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Wednesday 5 August 2020

35 races were run across 5 meetings on 5 August 2020: Ayr, Lingfield (AW), Newton Abbot, Sligo and Wexford.

Ayr Soft · Turf · 4 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 0 of 3 · Biggest winner 17/2

Lingfield (AW) Standard To Slow · AW · 9 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 2 of 8 · Biggest winner 22/1

Newton Abbot Good · Turf · 8 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 7 of 8 · Biggest winner 4/1F

Sligo Good · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

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

Wexford Yielding To Soft · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 1 of 6 · Biggest winner 25/1

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 35 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 favourites11 of 32 won34.4% · 32 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 £4.58Staked £32.00, returned £27.42 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerThe Broom Squire (IRE) 25/1The 4:00 Barrow Handicap Chase at Wexford
  • Joint favourites1 of 6 won16.7% · 3 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Ayr0340 of 2 won
Lingfield (AW)2890 of 2 won
Newton Abbot788—
Sligo177—
Wexford1671 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 5 August 2020?
35 races across 5 meetings were run on 5 August 2020: Ayr (4 races), Lingfield (AW) (9 races), Newton Abbot (8 races), Sligo (7 races) and Wexford (7 races). That is Ayr, Lingfield (AW) and Newton Abbot in Great Britain; Sligo and Wexford 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 5 August 2020?
Ayr: Soft (Turf); Lingfield (AW): Standard To Slow (AW); Newton Abbot: Good (Turf); Sligo: Good (Turf); Wexford: Yielding To Soft (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 5 August 2020?
Outright favourites won 11 of 32 on 5 August 2020 (34.4%); joint favourites won 1 of 6. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £32.00 and returned £27.42 — a loss of £4.58. 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 The Broom Squire (IRE) at 25/1 in the 4:00 Barrow Handicap Chase at Wexford.
What time was the first race on 5 August 2020?
The first race was the 1:00 Boro Maiden Hurdle at Wexford; the last was the 8:05 Read Andrew Balding On Betway Insider Fillies' Handicap at Lingfield (AW).