Overview

• East India Dock, the 9-4 favorite, won the Ladbrokes Chester Cup by a length on the final day of the Boodles Chester May Festival.
• Jockey Harry Davies achieved back-to-back Chester Cup victories, a feat last accomplished in 2004–05 by Philip Robinson.
• Trainer James Owen celebrated his first Chester Cup success, executing a strategic plan with owners Tim and Bill Gredley.
• Defending champion Zoffee, racing off a 1lb higher mark, finished third behind runner-up Caballo De Mar.
• Connections plan to target Royal Ascot as East India Dock's next major challenge following this Flat-racing victory.