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Thursday 17 August 2006

41 races were run across 6 meetings on 17 August 2006: Beverley, Deauville (FR), Musselburgh, Salisbury, Sandown and Tramore.

Beverley Good · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 0 of 5 · Biggest winner 50/1

Deauville (FR) Soft · Turf · 8 races · France

Outright favs won 1 of 3 · Biggest winner 11/1

Musselburgh Good To Firm · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 2 of 6 · Biggest winner 16/1

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

Outright favs won 3 of 6 · Biggest winner 7/1

Sandown Good To Firm · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 4 of 6 · Biggest winner 15/2

Tramore Good · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 3 of 6 · Biggest winner 10/1

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 41 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 32 won40.6% · 32 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 £11.57Staked £32.00, returned £43.57 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerAltay (GB) 50/1The 3:15 Nick Wilmot-Smith Memorial Handicap at Beverley
  • Joint favourites1 of 9 won11.1% · 4 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Beverley0560 of 2 won
Deauville (FR)138—
Musselburgh2671 of 2 won
Salisbury3670 of 2 won
Sandown466—
Tramore3670 of 3 won

One day is a tiny sample; the long-run line is the comparison. 5 races have no favourite identified — no starting prices are stored for them. 5 winners have no stored starting price and cannot be ranked by price. Figures are facts from the result, not a tip.

Quick answers

What horse racing was on 17 August 2006?
41 races across 6 meetings were run on 17 August 2006: Beverley (6 races), Deauville (FR) (8 races), Musselburgh (7 races), Salisbury (7 races), Sandown (6 races) and Tramore (7 races). That is Beverley, Musselburgh, Salisbury and Sandown in Great Britain; Deauville (FR) in France; Tramore 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 August 2006?
Beverley: Good (Turf); Deauville (FR): Soft (Turf); Musselburgh: Good To Firm (Turf); Salisbury: Good To Soft (Turf); Sandown: Good To Firm (Turf); Tramore: Good (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 17 August 2006?
Outright favourites won 13 of 32 on 17 August 2006 (40.6%); joint favourites won 1 of 9. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £32.00 and returned £43.57 — a profit of £11.57. 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 Altay (GB) at 50/1 in the 3:15 Nick Wilmot-Smith Memorial Handicap at Beverley.
What was the feature race on 17 August 2006?
The feature race was the 2:50 Prix Minerve-Shadwell (Fillies) (Group 3) at Deauville (FR), won by Maroussies Wings (IRE) (59/10).
What time was the first race on 17 August 2006?
The first race was the 1:20 Prix de Crevecoeur-Etalon Sakhee at Deauville (FR); the last was the 8:30 Bank Of Scotland Business Banking Handicap at Musselburgh.