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Saturday 7 October 2017

61 races were run across 8 meetings on 7 October 2017: Ascot, Chantilly (FR), Fairyhouse, Fontwell, Limerick, Newmarket, Redcar and Wolverhampton (AW).

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

Outright favs won 1 of 6 · Biggest winner 33/1

Chantilly (FR) Very Soft · Turf · 8 races · France

Outright favs won 3 of 8 · Biggest winner 38/1

Fairyhouse Good To Yielding · Turf · 8 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 3 of 8 · Biggest winner 25/1

Fontwell Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 2 of 7 · Biggest winner 11/1

Limerick Heavy · Turf · 8 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 0 of 7 · Biggest winner 50/1

Newmarket Good · Turf · 8 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 2 of 8 · Biggest winner 12/1

Redcar Good To Soft · Turf · 8 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 2 of 8 · Biggest winner 25/1

Wolverhampton (AW) Standard · AW · 8 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 3 of 7 · Biggest winner 20/1

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 favourites16 of 59 won27.1% · 59 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 £15.18Staked £59.00, returned £43.82 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerHit The Silk (IRE) 50/1The 4:20 Irish Racing Calendar 2018 Race at Limerick
  • Joint favourites2 of 4 won50.0% · 2 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Ascot166—
Chantilly (FR)388—
Fairyhouse388—
Fontwell277—
Limerick0781 of 2 won
Newmarket288—
Redcar288—
Wolverhampton (AW)3781 of 2 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 7 October 2017?
61 races across 8 meetings were run on 7 October 2017: Ascot (6 races), Chantilly (FR) (8 races), Fairyhouse (8 races), Fontwell (7 races), Limerick (8 races), Newmarket (8 races), Redcar (8 races) and Wolverhampton (AW) (8 races). That is Ascot, Fontwell, Newmarket, Redcar and Wolverhampton (AW) in Great Britain; Chantilly (FR) in France; Fairyhouse and Limerick 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 7 October 2017?
Ascot: Good To Soft (Turf); Chantilly (FR): Very Soft (Turf); Fairyhouse: Good To Yielding (Turf); Fontwell: Good (Turf); Limerick: Heavy (Turf); Newmarket: Good (Turf); Redcar: Good To Soft (Turf); Wolverhampton (AW): Standard (AW).
How did the favourites do on 7 October 2017?
Outright favourites won 16 of 59 on 7 October 2017 (27.1%); joint favourites won 2 of 4. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £59.00 and returned £43.82 — a loss of £15.18. 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 Hit The Silk (IRE) at 50/1 in the 4:20 Irish Racing Calendar 2018 Race at Limerick.
What was the feature race on 7 October 2017?
The feature race was the 2:40 Kingdom Of Bahrain Sun Chariot Stakes (Fillies' Group 1) (Group 1) at Newmarket, won by Roly Poly (USA) (4/1).
What time was the first race on 7 October 2017?
The first race was the 1:05 Prix Vaublanc at Chantilly (FR); the last was the 9:15 Casino At bet365 Handicap at Wolverhampton (AW).