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Ian Williams at Chester

Updated 13 October 2026

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  • What is Ian Williams's record at Chester? Ian Williams has trained 34 winners from 390 runners at Chester since January 2016 (9%). The latest winner there was Shafdar (IRE) on 12 Sep 2026.
  • How does Ian Williams's record at Chester compare with other courses? At Chester, Ian Williams has a 8.7% strike rate against 11.3% at all other British and Irish courses since 2016.
  • Which jockey has ridden the most winners for Ian Williams at Chester? David Egan, with 4 wins from 18 rides (22%) together at Chester since 2016.
  • Which horse has won most often at Chester for Ian Williams? Gossip Column (IRE), with 3 wins from 8 runs (38%) there since 2016.
Record at Chester since 2016
34 wins from 390 runs (9%)
Prize money at Chester
£891,175 GB
Last winner here
12 Sep 2026: Shafdar (IRE)
Runs here since last winner
None: the latest runner here won

Chester v everywhere else

RacesAt ChesterOther courses
All races34 wins from 390 runs (9%)771 wins from 6,810 runs (11%)

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By season

SeasonRunsWinsWin %PlacedPlace %Prize money
Flat 202641717.1%1434.1%£139,182 GB
Flat 20254149.8%1229.3%£65,942 GB
Flat 20245000.0%714.0%£55,620 GB
Flat 20233638.3%719.4%£87,970 GB
Flat 20224424.5%1022.7%£131,380 GB
Flat 20215411.9%1324.1%£77,422 GB
Flat 202023417.4%939.1%£49,567 GB
Flat 20195259.6%1325.0%£93,496 GB
Flat 201826519.2%1038.5%£152,525 GB
Flat 20171715.9%635.3%£19,277 GB
Flat 20166233.3%350.0%£18,795 GB

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By race type

Race typeRunsWinsWin %PlacedPlace %Prize money
Flat Turf · non-handicap3438.8%720.6%£85,457 GB
Flat Turf · handicap356318.7%9727.2%£805,719 GB

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By distance

DistanceRunsWinsWin %PlacedPlace %
5f to 6f47510.6%1634.0%
7f to 1m8056.3%1822.5%
9f to 11f69710.1%1927.5%
12f to 13f8589.4%2428.2%
14f and over10998.3%2724.8%

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GoingRunsWinsWin %PlacedPlace %
Good to Firm / Firm3126.5%722.6%
Good1982311.6%6633.3%
Good to Soft / Yielding8233.7%1417.1%
Soft6957.2%1318.8%
Heavy10110.0%440.0%

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By month

MonthRunsWinsWin %PlacedPlace %
May14596.2%2819.3%
June6158.2%2134.4%
July65710.8%2233.8%
August36513.9%1336.1%
September8389.6%2024.1%

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By class

ClassRunsWinsWin %PlacedPlace %Prize money
Group 3600.0%00.0%£19,727 GB
Listed4125.0%125.0%£35,282 GB
Class 210465.8%2120.2%£434,404 GB
Class 373811.0%1824.7%£126,237 GB
Class 4164169.8%5231.7%£217,737 GB
Class 53226.3%1134.4%£41,873 GB
Unclassified7114.3%114.3%£15,915 GB

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Horses with the most wins at Chester

HorseRunsWinsPlacedLast win hereLast run here
Gossip Column (IRE) silksGossip Column (IRE)83528 Sep 1928 Sep 19
Sir Maximilian (IRE) silksSir Maximilian (IRE)113711 Sep 2010 Jul 21
Restorer (GB) silksRestorer (GB)173616 Sep 2316 Sep 23
Heart Of Soul (IRE) silksHeart Of Soul (IRE)273826 Jun 2124 Sep 22
Turanga Leela (GB) silksTuranga Leela (GB)42327 May 1715 Jul 17
Maharajas Express (GB) silksMaharajas Express (GB)62425 Jul 2625 Jul 26
Dream Harder (IRE) silksDream Harder (IRE)82331 May 2511 Jul 25
Shafdar (IRE) silksShafdar (IRE)11112 Sep 2612 Sep 26
Midak (FR) silksMidak (FR)11122 Aug 2622 Aug 26
Tiger (FR) silksTiger (FR)1112 Aug 262 Aug 26
Vaguely Royal (IRE) silksVaguely Royal (IRE)11111 Jul 2611 Jul 26
Zinc White (IRE) silksZinc White (IRE)11112 May 2312 May 23
Parlando (GB) silksParlando (GB)21125 Jul 2625 Jul 26
Magic Circle (IRE) silksMagic Circle (IRE)21111 May 189 May 19
Supido (FR) silksSupido (FR)3126 May 2630 May 26
State Legend (IRE) silksState Legend (IRE)31131 May 2531 May 25
Haliphon (GB) silksHaliphon (GB)41116 Jul 2226 Jul 25
Hydroplane (IRE) silksHydroplane (IRE)41325 Jun 2231 May 25
Always Resolute (GB) silksAlways Resolute (GB)41212 Sep 2025 Sep 21
Aces (IRE) silksAces (IRE)41128 Jun 1910 Aug 20

Jockeys at Chester

JockeyRidesWinsWin %PlacedLatest
David Egan18422.2%712 Jul 25
Richard Kingscote4224.8%1128 Jun 25
Ryan Kavanagh19210.5%825 Jul 26
Ben Curtis16212.5%527 May 23
David Probert10220.0%32 Aug 26
Silvestre De Sousa6233.3%331 Jul 22
Cameron Noble4250.0%226 Jun 21
Ben Sanderson2015.0%41 Jul 23
Franny Norton2015.0%721 Sep 24
Cieren Fallon1119.1%312 Sep 26
Jim Crowley1119.1%214 Sep 24
Edward Greatrex7114.3%211 Sep 26
Joe Leavy5120.0%27 May 26
Billy Loughnane5120.0%230 May 26
Sean Dylan Bowen4125.0%211 Sep 26
Gavin Ashton3133.3%227 Sep 20
Kieran O'Neill3133.3%112 Sep 20
PJ McDonald3133.3%17 May 21
Andrew Mullen3133.3%228 Jun 25
Stevie Donohoe1100.0%226 Jul 25

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Biggest wins at Chester

DateHorseRaceClassDistJockeySPPrize
22 Aug 26Midak (FR) silksMidak (FR)Virgin Bet Chester StakesListed1m6½fPaul Mulrennan16/1£34,026
11 May 18Magic Circle (IRE) silksMagic Circle (IRE)188Bet Chester Cup HandicapClass 22m2½fFran Berry8/1£92,385
16 Jul 22Haliphon (GB) silksHaliphon (GB)Free Placepot Every Saturday At tote.co.uk Apprentice HandicapClass 21m4½fBen Sanderson10/1£51,540
6 May 26Supido (FR) silksSupido (FR)Join Ladbrokes Bet 5 Get 30 Earl Grosvenor HandicapClass 27½fBilly Loughnane15/2£25,770
12 May 23Zinc White (IRE) silksZinc White (IRE)tote Fantasy Whos In Your Stable Chester Plate Handicap (For The Bobby Mcalpi…Class 22m2½fJim Crowley33/1£25,480
11 May 18Restorer (GB) silksRestorer (GB)Boodles Diamond HandicapClass 21m2½fRichard Kingscote7/2F£21,165
12 Sep 20Restorer (GB) silksRestorer (GB)Racing Together How Sport Helps Others HandicapClass 21m2½fDavid Egan15/2£12,450
14 Jul 23Dream Harder (IRE) silksDream Harder (IRE)Expleo HandicapClass 31m3½fSean D Bowen11/2£15,288
4 May 16Sir Maximilian (IRE)Homeserve Conditions StakesClass 35fKieren Fallon5/2J£9,960
28 Sep 19Gossip Column (IRE) silksGossip Column (IRE)Raymond & Kathleen Corbett Memorial HandicapClass 31m2½fThomas Greatrex9/2£8,715
10 Aug 20Heart Of Soul (IRE) silksHeart Of Soul (IRE)Storyhouse HandicapClass 31m4½fBen Curtis9/4£7,763
12 Sep 20Always Resolute (GB) silksAlways Resolute (GB)Retraining Of Racehorses (ROR) HandicapClass 31m6½fGavin Ashton10/1£7,470
11 Sep 20Sir Maximilian (IRE) silksSir Maximilian (IRE)Please Support The Injured Jockey's Fund HandicapClass 37fDavid Probert6/1£7,470
13 Sep 19Sir Maximilian (IRE) silksSir Maximilian (IRE)ESL Group HandicapClass 37fBen Curtis8/1£7,470
4 Aug 19Humble Gratitude (GB)Commonhall Street Social HandicapClass 37½fPaul Mulrennan12/1£7,470

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Data as of 13 October 2026

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