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Friday 31 January 2020

36 races were run across 5 meetings on 31 January 2020: Catterick, Chepstow, Dundalk (AW), Lingfield (AW) and Newcastle (AW).

Catterick Soft · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 2 of 6 · Biggest winner 17/2

Chepstow Heavy · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

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

Dundalk (AW) Standard · AW · 8 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 5 of 8 · Biggest winner 10/1

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

Outright favs won 2 of 7 · Biggest winner 9/1

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

Outright favs won 2 of 6 · Biggest winner 15/2

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 36 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 33 won39.4% · 33 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 £3.42Staked £33.00, returned £29.58 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerHoldbacktheriver (IRE) 12/1The 4:00 Morecom Electrical Services Handicap Chase at Chepstow
  • Joint favourites2 of 6 won33.3% · 3 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Catterick2671 of 2 won
Chepstow2671 of 2 won
Dundalk (AW)588—
Lingfield (AW)277—
Newcastle (AW)2670 of 2 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 31 January 2020?
36 races across 5 meetings were run on 31 January 2020: Catterick (7 races), Chepstow (7 races), Dundalk (AW) (8 races), Lingfield (AW) (7 races) and Newcastle (AW) (7 races). That is Catterick, Chepstow, Lingfield (AW) and Newcastle (AW) in Great Britain; Dundalk (AW) 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 31 January 2020?
Catterick: Soft (Turf); Chepstow: Heavy (Turf); Dundalk (AW): Standard (AW); Lingfield (AW): Standard (AW); Newcastle (AW): Standard (AW).
How did the favourites do on 31 January 2020?
Outright favourites won 13 of 33 on 31 January 2020 (39.4%); joint favourites won 2 of 6. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £33.00 and returned £29.58 — a loss of £3.42. 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 Holdbacktheriver (IRE) at 12/1 in the 4:00 Morecom Electrical Services Handicap Chase at Chepstow.
What time was the first race on 31 January 2020?
The first race was the 1:00 Racing To School Juvenile Hurdle at Catterick; the last was the 8:30 Party Nights At Dundalk Stadium Handicap at Dundalk (AW).