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Racing Results

Friday 8 April 2016

53 races were run across 8 meetings on 8 April 2016: Aintree, Auteuil (FR), Dundalk (AW), Leicester, Newcastle, Toulouse, Wexford and Wolverhampton (AW).

Aintree Soft · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 0 of 6 · Biggest winner 33/1

Auteuil (FR) Very Soft · Turf · 8 races · France

Outright favs won 4 of 8 · Biggest winner 199/10

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

Outright favs won 2 of 7 · Biggest winner 16/1

Leicester Heavy · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 2 of 7 · Biggest winner 9/2

Newcastle Soft · Turf · 8 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 3 of 7 · Biggest winner 14/1

Toulouse Soft · 1 race · France

Outright favs won 1 of 1 · Biggest winner 19/10

Wexford Heavy · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 2 of 7 · Biggest winner 33/1

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

Outright favs won 2 of 6 · Biggest winner 9/1

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 53 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 favourites16 of 49 won32.7% · 49 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 £16.10Staked £49.00, returned £32.90 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerParty Rock (IRE) 33/1The 1:40 Alder Hey Children's Charity Handicap Hurdle at Aintree · one of 2 winners at that price
  • Joint favourites0 of 9 won0.0% · 4 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Aintree0670 of 3 won
Auteuil (FR)488—
Dundalk (AW)277—
Leicester277—
Newcastle3780 of 2 won
Toulouse111—
Wexford277—
Wolverhampton (AW)2680 of 4 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 8 April 2016?
53 races across 8 meetings were run on 8 April 2016: Aintree (7 races), Auteuil (FR) (8 races), Dundalk (AW) (7 races), Leicester (7 races), Newcastle (8 races), Toulouse (1 race), Wexford (7 races) and Wolverhampton (AW) (8 races). That is Aintree, Leicester, Newcastle and Wolverhampton (AW) in Great Britain; Auteuil (FR) and Toulouse in France; Dundalk (AW) and Wexford 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 8 April 2016?
Aintree: Soft (Turf); Auteuil (FR): Very Soft (Turf); Dundalk (AW): Standard (AW); Leicester: Heavy (Turf); Newcastle: Soft (Turf); Toulouse: Soft; Wexford: Heavy (Turf); Wolverhampton (AW): Standard (AW).
How did the favourites do on 8 April 2016?
Outright favourites won 16 of 49 on 8 April 2016 (32.7%); joint favourites won 0 of 9. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £49.00 and returned £32.90 — a loss of £16.10. 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 Party Rock (IRE) at 33/1 in the 1:40 Alder Hey Children's Charity Handicap Hurdle at Aintree (one of 2 winners at that price).
What was the feature race on 8 April 2016?
The feature race was the 2:15 Imagine Cruising First In The Frame Top Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1) (Grade 1) at Aintree, won by Buveur D'air (FR) (11/4).
What time was the first race on 8 April 2016?
The first race was the 12:40 Prix Champaubert at Auteuil (FR); the last was the 9:20 Meeting & Events At Wolverhampton Racecourse Handicap at Wolverhampton (AW).