What horse racing was on 26 January 2016?

18 races across 3 meetings were run on 26 January 2016: Leicester (6 races), Southwell (AW) (6 races) and Wetherby (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 26 January 2016?

Leicester: Heavy (Turf); Southwell (AW): Standard (AW); Wetherby: Heavy (Turf).

How did the favourites do on 26 January 2016?

Outright favourites won 5 of 14 on 26 January 2016 (35.7%); joint favourites won 2 of 9. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £14.00 and returned £13.06 — a loss of £0.94. 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 Newyearsresolution (IRE) at 25/1 in the 2:50 Wetherbyracing.co.uk Handicap Hurdle at Wetherby.

What time was the first race on 26 January 2016?

The first race was the 1:10 Racinguk.com/anywhere Juvenile Maiden Hurdle at Wetherby; the last was the 4:20 Unibet Offer Daily Jockey/trainer Specials Handicap at Southwell (AW).

Racing Results

Tuesday 26 January 2016

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18 races were run across 3 meetings on 26 January 2016: Leicester, Southwell (AW) and Wetherby.

Leicester Heavy · Turf · 6 races

1:20 Humberstone Handicap Hurdle Hurdle · Class 4 · 1m 7f 113y Norse Light (GB) 4/1C
1:55 British Stallion Studs Ebf Mares' 'national Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Hurdle · Class 3 · 1m 7f 113y Tara Flow (GB) 5/4
2:30 Dick Christian Novices' Chase Chase · Class 3 · 1m 7f 201y Doctor Harper (IRE) 8/11F
3:00 Croxton Park Novices' Hurdle Hurdle · Class 4 · 2m 4f 110y Hit The Highway (IRE) 5/4F
3:35 Sis Handicap Chase Chase · Class 4 · 2m 6f 151y Ballyrath (IRE) 5/2J
4:10 Brook Conditional Jockeys' Mares' Handicap Hurdle Hurdle · Class 5 · 2m 4f 110y Black Narcissus (IRE) 9/4F

Leicester racecourse statistics →

Southwell (AW) Standard · AW · 6 races

1:30 32red Maiden Handicap Flat · Class 6 · 1m Adventure Zone (IRE) 7/2
2:05 Ladbrokes Handicap Flat · Class 6 · 1m Berkshire Beauty (GB) 4/1
2:40 Coral.co.uk Handicap Flat · Class 3 · 1m 4f Gang Warfare (GB) 6/1
3:10 Daily Price Boosts At Unibet Handicap Flat · Class 2 · 5f Crosse Fire (GB) 10/1
3:45 Bet&Watch Every Race At Unibet Selling Stakes Flat · Class 6 · 5f Wild Tobacco (GB) 4/1
4:20 Unibet Offer Daily Jockey/trainer Specials Handicap Flat · Class 6 · 6f Sir Geoffrey (IRE) 5/1

Southwell (AW) racecourse statistics →

Wetherby Heavy · Turf · 6 races

1:10 Racinguk.com/anywhere Juvenile Maiden Hurdle Hurdle · Class 5 · 2m Pinkie Brown (FR) 5/6F
1:45 Bramham Hall For Conferences & Events Handicap Hurdle Hurdle · Class 5 · 2m 3f 154y Transient Bay (IRE) 3/1F
2:20 Totepool Medieval Day - Saturday 6th February Handicap Chase Chase · Class 4 · 3m 45y Armedanddangerous (IRE) 7/1
2:50 Wetherbyracing.co.uk Handicap Hurdle Hurdle · Class 5 · 3m 26y Newyearsresolution (IRE) 25/1
3:25 Racing Uk Day Pass Just 10.00 Handicap Chase Chase · Class 3 · 2m 3f 85y Cultram Abbey (GB) 7/1
4:00 Racinguk.com/freetrial 'national Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Hurdle · Class 4 · 2m The Dutchman (IRE) 11/4

Wetherby racecourse statistics →

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 18 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 14 won35.7% · 14 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 £0.94Staked £14.00, returned £13.06 at SP
Biggest-priced winnerNewyearsresolution (IRE) 25/1The 2:50 Wetherbyracing.co.uk Handicap Hurdle at Wetherby
Joint favourites2 of 9 won22.2% · 4 races had joint favourites

Meeting	Fav won	Fav ran	Races	Joint
Leicester	3	4	6	2 of 5 won
Southwell (AW)	0	4	6	0 of 4 won
Wetherby	2	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 26 January 2016?: 18 races across 3 meetings were run on 26 January 2016: Leicester (6 races), Southwell (AW) (6 races) and Wetherby (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 26 January 2016?: Leicester: Heavy (Turf); Southwell (AW): Standard (AW); Wetherby: Heavy (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 26 January 2016?: Outright favourites won 5 of 14 on 26 January 2016 (35.7%); joint favourites won 2 of 9. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £14.00 and returned £13.06 — a loss of £0.94. 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 Newyearsresolution (IRE) at 25/1 in the 2:50 Wetherbyracing.co.uk Handicap Hurdle at Wetherby.
What time was the first race on 26 January 2016?: The first race was the 1:10 Racinguk.com/anywhere Juvenile Maiden Hurdle at Wetherby; the last was the 4:20 Unibet Offer Daily Jockey/trainer Specials Handicap at Southwell (AW).