1990 Chester Cup

Travelling Light (GB) won the 1990 Chester Cup at Chester on 9 May 1990, trained by Mrs J R Ramsden and ridden by Alan Munro, at 5/2 favourite, beating Rambo Castle (GB) by 6 lengths.

Updated 1990-05-09

Quick answers

Who won the Chester Cup in 1990? Travelling Light (GB) won the 1990 Chester Cup at Chester on 9 May 1990, trained by Mrs J R Ramsden and ridden by Alan Munro, at 5/2 favourite, beating Rambo Castle (GB) by 6 lengths.
Who came second in the 1990 Chester Cup? Rambo Castle (GB) (25/1) finished second, and Andorra I (GB) (11/1) was third.
Did the favourite win the 1990 Chester Cup? Yes. Travelling Light (GB) won as the 5/2 favourite.
What was the winning time of the 1990 Chester Cup? Travelling Light (GB) won in 4m 10.18s over 2m2½f on Good going.
How much prize money did the 1990 Chester Cup winner get? Travelling Light (GB) earned £22,110 for winning the 1990 Chester Cup.
How many ran in the 1990 Chester Cup? 16 ran in the 1990 Chester Cup (average since 1990: 16.5).

Travelling Light (GB)Winner

5/2FSP

16 ranRunners

4m 10.18sWinning time

£22,110Prize to winner

Travelling Light (GB) (5/2F): wonFavourite

Full result

Pos	Btn	Horse	SP	Age	Wgt	Jockey	Claim	Trainer	OR	Dr	Headgear	Owner	Total btn	Time	Prize
1	won 6	Travelling Light (GB)	5/2F	4	9-1	Alan Munro	-	Mrs J R Ramsden	81	10	-	Mrs A E Sigsworth	-	4m 10.18s	£22,110
2	6	Rambo Castle (GB)	25/1	4	8-9	D Nicholls	-	Nigel Tinkler	75	2	-	P J Macari	6	-	£6,630
3	10	Andorra I (GB)	11/1	8	8-3	M Roberts	-	J G Fitzgerald	65	5	-	J G Fitzgerald	16	-	£3,190
4	½	Good Hand (USA)	16/1	4	8-13	Nick Connorton	-	J W Watts	79	6	-	Mrs M M Haggas	16½	-	£1,470
5	2	Drumhead (GB)	10/1	4	9-11	S Cauthen	-	P T Walwyn	91	13	-	A D G Oldrey	18½	-	-
6	8	Philjoy (GB)	33/1	4	7-9	Dale Gibson	3	C W C Elsey	64	12	-	C D Barber Lomax	26½	-	-
7	2½	Lucky Verdict (GB)	9/2	4	9-3	Pat Eddery	-	M C Pipe	83	11	b	Richard Green Fine Paintings	29	-	-
8	nk	Barrish (GB)	10/1	4	8-7	W Carson	-	R Akehurst	73	3	-	A D Spence	29¼	-	-
9	1½	Upton Park (GB)	20/1	5	8-11	Dean McKeown	-	J W Watts	73	8	-	Philip Newton	dist	-	-
10	¾	Major Inquiry (USA)	10/1	4	9-10	Mick Kinane	-	David Elsworth	90	4	-	Mrs Tracy Stone Brown	dist	-	-
11	dh	Northwold Star (USA)	50/1	4	7-12	Jimmy Quinn	-	D T Thom	64	16	v	T M Jennings	dist	-	-
12	dh	Dwadme (GB)	16/1	5	9-8	Billy Newnes	-	Oliver Sherwood	84	17	-	Olympic National Hunt Racing	dist	-	-
13	dh	Spring Forward (GB)	100/1	6	7-7	John Lowe	-	Ray Peacock	55	15	v	Whittaker And Wallace	dist	-	-
14	dh	Joyce's Care (USA)	14/1	4	8-9	Ernie Johnson	-	Sally Hall	75	1	-	J Hanson	dist	-	-
15	dh	Out Of Funds (GB)	33/1	4	9-0	S Perks	-	Reg Hollinshead	80	9	-	Trevor Painting	dist	-	-
16	dh	Calicon (GB)	7/1	4	9-2	J Matthias	-	I A Balding	82	14	-	Simon Berry	dist	-	-

Distances beaten are to the horse in front (Btn) and to the winner (Total btn). Headgear: b blinkers, v visor, p cheekpieces, t tongue strap, h hood, e/s eyeshield, ht hood and tongue strap. Prize money is shown in the currency of the country the race was run in (£ in Britain, € in Ireland).

How they ran next

Pos here	Horse	Next run	Course	Race	Result	SP
1	Travelling Light (GB)	1990-06-19	Ascot	Ascot Handicap	10th of 18	5/1
2	Rambo Castle (GB)	1990-05-26	Kempton	Crawley Warren Handicap	6th of 9	7/1
3	Andorra I (GB)	1991-11-22	Sedgefield	Vaux Breweries Novices' Chase	won	14/1
4	Good Hand (USA)	1990-05-28	Doncaster	Harewood Handicap	won	11/4JF
5	Drumhead (GB)	1990-05-26	Kempton	Crawley Warren Handicap	7th of 9	9/2F
6	Philjoy (GB)	1990-05-26	Warwick	John Childs Belaco Duron Handicap	3rd of 5	3/1JF
7	Lucky Verdict (GB)	1990-06-19	Ascot	Ascot Handicap	2nd of 18	11/2
8	Barrish (GB)	1990-05-26	Kempton	Crawley Warren Handicap	3rd of 9	5/1
9	Upton Park (GB)	1990-09-24	Nottingham	Victoria Centre Handicap	3rd of 17	10/1
10	Major Inquiry (USA)	1990-06-19	Ascot	Ascot Handicap	3rd of 18	14/1
11	Northwold Star (USA)	1990-05-26	Southwell (AW)	Voce Handicap	2nd of 11	10/1
12	Dwadme (GB)	1990-11-03	Chepstow	Tote Silver Trophy Handicap Hurdle	8th of 13	8/1
13	Spring Forward (GB)	1990-05-21	Wolverhampton	Shrewsbury Handicap	won	12/1
14	Joyce's Care (USA)	1990-05-21	Musselburgh	Edinburgh Gold Cup Handicap	9th of 10	14/1
15	Out Of Funds (GB)	1991-03-09	Chepstow	Polycell Hurdle	9th of 11	50/1
16	Calicon (GB)	1990-05-26	Kempton	Crawley Warren Handicap	5th of 9	16/1

16 of 16 have run since; 3 won next time out.

Chester Cup winners by year

Year	Winner	SP	Trainer
2026	A Piece Of Heaven (FR)	7/1	Joseph Patrick O'Brien
2025	East India Dock (GB)	9/4F	James Owen
2024	Zoffee (GB)	9/1	Hugo Palmer
2023	Metier (IRE)	5/1	Harry Fry
2022	Cleveland (IRE)	6/1	Aidan O'Brien
2021	Falcon Eight (IRE)	15/2	D K Weld
2019	Making Miracles (GB)	16/1	Mark Johnston
2018	Magic Circle (IRE)	8/1	Ian Williams
2017	Montaly (GB)	16/1	Andrew Balding
2016	No Heretic (GB)	11/1	Nicky Henderson
2015	Trip To Paris (IRE)	10/1	Ed Dunlop
2014	Suegioo (FR)	10/1	Marco Botti
2013	Address Unknown (GB)	12/1	Richard Fahey
2012	Ile De Re (FR)	10/1	Donald McCain
2011	Overturn (IRE)	11/2	Donald McCain
2010	Mamlook (IRE)	7/1F	David Pipe
2009	Daraahem (IRE)	7/1	B W Hills
2008	Bulwark (IRE)	33/1	Ian Williams
2007	Greenwich Meantime (GB)	14/1	Richard Fahey
2006	Admiral (IRE)	28/1	Tim Pitt
2005	Anak Pekan (GB)	16/1	Michael Jarvis
2004	Anak Pekan (GB)	2/1F	Michael Jarvis
2003	Hugs Dancer (FR)	9/1	James Given
2002	Fantasy Hill (IRE)	8/1	John Dunlop
2001	Rainbow High (GB)	9/2	B W Hills
2000	Bangalore I (GB)	16/1	Amanda Perrett
1999	Rainbow High (GB)	4/1F	B W Hills
1998	Silence In Court I (IRE)	13/2	Alan Bailey
1997	Top Cees (GB)	11/2	Mrs J R Ramsden
1996	Merit (IRE)	11/2	Paul Cole
1995	Top Cees (GB)	8/1	Mrs J R Ramsden
1994	Doyce (GB)	14/1	R J R Williams
1993	Rodeo Star (USA)	9/1	Nigel Tinkler
1992	Welshman (GB)	11/1	Michael Blanshard
1991	Star Player I (GB)	9/2	J H Baker
1990	Travelling Light (GB)	5/2F	Mrs J R Ramsden

Years with a result in GB and IRE records since 1990.

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1990 Chester Cup

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