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Thursday 23 February 2017

33 races were run across 5 meetings on 23 February 2017: Chantilly (FR), Chelmsford City (AW), Sedgefield, Thurles and Wolverhampton (AW).

Chantilly (FR) Standard · AW · 8 races · France

Outright favs won 1 of 8 · Biggest winner 90/1

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

Outright favs won 1 of 5 · Biggest winner 10/1

Sedgefield Soft · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 2 of 6 · Biggest winner 5/1

Thurles Heavy · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 2 of 6 · Biggest winner 50/1

Wolverhampton (AW) Standard · AW · 6 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 3 of 6 · Biggest winner 15/2

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 favourites9 of 31 won29.0% · 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 loss of £5.84Staked £31.00, returned £25.16 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerBecquagemme (FR) 90/1The 1:05 Prix de la Route du Debat at Chantilly (FR)
  • Joint favourites0 of 4 won0.0% · 2 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Chantilly (FR)188—
Chelmsford City (AW)1560 of 2 won
Sedgefield266—
Thurles2670 of 2 won
Wolverhampton (AW)366—

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 23 February 2017?
33 races across 5 meetings were run on 23 February 2017: Chantilly (FR) (8 races), Chelmsford City (AW) (6 races), Sedgefield (6 races), Thurles (7 races) and Wolverhampton (AW) (6 races). That is Chantilly (FR) in France; Chelmsford City (AW), Sedgefield and Wolverhampton (AW) in Great Britain; Thurles 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 23 February 2017?
Chantilly (FR): Standard (AW); Chelmsford City (AW): Standard (AW); Sedgefield: Soft (Turf); Thurles: Heavy (Turf); Wolverhampton (AW): Standard (AW).
How did the favourites do on 23 February 2017?
Outright favourites won 9 of 31 on 23 February 2017 (29.0%); joint favourites won 0 of 4. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £31.00 and returned £25.16 — a loss of £5.84. 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 Becquagemme (FR) at 90/1 in the 1:05 Prix de la Route du Debat at Chantilly (FR).
What was the feature race on 23 February 2017?
The feature race was the 3:00 At The Races Michael Purcell Memorial Novice Hurdle (grade 3) (Grade 3) at Thurles, won by Tin Soldier (FR) (10/3).
What time was the first race on 23 February 2017?
The first race was the 11:25 Prix Delmonte at Chantilly (FR); the last was the 8:30 Betway Sprint Handicap at Wolverhampton (AW).