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Racing Results

Friday 16 August 2024

47 races were run across 8 meetings on 16 August 2024: Clairefontaine (FR), Cork, Epsom Downs, Newbury, Newmarket, Thirsk, Tramore and Wolverhampton (AW).

Clairefontaine (FR) Good To Soft · Turf · 1 race · France

Outright favs won 1 of 1 · Biggest winner 30/100F

Cork Good To Firm · Turf · 8 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 2 of 6 · Biggest winner 11/1

Epsom Downs Good · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 1 of 5 · Biggest winner 13/2

Newbury Good · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 0 of 6 · Biggest winner 14/1

Newmarket Good · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 1 of 5 · Biggest winner 16/1

Thirsk Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 1 of 7 · Biggest winner 10/1

Tramore Good · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 1 of 7 · Biggest winner 150/1

Wolverhampton (AW) Standard · AW · 6 races · Great Britain

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

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 favourites8 of 43 won18.6% · 43 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 £20.55Staked £43.00, returned £22.45 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerMountain Port (IRE) 150/1The 6:05 Michael Griffin Auctioneers Maiden Hurdle at Tramore
  • Joint favourites2 of 8 won25.0% · 4 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Clairefontaine (FR)111—
Cork2682 of 4 won
Epsom Downs1560 of 2 won
Newbury066—
Newmarket1560 of 2 won
Thirsk177—
Tramore177—
Wolverhampton (AW)166—

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 August 2024?
47 races across 8 meetings were run on 16 August 2024: Clairefontaine (FR) (1 race), Cork (8 races), Epsom Downs (6 races), Newbury (6 races), Newmarket (6 races), Thirsk (7 races), Tramore (7 races) and Wolverhampton (AW) (6 races). That is Clairefontaine (FR) in France; Cork and Tramore in Ireland; Epsom Downs, Newbury, Newmarket, Thirsk and Wolverhampton (AW) 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 16 August 2024?
Clairefontaine (FR): Good To Soft (Turf); Cork: Good To Firm (Turf); Epsom Downs: Good (Turf); Newbury: Good (Turf); Newmarket: Good (Turf); Thirsk: Good (Turf); Tramore: Good (Turf); Wolverhampton (AW): Standard (AW).
How did the favourites do on 16 August 2024?
Outright favourites won 8 of 43 on 16 August 2024 (18.6%); joint favourites won 2 of 8. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £43.00 and returned £22.45 — a loss of £20.55. 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 Mountain Port (IRE) at 150/1 in the 6:05 Michael Griffin Auctioneers Maiden Hurdle at Tramore.
What was the feature race on 16 August 2024?
The feature race was the 6:22 Irish Stallion Farms EBF Give Thanks Stakes (Fillies' & Mares' Group 3) (Group 3) at Cork, won by Shamida (IRE) (4/1).
What time was the first race on 16 August 2024?
The first race was the 12:40 Prix Festival Manga Deauville at Clairefontaine (FR); the last was the 8:20 Curragh To Curragh Charity Cycle August 31st Flat Race at Tramore.