Conditions perfect for Chester Cup

CONDITIONS on the Roodee should be perfect for tomorrow’s totesport Chester Cup, for which a maximum field of 18 has been declared for what is the showpiece of the three-day meeting.

Conditions perfect for Chester Cup
Tue, 09 May, 2006 - 01:00
Keith Hamer

Clerk of the course Ed Gretton reported the ground to have eased slightly to good to firm, good in places, from good to firm all round after steady rainfall.

“The big race should be a cracker. We have a full field of 18 runners. The top weight is rated 108 which says a lot for the quality, then you have four horses way down at the bottom which shows the range.

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