Epsom Derby 1886

This was run on Wednesday 26th May 1886 and the winner was bred by the 1st Duke of Westminster and trained by John Porter at Kingsclere. There were 9 runners from an initial entry of 199. The winner won by 1 1/2 lengths in 2 mins 45.6 secs, with a good distance between second and third.

THE DERBY 1886

ORMONDE SR 2163

The winner won a first prize of £4,700, (The equivalent of £580,800 in today's terms based on Bank of England inflation calculator).

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Pos.	Horse	Jockey	Owner
1	ORMONDE	Fred Archer	1st Duke of Westminster
2	THE BARD	Charlie Wood	Mr Robert Peck
3	ST MIRIN	Tom Cannon	Mr Manton
4	BUTTON PARK	G.Barrett	Duke of Beaufort
Also	ARIEL	Wilton	Duke of Beaufort
Also	SCHERZO	J.Osborne	Lord Calthorpe
Also	CORACLE	F.Webb	Duke of Westminster
Also	GREY FRIARS	J.Watts	Lord Zetland
Also	CHELSEA	J.Goater	Mr G.Lambert
4/9	*Ormonde*
7/2	*The Bard*
25/1	*Grey Friars*
40/1	*Chelsea*
40/1	*St Mirin*
1000/15	*Scherzo*
1000/15	*Button Park*
500/1	*Ariel*
500/1	*Coracle*
	*Over-Round 103%*