Race series · Chester · Class 2
Chester Cup
2m2½f · May
Race essentials
CourseChester, 2m2½f
WhenMay
StatusClass 2
Field15.7 runners avg
Winner profilelast 10
Had 5+ career runs9/10
Had 2+ career wins9/10
Mares/fillies rarely win1/10
Won at 4/1 or shorter1/10
Won as favourite1/10
Favourite Win Rate17.5%
Avg Winning SP10.3/1
Avg Field Size15.7
Renewals124
Roll of honourSP at the off
| Year | Winner | Trainer | Jockey | SP | Runners | Going |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | A Piece Of Heaven | Joseph Patrick O'Brien | Dylan Browne McMonagle | 7/1 | 15 | Good |
| 2025 | East India Dock | James Owen | Harry Davies | 9/4F | 15 | Good |
| 2024 | Zoffee | Hugo Palmer | Harry Davies | 9/1 | 16 | Good To Firm |
| 2023 | Metier | Harry Fry | Saffie Osborne | 5/1 | 16 | Soft |
| 2022 | Cleveland | A P O'Brien | Ryan Moore | 6/1 | 14 | Good |
| 2021 | Falcon Eight | D K Weld | Frankie Dettori | 15/2 | 16 | Good To Soft |
| 2019 | Making Miracles | Mark Johnston | Franny Norton | 16/1 | 15 | Soft |
| 2018 | Magic Circle | Ian Williams | Fran Berry | 8/1 | 16 | Good |
| 2017 | Montaly | Andrew Balding | Oisin Murphy | 16/1 | 17 | Good |
| 2016 | No Heretic | Nicky Henderson | Jamie Spencer | 11/1 | 17 | Good |
| 2015 | Trip To Paris | Ed Dunlop | Graham Lee | 10/1 | 17 | Good To Soft |
| 2014 | Suegioo | Marco Botti | Ryan Moore | 10/1 | 17 | Good |
Historical Roll of Honour
pre-database records — not included in trends
| Year | Winner | Trainer | Jockey |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Morgans Choice | John Hill | Willie Carson |
| 1984 | Contester | Peter Cundell | Geoff Baxter |
| 1982 | Dawn Johnny | Michael Stoute | Walter Swinburn |
| 1981 | Donegal Prince | Paul Kelleway | Paddy Young |
| 1980 | Arapahos | Barry Hills | Steve Cauthen |
| 1979 | Charlotte's Choice | Bill Wightman | Willie Carson |
| 1978 | Sea Pigeon | Peter Easterby | Mark Birch |
| 1977 | Sea Pigeon | Peter Easterby | Mark Birch |
| 1976 | John Cherry | Jeremy Tree | Lester Piggott |
| 1975 | Super Nova | Charlie Hall | Ernie Johnson |
| 1974 | Attivo | Cyril Mitchell | Roger Wernham |
| 1973 | Crisalgo | J A Turner | Walter Bentley |
| 1972 | Eric | Vernon Cross | Alan Cressy |
| 1971 | Random Shot | Arthur Budgett | Frankie Durr |
| 1970 | Altogether | W Murray | Walter Bentley |
| 1968 | Major Rose | Ryan Price | Lester Piggott |
| 1967 | Mahbub Aly | Dick Hern | Paul Cook |
| 1966 | Aegean Blue | Fulke Johnson Houghton | Lester Piggott |
| 1965 | Harvest Gold | Tommy Robson | Frankie Durr |
| 1964 | Credo | Paddy Prendergast | Paul Cook |
| 1963 | Narratus | Dave Thom | David Yates |
| 1962 | Golden Fire | Doug Marks | David Yates |
| 1961 | Hoy | Syd Dale | Geoff Lewis |
| 1960 | Trelawney | Syd Mercer | Frankie Durr |
| 1959 | Agreement | Cecil Boyd-Rochfort | Harry Carr |
| 1958 | Sandiacre | W Dutton | Lester Piggott |
| 1957 | Curry | Sam Armstrong | Josh Gifford |
| 1956 | Golovine | Harry Wragg | Peter Robinson |
| 1955 | Prescription | Jack Jarvis | Bill Rickaby |
| 1954 | Peperium | Charles Elsey | Edgar Britt |
| 1953 | Eastern Emperor | Jack Jarvis | Bill Rickaby |
| 1952 | Le Tellier | Geoffrey Barling | Geoff Littlewood |
| 1951 | Wood Leopard | Jack Colling | Jack Egan |
| 1950 | Heron Bridge | D Rogers | Tommy Burns |
| 1949 | John Moore | H Weatherill | Jock Carson |
| 1948 | Billett | Harry Wragg | Billy Nevett |
| 1947 | Asmodee II | William Halsey | Tommy Burn |
| 1946 | Retsel | George Todd | Clifford Richards |
| 1939 | Winnebar | F Templeman | Gordon Richards |
| 1938 | Mr Grundy | Joe Lawson | Clifford Richards |
| 1937 | Faites Vos Jeux | Harry Cottrill | Peter Maher |
| 1936 | Cho-sen | W Higgs | Joe Dines |
| 1935 | Damascus | George Lambton | Humphrey Foster |
| 1934 | Blue Vision | Ivor Anthony | Freddie Fox |
| 1933 | Dick Turpin | Martin Hartigan | Gordon Richards |
| 1932 | Bonny Brighteyes | M D Peacock | Joe Dines |
| 1931 | Brown Jack | Ivor Anthony | Michael Beary |
| 1930 | Mountain Lad | R Gooch | Freddy Lane |
| 1929 | First Flight | F Leader | Freddie Fox |
| 1928 | St Mary's Kirk | Atty Persse | William Alford |
| 1927 | Dark Japan | Richard Dawson | Charlie Smirke |
| 1926 | Hidennis | Harvey Leader | Joseph Caldwell |
| 1925 | Spithead | George Lambton | Tommy Weston |
| 1924 | Rugeley | R Moreton | Henry Leach |
| 1923 | Chivairous | Harry Cottrill | Michael Beary |
| 1922 | Chivairous | Harry Cottrill | George Smith |
| 1920 | Our Stephen | V Hobbs | Arthur Balding |
| 1919 | Tom Pepper | J Rogers | Joe Shatwell |
| 1915 | Hare Hill | W T Robinson | Steve Donoghue |
| 1914 | Aleppo | Alec Taylor Jr. | Charlie Foy |
| 1913 | The Guller | J Osborne | James Ledson |
| 1912 | Rathlea | T Coulthwaite | Charlie Foy |
| 1911 | Willonyx | Sam Darling | Billy Higgs |
| 1910 | Elizabetta | Alec Taylor Jr. | Stanley Wootton |
| 1909 | Santo Strato | J Watson | Otto Madden |
| 1908 | Glacis | George Lambton | Frank Wootton |
| 1907 | Querido | R Carter Jr. | John Reiff |
| 1906 | Feather Bed | J East | Arthur Templeman |
| 1905 | Imari | S Pickering | William Saxby |
| 1904 | Sandboy | W T Robinson | William Griggs |
| 1903 | Vendale | W Duke | Charlie Trigg |
| 1902 | Carabine | J Hornsby | Monty Aylin |
| 1901 | David Garrick | G Blackwell | Lester Reiff |
| 1900 | Roughside | Sandever | Tod Sloan |
| 1899 | Uncle Mac | F Lynham | Fred Finlay |
| 1898 | Up Guards | A Sydney | Seth Chandley |
| 1897 | Count Schomberg | W Leader | Samuel Loates |
| 1896 | The Rush | J Waugh | Otto Madden |
| 1895 | Kilsallaghan | J Jewitt | Fred Finlay |
| 1894 | Quaesitum | F Cole | Tommy Loates |
| 1893 | Dare Devil | W I'Anson jr | Jim Fagan |
| 1892 | Dare Devil | W I'Anson jr | Thomas Mullen |
| 1891 | Vasistas | John Porter | George Barrett |
| 1890 | Tyrant | W Walters | Seth Chandley |