The Racing Horse offers our Chepstow Racecourse Template for Friday 26 April 2024. There is an 8-race card and the going is expected to be good, good to soft in places.

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CHEPSTOW FAVOURITES (5 years)
Non-handicap                   Handicap
Hurdle 71-145   49%   +0.10    38-132   29%   -23.52
Chase  8-17     47%   -2.57    58-172   34%    -7.93
NHF    17-53    32%  -13.28    0-0	 	
TOTAL  96-215   45%  -15.75    96-304   32%   -31.46

TOP 5 TRAINERS at Chepstow last 5 years      +/-   E
Paul Nicholls (24%)  59-229   26%   -38.41   +2%   5
Evan Williams (11%)  30-279   11%   -35.50   +0%   1  
Fergal O'Brien (19%) 16-128   13%   -39.52   -6%   4  
Jonjo O'Neill (15%)  16-132   12%   -51.04   -3%   1
Ven Williams (16%)   15-108   14%   -16.62   -2%   2

HOT TRAINERS 27/03/2024 to 25/04/2024        +/-   E
Rob Llewellyn (18%)  5-12   42%	  +17.75    +24%   3
Harry Derham (25%)   9-28   32%	   -2.00     +7%   1
Robert Walford (13%) 6-20   30%	   +5.00    +17%   1
Harry Fry (18%)	     5-18   28%	   +1.16    +10%   2
Olly Murphy (18%)   11-46   24%	   -1.87     +6%   1

COLD TRAINERS          SAW                         E
Charlie Longsdon (13%)	45    46 days              3
Ben Clarke (14%)	35    84 days              2
Fergal O'Brien (19%)	23     6 days              4
Ven Williams (16%)      19    17 days              2

TOP 5 JOCKEYS at Chepstow last 5 years       +/-   R
Harry Cobden (23%)    43-159   27%   -36.20  +4%   6
Adam Wedge (13%)      21-180   12%   -19.8   -1%   0
Ben Jones (14%)       20-91    22%   +67.05  +8%   2
Lorcan Williams (13%) 15-75    20%   -20.68  +8%   0 
Jonjo O'Neill (16%)   15-111   14%   -3.663  -2%   1

HOT JOCKEYS 27/03/2024 to 25/04/2024         +/-   E
Harry  Kimber (12%) 7-25   28%	 +1.00      +16%   1
Stan Sheppard (16%) 7-26   27%	 -3.00      +11%   1
  
TOP 5 OWNERS at Chepstow last 5 years        +/-   E 
William Rucker (13%) 11-65   17%    -6.87    +4%   0
John P McManus (15%) 10-71   14%    -0.59    -1%   0
David Brace (13%)     7-26   27%   +26.00   +14%   3
Colm Donlon (24%)     6-14   43%   +11.93   +18%   0 
Walters Plant (19%)   6-40   15%   -13.05    -4%   0

Upcoming Chepstow Fixtures:		 
Friday 26 April 2024
Tuesday 14 May 2024

CHEPSTOW TEMPLATES - FREE OF CHARGE

CHEPSTOW CONFIGURATION: Chepstow is a left-handed, undulating, oval course, nearly two miles around with eleven fences to a circuit, a five-furlong home straight and a run-in of 250 yards. Conditions can be very testing. With five fences in the straight, the first part of which is downhill, front runners - or those leading into the straight - do well here, especially over shorter distances, and the fences don't claim the number of casualties that might be expected.

FAVOURITES: Chepstow is a punter friendly racecourse. The last 5 years show 192 winning favourites from 519 races for 36.99% (-47.21) so around +4% above the national average. Non-handicap winning favourites score 96-215 for 45% whilst handicap winning favourites score 96-304 for 32% for a 13% differential.

BEST CATEGORY: Non-handicap hurdles 71-145 for 49% (+0.10)
WORST CATEGORY: Handicap hurdles 38-132 for 29% (-23.52) 

TRAINERS: Paul Nicholls is top trainer at Chepstow and that position is unlikely to change next season. He has a national average of 24% but scores 26% at Chepstow so his runners should always be carefully processed. He has 5 runners for this meeting including MATTERHORN 5.40, DIEGO DU CHARMIL 6.10, BANTEER 6.40, FLORENCETHEMACHINE & HURRICANE DANNY 8.15.

JOCKEYS: Harry Cobden (23% is top jockey at the course scoring at 27%. He has 6 rides including SPRING GALE 4.39, INNISFREE LAD 5.10, MATTERHORN 5.40, DIEGO DU CHARMIL 6.10, BANTEER 6.40 & FLORENCETHEMACHINE 8.15.

OWNERS: It has been a particularly poor season (2023/2024) for Mr and Mrs William Rucker (13%) having scored just 3-53 for 6% (-43.13) which represents their worst figures since 2007/2008. They have raced just 53 runners this season which represents their lowest number in 10 years with only 4 runners for April, there are no entries for the rest of the week! Their intended runners recently have been withdrawn and we hope these owners have not lost interest in our sport given the tailing off...

RED FLAG: David Brace (13%) is an interesting character who scores 27% at Chepstow, though someone not generally well known outside South Wales scene, but one who impacts on the Point-To-Point scene in the UK generally! TRH was lucky enough to meet him and visit his stud in Pyle, Bridgend when he had Bach and Doctor Massini on sire duty. He has 3 runners tomorrow including 2 running in the Dunraven Bowl Hunters' Chase, a race he would very much like to win given his sponsorship of this particular race and the meeting.

His runners include NEWMILL GETAWAY 4.39 in the opening Maiden Hurdle, and GATS AND CO & LOOKSNOWTLIKEBRIAN 7.40 in the Dunraven Bowl. Both of those are available at 9/2 and 6/1 (Bet365) respectively. TRH is not a fan of betting on Hunter Chases and does not do recreational betting, but the advice is to nominate Gats And Co given Looksnowtlikebrian is now a 13yo and only raced on Saturday (6 days ago). We are not saying he cannot win, David Brace would have had a plan or seen enough last Saturday...

 Record times for Chepstow are very quick, which shows how slick it can be when the ground is fast, but horses can finish strung out like washing when it gets soft. Punters really must take note of conditions then, if they’re having a bet, because horses with stamina limitations can get home when the going is right for them, while it can be a real slog when it’s heavy. The other things to consider seriously are the undulations and the downhill run from the last. If you walk round the course, for example, you’ll be aware that, from several places out in the country, you can’t see the stands. The run-in, on the other hand, is quite steeply downhill, very quick on fast ground, and that’s why you often see horses make a mistake at the final jump - Mick Fitzgerald