This was run on Wednesday 1st June 1921 and the winner was bred by Mr Jack Barnato Joel and trained by Charles Morton at Wantage. There were 23 runners from an initial entry of 335. The winner won by a neck with 3 lengths between second and third. The winners time was 2 mins 36.2 secs.

THE DERBY 1921

HUMORIST SR 2045

The winner won a first prize of £6,450, (The equivalent of £300,000 in today's terms based on Bank of England inflation calculator).
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Pos. Horse Jockey Owner
1 HUMORIST Steve Donoghue Jack Barnato Joel
2 CRAIG AN ERAN Jack Brennan Lord Astor
3 LEMONORA Joe Childs Mr Joseph Watson
4 ALAN BRECK A.Balding Sir James Buchanan
Also

LEIGHTON

 M.Beary Mr W.E.Whineray
Also ROMAN FIDDLE F.Lane Mr A.de Rothschild
Also GLORIOSO B.Carslake Lord Derby
Also PUCKA SAHIB F.Winter Sir J.Arnott
Also BEAUREGARD I.Strydom Mr F.Hardy
Also EAGLEHAWK F.Leach Sir H.Cunliffe-Owen
Also HIGHLANDER G.Hulme Captain C.Hanbury
Also GOLDENDALE F.Bullock Lord Allendale
Also BRINKLOW H.Jelliss Major A.B.Bayley-Worthington
Also WESTWARD HO A.Smith Lord Glanely
Also PRIDE OF ULSTER W.Barnett Mr G E D Langley
Also LE TRAQUET G.Garner Mr J.D.Cohn
Also EUPHROSYNUS R.Cooper Mr S.M.Dennis
Also GRANITE A.Whalley Mrs H.W.Rudd
Also BRIGHT ORB T.Burns Major A.B.Bayley-Worthington
Also GOLDFINDER E.Gardner Mr Z G Michalinos
Also THE BOHEMIAN F.O'Neill Mr A K Macomber
Also OUR PRINCE G.Walsh Mr F.Curzon
Also GRANELY V.Smyth Mr James White
7/2 Leighton
5/1 Craig An Eran
6/1 Humorist
8/1 Lemonora
100/7 Alan Breck
100/6 Highlander
20/1 Pucka Sahib
33/1 Granely
40/1 Roman Fiddle
40/1 Goldendale
40/1 Westward Ho
50/1 Le Traquet
66/1 Glorioso
66/1 The Bohemian
100/1 Our Prince
100/1 Goldfinder
100/1 Bright Orb
100/1 Euphrosynus
100/1 Beauregard
100/1 Pride of Ulster
100/1 Brinklow
100/1 Eaglehawk
100/1 Granite
  Over-Round 105%

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