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Friday 1 April 2016

51 races were run across 8 meetings on 1 April 2016: Bordeaux Le Bouscat, Dundalk (AW), Fontwell, Lingfield (AW), Maisons-Laffitte (FR), Newbury, Wetherby and Wolverhampton (AW).

Bordeaux Le Bouscat Heavy · 1 race · France

Outright favs won 0 of 1 · Biggest winner 13/1

Dundalk (AW) Standard · AW · 7 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 3 of 6 · Biggest winner 16/1

Fontwell Good To Soft · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 2 of 6 · Biggest winner 8/1

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

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

Maisons-Laffitte (FR) Heavy · Turf · 8 races · France

Outright favs won 3 of 7 · Biggest winner 9/1

Newbury Good To Soft · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 2 of 7 · Biggest winner 20/1

Wetherby Soft · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 1 of 6 · Biggest winner 14/1

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

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

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 51 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 favourites14 of 46 won30.4% · 46 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 £7.87Staked £46.00, returned £38.13 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerBigbadjohn (IRE) 20/1The 1:50 Ajc Premier Novices' Hurdle at Newbury
  • Joint favourites3 of 10 won30.0% · 5 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Bordeaux Le Bouscat011—
Dundalk (AW)3671 of 2 won
Fontwell2671 of 2 won
Lingfield (AW)177—
Maisons-Laffitte (FR)3780 of 2 won
Newbury277—
Wetherby1671 of 2 won
Wolverhampton (AW)2670 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 April 2016?
51 races across 8 meetings were run on 1 April 2016: Bordeaux Le Bouscat (1 race), Dundalk (AW) (7 races), Fontwell (7 races), Lingfield (AW) (7 races), Maisons-Laffitte (FR) (8 races), Newbury (7 races), Wetherby (7 races) and Wolverhampton (AW) (7 races). That is Bordeaux Le Bouscat and Maisons-Laffitte (FR) in France; Dundalk (AW) in Ireland; Fontwell, Lingfield (AW), Newbury, 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 1 April 2016?
Bordeaux Le Bouscat: Heavy; Dundalk (AW): Standard (AW); Fontwell: Good To Soft (Turf); Lingfield (AW): Standard (AW); Maisons-Laffitte (FR): Heavy (Turf); Newbury: Good To Soft (Turf); Wetherby: Soft (Turf); Wolverhampton (AW): Standard (AW).
How did the favourites do on 1 April 2016?
Outright favourites won 14 of 46 on 1 April 2016 (30.4%); joint favourites won 3 of 10. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £46.00 and returned £38.13 — a loss of £7.87. 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 Bigbadjohn (IRE) at 20/1 in the 1:50 Ajc Premier Novices' Hurdle at Newbury.
What was the feature race on 1 April 2016?
The feature race was the 7:30 Text Your Bets To Paddy Power On 51465 Stakes (Listed) (Listed) at Dundalk (AW), won by Washington Dc (IRE) (11/10F).
What time was the first race on 1 April 2016?
The first race was the 12:05 Prix de Lacanau at Bordeaux Le Bouscat; the last was the 9:00 Follow Your Favourite Horse Or Jockey On The Paddy Power Messenger Betting App Handicap at Dundalk (AW).