2008 Epsom Derby

The 2008 Epsom Derby was a horse race which took place at Epsom Downs on Saturday 7 June 2008. It was the 229th running of the Derby, and it was won by New Approach. The winner was ridden by Kevin Manning and trained by Jim Bolger. The pre-race favourite Casual Conquest finished third.^[1]

Race details

Sponsor: Vodafone
Winner's prize money: £802,444
Going: Good
Number of runners: 16
Winner's time: 2m 36.50s

Full result

	*	Horse	Jockey	Trainer ^†	SP
1		New Approach	Kevin Manning	Jim Bolger (IRE)	5/1
2	½	Tartan Bearer	Ryan Moore	Sir Michael Stoute	6/1
3	4½	Casual Conquest	Pat Smullen	Dermot Weld (IRE)	7/2 fav
4	1½	Doctor Fremantle	Kerrin McEvoy	Sir Michael Stoute	11/2
5	¾	Washington Irving	Colm O'Donoghue	Aidan O'Brien (IRE)	33/1
6	shd	Alessandro Volta	Seamie Heffernan	Aidan O'Brien (IRE)	33/1
7	1	Rio de la Plata	Frankie Dettori	Saeed bin Suroor	20/1
8	½	Tajaaweed	Richard Hills	Sir Michael Stoute	10/1
9	½	Bouguereau	Alan Munro	Peter Chapple-Hyam	100/1
10	1¼	Curtain Call	Jamie Spencer	Luca Cumani	7/1
11	1¼	Frozen Fire	Michael Kinane	Aidan O'Brien (IRE)	16/1
12	9	King of Rome	Johnny Murtagh	Aidan O'Brien (IRE)	16/1
13	4½	Alan Devonshire	Paul Mulrennan	Mark Tompkins	100/1
14	14	Kandahar Run	Ted Durcan	Henry Cecil	11/1
15	11	Bashkirov	David McCabe	Aidan O'Brien (IRE)	125/1
16	39	Maidstone Mixture	Michael O'Connell	Paul Murphy	250/1

* The distances between the horses are shown in lengths or shorter – shd = short-head
† Trainers are based in Great Britain unless indicated

Winner's details

Further details of the winner, New Approach:

Foaled: 18 February 2005 in Ireland
Sire: Galileo; Dam: Park Express (Ahonoora)
Owner: Princess Haya of Jordan
Breeder: Lodge Park Stud
Rating in 2008 World Thoroughbred Rankings: 130

Form analysis

Two-year-old races

Notable runs by the future Derby participants as two-year-olds in 2007.

New Approach – 1st Tyros Stakes, 1st Futurity Stakes, 1st National Stakes, 1st Dewhurst Stakes
Alessandro Volta – 1st Eyrefield Stakes
Rio de la Plata – 1st Vintage Stakes, 2nd National Stakes, 1st Prix Jean-Luc Lagardère, 4th Dewhurst Stakes
Tajaaweed – 10th Racing Post Trophy
Curtain Call – 2nd Futurity Stakes, 1st Beresford Stakes, 5th Racing Post Trophy
Frozen Fire – 8th Racing Post Trophy
King of Rome – 11th Racing Post Trophy
Alan Devonshire – 3rd Silver Tankard Stakes

The road to Epsom

Early-season appearances in 2008 and trial races prior to running in the Derby.

New Approach – 2nd 2,000 Guineas, 2nd Irish 2,000 Guineas
Tartan Bearer – 1st Dante Stakes
Casual Conquest – 1st Derrinstown Stud Derby Trial
Doctor Fremantle – 1st Chester Vase
Washington Irving – 2nd Derrinstown Stud Derby Trial
Alessandro Volta – 4th Ballysax Stakes, 1st Lingfield Derby Trial
Rio de la Plata – 2nd Poule d'Essai des Poulains
Tajaaweed – 1st Dee Stakes
Bouguereau – 7th Derby Italiano
Curtain Call – 1st Intercasino.co.uk Conditions Stakes
Frozen Fire – 2nd Dante Stakes
King of Rome – 5th Ballysax Stakes, 2nd Lingfield Derby Trial
Alan Devonshire – 4th Lingfield Derby Trial
Kandahar Run – 2nd Feilden Stakes, 1st Newmarket Stakes

Subsequent Group 1 wins

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

New Approach – Irish Champion Stakes (2008), Champion Stakes (2008)
Casual Conquest – Tattersalls Gold Cup (2009)
Frozen Fire – Irish Derby (2008)

References

↑ "2008 Derby Festival". BBC Sport. 7 June 2008. Retrieved 23 November 2009.

"Racing Post".
Epsom 16:00 – Result Vodafone Derby (Group 1) Sporting Life, 7 June 2008

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