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Racing Results

Saturday 16 May 2015

58 races were run across 8 meetings on 16 May 2015: Auteuil (FR), Bangor-on-Dee, Doncaster, Newbury, Newmarket, Punchestown, Thirsk and Uttoxeter.

Auteuil (FR) Very Soft · Turf · 8 races · France

Outright favs won 2 of 8 · Biggest winner 7/1

Bangor-on-Dee Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 3 of 6 · Biggest winner 20/1

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

Outright favs won 2 of 7 · Biggest winner 11/1

Newbury Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 3 of 6 · Biggest winner 11/1

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

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

Punchestown Good · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 5 of 6 · Biggest winner 16/1

Thirsk Good To Firm · Turf · 8 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 2 of 6 · Biggest winner 16/1

Uttoxeter Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 2 of 6 · Biggest winner 16/1

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 58 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 favourites22 of 51 won43.1% · 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 profit of £16.84Staked £51.00, returned £67.84 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerSaddlers Deal (IRE) 20/1The 3:30 Bet With Corbettsports Handicap Chase at Bangor-on-Dee
  • Joint favourites5 of 17 won29.4% · 7 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Auteuil (FR)288—
Bangor-on-Dee3671 of 2 won
Doncaster277—
Newbury3671 of 2 won
Newmarket3670 of 2 won
Punchestown5670 of 5 won
Thirsk2682 of 4 won
Uttoxeter2671 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 16 May 2015?
58 races across 8 meetings were run on 16 May 2015: Auteuil (FR) (8 races), Bangor-on-Dee (7 races), Doncaster (7 races), Newbury (7 races), Newmarket (7 races), Punchestown (7 races), Thirsk (8 races) and Uttoxeter (7 races). That is Auteuil (FR) in France; Bangor-on-Dee, Doncaster, Newbury, Newmarket, Thirsk and Uttoxeter in Great Britain; Punchestown 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 16 May 2015?
Auteuil (FR): Very Soft (Turf); Bangor-on-Dee: Good (Turf); Doncaster: Good To Firm (Turf); Newbury: Good (Turf); Newmarket: Good To Firm (Turf); Punchestown: Good (Turf); Thirsk: Good To Firm (Turf); Uttoxeter: Good (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 16 May 2015?
Outright favourites won 22 of 51 on 16 May 2015 (43.1%); joint favourites won 5 of 17. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £51.00 and returned £67.84 — a profit of £16.84. 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 Saddlers Deal (IRE) at 20/1 in the 3:30 Bet With Corbettsports Handicap Chase at Bangor-on-Dee.
What was the feature race on 16 May 2015?
The feature race was the 3:45 Al Shaqab Lockinge Stakes (British Champions Series) (Group 1) (Str) (Group 1) at Newbury, won by Night Of Thunder (IRE) (11/4J).
What time was the first race on 16 May 2015?
The first race was the 1:00 Prix Girofla at Auteuil (FR); the last was the 8:45 31 Market Place Cocktail Bar & Bistro Handicap at Doncaster.