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Racing Results

Saturday 9 July 2016

52 races were run across 8 meetings on 9 July 2016: Ascot, Chester, Clairefontaine, Hamilton, Newmarket, Salisbury, Tipperary and York.

Ascot Good To Firm · Turf · 8 races · Great Britain

Chester Soft · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Clairefontaine Good · 1 race · France

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

Newmarket Good To Firm · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Salisbury Good To Firm · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Tipperary Yielding · Turf · 8 races · Ireland

York Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 52 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 43 won32.6% · 43 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 £1.02Staked £43.00, returned £41.98 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerPamona (IRE) 25/1The 3:40 John Smith's Silver Cup Stakes at York
  • Joint favourites5 of 21 won23.8% · 9 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Ascot1781 of 5 won
Chester1670 of 2 won
Clairefontaine111—
Hamilton277—
Newmarket2571 of 4 won
Salisbury3671 of 2 won
Tipperary488—
York0372 of 8 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 9 July 2016?
52 races across 8 meetings were run on 9 July 2016: Ascot (8 races), Chester (7 races), Clairefontaine (1 race), Hamilton (7 races), Newmarket (7 races), Salisbury (7 races), Tipperary (8 races) and York (7 races). That is Ascot, Chester, Hamilton, Newmarket, Salisbury and York in Great Britain; Clairefontaine in France; Tipperary 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 9 July 2016?
Ascot: Good To Firm (Turf); Chester: Soft (Turf); Clairefontaine: Good; Hamilton: Good To Soft (Turf); Newmarket: Good To Firm (Turf); Salisbury: Good To Firm (Turf); Tipperary: Yielding (Turf); York: Good (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 9 July 2016?
Outright favourites won 14 of 43 on 9 July 2016 (32.6%); joint favourites won 5 of 21. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £43.00 and returned £41.98 — a loss of £1.02. 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 Pamona (IRE) at 25/1 in the 3:40 John Smith's Silver Cup Stakes at York.
What was the feature race on 9 July 2016?
The feature race was the 4:35 Darley July Cup (Group 1) (British Champions Series And Global Sprint Challenge) (Group 1) at Newmarket, won by Limato (IRE) (9/2F).
What time was the first race on 9 July 2016?
The first race was the 1:55 John Smith's Median Auction Maiden Stakes at York; the last was the 9:15 Bill & David Mcharg Handicap at Hamilton.