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Racing Results

Saturday 20 May 2006

56 races were run across 8 meetings on 20 May 2006: Bangor-on-Dee, Maisons-Laffitte (FR), Newbury, Nottingham, Punchestown (IRE), Thirsk, Uttoxeter and Worcester.

Bangor-on-Dee Soft · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 3 of 6 · Biggest winner 10/1

Maisons-Laffitte (FR) Soft · Turf · 8 races · France

Newbury Soft · Turf · 8 races · Great Britain

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

Nottingham Soft · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 2 of 7 · Biggest winner 10/1

Punchestown (IRE) Soft · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 1 of 6 · Biggest winner 10/1

Thirsk Heavy · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 3 of 6 · Biggest winner 16/1

Uttoxeter Heavy · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 1 of 6 · Biggest winner 20/1

Worcester Good To Soft · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 4 of 6 · Biggest winner 5/1

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 favourites15 of 44 won34.1% · 44 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 £0.13Staked £44.00, returned £43.87 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerBosset (USA) 20/1The 4:55 Paddy Power Dial-A-Bet Maiden Stakes at Newbury · one of 2 winners at that price
  • Joint favourites1 of 8 won12.5% · 4 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Bangor-on-Dee3670 of 2 won
Maisons-Laffitte (FR)008—
Newbury1780 of 2 won
Nottingham277—
Punchestown (IRE)1671 of 2 won
Thirsk3670 of 2 won
Uttoxeter166—
Worcester466—

One day is a tiny sample; the long-run line is the comparison. 8 races have no favourite identified — no starting prices are stored for them. 8 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 2006?
56 races across 8 meetings were run on 20 May 2006: Bangor-on-Dee (7 races), Maisons-Laffitte (FR) (8 races), Newbury (8 races), Nottingham (7 races), Punchestown (IRE) (7 races), Thirsk (7 races), Uttoxeter (6 races) and Worcester (6 races). That is Bangor-on-Dee, Newbury, Nottingham, Thirsk, Uttoxeter and Worcester in Great Britain; Maisons-Laffitte (FR) in France; Punchestown (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 20 May 2006?
Bangor-on-Dee: Soft (Turf); Maisons-Laffitte (FR): Soft (Turf); Newbury: Soft (Turf); Nottingham: Soft (Turf); Punchestown (IRE): Soft (Turf); Thirsk: Heavy (Turf); Uttoxeter: Heavy (Turf); Worcester: Good To Soft (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 20 May 2006?
Outright favourites won 15 of 44 on 20 May 2006 (34.1%); joint favourites won 1 of 8. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £44.00 and returned £43.87 — a loss of £0.13. 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 Bosset (USA) at 20/1 in the 4:55 Paddy Power Dial-A-Bet Maiden Stakes at Newbury (one of 2 winners at that price).
What was the feature race on 20 May 2006?
The feature race was the 2:45 Juddmonte Lockinge Stakes (Group 1) at Newbury, won by Peeress (GB) (4/1).
What time was the first race on 20 May 2006?
The first race was the 12:45 Prix des Petrons at Maisons-Laffitte (FR); the last was the 8:55 Evening Meeting In June (Pro/Am) INH Flat Race at Punchestown (IRE).