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Saturday 28 October 2017

56 races were run across 8 meetings on 28 October 2017: Cheltenham, Compiegne (FR), Doncaster, Kelso, Leopardstown, Nantes (FR), Newbury and Wolverhampton (AW).

Cheltenham Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 2 of 7 · Biggest winner 9/1

Compiegne (FR) Heavy · Turf · 8 races · France

Outright favs won 6 of 8 · Biggest winner 26/5

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

Outright favs won 3 of 6 · Biggest winner 28/1

Kelso Good · Turf · 8 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 2 of 8 · Biggest winner 10/1

Leopardstown Yielding · Turf · 8 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 3 of 7 · Biggest winner 10/1

Nantes (FR) Soft · Turf · 2 races · France

Outright favs won 1 of 2 · Biggest winner 12/5

Newbury Soft · Turf · 8 races · Great Britain

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

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

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

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 56 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 £2.29Staked £50.00, returned £52.29 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerTomily (IRE) 28/1The 4:00 Sun Bets Responsible Betting Handicap at Doncaster
  • Joint favourites2 of 12 won16.7% · 6 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Cheltenham277—
Compiegne (FR)688—
Doncaster3670 of 2 won
Kelso288—
Leopardstown3780 of 2 won
Nantes (FR)122—
Newbury2780 of 2 won
Wolverhampton (AW)1582 of 6 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 28 October 2017?
56 races across 8 meetings were run on 28 October 2017: Cheltenham (7 races), Compiegne (FR) (8 races), Doncaster (7 races), Kelso (8 races), Leopardstown (8 races), Nantes (FR) (2 races), Newbury (8 races) and Wolverhampton (AW) (8 races). That is Cheltenham, Doncaster, Kelso, Newbury and Wolverhampton (AW) in Great Britain; Compiegne (FR) and Nantes (FR) in France; Leopardstown 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 28 October 2017?
Cheltenham: Good (Turf); Compiegne (FR): Heavy (Turf); Doncaster: Good To Soft (Turf); Kelso: Good (Turf); Leopardstown: Yielding (Turf); Nantes (FR): Soft (Turf); Newbury: Soft (Turf); Wolverhampton (AW): Standard (AW).
How did the favourites do on 28 October 2017?
Outright favourites won 20 of 50 on 28 October 2017 (40.0%); joint favourites won 2 of 12. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £50.00 and returned £52.29 — a profit of £2.29. 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 Tomily (IRE) at 28/1 in the 4:00 Sun Bets Responsible Betting Handicap at Doncaster.
What was the feature race on 28 October 2017?
The feature race was the 3:25 Racing Post Trophy Stakes (Group 1) (Str) (Group 1) at Doncaster, won by Saxon Warrior (JPN) (13/8F).
What time was the first race on 28 October 2017?
The first race was the 12:20 Prix des Sablonnets at Nantes (FR); the last was the 9:15 sunbets.co.uk Handicap at Wolverhampton (AW).