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Tuesday 20 May 2008
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47 races were run across 7 meetings on 20 May 2008: Beverley, Chantilly (FR), Leicester, Limerick, Musselburgh, Southwell (AW) and Towcester.

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

Outright favs won 1 of 6 · Biggest winner 28/1

Beverley racecourse statistics →

Chantilly (FR) Good · Turf · 8 races · France

Outright favs won 1 of 2 · Biggest winner 19/5

Chantilly racecourse statistics →

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

Outright favs won 2 of 6 · Biggest winner 5/1

Leicester racecourse statistics →

Limerick Good · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 1 of 7 · Biggest winner 25/1

Limerick racecourse statistics →

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

Outright favs won 3 of 7 · Biggest winner 12/1

Musselburgh racecourse statistics →

Southwell (AW) Standard · AW · 6 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 2 of 5 · Biggest winner 100/1

Southwell (AW) racecourse statistics →

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

Outright favs won 2 of 5 · Biggest winner 12/1

Towcester racecourse statistics →

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 47 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 favourites12 of 38 won31.6% · 38 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 £2.45Staked £38.00, returned £35.55 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerTykie Two (GB) 100/1The 3:30 Southwell Racecourse For Conferences Handicap at Southwell (AW)
  • Joint favourites0 of 6 won0.0% · 3 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Beverley1670 of 2 won
Chantilly (FR)128—
Leicester266—
Limerick177—
Musselburgh377—
Southwell (AW)2560 of 2 won
Towcester2560 of 2 won

One day is a tiny sample; the long-run line is the comparison. 6 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 2008?
47 races across 7 meetings were run on 20 May 2008: Beverley (7 races), Chantilly (FR) (8 races), Leicester (6 races), Limerick (7 races), Musselburgh (7 races), Southwell (AW) (6 races) and Towcester (6 races). That is Beverley, Leicester, Musselburgh, Southwell (AW) and Towcester in Great Britain; Chantilly (FR) in France; Limerick 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 2008?
Beverley: Good To Firm (Turf); Chantilly (FR): Good (Turf); Leicester: Good To Firm (Turf); Limerick: Good (Turf); Musselburgh: Good To Firm (Turf); Southwell (AW): Standard (AW); Towcester: Good To Firm (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 20 May 2008?
Outright favourites won 12 of 38 on 20 May 2008 (31.6%); joint favourites won 0 of 6. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £38.00 and returned £35.55 — a loss of £2.45. 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 Tykie Two (GB) at 100/1 in the 3:30 Southwell Racecourse For Conferences Handicap at Southwell (AW).
What was the feature race on 20 May 2008?
The feature race was the 3:00 Prix Volterra () (Fillies) (Listed) at Chantilly (FR), won by Caesarine (FR).
What time was the first race on 20 May 2008?
The first race was the 12:50 Prix de la Ville de Lamorlaye at Chantilly (FR); the last was the 9:00 Blizzards Play July 24 (Mares) INH Flat Race at Limerick.