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Sunday 16 April 2006
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42 races were run across 6 meetings on 16 April 2006: Auteuil (FR), Cork, Fairyhouse, Musselburgh, Plumpton and Towcester.

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

Outright favs won 1 of 3 · Biggest winner 13/10F

Auteuil racecourse statistics →

Cork Yielding To Soft · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 3 of 7 · Biggest winner 10/1

Cork racecourse statistics →

Fairyhouse Good To Yielding · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 0 of 7 · Biggest winner 16/1

Fairyhouse racecourse statistics →

Musselburgh Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 2 of 7 · Biggest winner 20/1

Musselburgh racecourse statistics →

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

Outright favs won 3 of 7 · Biggest winner 16/1

Plumpton racecourse statistics →

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

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

Towcester racecourse statistics →

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 42 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 favourites10 of 37 won27.0% · 37 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 £4.53Staked £37.00, returned £32.47 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerKing of The Moors (USA) 20/1The 3:20 Totequadpot Maiden Stakes at Musselburgh
  • Joint favourites1 of 2 won50.0% · 1 race had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Auteuil (FR)137—
Cork377—
Fairyhouse077—
Musselburgh277—
Plumpton377—
Towcester1671 of 2 won

One day is a tiny sample; the long-run line is the comparison. 4 races have no favourite identified — no starting prices are stored for them. 6 winners have no stored starting price and cannot be ranked by price. Figures are facts from the result, not a tip.

Quick answers

What horse racing was on 16 April 2006?
42 races across 6 meetings were run on 16 April 2006: Auteuil (FR) (7 races), Cork (7 races), Fairyhouse (7 races), Musselburgh (7 races), Plumpton (7 races) and Towcester (7 races). That is Auteuil (FR) in France; Cork and Fairyhouse in Ireland; Musselburgh, Plumpton and Towcester 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 16 April 2006?
Auteuil (FR): Heavy (Turf); Cork: Yielding To Soft (Turf); Fairyhouse: Good To Yielding (Turf); Musselburgh: Good (Turf); Plumpton: Good To Soft (Turf); Towcester: Good To Soft (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 16 April 2006?
Outright favourites won 10 of 37 on 16 April 2006 (27.0%); joint favourites won 1 of 2. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £37.00 and returned £32.47 — a loss of £4.53. 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 King of The Moors (USA) at 20/1 in the 3:20 Totequadpot Maiden Stakes at Musselburgh.
What was the feature race on 16 April 2006?
The feature race was the 3:50 Powers Gold Cup (Grade 1) (Grade 1) at Fairyhouse, won by Justified (IRE) (5/1).
What time was the first race on 16 April 2006?
The first race was the 1:15 Prix Grandak at Auteuil (FR); the last was the 5:40 Hickey Communications (Pro-Am) Flat Race at Cork.