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Thursday 20 July 2017

51 races were run across 8 meetings on 20 July 2017: Chepstow, Doncaster, Epsom Downs, Hamilton, Killarney, Leicester, Leopardstown and Vichy (FR).

Chepstow Good · Turf · 8 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 2 of 7 · Biggest winner 13/2

Doncaster Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 2 of 7 · Biggest winner 33/1

Epsom Downs Good To Soft · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 1 of 6 · Biggest winner 7/1

Hamilton Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 0 of 7 · Biggest winner 8/1

Killarney Good · Turf · 8 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 2 of 6 · Biggest winner 12/1

Leicester Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 3 of 6 · Biggest winner 8/1

Leopardstown Good To Yielding · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

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

Vichy (FR) Soft · Turf · 1 race · France

Outright favs won 0 of 1 · Biggest winner 158/10

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 51 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 46 won26.1% · 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 £17.61Staked £46.00, returned £28.39 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerMake Good (IRE) 33/1The 7:15 Saint Gobain Weber Novice Stakes at Doncaster
  • Joint favourites3 of 10 won30.0% · 5 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Chepstow2781 of 2 won
Doncaster277—
Epsom Downs166—
Hamilton077—
Killarney2681 of 4 won
Leicester3670 of 2 won
Leopardstown2671 of 2 won
Vichy (FR)011—

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 July 2017?
51 races across 8 meetings were run on 20 July 2017: Chepstow (8 races), Doncaster (7 races), Epsom Downs (6 races), Hamilton (7 races), Killarney (8 races), Leicester (7 races), Leopardstown (7 races) and Vichy (FR) (1 race). That is Chepstow, Doncaster, Epsom Downs, Hamilton and Leicester in Great Britain; Killarney and Leopardstown in Ireland; Vichy (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 July 2017?
Chepstow: Good (Turf); Doncaster: Good (Turf); Epsom Downs: Good To Soft (Turf); Hamilton: Good (Turf); Killarney: Good (Turf); Leicester: Good (Turf); Leopardstown: Good To Yielding (Turf); Vichy (FR): Soft (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 20 July 2017?
Outright favourites won 12 of 46 on 20 July 2017 (26.1%); joint favourites won 3 of 10. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £46.00 and returned £28.39 — a loss of £17.61. 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 Make Good (IRE) at 33/1 in the 7:15 Saint Gobain Weber Novice Stakes at Doncaster.
What was the feature race on 20 July 2017?
The feature race was the 8:00 Icon Meld Stakes (group 3) (Group 3) at Leopardstown, won by Mr Moonlight Magic (GB) (5/1).
What time was the first race on 20 July 2017?
The first race was the 1:35 Killarney Welcomes Bordeaux Novice Hurdle at Killarney; the last was the 9:00 Manguard Plus Handicap at Leopardstown.