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Wednesday 17 April 2019

42 races were run across 6 meetings on 17 April 2019: Auteuil (FR), Beverley, Cheltenham, Dundalk (AW), Newmarket and Southwell (AW).

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

Outright favs won 4 of 7 · Biggest winner 125/10

Beverley Good To Firm · Turf · 8 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 3 of 8 · Biggest winner 16/1

Cheltenham Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

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

Dundalk (AW) Standard · AW · 7 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 2 of 7 · Biggest winner 5/1

Newmarket Good To Firm · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 2 of 7 · Biggest winner 66/1

Southwell (AW) Standard · AW · 6 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 1 of 5 · Biggest winner 17/2

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 42 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 40 won32.5% · 40 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 £2.07Staked £40.00, returned £37.93 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerKeystroke (GB) 66/1The 3:00 Connaught Access Flooring Abernant Stakes at Newmarket
  • Joint favourites1 of 5 won20.0% · 2 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Auteuil (FR)477—
Beverley388—
Cheltenham1671 of 3 won
Dundalk (AW)277—
Newmarket277—
Southwell (AW)1560 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 17 April 2019?
42 races across 6 meetings were run on 17 April 2019: Auteuil (FR) (7 races), Beverley (8 races), Cheltenham (7 races), Dundalk (AW) (7 races), Newmarket (7 races) and Southwell (AW) (6 races). That is Auteuil (FR) in France; Beverley, Cheltenham, Newmarket and Southwell (AW) in Great Britain; Dundalk (AW) 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 17 April 2019?
Auteuil (FR): Very Soft (Turf); Beverley: Good To Firm (Turf); Cheltenham: Good (Turf); Dundalk (AW): Standard (AW); Newmarket: Good To Firm (Turf); Southwell (AW): Standard (AW).
How did the favourites do on 17 April 2019?
Outright favourites won 13 of 40 on 17 April 2019 (32.5%); joint favourites won 1 of 5. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £40.00 and returned £37.93 — a loss of £2.07. 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 Keystroke (GB) at 66/1 in the 3:00 Connaught Access Flooring Abernant Stakes at Newmarket.
What was the feature race on 17 April 2019?
The feature race was the 2:40 Cure Parkinson's And Hambo Foundation Silver Trophy Chase (Grade 2 Limited Handicap) (Grade 2) at Cheltenham, won by Mister Whitaker (IRE) (4/1C).
What time was the first race on 17 April 2019?
The first race was the 11:25 Prix The Coyote at Auteuil (FR); the last was the 8:45 Dundalk Stadium - Light Up Your Night Handicap at Dundalk (AW).