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Wednesday 24 August 2016

42 races were run across 6 meetings on 24 August 2016: Bellewstown, Catterick, Kempton (AW), Lingfield, Musselburgh and Stratford.

Bellewstown Yielding · Turf · 8 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 2 of 8 · Biggest winner 25/1

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

Outright favs won 4 of 7 · Biggest winner 6/1

Kempton (AW) Standard To Slow · AW · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 3 of 6 · Biggest winner 10/1

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

Outright favs won 2 of 8 · Biggest winner 6/1

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

Outright favs won 1 of 5 · Biggest winner 11/1

Stratford Good · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 1 of 3 · Biggest winner 100/1

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 42 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 favourites13 of 37 won35.1% · 37 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 £0.96Staked £37.00, returned £36.04 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerPembridge (GB) 100/1The 7:20 H L Barnes & Sons Handicap Hurdle at Stratford
  • Joint favourites1 of 11 won9.1% · 5 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Bellewstown288—
Catterick477—
Kempton (AW)3670 of 2 won
Lingfield288—
Musselburgh1561 of 2 won
Stratford1360 of 7 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 24 August 2016?
42 races across 6 meetings were run on 24 August 2016: Bellewstown (8 races), Catterick (7 races), Kempton (AW) (7 races), Lingfield (8 races), Musselburgh (6 races) and Stratford (6 races). That is Bellewstown in Ireland; Catterick, Kempton (AW), Lingfield, Musselburgh and Stratford in Great Britain. 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 24 August 2016?
Bellewstown: Yielding (Turf); Catterick: Good To Soft (Turf); Kempton (AW): Standard To Slow (AW); Lingfield: Good To Firm (Turf); Musselburgh: Good To Firm (Turf); Stratford: Good (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 24 August 2016?
Outright favourites won 13 of 37 on 24 August 2016 (35.1%); joint favourites won 1 of 11. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £37.00 and returned £36.04 — a loss of £0.96. 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 Pembridge (GB) at 100/1 in the 7:20 H L Barnes & Sons Handicap Hurdle at Stratford.
What time was the first race on 24 August 2016?
The first race was the 1:40 Ryan Vehicles Nursery at Lingfield; the last was the 8:40 Pay And Watch Racinguk Via Mobile Handicap at Kempton (AW).