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Thursday 18 August 2016

49 races were run across 7 meetings on 18 August 2016: Chepstow, Deauville (FR), Fontwell, Hamilton, Killarney, Stratford and York.

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

Outright favs won 3 of 6 · Biggest winner 7/1

Deauville (FR) Good To Soft · Turf · 8 races · France

Outright favs won 2 of 8 · Biggest winner 13/1

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

Outright favs won 6 of 7 · Biggest winner 5/2

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

Outright favs won 4 of 7 · Biggest winner 14/1

Killarney Good To Firm · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 3 of 6 · Biggest winner 12/1

Stratford Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 4 of 7 · Biggest winner 10/1

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

Outright favs won 1 of 5 · Biggest winner 8/1

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 49 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 favourites23 of 46 won50.0% · 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 £9.90Staked £46.00, returned £55.90 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerRoman Times (IRE) 14/1The 6:10 Watch Racing Uk In Hd Handicap at Hamilton
  • Joint favourites0 of 6 won0.0% · 3 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Chepstow3670 of 2 won
Deauville (FR)288—
Fontwell677—
Hamilton477—
Killarney3670 of 2 won
Stratford477—
York1560 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 18 August 2016?
49 races across 7 meetings were run on 18 August 2016: Chepstow (7 races), Deauville (FR) (8 races), Fontwell (7 races), Hamilton (7 races), Killarney (7 races), Stratford (7 races) and York (6 races). That is Chepstow, Fontwell, Hamilton, Stratford and York in Great Britain; Deauville (FR) in France; Killarney 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 18 August 2016?
Chepstow: Good To Firm (Turf); Deauville (FR): Good To Soft (Turf); Fontwell: Good To Firm (Turf); Hamilton: Good To Firm (Turf); Killarney: Good To Firm (Turf); Stratford: Good (Turf); York: Good To Firm (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 18 August 2016?
Outright favourites won 23 of 46 on 18 August 2016 (50.0%); joint favourites won 0 of 6. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £46.00 and returned £55.90 — a profit of £9.90. 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 Roman Times (IRE) at 14/1 in the 6:10 Watch Racing Uk In Hd Handicap at Hamilton.
What was the feature race on 18 August 2016?
The feature race was the 3:40 Darley Yorkshire Oaks (British Champions Series) (Fillies' Group 1) (Group 1) at York, won by Seventh Heaven (IRE) (10/3).
What time was the first race on 18 August 2016?
The first race was the 11:40 Prix de Caen at Deauville (FR); the last was the 8:20 John Lane & Sons Tralee Flat Race at Killarney.