16:00 Epsom Downs

Saturday 6 June 2026

All13:3014:0514:4015:1516:0016:4017:2017:55

Betfred Derby (Group 1)

Off time: 16:04 | Winning time: 2m 43.75s

1^st

(5)

Christmas Day

39-2

7/1

T: A P O'BrienJ: Ronan Whelan

Prominent, led towards far side over 3f out, ridden and went clear over 2f out, soon drifted right, kept on final furlong op 17/2 tchd 9/1

2^nd

2 ¾

(1)

Maltese Cross

39-2

12/1

T: W J HaggasJ: Tom Marquand

Midfield, switched right towards centre 3f out, ridden 2f out, hung right over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong op 10/1

3^rd

2 ½

(13)

James J Braddock

39-2

9/1

T: J P O'BrienJ: Dylan Browne McMonagle

Coltish in preliminaries, mid-division, headway towards near side 3f out, ridden over 2f out, hung left over 1f out, kept on final furlong, did well in the circumstances op 8/1 tchd 15/2

4^th

(9)

Bay Of Brilliance

39-2

9/1

T: R M BeckettJ: H Crouch

Wore hood to post, midfield, headway in centre 3f out, ridden 2f out, hung left over 1f out, no extra final 110yds op 11/1 tchd 12/1

5^th

(6)

Alderman

39-2

100/1

T: R HannonJ: P J Dobbs

Towards rear, headway in centre over 3f out, soon pushed left, ridden 2f out, edged right final furlong, kept on towards finish tchd 80/1

6^th

2 ½

(14)

Rebel Rocker

39-2

66/1

T: Faye BramleyJ: Rob Hornby

Chased leaders, ridden briefly over 6f out, ridden in centre 3f out, plugged on one pace final furlong

7^th

(8)

Pierre Bonnard

39-2

7/2

T: A P O'BrienJ: C Soumillon

Held up in mid-division, headway centre 3f out, ridden and hung left over 2f out, weakened over 1f out op 11/2

8^th

(10)

Ancient Egypt

39-2

28/1

T: C JohnstonJ: D Egan

Chased leaders, ridden in centre 3f out, soon edged right, weakened over 1f out op 25/1 tchd 22/1

9^th

(3)

Item

39-2

11/2

T: A M BaldingJ: Colin Keane

Wore hood to post, chased leaders, pushed along towards far side 3f out, faded over 1f out op 9/2 tchd 13/2

10^th

2 ¾

(7)

A Taste of Glory

39-2

100/1

T: A M BaldingJ: J P Spencer

Wore hood to post, slowly away, held up in rear, pushed along in centre 3f out, eased over 2f out tchd 80/1

11^th

2 ¾

(2)

Balzac

39-2

66/1

T: Jane Chapple-HyamJ: S De Sousa

Wore hood to post, took keen hold, midfield, ridden in centre 3f out, soon faded op 80/1 tchd 50/1

12^th

(11)

Action

39-2

16/1

T: A P O'BrienJ: Wayne Lordan

Led, raced far side when pushed along and headed over 3f out, weakened quickly over 2f out tchd 12/1

13^th

2 ¾

(4)

Poker

39-2

80/1

T: K R BurkeJ: Rowan Scott

Mid-division, pushed along and struggling over 7f out, soon dropped to rear, tailed off 5f out tchd 66/1

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Non-Runners

(12)

Benvenuto Cellini³¹

Weight: 9-2| Age: 3

T: A P O'Brien J: R L Moore

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£6.50Pl:£2.25, £2.60, £3.15EX:£62.70Trifecta:£442.10Tricast:£326.09SF:£49.67Swingers:£10.25, £10.20, £10.95

Forecasts

Benvenuto Cellini (3/1), Pierre Bonnard (7/2), Item (11/2), Christmas Day (7/1), James J Braddock (9/1), Bay Of Brilliance (9/1), Maltese Cross (12/1), Action (16/1), Ancient Egypt (28/1), Rebel Rocker (66/1), Balzac (66/1), Poker (80/1), Alderman (100/1), A Taste of Glory (100/1)

Easy Chester Vase winner BENVENUTO CELLINI can provide Aidan O'Brien with a fourth successive Derby and record-extending twelfth overall. Dante winner Item is one of the least inexperienced in the line-up having had only 3 runs but that makes his York performance all the more impressive and he can progress again and provide the chief threat ahead of Lingfield Derby Trial 1-2 Maltese Cross and Bay of Brilliance. The selection's stablemate Pierre Bonnard completes the shortlist.

BENVENUTO CELLINI (IRE)
ITEM
MALTESE CROSS (FR)

Previous Winners

2025

Lambourn

Weight: 9-2 |Age: 3

J: Wayne Lordan | T: A P O'Brien

13/2

Prize Money

1st: £1,000,000.002nd: £400,000.003rd: £200,000.004th: £130,000.005th: £80,000.006th: £50,000.007th: £35,000.008th: £30,000.009th: £25,000.0010th: £20,000.00