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Racing Results

Tuesday 16 April 2024

37 races were run across 5 meetings on 16 April 2024: Auteuil (FR), Ffos Las, Naas, Newcastle (AW) and Newmarket.

Auteuil (FR) Heavy · Turf · 8 races · France

Outright favs won 2 of 8 · Biggest winner 169/10

Ffos Las Heavy · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 3 of 4 · Biggest winner 11/4

Naas Soft · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 3 of 7 · Biggest winner 11/1

Newcastle (AW) Standard · AW · 8 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 4 of 6 · Biggest winner 20/1

Newmarket Good · Turf · 8 races · Great Britain

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

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 37 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 favourites12 of 33 won36.4% · 33 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 £1.46Staked £33.00, returned £34.46 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerWatcha Matey (GB) 33/1The 2:20 JRA Handicap at Newmarket
  • Joint favourites2 of 8 won25.0% · 4 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Auteuil (FR)288—
Ffos Las3462 of 4 won
Naas377—
Newcastle (AW)4680 of 4 won
Newmarket088—

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 April 2024?
37 races across 5 meetings were run on 16 April 2024: Auteuil (FR) (8 races), Ffos Las (6 races), Naas (7 races), Newcastle (AW) (8 races) and Newmarket (8 races). That is Auteuil (FR) in France; Ffos Las, Newcastle (AW) and Newmarket in Great Britain; Naas 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 April 2024?
Auteuil (FR): Heavy (Turf); Ffos Las: Heavy (Turf); Naas: Soft (Turf); Newcastle (AW): Standard (AW); Newmarket: Good (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 16 April 2024?
Outright favourites won 12 of 33 on 16 April 2024 (36.4%); joint favourites won 2 of 8. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £33.00 and returned £34.46 — a profit of £1.46. 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 Watcha Matey (GB) at 33/1 in the 2:20 JRA Handicap at Newmarket.
What was the feature race on 16 April 2024?
The feature race was the 3:15 Prix William et Alec Head (Chase) (5yo+) (Turf) (Grade 3) at Auteuil (FR), won by Imbatable Du Seuil (FR) (98/10).
What time was the first race on 16 April 2024?
The first race was the 12:55 Prix de Pau at Auteuil (FR); the last was the 8:30 Download The Racecourse App Raceday Ready Handicap at Newcastle (AW).