What horse racing was on 1 January 2016?

46 races across 7 meetings were run on 1 January 2016: Catterick (6 races), Cheltenham (7 races), Exeter (7 races), Fairyhouse (7 races), Fakenham (6 races), Musselburgh (6 races) and Southwell (AW) (7 races). That is Catterick, Cheltenham, Exeter, Fakenham, Musselburgh and Southwell (AW) in Great Britain; Fairyhouse 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 1 January 2016?

Catterick: Soft (Turf); Cheltenham: Heavy (Turf); Exeter: Heavy (Turf); Fairyhouse: Heavy (Turf); Fakenham: Soft (Turf); Musselburgh: Good To Soft (Turf); Southwell (AW): Standard (AW).

How did the favourites do on 1 January 2016?

Outright favourites won 19 of 41 on 1 January 2016 (46.3%); joint favourites won 5 of 10. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £41.00 and returned £51.12 — a profit of £10.12. 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 Dalaki (IRE) at 50/1 in the 1:15 Fakenham Racecourse Annual Members Maiden Hurdle at Fakenham.

What was the feature race on 1 January 2016?

The feature race was the 1:20 BetBright Realfansonly Novices' Chase (Registered As The Dipper Novices' Chase) (Grade 2) (Grade 2) at Cheltenham, won by Seeyouatmidnight (GB) (7/2).

What time was the first race on 1 January 2016?

The first race was the 12:10 Neptune Investment Management Novices' Hurdle at Cheltenham; the last was the 4:00 Billy Williams Memorial Maiden Open NH Flat Race at Exeter.

Racing Results

Friday 1 January 2016

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46 races were run across 7 meetings on 1 January 2016: Catterick, Cheltenham, Exeter, Fairyhouse, Fakenham, Musselburgh and Southwell (AW).

Catterick Soft · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

12:30 Happy New Year Novices' Hurdle Hurdle · Class 4 · 2m 3f 66y Lady Yeats (GB) 9/2
1:05 Buy Your 2016 Annual Badge Today Handicap Hurdle Hurdle · Class 4 · 1m 7f 156y Hitman Hearns (IRE) 9/2
1:40 Dine And View At Catterick Races Novices' Chase Chase · Class 4 · 3m 1f 54y Definitly Red (IRE) 1/5F
2:15 Racing Uk Profits Returned To Racing Novices' Hurdle Hurdle · Class 4 · 3m 1f 71y Delusionofgrandeur (IRE) 5/2
2:50 Watch On 3 Devices Racinguk.com/anywhere Handicap Chase Chase · Class 4 · 2m 3f 51y Cloudy Joker (IRE) 3/1
3:25 Racing Again 14th January Handicap Hurdle Hurdle · Class 5 · 3m 1f 71y Cumbrian Farmer (GB) 12/1

Catterick racecourse statistics →

Cheltenham Heavy · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

12:10 Neptune Investment Management Novices' Hurdle Hurdle · Class 3 · 2m 4f 56y Champers On Ice (IRE) 7/2J
12:45 Watch Live Racing On BetBright.com Handicap Chase Chase · Class 2 · 3m 2f 70y Perfect Candidate (IRE) 4/1
1:20 BetBright Realfansonly Novices' Chase (Registered As The Dipper Novices' Chase) (Grade 2) Chase · Class 1 · 2m 4f 166y Seeyouatmidnight (GB) 7/2
1:55 BetBright Best For Festival Betting Handicap Chase (Grade 3) Chase · Class 1 · 2m 4f 166y Village Vic (IRE) 7/2F
2:30 Betbright Casino Handicap Hurdle Hurdle · Class 2 · 2m 7f 213y Singlefarmpayment (GB) 9/2F
3:05 Dornan Engineering Relkeel Hurdle (Grade 2) Hurdle · Class 1 · 2m 4f 56y Camping Ground (FR) 10/1
3:40 EBF Stallions & Cheltenham Pony Club Standard Open NH Flat Race (Listed) NH Flat · Class 1 · 1m 5f 209y Capeland (FR) 7/4F

Cheltenham racecourse statistics →

Exeter Heavy · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

12:35 Passage House Inn Topsham Novices' Handicap Hurdle Hurdle · Class 5 · 2m 7f 25y Precious Ground (GB) 3/1J
1:10 Bathwick Tyres Bridgwater Maiden Hurdle Hurdle · Class 5 · 2m 175y Emerging Talent (IRE) 4/6F
1:45 Bathwick Tyres Handicap Chase Chase · Class 4 · 3m 54y Rocky Bender (IRE) 14/1
2:20 Royal Castle Hotel 'national Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Hurdle · Class 4 · 2m 2f 111y Vieux Lille (IRE) 1/4F
2:55 Thurlestone Hotel Handicap Hurdle Hurdle · Class 4 · 2m 2f 111y Braavos (GB) 11/4F
3:30 Bathwick Tyres Taunton Beginners' Chase Chase · Class 4 · 2m 3f 48y Activial (FR) 2/7F
4:00 Billy Williams Memorial Maiden Open NH Flat Race NH Flat · Class 6 · 2m 175y Gayebury (GB) 2/1J

Exeter racecourse statistics →

Fairyhouse Heavy · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

12:15 Happy New Year Maiden Hurdle Hurdle · 2m 4f Dont Tell No One (IRE) 4/1
12:50 Promote Your Business At Fairyhouse In 2016 Mares Maiden Hurdle Hurdle · 2m Cashelard Lady (IRE) 15/8F
1:25 Your Clubs Fundraiser At Fairyhouse, Enquire Today Handicap Hurdle Hurdle · 2m Good As Gold (GB) 7/1
2:00 Cavalor Premium Feed, Supplements And Care Handicap Hurdle Hurdle · 3m Not For Burning (IRE) 9/1
2:35 Irish Racing Year Book Beginners Chase Chase · 2m 5f 100y Sambremont (FR) 4/5F
3:10 Boylesports Irish Grand National March 28th Handicap Chase Chase · 3m 1f Witness Of Fashion (IRE) 6/1
3:40 Join Us In January - Racing 10th, 20th & 30th (pro/am) Flat Race Flat · 2m Stoneford (IRE) 2/1F

Fairyhouse racecourse statistics →

Fakenham Soft · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

12:40 Cool Roxy Bar For Private Functions Selling Hurdle Hurdle · Class 5 · 2m 4f 1y Cotillion (GB) 4/6F
1:15 Fakenham Racecourse Annual Members Maiden Hurdle Hurdle · Class 5 · 2m 3y Dalaki (IRE) 50/1
1:50 Fakenham Amateur Riders' Handicap Chase Chase · Class 5 · 2m 5f 44y Bold Bachelor (IRE) 10/11F
2:25 Dave Harrison Memorial Handicap Hurdle Hurdle · Class 3 · 2m 4f 1y Actinpieces (GB) 5/2
3:00 Independent Racecourses Ltd. Novices' Handicap Chase Chase · Class 5 · 2m 5f 44y Global Domination (GB) 5/2J
3:35 Happy New Year Handicap Hurdle Hurdle · Class 4 · 2m 7f 95y Izbushka (IRE) 16/1

Fakenham racecourse statistics →

Musselburgh Good To Soft · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

12:25 Toteplacepot First Foot Juvenile Hurdle Hurdle · Class 2 · 1m 7f 124y Sir Chauvelin (GB) 10/11F
1:00 Totepool Happy New Year Handicap Hurdle Hurdle · Class 4 · 2m 3f 81y Away For Slates (IRE) 3/1F
1:35 totequadpot Scottish Premier Chase (Handicap) Chase · Class 3 · 2m 3f 193y Indian Temple (IRE) 17/2
2:10 totepoolliveinfo.com Hogmaneigh Hurdle (Handicap) Hurdle · Class 2 · 1m 7f 124y Aristo Du Plessis (FR) 5/2F
2:45 Scoop6Soccer The 1 Million Football Bet Novices' Handicap Chase Chase · Class 4 · 2m 7f 170y Wakhan (IRE) 11/4F
3:20 Win A Football Fortune With Scoop6Soccer Handicap Hurdle Hurdle · Class 3 · 3m 2f 26y Donna's Diamond (IRE) 6/1

Musselburgh racecourse statistics →

Southwell (AW) Standard · AW · 7 races · Great Britain

12:20 Download The Ladbrokes App Handicap Flat · Class 5 · 1m Moon River (IRE) 8/1
12:55 Ladbrokes Mobile Handicap Flat · Class 6 · 1m Stun Gun (GB) 20/1
1:30 Unibet Offer Daily Jockey/Trainer Specials Handicap Flat · Class 5 · 6f Aguerooo (IRE) 15/8F
2:05 Bet&Watch Every Race At Unibet Handicap Flat · Class 3 · 5f Dungannon (GB) 11/4J
2:40 Unibet Offer Daily Jockey/Trainer Specials Median Auction Maiden Stakes Flat · Class 6 · 5f Bring On A Spinner (GB) 10/11F
3:15 coral.co.uk Best Odds Guaranteed On Racing Claiming Stakes Flat · Class 6 · 1m 4f Yul Finegold (IRE) 3/1
3:45 Coral App Download From The App Store Handicap Flat · Class 3 · 1m 3f The Lock Master (IRE) 9/2

Southwell (AW) racecourse statistics →

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 46 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 favourites19 of 41 won46.3% · 41 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 £10.12Staked £41.00, returned £51.12 at SP
Biggest-priced winnerDalaki (IRE) 50/1The 1:15 Fakenham Racecourse Annual Members Maiden Hurdle at Fakenham
Joint favourites5 of 10 won50.0% · 5 races had joint favourites

Meeting	Fav won	Fav ran	Races	Joint
Catterick	1	6	6	—
Cheltenham	3	6	7	1 of 2 won
Exeter	4	5	7	2 of 4 won
Fairyhouse	3	7	7	—
Fakenham	2	5	6	1 of 2 won
Musselburgh	4	6	6	—
Southwell (AW)	2	6	7	1 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 1 January 2016?: 46 races across 7 meetings were run on 1 January 2016: Catterick (6 races), Cheltenham (7 races), Exeter (7 races), Fairyhouse (7 races), Fakenham (6 races), Musselburgh (6 races) and Southwell (AW) (7 races). That is Catterick, Cheltenham, Exeter, Fakenham, Musselburgh and Southwell (AW) in Great Britain; Fairyhouse 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 1 January 2016?: Catterick: Soft (Turf); Cheltenham: Heavy (Turf); Exeter: Heavy (Turf); Fairyhouse: Heavy (Turf); Fakenham: Soft (Turf); Musselburgh: Good To Soft (Turf); Southwell (AW): Standard (AW).
How did the favourites do on 1 January 2016?: Outright favourites won 19 of 41 on 1 January 2016 (46.3%); joint favourites won 5 of 10. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £41.00 and returned £51.12 — a profit of £10.12. 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 Dalaki (IRE) at 50/1 in the 1:15 Fakenham Racecourse Annual Members Maiden Hurdle at Fakenham.
What was the feature race on 1 January 2016?: The feature race was the 1:20 BetBright Realfansonly Novices' Chase (Registered As The Dipper Novices' Chase) (Grade 2) (Grade 2) at Cheltenham, won by Seeyouatmidnight (GB) (7/2).
What time was the first race on 1 January 2016?: The first race was the 12:10 Neptune Investment Management Novices' Hurdle at Cheltenham; the last was the 4:00 Billy Williams Memorial Maiden Open NH Flat Race at Exeter.