New Posts For Thread: What is the fascination with Chesterhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31901331/what-is-the-fascination-with-chesterBASICALLY SEEMS TO ME TO BE DOG RACING FOR HORSES!You will see a lot more on tv m and be £60 richer!https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31901331/what-is-the-fascination-with-chester?post_id=565364807#565364807You will see a lot more on tv m and be £60 richer!Mon, 11 May 2026 06:06:56 -0500Never been there but I always enjoy watching it on TV. Competitive racing on the whole and the Trials throw up top class horses every year.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31901331/what-is-the-fascination-with-chester?post_id=565361539#565361539Never been there but I always enjoy watching it on TV. Competitive racing on the whole and the Trials throw up top class horses every year.Sat, 09 May 2026 07:05:42 -0500By creating an hours delay by bad watering they sold more drinks ! ( tongue in cheek )Thanks for the info top rated. ( still not going tho !)https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31901331/what-is-the-fascination-with-chester?post_id=565361157#565361157By creating an hours delay by bad watering they sold more drinks ! ( tongue in cheek )Thanks for the info top rated. ( still not going tho !)Sat, 09 May 2026 02:35:55 -0500Pint of beer and a sausage roll yesterday £15-20p, £8-20P and £7-00. !!! Come Racing, No wonder they wanted the meeting on.!https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31901331/what-is-the-fascination-with-chester?post_id=565359469#565359469Pint of beer and a sausage roll yesterday £15-20p, £8-20P and £7-00. !!! Come Racing, No wonder they wanted the meeting on.!Fri, 08 May 2026 07:01:13 -0500I went once, couple of decades ago - purely because I had a brief employment in Lancashire at the time and several people there had a yearly Chester trip.Can honestly say I can't remember actually seeing any race - I saw a few fleeting glimpse of horhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31901331/what-is-the-fascination-with-chester?post_id=565359467#565359467I went once, couple of decades ago - purely because I had a brief employment in Lancashire at the time and several people there had a yearly Chester trip.Can honestly say I can't remember actually seeing any race - I saw a few fleeting glimpse of horFri, 08 May 2026 07:00:46 -0500FAO brians...Tote betting has returned to Chester Racecourse as of May 2026, ending a 12-year in-house ChesterBet operation. The partnership with the UK Tote Group now provides on-course pool betting.For the record: The first race of the meeting onhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31901331/what-is-the-fascination-with-chester?post_id=565359155#565359155FAO brians...Tote betting has returned to Chester Racecourse as of May 2026, ending a 12-year in-house ChesterBet operation. The partnership with the UK Tote Group now provides on-course pool betting.For the record: The first race of the meeting onFri, 08 May 2026 04:32:21 -0500And that's all correct too, but of much less concern for Ryan and AOB!!!https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31901331/what-is-the-fascination-with-chester?post_id=565359141#565359141And that's all correct too, but of much less concern for Ryan and AOB!!!Fri, 08 May 2026 04:27:43 -0500I agree too. A mix of many things, including that extra week as well. People thing that's rubbish, it's only a week, but this are very young horses, and have to be taken along steadily - not just for Epsom but the season to come.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31901331/what-is-the-fascination-with-chester?post_id=565359139#565359139I agree too. A mix of many things, including that extra week as well. People thing that's rubbish, it's only a week, but this are very young horses, and have to be taken along steadily - not just for Epsom but the season to come.Fri, 08 May 2026 04:26:16 -0500I can't see the point of races where they don't all have an equal chance,I don't watch it on TV tbh.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31901331/what-is-the-fascination-with-chester?post_id=565359069#565359069I can't see the point of races where they don't all have an equal chance,I don't watch it on TV tbh.Fri, 08 May 2026 03:44:27 -0500Architect pub, nipping over the road to watch each race for free over the Roman Wall, is the way to do Chester.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31901331/what-is-the-fascination-with-chester?post_id=565359027#565359027Architect pub, nipping over the road to watch each race for free over the Roman Wall, is the way to do Chester.Fri, 08 May 2026 03:13:22 -0500