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Thursday 16 February 2017

33 races were run across 5 meetings on 16 February 2017: Chelmsford City (AW), Clonmel, Kelso, Leicester and Lingfield (AW).

Chelmsford City (AW) Standard · AW · 6 races · Great Britain

Clonmel Heavy · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

Kelso Heavy · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Leicester Heavy · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

Lingfield (AW) Standard · AW · 7 races · Great Britain

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 33 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 favourites14 of 31 won45.2% · 31 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 £0.98Staked £31.00, returned £31.98 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerPremier Portrait (IRE) 12/1The 4:05 Border Hotel Kirk Yetholm Open Hunters' Chase at Kelso
  • Joint favourites1 of 4 won25.0% · 2 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Chelmsford City (AW)266—
Clonmel377—
Kelso4670 of 2 won
Leicester1561 of 2 won
Lingfield (AW)477—

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 16 February 2017?
33 races across 5 meetings were run on 16 February 2017: Chelmsford City (AW) (6 races), Clonmel (7 races), Kelso (7 races), Leicester (6 races) and Lingfield (AW) (7 races). That is Chelmsford City (AW), Kelso, Leicester and Lingfield (AW) in Great Britain; Clonmel 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 16 February 2017?
Chelmsford City (AW): Standard (AW); Clonmel: Heavy (Turf); Kelso: Heavy (Turf); Leicester: Heavy (Turf); Lingfield (AW): Standard (AW).
How did the favourites do on 16 February 2017?
Outright favourites won 14 of 31 on 16 February 2017 (45.2%); joint favourites won 1 of 4. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £31.00 and returned £31.98 — a profit of £0.98. 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 Premier Portrait (IRE) at 12/1 in the 4:05 Border Hotel Kirk Yetholm Open Hunters' Chase at Kelso.
What time was the first race on 16 February 2017?
The first race was the 1:25 Au Revoir Jim & Judy Novices' Hurdle at Kelso; the last was the 8:30 Eat-Drink-Celebrate At Channels Estate channelsestate.co.uk Handicap at Chelmsford City (AW).