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2021 Chester Cup
Falcon Eight (IRE) won the 2021 Chester Cup at Chester on 7 May 2021, trained by D K Weld and ridden by Frankie Dettori, at 15/2, beating The Grand Visir (GB) by 2 lengths.
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Quick answers
- Who won the Chester Cup in 2021? Falcon Eight (IRE) won the 2021 Chester Cup at Chester on 7 May 2021, trained by D K Weld and ridden by Frankie Dettori, at 15/2, beating The Grand Visir (GB) by 2 lengths.
- Who came second in the 2021 Chester Cup? The Grand Visir (GB) (16/1) finished second, and Hochfeld (IRE) (9/1) was third.
- Did the favourite win the 2021 Chester Cup? No. The 7/1 joint favourite Not So Sleepy (GB) finished 7th of 16.
- What was the winning time of the 2021 Chester Cup? Falcon Eight (IRE) won in 4m 7.11s over 2m2½f on Good To Soft going.
- How much prize money did the 2021 Chester Cup winner get? Falcon Eight (IRE) earned £64,425 for winning the 2021 Chester Cup.
- How many ran in the 2021 Chester Cup? 16 ran in the 2021 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 2 | Falcon Eight (IRE) | 15/2 | 6 | 9-10 | Frankie Dettori | - | D K Weld | 104 | 10 | v | Moyglare Stud Farm | - | 4m 7.11s | £64,425 |
| 2 | 2 | The Grand Visir (GB) | 16/1 | 7 | 9-9 | Richard Kingscote | - | Ian Williams | 103 | 11 | tp | Andy Bell & Fergus Lyons | 2 | - | £30,213 |
| 3 | ½ | Hochfeld (IRE) | 9/1 | 7 | 9-4 | Ben Curtis | - | Mark Johnston | 98 | 2 | - | Kingsley Park 23 Ready To Run | 2½ | - | £15,113 |
| 4 | nk | Coeur De Lion (GB) | 10/1 | 8 | 8-11 | Thore Hammer Hansen | 3 | Alan King | 94 | 8 | p | The Barbury Boys | 2¾ | - | £7,550 |
| 5 | ½ | Trumpet Man (GB) | 10/1 | 4 | 9-2 | Franny Norton | - | Mark Johnston | 97 | 12 | - | Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Al Maktoum | 3¼ | - | £3,775 |
| 6 | nk | Glencadam Glory (GB) | 16/1 | 7 | 9-1 | Jason Hart | - | Tim Easterby | 95 | 9 | h | Mpr Ventura Racing 15 Partner | 3½ | - | £1,888 |
| 7 | nk | Not So Sleepy (GB) | 7/1JF | 9 | 9-6 | Graham Lee | - | Hughie Morrison | 100 | 13 | - | Lady Blyth | 4 | - | - |
| 8 | 2 | Rochester House (IRE) | 18/1 | 5 | 9-0 | Joe Fanning | - | Mark Johnston | 94 | 14 | - | John Brown & Megan Dennis | 6 | - | - |
| 9 | shd | Future Investment (GB) | 7/1JF | 5 | 9-2 | Hector Crouch | - | Ralph Beckett | 96 | 15 | - | R N J Partnership | 6 | - | - |
| 10 | 1 | Nate The Great (GB) | 10/1 | 5 | 9-2 | David Probert | - | Andrew Balding | 96 | 7 | - | Mildmay Racing & D H Caslon | 7 | - | - |
| 11 | nk | Reshoun (FR) | 25/1 | 7 | 9-4 | Andrea Atzeni | - | Ian Williams | 98 | 5 | p | Dr Marwan Koukash | 7¼ | - | - |
| 12 | nk | Who Dares Wins (IRE) | 12/1 | 9 | 9-9 | Tom Marquand | - | Alan King | 103 | 3 | p | Hp Racing Who Dares Wins | 7½ | - | - |
| 13 | 22 | Lucky Deal (GB) | 80/1 | 6 | 9-3 | Andrew Breslin | 5 | Mark Johnston | 102 | 6 | - | Kai Fai Leung | 29½ | - | - |
| 14 | 2½ | Cardano (USA) | 15/2 | 5 | 9-6 | Ryan Moore | - | Ian Williams | 100 | 1 | - | R S Brookhouse | dist | - | - |
| 15 | 21 | Blakeney Point (GB) | 66/1 | 8 | 8-9 | Ella McCain | 5 | Donald McCain | 94 | 4 | tb | T W Johnson & G Maxwell | dist | - | - |
| 16 | 21 | Rare Groove (IRE) | 20/1 | 6 | 9-8 | PJ McDonald | - | Jedd O'Keeffe | 102 | 16 | - | John And Jess Dance | 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
13 of 16 have run since; 1 won next time out.
Chester Cup winners by year
Years with a result in GB and IRE records since 1990.
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