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Sunday 31 July 2005
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40 races were run across 6 meetings on 31 July 2005: Chester, Cork, Deauville (FR), Galway, Market Rasen and Newbury.

Chester Good · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

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

Chester racecourse statistics →

Cork Firm · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 2 of 7 · Biggest winner 9/1

Cork racecourse statistics →

Deauville (FR) Good To Soft · Turf · 6 races · France

Outright favs won 2 of 3 · Biggest winner 15/8F

Deauville racecourse statistics →

Galway Good To Firm · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 4 of 6 · Biggest winner 14/1

Galway racecourse statistics →

Market Rasen Good To Firm · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 3 of 7 · Biggest winner 20/1

Market Rasen racecourse statistics →

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

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

Newbury racecourse statistics →

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 40 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 favourites13 of 35 won37.1% · 35 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 £2.95Staked £35.00, returned £37.95 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerStainley (IRE) 25/1The 2:50 Cheshire County Council Foster Care E.B.F. Maiden Stakes at Chester · one of 2 winners at that price
  • Joint favourites1 of 5 won20.0% · 2 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Chester166—
Cork277—
Deauville (FR)236—
Galway4671 of 3 won
Market Rasen377—
Newbury1670 of 2 won

One day is a tiny sample; the long-run line is the comparison. 3 races have no favourite identified — no starting prices are stored for them. 4 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 31 July 2005?
40 races across 6 meetings were run on 31 July 2005: Chester (6 races), Cork (7 races), Deauville (FR) (6 races), Galway (7 races), Market Rasen (7 races) and Newbury (7 races). That is Chester, Market Rasen and Newbury in Great Britain; Cork and Galway in Ireland; Deauville (FR) in France. 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 31 July 2005?
Chester: Good (Turf); Cork: Firm (Turf); Deauville (FR): Good To Soft (Turf); Galway: Good To Firm (Turf); Market Rasen: Good To Firm (Turf); Newbury: Good To Soft (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 31 July 2005?
Outright favourites won 13 of 35 on 31 July 2005 (37.1%); joint favourites won 1 of 5. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £35.00 and returned £37.95 — a profit of £2.95. 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 Stainley (IRE) at 25/1 in the 2:50 Cheshire County Council Foster Care E.B.F. Maiden Stakes at Chester (one of 2 winners at that price).
What was the feature race on 31 July 2005?
The feature race was the 3:00 Prix d'Astarte (Fillies & Mares) (Straight Course) (Group 1) at Deauville (FR), won by Divine Proportions (USA) (2/9F).
What time was the first race on 31 July 2005?
The first race was the 1:00 Prix de Pont Audemer at Deauville (FR); the last was the 5:30 Ballyclough INH Flat Race at Cork.