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Friday 21 July 2017
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46 races were run across 8 meetings on 21 July 2017: Hamilton, Haydock, Kilbeggan, Newbury, Newmarket, Nottingham, Pontefract and Vichy (FR).

Hamilton Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 2 of 7 · Biggest winner 16/1

Hamilton racecourse statistics →

Haydock Good To Firm · Turf · 3 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 1 of 3 · Biggest winner 5/1

Haydock racecourse statistics →

Kilbeggan Good · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 3 of 6 · Biggest winner 14/1

Kilbeggan racecourse statistics →

Newbury Good To Soft · Turf · 8 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 4 of 7 · Biggest winner 12/1

Newbury racecourse statistics →

Newmarket Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

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

Newmarket (July) racecourse statistics →

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

Outright favs won 1 of 6 · Biggest winner 11/1

Nottingham racecourse statistics →

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

Outright favs won 1 of 6 · Biggest winner 14/1

Pontefract racecourse statistics →

Vichy (FR) Good To Soft · Turf · 1 race · France

Outright favs won 1 of 1 · Biggest winner 9/10F

Vichy racecourse statistics →

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 46 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 favourites15 of 42 won35.7% · 42 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 £3.40Staked £42.00, returned £38.60 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerGlenrowan Rose (IRE) 16/1The 6:50 John Smith's Extra Smooth Handicap at Hamilton · one of 3 winners at that price
  • Joint favourites1 of 8 won12.5% · 4 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Hamilton277—
Haydock133—
Kilbeggan3670 of 2 won
Newbury4780 of 2 won
Newmarket2671 of 2 won
Nottingham1670 of 2 won
Pontefract166—
Vichy (FR)111—

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 July 2017?
46 races across 8 meetings were run on 21 July 2017: Hamilton (7 races), Haydock (3 races), Kilbeggan (7 races), Newbury (8 races), Newmarket (7 races), Nottingham (7 races), Pontefract (6 races) and Vichy (FR) (1 race). That is Hamilton, Haydock, Newbury, Newmarket, Nottingham and Pontefract in Great Britain; Kilbeggan in Ireland; Vichy (FR) in France. 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 July 2017?
Hamilton: Good (Turf); Haydock: Good To Firm (Turf); Kilbeggan: Good (Turf); Newbury: Good To Soft (Turf); Newmarket: Good (Turf); Nottingham: Good To Soft (Turf); Pontefract: Good To Firm (Turf); Vichy (FR): Good To Soft (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 21 July 2017?
Outright favourites won 15 of 42 on 21 July 2017 (35.7%); joint favourites won 1 of 8. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £42.00 and returned £38.60 — a loss of £3.40. 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 Glenrowan Rose (IRE) at 16/1 in the 6:50 John Smith's Extra Smooth Handicap at Hamilton (one of 3 winners at that price).
What was the feature race on 21 July 2017?
The feature race was the 7:55 British Stallion Studs EBF Glasgow Stakes (Listed) (Listed) at Hamilton, won by Defoe (IRE) (5/4F).
What time was the first race on 21 July 2017?
The first race was the 1:40 Upham Brewery EBF Novice Stakes at Newbury; the last was the 9:05 John Nixon Supports Jack Berry House Handicap at Pontefract.