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Racing Results

Thursday 16 July 2026

56 races were run across 9 meetings on 16 July 2026: Chepstow, Compiegne (FR), Epsom, Hamilton, Killarney (IRE), Leopardstown, Leopardstown (IRE), Thirsk and Worcester.

Chepstow Good To Firm · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

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

Compiegne (FR) Good To Soft · Turf · 8 races · France

Outright favs won 2 of 8 · Biggest winner 20/1

Epsom Good To Firm · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 3 of 6 · Biggest winner 7/2

Hamilton Good To Firm · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 4 of 7 · Biggest winner 11/2

Killarney (IRE) Good · Turf · 8 races · Ireland

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

Leopardstown Good · Turf · 1 race · Ireland

Outright favs won 1 of 1 · Biggest winner 11/10F

Leopardstown (IRE) Good · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 3 of 6 · Biggest winner 7/1

Thirsk Good To Firm · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 2 of 6 · Biggest winner 15/2

Worcester Good · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 4 of 6 · Biggest winner 7/1

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 56 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 favourites22 of 52 won42.3% · 52 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 £0.66Staked £52.00, returned £52.66 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerLuck Between Us (IRE) 33/1The 6:10 Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle at Killarney (IRE) · one of 2 winners at that price
  • Joint favourites3 of 8 won37.5% · 4 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Chepstow1671 of 2 won
Compiegne (FR)288—
Epsom366—
Hamilton477—
Killarney (IRE)2681 of 4 won
Leopardstown111—
Leopardstown (IRE)3671 of 2 won
Thirsk266—
Worcester466—

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 July 2026?
56 races across 9 meetings were run on 16 July 2026: Chepstow (7 races), Compiegne (FR) (8 races), Epsom (6 races), Hamilton (7 races), Killarney (IRE) (8 races), Leopardstown (1 race), Leopardstown (IRE) (7 races), Thirsk (6 races) and Worcester (6 races). That is Chepstow, Epsom, Hamilton, Thirsk and Worcester in Great Britain; Compiegne (FR) in France; Killarney (IRE), Leopardstown and Leopardstown (IRE) 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 July 2026?
Chepstow: Good To Firm (Turf); Compiegne (FR): Good To Soft (Turf); Epsom: Good To Firm (Turf); Hamilton: Good To Firm (Turf); Killarney (IRE): Good (Turf); Leopardstown: Good (Turf); Leopardstown (IRE): Good (Turf); Thirsk: Good To Firm (Turf); Worcester: Good (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 16 July 2026?
Outright favourites won 22 of 52 on 16 July 2026 (42.3%); joint favourites won 3 of 8. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £52.00 and returned £52.66 — a profit of £0.66. 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 Luck Between Us (IRE) at 33/1 in the 6:10 Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle at Killarney (IRE) (one of 2 winners at that price).
What was the feature race on 16 July 2026?
The feature race was the 7:10 BOYLE Sports Meld Stakes (Group 3) (Group 3) at Leopardstown, won by Geryon (IRE) (11/10F).
What time was the first race on 16 July 2026?
The first race was the 1:40 British Stallions Studs EBF Nursery Handicap Stakes at Hamilton; the last was the 8:47 Copybet Overnight Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap Hurdle Race at Worcester.