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Racing Results

Friday 20 May 2016

61 races were run across 9 meetings on 20 May 2016: Carlisle, Catterick, Chantilly (FR), Cork, Downpatrick, Goodwood, Haydock, Stratford and Wolverhampton (AW).

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

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

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

Outright favs won 0 of 6 · Biggest winner 20/1

Chantilly (FR) Very Soft · Turf · 9 races · France

Outright favs won 2 of 9 · Biggest winner 40/1

Cork Good To Firm · Turf · 5 races · Ireland

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

Downpatrick Good · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 2 of 6 · Biggest winner 8/1

Goodwood Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 1 of 7 · Biggest winner 16/1

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

Outright favs won 2 of 6 · Biggest winner 16/1

Stratford Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 0 of 6 · Biggest winner 28/1

Wolverhampton (AW) Standard · AW · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 3 of 5 · Biggest winner 15/2

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 61 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 55 won23.6% · 55 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 £22.75Staked £55.00, returned £32.25 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerMirroronthewall (FR) 40/1The 3:15 Prix du Capricorne at Chantilly (FR)
  • Joint favourites2 of 12 won16.7% · 6 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Carlisle277—
Catterick066—
Chantilly (FR)299—
Cork1350 of 4 won
Downpatrick2670 of 2 won
Goodwood177—
Haydock266—
Stratford0671 of 2 won
Wolverhampton (AW)3571 of 4 won

One day is a tiny sample; the long-run line is the comparison. Figures are facts from the result, not a tip.

Quick answers

What horse racing was on 20 May 2016?
61 races across 9 meetings were run on 20 May 2016: Carlisle (7 races), Catterick (6 races), Chantilly (FR) (9 races), Cork (5 races), Downpatrick (7 races), Goodwood (7 races), Haydock (6 races), Stratford (7 races) and Wolverhampton (AW) (7 races). That is Carlisle, Catterick, Goodwood, Haydock, Stratford and Wolverhampton (AW) in Great Britain; Chantilly (FR) in France; 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 2016?
Carlisle: Good To Firm (Turf); Catterick: Good To Firm (Turf); Chantilly (FR): Very Soft (Turf); Cork: Good To Firm (Turf); Downpatrick: Good (Turf); Goodwood: Good (Turf); Haydock: Good To Firm (Turf); Stratford: Good (Turf); Wolverhampton (AW): Standard (AW).
How did the favourites do on 20 May 2016?
Outright favourites won 13 of 55 on 20 May 2016 (23.6%); joint favourites won 2 of 12. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £55.00 and returned £32.25 — a loss of £22.75. 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 Mirroronthewall (FR) at 40/1 in the 3:15 Prix du Capricorne at Chantilly (FR).
What was the feature race on 20 May 2016?
The feature race was the 1:15 Prix Vanteaux (3yo Fillies) (Turf) (Group 3) at Chantilly (FR), won by Zghorta Dance (FR) (18/5).
What time was the first race on 20 May 2016?
The first race was the 12:15 Prix du Mont de Po at Chantilly (FR); the last was the 9:00 ApolloBet Weekly Golf Refunds Handicap at Haydock.