2003 Chester Cup

Hugs Dancer (FR) won the 2003 Chester Cup at Chester on 7 May 2003, trained by James Given and ridden by Dean McKeown, at 9/1, beating Big Moment (GB) by ½ length.

Updated 2003-05-07

Quick answers

Who won the Chester Cup in 2003? Hugs Dancer (FR) won the 2003 Chester Cup at Chester on 7 May 2003, trained by James Given and ridden by Dean McKeown, at 9/1, beating Big Moment (GB) by ½ length.
Who came second in the 2003 Chester Cup? Big Moment (GB) (9/2F) finished second, and Knavesmire Omen (GB) (16/1) was third.
Did the favourite win the 2003 Chester Cup? No. The 9/2 favourite Big Moment (GB) finished 2nd of 16.
What was the winning time of the 2003 Chester Cup? Hugs Dancer (FR) won in 4m 4.89s over 2m2½f on Good To Firm going.
How much prize money did the 2003 Chester Cup winner get? Hugs Dancer (FR) earned £69,600 for winning the 2003 Chester Cup.
How many ran in the 2003 Chester Cup? 16 ran in the 2003 Chester Cup (average since 1990: 16.5).

Hugs Dancer (FR)Winner

9/1SP

16 ranRunners

4m 4.89sWinning time

£69,600Prize to winner

Big Moment (GB) (9/2F): 2nd of 16Favourite

Full result

Pos	Btn	Horse	SP	Age	Wgt	Jockey	Claim	Trainer	OR	Dr	Headgear	Owner	Total btn	Time	Prize
1	won ½	Hugs Dancer (FR)	9/1	6	8-11	Dean McKeown	-	James Given	93	2	-	J G White	-	4m 4.89s	£69,600
2	½	Big Moment (GB)	9/2F	5	8-10	Darryll Holland	-	Amanda Perrett	92	3	-	R Doela Blackdr J Howells D Broad	½	-	£26,400
3	nk	Knavesmire Omen (GB)	16/1	4	8-3	Joe Fanning	-	Mark Johnston	89	15	-	The Omen Partnership	¾	-	£13,200
4	1¾	Rahwaan (IRE)	50/1	4	7-13	Franny Norton	-	Chris Fairhurst	85	4	-	Six Iron Partnership	2½	-	£6,000
5	shd	Bourgeois (GB)	14/1	6	9-5	Robert Winston	-	Tim Easterby	101	12	-	C H Stevens	2¾	-	£3,000
6	2	Cover UpI (IRE)	14/1	6	9-10	Kieren Fallon	-	Sir Michael Stoute	106	8	-	Exors Of The Late Lord Weinstock	4¾	-	£1,800
7	1½	Direct Bearing (IRE)	11/2	6	8-9	Pat Smullen	-	D K Weld	91	7	v	Dr Michael Smurfit	6¼	-	-
8	8	High And Mighty (GB)	25/1	8	8-3	Eddie Ahern	-	G Barnett	85	6	v	J C Bradbury	14¼	-	-
9	3½	Pepe Galvez (SWE)	50/1	6	8-1	Chris Catlin	-	Mrs L C Taylor	83	5	-	Mrs D Barnett	17¾	-	-
10	2½	Flownaway (GB)	8/1	4	8-3	Jimmy Quinn	-	William Jarvis	89	1	-	Sales Race 2001 Syndicate	20¼	-	-
11	shd	Riyadh (GB)	20/1	5	8-7	Oscar Urbina	-	James Fanshawe	89	9	-	A S Helaissi	20¼	-	-
12	7	Royal Cavalier (GB)	33/1	6	8-7	Graham Gibbons	-	Reg Hollinshead	89	17	-	The Three Rs	27¼	-	-
13	12	Bay Of Islands (GB)	33/1	11	8-8	Neil Callan	-	Dave Morris	90	14	v	Bloomsbury Stud	dist	-	-
14	1	Romany Prince (GB)	12/1	4	8-6	Dane O'Neill	-	David Elsworth	92	16	-	J C Smith	dist	-	-
15	1	Canada (GB)	33/1	5	9-0	Kevin Darley	-	M C Pipe	96	10	-	W J Gredley	dist	-	-
16	2	Fortune Island (IRE)	5/1	4	7-11	Ryan Moore	3	M C Pipe	86	11	-	J M Brown M J Blackburn	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	Hugs Dancer (FR)	2003-05-26	Sandown	Bonusprint Henry II Stakes (Group 2)	8th of 10	9/1
2	Big Moment (GB)	2003-06-28	Newcastle	John Smith's Northumberland Plate Showcase Handicap Class B	9th of 20	7/1
3	Knavesmire Omen (GB)	2003-05-14	York	Tote Exacta Handicap Class C	11th of 12	5/1
4	Rahwaan (IRE)	2003-06-05	Haydock	Shank Lane Stakes Showcase Handicap Class C	2nd of 8	6/1
5	Bourgeois (GB)	2003-05-16	Hamilton	Saffie Joseph & Son Braveheart Rated Stakes (Handicap) (Listed Race)	2nd of 7	8/1
6	Cover UpI (IRE)	2003-06-21	Ascot	Queen Alexandra Stakes (Conditions Race) Class B	won	4/5F
7	Direct Bearing (IRE)	2003-07-13	Curragh	Thalgo Ladies Derby	4th of 8	100/30F
8	High And Mighty (GB)	2003-06-01	Pontefract	Stanley Leisure Handicap Class D	5th of 9	12/1
9	Pepe Galvez (SWE)	2003-11-12	Newbury	Lane Fox Handicap Hurdle Class C	2nd of 7	3/1F
10	Flownaway (GB)	2003-05-22	Goodwood	ExCel Schroders Rated Stakes Showcase Handicap	won	11/1
11	Riyadh (GB)	2003-05-22	Goodwood	ExCel Schroders Rated Stakes Showcase Handicap	4th of 12	25/1
12	Royal Cavalier (GB)	2003-06-02	Thirsk	Herriot Happening Handicap Class C	4th of 7	7/1
13	Bay Of Islands (GB)	2003-06-05	Haydock	Shank Lane Stakes Showcase Handicap Class C	won	33/1
14	Romany Prince (GB)	2003-05-22	Goodwood	ExCel Schroders Rated Stakes Showcase Handicap	11th of 12	12/1
15	Canada (GB)	2003-05-22	Goodwood	ExCel Schroders Rated Stakes Showcase Handicap	8th of 12	33/1
16	Fortune Island (IRE)	2003-06-18	Ascot	Ascot Stakes (Handicap) Class C	21st of 27	12/1

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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2003 Chester Cup

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