What horse racing was on 20 August 2005?

49 races across 9 meetings were run on 20 August 2005: Beverley (7 races), Chester (6 races), Curragh (7 races), Deauville (FR) (4 races), Lingfield (3 races), Lingfield (AW) (3 races), Newton Abbot (6 races), Redcar (6 races) and Sandown (7 races). That is Beverley, Chester, Lingfield, Lingfield (AW), Newton Abbot, Redcar and Sandown in Great Britain; Curragh 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 20 August 2005?

Beverley: Good (Turf); Chester: Good To Firm (Turf); Curragh: Good (Turf); Deauville (FR): Very Soft (Turf); Lingfield: Good To Firm (Turf); Lingfield (AW): Standard (AW); Newton Abbot: Good (Turf); Redcar: Good (Turf); Sandown: Soft (Turf).

How did the favourites do on 20 August 2005?

Outright favourites won 11 of 46 on 20 August 2005 (23.9%); joint favourites won 2 of 4. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £46.00 and returned £33.66 — a loss of £12.34. 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 Big Quick (IRE) at 28/1 in the 2:00 Toteplacepot Handicap Hurdle at Newton Abbot.

What was the feature race on 20 August 2005?

The feature race was the 4:25 Galileo Ebf Futurity Stakes (group 2) (Group 2) at Curragh, won by Horatio Nelson (IRE) (2/7F).

What time was the first race on 20 August 2005?

The first race was the 1:40 E.B.F. BP Acetyls Saltend Maiden Fillies' Stakes at Beverley; the last was the 8:05 'Girls' Night Out' Handicap at Redcar.

Racing Results

Saturday 20 August 2005

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49 races were run across 9 meetings on 20 August 2005: Beverley, Chester, Curragh, Deauville (FR), Lingfield, Lingfield (AW), Newton Abbot, Redcar and Sandown.

Beverley Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

1:40 E.B.F. BP Acetyls Saltend Maiden Fillies' Stakes Flat · Class 4 · 7f100y Speciosa (IRE) 8/1
2:15 Totepool Awaybet Handicap Flat · Class 5 · 7f100y Baylaw Star (GB) 5/1
2:45 Totesport.com Beverley Bullet Sprint Stakes (Listed) Flat · Class 1 · 5f Chookie Heiton (IRE) 7/1
3:15 Totescoop6 Heritage Handicap Flat · Class 2 · 1m1f207y Ashkal Way (IRE) 2/1F
3:50 Totesport 0800 221 221 Handicap Flat · Class 5 · 5f The Fisio (GB) 3/1F
4:25 Priory Park Volkswagen Maiden Stakes Flat · Class 5 · 5f Born For Dancing (IRE) 5/1
5:00 Teletext Racing "hands And Heels" Apprentice Maiden Handicap Flat · Class 6 · 1m1f207y Saif Sareea (GB) 4/1F

Beverley racecourse statistics →

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

2:05 Blue Square Chester Handicap (Listed) Flat · Class 1 · 1m5f89y Jagger (GB) 5/1
2:40 Blue Square 0800 587 0200 E.B.F. Maiden Stakes Flat · Class 4 · 7f2y Global Genius (IRE) 11/8F
3:10 Blue Square Heritage Handicap Flat · Class 2 · 7f122y Roman Maze (GB) 16/1
3:40 Blue Square Pays Double Results Conditions Stakes Flat · Class 2 · 6f18y League Champion (USA) 10/11F
4:15 Blue Square Games Handicap Flat · Class 4 · 1m7f195y My Immortal (GB) 5/1
4:50 Blue Square Casino Handicap Flat · Class 4 · 5f16y Foley Millennium (IRE) 9/2

Chester racecourse statistics →

Curragh Good · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

2:15 Korean Racing Association EBF Maiden Flat · 7f Rhythm'n Roots (IRE) 7/2
2:45 Racing Post In Ireland Belgrave Stakes (listed) Flat · 6f Moon Unit (IRE) 9/1
3:15 Racing Post Poker Handicap (50-80) Flat · 6f Diamonds For Luck (IRE) 14/1
3:50 Tattersalls Ireland Sale Stakes Flat · 6f Wake Up Maggie (IRE) 9/2
4:25 Galileo Ebf Futurity Stakes (group 2) Flat · 7f Horatio Nelson (IRE) 2/7F
4:55 Lanwades & Staffordstown Studs Fillies' Maiden Flat · 1m Happy To Chat (IRE) 6/4F
5:25 Racing Post Casino Handicap (60-100) Flat · 1m2f The Carbon Unit (USA) 3/1

Curragh racecourse statistics →

Deauville (FR) Very Soft · Turf · 4 races · France

1:50 Prix du Pont de Normandie (Handicap) Flat · 1m4½f Pro Ken (FR)
2:50 Criterium du Fonds European de l'Elevage () Flat · 1m Linda's Lad (GB) 67/10
3:20 Prix du Calvados (Fillies) Flat · 7f Confidential Lady (GB) 9/2
3:50 Prix Guillaume d'Ornano Flat · 1m2f Pinson (IRE) 22/5

Deauville racecourse statistics →

Lingfield Good To Firm · Turf · 3 races · Great Britain

5:20 Mercedes Benz Direct Caterham Maiden Auction Stakes Flat · Class 5 · 6f Zambach (IRE) 11/1
7:20 Mercedes Benz Direct Kingston Handicap Flat · Class 5 · 7f Bold Diktator (GB) 4/1F
7:50 Mercedes Benz Direct Fillies' Handicap Flat · Class 5 · 6f Portmeirion (GB) 9/2

Lingfield racecourse statistics →

Lingfield (AW) Standard · AW · 3 races · Great Britain

5:50 Mercedes Benz Direct Kingston Claiming Stakes (AW) Flat · Class 5 · 1m2f Fuel Cell (IRE) 7/2
6:20 Mercedes Benz Direct Caterham Handicap (AW) Flat · Class 6 · 1m2f Thebestisyettocome (GB) 6/1
6:50 Mercedes Benz Direct Maiden Stakes (AW) Flat · Class 5 · 1m4f Viz (IRE) 11/4F

Lingfield (AW) racecourse statistics →

Newton Abbot Good · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

2:00 Toteplacepot Handicap Hurdle Hurdle · Class 4 · 3m3f Big Quick (IRE) 28/1
2:30 Totesport 0800 221 221 Handicap Hurdle Hurdle · Class 3 · 2m1f Monticelli (GER) 13/2
3:05 totequadpot Novices' Chase Chase · Class 3 · 2m110y Scalloway (IRE) 7/1
3:35 Lord Mildmay Memorial Handicap Chase Chase · Class 2 · 2m5f110y Tamango (FR) 20/1
4:10 Totepool Awaybet Novices' Hurdle Hurdle · Class 3 · 2m3f Decisive (GB) 11/8
4:45 Totesport.com Handicap Chase Chase · Class 3 · 3m2f110y Swansea Bay (GB) 2/1J

Newton Abbot racecourse statistics →

Redcar Good · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

5:35 Flower Box Guisborough & Stokesley Median Auction Maiden Stk Flat · Class 5 · 6f Ingleby Arch (USA) 2/1F
6:05 Racecourse Wedding Receptions Novice Median Auction Stakes Flat · Class 5 · 7f Killybegs (IRE) 5/6F
6:35 Gaffney Industrial & Welding Supplies Handicap Flat · Class 5 · 1m2f Paparaazi (IRE) 7/1J
7:05 'Best Dressed Lady' Handicap Flat · Class 4 · 1m Kelucia (IRE) 12/1
7:35 Gus Robinson Costa Blanca Homes SL Classified Stakes Flat · Class 5 · 6f Nistaki (USA) 15/2
8:05 'Girls' Night Out' Handicap Flat · Class 6 · 1m6f19y Celtic Carisma (GB) 6/1

Redcar racecourse statistics →

Sandown Soft · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

1:50 William Hill Atalanta Stakes (Fillies' Listed) Flat · Class 1 · 1m14y Musicanna (GB) 7/4
2:20 Iveco Daily Solario Stakes (Group 3) Flat · Class 1 · 7f16y Opera Cape (GB) 15/2
2:55 williamhillpoker.com Handicap Flat · Class 3 · 1m2f7y Pagan Sky (IRE) 14/1
3:30 totesport.com Handicap Flat · Class 2 · 5f6y Cape Royal (GB) 14/1
4:00 Fantasia Ceiling Fans Handicap Flat · Class 4 · 5f6y Chinalea (IRE) 7/1
4:35 BDO Stoy Hayward Nursery Handicap Flat · Class 4 · 7f16y Ocean Pride (IRE) 10/3
5:10 Variety Club Chief Barker's Maiden Fillies' Stakes Flat · Class 5 · 1m14y Golden Applause (FR) 11/2

Sandown racecourse statistics →

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 49 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 favourites11 of 46 won23.9% · 46 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 £12.34Staked £46.00, returned £33.66 at SP
Biggest-priced winnerBig Quick (IRE) 28/1The 2:00 Toteplacepot Handicap Hurdle at Newton Abbot
Joint favourites2 of 4 won50.0% · 2 races had joint favourites

Meeting	Fav won	Fav ran	Races	Joint
Beverley	3	7	7	—
Chester	2	6	6	—
Curragh	2	7	7	—
Deauville (FR)	0	3	4	—
Lingfield	1	3	3	—
Lingfield (AW)	1	3	3	—
Newton Abbot	0	5	6	1 of 2 won
Redcar	2	5	6	1 of 2 won
Sandown	0	7	7	—

One day is a tiny sample; the long-run line is the comparison. 1 race has no favourite identified — no starting prices are stored for it. 1 winner has 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 August 2005?: 49 races across 9 meetings were run on 20 August 2005: Beverley (7 races), Chester (6 races), Curragh (7 races), Deauville (FR) (4 races), Lingfield (3 races), Lingfield (AW) (3 races), Newton Abbot (6 races), Redcar (6 races) and Sandown (7 races). That is Beverley, Chester, Lingfield, Lingfield (AW), Newton Abbot, Redcar and Sandown in Great Britain; Curragh 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 20 August 2005?: Beverley: Good (Turf); Chester: Good To Firm (Turf); Curragh: Good (Turf); Deauville (FR): Very Soft (Turf); Lingfield: Good To Firm (Turf); Lingfield (AW): Standard (AW); Newton Abbot: Good (Turf); Redcar: Good (Turf); Sandown: Soft (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 20 August 2005?: Outright favourites won 11 of 46 on 20 August 2005 (23.9%); joint favourites won 2 of 4. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £46.00 and returned £33.66 — a loss of £12.34. 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 Big Quick (IRE) at 28/1 in the 2:00 Toteplacepot Handicap Hurdle at Newton Abbot.
What was the feature race on 20 August 2005?: The feature race was the 4:25 Galileo Ebf Futurity Stakes (group 2) (Group 2) at Curragh, won by Horatio Nelson (IRE) (2/7F).
What time was the first race on 20 August 2005?: The first race was the 1:40 E.B.F. BP Acetyls Saltend Maiden Fillies' Stakes at Beverley; the last was the 8:05 'Girls' Night Out' Handicap at Redcar.