Racecourse guide · Thursday 8 October
Chester
Today's Chester Tips
Thursday 8 OctoberThere is no flat racing at Chester today. Our selections for today's meetings are on today's tips, and the course stats below are updated every morning.
Our Record at Chester
since 30 May7 winners from 35 picks here on the daily card and the X thread. The biggest-priced of them:
Price is the one we put up. The full card record, losers included, is on the record page.
Trainers in Form
last 14 daysNo trainer with a runner here today is in a hot spell.
At least 6 runners in the last 14 days, at any track, winning with 25% or more.
Course Winners Running Today
today's runnersNobody in today's fields has won here twice or over today's trip.
Top Chester Trainers
last 12 months, flat| Trainer | W–R | Here | All tracks | 1pt SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Balding | 13–56 | 23.2% | 18.3% | -5.20 |
| Hugo Palmer | 9–66 | 13.6% | 10.2% | -25.64 |
| Ian Williams | 7–41 | 17.1% | 12.3% | +13.00 |
| Jennie Candlish | 6–42 | 14.3% | 10.2% | +19.00 |
| Charlie Johnston | 3–16 | 18.8% | 11.4% | +2.50 |
| George Boughey | 3–18 | 16.7% | 16.9% | -10.46 |
| David Evans | 3–20 | 15.0% | 10.1% | +5.95 |
| Ralph Beckett | 3–22 | 13.6% | 17.9% | -8.97 |
| David Loughnane | 3–30 | 10.0% | 9.1% | +10.50 |
Minimum 15 runners and 3 wins here. The last column is a 1pt win bet on every one at starting price: a good strike rate the market already knows about shows as a loss.
Top Chester Jockeys
last 12 months, flat| Jockey | W–R | Here | All tracks | 1pt SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oisin Murphy | 11–31 | 35.5% | 19.8% | +8.97 |
| Hector Crouch | 8–30 | 26.7% | 17.0% | +21.75 |
| David Probert | 7–34 | 20.6% | 11.9% | +1.99 |
| Jason Watson | 5–42 | 11.9% | 11.1% | -22.38 |
| George Wood | 4–26 | 15.4% | 9.8% | +11.50 |
| Billy Loughnane | 4–28 | 14.3% | 19.9% | -13.38 |
| Cieren Fallon | 3–16 | 18.8% | 17.0% | +15.38 |
| Sean D Bowen | 3–21 | 14.3% | 8.5% | +27.25 |
| Jason Hart | 3–24 | 12.5% | 13.7% | -4.25 |
| Harry Davies | 3–24 | 12.5% | 11.5% | +1.00 |
Minimum 15 rides and 3 wins here. The last column is a 1pt win bet on every one at starting price: a good strike rate the market already knows about shows as a loss.
Chester Draw Bias
flat races since 17 AprThere is a draw effect here we would rely on. Over 5f to 6f, low draws have the edge: 50.8% of the winners from 33.2% of the runners. Over 5f to 6f, high draws struggle: 17.5% of the winners from 33.2% of the runners.
On good or faster ground: no trip here has the 60 races we need yet, so we do not show it. This fills in as the record grows.
On good to soft or softer ground: no trip here has the 60 races we need yet, so we do not show it. This fills in as the record grows.
Stalls are split into low, middle and high thirds within each race. Each bar is that third's share of the winners and the tick is its share of the runners, so a bar past its tick is winning more than its share. We only call a bias when the gap is at least 15% of that share and two standard deviations clear of chance.
Chester Track Guide
Chester is a flat, left-handed circuit and one of the smallest significant racecourses in England at 1 mile and 1 furlong.
Its main characteristic is the very short straight of 239 yards.
Long-striding horses that do better on straights are at a distinct disadvantage.
- Direction
- Left-handed
- Shape
- Flat, tight circuit of about 1 mile 1 furlong
- Straight
- 239 yards (very short)
- Surface
- Turf
Every figure on this page is counted from official flat results for Chester and refreshed each morning. Each section states its window, and anything below a minimum sample is left off rather than shown on thin numbers.