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Wednesday 17 August 2022

35 races were run across 5 meetings on 17 August 2022: Musselburgh, Sligo, Wolverhampton (AW), Worcester and York.

Musselburgh Good · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 2 of 5 · Biggest winner 13/2

Sligo Good To Yielding · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 3 of 6 · Biggest winner 17/2

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

Outright favs won 1 of 7 · Biggest winner 12/1

Worcester Good · Turf · 8 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 2 of 8 · Biggest winner 20/1

York Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 3 of 6 · Biggest winner 22/1

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 35 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 32 won34.4% · 32 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 £2.93Staked £32.00, returned £29.07 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerBergerac (IRE) 22/1The 1:50 Sky Bet And Symphony Group Handicap at York
  • Joint favourites1 of 6 won16.7% · 3 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Musselburgh2561 of 2 won
Sligo3670 of 2 won
Wolverhampton (AW)177—
Worcester288—
York3670 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 17 August 2022?
35 races across 5 meetings were run on 17 August 2022: Musselburgh (6 races), Sligo (7 races), Wolverhampton (AW) (7 races), Worcester (8 races) and York (7 races). That is Musselburgh, Wolverhampton (AW), Worcester and York in Great Britain; Sligo 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 August 2022?
Musselburgh: Good (Turf); Sligo: Good To Yielding (Turf); Wolverhampton (AW): Standard (AW); Worcester: Good (Turf); York: Good (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 17 August 2022?
Outright favourites won 11 of 32 on 17 August 2022 (34.4%); joint favourites won 1 of 6. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £32.00 and returned £29.07 — a loss of £2.93. 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 Bergerac (IRE) at 22/1 in the 1:50 Sky Bet And Symphony Group Handicap at York.
What was the feature race on 17 August 2022?
The feature race was the 3:35 Juddmonte International Stakes (Group 1) (British Champions Series) (Group 1) at York, won by Baaeed (GB) (2/5F).
What time was the first race on 17 August 2022?
The first race was the 1:05 Cazoo Handicap at Wolverhampton (AW); the last was the 8:30 Templeboy Flat Race at Sligo.