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2002 Chester Cup

Fantasy Hill (IRE) won the 2002 Chester Cup at Chester on 8 May 2002, trained by John Dunlop and ridden by Pat Eddery, at 8/1, beating Rainbow High (GB) by 2 lengths.

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Quick answers

  • Who won the Chester Cup in 2002? Fantasy Hill (IRE) won the 2002 Chester Cup at Chester on 8 May 2002, trained by John Dunlop and ridden by Pat Eddery, at 8/1, beating Rainbow High (GB) by 2 lengths.
  • Who came second in the 2002 Chester Cup? Rainbow High (GB) (6/1JF) finished second, and High And Mighty (GB) (12/1) was third.
  • Did the favourite win the 2002 Chester Cup? No. The 6/1 joint favourite Rainbow High (GB) finished 2nd of 18.
  • What was the winning time of the 2002 Chester Cup? Fantasy Hill (IRE) won in 4m 0.20s over 2m2½f on Good To Firm going.
  • How much prize money did the 2002 Chester Cup winner get? Fantasy Hill (IRE) earned £58,000 for winning the 2002 Chester Cup.
  • How many ran in the 2002 Chester Cup? 18 ran in the 2002 Chester Cup (average since 1990: 16.5).
Fantasy Hill (IRE)Winner
8/1SP
18 ranRunners
4m 0.20sWinning time
£58,000Prize to winner
Rainbow High (GB) (6/1JF): 2nd of 18; Tender Trap (IRE) (6/1JF): 10th of 18Favourite

Full result

PosBtnHorseSPAgeWgtJockeyClaimTrainerORDrHeadgearOwnerTotal btnTimePrize
1won 2Fantasy Hill (IRE)8/168-9Pat Eddery-John Dunlop957bWindflower Overseas Holdings Inc-4m 0.20s£58,000
22Rainbow High (GB)6/1JF79-13Richard Hughes-B W Hills1138-K Abdullah2-£22,000
3hdHigh And Mighty (GB)12/178-0Franny Norton-G Barnett866vJ C Bradbury2¼-£11,000
4nkRiyadh (GB)16/147-7Jamie Mackay3M C Pipe8615vA S Helaissi2½-£5,000
54Bay Of Islands (GB)33/1108-6Neil Callan-Dave Morris922vBloomsbury Stud6½-£2,500
6nkAlberich (IRE)50/177-5Francis Ferris5Tony Newcombe823-M Patel6¾-£1,500
7½Darasim (IRE)8/149-1Joe Fanning-Mark Johnston1051vMarkus Graff7¼--
8¾Archduke Ferdinand (FR)20/149-1Jimmy Fortune-Paul Cole10511-Chris Wright & The Hon Mrs J M Corbett8--
9hdBrother Joe (NZ)11/179-4Jamie Spencer-Philip Hobbs1044vSir Robert Ogden8¼--
10½Tender Trap (IRE)6/1JF48-5Gary Carter-T G Mills9513-Exors Of The Late T G Mills8¾--
11nkDistant Prospect (IRE)14/158-6Martin Dwyer-I A Balding929-The Rae Smiths And Pauline Gale9--
12¾Veridian (GB)40/197-10Jimmy Quinn-Bernard Llewellyn8214-John Marks And Dave Allsopp9¾--
13shdGuard DutyI (GB)20/157-10Chris Catlin-M C Pipe8212tNeil Edwards And Malcolm Jones10--
14nkPrairie Falcon (IRE)12/187-10Dale Gibson-B W Hills825-Mrs B W Hills10¼--
15hdRoyal Rebel (GB)20/1610-1Darryll Holland-Mark Johnston11510-P D Savill10½--
16½Cover UpI (IRE)8/159-3Kieren Fallon-Sir Michael Stoute10316-Lord Weinstock11--
1712Court Shareef (GB)50/177-5David Kinsella5Richard Price8218-Derek & Cheryl Holder23--
188Palua (GB)16/157-10Gary Bardwell-I A Balding8217-Exors Of The Late Robert Hitchinsdist--

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 hereHorseNext runCourseRaceResultSP
1Fantasy Hill (IRE)2002-06-29NewcastleFoster's Lager Northumberland Plate Showcase Handicap Class B9th of 165/1
2Rainbow High (GB)2002-06-20AscotGold Cup (Group 1)14th of 1525/1
3High And Mighty (GB)2002-06-19AscotAscot Stakes (Handicap) Class C25th of 2612/1
4Riyadh (GB)2002-06-19AscotAscot Stakes (Handicap) Class Cwon7/1F
5Bay Of Islands (GB)2003-04-19KemptonSurrey Herald Queen's Prize (Handicap) Class C8th of 1333/1
6Alberich (IRE)2002-06-14YorkColliergate Rated Stakes (Handicap)11th of 1316/1
7Darasim (IRE)2002-06-08Epsom DownsVodafone Rated Stakes (Handicap)6th of 711/4F
8Archduke Ferdinand (FR)2002-06-22AscotQueen Alexandra Stakes (Conditions Race) Class B2nd of 139/1
9Brother Joe (NZ)2002-11-02WetherbyJohn Smith's Hurdle Grade 2won5/1
10Tender Trap (IRE)2005-04-06NottinghamWeatherbys Bank "Further Flight" Stakes5th of 750/1
11Distant Prospect (IRE)2002-06-06HaydockMax Turner Celebration Stakes (Showcase Handicap) Class C2nd of 1210/1
12Veridian (GB)2002-05-18Bangor-on-DeeHalewood International Red Square Handicap Hurdle Class D3rd of 96/1
13Guard DutyI (GB)2002-06-19AscotAscot Stakes (Handicap) Class C19th of 2620/1
14Prairie Falcon (IRE)2002-06-14YorkColliergate Rated Stakes (Handicap)6th of 1310/1
15Royal Rebel (GB)2002-06-03SandownBonusprint Henry II Stakes (Group 2)8th of 1120/1
16Cover UpI (IRE)2002-06-22AscotQueen Alexandra Stakes (Conditions Race) Class Bwon11/4F
17Court Shareef (GB)2002-05-23GoodwoodBonusprint Rated Stakes Showcase Handicap6th of 1120/1
18Palua (GB)2002-06-19AscotAscot Stakes (Handicap) Class C16th of 2633/1

18 of 18 have run since; 3 won next time out.

Chester Cup winners by year

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

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

Related

Full race pageChester course guideChester Cup historyChester results, 8 May 2002Chester May Festival 2002

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