16:00Epsom· GB · 2026-06-06
Betfred Derby (No Geldings)(Group 1)
· Soft· Flat· Turf
Result
| Pos | Draw | Horse | Jockey / Trainer | SP | Best | Btn | OR | RPR | TS | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Christmas Day (IRE) 3yo | Ronan Whelan | 7/1 8.000 | — | won | 109 | – | 100 | Raced in second - pressed leader after 5f - led over 3f out - soon pushed along - drifted right over 1f out - kept on well(op 17/2 tchd 9/1) |
| 2 | 1 | Maltese Cross (FR) 3yo | Tom Marquand | 12/1 13.000 | — | 2.75L | 108 | – | 95 | Midfield - in touch with leaders after 2f - steady headway over 3f out - went second over 2f out - no match for winner(op 10/1) |
| 3 | 13 | James J Braddock (GB) 3yo | Dylan Browne McMonagle | 9/1 10.000 | — | 2.50L | 108 | – | 91 | Unruly beforehand - held up in midfield - headway over 2f out - disputing third over 1f out - stayed on(op 8/1 tchd 15/2) |
| 4 | 9 | Bay Of Brilliance (GB) 3yo | Hector Crouch | 9/1 10.000 | — | 2.00L | 107 | – | 88 | Midfield - headway over 3f out - disputing third over 1f out - weakened inside final 110yds(op 11/1 tchd 12/1) |
| 5 | 6 | Alderman (GB) 3yo | Pat Dobbs | 100/1 101.000 | — | 0.10L | 83 | – | 88 | Towards rear - headway over 2f out - outpaced inside final furlong - rallied inside final 110yds - not pace to challenge - eyecatcher(tchd 80/1) |
| 6 | 14 | Rebel Rocker (GB) 3yo | Rob Hornby | 66/1 67.000 | — | 2.50L | 99 | – | 83 | Raced wide - in touch with leaders - lost position over 2f out - rallied inside final furlong - not pace to challenge |
| 7 | 8 | Pierre Bonnard (IRE) 3yo | Christophe Soumillon | 7/2 4.500 | — | 0.30L | 109 | – | 83 | Towards rear - headway over 2f out - weakened gradually over 1f out(op 11/2) |
| 8 | 10 | Ancient Egypt (IRE) 3yo | David Egan | 28/1 29.000 | — | 3.00L | 100 | – | 78 | Soon in touch with leaders - weakened over 1f out(op 25/1 tchd 22/1) |
| 9 | 3 | Item (GB) 3yo | Colin Keane | 11/2 6.500 | — | 13.00L | 117 | – | 54 | In touch with leaders - headway over 3f out - briefly went second over 2f out - weakened over 1f out(op 9/2 tchd 13/2) |
| 10 | 7 | A Taste Of Glory (GER) 3yo | Jamie Spencer | 100/1 101.000 | — | 2.75L | 84 | – | 49 | Always behind(tchd 80/1) |
| 11 | 2 | Balzac (GER) 3yo | Silvestre De Sousa | 66/1 67.000 | — | 2.75L | 97 | – | 45 | Midfield - in touch with leaders halfway - weakened over 2f out(op 80/1 tchd 50/1) |
| 12 | 11 | Action (IRE) 3yo | Wayne Lordan | 16/1 17.000 | — | 9.00L | 113 | – | 28 | Led - headed over 3f out - weakened quickly over 2f out(tchd 12/1) |
| 13 | 4 | Poker (IRE) 3yo | Rowan Scott | 80/1 81.000 | — | 2.75L | 80 | – | 23 | Stumbled start - never better than midfield - detached over 4f out(tchd 66/1) |
| — | 12 | Benvenuto Cellini 3yo C · 128lb | Ryan Moore | — | — | — | 112 | 127 | 122 | — |
Winning time: 2m 43.75s (slow by 8.15s)
Pre-race AI predictions · what we said before the race ran
| Jockey / Trainer | Form | ELO_T | ELO_J | # | Stars | Tier | BF | Slip | |||||||||||
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7 dr.12 |  | NR 3yo C · 128lb | 2113-1 31d trip … | 128 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
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14 dr.14 |  | NR 3yo | — trip … | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Rating from HRV Framework v4.1: 10 deterministic dimension scores combined into a field-relative rating where the top horse in each race scores 100. Tiers PRIMARY / SECONDARY / OUTSIDER / NO CHANCE band off that rating. See methodology. 18+. BeGambleAware.