the Roodee

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The Roodee is the historic racecourse in Chester, England, reputed to be the oldest still in use in the country and known for its tight, left-handed track beside the River Dee.

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the Roodee canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf horse racing venue ⓘ
racecourse ⓘ
adjacentTo River Dee ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Chester Racecourse ⓘ
city Chester ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
hasAccessibility close to Chester railway station ⓘ
hasApproximateCourseLength about 1 mile and 1 furlong ⓘ
hasFeature left-handed bends ⓘ
riverside setting ⓘ
tight track ⓘ
hasGrandstand yes ⓘ
hasInfieldUse car parking ⓘ
events venue ⓘ
hasLocalName Chester Racecourse ⓘ
hasNotableRace Cheshire Oaks ⓘ
Chester Cup ⓘ
Dee Stakes ⓘ
hasSurface turf ⓘ
hasView Chester city walls ⓘ
River Dee ⓘ
heritageStatus historic racecourse ⓘ
hosts Chester Cup ⓘ
Chester May Festival ⓘ
flat racing ⓘ
isTypeOf flat racecourse ⓘ
left-handed racecourse ⓘ
locatedIn Cheshire ⓘ
Chester ⓘ
England ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
near Chester city centre ⓘ
Chester city walls ⓘ
notableFor being among the oldest operational racecourses in the world ⓘ
tight turns and short straight ⓘ
openedBefore 16th century ⓘ
operatedBy Chester Race Company ⓘ
ownedBy Chester Race Company ⓘ
region North West England ⓘ
reputation oldest racecourse still in use in England ⓘ
trackDirection left-handed ⓘ
trackShape oval ⓘ
usedFor horse racing ⓘ

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Chester Racecourse → alsoKnownAs → the Roodee ⓘ