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Saturday 29 October 2016
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55 races were run across 8 meetings on 29 October 2016: Ascot, Ayr, Chantilly (FR), Chelmsford City (AW), Leopardstown, Nantes (FR), Newmarket and Wetherby.

Ascot Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 1 of 7 · Biggest winner 16/1

Ascot racecourse statistics →

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

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

Ayr racecourse statistics →

Chantilly (FR) Standard · AW · 8 races · France

Outright favs won 2 of 8 · Biggest winner 116/10

Chantilly racecourse statistics →

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

Outright favs won 2 of 8 · Biggest winner 12/1

Chelmsford City (AW) racecourse statistics →

Leopardstown Yielding · Turf · 8 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 3 of 8 · Biggest winner 25/1

Leopardstown racecourse statistics →

Nantes (FR) Very Soft · Turf · 2 races · France

Outright favs won 1 of 2 · Biggest winner 22/5

Nantes racecourse statistics →

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

Outright favs won 3 of 8 · Biggest winner 11/1

Newmarket racecourse statistics →

Wetherby Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 4 of 7 · Biggest winner 16/1

Wetherby racecourse statistics →

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 55 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 favourites19 of 54 won35.2% · 54 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 £3.14Staked £54.00, returned £50.86 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerEscondida (IRE) 25/1The 5:25 Tote Maiden at Leopardstown
  • Joint favourites0 of 2 won0.0% · 1 race had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Ascot177—
Ayr3670 of 2 won
Chantilly (FR)288—
Chelmsford City (AW)288—
Leopardstown388—
Nantes (FR)122—
Newmarket388—
Wetherby477—

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 October 2016?
55 races across 8 meetings were run on 29 October 2016: Ascot (7 races), Ayr (7 races), Chantilly (FR) (8 races), Chelmsford City (AW) (8 races), Leopardstown (8 races), Nantes (FR) (2 races), Newmarket (8 races) and Wetherby (7 races). That is Ascot, Ayr, Chelmsford City (AW), Newmarket and Wetherby in Great Britain; Chantilly (FR) and Nantes (FR) in France; Leopardstown 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 29 October 2016?
Ascot: Good (Turf); Ayr: Good To Soft (Turf); Chantilly (FR): Standard (AW); Chelmsford City (AW): Standard (AW); Leopardstown: Yielding (Turf); Nantes (FR): Very Soft (Turf); Newmarket: Good To Firm (Turf); Wetherby: Good (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 29 October 2016?
Outright favourites won 19 of 54 on 29 October 2016 (35.2%); joint favourites won 0 of 2. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £54.00 and returned £50.86 — a loss of £3.14. 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 Escondida (IRE) at 25/1 in the 5:25 Tote Maiden at Leopardstown.
What was the feature race on 29 October 2016?
The feature race was the 2:45 bet365 Hurdle (Registered As The West Yorkshire Hurdle) (Grade 2) (Grade 2) at Wetherby, won by Silsol (GER) (13/2).
What time was the first race on 29 October 2016?
The first race was the 12:20 Prix des Sablonnets at Nantes (FR); the last was the 9:10 Collect Any totepool Winnings At Betfred Shops Handicap at Chelmsford City (AW).