The Virgin Bet Autumn Festival delivered two fantastic days of racing on the Roodee 🏇✨ We’ve not only been joined by the flat racing professionals, but the jump jockeys were in action too, swapping codes for The John Smith’s Jump Jockeys Challenge Handicap Stakes on Saturday, providing two keenly contested races.🏆 Across the weekend, the atmosphere was superb, with great racing , food, drink, and lively crowds bringing the festival to life.🍻 Thank you to everyone who joined us... we look forw

Welcome to our Oktoberfest Season Finale!🎉🍻 Frankie Foster’s here to kick things off. 👋 🐾 Dachshund Derby – 12:15 PM 🏇 Racing – 1:55 PM to 5:20 PM ⚽ The Liverpool Derby will be shown on screens across the racecourse (with an extra screen on the Open Course!) 🍺 Steins, sausages & Oktoberfest vibes all day long. Let’s send off the season in style – Prost! 🍻 | Chester Racecourse

That’s a wrap on our Oktoberfest Season Finale!🎉 Thank you to everyone who joined us today and throughout the year for making it so special. What a day it was: 🐾 Oktoberfest fun from start to finish 🏆 Nellie took home glory in the Dachshund Derby 🏇 Thrilling racing all afternoon 🍺 Steins, sausages & plenty of cheers all round 🏇 Andrew Balding took the 2025 Leading Trainer Award!🏆 We couldn’t have asked for a better way to close out the season. Prost to you all... see you in 2026!🍻 | Ches