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Friday 2 October 2020

52 races were run across 7 meetings on 2 October 2020: Ascot, Dundalk (AW), Fontwell, Gowran Park, Hexham, Newcastle (AW) and Saint-Cloud (FR).

Ascot Good To Soft · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 3 of 6 · Biggest winner 16/1

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

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

Fontwell Soft · Turf · 8 races · Great Britain

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

Gowran Park Good · Turf · 8 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 4 of 7 · Biggest winner 33/1

Hexham Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 0 of 7 · Biggest winner 66/1

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

Outright favs won 1 of 7 · Biggest winner 50/1

Saint-Cloud (FR) Heavy · Turf · 7 races · France

Outright favs won 1 of 7 · Biggest winner 145/10

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 52 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 48 won31.3% · 48 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 £7.83Staked £48.00, returned £40.17 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerGolden Robin (IRE) 66/1The 1:15 carpetgallop.co.uk Mares' Handicap Hurdle at Hexham
  • Joint favourites1 of 8 won12.5% · 4 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Ascot366—
Dundalk (AW)4780 of 2 won
Fontwell2780 of 2 won
Gowran Park4780 of 2 won
Hexham077—
Newcastle (AW)1781 of 2 won
Saint-Cloud (FR)177—

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 October 2020?
52 races across 7 meetings were run on 2 October 2020: Ascot (6 races), Dundalk (AW) (8 races), Fontwell (8 races), Gowran Park (8 races), Hexham (7 races), Newcastle (AW) (8 races) and Saint-Cloud (FR) (7 races). That is Ascot, Fontwell, Hexham and Newcastle (AW) in Great Britain; Dundalk (AW) and Gowran Park in Ireland; Saint-Cloud (FR) in France. 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 October 2020?
Ascot: Good To Soft (Turf); Dundalk (AW): Standard (AW); Fontwell: Soft (Turf); Gowran Park: Good (Turf); Hexham: Good (Turf); Newcastle (AW): Standard To Slow (AW); Saint-Cloud (FR): Heavy (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 2 October 2020?
Outright favourites won 15 of 48 on 2 October 2020 (31.3%); joint favourites won 1 of 8. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £48.00 and returned £40.17 — a loss of £7.83. 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 Golden Robin (IRE) at 66/1 in the 1:15 carpetgallop.co.uk Mares' Handicap Hurdle at Hexham.
What was the feature race on 2 October 2020?
The feature race was the 12:50 Prix Thomas Bryon Jockey Club de Turquie (2yo) (Turf) (Group 3) at Saint-Cloud (FR), won by Normandy Bridge (FR) (32/5).
What time was the first race on 2 October 2020?
The first race was the 12:30 Final Furlong Podcast Novices' Hurdle at Fontwell; the last was the 8:30 Sky Sports Racing HD Virgin 535 Handicap at Newcastle (AW).