Lingfield Derby Trial Explained

Class:	Listed
Horse Race:	Derby Trial Stakes
Location:	Lingfield Park Lingfield, England
Inaugurated:	1932
Race Type:	Flat / Thoroughbred
Sponsor:	William Hill
Website:	Lingfield Park
Distance:	1m 3f 133y (2,334m)
Surface:	Turf
Track:	Left-handed
Qualification:	Three-year-old colts and geldings
Weight:	9 st 2 lb Penalties 5 lb for Group 1 or Group 2 winners * 3 lb for Group 3 or Listed winners * * since 31 August 2023
Purse:	£60,000 (2024) 1st: £34,488

|}The Derby Trial Stakes is a Listed flat horse race in Great Britain open to three-year-old colts and geldings. It is run over a distance of 1 mile, 3 furlongs and 133 yards (2553yd) at Lingfield Park in May.

History

Established in 1932,^[1] the event serves as a trial for the Epsom Derby. The first running was won by the subsequent Derby winner April the Fifth.^[2]

The left-handed track at Lingfield Park is similar to that at Epsom. It has an undulating, cambered terrain with a sharp downhill turn into the home straight.

Nine winners of the race have achieved victory in the Derby. The most recent was Anthony Van Dyck in 2019. The most recent participant to win the Derby is Adayar, the 2021 runner-up.

For a period the Derby Trial Stakes held Group 3 status. It was relegated to Listed level in 2013.^[3]

Records

Leading jockey (6 wins):

Harry Carr – Black Tarquin (1948), Aureole (1953), Doutelle (1957), Alcide (1958), Parthia (1959), Pardao (1961)

Leading trainer (10 wins):

Cecil Boyd-Rochfort – Hypnotist (1939), Black Tarquin (1948), Brown Rover (1949), North Carolina (1951), Aureole (1953), Doutelle (1957), Alcide (1958), Parthia (1959), Jet Stream (1960), Pardao (1961)

Winners since 1979

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Time
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1979	Milford	Joe Mercer	Dick Hern
1980	Ginistrelli	Joe Mercer	Henry Cecil	2:36.54
1981	Riberetto	Philip Robinson	Ron Boss
1982	Jalmood	Willie Carson	John Dunlop
1983	Teenoso	Steve Cauthen	Geoff Wragg	2:54.63
1984	Alphabatim	Brian Rouse	Guy Harwood	2:34:48
1985	Slip Anchor	Steve Cauthen	Henry Cecil	2:37.45
1986	Mashkour	Steve Cauthen	Henry Cecil	2:43.54
1987	Legal Bid	Steve Cauthen	Henry Cecil	2:32.03
1988	Kahyasi	Ray Cochrane	Luca Cumani	2:39.00
1989	Cacoethes	Greville Starkey	Guy Harwood	2:30.89
1990	Rock Hopper	Walter Swinburn	Michael Stoute	2:28.35
1991	Corrupt	Cash Asmussen	Neville Callaghan	2:27.01
1992	Assessor	Walter Swinburn	Richard Hannon Sr.	2:31.65
1993	Bob's Return	Philip Robinson	Mark Tompkins	2:25.34
1994	Hawker's News	Walter Swinburn	Michael Stoute	2:34.42
1995	Munwar	Willie Carson	Peter Walwyn	2:25.37
1996	Mystic Knight	Frankie Dettori	Roger Charlton	2:25.79
1997	Silver Patriarch	Pat Eddery	John Dunlop	2:34.44
1998	High-Rise	Frankie Dettori	Luca Cumani	2:24.80
1999	Lucido	Richard Quinn	John Dunlop	2:30.31
2000	Saddler's Quest	Kevin Darley	Gerard Butler	2:35.24
2001	Perfect Sunday	Richard Hughes	Barry Hills	2:30.37
2002	Bandari	Kevin Darley	Mark Johnston	2:28.47
2003	Franklins Gardens	Darryll Holland	Mark Tompkins	2:33.23
2004	Percussionist	Frankie Dettori	John Gosden	2:38.30
2005	Kong	Richard Quinn	John Dunlop	2:34.51
2006	Linda's Lad	Christophe Soumillon	André Fabre	2:29.25
2007	Aqaleem	Richard Hills	Marcus Tregoning	2:31.46
2008	Alessandro Volta	Johnny Murtagh	Aidan O'Brien	2:28.91
2009	Age of Aquarius	Johnny Murtagh	Aidan O'Brien	2:29.93
2010	Bullet Train	Tom Queally	Henry Cecil	2:32.48
2011	Dordogne	Neil Callan	Mark Johnston	2:29.50
2012	Main Sequence	Ted Durcan	David Lanigan	2:28.83
2013	Nevis	Ryan Moore	Aidan O'Brien	2:40.09
2014	Snow Sky	Jim Crowley	Sir Michael Stoute	2:30.68
2015	Kilimanjaro	Ryan Moore	Aidan O'Brien	2:35.17
2016	Humphrey Bogart	Sean Levey	Richard Hannon Jr.	2:28.29
2017	Best Solution	Pat Cosgrave	Saeed bin Suroor	2:31.84
2018	Knight To Behold	Richard Kingscote	Harry Dunlop	2:28.19
2019	Anthony Van Dyck	Ryan Moore	Aidan O'Brien	2:31.27
2020	English King	Tom Marquand	Ed Walker	2:24.36
2021	Third Realm	David Egan	Roger Varian	2:35.15
2022	United Nations	Ryan Moore	Aidan O'Brien	2:26.68
2023	Military Order	William Buick	Charlie Appleby	2:27.74
2024	Ambiente Friendly	Callum Shepherd	James Fanshawe	2:24.09

Earlier winners

1932: April the Fifth
1933: Myosotis
1934: Medieval Knight
1935: Field Trial
1936: Barrystar
1937: Mid-day Sun
1938: Blandstar
1939: Hypnotist
1940–45: no race
1946: Fast and Fair
1947: Sayajirao
1948: Black Tarquin
1949: Brown Rover
1950: Tramper
1951: North Carolina
1952: Tulyar
1953: Aureole
1954: Rowston Manor
1955: True Cavalier
1956: Induna
1957: Doutelle
1958: Alcide
1959: Parthia
1960: Jet Stream
1961: Pardao
1962: Pindaric
1963: Duplation
1964: Oncidium
1965: Solstice
1966: Black Prince II
1967: Heave Ho
1968: Laureate
1969: The Elk
1970: Meadowville
1971: Homeric
1972: Charling
1973: Ksar
1974: Bustino
1975: Patch
1976: Norfolk Air
1977: Caporello
1978: Whitstead

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