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Friday 16 October 2020

55 races were run across 8 meetings on 16 October 2020: Dundalk (AW), Fakenham, Fontainebleau, Haydock, Leopardstown, Newcastle (AW), Redcar and Uttoxeter.

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

Outright favs won 2 of 7 · Biggest winner 11/2

Fakenham Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 3 of 5 · Biggest winner 11/1

Fontainebleau Very Soft · 1 race · France

Outright favs won 0 of 1 · Biggest winner 49/10

Haydock Heavy · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 3 of 7 · Biggest winner 16/1

Leopardstown Yielding To Soft · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

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

Newcastle (AW) Standard · AW · 9 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 2 of 7 · Biggest winner 11/1

Redcar Soft · Turf · 8 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 2 of 8 · Biggest winner 13/2

Uttoxeter Good To Soft · Turf · 8 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 4 of 8 · Biggest winner 11/1

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 55 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 favourites17 of 49 won34.7% · 49 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 £1.95Staked £49.00, returned £47.05 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerAir Raid (GB) 16/1The 1:45 Every Race Live On Racing TV Handicap at Haydock
  • Joint favourites3 of 12 won25.0% · 6 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Dundalk (AW)2781 of 2 won
Fakenham3572 of 4 won
Fontainebleau011—
Haydock377—
Leopardstown1670 of 2 won
Newcastle (AW)2790 of 4 won
Redcar288—
Uttoxeter488—

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 16 October 2020?
55 races across 8 meetings were run on 16 October 2020: Dundalk (AW) (8 races), Fakenham (7 races), Fontainebleau (1 race), Haydock (7 races), Leopardstown (7 races), Newcastle (AW) (9 races), Redcar (8 races) and Uttoxeter (8 races). That is Dundalk (AW) and Leopardstown in Ireland; Fakenham, Haydock, Newcastle (AW), Redcar and Uttoxeter in Great Britain; Fontainebleau 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 16 October 2020?
Dundalk (AW): Standard (AW); Fakenham: Good (Turf); Fontainebleau: Very Soft; Haydock: Heavy (Turf); Leopardstown: Yielding To Soft (Turf); Newcastle (AW): Standard (AW); Redcar: Soft (Turf); Uttoxeter: Good To Soft (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 16 October 2020?
Outright favourites won 17 of 49 on 16 October 2020 (34.7%); joint favourites won 3 of 12. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £49.00 and returned £47.05 — a loss of £1.95. 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 Air Raid (GB) at 16/1 in the 1:45 Every Race Live On Racing TV Handicap at Haydock.
What was the feature race on 16 October 2020?
The feature race was the 7:45 Al Basti Equiworld, Dubai Pat Smullen Mercury Stakes (Group 3) (Group 3) at Dundalk (AW), won by Urban Beat (IRE) (11/2).
What time was the first race on 16 October 2020?
The first race was the 12:20 Prix De Mours at Fontainebleau; the last was the 8:30 Watch Free Race Replays On attheraces.com Handicap at Newcastle (AW).