This was run on Wednesday 4th June 1862 and the winner was bred by Mr William Blenkiron and trained by Robert Smith at Harpenden. There were 34 runners from an initial entry of 233. The winner won by a neck in 2 mins 45.5 secs, with 1/2 a length between second and third. The winner won a first prize of £6,675, (The equivalent of £771,600 in today's terms based on Bank of England inflation calculator).

THE DERBY 1862

For the first time since 1807 the conditions of the race changed so that colts now carried 8st 10lbs and fillies 8st 5lbs. The owner of the second horse continued to be paid 100 Sovereigns from the stakes, whilst the winner had to foot the bill for 50 Sovereigns to the judge and 100 Sovereigns for policing.

CARACTACUS SR 2030

Pos.	Horse	Jockey	Owner
1	CARACTACUS	James Parsons	Mr Charles Snewing
2	THE MARQUIS	Ashmall	Mr S.Hawke
3	BUCKSTONE	H.Grimshaw	Mr J.Merry
4	NEPTUNUS	Bullock	Mr Jackson
Also	COLT BY STOCKWELL	Aldcroft	Lord Glasgow
Also	COLT BY BARBATUS/CLARISSA	Basham	Lord Glasgow
Also	COLT BY BARBATUS/BROWN BESS	Withington	Lord Glasgow
Also	THE KNAVE	Lynch	Mr Merry
Also	HARLEQUIN	W.Cotton	Mr Savile
Also	ARGONAUT	Wells	Sir J.Hawley
Also	ST ALEXIS	S.Rogers	Sir J.Hawley
Also	LORD BURLEIGH	Chaloner	Mr Angell
Also	COLT BY VOLTIGEUR	J.Mann	Lord Chesterfield
Also	SURREY	J.Reeves	Mr Coleman
Also	MAHARAJAH	Brewty	Mr Elphinstone
Also	ENSIGN	A.Edwards	Lord Stamford
Also	ALVEDISTON	Mr W.Bevill	Mr W.Bevill
Also	GEMSE	Salter	Duke of Beaufort
Also	STAR OF THE WEST	C.Marlow	Mr Parr
Also	TOLURNO	Clement	Mr Parr
Also	ACE OF CLUBS	W.Boyce	Lord Annesley
Also	MALEK	G.Fordham	Mr Henry
Also	ELLANGOWAN	Keeler	Mr Ward
Also	WELCOME	Custance	Mr Bowes
Also	SCHEHALLION	Hibberd	Lord St Vincent
Also	EXCHEQUER	J.Adams	Lord Coventry
Also	MICHEL GROVE	T.Clay	Mr South
Also	VANGUARD	Norman	Lord Fitzwilliam
Also	ZETLAND	J.Osborne	Mr Osborne
Also	ASHFORD	H.Bell	Mr Gratwicke
Also	BRIGHTON	Hughes	Mr Thomas
DNF	SPITE	J.Goater	Mr Goater
DNF	NOTTINGHAM	A.Day	Mr Sutton
DNF	NORROY	E.Sharp	Baron Rothschild
	Betting
5/2	The Marquis
100/30	Buckstone
7/1	Neptunus
12/1	Argonaut
12/1	Zetland
100/6	Colt by Stockwell
20/1	St Alexis
25/1	Ensign
100/3	Ace of Clubs
40/1	Caractacus
50/1	Harlequin
50/1	Spite
50/1	Nottingham	Picture courtesy of Michael Church, Official Epsom Derby Historian.
50/1	Lord Burleigh
200/3	Colt out of Clarissa
100/1	Star of the West
100/1	Tolurno
100/1	Malek
100/1	Alvediston
100/1	Colt out of Brown Bess
100/1	Gemse
100/1	Surrey
100/1	Colt by Voltigeur
200/1	Norroy
200/1	The Knave
200/1	Welcome
200/1	Ellangowan
200/1	Schehallion
200/1	Exchequer
200/1	Ashford
300/1	Brighton
300/1	Vanguard
300/1	Michel Grove
300/1	Maharajah
	Over-Round 123%

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