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Racing Results

Saturday 16 May 2026

68 races were run across 9 meetings on 16 May 2026: Auteuil (FR), Bangor-on-Dee, Doncaster, Navan, Newbury, Newmarket, Thirsk, Uttoxeter and Wexford.

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

Outright favs won 1 of 8 · Biggest winner 24/1

Bangor-on-Dee Good · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 2 of 6 · Biggest winner 33/1

Doncaster Good · Turf · 8 races · Great Britain

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

Navan Good · Turf · 8 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 3 of 8 · Biggest winner 33/1

Newbury Good · Turf · 8 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 3 of 8 · Biggest winner 18/1

Newmarket Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 1 of 7 · Biggest winner 25/1

Thirsk Good · Turf · 8 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 1 of 8 · Biggest winner 16/1

Uttoxeter Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 2 of 7 · Biggest winner 12/1

Wexford Good To Yielding · Turf · 8 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 3 of 7 · Biggest winner 22/1

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 68 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 66 won28.8% · 66 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 £11.96Staked £66.00, returned £54.04 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerRoysse (GB) 33/1The 3:20 Remembering Kitty Warburton Handicap Hurdle at Bangor-on-Dee · one of 2 winners at that price
  • Joint favourites1 of 4 won25.0% · 2 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Auteuil (FR)188—
Bangor-on-Dee266—
Doncaster3781 of 2 won
Navan388—
Newbury388—
Newmarket177—
Thirsk188—
Uttoxeter277—
Wexford3780 of 2 won

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 May 2026?
68 races across 9 meetings were run on 16 May 2026: Auteuil (FR) (8 races), Bangor-on-Dee (6 races), Doncaster (8 races), Navan (8 races), Newbury (8 races), Newmarket (7 races), Thirsk (8 races), Uttoxeter (7 races) and Wexford (8 races). That is Auteuil (FR) in France; Bangor-on-Dee, Doncaster, Newbury, Newmarket, Thirsk and Uttoxeter in Great Britain; Navan and Wexford 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 May 2026?
Auteuil (FR): Heavy (Turf); Bangor-on-Dee: Good (Turf); Doncaster: Good (Turf); Navan: Good (Turf); Newbury: Good (Turf); Newmarket: Good (Turf); Thirsk: Good (Turf); Uttoxeter: Good (Turf); Wexford: Good To Yielding (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 16 May 2026?
Outright favourites won 19 of 66 on 16 May 2026 (28.8%); joint favourites won 1 of 4. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £66.00 and returned £54.04 — a loss of £11.96. 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 Roysse (GB) at 33/1 in the 3:20 Remembering Kitty Warburton Handicap Hurdle at Bangor-on-Dee (one of 2 winners at that price).
What was the feature race on 16 May 2026?
The feature race was the 3:25 Racing TV Grande Course de Haies d'Auteuil (Hurdle) (Turf) (Grade 1) at Auteuil (FR), won by Losange Bleu (FR) (7/10F).
What time was the first race on 16 May 2026?
The first race was the 12:23 Prix Djarvis at Auteuil (FR); the last was the 8:45 Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Handicap at Doncaster.