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Saturday 20 August 2016

72 races were run across 10 meetings on 20 August 2016: Bath, Chelmsford City (AW), Chester, Curragh, Deauville (FR), Killarney, Newton Abbot, Perth, Sandown and York.

Bath Firm · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Chelmsford City (AW) Standard · AW · 7 races · Great Britain

Chester Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Curragh Good · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

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

Killarney Yielding · Turf · 8 races · Ireland

Newton Abbot Good To Firm · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Perth Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

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

York Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 72 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 favourites27 of 70 won38.6% · 70 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 £7.51Staked £70.00, returned £77.51 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerHit The Bid (GB) 50/1The 3:20 Jimmy O'neill Irish Racing Excellence Curragh Stakes at Curragh
  • Joint favourites1 of 4 won25.0% · 2 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Bath2671 of 2 won
Chelmsford City (AW)377—
Chester377—
Curragh2670 of 2 won
Deauville (FR)288—
Killarney388—
Newton Abbot377—
Perth277—
Sandown577—
York277—

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 August 2016?
72 races across 10 meetings were run on 20 August 2016: Bath (7 races), Chelmsford City (AW) (7 races), Chester (7 races), Curragh (7 races), Deauville (FR) (8 races), Killarney (8 races), Newton Abbot (7 races), Perth (7 races), Sandown (7 races) and York (7 races). That is Bath, Chelmsford City (AW), Chester, Newton Abbot, Perth, Sandown and York in Great Britain; Curragh and Killarney 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 2016?
Bath: Firm (Turf); Chelmsford City (AW): Standard (AW); Chester: Good (Turf); Curragh: Good (Turf); Deauville (FR): Good (Turf); Killarney: Yielding (Turf); Newton Abbot: Good To Firm (Turf); Perth: Good (Turf); Sandown: Good To Soft (Turf); York: Good (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 20 August 2016?
Outright favourites won 27 of 70 on 20 August 2016 (38.6%); joint favourites won 1 of 4. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £70.00 and returned £77.51 — a profit of £7.51. 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 Hit The Bid (GB) at 50/1 in the 3:20 Jimmy O'neill Irish Racing Excellence Curragh Stakes at Curragh.
What was the feature race on 20 August 2016?
The feature race was the 3:25 Irish Thoroughbred Marketing Gimcrack Stakes (Group 2) (Group 2) at York, won by Blue Point (IRE) (11/8F).
What time was the first race on 20 August 2016?
The first race was the 1:05 Prix d'Auquainville at Deauville (FR); the last was the 8:50 Book Tickets Online At Chelmsfordcityracecourse.com Handicap at Chelmsford City (AW).