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Racing Results

Wednesday 8 February 2017

27 races were run across 4 meetings on 8 February 2017: Carlisle, Chelmsford City (AW), Kempton (AW) and Ludlow.

Carlisle Soft · Turf · 6 races

Outright favs won 2 of 5 · Biggest winner 14/1

Chelmsford City (AW) Standard · AW · 7 races

Outright favs won 3 of 7 · Biggest winner 14/1

Kempton (AW) Standard · AW · 7 races

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

Ludlow Soft · Turf · 7 races

Outright favs won 5 of 7 · Biggest winner 9/2

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 27 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 26 won50.0% · 26 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 £3.52Staked £26.00, returned £29.52 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerFinaghy Ayr (IRE) 14/1The 3:20 Carlisle Youth Zone Novices' Handicap Chase at Carlisle · one of 2 winners at that price
  • Joint favourites0 of 2 won0.0% · 1 race had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Carlisle2560 of 2 won
Chelmsford City (AW)377—
Kempton (AW)377—
Ludlow577—

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 8 February 2017?
27 races across 4 meetings were run on 8 February 2017: Carlisle (6 races), Chelmsford City (AW) (7 races), Kempton (AW) (7 races) and Ludlow (7 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 8 February 2017?
Carlisle: Soft (Turf); Chelmsford City (AW): Standard (AW); Kempton (AW): Standard (AW); Ludlow: Soft (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 8 February 2017?
Outright favourites won 13 of 26 on 8 February 2017 (50.0%); joint favourites won 0 of 2. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £26.00 and returned £29.52 — a profit of £3.52. 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 Finaghy Ayr (IRE) at 14/1 in the 3:20 Carlisle Youth Zone Novices' Handicap Chase at Carlisle (one of 2 winners at that price).
What time was the first race on 8 February 2017?
The first race was the 1:40 Bromfield 'national Hunt' Maiden Hurdle at Ludlow; the last was the 8:20 100% Profit Boost At 32redsport.com Handicap at Kempton (AW).