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Racing Results

Saturday 17 October 2026

68 races were run across 9 meetings on 17 October 2026: Ascot, Auteuil (FR), Catterick, Leopardstown (IRE), Limerick (IRE), Market Rasen, Newton Abbot, Southwell (AW) and Stratford.

Ascot Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 2 of 7 · Biggest winner 33/1

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

Outright favs won 3 of 8 · Biggest winner 18/1

Catterick Good · Turf · 8 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 3 of 8 · Biggest winner 6/1

Leopardstown (IRE) Good · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 4 of 6 · Biggest winner 100/30

Limerick (IRE) Yielding · Turf · 8 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 2 of 6 · Biggest winner 14/1

Market Rasen Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 4 of 7 · Biggest winner 3/1

Newton Abbot Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 2 of 6 · Biggest winner 10/1

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

Outright favs won 4 of 8 · Biggest winner 11/1

Stratford Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 3 of 6 · Biggest winner 17/2

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 68 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 favourites27 of 62 won43.5% · 62 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 £2.38Staked £62.00, returned £64.38 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerMount Atlas (GB) 33/1The 1:30 Qatar Racing British Champions Long Distance Cup at Ascot
  • Joint favourites2 of 12 won16.7% · 6 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Ascot277—
Auteuil (FR)388—
Catterick388—
Leopardstown (IRE)4671 of 2 won
Limerick (IRE)2681 of 4 won
Market Rasen477—
Newton Abbot2670 of 2 won
Southwell (AW)4890 of 2 won
Stratford3670 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 2026?
68 races across 9 meetings were run on 17 October 2026: Ascot (7 races), Auteuil (FR) (8 races), Catterick (8 races), Leopardstown (IRE) (7 races), Limerick (IRE) (8 races), Market Rasen (7 races), Newton Abbot (7 races), Southwell (AW) (9 races) and Stratford (7 races). That is Ascot, Catterick, Market Rasen, Newton Abbot, Southwell (AW) and Stratford in Great Britain; Auteuil (FR) in France; Leopardstown (IRE) and Limerick (IRE) 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 2026?
Ascot: Good (Turf); Auteuil (FR): Heavy (Turf); Catterick: Good (Turf); Leopardstown (IRE): Good (Turf); Limerick (IRE): Yielding (Turf); Market Rasen: Good (Turf); Newton Abbot: Good (Turf); Southwell (AW): Standard (AW); Stratford: Good (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 17 October 2026?
Outright favourites won 27 of 62 on 17 October 2026 (43.5%); joint favourites won 2 of 12. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £62.00 and returned £64.38 — a profit of £2.38. 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 Mount Atlas (GB) at 33/1 in the 1:30 Qatar Racing British Champions Long Distance Cup at Ascot.
What was the feature race on 17 October 2026?
The feature race was the 1:30 Qatar Racing British Champions Long Distance Cup (Group 1) (Group 1) at Ascot, won by Mount Atlas (GB) (33/1).
What time was the first race on 17 October 2026?
The first race was the 12:55 Qatar Racing British Champions Day Two-Year-Old Conditions Stakes at Ascot; the last was the 8:30 Christmas Jumper Day Sunday 13th December Handicap Stakes at Southwell (AW).