Ascot Races – Saturday 17 October 2026

Saturday 17 October 2026

12:55–16:35 · 7 races · Flat

Course overview

Races analysed7

Favourite strike rate28.6%

Favourite place rate71.4%

Race dates 2026-10-11 to 2026-10-17. Settled stored results only.

Official starting-price favourites by race context in the selected period.

Name	Wins/runs	Strike rate	ROI
John & Thady Gosden	2/7	28.6%	+260.7%
Andrew Balding	1/5	20.0%	+580.0%
A P O'Brien	1/8	12.5%	-25.0%
William Haggas	1/9	11.1%	-76.7%

Name	Wins/runs	Strike rate	ROI
William Buick	3/7	42.9%	+317.9%
Tom Marquand	1/5	20.0%	-58.0%
Ryan Moore	1/6	16.7%	+0.0%
Oisin Murphy	0/6	0.0%	-100.0%
James Doyle	0/5	0.0%	-100.0%

Trainer: John & Thady Gosden

2 wins from 7 runs · 28.6% strike rate · +260.7% ROI

Small sample · Course record in selected period

Trainer: Andrew Balding

1 wins from 5 runs · 20.0% strike rate · +580.0% ROI

Small sample · Course record in selected period

Jockey: William Buick

3 wins from 7 runs · 42.9% strike rate · +317.9% ROI

Small sample · Course record in selected period

Middle draws

3 wins from 26 runs · 11.5% strike rate · +10.0% ROI

Stronger evidence · Draw within the selected course population

8 · 12+ runners

1 wins from 20 runs · 5.0% strike rate · +15.0% ROI

Stronger evidence · 8; 12+ runners