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Saturday 4 November 2017

51 races were run across 7 meetings on 4 November 2017: Ascot, Auteuil (FR), Ayr, Down Royal, Newcastle (AW), Newmarket and Wetherby.

Ascot Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 0 of 6 · Biggest winner 16/1

Auteuil (FR) Very Soft · Turf · 7 races · France

Outright favs won 2 of 7 · Biggest winner 29/1

Ayr Heavy · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 1 of 6 · Biggest winner 8/1

Down Royal Soft · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

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

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

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

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

Outright favs won 5 of 7 · Biggest winner 4/1F

Wetherby Soft · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 2 of 5 · Biggest winner 10/1

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 51 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 favourites18 of 44 won40.9% · 44 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 £0.72Staked £44.00, returned £44.72 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerRed Rocky (FR) 29/1The 3:50 Prix Oeneas at Auteuil (FR)
  • Joint favourites2 of 15 won13.3% · 7 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Ascot0671 of 2 won
Auteuil (FR)277—
Ayr1670 of 2 won
Down Royal4670 of 2 won
Newcastle (AW)4780 of 2 won
Newmarket5781 of 3 won
Wetherby2570 of 4 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 4 November 2017?
51 races across 7 meetings were run on 4 November 2017: Ascot (7 races), Auteuil (FR) (7 races), Ayr (7 races), Down Royal (7 races), Newcastle (AW) (8 races), Newmarket (8 races) and Wetherby (7 races). That is Ascot, Ayr, Newcastle (AW), Newmarket and Wetherby in Great Britain; Auteuil (FR) in France; Down Royal 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 4 November 2017?
Ascot: Good (Turf); Auteuil (FR): Very Soft (Turf); Ayr: Heavy (Turf); Down Royal: Soft (Turf); Newcastle (AW): Standard (AW); Newmarket: Good To Soft (Turf); Wetherby: Soft (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 4 November 2017?
Outright favourites won 18 of 44 on 4 November 2017 (40.9%); joint favourites won 2 of 15. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £44.00 and returned £44.72 — a profit of £0.72. 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 Red Rocky (FR) at 29/1 in the 3:50 Prix Oeneas at Auteuil (FR).
What was the feature race on 4 November 2017?
The feature race was the 2:45 Grand Prix d'Automne (Hurdle) (5yo+) (Turf) (Grade 1) at Auteuil (FR), won by Alex De Larredya (FR) (9/5).
What time was the first race on 4 November 2017?
The first race was the 12:05 Prestige Classics EBF Fillies' Novice Stakes at Newmarket; the last was the 7:10 Betway Casino Maiden Stakes at Newcastle (AW).