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Thursday 16 March 2023

34 races were run across 5 meetings on 16 March 2023: Chelmsford City (AW), Cheltenham, Dundalk (AW), Hexham and Southwell (AW).

Chelmsford City (AW) Standard · AW · 6 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 2 of 5 · Biggest winner 7/1

Cheltenham Soft · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 0 of 7 · Biggest winner 33/1

Dundalk (AW) Standard · AW · 8 races · Ireland

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

Hexham Heavy · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 1 of 4 · Biggest winner 20/1

Southwell (AW) Standard · AW · 7 races · Great Britain

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

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 34 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 favourites5 of 31 won16.1% · 31 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 £16.39Staked £31.00, returned £14.61 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerSire Du Berlais (FR) 33/1The 3:30 Paddy Power Stayers' Hurdle at Cheltenham
  • Joint favourites1 of 6 won16.7% · 3 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Chelmsford City (AW)2561 of 2 won
Cheltenham077—
Dundalk (AW)188—
Hexham1460 of 4 won
Southwell (AW)177—

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 16 March 2023?
34 races across 5 meetings were run on 16 March 2023: Chelmsford City (AW) (6 races), Cheltenham (7 races), Dundalk (AW) (8 races), Hexham (6 races) and Southwell (AW) (7 races). That is Chelmsford City (AW), Cheltenham, Hexham and Southwell (AW) in Great Britain; Dundalk (AW) 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 16 March 2023?
Chelmsford City (AW): Standard (AW); Cheltenham: Soft (Turf); Dundalk (AW): Standard (AW); Hexham: Heavy (Turf); Southwell (AW): Standard (AW).
How did the favourites do on 16 March 2023?
Outright favourites won 5 of 31 on 16 March 2023 (16.1%); joint favourites won 1 of 6. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £31.00 and returned £14.61 — a loss of £16.39. 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 Sire Du Berlais (FR) at 33/1 in the 3:30 Paddy Power Stayers' Hurdle at Cheltenham.
What was the feature race on 16 March 2023?
The feature race was the 1:30 Turners Novices' Chase (Grade 1) (Registered As The Golden Miller) (GBB Race) (Grade 1) at Cheltenham, won by Stage Star (IRE) (15/2).
What time was the first race on 16 March 2023?
The first race was the 1:30 Turners Novices' Chase at Cheltenham; the last was the 8:30 CCR Mother's Day Gift Vouchers Handicap at Chelmsford City (AW).