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Saturday 17 January 2015

33 races were run across 5 meetings on 17 January 2015: Ascot, Haydock, Lingfield (AW), Naas and Taunton.

Ascot Soft · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 3 of 7 · Biggest winner 12/1

Haydock Heavy · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 3 of 7 · Biggest winner 16/1

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

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

Naas Soft · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 2 of 7 · Biggest winner 4/1

Taunton Heavy · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 3 of 6 · Biggest winner 7/1

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 33 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 favourites12 of 33 won36.4% · 33 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 £4.53Staked £33.00, returned £28.47 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerSamstown (GB) 16/1The 3:15 Peter Marsh Chase at Haydock · one of 2 winners at that price
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Ascot377—
Haydock377—
Lingfield (AW)166—
Naas277—
Taunton366—

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 January 2015?
33 races across 5 meetings were run on 17 January 2015: Ascot (7 races), Haydock (7 races), Lingfield (AW) (6 races), Naas (7 races) and Taunton (6 races). That is Ascot, Haydock, Lingfield (AW) and Taunton in Great Britain; Naas 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 January 2015?
Ascot: Soft (Turf); Haydock: Heavy (Turf); Lingfield (AW): Standard (AW); Naas: Soft (Turf); Taunton: Heavy (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 17 January 2015?
Outright favourites won 12 of 33 on 17 January 2015 (36.4%). £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £33.00 and returned £28.47 — a loss of £4.53. 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 Samstown (GB) at 16/1 in the 3:15 Peter Marsh Chase at Haydock (one of 2 winners at that price).
What was the feature race on 17 January 2015?
The feature race was the 3:00 Sodexo Clarence House Chase (25k Field Size Bonus Race) (Grade 1) (Grade 1) at Ascot, won by Dodging Bullets (GB) (7/2).
What time was the first race on 17 January 2015?
The first race was the 12:20 Ideal Recruit Handicap Hurdle at Haydock; the last was the 4:10 Tipper Road (pro/am) Flat Race at Naas.