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Racing Results

Saturday 20 May 2023

58 races were run across 9 meetings on 20 May 2023: Auteuil (FR), Bangor-on-Dee, Doncaster, Lyon Parilly (FR), Newbury, Newmarket, Thirsk, Uttoxeter and Wexford.

Auteuil (FR) Very Soft · Turf · 7 races · France

Outright favs won 3 of 7 · Biggest winner 54/1

Bangor-on-Dee Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

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

Doncaster Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

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

Lyon Parilly (FR) Soft · Turf · 1 race · France

Outright favs won 0 of 1 · Biggest winner 12/5

Newbury Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 1 of 7 · Biggest winner 22/1

Newmarket Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

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

Thirsk Good · Turf · 8 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 0 of 8 · Biggest winner 16/1

Uttoxeter Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 3 of 7 · Biggest winner 11/1

Wexford Yielding · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

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

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 58 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 favourites14 of 57 won24.6% · 57 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 £20.76Staked £57.00, returned £36.24 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerImpulse Precieuse (FR) 54/1The 2:50 Prix le Parisien - Prix d'Arles at Auteuil (FR)
  • Joint favourites0 of 2 won0.0% · 1 race had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Auteuil (FR)377—
Bangor-on-Dee177—
Doncaster277—
Lyon Parilly (FR)011—
Newbury177—
Newmarket3670 of 2 won
Thirsk088—
Uttoxeter377—
Wexford177—

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 May 2023?
58 races across 9 meetings were run on 20 May 2023: Auteuil (FR) (7 races), Bangor-on-Dee (7 races), Doncaster (7 races), Lyon Parilly (FR) (1 race), Newbury (7 races), Newmarket (7 races), Thirsk (8 races), Uttoxeter (7 races) and Wexford (7 races). That is Auteuil (FR) and Lyon Parilly (FR) in France; Bangor-on-Dee, Doncaster, Newbury, Newmarket, Thirsk and Uttoxeter in Great Britain; Wexford 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 May 2023?
Auteuil (FR): Very Soft (Turf); Bangor-on-Dee: Good (Turf); Doncaster: Good (Turf); Lyon Parilly (FR): Soft (Turf); Newbury: Good (Turf); Newmarket: Good (Turf); Thirsk: Good (Turf); Uttoxeter: Good (Turf); Wexford: Yielding (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 20 May 2023?
Outright favourites won 14 of 57 on 20 May 2023 (24.6%); joint favourites won 0 of 2. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £57.00 and returned £36.24 — a loss of £20.76. 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 Impulse Precieuse (FR) at 54/1 in the 2:50 Prix le Parisien - Prix d'Arles at Auteuil (FR).
What was the feature race on 20 May 2023?
The feature race was the 2:15 Racing TV Grande Course de Haies d'Auteuil (Hurdle) (5yo+) (Turf) (Grade 1) at Auteuil (FR), won by Theleme (FR) (6/4F).
What time was the first race on 20 May 2023?
The first race was the 12:58 Prix Djarvis at Auteuil (FR); the last was the 8:50 Doncaster Racecourse Supporting MentalHealthAwarenessWeek Handicap at Doncaster.