Result 16:00 · Epsom Downs

Betfred Derby (Group 1) (No Geldings)

Group 11m 4f 6ySoft3yo · 14 ran£1,000,000 to the winnerHeavy Rain

Result

Official · time 2m 43.75s · Report

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Beaten	SP	BSP
1	Christmas Day (IRE)	Ronan Whelan	A P O'Brien	—	8.00	6.83
2	Maltese Cross (FR)	Tom Marquand	W J Haggas	2¾L	13.0	9.54
3	James J Braddock (GB)	Dylan Browne McMonagle	Joseph Patrick O'Brien	5¼L	10.0	8.54
4	Bay Of Brilliance (GB)	H Crouch	R M Beckett	7¼L	10.0	6.91
5	Alderman	P J Dobbs	R Hannon	7¼L	101.0	123.8
6	Rebel Rocker	Rob Hornby	Faye Bramley	9¾L	67.0	72.6
7	Pierre Bonnard (IRE)	Christophe Soumillon	A P O'Brien	10¼L	4.50	3.65
8	Ancient Egypt (IRE)	D Egan	C Johnston	13¼L	29.0	27.9
9	Item (GB)	Colin Keane	A M Balding	26¼L	6.50	5.52
10	A Taste Of Glory (GER)	J P Spencer	A M Balding	31¼L	101.0	159.7
11	Balzac (GER)	S De Sousa	Jane Chapple-Hyam	34L	67.0	65.3
12	Action (IRE)	Wayne Lordan	A P O'Brien	43L	17.0	13.6
13	Poker (IRE)	Rowan Scott	K R Burke	45¾L	81.0	101.6

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1 (11)

Action (IRE) p11

3yo · 9-2 · OR 113

313242 J Wayne Lordan T A P O'Brien —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
14 May 26	York	1m 2f 110y	Good	C1	2/8	2¾L	5.00
24 Apr 26	Sandown Park	1m 2f	Good	C1	4/7	6½L	1.67
25 Oct 25	Doncaster	1m	Heavy	C1	2/5	½L	4.00

1 win from 6 · placed 5

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Alderman

3yo · 9-2 · OR 83

732 J P J Dobbs T R Hannon —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
18 Apr 26	Newbury	1m 3f	Good	C2	2/8	4¼L	9.50
03 Nov 25	Kempton Park	1m	Standard To Slow	C4	3/12	5¼L	4.00
29 Aug 25	Sandown Park	7f	Soft	C4	7/10	5¼L	17.0

0 wins from 3 · placed 2

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Last ran 49 days ago

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Ancient Egypt (IRE)

3yo · 9-2 · OR 100

1171 J D Egan T C Johnston —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
01 May 26	Newmarket	1m 2f	Good To Firm	C1	1/5	—	17.0
27 Sep 25	Newmarket	1m	Good To Firm	C1	7/8	14L	17.0
24 Aug 25	Goodwood	1m	Good To Firm	C2	1/6	—	3.75

3 wins from 4 · placed 3

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Last ran 36 days ago

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A Taste Of Glory (GER)

3yo · 9-2 · OR 84

441016 J J P Spencer T A M Balding —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
09 May 26	Lingfield Park	1m 3f 110y	Good To Firm	C1	6/6	14L	34.0
20 Mar 26	Lingfield Park	1m 2f	Standard	C4	1/6	—	6.00
07 Oct 25	Brighton	1m	Good To Soft	C5	1/13	—	2.10

2 wins from 5 · placed 2

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Balzac (GER)

3yo · 9-2 · OR 97

3133 J S De Sousa T Jane Chapple-Hyam —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
09 May 26	Lingfield Park	1m 3f 110y	Good To Firm	C1	3/6	6¾L	23.0
28 Apr 26	Epsom Downs	1m 2f	Good	C1	3/6	3¾L	8.50
01 Apr 26	Kempton Park	1m	Standard To Slow	C4	1/13	—	2.00

1 win from 4 · placed 4

1 run here without a win

Last ran 28 days ago

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Bay Of Brilliance (GB)

3yo · 9-2 · OR 107

5112 J H Crouch T R M Beckett —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
09 May 26	Lingfield Park	1m 3f 110y	Good To Firm	C1	2/6	nk	8.50
27 Oct 25	Redcar	1m 1f	Good To Soft	C5	1/7	—	1.40
24 Sep 25	Goodwood	1m 2f	Soft	C2	1/8	—	1.91

2 wins from 4 · placed 3

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Christmas Day (IRE)

3yo · 9-2 · OR 109

351113 J Ronan Whelan T A P O'Brien —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
14 May 26	York	1m 2f 110y	Good	C1	3/8	4½L	3.75
12 Apr 26	Leopardstown	1m 2f	Good To Yielding	C1	1/9	—	12.0
18 Oct 25	Leopardstown	1m 1f	Yielding	C1	1/8	—	7.50

3 wins from 6 · placed 5

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Item (GB)

3yo · 9-2 · OR 117

111 J Colin Keane T A M Balding —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
14 May 26	York	1m 2f 110y	Good	C1	1/8	—	6.50
30 Sep 25	Bath	1m	Good To Firm	C4	1/4	—	1.67
03 Sep 25	Kempton Park	7f	Standard To Slow	C4	1/12	—	3.50

3 wins from 3 · placed 3

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James J Braddock (GB)

3yo · 9-2 · OR 108

2151 J Dylan Browne McMonagle T Joseph Patrick O'Brien —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
10 May 26	Leopardstown	1m 2f	Good	C1	1/5	—	10.0
12 Apr 26	Leopardstown	1m 2f	Good To Yielding	C1	5/9	3½L	10.0
02 Nov 25	Curragh	1m	Heavy	—	1/20	—	3.25

2 wins from 4 · placed 3

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Last ran 27 days ago

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11 (1)

Maltese Cross (FR)

3yo · 9-2 · OR 108

2111 J Tom Marquand T W J Haggas —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
09 May 26	Lingfield Park	1m 3f 110y	Good To Firm	C1	1/6	—	3.25
17 Apr 26	Newbury	1m 2f	Good	C2	1/10	—	2.75
25 Sep 25	Newmarket	1m	Good	C4	1/7	—	2.62

3 wins from 4 · placed 4

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Last ran 28 days ago

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Pierre Bonnard (IRE)

3yo · 9-2 · OR 109

411172 J Christophe Soumillon T A P O'Brien —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
10 May 26	Leopardstown	1m 2f	Good	C1	2/5	shd	1.83
12 Apr 26	Leopardstown	1m 2f	Good To Yielding	C1	7/9	6L	2.00
11 Oct 25	Newmarket	1m 2f	Good To Firm	C1	1/8	—	2.50

2 wins from 5 · placed 3

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Last ran 27 days ago

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Poker (IRE) p

3yo · 9-2 · OR 80

622 J Rowan Scott T K R Burke —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
25 Apr 26	Haydock Park	1m 4f	Good To Firm	C2	2/4	2L	11.0
27 Oct 25	Redcar	1m 1f	Good To Soft	C5	2/7	8½L	5.50
26 Sep 25	Haydock Park	7f	Good To Soft	C4	6/9	4¾L	2.38

0 wins from 3 · placed 2

1 run at around this trip without a win

Last ran 42 days ago

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Rebel Rocker

3yo · 9-2 · OR 99

12 J Rob Hornby T Faye Bramley —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
28 Apr 26	Epsom Downs	1m 2f	Good	C1	2/6	2½L	34.0
19 Nov 25	Kempton Park	1m	Standard To Slow	C2	1/13	—	13.0

1 win from 2 · placed 2

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Last ran 39 days ago

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