What horse racing was on 21 January 2005?

21 races across 3 meetings were run on 21 January 2005: Chepstow (6 races), Musselburgh (7 races) and Wolverhampton (AW) (8 races). All in Great Britain. 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 21 January 2005?

Chepstow: Heavy (Turf); Musselburgh: Good (Turf); Wolverhampton (AW): Standard (AW).

How did the favourites do on 21 January 2005?

Outright favourites won 9 of 17 on 21 January 2005 (52.9%); joint favourites won 3 of 8. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £17.00 and returned £27.21 — a profit of £10.21. 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 Fairly Smart (GB) at 33/1 in the 4:25 Mares' Handicap Hurdle at Chepstow.

What time was the first race on 21 January 2005?

The first race was the 12:50 Mares' Only Novices' Hurdle at Musselburgh; the last was the 4:45 Littlewoods Bet Direct Handicap Div 2 at Wolverhampton (AW).

Racing Results

Friday 21 January 2005

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21 races were run across 3 meetings on 21 January 2005: Chepstow, Musselburgh and Wolverhampton (AW).

Chepstow Heavy · Turf · 6 races

1:40 Maiden Hurdle Hurdle · Class 4 · 3m Marjina (GB) 9/4F
2:15 Juvenile Novices' Claiming Hurdle Hurdle · Class 5 · 2m110y Caspian Dusk (GB) 9/4J
2:50 Sporting Index Beginners' Chase Chase · Class 4 · 3m2f110y Sixo (IRE) 3/2F
3:25 Handicap Chase Chase · Class 3 · 3m El Hombre Del Rio (IRE) 8/1
3:55 Handicap Chase Chase · Class 4 · 2m110y Barton Nic (GB) 5/6F
4:25 Mares' Handicap Hurdle Hurdle · Class 4 · 2m110y Fairly Smart (GB) 33/1

Chepstow racecourse statistics →

Musselburgh Good · Turf · 7 races

12:50 Mares' Only Novices' Hurdle Hurdle · Class 4 · 2m4f Golden Odyssey (IRE) 5/4J
1:20 Juvenile Novices' Handicap Hurdle Hurdle · Class 4 · 2m Goblin (GB) 5/4F
1:50 Conditionals' Handicap Chase Chase · Class 4 · 3m Place Above (IRE) 15/8F
2:25 Handicap Hurdle Hurdle · Class 4 · 3m110y Cosmic Case (GB) 9/1
3:00 Weatherbys Bank Novices' Hurdle Hurdle · Class 3 · 2m Aleron (IRE) 2/1
3:35 Handicap Chase Chase · Class 4 · 2m4f Celtic Legend (FR) 5/2J
4:05 NH Flat Race NH Flat · Class 6 · 2m Bayside (GB) 3/2F

Musselburgh racecourse statistics →

Wolverhampton (AW) Standard · AW · 8 races

1:00 Amateur Riders' Handicap (Div 1) Flat · Class 5 · 1m1f103y Cormorant Wharf (IRE) 5/1
1:30 Amateur Riders' Handicap Flat · Class 5 · 1m1f103y Jidiya (IRE) 7/2F
2:00 Selling Handicap Flat · Class 6 · 1m4f50y Zaffeu (GB) 9/1
2:35 Littlewoods Bet Direct Handicap Div 1 Flat · Class 5 · 1m4f50y Sainte Just (IRE) 25/1
3:10 Claiming Stakes Flat · Class 6 · 5f216y Golden Dixie (USA) 7/2F
3:45 Handicap Flat · Class 4 · 1m141y Party Boss (GB) 13/2
4:15 Betdirect.co.uk Maiden Stakes Flat · Class 4 · 1m141y Seldemosa (GB) 4/1
4:45 Littlewoods Bet Direct Handicap Div 2 Flat · Class 5 · 1m4f50y Typhoon Tilly (GB) 2/1F

Wolverhampton (AW) racecourse statistics →

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 21 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 favourites9 of 17 won52.9% · 17 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 £10.21Staked £17.00, returned £27.21 at SP
Biggest-priced winnerFairly Smart (GB) 33/1The 4:25 Mares' Handicap Hurdle at Chepstow
Joint favourites3 of 8 won37.5% · 4 races had joint favourites

Meeting	Fav won	Fav ran	Races	Joint
Chepstow	3	5	6	1 of 2 won
Musselburgh	3	5	7	2 of 4 won
Wolverhampton (AW)	3	7	8	0 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 21 January 2005?: 21 races across 3 meetings were run on 21 January 2005: Chepstow (6 races), Musselburgh (7 races) and Wolverhampton (AW) (8 races). All in Great Britain. 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 21 January 2005?: Chepstow: Heavy (Turf); Musselburgh: Good (Turf); Wolverhampton (AW): Standard (AW).
How did the favourites do on 21 January 2005?: Outright favourites won 9 of 17 on 21 January 2005 (52.9%); joint favourites won 3 of 8. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £17.00 and returned £27.21 — a profit of £10.21. 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 Fairly Smart (GB) at 33/1 in the 4:25 Mares' Handicap Hurdle at Chepstow.
What time was the first race on 21 January 2005?: The first race was the 12:50 Mares' Only Novices' Hurdle at Musselburgh; the last was the 4:45 Littlewoods Bet Direct Handicap Div 2 at Wolverhampton (AW).