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Racing Results

Friday 17 April 2015

61 races were run across 9 meetings on 17 April 2015: Ayr, Bath, Dundalk (AW), Fontwell, Maisons-Laffitte (FR), Marseille Borely, Newbury, Southwell and Tipperary.

Ayr Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 2 of 6 · Biggest winner 10/1

Bath Firm · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

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

Dundalk (AW) Standard · AW · 8 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 2 of 7 · Biggest winner 33/1

Fontwell Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 2 of 6 · Biggest winner 11/2

Maisons-Laffitte (FR) Good · Turf · 8 races · France

Outright favs won 0 of 8 · Biggest winner 235/10

Marseille Borely Good · 2 races · France

Outright favs won 0 of 2 · Biggest winner 13/1

Newbury Good To Firm · Turf · 8 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 1 of 8 · Biggest winner 14/1

Southwell Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 3 of 7 · Biggest winner 13/2

Tipperary Good · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

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

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 61 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 favourites14 of 58 won24.1% · 58 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 £23.27Staked £58.00, returned £34.73 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerDylan Express (IRE) 33/1The 6:05 Dundalk Stadium Handicap at Dundalk (AW)
  • Joint favourites1 of 6 won16.7% · 3 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Ayr2671 of 2 won
Bath377—
Dundalk (AW)2780 of 2 won
Fontwell2670 of 2 won
Maisons-Laffitte (FR)088—
Marseille Borely022—
Newbury188—
Southwell377—
Tipperary177—

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 2015?
61 races across 9 meetings were run on 17 April 2015: Ayr (7 races), Bath (7 races), Dundalk (AW) (8 races), Fontwell (7 races), Maisons-Laffitte (FR) (8 races), Marseille Borely (2 races), Newbury (8 races), Southwell (7 races) and Tipperary (7 races). That is Ayr, Bath, Fontwell, Newbury and Southwell in Great Britain; Dundalk (AW) and Tipperary in Ireland; Maisons-Laffitte (FR) and Marseille Borely 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 17 April 2015?
Ayr: Good (Turf); Bath: Firm (Turf); Dundalk (AW): Standard (AW); Fontwell: Good (Turf); Maisons-Laffitte (FR): Good (Turf); Marseille Borely: Good; Newbury: Good To Firm (Turf); Southwell: Good (Turf); Tipperary: Good (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 17 April 2015?
Outright favourites won 14 of 58 on 17 April 2015 (24.1%); joint favourites won 1 of 6. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £58.00 and returned £34.73 — a loss of £23.27. 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 Dylan Express (IRE) at 33/1 in the 6:05 Dundalk Stadium Handicap at Dundalk (AW).
What was the feature race on 17 April 2015?
The feature race was the 3:05 Hillhouse Quarry Handicap Chase (Listed) (Listed) at Ayr, won by Presenting Junior (IRE) (7/1).
What time was the first race on 17 April 2015?
The first race was the 12:50 Prix Hildegarde at Maisons-Laffitte (FR); the last was the 9:05 www.dundalkstadium.com Maiden at Dundalk (AW).