What horse racing was on 18 December 2017?

28 races across 4 meetings were run on 18 December 2017: Ffos Las (7 races), Musselburgh (7 races), Plumpton (7 races) and Wolverhampton (AW) (7 races). All in Great Britain. 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 18 December 2017?

Ffos Las: Heavy (Turf); Musselburgh: Good (Turf); Plumpton: Soft (Turf); Wolverhampton (AW): Standard (AW).

How did the favourites do on 18 December 2017?

Outright favourites won 9 of 28 on 18 December 2017 (32.1%). £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £28.00 and returned £19.62 — a loss of £8.38. 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 Echo Watt (FR) at 16/1 in the 3:45 Celtic Energy 'Newcomers' Standard Open NH Flat Race at Ffos Las (one of 2 winners at that price).

What time was the first race on 18 December 2017?

The first race was the 12:10 Jump To It And Join Racing UK Novices' Hurdle at Musselburgh; the last was the 5:10 Sunbets.co.uk Maiden Stakes at Wolverhampton (AW).

Racing Results

Monday 18 December 2017

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28 races were run across 4 meetings on 18 December 2017: Ffos Las, Musselburgh, Plumpton and Wolverhampton (AW).

Ffos Las Heavy · Turf · 7 races

12:30 Gwynne Price Transport Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Hurdle · Class 5 · 2m 4f Steel Native (IRE) 4/1
1:00 O'brien & Partners Maiden Hurdle Hurdle · Class 4 · 2m 4f Oxwich Bay (IRE) 8/11F
1:30 Celtic Energy Chase (Novices' Limited Handicap) Chase · Class 4 · 2m 4f 199y Looksnowtlikebrian (IRE) 3/1
2:05 Davies Chemists Novices' Hurdle Hurdle · Class 4 · 1m 7f 182y Fairmount (GB) 7/2
2:40 Spiros Fine Dining & Events Handicap Hurdle Hurdle · Class 3 · 1m 7f 182y Potters Story (GB) 9/4
3:15 Spiros Fine Dining & Events Handicap Chase Chase · Class 4 · 3m 1f 60y Misty Mai (IRE) 2/1F
3:45 Celtic Energy 'Newcomers' Standard Open NH Flat Race NH Flat · Class 6 · 1m 7f 182y Echo Watt (FR) 16/1

Ffos Las racecourse statistics →

Musselburgh Good · Turf · 7 races

12:10 Jump To It And Join Racing UK Novices' Hurdle Hurdle · Class 4 · 1m 7f 124y Silver Concorde (GB) 1/10F
12:40 Biggest Ever Jumps Season On Racing UK Handicap Hurdle Hurdle · Class 4 · 2m 7f 180y Fraser Canyon (GB) 9/2
1:10 Racing UK Jump To It Chase (Novices' Limited Handicap) Chase · Class 4 · 2m 3f 193y Mullaghmurphy Blue (IRE) 11/10F
1:40 EBF 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Hurdle · Class 4 · 2m 3f 81y Ballycrystal Court (IRE) 14/1
2:15 Biggest Jumps Season On Racing UK Handicap Hurdle Hurdle · Class 3 · 2m 3f 81y Buckled (GB) 4/1
2:50 Biggest Jumps Season On Racing UK Handicap Chase Chase · Class 4 · 2m 7f 170y Rancher Lass (IRE) 9/1
3:20 Racing UK Jump To It Handicap Hurdle Hurdle · Class 4 · 1m 7f 124y Wot A Shot (IRE) 9/2

Musselburgh racecourse statistics →

Plumpton Soft · Turf · 7 races

12:20 J H Builders Novices' Hurdle Hurdle · Class 4 · 1m 7f 195y Lisp (IRE) 13/8
12:50 Happy Birthday Chris Kinane Novices' Chase Chase · Class 3 · 2m 3f 164y Not Another Muddle (GB) 9/1
1:20 Derek Hunnisett Memorial Novices' Hurdle Hurdle · Class 4 · 2m 4f 114y Sam Brown (GB) 7/4F
1:50 G. E. White & Sons Agricultural Buildings Handicap Chase Chase · Class 4 · 3m 1f 152y Frank N Fair (GB) 15/2
2:25 A & D Staff Christmas Handicap Hurdle Hurdle · Class 5 · 1m 7f 195y Le Capricieux (FR) 8/1
3:00 Hepworth Brewery Handicap Chase Chase · Class 5 · 2m 3f 164y Finnegan's Garden (IRE) 5/4F
3:30 Tie The Knot Wedding Catering Standard Open NH Flat Race NH Flat · Class 6 · 2m 1f 164y Hideaway Vic (IRE) 4/11F

Plumpton racecourse statistics →

Wolverhampton (AW) Standard · AW · 7 races

2:00 Betway Amateur Riders' Handicap Flat · Class 5 · 1m 1f 104y Archipeligo (GB) 14/1
2:35 Betway Selling Stakes Flat · Class 6 · 6f 20y Ballymore Castle (IRE) 5/6F
3:10 Betway Handicap Flat · Class 5 · 6f 20y Poppy In The Wind (GB) 8/1
3:40 32Red Casino Nursery Flat · Class 5 · 5f 21y Tiger Lyon (USA) 5/2
4:10 32red.com Ebf Novice Median Auction Stakes Flat · Class 5 · 1m 1f 104y Jackfinbar (FR) 16/1
4:40 32redsport.com Claiming Stakes Flat · Class 5 · 1m 142y Carp Kid (IRE) 5/2F
5:10 Sunbets.co.uk Maiden Stakes Flat · Class 5 · 1m 142y Pure Shores (GB) 9/4

Wolverhampton (AW) racecourse statistics →

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 28 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 28 won32.1% · 28 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 £8.38Staked £28.00, returned £19.62 at SP
Biggest-priced winnerEcho Watt (FR) 16/1The 3:45 Celtic Energy 'Newcomers' Standard Open NH Flat Race at Ffos Las · one of 2 winners at that price

Meeting	Fav won	Fav ran	Races	Joint
Ffos Las	2	7	7	—
Musselburgh	2	7	7	—
Plumpton	3	7	7	—
Wolverhampton (AW)	2	7	7	—

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 18 December 2017?: 28 races across 4 meetings were run on 18 December 2017: Ffos Las (7 races), Musselburgh (7 races), Plumpton (7 races) and Wolverhampton (AW) (7 races). All in Great Britain. 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 18 December 2017?: Ffos Las: Heavy (Turf); Musselburgh: Good (Turf); Plumpton: Soft (Turf); Wolverhampton (AW): Standard (AW).
How did the favourites do on 18 December 2017?: Outright favourites won 9 of 28 on 18 December 2017 (32.1%). £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £28.00 and returned £19.62 — a loss of £8.38. 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 Echo Watt (FR) at 16/1 in the 3:45 Celtic Energy 'Newcomers' Standard Open NH Flat Race at Ffos Las (one of 2 winners at that price).
What time was the first race on 18 December 2017?: The first race was the 12:10 Jump To It And Join Racing UK Novices' Hurdle at Musselburgh; the last was the 5:10 Sunbets.co.uk Maiden Stakes at Wolverhampton (AW).