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Racing Results

Friday 29 July 2016

50 races were run across 9 meetings on 29 July 2016: Bangor-on-Dee, Bath, Galway, Goodwood, Musselburgh, Newmarket, Thirsk, Vichy and Vichy (FR).

Bangor-on-Dee Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 2 of 7 · Biggest winner 8/1

Bath Good To Firm · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 3 of 6 · Biggest winner 14/1

Galway Good · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 5 of 7 · Biggest winner 7/1

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

Outright favs won 5 of 6 · Biggest winner 12/1

Musselburgh Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 0 of 6 · Biggest winner 17/2

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

Outright favs won 4 of 6 · Biggest winner 13/2

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

Outright favs won 4 of 7 · Biggest winner 11/1

Vichy Good · 1 race · France

Biggest winner 69/10

Vichy (FR) Good · Turf · 1 race · France

Outright favs won 1 of 1 · Biggest winner 7/10F

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 50 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 favourites24 of 46 won52.2% · 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 profit of £24.16Staked £46.00, returned £70.16 at SP · 1 dead heat, the return split
  • Biggest-priced winnerDelagoa Bay (IRE) 14/1The 6:35 Symonds Founders Reserve Handicap at Bath
  • Joint favourites1 of 8 won12.5% · 4 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Bangor-on-Dee277—
Bath366—
Galway577—
Goodwood5670 of 2 won
Musselburgh0670 of 2 won
Newmarket4671 of 2 won
Thirsk477—
Vichy0010 of 2 won
Vichy (FR)111—

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 29 July 2016?
50 races across 9 meetings were run on 29 July 2016: Bangor-on-Dee (7 races), Bath (6 races), Galway (7 races), Goodwood (7 races), Musselburgh (7 races), Newmarket (7 races), Thirsk (7 races), Vichy (1 race) and Vichy (FR) (1 race). That is Bangor-on-Dee, Bath, Goodwood, Musselburgh, Newmarket and Thirsk in Great Britain; Galway in Ireland; Vichy and Vichy (FR) in France. 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 29 July 2016?
Bangor-on-Dee: Good (Turf); Bath: Good To Firm (Turf); Galway: Good (Turf); Goodwood: Good To Firm (Turf); Musselburgh: Good (Turf); Newmarket: Good To Firm (Turf); Thirsk: Good To Soft (Turf); Vichy: Good; Vichy (FR): Good (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 29 July 2016?
Outright favourites won 24 of 46 on 29 July 2016 (52.2%); joint favourites won 1 of 8. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £46.00 and returned £70.16 — a profit of £24.16. 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 Delagoa Bay (IRE) at 14/1 in the 6:35 Symonds Founders Reserve Handicap at Bath.
What was the feature race on 29 July 2016?
The feature race was the 3:45 Qatar King George Stakes (Group 2) (Group 2) at Goodwood, won by Take Cover (GB) (8/1).
What time was the first race on 29 July 2016?
The first race was the 1:40 Esl Group Mares' Maiden Hurdle at Bangor-on-Dee; the last was the 8:55 Greg And John Musselburgh Memphis Handicap at Musselburgh.