York Races – Thursday 20 August 2026

Thursday 20 August 2026

13:50–17:20 · 7 races · Flat

Course overview

Races analysed27

Favourite strike rate40.7%

Favourite place rate55.6%

Race dates 2026-07-22 to 2026-08-20. Settled stored results only.

Official starting-price favourites by race context in the selected period.

8–10 runners4/5 fav wins · 80.0% · +103.8% ROI5 races · Small sample
11+ runners6/18 fav wins · 33.3% · +13.3% ROI18 races · 20 favourite stakes · Moderate evidence

Handicap4/14 fav wins · 28.6% · +6.7% ROI14 races · 15 favourite stakes · Moderate evidence
Other6/11 fav wins · 54.5% · +39.9% ROI11 races · 12 favourite stakes · Moderate evidence

Low draws2/8 fav wins · 25.0% · +3.7% ROI8 races · 9 favourite stakes · Small sample
Middle draws5/14 fav wins · 35.7% · +5.8% ROI14 races · Moderate evidence
High draws4/6 fav wins · 66.7% · +70.1% ROI6 races · Small sample

Name	Wins/runs	Strike rate	ROI
Andrew Balding	6/15	40.0%	+212.7%
A P O'Brien	2/10	20.0%	-56.2%
Hugo Palmer	2/12	16.7%	-30.6%

Name	Wins/runs	Strike rate	ROI
Oisin Murphy	3/11	27.3%	+172.7%
William Buick	2/6	33.3%	-2.8%
Colin Keane	2/7	28.6%	+84.4%
Ryan Moore	2/8	25.0%	-45.3%
Rossa Ryan	2/11	18.2%	-19.7%

Trainer: Andrew Balding

6 wins from 15 runs · 40.0% strike rate · +212.7% ROI

Moderate evidence · Course record in selected period

Trainer: Geoff Oldroyd

1 wins from 6 runs · 16.7% strike rate · +25.0% ROI

Small sample · Course record in selected period

Jockey: Oisin Murphy

3 wins from 11 runs · 27.3% strike rate · +172.7% ROI

Moderate evidence · Course record in selected period

Jockey: Colin Keane

2 wins from 7 runs · 28.6% strike rate · +84.4% ROI

Small sample · Course record in selected period

10 · 8–11 runners

1 wins from 8 runs · 12.5% strike rate · +37.5% ROI

Small sample · 10; 8–11 runners

6 · 1–7 runners

1 wins from 6 runs · 16.7% strike rate · +100.0% ROI

Small sample · 6; 1–7 runners