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Racing Results

Saturday 20 August 2022

65 races were run across 9 meetings on 20 August 2022: Chelmsford City (AW), Chester, Curragh, Deauville (FR), Killarney, Lingfield (AW), Newton Abbot, Sandown and York.

Chelmsford City (AW) Standard · AW · 6 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 2 of 6 · Biggest winner 12/1

Chester Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 3 of 6 · Biggest winner 20/1

Curragh Good · Turf · 8 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 4 of 8 · Biggest winner 9/1

Deauville (FR) Good · Turf · 9 races · France

Outright favs won 3 of 9 · Biggest winner 181/10

Killarney Good To Yielding · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 5 of 6 · Biggest winner 9/2J

Lingfield (AW) Standard · AW · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 0 of 7 · Biggest winner 15/2

Newton Abbot Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 3 of 7 · Biggest winner 17/2

Sandown Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 3 of 6 · Biggest winner 18/1

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

Outright favs won 1 of 6 · Biggest winner 9/1

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 65 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 favourites24 of 61 won39.3% · 61 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 £7.07Staked £61.00, returned £68.07 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerPercy's Lad (GB) 20/1The 3:40 Abacus Securities 20-Year Anniversary Handicap at Chester
  • Joint favourites2 of 8 won25.0% · 4 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Chelmsford City (AW)266—
Chester3670 of 2 won
Curragh488—
Deauville (FR)399—
Killarney5671 of 2 won
Lingfield (AW)077—
Newton Abbot377—
Sandown3670 of 2 won
York1671 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 20 August 2022?
65 races across 9 meetings were run on 20 August 2022: Chelmsford City (AW) (6 races), Chester (7 races), Curragh (8 races), Deauville (FR) (9 races), Killarney (7 races), Lingfield (AW) (7 races), Newton Abbot (7 races), Sandown (7 races) and York (7 races). That is Chelmsford City (AW), Chester, Lingfield (AW), Newton Abbot, Sandown and York in Great Britain; Curragh and Killarney in Ireland; Deauville (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 20 August 2022?
Chelmsford City (AW): Standard (AW); Chester: Good (Turf); Curragh: Good (Turf); Deauville (FR): Good (Turf); Killarney: Good To Yielding (Turf); Lingfield (AW): Standard (AW); Newton Abbot: Good (Turf); Sandown: Good (Turf); York: Good To Firm (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 20 August 2022?
Outright favourites won 24 of 61 on 20 August 2022 (39.3%); joint favourites won 2 of 8. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £61.00 and returned £68.07 — a profit of £7.07. 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 Percy's Lad (GB) at 20/1 in the 3:40 Abacus Securities 20-Year Anniversary Handicap at Chester.
What was the feature race on 20 August 2022?
The feature race was the 3:10 Galileo Irish EBF Futurity Stakes (Group 2) (Group 2) at Curragh, won by Aesop's Fables (IRE) (3/1).
What time was the first race on 20 August 2022?
The first race was the 12:58 Prix d'Avranches at Deauville (FR); the last was the 7:50 Download The At The Races App Handicap at Lingfield (AW).