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Saturday 16 December 2017

55 races were run across 7 meetings on 16 December 2017: Cheltenham, Deauville (FR), Doncaster, Fairyhouse, Hereford, Newcastle (AW) and Wolverhampton (AW).

Cheltenham Soft · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 1 of 6 · Biggest winner 10/1

Deauville (FR) Standard · AW · 11 races · France

Outright favs won 2 of 11 · Biggest winner 73/1

Doncaster Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 4 of 6 · Biggest winner 16/1

Fairyhouse Heavy · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 4 of 7 · Biggest winner 20/1

Hereford Soft · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 0 of 7 · Biggest winner 18/1

Newcastle (AW) Standard · AW · 8 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 2 of 8 · Biggest winner 25/1

Wolverhampton (AW) Standard · AW · 8 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 4 of 8 · Biggest winner 40/1

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 55 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 favourites17 of 53 won32.1% · 53 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 £9.26Staked £53.00, returned £43.74 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerDesert Heights (IRE) 73/1The 2:30 Prix de Sevigny at Deauville (FR)
  • Joint favourites1 of 4 won25.0% · 2 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Cheltenham1671 of 2 won
Deauville (FR)21111—
Doncaster4670 of 2 won
Fairyhouse477—
Hereford077—
Newcastle (AW)288—
Wolverhampton (AW)488—

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 December 2017?
55 races across 7 meetings were run on 16 December 2017: Cheltenham (7 races), Deauville (FR) (11 races), Doncaster (7 races), Fairyhouse (7 races), Hereford (7 races), Newcastle (AW) (8 races) and Wolverhampton (AW) (8 races). That is Cheltenham, Doncaster, Hereford, Newcastle (AW) and Wolverhampton (AW) in Great Britain; Deauville (FR) in France; Fairyhouse 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 December 2017?
Cheltenham: Soft (Turf); Deauville (FR): Standard (AW); Doncaster: Good (Turf); Fairyhouse: Heavy (Turf); Hereford: Soft (Turf); Newcastle (AW): Standard (AW); Wolverhampton (AW): Standard (AW).
How did the favourites do on 16 December 2017?
Outright favourites won 17 of 53 on 16 December 2017 (32.1%); joint favourites won 1 of 4. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £53.00 and returned £43.74 — a loss of £9.26. 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 Desert Heights (IRE) at 73/1 in the 2:30 Prix de Sevigny at Deauville (FR).
What was the feature race on 16 December 2017?
The feature race was the 2:30 Albert Bartlett Novices' Hurdle (Grade 2) (Registered As The Bristol Novices' Hurdle) (Grade 2) at Cheltenham, won by Kilbricken Storm (IRE) (3/1).
What time was the first race on 16 December 2017?
The first race was the 10:20 Prix de Roiville at Deauville (FR); the last was the 9:15 Bet & Watch At sunbets.co.uk Maiden Stakes at Wolverhampton (AW).