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Thursday 6 April 2017

43 races were run across 6 meetings on 6 April 2017: Aintree, Chelmsford City (AW), Limerick, Saint-Cloud (FR), Southwell (AW) and Taunton.

Aintree Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 2 of 7 · Biggest winner 16/1

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

Outright favs won 4 of 6 · Biggest winner 16/1

Limerick Soft · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 2 of 7 · Biggest winner 16/1

Saint-Cloud (FR) Good · Turf · 8 races · France

Outright favs won 1 of 7 · Biggest winner 154/10

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

Outright favs won 3 of 7 · Biggest winner 9/2

Taunton Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

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

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 43 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 favourites13 of 41 won31.7% · 41 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 £10.25Staked £41.00, returned £30.75 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerDineur (FR) 16/1The 4:05 Randox Health Foxhunters' Open Hunters' Chase at Aintree · one of 3 winners at that price
  • Joint favourites0 of 4 won0.0% · 2 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Aintree277—
Chelmsford City (AW)4670 of 2 won
Limerick277—
Saint-Cloud (FR)1780 of 2 won
Southwell (AW)377—
Taunton177—

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 6 April 2017?
43 races across 6 meetings were run on 6 April 2017: Aintree (7 races), Chelmsford City (AW) (7 races), Limerick (7 races), Saint-Cloud (FR) (8 races), Southwell (AW) (7 races) and Taunton (7 races). That is Aintree, Chelmsford City (AW), Southwell (AW) and Taunton in Great Britain; Limerick in Ireland; Saint-Cloud (FR) 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 6 April 2017?
Aintree: Good (Turf); Chelmsford City (AW): Standard (AW); Limerick: Soft (Turf); Saint-Cloud (FR): Good (Turf); Southwell (AW): Standard (AW); Taunton: Good (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 6 April 2017?
Outright favourites won 13 of 41 on 6 April 2017 (31.7%); joint favourites won 0 of 4. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £41.00 and returned £30.75 — a loss of £10.25. 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 Dineur (FR) at 16/1 in the 4:05 Randox Health Foxhunters' Open Hunters' Chase at Aintree (one of 3 winners at that price).
What was the feature race on 6 April 2017?
The feature race was the 1:45 Manifesto Novices' Chase (Grade 1) (Grade 1) at Aintree, won by Flying Angel (IRE) (5/1).
What time was the first race on 6 April 2017?
The first race was the 11:40 Prix de la Marche at Saint-Cloud (FR); the last was the 8:45 Ladies Day 22nd June Buy Tickets Handicap at Chelmsford City (AW).