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Thursday 26 February 2015

42 races were run across 6 meetings on 26 February 2015: Chantilly (FR), Chelmsford City (AW), Ludlow, Southwell (AW), Taunton and Thurles.

Chantilly (FR) Standard · AW · 8 races · France

Outright favs won 3 of 7 · Biggest winner 246/10

Chelmsford City (AW) Standard · AW · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 2 of 5 · Biggest winner 8/1

Ludlow Soft · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

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

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

Outright favs won 0 of 5 · Biggest winner 20/1

Taunton Heavy · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 4 of 7 · Biggest winner 15/2

Thurles Soft To Heavy · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

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

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 favourites11 of 37 won29.7% · 37 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 £4.86Staked £37.00, returned £32.14 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerBermuda Boy (FR) 28/1The 4:25 Magnus-Allcroft Memorial Trophy at Ludlow
  • Joint favourites1 of 11 won9.1% · 5 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Chantilly (FR)3781 of 2 won
Chelmsford City (AW)2570 of 5 won
Ludlow1670 of 2 won
Southwell (AW)0560 of 2 won
Taunton477—
Thurles177—

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 26 February 2015?
42 races across 6 meetings were run on 26 February 2015: Chantilly (FR) (8 races), Chelmsford City (AW) (7 races), Ludlow (7 races), Southwell (AW) (6 races), Taunton (7 races) and Thurles (7 races). That is Chantilly (FR) in France; Chelmsford City (AW), Ludlow, Southwell (AW) and Taunton in Great Britain; Thurles 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 26 February 2015?
Chantilly (FR): Standard (AW); Chelmsford City (AW): Standard (AW); Ludlow: Soft (Turf); Southwell (AW): Standard (AW); Taunton: Heavy (Turf); Thurles: Soft To Heavy (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 26 February 2015?
Outright favourites won 11 of 37 on 26 February 2015 (29.7%); joint favourites won 1 of 11. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £37.00 and returned £32.14 — a loss of £4.86. 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 Bermuda Boy (FR) at 28/1 in the 4:25 Magnus-Allcroft Memorial Trophy at Ludlow.
What was the feature race on 26 February 2015?
The feature race was the 3:15 Michael Purcell Memorial Novice Hurdle (Grade 2) (Grade 2) at Thurles, won by Sub Lieutenant (IRE) (7/2).
What time was the first race on 26 February 2015?
The first race was the 12:00 Prix de la Haute Pommeraye at Chantilly (FR); the last was the 8:40 Buy Tickets At chelmsfordcityracecourse.com Handicap at Chelmsford City (AW).