The Racing Horse offers our Chepstow NH Racecourse Template for Wednesday 5 November 2025. There is an 8-race card including 4 Maiden Hurdles where favourites win 50% of the time.

CHEPSTOW Winners for 5 November 2025

There is a doubt concerning the going conditions given we are currently experiencing light rain. As we go to post the Chase course is good, but the Hurdles course is good to soft. Come post time we are expecting good to soft generally...

CHEPSTOW FAVOURITES (5 seasons)
Non-handicap                   Handicap
Hurdle 67-133   50%   +4.43    37-125   30%   -23.87
Chase  6-13     46%   -3.09    53-155   34%    -8.02
NHF    17-47    36%   -7.70    0-0	 	
TOTAL  90-193   47%   -6.36    90-280   32%   -31.89

TOP 5 TRAINERS at Chepstow (last 5 seasons)  +/-   E
Paul Nicholls (23%)  44-201   22%   -79.12   -1%   4
Evan Williams (11%)  26-241   11%   -22.79   +0%   7
Dan Skelton (18%)    18-169   11%   -87.97   -7%   6
Fergal O'Brien (18%) 17-121   14%   -22.77   -4%   2
Sam Thomas (19%)     14-70    20%    +4.34   +1%   2
    
TOP 5 JOCKEYS at Chepstow (last 5 seasons)   +/-   R
Harry Cobden (23%)    38-155  25%   -38.62   +2%   6 
Ben Jones (15%)       22-101  22%   +66.55   +7%   6
Adam Wedge (11%)      19-167  11%   -36.02   +0%   0
Gavin Sheehan (18%)   17-79   22%   +12.11   +4%   0
Sam T-Davies (15%)    17-117  15%   -40.06   +0%   0

Sean Bowen (21%)      13-103  13%   -36.58   -8%   6
Harry Skelton (21%)   13-104  13%   -54.98   -8%   6     

TOP 5 OWNERS at Chepstow (last 5 seasons)    +/-   E
Walters Plant (21%)   9-43   21%    +5.77    +0%   2
David Brace (13%)     8-34   24%   +20.25   +11%   0
John P McManus (18%)  8-64   13%   -14.18    -5%   0
William Rucker (10%)  6-50   12%   -18.50    +2%   0
Colm Donlon (20%)     4-12   33%   +10.75   +13%   1
    
Upcoming Chepstow Fixtures:
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Saturday 29 November 2025

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FAVOURITES: Chepstow is a punter friendly racecourse. The last 5 seasons show 180 winning favourites from 473 races for 38.05% for a level stake loss of -38.25. The strike is over +5% the national average and a very important statistic. Non-handicap winning favourites score at 47% whilst those handicap winning favourites record 32% for a 15% differential. 

BEST CATEGORY: Winning favourites in non-handicap hurdles 67-133 for 50.38% (+4.43)
WORST CATEGORY: Winning favourites in handicap hurdles 37-125 for 30% (-23.87)

TRAINERS: Paul Nicholls (23%) is the top trainer at the course and he runs 4 tomorrow including GILLESPIE 12.30, NECRONAUT 1.00, SWINGIN SAFARI 2.200 & GRAND GARCON 2.30. All 4 to be ridden by Harry Cobden and one could reasonably expect a winner so can we employ stop at a winner?

Evan Williams (11%) is second top trainer at the course and has 7 runners. His last 14 days show 2-25 for just 8% and now had 23 runners over the past 12 days without a winner. Will he go 0-30? You decide!

JOCKEYS: There are 4 jockeys with 6 rides each for this meetings. They include Harry Cobden (23%), Sean Bowen (21%), Harry Skelton (21%) & Ben Jones (15%) and we can reasonably expect multiple winners from this grouping!

OWNERS: Walters Plant (21%) are the new top owners and have 2 runners including the course winner and beaten favourite last time out ROCKING MAN 12.30 & course winner PALACIO 3.00 both trained by the in form Sam Thomas and ridden by Dylan Johnston who claims 3lb.

Colm Donlon (20%) has a single entry in NECRONAUT 1.00 trained by Paul Nicholls and to be ridden by Harry Cobden.

GREEN FLAG: TRH is particular interested with the 4 Maiden Race favourites tomorrow, given this category make a profit to level stakes over the past 5 seasons. Just a modicum of filtration, good housekeeping and best or better pricing can enhance the current figures of 67-133 for 50% (+£4.43 to a £1 stake at SP). A high number of the horses in these 4 races will be racing after a significant break so the advice must be to monitor the market, especially if you cannot see them in the paddock.

Unfortunately we cannot be at the course tomorrow, but our preferred option is to back the favourites late on, as long as the trainer is in some kind of form, their horses have the requisite class, acts on the going and has a competent to good jockey in the plate. We might employ stake savers on the next best or second favourites when appropriate! This is TRH formula to profit in a general sense, but more so in this type of category!

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Mick Fitzgerald talks about Chepstow Racecourse

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

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