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Wednesday 16 August 2017

43 races were run across 7 meetings on 16 August 2017: Bangor-on-Dee, Beverley, Clairefontaine (FR), Gowran Park, Kempton (AW), Newton Abbot and Salisbury.

Bangor-on-Dee Good · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

Beverley Good To Firm · Turf · 8 races · Great Britain

Clairefontaine (FR) Good To Firm · Turf · 1 race · France

Gowran Park Yielding · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

Kempton (AW) Standard To Slow · AW · 7 races · Great Britain

Newton Abbot Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

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

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 43 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 favourites16 of 41 won39.0% · 41 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 £2.92Staked £41.00, returned £43.92 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerWaseem Faris (IRE) 14/1The 2:50 S H Jones Wines Handicap at Salisbury
  • Joint favourites0 of 4 won0.0% · 2 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Bangor-on-Dee066—
Beverley388—
Clairefontaine (FR)011—
Gowran Park1670 of 2 won
Kempton (AW)677—
Newton Abbot4670 of 2 won
Salisbury277—

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 August 2017?
43 races across 7 meetings were run on 16 August 2017: Bangor-on-Dee (6 races), Beverley (8 races), Clairefontaine (FR) (1 race), Gowran Park (7 races), Kempton (AW) (7 races), Newton Abbot (7 races) and Salisbury (7 races). That is Bangor-on-Dee, Beverley, Kempton (AW), Newton Abbot and Salisbury in Great Britain; Clairefontaine (FR) in France; Gowran Park 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 August 2017?
Bangor-on-Dee: Good (Turf); Beverley: Good To Firm (Turf); Clairefontaine (FR): Good To Firm (Turf); Gowran Park: Yielding (Turf); Kempton (AW): Standard To Slow (AW); Newton Abbot: Good (Turf); Salisbury: Good To Firm (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 16 August 2017?
Outright favourites won 16 of 41 on 16 August 2017 (39.0%); joint favourites won 0 of 4. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £41.00 and returned £43.92 — a profit of £2.92. 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 Waseem Faris (IRE) at 14/1 in the 2:50 S H Jones Wines Handicap at Salisbury.
What was the feature race on 16 August 2017?
The feature race was the 6:30 Irish Stallion Farms EBF Hurry Harriet Stakes (Fillies Listed) (Listed) at Gowran Park, won by Alluringly (USA) (7/4F).
What time was the first race on 16 August 2017?
The first race was the 1:50 British EBF Molson Coors Novice Stakes at Salisbury; the last was the 9:10 Thames Materials Handicap at Kempton (AW).