2001 Chester Cup

Rainbow High (GB) won the 2001 Chester Cup at Chester on 9 May 2001, trained by B W Hills and ridden by Richard Hughes, at 9/2, beating High And Mighty (GB) by ¾ length.

Updated 2001-05-09

Quick answers

Who won the Chester Cup in 2001? Rainbow High (GB) won the 2001 Chester Cup at Chester on 9 May 2001, trained by B W Hills and ridden by Richard Hughes, at 9/2, beating High And Mighty (GB) by ¾ length.
Who came second in the 2001 Chester Cup? High And Mighty (GB) (33/1) finished second, and Prairie Falcon (IRE) (12/1) was third.
Did the favourite win the 2001 Chester Cup? No. The 3/1 favourite Ansar (IRE) finished 8th of 17.
What was the winning time of the 2001 Chester Cup? Rainbow High (GB) won in 4m 1.23s over 2m2½f on Good To Firm going.
How much prize money did the 2001 Chester Cup winner get? Rainbow High (GB) earned £65,000 for winning the 2001 Chester Cup.
How many ran in the 2001 Chester Cup? 17 ran in the 2001 Chester Cup (average since 1990: 16.5).

Rainbow High (GB)Winner

9/2SP

17 ranRunners

4m 1.23sWinning time

£65,000Prize to winner

Ansar (IRE) (3/1F): 8th of 17Favourite

Full result

Pos	Btn	Horse	SP	Age	Wgt	Jockey	Claim	Trainer	OR	Dr	Headgear	Owner	Total btn	Time	Prize
1	won ¾	Rainbow High (GB)	9/2	6	9-13	Richard Hughes	-	B W Hills	113	5	-	K Abdullah	-	4m 1.23s	£65,000
2	¾	High And Mighty (GB)	33/1	6	7-10	John McAuley	-	G Barnett	82	4	v	J C Bradbury	¾	-	£20,000
3	1¾	Prairie Falcon (IRE)	12/1	7	7-10	Dale Gibson	-	B W Hills	82	16	-	Mrs B W Hills	2½	-	£10,000
4	hd	Cover UpI (IRE)	12/1	4	8-3	Fergal Lynch	-	Sir Michael Stoute	93	13	-	Lord Weinstock	2¾	-	£5,000
5	1¼	Mana D'Argent (IRE)	14/1	4	7-7	K Dalgleish	3	Mark Johnston	86	17	-	Daniel A Couper	4	-	-
6	shd	Zilarator (USA)	25/1	5	8-7	B Marcus	-	William Haggas	93	7	-	Wentworth Racing Pty Ltd	4	-	-
7	nk	Distant Prospect (IRE)	16/1	4	7-12	Martin Dwyer	-	I A Balding	88	10	-	The Rae Smiths And Pauline Gale	4¼	-	-
8	nk	Ansar (IRE)	3/1F	5	8-2	Willie Supple	-	D K Weld	88	12	-	Michael H Watt	4¾	-	-
9	2½	Copeland (GB)	12/1	6	9-3	Kieren Fallon	-	M C Pipe	103	9	v	Professor D B A Silk Mrs Heather Silk	7¼	-	-
10	hd	Guard DutyI (GB)	12/1	4	7-5	Jamie Mackay	5	M C Pipe	86	15	t	Neil Edwards And Malcolm Jones	7¼	-	-
11	1¾	Solitary I (GB)	12/1	4	7-10	Gary Bardwell	-	James Given	86	3	-	Mrs Jo Hardy	9	-	-
12	1¼	Quedex (GB)	11/1	5	7-11	Franny Norton	-	E L James	83	18	-	L Van Hijkoop	10¼	-	-
13	shd	Sudden Flight (IRE)	20/1	4	7-10	Allan Mackay	-	Ed Dunlop	86	2	-	Maktoum Al Maktoum	10½	-	-
14	6	Coco Loco (GB)	11/1	4	7-9	George Baker	3	Lydia Pearce	88	6	-	Mr Mrs J Matthews	16½	-	-
15	1	Or Royal (FR)	100/1	10	7-3	David Kinsella	7	Richard Lee	82	11	b	Rien Ne Va Plus	17½	-	-
16	22	Who Cares Wins (GB)	33/1	5	7-10	Matthew Henry	-	J. R. Jenkins	82	14	-	The B C W Partnership	dist	-	-
17	19	Hero's Son (FR)	50/1	5	7-7	Paul Quinn	3	Jonjo O'Neill	82	8	-	Darren C Mercer	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	Rainbow High (GB)	2001-05-28	Sandown	Bonusprint Stakes (Group 3)	11th of 11	4/1JF
2	High And Mighty (GB)	2001-05-26	Kempton	betabet On The Phone Or Net Handicap Class C	4th of 10	4/1JF
3	Prairie Falcon (IRE)	2001-05-24	Goodwood	Bonusprint Rated Stakes Showcase Handicap	14th of 15	12/1
4	Cover UpI (IRE)	2001-06-20	Ascot	Ascot Stakes (Handicap) Class C	won	12/1
5	Mana D'Argent (IRE)	2001-05-16	York	Alcatel Stakes (Handicap) Class C	9th of 20	11/2
6	Zilarator (USA)	2001-06-30	Newcastle	Foster's Lager Northumberland Plate Showcase Handicap Class B	13th of 18	16/1
7	Distant Prospect (IRE)	2001-05-24	Goodwood	Bonusprint Rated Stakes Showcase Handicap	8th of 15	10/1
8	Ansar (IRE)	2001-05-27	Curragh	The Tote - The Easy Way To Bet Handicap	4th of 19	8/1
9	Copeland (GB)	2001-06-30	Newcastle	Foster's Lager Northumberland Plate Showcase Handicap Class B	16th of 18	33/1
10	Guard DutyI (GB)	2001-06-20	Ascot	Ascot Stakes (Handicap) Class C	6th of 29	16/1
11	Solitary I (GB)	2001-05-26	Kempton	betabet On The Phone Or Net Handicap Class C	9th of 10	10/1
12	Quedex (GB)	2002-03-28	Leicester	Peter Jones Final Season Thank You Handicap Class D	11th of 13	25/1
13	Sudden Flight (IRE)	2001-06-08	Haydock	Vacuum Pouch Company Handicap Class D	6th of 11	6/1
14	Coco Loco (GB)	2001-07-11	Kempton	Tote Lady In Red Handicap Class C	3rd of 7	11/2
15	Or Royal (FR)	2001-05-21	Southwell (AW)	southwell-racecourse.co.uk Handicap Class F	14th of 16	10/1
16	Who Cares Wins (GB)	2001-06-20	Ascot	Ascot Stakes (Handicap) Class C	24th of 29	50/1
17	Hero's Son (FR)	2001-05-15	Perth	First GG Media Intermediate Chase Class D	fell	9/4

17 of 17 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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2001 Chester Cup

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