What horse racing was on 23 February 2016?

22 races across 4 meetings were run on 23 February 2016: Lyon-La Soie (1 race), Taunton (7 races), Wetherby (6 races) and Wolverhampton (AW) (8 races). That is Lyon-La Soie in France; Taunton, Wetherby and Wolverhampton (AW) 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 23 February 2016?

Lyon-La Soie: Standard; Taunton: Heavy (Turf); Wetherby: Soft (Turf); Wolverhampton (AW): Standard (AW).

How did the favourites do on 23 February 2016?

Outright favourites won 10 of 22 on 23 February 2016 (45.5%). £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £22.00 and returned £27.58 — a profit of £5.58. 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 Beyondtemptation (GB) at 16/1 in the 2:10 Racing Uk Club Day Here Today Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle at Wetherby.

What time was the first race on 23 February 2016?

The first race was the 1:50 Ladbrokes Handicap at Wolverhampton (AW); the last was the 5:40 32Red Casino Handicap at Wolverhampton (AW).

Racing Results

Tuesday 23 February 2016

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22 races were run across 4 meetings on 23 February 2016: Lyon-La Soie, Taunton, Wetherby and Wolverhampton (AW).

Lyon-La Soie Standard · 1 race · France

2:30 Prix Cris Kraft (All-Weather) Flat · 1m 1f Snowy Amour (IRE) 48/10

Lyon-La Soie racecourse statistics →

Taunton Heavy · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

2:00 Aspen Waite Complete Business Growth Service Mares' Handicap Hurdle Hurdle · Class 5 · 2m 7f 198y Shoofly Milly (IRE) 13/8F
2:30 Mercedes-benz Of Taunton Handicap Hurdle Hurdle · Class 5 · 2m 3f 1y Allchilledout (GB) 9/2
3:05 Royal Bath & West Novices' Handicap Chase Chase · Class 4 · 2m 12y The Brock Again (GB) 15/8
3:40 British Stallion Studs Ebf Mares' 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Hurdle · Class 4 · 2m 3f 1y Antartica De Thaix (FR) 3/1
4:10 Bathwick Tyres Handicap Hurdle Hurdle · Class 2 · 2m 104y Royal Vacation (IRE) 7/4F
4:45 Richard Williams Memorial 'Grassroots' Hunters' Chase (The Richard Williams Memorial Trophy) Chase · Class 6 · 2m 12y Delta Borget (FR) 17/2
5:20 Somerset County Gazette Standard NH Flat Race (Conditional Jockeys And Amateur Riders) NH Flat · Class 5 · 2m 104y Captain Buck's (FR) 11/4

Taunton racecourse statistics →

Wetherby Soft · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

2:10 Racing Uk Club Day Here Today Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Hurdle · Class 5 · 2m Beyondtemptation (GB) 16/1
2:45 EBF/TBA Mares' Novices' Handicap Chase Chase · Class 4 · 2m 5f 75y Suzy's Music (IRE) 5/2
3:20 Watch The Cheltenham Festival On Racing Uk Novices' Hurdle Hurdle · Class 4 · 2m 3f 154y Born Survivor (IRE) 1/8F
3:50 Racing UK In HD Next Month Handicap Chase Chase · Class 4 · 1m 7f 36y Retrieve The Stick (GB) 7/2
4:25 Star Sports Cheltenham Preview Night - 8th March Handicap Hurdle Hurdle · Class 4 · 2m 5f 56y Palm Grey (IRE) 3/1
5:00 Racing UK Day Pass Just 10 Mares' Standard Open NH Flat Race NH Flat · Class 6 · 2m Listen To The Man (IRE) 2/7F

Wetherby racecourse statistics →

Wolverhampton (AW) Standard · AW · 8 races · Great Britain

1:50 Ladbrokes Handicap (Div 1) Flat · Class 6 · 7f 32y Eastern Dragon (IRE) 15/8F
2:20 Ladbrokes Handicap (Div 2) Flat · Class 6 · 7f 32y Mr Christopher (IRE) EvensF
2:55 Download The Ladbrokes App Handicap Flat · Class 5 · 1m 141y Rockwood (GB) 3/1F
3:30 Bet In Play At Coral Handicap Flat · Class 6 · 1m 4f 50y Star Ascending (IRE) 4/1
4:00 unibet.co.uk Daily Enhanced Place Terms Classified Selling Stakes Flat · Class 5 · 5f 216y National Service (USA) 13/8
4:35 Download The New Unibet Racing App Handicap Flat · Class 4 · 5f 20y Wolowitz (IRE) 13/8F
5:10 32Red.com Maiden Auction Stakes Flat · Class 5 · 1m 4f 50y West Coast Flyer (GB) 6/4F
5:40 32Red Casino Handicap Flat · Class 6 · 1m 141y Big Shoes (IRE) 4/1

Wolverhampton (AW) racecourse statistics →

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 22 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 favourites10 of 22 won45.5% · 22 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 £5.58Staked £22.00, returned £27.58 at SP
Biggest-priced winnerBeyondtemptation (GB) 16/1The 2:10 Racing Uk Club Day Here Today Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle at Wetherby

Meeting	Fav won	Fav ran	Races	Joint
Lyon-La Soie	1	1	1	—
Taunton	2	7	7	—
Wetherby	2	6	6	—
Wolverhampton (AW)	5	8	8	—

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 23 February 2016?: 22 races across 4 meetings were run on 23 February 2016: Lyon-La Soie (1 race), Taunton (7 races), Wetherby (6 races) and Wolverhampton (AW) (8 races). That is Lyon-La Soie in France; Taunton, Wetherby and Wolverhampton (AW) 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 23 February 2016?: Lyon-La Soie: Standard; Taunton: Heavy (Turf); Wetherby: Soft (Turf); Wolverhampton (AW): Standard (AW).
How did the favourites do on 23 February 2016?: Outright favourites won 10 of 22 on 23 February 2016 (45.5%). £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £22.00 and returned £27.58 — a profit of £5.58. 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 Beyondtemptation (GB) at 16/1 in the 2:10 Racing Uk Club Day Here Today Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle at Wetherby.
What time was the first race on 23 February 2016?: The first race was the 1:50 Ladbrokes Handicap at Wolverhampton (AW); the last was the 5:40 32Red Casino Handicap at Wolverhampton (AW).