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Chester May Meeting Trends: Thursday 7th May 2026

SIR DRAGONET (Donnacha O'Brien) wins The MBNA Chester Vase Chester 8 May 2019 - Pic Steven Cargill / Racingfotos.com

Here at Geegeez we give you all the key trends and stats from the LIVE ITV races on day two of the Chester May Meeting this Thursday 7th May 2026.

You can use these stats to put history on your side and whittle down the runners to find the best horses that fit the winning profile of past winners.

Chester Horse Racing Trends (RacingTV/ITV4)

1:30 – CAA Stellar Handicap Cl2 5f ITV4

17/17 – Won from stall 7 or lower
17/17 – Had won over 5f before
15/17 – Returned 12/1 or shorter in the betting
14/17 – Came from stall 5 or lower
13/17 – Had won between 2-6 times before
12/17 – Raced in the last 4 weeks
12/17 – Had raced at Chester before
11/17 – Finished in the top 7 last time out
11/17 – Aged 4 or 5 years-old
9/17 – Carried 8-10 or less in weight
8/17 – Winning favourites
7/17 – Officially rated between 87-90
7/17 – Finished 1st or 2nd last time out
5/17 – Returned a double-figure price in the betting
3/17 – Winners from stall 1
Roman Dragon won this race in 2025
Jason Hart has ridden 3 of the last 8 winners
Oisin Murphy has won 2 of the last 3
14 of the last 16 winners came between stalls 1-4

2:05 – British Stallion Studs EBF Maiden Stakes (GBB/IRE Incentive Race) (Class 2) (2yo) 6f ITV4

Just two past runnings
Trainer Adrian Paul Keatley has a 38% record with his 2 year-olds at the track
Trainer Karl Burke has a 31% record with his 2 year-olds at the track
Both winners from stalls 1 or 2

2:35 - Boodles Raindance Dee Stakes (Listed Race) Cl1 1m2f75y ITV4

22/23 – Had not run at Chester before
20/23 – Yet to win over this trip (1m 2 1/2f) before
19/23 – Returned 8/1 or shorter in the betting
18/23 – Came from stall 3 or higher
18/23 – Favourites finished in the frame
15/23 – Failed to win another race after taking this (at the time of this race)
14/23 – Had a previous run that season
12/23 – Won by trainer Aidan O’Brien (9 of the last 12)
10/23 – Won by the favourite
11/23 – Finished 1st or 2nd last time out
11/23 – Winners that went onto run in the Epsom Derby
8/23 – Ridden by Ryan Moore (7 of the last 8)
7/23 – Won their previous race
1/23 – Winners from stall 1
Ryan Moore and Aidan O’Brien have won 7 of the last 8
Only Kris Kin in 2003 went onto win this and then the Epsom Derby in the last 20 years

3:05 – Ladbrokes Ormonde Stakes (Group 3) Cl1 1m5f89y ITV4

21/23 – Returned 7/2 or shorter in the betting
18/23 – Had won over at least 1m4f before
16/23 – Didn’t win their previous race
15/23 – Won by either a 4 or 5 year-old
13/23 – Finished in the top three last time out
13/23 – Had a previous run that season
12/23 – Won by the favourite
11/23 – Had run before at Chester
7/23 – Won by trainer Aidan O’Brien
7/23 – Ridden by Ryan Moore
6/23 – Ran in the John Porter (Newbury) last time out
8 of the last 9 winners came from stalls 6 or lower
Illinois won the race in 2025
Hamish (William Haggas) has won the race in 2022 and 2023

3:40 – Xenon Workplace Handicap Cl2 7f122y ITV4

21/23 – Hadn’t raced at Chester before
21/23 – Returned 11/1 or shorter in the betting
20/23 – Had a previous run that season
17/23 – Came between stalls 2-7
15/23 – Finished third or better last time out
14/23 – Placed favourites
10/23 – Winning favourites (or joint)
7/23 – Placed horses from stall 1
5/23 – Ran at Newbury last time out
4/23 – Winners from stall 1
2/23 – Trained by the Johnston yard
2/23 – Trained by Andrew Balding
9 of the last 11 winners carried 9-1 or more
6 of the last 8 runnings went to the favourite
6 of the last 7 winners between stalls 1-3
Jockey Ryan Moore has won 3 of the last 11
Jockey Silvestre De Sousa has won 2 of the last 7

4:10 – Halliwell Jones Handicap Cl3 (4yo+ 0-90) 1m 2 1/2f SkyRacing

12/14 – Carried between 8-11 and 9-3 in weight
11/14 – Ran in the last 6 weeks
11/14 – Drawn in stalls 5 or higher
11/14 – Rated 79-84 (inc)
11/14 – Finished in the top 5 last time out
11/14 – Winners from stall 5 or higher
11/14 – Aged between 4-6 years-old
11/14 – Won over at least 1m2f
10/14 – Unplaced favourites
9/14 – Had won at the track before
9/14 – Returned between 5/1 and 9/1 in the betting
9/14 – Returned 8/1 or bigger
7/14 – Won 4+ times in the past
5/14 – Irish bred
4/14 – Winners from stall 8
2/14 – Winning favourites
0/14 – Winners from stall 1
The last 6 winners aged 4 or 5

 

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