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1997 Goodwood Cup
Double Trigger (IRE) won the 1997 Goodwood Cup at Goodwood on 31 July 1997, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by M Roberts, at 16/1, beating Classic Cliche (IRE) by 1½ lengths.
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Quick answers
- Who won the Goodwood Cup in 1997? Double Trigger (IRE) won the 1997 Goodwood Cup at Goodwood on 31 July 1997, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by M Roberts, at 16/1, beating Classic Cliche (IRE) by 1½ lengths.
- Who came second in the 1997 Goodwood Cup? Classic Cliche (IRE) (5/4F) finished second, and Double Eclipse (IRE) (12/1) was third.
- Did the favourite win the 1997 Goodwood Cup? No. The 5/4 favourite Classic Cliche (IRE) finished 2nd of 10.
- What was the winning time of the 1997 Goodwood Cup? Double Trigger (IRE) won in 3m 24.81s over 2m on Good To Firm going.
- How much prize money did the 1997 Goodwood Cup winner get? Double Trigger (IRE) earned £38,724 for winning the 1997 Goodwood Cup.
- How many ran in the 1997 Goodwood Cup? 10 ran in the 1997 Goodwood Cup (average since 1990: 9.9).
Full result
| Pos | Btn | Horse | SP | Age | Wgt | Jockey | Trainer | Dr | Headgear | Owner | Total btn | Time | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | won 1½ | Double Trigger (IRE) | 16/1 | 6 | 9-0 | M Roberts | Mark Johnston | 10 | - | R W Huggins | - | 3m 24.81s | £38,724 |
| 2 | 1½ | Classic Cliche (IRE) | 5/4F | 5 | 9-5 | Frankie Dettori | Saeed bin Suroor | 5 | - | Godolphin | 1½ | - | £14,316 |
| 3 | ½ | Double Eclipse (IRE) | 12/1 | 5 | 9-0 | J Weaver | Mark Johnston | 8 | - | The Middleham Partnership | 2 | - | £6,858 |
| 4 | 2½ | Election Day (IRE) | 7/1 | 5 | 9-0 | Olivier Peslier | Sir Michael Stoute | 9 | v | Lord Weinstock | 4½ | - | £2,790 |
| 5 | 4 | Persian Punch (IRE) | 7/1 | 4 | 9-0 | Ray Cochrane | David Elsworth | 1 | - | J C Smith | 8½ | - | £1,095 |
| 6 | hd | Samraan (USA) | 13/2 | 4 | 9-0 | Pat Eddery | John Dunlop | 2 | - | K M Al Mudhaf | 8¾ | - | £417 |
| 7 | 2½ | Canon Can (USA) | 25/1 | 4 | 9-0 | A McGlone | Sir Henry Cecil | 3 | - | Canon Anglia O A Ltd | 11¼ | - | - |
| 8 | 2½ | Grey Shot (GB) | 20/1 | 5 | 9-3 | John Reid | I A Balding | 7 | - | J C Smith | 13¾ | - | - |
| 9 | 5 | State Fair I (GB) | 50/1 | 3 | 7-13 | T Sprake | B W Hills | 4 | - | Ray Richards | 18¾ | - | - |
| 10 | dist | Corradini (GB) | 12/1 | 5 | 9-0 | Kieren Fallon | Sir Henry Cecil | 6 | - | K Abdullah | 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 | Double Trigger (IRE) | 1997-09-11 | Doncaster | Great North Eastern Railway Doncaster Cup (Group 3) | 4th of 5 | 8/13F |
| 2 | Classic Cliche (IRE) | 1997-09-20 | Curragh | Jefferson Smurfit Memorial Irish St.Leger | 7th of 7 | 2/1JF |
| 3 | Double Eclipse (IRE) | 1997-08-19 | York | Weatherbys Insurance Lonsdale Stakes (Group 3) | won | 5/2 |
| 4 | Election Day (IRE) | 1997-08-19 | York | Weatherbys Insurance Lonsdale Stakes (Group 3) | 5th of 6 | 6/1 |
| 5 | Persian Punch (IRE) | 1997-09-11 | Doncaster | Great North Eastern Railway Doncaster Cup (Group 3) | 2nd of 5 | 13/2 |
| 6 | Samraan (USA) | 1997-08-19 | York | Weatherbys Insurance Lonsdale Stakes (Group 3) | 2nd of 6 | 9/1 |
| 7 | Canon Can (USA) | 1997-09-11 | Doncaster | Great North Eastern Railway Doncaster Cup (Group 3) | won | 6/1 |
| 8 | Grey Shot (GB) | 1997-08-30 | Chester | Chester Rated Class A | 3rd of 11 | 15/2 |
| 9 | State Fair I (GB) | 1997-08-30 | Chester | Chester Rated Class A | 7th of 11 | 20/1 |
| 10 | Corradini (GB) | 1997-08-19 | York | Weatherbys Insurance Lonsdale Stakes (Group 3) | 6th of 6 | 12/1 |
10 of 10 have run since; 2 won next time out.
Goodwood Cup winners by year
Years with a result in GB and IRE records since 1990.
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