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Thursday 17 October 2024

54 races were run across 7 meetings on 17 October 2024: Brighton, Carlisle, Chantilly (FR), Chelmsford City (AW), Curragh, Southwell (AW) and Wincanton.

Brighton Soft · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

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

Carlisle Soft · Turf · 8 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 1 of 7 · Biggest winner 13/2

Chantilly (FR) Heavy · Turf · 7 races · France

Outright favs won 3 of 7 · Biggest winner 19/2

Chelmsford City (AW) Standard · AW · 8 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 2 of 8 · Biggest winner 12/1

Curragh Yielding To Soft · Turf · 8 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 4 of 7 · Biggest winner 28/1

Southwell (AW) Standard · AW · 9 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 3 of 9 · Biggest winner 7/1

Wincanton Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 4 of 6 · Biggest winner 8/1

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 54 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 favourites19 of 51 won37.3% · 51 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 £5.50Staked £51.00, returned £56.50 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerCresta Cat (GB) 66/1The 3:50 Get Raceday Ready Handicap at Brighton
  • Joint favourites0 of 6 won0.0% · 3 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Brighton277—
Carlisle1780 of 2 won
Chantilly (FR)377—
Chelmsford City (AW)288—
Curragh4780 of 2 won
Southwell (AW)399—
Wincanton4670 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 October 2024?
54 races across 7 meetings were run on 17 October 2024: Brighton (7 races), Carlisle (8 races), Chantilly (FR) (7 races), Chelmsford City (AW) (8 races), Curragh (8 races), Southwell (AW) (9 races) and Wincanton (7 races). That is Brighton, Carlisle, Chelmsford City (AW), Southwell (AW) and Wincanton in Great Britain; Chantilly (FR) in France; Curragh 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 October 2024?
Brighton: Soft (Turf); Carlisle: Soft (Turf); Chantilly (FR): Heavy (Turf); Chelmsford City (AW): Standard (AW); Curragh: Yielding To Soft (Turf); Southwell (AW): Standard (AW); Wincanton: Good (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 17 October 2024?
Outright favourites won 19 of 51 on 17 October 2024 (37.3%); joint favourites won 0 of 6. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £51.00 and returned £56.50 — a profit of £5.50. 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 Cresta Cat (GB) at 66/1 in the 3:50 Get Raceday Ready Handicap at Brighton.
What time was the first race on 17 October 2024?
The first race was the 12:45 Irish European Breeders Fund Median Sires Series Maiden at Curragh; the last was the 8:30 Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Handicap at Southwell (AW).