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Wednesday 17 March 2021

44 races were run across 6 meetings on 17 March 2021: Cheltenham, Compiegne (FR), Down Royal, Huntingdon, Kempton (AW) and Lingfield (AW).

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

Outright favs won 2 of 7 · Biggest winner 33/1

Compiegne (FR) Heavy · Turf · 7 races · France

Outright favs won 1 of 7 · Biggest winner 193/10

Down Royal Yielding · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 0 of 6 · Biggest winner 8/1

Huntingdon Soft · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 4 of 7 · Biggest winner 16/1

Kempton (AW) Standard To Slow · AW · 9 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 3 of 9 · Biggest winner 11/1

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

Outright favs won 1 of 7 · Biggest winner 14/1

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 44 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 favourites11 of 43 won25.6% · 43 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 £16.27Staked £43.00, returned £26.73 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerHeaven Help Us (IRE) 33/1The 2:30 Coral Cup Handicap Hurdle at Cheltenham
  • Joint favourites0 of 2 won0.0% · 1 race had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Cheltenham277—
Compiegne (FR)177—
Down Royal0670 of 2 won
Huntingdon477—
Kempton (AW)399—
Lingfield (AW)177—

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 17 March 2021?
44 races across 6 meetings were run on 17 March 2021: Cheltenham (7 races), Compiegne (FR) (7 races), Down Royal (7 races), Huntingdon (7 races), Kempton (AW) (9 races) and Lingfield (AW) (7 races). That is Cheltenham, Huntingdon, Kempton (AW) and Lingfield (AW) in Great Britain; Compiegne (FR) in France; Down Royal 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 17 March 2021?
Cheltenham: Good To Soft (Turf); Compiegne (FR): Heavy (Turf); Down Royal: Yielding (Turf); Huntingdon: Soft (Turf); Kempton (AW): Standard To Slow (AW); Lingfield (AW): Standard (AW).
How did the favourites do on 17 March 2021?
Outright favourites won 11 of 43 on 17 March 2021 (25.6%); joint favourites won 0 of 2. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £43.00 and returned £26.73 — a loss of £16.27. 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 Heaven Help Us (IRE) at 33/1 in the 2:30 Coral Cup Handicap Hurdle at Cheltenham.
What was the feature race on 17 March 2021?
The feature race was the 1:20 Ballymore Novices' Hurdle (Registered As The Baring Bingham) (Grade 1) (GBB Race) (Grade 1) at Cheltenham, won by Bob Olinger (IRE) (6/4F).
What time was the first race on 17 March 2021?
The first race was the 10:00 Prix d'essai des Pouliches at Compiegne (FR); the last was the 8:20 Try Our New Price Boosts At Unibet Handicap at Kempton (AW).