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Racing Results

Sunday 2 August 2020

47 races were run across 6 meetings on 2 August 2020: Cork, Deauville (FR), Galway, Leicester, Newcastle (AW) and Sandown.

Cork Good To Yielding · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 4 of 7 · Biggest winner 16/1

Deauville (FR) Good · Turf · 9 races · France

Outright favs won 2 of 9 · Biggest winner 62/1

Galway Soft · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 4 of 7 · Biggest winner 12/1

Leicester Good To Firm · Turf · 8 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 0 of 8 · Biggest winner 25/1

Newcastle (AW) Standard · AW · 8 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 3 of 5 · Biggest winner 12/1

Sandown Good · Turf · 8 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 2 of 8 · Biggest winner 18/1

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 favourites15 of 44 won34.1% · 44 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 £1.32Staked £44.00, returned £42.68 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerLord Spirit (FR) 62/1The 5:45 Prix de l'Amitie Longines Fegentri at Deauville (FR)
  • Joint favourites0 of 6 won0.0% · 3 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Cork477—
Deauville (FR)299—
Galway477—
Leicester088—
Newcastle (AW)3580 of 6 won
Sandown288—

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 2 August 2020?
47 races across 6 meetings were run on 2 August 2020: Cork (7 races), Deauville (FR) (9 races), Galway (7 races), Leicester (8 races), Newcastle (AW) (8 races) and Sandown (8 races). That is Cork and Galway in Ireland; Deauville (FR) in France; Leicester, Newcastle (AW) and Sandown in Great Britain. 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 2 August 2020?
Cork: Good To Yielding (Turf); Deauville (FR): Good (Turf); Galway: Soft (Turf); Leicester: Good To Firm (Turf); Newcastle (AW): Standard (AW); Sandown: Good (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 2 August 2020?
Outright favourites won 15 of 44 on 2 August 2020 (34.1%); joint favourites won 0 of 6. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £44.00 and returned £42.68 — a loss of £1.32. 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 Lord Spirit (FR) at 62/1 in the 5:45 Prix de l'Amitie Longines Fegentri at Deauville (FR).
What was the feature race on 2 August 2020?
The feature race was the 2:50 Prix Rothschild (3yo+ Fillies & Mares) (Straight Course) (Turf) (Group 1) at Deauville (FR), won by Watch Me (FR) (7/10F).
What time was the first race on 2 August 2020?
The first race was the 12:00 Claygate Handicap at Sandown; the last was the 5:50 Fr. Breen Memorial Handicap at Galway.