1997 Chester Cup

Top Cees (GB) won the 1997 Chester Cup at Chester on 7 May 1997, trained by Mrs J R Ramsden and ridden by Jimmy Fortune, at 11/2, beating Etterby Park (USA) by 10 lengths.

Updated 1997-05-07

Quick answers

Who won the Chester Cup in 1997? Top Cees (GB) won the 1997 Chester Cup at Chester on 7 May 1997, trained by Mrs J R Ramsden and ridden by Jimmy Fortune, at 11/2, beating Etterby Park (USA) by 10 lengths.
Who came second in the 1997 Chester Cup? Etterby Park (USA) (8/1) finished second, and Thaljanah (IRE) (16/1) was third.
Did the favourite win the 1997 Chester Cup? No. The 100/30 favourite Canon Can (USA) finished 4th of 12.
What was the winning time of the 1997 Chester Cup? Top Cees (GB) won in 4m 23.18s over 2m2½f on Soft going.
How much prize money did the 1997 Chester Cup winner get? Top Cees (GB) earned £35,679 for winning the 1997 Chester Cup.
How many ran in the 1997 Chester Cup? 12 ran in the 1997 Chester Cup (average since 1990: 16.5).

Top Cees (GB)Winner

11/2SP

12 ranRunners

4m 23.18sWinning time

£35,679Prize to winner

Canon Can (USA) (100/30F): 4th of 12Favourite

Full result

Pos	Btn	Horse	SP	Age	Wgt	Jockey	Claim	Trainer	OR	Dr	Headgear	Owner	Total btn	Time	Prize
1	won 10	Top Cees (GB)	11/2	7	8-11	Jimmy Fortune	-	Mrs J R Ramsden	87	6	-	R E Sangster	-	4m 23.18s	£35,679
2	10	Etterby Park (USA)	8/1	4	7-11	N Adams	-	Mark Johnston	77	9	-	Mr & Mrs G Middlebrook	10	-	£10,805
3	hd	Thaljanah (IRE)	16/1	5	8-4	Seb Sanders	-	Bryan Smart	80	5	-	Wayne Clifford	10¼	-	£5,278
4	19	Canon Can (USA)	100/30F	4	9-3	Kieren Fallon	-	Sir Henry Cecil	97	3	-	Canon Anglia O A Ltd	29¼	-	£2,514
5	15	Old Rouvel (USA)	14/1	6	9-10	Kevin Darley	-	D J G Murray Smith	100	12	-	Mrs R D Cowell	dist	-	-
6	6	Warning Reef (GB)	50/1	4	8-0	C Rutter	-	P Eccles	80	2	-	Valley Paddocks Racing Limited	dist	-	-
7	5	The Flying Phantom (GB)	10/1	6	8-2	Dale Gibson	-	Mark H Tompkins	78	7	-	P H Betts Holdings Ltd	dist	-	-
8	4	Upper Mount Clair (GB)	20/1	7	7-5	Royston Ffrench	5	Clive Brittain	72	11	-	C E Brittain	dist	-	-
9	10	Snow Princess (IRE)	6/1	5	9-9	John Reid	-	Lord Huntingdon	99	1	-	Lord Weinstock	dist	-	-
10	3½	Danjing (IRE)	11/1	5	8-8	T Quinn	-	M C Pipe	84	4	b	Knight Hawks Partnership	dist	-	-
11	18	Mazamet (USA)	33/1	4	8-0	Declan O'Shea	-	O O'Neill	80	8	-	Frank Clarke	dist	-	-
12	22	Bowcliffe Court (IRE)	7/2	5	8-1	Jimmy Quinn	-	R Akehurst	77	10	-	A D Spence	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	Top Cees (GB)	1997-06-28	Newcastle	'Newcastle Brown Ale' Northumberland Plate Handicap Stakes Class B	5th of 18	5/2F
2	Etterby Park (USA)	1997-05-19	Southwell (AW)	Birmingham Handicap Class E	2nd of 6	11/8F
3	Thaljanah (IRE)	1997-05-18	Newbury	You Handicap Class C	2nd of 9	11/2
4	Canon Can (USA)	1997-06-20	Ascot	Queen Alexandra Stakes Conditions Class B	won	8/1
5	Old Rouvel (USA)	1997-06-20	Ascot	Queen Alexandra Stakes Conditions Class B	2nd of 13	13/2
6	Warning Reef (GB)	1997-05-28	Newbury	Kenneth Robertson Handicap Class D	9th of 9	25/1
7	The Flying Phantom (GB)	1997-08-06	Yarmouth	East Coast Handicap Class D	4th of 7	16/1
8	Upper Mount Clair (GB)	1997-07-30	Goodwood	Marriott Hotels Goodwood Handicap Class C	12th of 12	25/1
9	Snow Princess (IRE)	1997-05-21	Goodwood	ABN Amro Rated Class B	4th of 9	7/1
10	Danjing (IRE)	1997-12-26	Wincanton	Wincanton Gold Card Handicap Hurdle Qualifier Class B	left at the start	10/1
11	Mazamet (USA)	1997-05-21	Worcester	Earls Croome Juvenile Novices' Hurdle Class E	2nd of 5	15/8
12	Bowcliffe Court (IRE)	1997-07-05	Sandown	Spinal Injuries Association Stakes Handicap Class D	3rd of 8	11/2

12 of 12 have run since; 1 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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1997 Chester Cup

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