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Racing Results

Wednesday 29 April 2015

53 races were run across 9 meetings on 29 April 2015: Ascot, Bordeaux Le Bouscat, Bordeaux Le Bouscat (FR), Cheltenham, Lingfield (AW), Longchamp (FR), Pontefract, Punchestown and Wolverhampton (AW).

Ascot Good To Firm · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 1 of 6 · Biggest winner 8/1

Bordeaux Le Bouscat Soft · 3 races · France

Outright favs won 1 of 3 · Biggest winner 10/1

Bordeaux Le Bouscat (FR) Good To Soft · Turf · 1 race · France

Outright favs won 1 of 1 · Biggest winner 6/5F

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

Outright favs won 2 of 6 · Biggest winner 7/1

Lingfield (AW) Standard · AW · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 5 of 7 · Biggest winner 8/1

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

Outright favs won 3 of 8 · Biggest winner 217/10

Pontefract Good To Firm · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 5 of 7 · Biggest winner 25/1

Punchestown Good To Yielding · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 1 of 7 · Biggest winner 50/1

Wolverhampton (AW) Standard · AW · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 1 of 5 · Biggest winner 16/1

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 53 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 favourites20 of 50 won40.0% · 50 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 £0.40Staked £50.00, returned £50.40 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerWalk To Freedom (IRE) 50/1The 4:20 Louis Fitzgerald Hotel Hurdle at Punchestown
  • Joint favourites1 of 6 won16.7% · 3 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Ascot166—
Bordeaux Le Bouscat133—
Bordeaux Le Bouscat (FR)111—
Cheltenham2671 of 2 won
Lingfield (AW)577—
Longchamp (FR)388—
Pontefract577—
Punchestown177—
Wolverhampton (AW)1570 of 4 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 29 April 2015?
53 races across 9 meetings were run on 29 April 2015: Ascot (6 races), Bordeaux Le Bouscat (3 races), Bordeaux Le Bouscat (FR) (1 race), Cheltenham (7 races), Lingfield (AW) (7 races), Longchamp (FR) (8 races), Pontefract (7 races), Punchestown (7 races) and Wolverhampton (AW) (7 races). That is Ascot, Cheltenham, Lingfield (AW), Pontefract and Wolverhampton (AW) in Great Britain; Bordeaux Le Bouscat, Bordeaux Le Bouscat (FR) and Longchamp (FR) in France; Punchestown 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 29 April 2015?
Ascot: Good To Firm (Turf); Bordeaux Le Bouscat: Soft; Bordeaux Le Bouscat (FR): Good To Soft (Turf); Cheltenham: Good To Soft (Turf); Lingfield (AW): Standard (AW); Longchamp (FR): Good (Turf); Pontefract: Good To Firm (Turf); Punchestown: Good To Yielding (Turf); Wolverhampton (AW): Standard (AW).
How did the favourites do on 29 April 2015?
Outright favourites won 20 of 50 on 29 April 2015 (40.0%); joint favourites won 1 of 6. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £50.00 and returned £50.40 — a profit of £0.40. 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 Walk To Freedom (IRE) at 50/1 in the 4:20 Louis Fitzgerald Hotel Hurdle at Punchestown.
What was the feature race on 29 April 2015?
The feature race was the 4:55 Irish Daily Mirror Novice Hurdle (Grade 1) (Grade 1) at Punchestown, won by Killultagh Vic (IRE) (8/1).
What time was the first race on 29 April 2015?
The first race was the 12:15 Prix de Viroflay at Longchamp (FR); the last was the 8:15 Sporting Icons Evening With Mccoy Ladies' Open Hunters' Chase at Cheltenham.