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Thursday 26 October 2017

40 races were run across 6 meetings on 26 October 2017: Carlisle, Chelmsford City (AW), Ludlow, Maisons-Laffitte (FR), Southwell and Thurles.

Carlisle Heavy · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 2 of 6 · Biggest winner 15/2

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

Outright favs won 3 of 5 · Biggest winner 8/1

Ludlow Good · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 0 of 6 · Biggest winner 7/1

Maisons-Laffitte (FR) Very Soft · Turf · 8 races · France

Outright favs won 3 of 8 · Biggest winner 161/10

Southwell Good · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 2 of 6 · Biggest winner 12/1

Thurles Yielding · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 2 of 6 · Biggest winner 14/1

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 favourites12 of 37 won32.4% · 37 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 £7.11Staked £37.00, returned £29.89 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerGlicourt (FR) 161/10The 3:25 Prix du Moulin de Maisons-Laffitte at Maisons-Laffitte (FR)
  • Joint favourites1 of 6 won16.7% · 3 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Carlisle266—
Chelmsford City (AW)3571 of 4 won
Ludlow066—
Maisons-Laffitte (FR)388—
Southwell266—
Thurles2670 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 26 October 2017?
40 races across 6 meetings were run on 26 October 2017: Carlisle (6 races), Chelmsford City (AW) (7 races), Ludlow (6 races), Maisons-Laffitte (FR) (8 races), Southwell (6 races) and Thurles (7 races). That is Carlisle, Chelmsford City (AW), Ludlow and Southwell in Great Britain; Maisons-Laffitte (FR) in France; Thurles 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 26 October 2017?
Carlisle: Heavy (Turf); Chelmsford City (AW): Standard (AW); Ludlow: Good (Turf); Maisons-Laffitte (FR): Very Soft (Turf); Southwell: Good (Turf); Thurles: Yielding (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 26 October 2017?
Outright favourites won 12 of 37 on 26 October 2017 (32.4%); joint favourites won 1 of 6. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £37.00 and returned £29.89 — a loss of £7.11. 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 Glicourt (FR) at 161/10 in the 3:25 Prix du Moulin de Maisons-Laffitte at Maisons-Laffitte (FR).
What was the feature race on 26 October 2017?
The feature race was the 12:10 Prix Chloris (AQPS (4-5yo Fillies & Mares) (Turf) (Grade 2) at Maisons-Laffitte (FR), won by Deesse Du Seuil (FR) (103/10).
What time was the first race on 26 October 2017?
The first race was the 11:40 Prix Caro at Maisons-Laffitte (FR); the last was the 8:45 2018 Membership Now Available Maiden Stakes at Chelmsford City (AW).