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Thursday 1 January 2015

52 races were run across 8 meetings on 1 January 2015: Catterick, Cheltenham, Exeter, Fairyhouse, Fakenham, Musselburgh, Southwell (AW) and Tramore.

Catterick Good To Soft · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 3 of 5 · Biggest winner 100/1

Cheltenham Soft · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

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

Exeter Good To Soft · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

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

Fairyhouse Soft To Heavy · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 3 of 5 · Biggest winner 33/1

Fakenham Soft · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

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

Musselburgh Good To Soft · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 2 of 5 · Biggest winner 12/1

Southwell (AW) Standard · AW · 6 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 1 of 6 · Biggest winner 16/1

Tramore Heavy · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 3 of 7 · Biggest winner 20/1

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 52 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 favourites16 of 47 won34.0% · 47 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 £0.36Staked £47.00, returned £46.64 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerFreedom Flying (GB) 100/1The 3:25 yorkshire-outdoors.co.uk Handicap Hurdle at Catterick
  • Joint favourites2 of 10 won20.0% · 5 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Catterick3560 of 2 won
Cheltenham2670 of 2 won
Exeter177—
Fairyhouse3571 of 4 won
Fakenham166—
Musselburgh2561 of 2 won
Southwell (AW)166—
Tramore377—

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 1 January 2015?
52 races across 8 meetings were run on 1 January 2015: Catterick (6 races), Cheltenham (7 races), Exeter (7 races), Fairyhouse (7 races), Fakenham (6 races), Musselburgh (6 races), Southwell (AW) (6 races) and Tramore (7 races). That is Catterick, Cheltenham, Exeter, Fakenham, Musselburgh and Southwell (AW) in Great Britain; Fairyhouse and Tramore 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 1 January 2015?
Catterick: Good To Soft (Turf); Cheltenham: Soft (Turf); Exeter: Good To Soft (Turf); Fairyhouse: Soft To Heavy (Turf); Fakenham: Soft (Turf); Musselburgh: Good To Soft (Turf); Southwell (AW): Standard (AW); Tramore: Heavy (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 1 January 2015?
Outright favourites won 16 of 47 on 1 January 2015 (34.0%); joint favourites won 2 of 10. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £47.00 and returned £46.64 — a loss of £0.36. 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 Freedom Flying (GB) at 100/1 in the 3:25 yorkshire-outdoors.co.uk Handicap Hurdle at Catterick.
What was the feature race on 1 January 2015?
The feature race was the 1:20 BetBright Novices' Chase (Registered As The Dipper Novices' Chase) (Grade 2) (Grade 2) at Cheltenham, won by Ptit Zig (FR) (EvensF).
What time was the first race on 1 January 2015?
The first race was the 12:05 David Flynn Building Contractors Maiden Hurdle at Tramore; the last was the 4:00 Billy Williams Memorial Maiden Open NH Flat Race at Exeter.