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Racing Results

Tuesday 17 October 2017

40 races were run across 6 meetings on 17 October 2017: Deauville (FR), Fontainebleau (FR), Huntingdon, Kempton (AW), Leicester and Worcester.

Deauville (FR) Soft · Turf · 9 races · France

Outright favs won 4 of 9 · Biggest winner 28/1

Fontainebleau (FR) Very Soft · Turf · 1 race · France

Outright favs won 0 of 1 · Biggest winner 36/5

Huntingdon Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

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

Kempton (AW) Standard To Slow · AW · 8 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 2 of 8 · Biggest winner 16/1

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

Outright favs won 2 of 7 · Biggest winner 50/1

Worcester Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 4 of 7 · Biggest winner 20/1

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 40 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 39 won33.3% · 39 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 £2.86Staked £39.00, returned £41.86 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerVillette (IRE) 50/1The 5:30 Stewards Handicap at Leicester
  • Joint favourites0 of 2 won0.0% · 1 race had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Deauville (FR)499—
Fontainebleau (FR)011—
Huntingdon177—
Kempton (AW)288—
Leicester2780 of 2 won
Worcester477—

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 October 2017?
40 races across 6 meetings were run on 17 October 2017: Deauville (FR) (9 races), Fontainebleau (FR) (1 race), Huntingdon (7 races), Kempton (AW) (8 races), Leicester (8 races) and Worcester (7 races). That is Deauville (FR) and Fontainebleau (FR) in France; Huntingdon, Kempton (AW), Leicester and Worcester in Great Britain. 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 October 2017?
Deauville (FR): Soft (Turf); Fontainebleau (FR): Very Soft (Turf); Huntingdon: Good (Turf); Kempton (AW): Standard To Slow (AW); Leicester: Good To Soft (Turf); Worcester: Good (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 17 October 2017?
Outright favourites won 13 of 39 on 17 October 2017 (33.3%); joint favourites won 0 of 2. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £39.00 and returned £41.86 — a profit of £2.86. 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 Villette (IRE) at 50/1 in the 5:30 Stewards Handicap at Leicester.
What was the feature race on 17 October 2017?
The feature race was the 12:10 Prix Vulcain () (3yo) (Turf) (Listed) at Deauville (FR), won by Casterton (IRE) (18/5).
What time was the first race on 17 October 2017?
The first race was the 11:10 Prix du Parquet at Deauville (FR); the last was the 8:45 racinguk.com Handicap at Kempton (AW).