Location | Epsom Downs Racecourse |
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Date | 4 June 2005 |
Winning horse | Motivator |
Starting price | 3/1 fav |
Jockey | Johnny Murtagh |
Trainer | Michael Bell |
Owner | Royal Ascot Racing Club |
1–2–3 | ||
Motivator | Walk in the Park | Dubawi |
Also Ran | ||
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4–5–6 | ||
Fracas | Gypsy King | Hattan |
7–8–9 | ||
Unfurled | The Geezer | Grand Central |
10–11–12 | ||
Oratorio | Kings Quay | Almighty |
Kong | 13 Ran | 2m 35.69s |
The 2005 Epsom Derby was a horse race which took place at Epsom Downs on Saturday 4 June 2005. It was the 226th running of the Derby, and it was won by the pre-race favourite Motivator. The winner was ridden by Johnny Murtagh and trained by Michael Bell.
* | Horse | Jockey | Trainer † | SP | |
1 | Motivator | Johnny Murtagh | Michael Bell | 3/1 fav | |
2 | 5 | Walk in the Park | Alan Munro | John Hammond (FR) | 11/1 |
3 | 3 | Dubawi | Frankie Dettori | Saeed bin Suroor | 5/1 |
4 | 1 | Fracas | Jamie Spencer | David Wachman (IRE) | 8/1 |
5 | 1½ | Gypsy King | Kieren Fallon | Aidan O'Brien (IRE) | 7/2 |
6 | 3 | Hattan | Seb Sanders | Clive Brittain | 25/1 |
7 | hd | Unfurled | Ryan Moore | John Dunlop | 40/1 |
8 | 1¾ | The Geezer | Richard Quinn | David Elsworth | 10/1 |
9 | 2 | Grand Central | Jimmy Fortune | Aidan O'Brien (IRE) | 25/1 |
10 | 8 | Oratorio | Michael Kinane | Aidan O'Brien (IRE) | 8/1 |
11 | 2 | Kings Quay | Dane O'Neill | Richard Hannon, Sr. | 150/1 |
12 | ¾ | Almighty | Pat Smullen | Aidan O'Brien (IRE) | 66/1 |
13 | 14 | Kong | Richard Hughes | John Dunlop | 20/1 |
* The distances between the horses are shown in
lengths or shorter. hd = head.
† Trainers are based in Great Britain unless indicated.
Further details of the winner, Motivator:
Notable runs by the future Derby participants as two-year-olds in 2004.
Early-season appearances in 2005 and trial races prior to running in the Derby.
Group 1 / Grade I victories after running in the Derby.
Leading progeny of participants in the 2005 Epsom Derby. [1] [2] [3]
Dubawi (3rd)
Motivator (1st)
Oratorio (10th) - Later exported to South Africa
Dubawi (3rd)
Motivator (1st)
Walk In The Park (2nd)
Fracas (4th) - Fairly useful flat and jumps winners including Smash Williams (1st Round Tower Stakes 2015)