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Racing Results

Thursday 17 August 2023

54 races were run across 8 meetings on 17 August 2023: Ayr, Beverley, Deauville (FR), Leopardstown, Salisbury, Tramore, Windsor and Wolverhampton (AW).

Ayr Good · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 0 of 5 · Biggest winner 22/1

Beverley Good To Firm · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

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

Deauville (FR) Good To Soft · Turf · 8 races · France

Outright favs won 1 of 8 · Biggest winner 221/10

Leopardstown Good · Turf · 8 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 3 of 7 · Biggest winner 11/1

Salisbury Good · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 3 of 6 · Biggest winner 7/1

Tramore Good · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 3 of 7 · Biggest winner 9/1

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

Outright favs won 1 of 6 · Biggest winner 28/1

Wolverhampton (AW) Standard · AW · 6 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 2 of 6 · Biggest winner 9/1

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 54 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 51 won33.3% · 51 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 £6.79Staked £51.00, returned £44.21 at SP · 1 dead heat, the return split
  • Biggest-priced winnerZoulu Chief (GB) 28/1The 5:00 William Hill Bet In-Running Racing League Race 15 Nursery at Windsor
  • Joint favourites2 of 6 won33.3% · 3 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Ayr0561 of 2 won
Beverley466—
Deauville (FR)188—
Leopardstown3780 of 2 won
Salisbury366—
Tramore377—
Windsor1671 of 2 won
Wolverhampton (AW)266—

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 2023?
54 races across 8 meetings were run on 17 August 2023: Ayr (6 races), Beverley (6 races), Deauville (FR) (8 races), Leopardstown (8 races), Salisbury (6 races), Tramore (7 races), Windsor (7 races) and Wolverhampton (AW) (6 races). That is Ayr, Beverley, Salisbury, Windsor and Wolverhampton (AW) in Great Britain; Deauville (FR) in France; Leopardstown and Tramore 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 2023?
Ayr: Good (Turf); Beverley: Good To Firm (Turf); Deauville (FR): Good To Soft (Turf); Leopardstown: Good (Turf); Salisbury: Good (Turf); Tramore: Good (Turf); Windsor: Good To Firm (Turf); Wolverhampton (AW): Standard (AW).
How did the favourites do on 17 August 2023?
Outright favourites won 17 of 51 on 17 August 2023 (33.3%); joint favourites won 2 of 6. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £51.00 and returned £44.21 — a loss of £6.79. 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 Zoulu Chief (GB) at 28/1 in the 5:00 William Hill Bet In-Running Racing League Race 15 Nursery at Windsor.
What was the feature race on 17 August 2023?
The feature race was the 6:05 Bahrain Turf Club Desmond Stakes (Group 3) (Group 3) at Leopardstown, won by Lord Massusus (IRE) (11/2).
What time was the first race on 17 August 2023?
The first race was the 2:00 EBF Fillies' Novice Stakes at Beverley; the last was the 8:42 Chandon Garden Spritz Maiden Handicap at Ayr.