What horse racing was on 2 January 2016?

29 races across 5 meetings were run on 2 January 2016: Ayr (7 races), Chelmsford City (AW) (7 races), Pau (1 race), Sandown (7 races) and Southwell (AW) (7 races). That is Ayr, Chelmsford City (AW), Sandown and Southwell (AW) in Great Britain; Pau 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 2 January 2016?

Ayr: Heavy (Turf); Chelmsford City (AW): Standard (AW); Pau: Very Soft; Sandown: Heavy (Turf); Southwell (AW): Standard (AW).

How did the favourites do on 2 January 2016?

Outright favourites won 7 of 28 on 2 January 2016 (25.0%); joint favourites won 1 of 2. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £28.00 and returned £16.65 — a loss of £11.35. 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 Speightowns Kid (USA) at 25/1 in the 12:50 Unibet Offer Daily Jockey/trainer Specials Handicap at Southwell (AW).

What was the feature race on 2 January 2016?

The feature race was the 2:25 32Red Tolworth Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1) (Grade 1) at Sandown, won by Yorkhill (IRE) (4/9F).

What time was the first race on 2 January 2016?

The first race was the 12:05 32red Casino Juvenile Hurdle at Sandown; the last was the 3:55 Welcome To 2016 From Ccr Handicap at Chelmsford City (AW).

Racing Results

Saturday 2 January 2016

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29 races were run across 5 meetings on 2 January 2016: Ayr, Chelmsford City (AW), Pau, Sandown and Southwell (AW).

Ayr Heavy · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

12:20 32red Casino Maiden Hurdle Hurdle · Class 5 · 2m 4f 100y Bigirononhiship (IRE) 18/1
12:55 32redsport.com Handicap Hurdle Hurdle · Class 4 · 3m 70y Lochnell (IRE) 12/1
1:30 32red.com Handicap Hurdle Hurdle · Class 4 · 2m Clan Legend (GB) 3/1
2:05 32red 10 Free Handicap Chase Chase · Class 3 · 3m 67y Presented (IRE) 9/2
2:40 32red Casino Handicap Hurdle Hurdle · Class 2 · 2m 5f 91y Yes Tom (IRE) 9/1
3:15 32red On The App Store Handicap Chase Chase · Class 4 · 1m 7f 112y Willie Hall (GB) 11/2
3:45 32Red.com Standard Open NH Flat Race NH Flat · Class 6 · 2m Spirit Of Kayf (GB) 3/1

Ayr racecourse statistics →

Chelmsford City (AW) Standard · AW · 7 races · Great Britain

12:30 Play Scoop6soccer Today Fillies' Handicap Flat · Class 5 · 1m India's Song (GB) 6/1
1:05 Scoop6soccer Happy New Year Maiden Stakes Flat · Class 4 · 7f Mariee (GB) 8/1
1:40 Bet Scoop6soccer At Totesport.com Handicap Flat · Class 4 · 6f Fast Enough (IRE) 4/1
2:15 Scoop6soccer Results At Totepoolliveinfo.com Conditions Stakes Flat · Class 2 · 5f Lancelot Du Lac (ITY) EvensF
2:50 Bet Scoop6soccer At Betfred.com Handicap Flat · Class 3 · 1m Lunar Deity (GB) 12/1
3:20 Scoop6soccer 1 Million Football Bet Handicap Flat · Class 2 · 1m 5f 66y Luv U Whatever (GB) 8/1
3:55 Welcome To 2016 From Ccr Handicap Flat · Class 7 · 1m 2f Goodwood Moonlight (GB) 15/8F

Chelmsford City (AW) racecourse statistics →

Pau Very Soft · 1 race · France

1:15 Prix Renaud Du Vivier (Chase) Chase · 2m 7f Forthing (FR) 20/1

Pau racecourse statistics →

Sandown Heavy · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

12:05 32red Casino Juvenile Hurdle Hurdle · Class 3 · 1m 7f 216y Sneaking Budge (GB) 10/1
12:40 32Red.com Mares' Hurdle (Listed) Hurdle · Class 1 · 2m 3f 173y Polly Peachum (IRE) 9/2
1:15 32red Handicap Chase Chase · Class 3 · 2m 4f 10y Bishops Road (IRE) 8/1
1:50 32red Casino Handicap Chase Chase · Class 2 · 1m 7f 119y Bold Henry (GB) 15/2
2:25 32Red Tolworth Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1) Hurdle · Class 1 · 1m 7f 216y Yorkhill (IRE) 4/9F
3:00 32RedSport.com Veterans' Handicap Chase Final (Final Of The 2015 Veterans' Chase Series) Chase · Class 2 · 3m 37y Soll (GB) 7/1J
3:35 32red.com Handicap Hurdle Hurdle · Class 2 · 1m 7f 216y Rayvin Black (GB) 10/1

Sandown racecourse statistics →

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

12:15 Bet&Watch Every Race At Unibet Handicap Flat · Class 5 · 5f Crosse Fire (GB) 6/5F
12:50 Unibet Offer Daily Jockey/trainer Specials Handicap Flat · Class 6 · 6f Speightowns Kid (USA) 25/1
1:25 Download The Ladbrokes App Claiming Stakes Flat · Class 6 · 1m Captain Lars (SAF) 5/4F
2:00 Ladbrokes Handicap Flat · Class 4 · 7f Zaeem (GB) 7/1
2:35 Ladbrokes Mobile Handicap Flat · Class 6 · 7f Falcon's Reign (FR) 16/1
3:10 32red Maiden Fillies' Stakes Flat · Class 4 · 1m 3f Kuriosa (IRE) 11/8F
3:40 32red.com Amateur Riders' Handicap Flat · Class 6 · 2m Vivacissimo (IRE) 5/2F

Southwell (AW) racecourse statistics →

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 29 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 favourites7 of 28 won25.0% · 28 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 £11.35Staked £28.00, returned £16.65 at SP
Biggest-priced winnerSpeightowns Kid (USA) 25/1The 12:50 Unibet Offer Daily Jockey/trainer Specials Handicap at Southwell (AW)
Joint favourites1 of 2 won50.0% · 1 race had joint favourites

Meeting	Fav won	Fav ran	Races	Joint
Ayr	0	7	7	—
Chelmsford City (AW)	2	7	7	—
Pau	0	1	1	—
Sandown	1	6	7	1 of 2 won
Southwell (AW)	4	7	7	—

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 2 January 2016?: 29 races across 5 meetings were run on 2 January 2016: Ayr (7 races), Chelmsford City (AW) (7 races), Pau (1 race), Sandown (7 races) and Southwell (AW) (7 races). That is Ayr, Chelmsford City (AW), Sandown and Southwell (AW) in Great Britain; Pau 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 2 January 2016?: Ayr: Heavy (Turf); Chelmsford City (AW): Standard (AW); Pau: Very Soft; Sandown: Heavy (Turf); Southwell (AW): Standard (AW).
How did the favourites do on 2 January 2016?: Outright favourites won 7 of 28 on 2 January 2016 (25.0%); joint favourites won 1 of 2. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £28.00 and returned £16.65 — a loss of £11.35. 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 Speightowns Kid (USA) at 25/1 in the 12:50 Unibet Offer Daily Jockey/trainer Specials Handicap at Southwell (AW).
What was the feature race on 2 January 2016?: The feature race was the 2:25 32Red Tolworth Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1) (Grade 1) at Sandown, won by Yorkhill (IRE) (4/9F).
What time was the first race on 2 January 2016?: The first race was the 12:05 32red Casino Juvenile Hurdle at Sandown; the last was the 3:55 Welcome To 2016 From Ccr Handicap at Chelmsford City (AW).