Epsom Derby 1863

This was run on Wednesday 20th May 1863 and the winner was bred by the Marquess of Westminster and trained by Mr Godding at Newmarket. There were 30 runners from an initial entry of 255. The winner won by a head in 2 mins 50.5 secs, with 1/2 a length between second and third.

THE DERBY 1863

MACARONI SR 2017

The winner won a £7,100, (The equivalent of £848,000 in today's terms based on Bank of England inflation calculator).

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Pos.	Horse	Jockey	Owner
1	MACARONI	Tom Challoner	Mr Richard Naylor
2	LORD CLIFDEN	George Fordham	Lord St Vincent
3	RAPID RHONE	Doyle	Lord Glasgow
4	BLUE MANTLE	Lynch	Captain D.Lane
5	THE RANGER	J.Goater	Mr H.Savile
6	KING OF UTOPIA	H.Grimshaw	Mr Whitaker
Also	COLT BY YOUNG MELBOURNE	Withington	Lord Glasgow
Also	CLARIOR	Aldcroft	Lord Glasgow
Also	EARLY PURL	Ashmall	Mr J.Bowes
Also	AVONDALE	J.Mann	Mr H.J.Smith
Also	SAFEGUARD	H.Covey	Mr Sale
Also	AGGRESSOR	Perry	Mr Naylor
Also	FANTASTIC	Custance	Mr G.Bryan
Also	BALDWIN	G.Gray	Lord Palmerston
Also	THE GHILLIE	J.Adams	Sir F.Johnstone
Also	MICHAEL SCOTT	W.Boyce	Lord Durham
Also	ONESANDER	A.Edwards	Lord Stamford
Also	HOSPODAR	A.Watkins	Count F/ Lagrange
Also	JARNICOTON	Hunter	Count F.Lagrange
Also	GILES THE FIRST	E.Sharp	Count Henekel
Also	TOM FOOL	A.Cowley	Mr E.Brayley
Also	DONNYBROOK	S.Rogers	Mr J.Gilby
Also	GOLDEN PLEDGE	J.Osborne	Mr Beaumont
Also	SCAMANDER	Drew	Mr Cartwright
Also	NATIONAL GUARD	E.Harrison	Mr Wall
Also	TROJANUS	Midgeley	Mr Elphinstone
Also	BRIGHT CLOUD	Reeves	Mr Capel
Left	TAMBOUR MAJOR	Wells	Count Batthyany
Fell	SACCHAROMETER	D.Hughes	Lord Strathmore
Fell	KING OF THE VALE	Daley	Baron Rothschild
	*Betting*	The extract below, shown courtesy of Nigel King, is by F E C Elwes in 1863. He was the youngest son of Robert Cary Elwes who bred the Derby winners Marmeluke (1827) and Cossack (1847).
4/1	*Lord Clifden*
9/1	*Hospodar*
9/1	*The Ghillie*
10/1	*Saccharometer*
10/1	*Macaroni*
13/1	*King of the Vale*
100/7	*Fantastic*
20/1	*Scamander*
20/1	*National Guard*
25/1	*Tom Fool*
40/1	*Early Purl*
50/1	*Baldwin*
50/1	*Blue Mantle*
50/1	*King of Utopia*
50/1	*Avondale*
50/1	*Golden Pledge*
50/1	*Lord Glasgow's (combined)*
100/1	*Trojanus*
100/1	*Onesander*
200/1	Tambour Major
200/1	Bright Cloud
200/1	Donnybrook
200/1	Jarnicoton
200/1	Giles The First
200/1	Michael Scott
200/1	Aggressor
200/1	Safeguard
200/1	The Ranger
	Over-Round 108%