1985 Epsom Derby

1985 Epsom Derby
Derby
Location Epsom Downs Racecourse
Date 5 June 1985
Winning horse Slip Anchor
SP 9/4 Fav
Jockey Steve Cauthen
Trainer Henry Cecil
Owner John Scott-Ellis, 9th Baron Howard de Walden
Conditions Good

The 1985 Epsom Derby (known as the Ever Ready Derby for sponsorship reasons) was the 206th annual running of the Derby horse race. It took place at Epsom Downs Racecourse on 5 June 1985.

The race was won by Lord Howard de Walden's Slip Anchor, at odds of 9/4 ridden by jockey Steve Cauthen and trained at Newmarket by Henry Cecil. The win was a first success in the race for owner, trainer and jockey. Cauthen became the first man to ride the winners of both the Kentucky Derby and the Epsom Derby.

Race details

Full result

Dist * Horse Jockey Trainer SP
1 Slip Anchor Steve Cauthen Henry Cecil 9-4
2 7 Law Society Pat Eddery Vincent O'Brien (IRE) 5-1
3 6 Damister Yves Saint-Martin Jeremy Tree 16-1
4 hd Supreme Leader Philip Robinson Clive Brittain 10-1
5 4 Lanfranco Cash Asmussen Henry Cecil 14-1
6 7 Reach Richard Quinn Paul Cole 33-1
7 ¾ Theatrical Lester Piggott Dermot Weld (IRE) 10-1
8 nk Phardante Greville Starkey Guy Harwood 40-1
9 8 Royal Harmony Michael Hills Barry Hills 40-1
10 6 Snow Plant Gabriel Curran Kevin Prendergast (IRE) 100-1
11 4 Petoski Willie Carson Dick Hern 33-1
12 7 Seurat Eric Legrix Patrick-Louis Biancone (FR) 33-1
13 Shadeed Walter Swinburn Michael Stoute 7-2
14 Main Reason Philip Waldron Paul Cole 200-1

Winner details

Further details of the winner, Slip Anchor:

Form analysis

Two-year-old races

Notable runs by the future Derby participants as two-year-olds in 1984:[1]

The road to Epsom

Early-season appearances in 1985 and trial races prior to running in the Derby:[2]

Subsequent Group 1 wins

Group 1 / Grade I victories after running in the Derby.

References

  1. Timeform (1985). Racehorses of 1984. Timeform. ISBN 0-900-59940-5.
  2. Timeform (1986). Racehorses of 1985. Timeform. ISBN 0-900-59942-1.

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