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Thursday 31 August 2017

60 races were run across 8 meetings on 31 August 2017: Bath, Bellewstown, Chelmsford City (AW), Musselburgh, Saint-Cloud (FR), Sedgefield, Tipperary and Wolverhampton (AW).

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

Bellewstown Good · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

Chelmsford City (AW) Standard · AW · 8 races · Great Britain

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

Saint-Cloud (FR) Good To Soft · Turf · 8 races · France

Sedgefield Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Tipperary Soft · Turf · 8 races · Ireland

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

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 60 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 55 won27.3% · 55 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 £20.15Staked £55.00, returned £34.85 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerRunyon Rattler (IRE) 22/1The 5:45 At The Races Mullacurry Cup Handicap Hurdle at Bellewstown
  • Joint favourites1 of 11 won9.1% · 5 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Bath177—
Bellewstown3670 of 3 won
Chelmsford City (AW)2780 of 2 won
Musselburgh4781 of 2 won
Saint-Cloud (FR)088—
Sedgefield277—
Tipperary2780 of 2 won
Wolverhampton (AW)1670 of 2 won

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 31 August 2017?
60 races across 8 meetings were run on 31 August 2017: Bath (7 races), Bellewstown (7 races), Chelmsford City (AW) (8 races), Musselburgh (8 races), Saint-Cloud (FR) (8 races), Sedgefield (7 races), Tipperary (8 races) and Wolverhampton (AW) (7 races). That is Bath, Chelmsford City (AW), Musselburgh, Sedgefield and Wolverhampton (AW) in Great Britain; Bellewstown and Tipperary in Ireland; Saint-Cloud (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 31 August 2017?
Bath: Good To Firm (Turf); Bellewstown: Good (Turf); Chelmsford City (AW): Standard (AW); Musselburgh: Good To Firm (Turf); Saint-Cloud (FR): Good To Soft (Turf); Sedgefield: Good (Turf); Tipperary: Soft (Turf); Wolverhampton (AW): Standard (AW).
How did the favourites do on 31 August 2017?
Outright favourites won 15 of 55 on 31 August 2017 (27.3%); joint favourites won 1 of 11. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £55.00 and returned £34.85 — a loss of £20.15. 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 Runyon Rattler (IRE) at 22/1 in the 5:45 At The Races Mullacurry Cup Handicap Hurdle at Bellewstown.
What was the feature race on 31 August 2017?
The feature race was the 5:55 Coolmore Stud Fairy Bridge Stakes (group 3) (Group 3) at Tipperary, won by Realtra (IRE) (4/1).
What time was the first race on 31 August 2017?
The first race was the 11:40 Prix de Vicq at Saint-Cloud (FR); the last was the 8:40 Susan Box Memorial Handicap at Wolverhampton (AW).