What horse racing was on 16 December 2008?

20 races across 3 meetings were run on 16 December 2008: Catterick (7 races), Folkestone (7 races) and Southwell (AW) (6 races). All 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 December 2008?

Catterick: Good To Soft (Turf); Folkestone: Soft (Turf); Southwell (AW): Standard (AW).

How did the favourites do on 16 December 2008?

Outright favourites won 5 of 18 on 16 December 2008 (27.8%); joint favourites won 1 of 4. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £18.00 and returned £13.23 — a loss of £4.77. 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 Captain Macarry (IRE) at 22/1 in the 3:10 Book Your Tickets At Southwell-racecourse.co.uk Handicap at Southwell (AW).

What time was the first race on 16 December 2008?

The first race was the 12:20 Jingle Bells Novices' Hurdle at Folkestone; the last was the 3:30 Blue Square Intermediate Open NH Flat Race at Catterick.

Racing Results

Tuesday 16 December 2008

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20 races were run across 3 meetings on 16 December 2008: Catterick, Folkestone and Southwell (AW).

Catterick Good To Soft · Turf · 7 races

Outright favs won 2 of 5 · Biggest winner 18/1

12:30 Blue Square Amateur Riders' Handicap Hurdle Hurdle · Class 4 · 2m 3f · 16 ran
1. 18. Lawgiver (IRE)14/1J: Kyle James · T: Marjorie Fife
2. 216. It's Bertie (GB)9/2 fav
3. 33. Exclusionist (GB)20/1
1:00 Blue Square Casino Maiden Chase Chase · Class 5 · 2m 3f · 12 ran
1. 17. North Island (IRE)5/2 jt-favWon by 1¼ lengths · J: Seamus Durack · T: Peter Bowen
2. 28. Professor Higgins (IRE)5/2 jt-fav
3. 33. Fine Parchment (IRE)4/1
1:30 Blue Square Mobile Christmas Novices' Hurdle Hurdle · Class 4 · 2m 3f · 16 ran
1. 111. Palm Reader (IRE)18/1Won by 4 lengths · J: Jason Maguire · T: Donald McCain
2. 212. Peppertree Lane (IRE)1/2 fav
3. 38. Lord Larsson (GB)11/2
2:00 Blue Square Handicap Chase Chase · Class 3 · 3m 1f 110y · 11 ran
1. 13. Gidam Gidam (IRE)3/1 favWon by 11 lengths · J: Campbell Gillies · T: John Mackie
2. 211. Stoneriggs Merc (IRE)12/1
3. 38. Top Cloud (IRE)8/1
2:30 Blue Square SP Guarantee Handicap Hurdle Hurdle · Class 4 · 3m 1f 110y · 15 ran
1. 112. Festival King (IRE)5/2Won by 6 lengths · J: Timmy Murphy · T: Pauline Robson
2. 22. Cave Hill (IRE)9/1
3. 313. Kinfayre Boy (GB)20/1
4. 510. Bewery Man (IRE)9/4 fav
3:00 Blue Square Poker Handicap Chase Chase · Class 4 · 2m · 9 ran
1. 16. More Like It (IRE)8/1Won by three-quarters of a length · J: Brian Hughes · T: Peter Niven
2. 28. Frith (IRE)3/1 jt-fav
3. 34. I'm Your Man (GB)3/1 jt-fav
3:30 Blue Square Intermediate Open NH Flat Race NH Flat · Class 5 · 2m · 14 ran
1. 11. Vivona Hill (GB)7/4 favWon by 1½ lengths · J: Brian Hughes · T: Alan Swinbank
2. 25. Mr Syntax (IRE)25/1
3. 312. Miss Vertical (GB)9/1

Catterick racecourse statistics →

Folkestone Soft · Turf · 7 races

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

12:20 Jingle Bells Novices' Hurdle (Div 1) Hurdle · Class 4 · 2m 1f 110y · 10 ran
1. 13. Circus of Dreams (GB)4/1Won by 9 lengths · J: Dominic Elsworth · T: Oliver Sherwood
2. 29. You Never Said (IRE)7/2
3. 31. Latanier (FR)10/11 fav
12:50 Jingle Bells Novices' Hurdle (Div 2) Hurdle · Class 4 · 2m 1f 110y · 10 ran
1. 12. Cabinet Minister (IRE)16/1Won by 10 lengths · J: Noel Fehily · T: Carl Llewellyn
2. 25. Prince Sabaah (IRE)2/1
3. 34. Nur Tau (IRE)11/8 fav
1:20 Holly And The Ivy Beginners' Chase Chase · Class 4 · 3m 1f · 8 ran
1. 13. Its A Dream (IRE)1/2 favWon by 16 lengths · J: A P McCoy · T: Nicky Henderson
2. 24. Space Mission (IRE)11/4
3. 36. Stop The Show (IRE)11/1
1:50 Father Christmas Selling Handicap Hurdle Hurdle · Class 5 · 2m 1f 110y · 12 ran
1. 14. Mount Benger (GB)9/4 favWon by 10 lengths · J: A P McCoy · T: Jim Best
2. 21. Troialini (GB)8/1
3. 312. Danish Monarch (GB)7/1
2:20 Eastwell Manor Novices' Handicap Chase Chase · Class 5 · 2m · 10 ran
1. 110. Himba (GB)6/1Won by 2½ lengths · J: Jay Pemberton · T: Nick Gifford
2. 211. Guns of Love (IRE)11/4 fav
3. 31. Take It There (GB)33/1
2:50 Brandy Butter Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Chase Chase · Class 5 · 3m 1f · 10 ran
1. 11. National Petition (IRE)9/2Won by 3 lengths · J: Aidan Coleman · T: Venetia Williams
2. 212. Alderbrook Girl (IRE)7/1
3. 32. Spanchil Hill (GB)5/1
4. UR11. National Diploma (IRE) · unseated rider11/4 fav
3:20 Countryside Alliance Family Day 2nd Jan Maiden Hurdle Hurdle · Class 5 · 2m 6f 110y · 12 ran
1. 13. Chariot Charger (IRE)5/1Won by 5 lengths · J: Jack Doyle · T: Emma Lavelle
2. 22. Any Currency (IRE)11/8 fav
3. 37. Hello Moscow (IRE)11/2

Folkestone racecourse statistics →

Southwell (AW) Standard · AW · 6 races

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

12:40 Southwell-racecourse.co.uk Nursery Handicap Flat · Class 6 · 7f · 11 ran
1. 16. Andean Margin (IRE)10/1Won by 2½ lengths · J: Pat Cosgrave · T: Simon Callaghan
2. 21. Passage To India (IRE)13/2
3. 310. Miss Cameo (USA)20/1
4. 102. Kladester (USA)3/1 fav
1:10 Call 01636 814481 To Sponsor A Race Selling Stakes Flat · Class 6 · 7f · 9 ran
1. 17. Paint Splash (GB)6/1Won by 5 lengths · J: Dean Heslop · T: David Barron
2. 24. Kneesy Earsy Nosey (GB)50/1
3. 32. Island Chief (GB)4/1
4. 53. Kinigi (IRE)Evens fav
1:40 Hospitality At Southwell Racecourse Claiming Stakes Flat · Class 6 · 1m 3f · 12 ran
1. 11. La Estrella (USA)8/11 favWon by 6 lengths · J: Dane O'Neill · T: Don Cantillon
2. 24. Elite Land (GB)11/1
3. 39. Red Expresso (IRE)4/1
2:10 Membership At Southwell Golf Club Handicap Flat · Class 5 · 2m · 8 ran
1. 14. Victory Quest (IRE)7/2Won by a head · J: Robert Winston · T: Mrs S Lamyman
2. 23. Azabu Juban (IRE)11/4
3. 31. Calculating (IRE)5/2 fav
2:40 Play Golf At Southwell Golf Club Handicap Flat · Class 4 · 5f · 8 ran
1. 16. The Tatling (IRE)12/1Won by a length · J: Jack Dean · T: Milton Bradley
2. 29. Northern Empire (IRE)9/1
3. 34. Rebel Duke (IRE)11/2
4. 88. Garlogs (GB)7/4 fav
3:10 Book Your Tickets At Southwell-racecourse.co.uk Handicap Flat · Class 6 · 7f · 13 ran
1. 17. Captain Macarry (IRE)22/1Won by 3 lengths · J: Greg Fairley · T: Bryan Smart
2. 26. This Ones For Eddy (GB)13/8 fav
3. 31. Kensington (IRE)9/2

Southwell (AW) racecourse statistics →

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 20 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 favourites5 of 18 won27.8% · 18 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 £4.77Staked £18.00, returned £13.23 at SP
Biggest-priced winnerCaptain Macarry (IRE) 22/1The 3:10 Book Your Tickets At Southwell-racecourse.co.uk Handicap at Southwell (AW)
Joint favourites1 of 4 won25.0% · 2 races had joint favourites

Meeting	Fav won	Fav ran	Races	Joint
Catterick	2	5	7	1 of 4 won
Folkestone	2	7	7	—
Southwell (AW)	1	6	6	—

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 16 December 2008?: 20 races across 3 meetings were run on 16 December 2008: Catterick (7 races), Folkestone (7 races) and Southwell (AW) (6 races). All 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 December 2008?: Catterick: Good To Soft (Turf); Folkestone: Soft (Turf); Southwell (AW): Standard (AW).
How did the favourites do on 16 December 2008?: Outright favourites won 5 of 18 on 16 December 2008 (27.8%); joint favourites won 1 of 4. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £18.00 and returned £13.23 — a loss of £4.77. 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 Captain Macarry (IRE) at 22/1 in the 3:10 Book Your Tickets At Southwell-racecourse.co.uk Handicap at Southwell (AW).
What time was the first race on 16 December 2008?: The first race was the 12:20 Jingle Bells Novices' Hurdle at Folkestone; the last was the 3:30 Blue Square Intermediate Open NH Flat Race at Catterick.