The Racing Horse offers our powerful and insightful RACECOURSE TEMPLATE for CHESTER (Friday 6 May 2022). There is a 7-race card including 5 handicaps, a Conditions race and a Group 2. The going is expected to be good to soft.

The Racing Horse hopes Dave P and his family have a FANTASTIC DAY OUT! We will attempt to land the Placepot with our selections, see our pertinence board below, but first we are reminded of the track configuration:

The track is left handed, very sharp. A circular course that's only just over a mile round, it's on the turn almost throughout and has a run-in of under two furlongs, heavily favouring those that race to the fore as it's easy to find trouble with little time to recover. A high draw at Chester is a major disadvantage, even in middle-distance races, and particularly so in large fields

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CHESTER FAVOURITES (5 years)
Non-handicap                     Handicap
2yo:    21-58  for 36% (-11.23)   6-21  for 29%  (-5.93)
3yo:    15-33  for 45%  (+2.92)  32-90  for 36%  (+1.53)
4yo+:   14-26  for 54%  (+6.71)  37-136 for 27% (-13.99)
Total:  50-117 for 43%  (-1.60)  75-247 for 30% (-18.38)

TOP 5 TRAINERS at CHESTER for 2021           +/-   E
T Dascombe (14%) 15-61	 25%	+9.66       +11%   0   
A Balding (16%)   7-36	 19%	+9.70        +3%   6    
T Easterby (10%)  7-37	 19%	+7.62        +9%   1    
M Johnston (14%)  7-43	 16%   -10.30        +2%   0
R Fahey (11%)     7-66	 11%   -12.25        +0%   0 

TOP 5 TRAINERS at CHESTER last 5 years       +/-   E
R Fahey (11%)    39-344	  11%   -54.34       +0%   0  
T Dascombe (14%) 36-239	  15%   -54.38       +1%   0  
A Balding (16%)  31-150	  21%   -13.97       +5%   6 
M Johnston (14%) 22-151	  15%   -25.56       +1%   0
T Easterby (10%) 17-129	  13%    -6.00       +3%   1   

HOT TRAINERS 05/04/2022 to 04/05/2022        +/-   E
M Todhunter (9%)   4-9    44%    +1.50      +35%   1
W Haggas (22%)    17-59   29%   -12.79       +7%   3
A P O'Brien (11%) 20-70   29%    +7.17      +18%   1  

TRAINERS COLD LIST  SAW   E
D K Weld (15%)       39   1
T Easterby (10%)     35   1
N Tinkler (10%)      28   1

TOP 5 JOCKEYS at CHESTER for 2021           +/-   R
F Norton (13%)    9-47	 19%    -3.30       +6%   3  
H Turner (10%)    7-24	 29%    +6.70      +19%   0  
J F Egan (7%)     6-23	 26%   +10.75      +19%   2 
J Hart (12%)      5-14	 36%   +17.50      +24%   0 
A Farragher (14%) 4-5	 80%    +8.73      +66%   0  

TOP 5 JOCKEYS at CHESTER last 5 years       +/-   R
R Kingscote (14%) 24-165  15%   -36.86      +1%   0  
F Norton (13%)    22-163  13%   -42.57      +0%   3   
D Probert (12%)   15-82   18%   -22.15      +6%   3 
P Hanagan (12%)   14-97   14%    -7.07      +2%   0  
H Bentley (13%)   13-42   31%   +22.50     +18%   0 

HOT JOCKEYS 05/04/2022 to 04/05/2022        +/-   R
H Davies (19%)  7-24   29%   +10.25        +10%   4
R Moore (18%)  25-89   28%    -3.64        +10%   3
F Dettori (24%) 8-32   25%    -0.72         +1%   2

JOCKEY COLD LIST  SAW   R  
J Spencer (14%)	   26   3   
D Probert (12%)	   21   3
L Edmunds (00%)    21   1

TOP 5 OWNERS at CHESTER last 5 years         +/-   R   
Dr M Koukash (11%) 33-332   10%   -93.09     -1%   3   
King Power (15%)    8-49    16%   -17.60     +1%   1    
Moh A Maktoum (15%) 5-37    14%   -14.51     -1%   0  
Team Wallop (17%)   4-6	    67%    +9.90    +50%   0 
Cheveley Park (17%) 4-11    36%    +0.11    +19%   0   

FIXTURES
Friday 6 May 2022

FAVOURITES: Our sample size for Chester is small and this fact is best acknowledged. Winning favourites at Chester show 125-364 for 33.89% and a level stake loss -19.98. Non-handicaps win at 43% for almost a break-even figure, whilst handicap favourites win at 30% (-18.38) so below the national average.

TRAINERS: From the number of winners perspective, the top trainers at the course over the past 5-years are: A Balding (40), T Easterby (22), R Beckett (17), I Williams (16) & W Haggas (12). Tim Easterby is currently on the cold list showing 0-35. He has just one runner tomorrow. Andrew Balding (20%) has 6 runners entered and will surely boost his record at the track, whilst hot trainer William Haggas has 3 entered. Between these two trainer there must be at least 2 winners!

AIDAN O'BRIEN has the most fabulous figures at Chester and recorded a fabulous 34/1 double from just two runners on Wednesday. He now shows 34-87 for a massive 39% producing a level stake profit of +46.93. He only has one entry for Friday.

COLD LIST TRAINERS: Dermot Weld makes the trip to Chester and to date he is 1-10 for 10% at Chester. He runs FALCON EIGHT 3.15 (to be ridden by Frankie Dettori) but is currently 0-39. This horse won this race last year!

As we go to post Ian Williams has 13 entered, one imagines a few withdrawals.

JOCKEYS: Ryan Moore is now 46-170 for 27% at Chester after a brilliant treble at 11/8, 7/1  & 10/3 on Wednesday. His figures in the last 14 days show 19-48 for 40%. He has 3 rides tomorrow. Apprentice Harry Davies has 4 rides and it will be interesting to see what he makes of the course.

Franny Norton has 3 rides. He has ridden 140 winners at Chester which is 72 more than any other jockey. Last year he rode a winner on each day of the May Meeting.

COLD LIST JOCKEYS: As we go to post both Jamie Spencer (0-26) and David Probert (0-21) are on the cold list but we doubt they will be much longer.

OWNERS: Marwan Koukash has 3 entries whilst King Power have just a single entry. 

BY THE WAY: Hugo Palmer has recently made the journey up the M6 to join forces with Michael Owen and Andrew Black at Manor House Stable in Malpas, Cheshire and it was imperative the trainer got off to a good and quick start. This duly happened on day one when Ever Given was absolutely smashed in the betting mark. We are expecting more from this team than was provided by Tom Dascombe.

PLEASE NOTE: Results does not include Thursday's racing.