Chester’s three day May meeting kicks into gear on Wednesday and from a personal perspective it is by far and away one of my favourite flat meets of the year.

I love the intricacies of the ‘dog track’, the tactics, the pace angles, the twists and turns, etc…

It's also a fantastic meeting to dig into the stats side of things.

So that's exactly what I've done in my latest BDH blog post!

In today's post, to get you primed for the challenge of the Roodee, I tell you...

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• Which trainer smashes it when he's in town
• Which sire's offspring absolutely devour the twists and turns
• The sub-set of runners you really shouldn't be ignoring