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Thursday 15 September 2016

47 races were run across 6 meetings on 15 September 2016: Auteuil (FR), Ayr, Chelmsford City (AW), Listowel, Pontefract and Yarmouth.

Auteuil (FR) Very Soft · Turf · 8 races · France

Outright favs won 3 of 8 · Biggest winner 71/10

Ayr Soft · Turf · 8 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 0 of 5 · Biggest winner 12/1

Chelmsford City (AW) Standard · AW · 8 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 0 of 8 · Biggest winner 33/1

Listowel Heavy · Turf · 8 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 2 of 6 · Biggest winner 14/1

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

Outright favs won 4 of 8 · Biggest winner 16/1

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

Outright favs won 0 of 7 · Biggest winner 40/1

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 47 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 favourites9 of 42 won21.4% · 42 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 £20.19Staked £42.00, returned £21.81 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerDesert Skyline (IRE) 40/1The 2:10 British Stallion Studs EBF Maiden Stakes at Yarmouth
  • Joint favourites4 of 10 won40.0% · 5 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Auteuil (FR)388—
Ayr0583 of 6 won
Chelmsford City (AW)088—
Listowel2681 of 4 won
Pontefract488—
Yarmouth077—

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 15 September 2016?
47 races across 6 meetings were run on 15 September 2016: Auteuil (FR) (8 races), Ayr (8 races), Chelmsford City (AW) (8 races), Listowel (8 races), Pontefract (8 races) and Yarmouth (7 races). That is Auteuil (FR) in France; Ayr, Chelmsford City (AW), Pontefract and Yarmouth in Great Britain; Listowel 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 15 September 2016?
Auteuil (FR): Very Soft (Turf); Ayr: Soft (Turf); Chelmsford City (AW): Standard (AW); Listowel: Heavy (Turf); Pontefract: Good To Firm (Turf); Yarmouth: Good To Firm (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 15 September 2016?
Outright favourites won 9 of 42 on 15 September 2016 (21.4%); joint favourites won 4 of 10. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £42.00 and returned £21.81 — a loss of £20.19. 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 Desert Skyline (IRE) at 40/1 in the 2:10 British Stallion Studs EBF Maiden Stakes at Yarmouth.
What was the feature race on 15 September 2016?
The feature race was the 1:50 Prix de Compiegne (Hurdle) (5yo+) (Turf) (Grade 3) at Auteuil (FR), won by Alex De Larredya (FR) (7/5F).
What time was the first race on 15 September 2016?
The first race was the 11:40 Prix Royal Junior at Auteuil (FR); the last was the 9:20 Chelmsford City Racecourse's 100th Race Day Handicap at Chelmsford City (AW).