Chester May Meeting Trends: Fri 8th May 2026
Here at GeeGeez we give you all the key trends and stats from the LIVE ITV races on the final day of the Chester May Meeting this Friday 8th May 2026 – with the meetings feature – The Chester Cup – run on this day too.
Use these Chester horse racing trends to find the best profiles based on past winners of the race - putting history on your side.
Chester May Festival Trends 2026
1:30 CAA Stellar Great Cheshire Handicap (GBB Plus Race) Cl2 (4yo+ 0-105) 1m 2 1/2f ITV4
15/15 – Won at least twice before
14/15 – Had won over 1m2f (or further) before
14/15 – Aged between 4-6 years-old
13/15 – Returned 13/2 or shorter in the betting
12/15 – Placed favourites
11/15 – Carried 9-1 or less in weight
11/15 – Drawn in stall 6 or lower
10/15 – Rated between 90-95
9/15 – Placed in the top 5 last time out
5/15 – Won last time out
4/15 – Winning favourites
Trainer Andrew Balding has won 2 of the last 9
Three of the last 9 winners from Stall 1
2:05 Boodles Darley EBF Maiden Stakes (Cl2 (3yo) 1m 4 1/2f ITV4
One past running
Trainer Owen Burrows won the race in 2025
Jockey Oisin Murphy is just 1-20 riding 3 year-olds at the track
Trainer Roger Varian has a 24% record with his 3 year-olds at the track
Trainer Ralph Beckett has a 21% record with his 3 year-olds at the track
2:35 – Deepbridge Huxley Stakes (Group 3) Cl1 1m2f75y ITV4
22/23 – Aged either a 4 or 5 year-old
20/23 – Had won over 1m2f before
18/23 – Returned 9/2 or shorter in the betting
17/23 – Had a previous race that season
16/23 – Favourites that finished 1st or 2nd in this race
15/23 – Winners from between stalls 1-4
13/23 – Failed to win their previous race
12/23 – Winning favourites
10/23 – Returned 7/4 or shorter in the betting
9/23 – Ridden by Ryan Moore (5 of the last 9)
6/23 – Had raced at Chester before
5/23 – Ran in the John Porter at Newbury before winning this
4/23 – Trained by Aidan O’Brien
Aidan O’Brien and Ryan Moore have won 3 of the last 8
Trainer Richard Fahey has won 2 of the last 7
3:05 – Ladbrokes Chester Cup (Heritage Handicap) Cl2 2m2f147y ITV4
21/23 – Aged 7 years-old or younger
19/23 – Winning distance – 2 lengths or less
16/23 – Aged 5, 6 or 7 years-olds
16/23 – Returned 10/1 or shorter in the betting
16/23 – Carried 9-2 or less
15/23 – Officially rated between 93-99
15/23 – Finished unplaced last time out
15/23 – Had raced within the last 2 months
14/23 – Had won previously over at least 2m on the flat
14/23 – Won from stall 7 or lower
11/23 – Favourites were unplaced
11/23 – Irish bred
4/23 – Ran at Newmarket last time out
3/23 – Had won at the track before
3/23 – Ran at Aintree over hurdles last time out
3/23 – Won their previous race
3/23 – Won by the favourite
2/23 – Trained by Donald McCain
2/23– Trained by Richard Fahey
2/23 – Trained by Ian Williams
2/23 - Irish-trained winners
The average winning SP in the last 23 years is 10/1
Chester Cup Stats
The race has seen repeat winners three times since 1997
Since 1970 we’ve only seen 5 winning favourites
13 of the last 18 winners carried between 8-11 and 9-4
The Hills yard took the race in 1980, 1999, 2001 and 2009
Since 1975 all winners have been aged 8 or younger
Since 1975 there have only been 4 winners aged 8 years-old
Since 1981 only 8 winners have carried more than 9-2 to victory (but 6 of the last 8 have won with 9st +)
4 of the last 15 winners came from NH yards
8 of the last 12 winners carried 9st or more
3 of the last 13 winners returned 10/1
Jockeys Harry Davies, Ryan Moore, Jim Crowley and Jamie Spencer have won the race twice each since 2008
3:40 – CRC Handicap Cl4 (4yo+ 0-80) 6f ITV4
No past runnings
Trainer Ollie Sangster is 2-3 (67%) with his 4+ year-olds at the track
Trainer Julie Camacho is 3-10 (30%) with her 4+ year-olds at the track
Trainer David Evans is just 1-25 (4%) with his 4+ year-olds at the track
Trainer Ian Williams is just 9-150 (6%) with his 4+ year-olds at the track
Oisin Murphy is 5-19 (26%) riding 4+ year-olds at the track
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