Looking for the inside track at Chester. The draw might not appear to play a significant part in a race run over an extended two-and-a-quarter miles but then few such races are run at a track like Chester.
The course is only just over a mile in total and its tight nature means that a single-figure draw, which allows the chance for jockeys to take a place on the rail, is a prized position for the totesport.com Chester Cup, which has a field of 17. The ability to hold that position is of almost equal importance as a review of the last 10 years shows that the majority of winners have been close to the pace from the start.
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