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Friday 20 May 2005
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53 races were run across 8 meetings on 20 May 2005: Auteuil (FR), Bath, Cork, Downpatrick, Goodwood, Haydock, Newmarket and Stratford.

Auteuil (FR) Very Soft · Turf · 6 races · France

Outright favs won 0 of 1

Auteuil racecourse statistics →

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

Outright favs won 0 of 5 · Biggest winner 12/1

Bath racecourse statistics →

Cork Good To Yielding · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 1 of 6 · Biggest winner 16/1

Cork racecourse statistics →

Downpatrick Good · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 3 of 5 · Biggest winner 8/1

Downpatrick racecourse statistics →

Goodwood Good To Soft · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 0 of 5 · Biggest winner 25/1

Goodwood racecourse statistics →

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

Outright favs won 5 of 7 · Biggest winner 100/1

Haydock racecourse statistics →

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

Outright favs won 3 of 6 · Biggest winner 25/1

Newmarket racecourse statistics →

Stratford Good · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

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

Stratford racecourse statistics →

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 53 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 favourites14 of 41 won34.1% · 41 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 £4.91Staked £41.00, returned £36.09 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerZennerman (IRE) 100/1The 2:30 Bet365 Maiden Auction Stakes at Haydock
  • Joint favourites4 of 17 won23.5% · 7 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Auteuil (FR)016—
Bath0561 of 2 won
Cork1671 of 3 won
Downpatrick3572 of 6 won
Goodwood0570 of 4 won
Haydock577—
Newmarket3670 of 2 won
Stratford266—

One day is a tiny sample; the long-run line is the comparison. 5 races have no favourite identified — no starting prices are stored for them. 6 winners have no stored starting price and cannot be ranked by price. Figures are facts from the result, not a tip.

Quick answers

What horse racing was on 20 May 2005?
53 races across 8 meetings were run on 20 May 2005: Auteuil (FR) (6 races), Bath (6 races), Cork (7 races), Downpatrick (7 races), Goodwood (7 races), Haydock (7 races), Newmarket (7 races) and Stratford (6 races). That is Auteuil (FR) in France; Bath, Goodwood, Haydock, Newmarket and Stratford in Great Britain; Cork and Downpatrick 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 20 May 2005?
Auteuil (FR): Very Soft (Turf); Bath: Good To Firm (Turf); Cork: Good To Yielding (Turf); Downpatrick: Good (Turf); Goodwood: Good To Soft (Turf); Haydock: Good To Firm (Turf); Newmarket: Good To Firm (Turf); Stratford: Good (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 20 May 2005?
Outright favourites won 14 of 41 on 20 May 2005 (34.1%); joint favourites won 4 of 17. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £41.00 and returned £36.09 — a loss of £4.91. 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 Zennerman (IRE) at 100/1 in the 2:30 Bet365 Maiden Auction Stakes at Haydock.
What was the feature race on 20 May 2005?
The feature race was the 12:50 Prix le Guales de Mezaubran (Handicap Hurdle) (Listed) at Auteuil (FR), won by Cheyne (FR).
What time was the first race on 20 May 2005?
The first race was the 12:50 Prix le Guales de Mezaubran at Auteuil (FR); the last was the 9:00 Charlville INH Flat Race at Cork.