What horse racing was on 20 December 2016?

23 races across 3 meetings were run on 20 December 2016: Kempton (AW) (8 races), Southwell (AW) (8 races) and Taunton (7 races). All 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 20 December 2016?

Kempton (AW): Standard (AW); Southwell (AW): Standard (AW); Taunton: Good (Turf).

How did the favourites do on 20 December 2016?

Outright favourites won 10 of 21 on 20 December 2016 (47.6%); joint favourites won 1 of 4. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £21.00 and returned £28.26 — a profit of £7.26. 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 Gorgeous (FR) at 33/1 in the 1:00 Betway Median Auction Maiden Stakes at Southwell (AW).

What time was the first race on 20 December 2016?

The first race was the 12:00 sunbets.co.uk Download The App Handicap at Southwell (AW); the last was the 5:40 Racing UK All Weather 'Hands And Heels' Apprentice Handicap at Kempton (AW).

Racing Results

Tuesday 20 December 2016

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23 races were run across 3 meetings on 20 December 2016: Kempton (AW), Southwell (AW) and Taunton.

Kempton (AW) Standard · AW · 8 races

Outright favs won 2 of 7 · Biggest winner 11/1

2:10 32RedSport.com Handicap Flat · Class 5 · 1m 2f · 14 ran
1. 14. Zabeel Star (IRE)8/1Won by 1¼ lengths · J: Liam Keniry · T: Graeme McPherson
2. 210. Fastnet Blast (IRE)5/1
3. 36. Boycie (GB)12/1
4. 143. Dream Ruler (GB)4/1 fav
2:40 32Red Handicap Flat · Class 4 · 5f · 10 ran
1. 11. Outrage (GB)5/1 jt-favWon by a length · J: Richard Kingscote · T: Daniel Kubler
2. 29. Come On Dave (IRE)20/1
3. 37. Calypso Choir (GB)7/1
3:10 32Red/British Stallion Studs EBF Maiden Fillies' Stakes (Plus 10) (Div 1) Flat · Class 4 · 1m · 9 ran
1. 13. Gallifrey (GB)5/4 favWon by 1¼ lengths · J: Richard Kingscote · T: Lucy Wadham
2. 25. Magical Forest (IRE)4/1
3. 34. Glassalt (GB)66/1
3:40 32Red/British Stallion Studs EBF Maiden Fillies' Stakes (Plus 10) (Div 2) Flat · Class 4 · 1m · 9 ran
1. 18. Precious Ramotswe (GB)8/15 favWon by 2¼ lengths · J: Robert Havlin · T: John Gosden
2. 23. Flight Of Fantasy (GB)10/1
3. 37. Nurse Nightingale (GB)7/1
4:10 32Red On The App Store Nursery Flat · Class 5 · 1m · 14 ran
1. 19. Washington Blue (GB)11/1Won by a head · J: Martin Harley · T: Clive Cox
2. 27. Quothquan (FR)6/1
3. 312. No Not Again (IRE)33/1
4. 41. African Beat (IRE)11/8 fav
4:40 100% Profit Boost At 32RedSport.com Nursery Flat · Class 6 · 6f · 12 ran
1. 110. Lord Cooper (GB)10/1Won by 1¾ lengths · J: Renato Souza · T: Jose Santos
2. 25. Debonaire David (GB)4/1
3. 36. Snuggy (IRE)9/1
4. 41. Gracious Tom (IRE)5/2 fav
5:10 'Noel Bhoys' Handicap Flat · Class 6 · 1m 4f · 13 ran
1. 12. Stand Guard (GB)10/1Won by three-quarters of a length · J: Liam Keniry · T: John Butler
2. 27. Graceful Lady (GB)11/2
3. 310. Staplehurst (IRE)33/1
4. 612. Sund City (FR)11/8 fav
5:40 Racing UK All Weather 'Hands And Heels' Apprentice Handicap Flat · Class 5 · 1m · 8 ran
1. 16. Believe It (IRE)5/1Won by 1½ lengths · J: Nicola Currie · T: Richard Hughes
2. 21. Baltic Prince (IRE)5/2 fav
3. 37. Muzaahim (IRE)7/1

Kempton (AW) racecourse statistics →

Southwell (AW) Standard · AW · 8 races

Outright favs won 4 of 7 · Biggest winner 33/1

12:00 sunbets.co.uk Download The App Handicap (Div 1) Flat · Class 6 · 1m · 11 ran
1. 110. General Tufto (GB)7/1Won by 2½ lengths · J: Joey Haynes · T: Charles Smith
2. 22. Dancin Alpha (GB)3/1 fav
3. 33. Capital Gearing (GB)7/1
12:30 sunbets.co.uk Download The App Handicap (Div 2) Flat · Class 6 · 1m · 12 ran
1. 18. Shearian (GB)6/1Won by 4½ lengths · J: Phil Dennis · T: Declan Carroll
2. 26. Schottische (GB)17/2
3. 33. Jessica Jo (IRE)5/1 jt-fav
1:00 Betway Median Auction Maiden Stakes Flat · Class 5 · 5f · 10 ran
1. 18. Gorgeous (FR)33/1Won by a neck · J: George Downing · T: Tony Carroll
2. 210. La Fortuna (GB)7/2
3. 33. Private Donald (GB)12/1
1:30 Betway Handicap Flat · Class 5 · 6f · 13 ran
1. 18. Ticks The Boxes (IRE)8/1Won by 3¼ lengths · J: Robert Winston · T: Michael Herrington
2. 23. Harwoods Star (IRE)8/1
3. 35. Vroom (IRE)4/1
4. 52. Interlink (USA)11/4 fav
2:00 Betway Sprint Handicap Flat · Class 6 · 5f · 13 ran
1. 13. Piazon (GB)6/4 favWon by 1½ lengths · J: Joshua Bryan · T: John Butler
2. 22. Sarabi (GB)14/1
3. 31. Archimedes (IRE)9/2
2:30 sunbets.co.uk Handicap Flat · Class 3 · 7f · 14 ran
1. 113. Mithqaal (USA)11/4 favWon by 2 lengths · J: Andrew Mullen · T: Michael Appleby
2. 21. Philba (GB)8/1
3. 312. Captain Revelation (GB)7/1
3:00 Betway Stayers Handicap Flat · Class 5 · 1m 6f · 7 ran
1. 17. Western Prince (GB)7/4 favWon by 3¾ lengths · J: Ben Curtis · T: Michael Appleby
2. 25. Goldslinger (FR)8/1
3. 32. Katie Gale (GB)8/1
3:30 Download The Betway App Handicap Flat · Class 5 · 1m 3f · 14 ran
1. 18. Come Back King (IRE)9/4 favWon by 2¾ lengths · J: Ben Curtis · T: Michael Appleby
2. 27. Seagull Star (GB)10/1
3. 310. Thahab Ifraj (IRE)9/2

Southwell (AW) racecourse statistics →

Taunton Good · Turf · 7 races

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

12:45 Gareth Cope's Own Spring Racing Carnival 'Hands And Heels' Handicap Hurdle Hurdle · Class 4 · 2m 3f 1y · 15 ran
1. 14. Beau Du Brizais (FR)11/4 favWon by 2¼ lengths · J: Sean Houlihan · T: Philip Hobbs
2. 21. Mighty Missile (IRE)25/1
3. 36. Thomas Blossom (IRE)12/1
1:15 Andrea Harrisson Celebration Maiden Hurdle (Div 1) Hurdle · Class 4 · 2m 104y · 11 ran
1. 114. Volpone Jelois (FR)7/4 favWon by a neck · J: Sam Twiston-Davies · T: Paul Nicholls
2. 22. Casper King (IRE)9/4
3. 310. Zipple Back (IRE)9/4
1:45 Andrea Harrisson Celebration Maiden Hurdle (Div 2) Hurdle · Class 4 · 2m 104y · 12 ran
1. 12. Asum (GB)11/4Won by a length · J: Harry Skelton · T: Dan Skelton
2. 21. Amour de Nuit (IRE)Evens fav
3. 313. Buckle Street (GB)8/1
2:20 Event Care Ltd Novices' Handicap Chase Chase · Class 4 · 3m 2f 57y · 10 ran
1. 18. Jack Snipe (GB)3/1Won by 8 lengths · J: David Noonan · T: Jeremy Scott
2. 22. Sweettoothtommy (IRE)10/1
3. 311. Minmore Grey (IRE)66/1
4. BD5. Monderon (FR) · brought down2/1 fav
2:50 Weatherbys Racing Diaries 'Confined' Handicap Hurdle Hurdle · Class 3 · 2m 104y · 7 ran
1. 12. Hint Of Mint (GB)8/11 favWon by a neck · J: Noel Fehily · T: Harry Fry
2. 25. Man Of Plenty (GB)12/1
3. 36. Borak (IRE)16/1
3:20 Central Motors Subaru Handicap Chase Chase · Class 5 · 2m 7f 3y · 11 ran
1. 113. Uncle Pettit (IRE)14/1Won by a head · J: Gavin Sheehan · T: Jonathan Portman
2. 22. Sonoftheking (IRE)8/1
3. 31. Water Wagtail (GB)2/1 fav
3:50 New Year Racemeeting Friday 30th December Handicap Hurdle Hurdle · Class 5 · 2m 7f 198y · 13 ran
1. 17. Yur Next (IRE)3/1 favWon by 4 lengths · J: Brendan Powell · T: Johnny Farrelly
2. 28. Distant Sound (IRE)12/1
3. 39. Titch Strider (IRE)16/1

Taunton racecourse statistics →

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 23 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 favourites10 of 21 won47.6% · 21 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 £7.26Staked £21.00, returned £28.26 at SP
Biggest-priced winnerGorgeous (FR) 33/1The 1:00 Betway Median Auction Maiden Stakes at Southwell (AW)
Joint favourites1 of 4 won25.0% · 2 races had joint favourites

Meeting	Fav won	Fav ran	Races	Joint
Kempton (AW)	2	7	8	1 of 2 won
Southwell (AW)	4	7	8	0 of 2 won
Taunton	4	7	7	—

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 20 December 2016?: 23 races across 3 meetings were run on 20 December 2016: Kempton (AW) (8 races), Southwell (AW) (8 races) and Taunton (7 races). All 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 20 December 2016?: Kempton (AW): Standard (AW); Southwell (AW): Standard (AW); Taunton: Good (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 20 December 2016?: Outright favourites won 10 of 21 on 20 December 2016 (47.6%); joint favourites won 1 of 4. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £21.00 and returned £28.26 — a profit of £7.26. 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 Gorgeous (FR) at 33/1 in the 1:00 Betway Median Auction Maiden Stakes at Southwell (AW).
What time was the first race on 20 December 2016?: The first race was the 12:00 sunbets.co.uk Download The App Handicap at Southwell (AW); the last was the 5:40 Racing UK All Weather 'Hands And Heels' Apprentice Handicap at Kempton (AW).