Wednesday

5 Furl Lily Agnes Stakes for 2yo (55%) Seven won last race and only one maiden has won the race. Seven drawn in stall three or lower – best draw record is stall1 with four wins.

1M 3F Cheshire Oaks for 3yo (45%) – B Hills is leading trainer with 3 wins whilst M Tregoning & G Wragg have each won the race twice. Stall 1 again has best record with four wins. No winner had raced more than once in current season. with last four finishing 1st or 2nd on last outing.

2M 2F Chester Cup (20%) – M Jarvis & B Hills have both won twice. All aged 7 or younger. Three of last four winners were making seasonal bow.

1M 2F Handicap for 4yo+ (20%) – All but one winner last raced 6-31 days earlier. Oldest winner aged 7yo. K Ryan is leading trainer with 2 wins. Top draw is stall 5 with 2 wins.

1M 4F Handicap for 3yo (50%) – J Gosden is leading trainer with three wins. All last raced within 12-48 days earlier. All but one won/placed in either of last two races with last three winners all 1st on previous outing. Top draw stalls 1&6 with 2 wins each.

5 Furl Maiden for 2yo (59%) – Other than two unraced winners the rest finished 5th or better on last outing. All but one drawn in stall 5 or lower. Top draw is stall 5 with 4 wins followed by stall 3 with 3 wins. Barry Hills is leading trainer with 3 wins.

Thursday

1M 2F Huxley Stakes for 4yo+ (75%) – Only 8 runnings of the race with 4yo winning 6 times and oldest winner aged 5yrs. Last seven winners last raced 5-19 days earlier. M Stoute is leading trainer with 3 wins. Top draw is stall 2 with three wins

5 Furl Handicap for 4yo+ (0%) – E Alston is leading trainer with 3 wins with D Nicholls sending out the last two winners. All winners drawn in stall 8 or lower with top draw being stall 6 on three wins whilst stalls 4&8 supplied two wins each.

1M 4F Chester Vase for 3yo (30%) – C Brittain is leading trainer on three wins whilst P Chappel-Hyam, & B Hills each have two wins each. All last raced within 13-46 days. Top draw is stall 1 with five wins then stall 2 on three wins.

7.5 Furl H’cap for 3yo (40%) – Five of last six winners were 1st/2nd on first outing in current season whilst 2006 winner was making seasonal debut. Top draw shared by stalls 2,5&6 each with two wins.

1M 2F Handicap (10%) – All but one winner last raced 6-31 days earlier. Oldest winner aged 7yo. Slight advantage to horses drawn 5 or lower.

6 Furl H’cap for 3yo (20%) – Only one winner having first race of season. Top draw is stall 1 on three wins whilst stalls 6,9&12 each have 2 wins thus low draw is clearly not essential as usual at Chester in this sprint handicap.

1M 2F Maiden for 3yo (40%) – J Gosden is leading trainer with four wins whilst B Hills has two wins. All finished 5th or better on last outing. Top dtaw with two wins each are stalls 4,6&7.

Friday

5 Furl H’cap for 3yo (20%) – Past winners generally in good form having finished 5th or better on last run with five winners having won LTO. Last run of winner likely to be between 5-27 days earlier. Top draw with two wins each are stalls 1,4&5.

1M 2F Dee Stakes for 3yo (30%) – B Hills is leading trainer having won twice since 1997. All but one finished 1st/2nd on last outing. Three of last four winners were making their seasonal debuts. Top draw with three wins each are stalls 2&3 with stall 4 next on two wins. No stall 1 winner seen for over 20 years in this event.

1M 5F Ormonde Stakes (65%) – G Wragg (4 wins) is the leading trainer. Nine of last ten winners aged 4 or 5 years. Last six winners last raced within 5-26 days finishing 5th or better LTO. Top draw is stall 5 with four wins followed by stall 1 with three wins.

7 Furl Handicap for 4yo+ (20%) – D Nicholls is leading trainer with three wins with M Stoute 2 wins. 4yo have the best record with six wins followed by 6yo with three wins. A 5th place or better seen on last outing for all but one winner since 1997. No stall has produced more than one past winner.

7 Furl Maiden for 3yo fillies (60%) – B Hills has three wins with M Stoute next best on two wins. All finished 6th or better last race with eight finishing 4th or better. Top draw with two wins each are stalls 1,3&5.

1M 4F H’cap for 4yo+ (0%) – B Ellison has won this twice with Court Of Appeal. 8/10 winners had finished either 1st/2nd on one of last two outings. Whilst top draw is stall 1 on two wins horses drawn high have a fairly good record also.