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Racing Results

Saturday 17 August 2024

73 races were run across 10 meetings on 17 August 2024: Bath, Curragh, Deauville (FR), Doncaster, Market Rasen, Newbury, Newmarket, Perth, Ripon and Tramore.

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

Outright favs won 2 of 5 · Biggest winner 22/1

Curragh Good · Turf · 8 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 3 of 8 · Biggest winner 12/1

Deauville (FR) Soft · Turf · 9 races · France

Outright favs won 5 of 9 · Biggest winner 144/10

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

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

Market Rasen Good · Turf · 8 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 3 of 8 · Biggest winner 12/1

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

Outright favs won 2 of 7 · Biggest winner 16/1

Newmarket Good · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

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

Perth Good · Turf · 8 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 1 of 8 · Biggest winner 33/1

Ripon Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 4 of 7 · Biggest winner 15/2

Tramore Yielding · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 2 of 6 · Biggest winner 11/1

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 73 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 favourites26 of 70 won37.1% · 70 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 £1.46Staked £70.00, returned £68.54 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerHere Comes Georgie (GB) 33/1The 6:35 Scone Estates Stone Of Destiny Handicap Hurdle at Perth
  • Joint favourites1 of 6 won16.7% · 3 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Bath2560 of 2 won
Curragh388—
Deauville (FR)599—
Doncaster3671 of 2 won
Market Rasen388—
Newbury277—
Newmarket166—
Perth188—
Ripon477—
Tramore2670 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 2024?
73 races across 10 meetings were run on 17 August 2024: Bath (6 races), Curragh (8 races), Deauville (FR) (9 races), Doncaster (7 races), Market Rasen (8 races), Newbury (7 races), Newmarket (6 races), Perth (8 races), Ripon (7 races) and Tramore (7 races). That is Bath, Doncaster, Market Rasen, Newbury, Newmarket, Perth and Ripon in Great Britain; Curragh and Tramore in Ireland; Deauville (FR) in France. 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 2024?
Bath: Good To Firm (Turf); Curragh: Good (Turf); Deauville (FR): Soft (Turf); Doncaster: Good To Firm (Turf); Market Rasen: Good (Turf); Newbury: Good To Firm (Turf); Newmarket: Good (Turf); Perth: Good (Turf); Ripon: Good (Turf); Tramore: Yielding (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 17 August 2024?
Outright favourites won 26 of 70 on 17 August 2024 (37.1%); joint favourites won 1 of 6. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £70.00 and returned £68.54 — a loss of £1.46. 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 Here Comes Georgie (GB) at 33/1 in the 6:35 Scone Estates Stone Of Destiny Handicap Hurdle at Perth.
What was the feature race on 17 August 2024?
The feature race was the 2:50 Prix du Calvados (2yo Fillies) (Straight Course) (Turf) (Group 2) at Deauville (FR), won by Simmering (GB) (7/5F).
What time was the first race on 17 August 2024?
The first race was the 12:58 Criterium du Fonds Europeen de l'Elevage at Deauville (FR); the last was the 8:12 Andersons Waste Management Supports British Racing Handicap at Bath.