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Friday 28 August 2020

41 races were run across 6 meetings on 28 August 2020: Clairefontaine (FR), Curragh, Down Royal, Fontwell, Goodwood and Newmarket.

Clairefontaine (FR) Heavy · Turf · 1 race · France

Outright favs won 1 of 1 · Biggest winner 5/2F

Curragh Heavy · Turf · 8 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 1 of 7 · Biggest winner 66/1

Down Royal Yielding To Soft · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 3 of 7 · Biggest winner 20/1

Fontwell Good · Turf · 8 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 3 of 8 · Biggest winner 9/1

Goodwood Soft · Turf · 8 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 2 of 7 · Biggest winner 18/1

Newmarket Soft · Turf · 9 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 2 of 8 · Biggest winner 40/1

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 41 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 38 won31.6% · 38 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 £9.85Staked £38.00, returned £28.15 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerNew Treasure (IRE) 66/1The 4:10 Heider Family Stables Round Tower Stakes at Curragh
  • Joint favourites3 of 6 won50.0% · 3 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Clairefontaine (FR)111—
Curragh1781 of 2 won
Down Royal377—
Fontwell388—
Goodwood2781 of 2 won
Newmarket2891 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 28 August 2020?
41 races across 6 meetings were run on 28 August 2020: Clairefontaine (FR) (1 race), Curragh (8 races), Down Royal (7 races), Fontwell (8 races), Goodwood (8 races) and Newmarket (9 races). That is Clairefontaine (FR) in France; Curragh and Down Royal in Ireland; Fontwell, Goodwood and Newmarket 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 28 August 2020?
Clairefontaine (FR): Heavy (Turf); Curragh: Heavy (Turf); Down Royal: Yielding To Soft (Turf); Fontwell: Good (Turf); Goodwood: Soft (Turf); Newmarket: Soft (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 28 August 2020?
Outright favourites won 12 of 38 on 28 August 2020 (31.6%); joint favourites won 3 of 6. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £38.00 and returned £28.15 — a loss of £9.85. 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 New Treasure (IRE) at 66/1 in the 4:10 Heider Family Stables Round Tower Stakes at Curragh.
What was the feature race on 28 August 2020?
The feature race was the 2:40 Kilcarn Stud Flame Of Tara Irish European Breeders Fund Stakes (Fillies' Group 3) (Group 3) at Curragh, won by Divinely (IRE) (5/1).
What time was the first race on 28 August 2020?
The first race was the 12:00 Final Furlong Podcast Novices' Hurdle at Fontwell; the last was the 7:35 MansionBet Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap at Newmarket.