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Thursday 20 August 2020

38 races were run across 5 meetings on 20 August 2020: Chester, Deauville (FR), Killarney, Leopardstown and York.

Chester Good To Soft · Turf · 9 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 8 of 9 · Biggest winner 5/1

Deauville (FR) Standard · AW · 8 races · France

Outright favs won 1 of 6 · Biggest winner 142/10

Killarney Soft · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 5 of 7 · Biggest winner 5/1

Leopardstown Heavy · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 3 of 7 · Biggest winner 12/1

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

Outright favs won 1 of 7 · Biggest winner 15/2

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 38 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 favourites18 of 36 won50.0% · 36 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 £7.55Staked £36.00, returned £43.55 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerSamuraj (FR) 142/10The 4:23 Prix des Hautes Mottes at Deauville (FR)
  • Joint favourites2 of 4 won50.0% · 2 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Chester899—
Deauville (FR)1682 of 4 won
Killarney577—
Leopardstown377—
York177—

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 2020?
38 races across 5 meetings were run on 20 August 2020: Chester (9 races), Deauville (FR) (8 races), Killarney (7 races), Leopardstown (7 races) and York (7 races). That is Chester and York in Great Britain; Deauville (FR) in France; Killarney and Leopardstown 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 20 August 2020?
Chester: Good To Soft (Turf); Deauville (FR): Standard (AW); Killarney: Soft (Turf); Leopardstown: Heavy (Turf); York: Good To Soft (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 20 August 2020?
Outright favourites won 18 of 36 on 20 August 2020 (50.0%); joint favourites won 2 of 4. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £36.00 and returned £43.55 — a profit of £7.55. 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 Samuraj (FR) at 142/10 in the 4:23 Prix des Hautes Mottes at Deauville (FR).
What was the feature race on 20 August 2020?
The feature race was the 3:15 Darley Yorkshire Oaks (Fillies' And Mares' Group 1) (Group 1) at York, won by Love (IRE) (4/9F).
What time was the first race on 20 August 2020?
The first race was the 12:55 Irish EBF Median Sires Series Fillies Maiden at Leopardstown; the last was the 8:00 Storyhouse Handicap at Chester.