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Saturday 26 October 2024

53 races were run across 7 meetings on 26 October 2024: Chantilly (FR), Chelmsford City (AW), Cheltenham, Doncaster, Galway, Kelso and Newbury.

Chantilly (FR) Heavy · Turf · 9 races · France

Outright favs won 2 of 9 · Biggest winner 192/10

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

Outright favs won 2 of 8 · Biggest winner 16/1

Cheltenham Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 1 of 6 · Biggest winner 20/1

Doncaster Soft · Turf · 8 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 2 of 8 · Biggest winner 33/1

Galway Yielding To Soft · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 3 of 6 · Biggest winner 14/1

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

Outright favs won 1 of 6 · Biggest winner 20/1

Newbury Heavy · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 2 of 7 · Biggest winner 22/1

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 53 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 50 won26.0% · 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 loss of £9.17Staked £50.00, returned £40.83 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerLaafi (FR) 33/1The 3:15 William Hill Proper Betting Handicap at Doncaster
  • Joint favourites3 of 7 won42.9% · 3 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Chantilly (FR)299—
Chelmsford City (AW)288—
Cheltenham1671 of 3 won
Doncaster288—
Galway3671 of 2 won
Kelso1671 of 2 won
Newbury277—

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 2024?
53 races across 7 meetings were run on 26 October 2024: Chantilly (FR) (9 races), Chelmsford City (AW) (8 races), Cheltenham (7 races), Doncaster (8 races), Galway (7 races), Kelso (7 races) and Newbury (7 races). That is Chantilly (FR) in France; Chelmsford City (AW), Cheltenham, Doncaster, Kelso and Newbury in Great Britain; Galway 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 2024?
Chantilly (FR): Heavy (Turf); Chelmsford City (AW): Standard (AW); Cheltenham: Good (Turf); Doncaster: Soft (Turf); Galway: Yielding To Soft (Turf); Kelso: Good To Soft (Turf); Newbury: Heavy (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 26 October 2024?
Outright favourites won 13 of 50 on 26 October 2024 (26.0%); joint favourites won 3 of 7. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £50.00 and returned £40.83 — a loss of £9.17. 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 Laafi (FR) at 33/1 in the 3:15 William Hill Proper Betting Handicap at Doncaster.
What was the feature race on 26 October 2024?
The feature race was the 2:40 William Hill Futurity Trophy Stakes (Group 1) (Str) (Group 1) at Doncaster, won by Hotazhell (GB) (11/1).
What time was the first race on 26 October 2024?
The first race was the 12:23 Prix des Dauphines - Trophee Studio Harcourt at Chantilly (FR); the last was the 8:30 Illuminate Christmas Party Handicap at Chelmsford City (AW).