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2018 Chester Cup
Magic Circle (IRE) won the 2018 Chester Cup at Chester on 11 May 2018, trained by Ian Williams and ridden by Fran Berry, at 8/1, beating Fun Mac (GER) by 6 lengths.
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Quick answers
- Who won the Chester Cup in 2018? Magic Circle (IRE) won the 2018 Chester Cup at Chester on 11 May 2018, trained by Ian Williams and ridden by Fran Berry, at 8/1, beating Fun Mac (GER) by 6 lengths.
- Who came second in the 2018 Chester Cup? Fun Mac (GER) (15/2) finished second, and Who Dares Wins (IRE) (9/1) was third.
- Did the favourite win the 2018 Chester Cup? No. The 11/2 favourite Time To Study (FR) finished 5th of 16.
- What was the winning time of the 2018 Chester Cup? Magic Circle (IRE) won in 4m 2.90s over 2m2½f on Good going.
- How much prize money did the 2018 Chester Cup winner get? Magic Circle (IRE) earned £92,385 for winning the 2018 Chester Cup.
- How many ran in the 2018 Chester Cup? 16 ran in the 2018 Chester Cup (average since 1990: 16.5).
Full result
| Pos | Btn | Horse | SP | Age | Wgt | Jockey | Claim | Trainer | OR | Dr | Headgear | Owner | Total btn | Time | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | won 6 | Magic Circle (IRE) | 8/1 | 6 | 9-3 | Fran Berry | - | Ian Williams | 101 | 6 | - | Dr Marwan Koukash | - | 4m 2.90s | £92,385 |
| 2 | 6 | Fun Mac (GER) | 15/2 | 7 | 9-3 | Oisin Murphy | - | Hughie Morrison | 101 | 5 | t | Mrs Angela McAlpine Partners | 6 | - | £27,810 |
| 3 | 1½ | Who Dares Wins (IRE) | 9/1 | 6 | 9-2 | Ryan Moore | - | Alan King | 100 | 15 | p | Hp Racing Who Dares Wins | 7½ | - | £13,905 |
| 4 | nse | Dubawi Fifty (GB) | 6/1 | 5 | 8-13 | Silvestre De Sousa | - | Karen McLintock | 97 | 10 | p | Paul & Clare Rooney | 7½ | - | £6,930 |
| 5 | 1 | Time To Study (FR) | 11/2F | 4 | 9-6 | Franny Norton | - | Mark Johnston | 105 | 7 | - | Abdulla Al Mansoori | 8½ | - | £3,480 |
| 6 | nk | Prince Of Arran (GB) | 25/1 | 5 | 9-9 | Stevie Donohoe | - | Charlie Fellowes | 107 | 8 | - | Saeed Bel Obaida | 8¾ | - | £1,755 |
| 7 | 1 | Stargazer (IRE) | 8/1 | 5 | 9-1 | Kevin Stott | - | Philip Kirby | 99 | 4 | - | Zoe Hassall George Hassall P Kirby | 9¾ | - | £870 |
| 8 | ¾ | Jukebox Jive (FR) | 25/1 | 4 | 8-12 | John Egan | - | Anthony Honeyball | 97 | 14 | t | R W Huggins | 10½ | - | £420 |
| 9 | 3 | Watersmeet (GB) | 12/1 | 7 | 9-1 | Joe Fanning | - | Mark Johnston | 99 | 2 | - | J Barson | 13½ | - | - |
| 10 | 2¼ | Nakeeta (GB) | 20/1 | 7 | 9-7 | Callum Rodriguez | 3 | Iain Jardine | 108 | 13 | h | Alex Janet Card And Atb Ltd | 15¾ | - | - |
| 11 | 1¾ | Vent De Force (GB) | 66/1 | 7 | 8-13 | Phil Dennis | 3 | Michael Mullineaux | 100 | 12 | - | We Enjoy Racing Club | 17½ | - | - |
| 12 | 10 | Silver Concorde (GB) | 33/1 | 10 | 8-13 | Graham Lee | - | Keith Dalgleish | 97 | 9 | - | Straightline Bloodstock | 27½ | - | - |
| 13 | 2 | My Reward (GB) | 13/2 | 6 | 9-2 | David Allan | - | Tim Easterby | 100 | 1 | - | M J MacLeod | 29½ | - | - |
| 14 | 8 | Grandee (IRE) | 10/1 | 4 | 9-1 | Daniel Tudhope | - | David O'Meara | 100 | 3 | - | Nick Bradley Racing 12 Sohi | dist | - | - |
| 15 | 5 | Cayirli (FR) | 50/1 | 6 | 8-13 | Shane Kelly | - | Seamus Durack | 97 | 17 | - | Stephen Tucker | dist | - | - |
| 16 | 15 | Shadow Sadness (GER) | 66/1 | 6 | 9-5 | Paul Hanagan | - | Oliver Greenall | 103 | 11 | t | Dewhurst Daresbury | 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
16 of 16 have run since; 2 won next time out.
Chester Cup winners by year
Years with a result in GB and IRE records since 1990.
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