Betfred Derby (Group 1)

1st

Christmas Day (IRE)

No. 8, stall 5

3yo, 9-2, OR 109

J: Ronan Whelan · T: A P O'Brien

3 9-2 109

Ronan Whelan

A P O'Brien

2:43.75 £1,000,000

Handy early - hit front approaching 3f out - pushed out to open daylight over 2f out while edging off a true line - stayed on well to the finish

2nd

Maltese Cross (FR)

No. 11, stall 1

3yo, 9-2, OR 108

J: Tom Marquand · T: William Haggas

3 9-2 108

Tom Marquand

William Haggas

2¾ £400,000

Held a midpack position early - shifted across towards the middle 3f out then pushed along 2f out - drifted right approaching the final furlong - kept finding more inside it to finish second

3rd

James J Braddock (GB)

No. 10, stall 13

3yo, 9-2, OR 108

J: Dylan Browne McMonagle · T: Joseph Patrick O'Brien

3 9-2 108

Dylan Browne McMonagle

Joseph Patrick O'Brien

2½ £200,000

Settled midfield in the early stages - made progress towards the far rail 3f out - pushed along with 2f left - drifted to the left inside the final furlong - stayed on to the line - finished third

4th

Bay Of Brilliance (GB)

No. 6, stall 9

3yo, 9-2, OR 107

J: Hector Crouch · T: Ralph Beckett

3 9-2 107

Hector Crouch

Ralph Beckett

2 £130,000

Settled in the pack early - progress through the field 3f out - pushed along 2f out - drifted left approaching final furlong - unable to find more late and finished fourth

5th

Alderman (GB)

No. 2, stall 6

3yo, 9-2, OR 83

J: Pat Dobbs · T: Richard Hannon

3 9-2 83

Pat Dobbs

Richard Hannon

0.1 £80,000

Held up towards the back - improved through middle of field 3f out before drifting left - pressed for effort 2f out - drifted right in final furlong - stayed on to finish 5th

6th

Rebel Rocker (GB)

No. 14, stall 14

3yo, 9-2, OR 99

J: Rob Hornby · T: Faye Bramley

3 9-2 99

Rob Hornby

Faye Bramley

2½ £50,000

Tracked the front group early - pushed along around 6f out and again with 3f left - stayed on at one tempo up the straight to finish sixth

7th

Pierre Bonnard (IRE)

No. 12, stall 8

3yo, 9-2, OR 109

J: Christophe Soumillon · T: A P O'Brien

3 9-2 109

Christophe Soumillon

A P O'Brien

0.3 £35,000

Settled off the pace in the pack - moved through around 3f out before drifting left under pressure over 2f out - lost ground late to finish seventh

8th

Ancient Egypt (IRE)

No. 3, stall 10

3yo, 9-2, OR 100

J: David Egan · T: Charlie Johnston

3 9-2 100

David Egan

Charlie Johnston

3 £30,000

Sat behind pace - pushed along and drifted right 3f out - dropped away final furlong

9th

Item (GB)

No. 9, stall 3

3yo, 9-2, OR 117

J: Colin Keane · T: Andrew Balding

3 9-2 117

Colin Keane

Andrew Balding

13 £25,000

Sat close to the pace early - shaken up and edged wide 3f out - dropped away inside final furlong to finish ninth

10th

Benvenuto Cellini (IRE)

No. 7, stall 12

3yo, 9-2, OR 112

J: Ryan Moore · T: A P O'Brien

3 9-2 112

Ryan Moore

A P O'Brien

2¼ £20,000

Hesitant leaving the gate and unbalanced exiting stalls - settled towards the back - improved position when pushed with 3f left - lost ground approaching final furlong - later withdrawn by officials following a stalls incident

10th

A Taste of Glory (GER)

No. 4, stall 7

3yo, 9-2, OR 84

J: Jamie Spencer · T: Andrew Balding

3 9-2 84

Jamie Spencer

Andrew Balding

2¾

Dwelt at the start - settled at the back of the field - nudged forward in the middle of the track 3f out - allowed to coast home 2f out finishing tenth

11th

Balzac (GER)

No. 5, stall 2

3yo, 9-2, OR 97

J: Silvestre De Sousa · T: Jane Chapple-Hyam

3 9-2 97

Silvestre De Sousa

Jane Chapple-Hyam

2¾

Pulled hard early - settled mid-pack - pushed along in the middle of the field 3f out - soon dropped away to finish 11th

12th

Action (IRE) ^p

No. 1, stall 11

3yo, 9-2, OR 113

J: Wayne Lordan · T: A P O'Brien

3 9-2 113

Wayne Lordan

A P O'Brien

9

Went straight to front - held wide berth under a drive before losing command 3f out - dropped away rapidly with 2f left - well beaten in 12th

13th

Poker (IRE) ^p

No. 13, stall 4

3yo, 9-2, OR 80

J: Rowan Scott · T: K R Burke

3 9-2 80

Rowan Scott

K R Burke

2¾

Settled in the pack early - under pressure and losing touch 7f from home - well adrift and beaten a long way out