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Racing Results

Saturday 23 July 2016

56 races were run across 9 meetings on 23 July 2016: Ascot, Chester, Clairefontaine, Gowran Park, Lingfield, Newcastle (AW), Newmarket, Salisbury and York.

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

Chester Good · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

Clairefontaine Very Soft · 1 race · France

Gowran Park Good · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

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

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

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

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

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

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 56 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.

MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Ascot377—
Chester0461 of 4 won
Clairefontaine111—
Gowran Park2671 of 2 won
Lingfield277—
Newcastle (AW)0670 of 2 won
Newmarket3471 of 6 won
Salisbury177—
York277—

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 July 2016?
56 races across 9 meetings were run on 23 July 2016: Ascot (7 races), Chester (6 races), Clairefontaine (1 race), Gowran Park (7 races), Lingfield (7 races), Newcastle (AW) (7 races), Newmarket (7 races), Salisbury (7 races) and York (7 races). That is Ascot, Chester, Lingfield, Newcastle (AW), Newmarket, Salisbury and York in Great Britain; Clairefontaine in France; Gowran Park 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 23 July 2016?
Ascot: Good To Firm (Turf); Chester: Good (Turf); Clairefontaine: Very Soft; Gowran Park: Good (Turf); Lingfield: Good To Firm (Turf); Newcastle (AW): Standard (AW); Newmarket: Good To Firm (Turf); Salisbury: Good To Firm (Turf); York: Good To Firm (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 23 July 2016?
Outright favourites won 14 of 49 on 23 July 2016 (28.6%); joint favourites won 3 of 14. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £49.00 and returned £40.34 — a loss of £8.66. 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 Barracuda Boy (IRE) at 20/1 in the 2:55 Collingwood Learner Driver Insurance 'beeswing' Handicap at Newcastle (AW) (one of 2 winners at that price).
What was the feature race on 23 July 2016?
The feature race was the 4:30 King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Stakes (Group 1) (Sponsored By Qipco) (British Champions Series) (Group 1) at Ascot, won by Highland Reel (IRE) (13/8F).
What time was the first race on 23 July 2016?
The first race was the 1:50 Collingwood Insurance Company Maiden Auction Stakes at Newcastle (AW); the last was the 8:40 25 Free Bet At 188bet Handicap at Lingfield.