This was run on Wednesday 5th June 1957 and the winner was bred by the Eve Stud Ltd and trained by Noel Murless at Newmarket. There were 22 runners from an initial entry of 414. The winner won by a length and a half, with a length between second and third. The winners time was 2 mins 35.4 secs. The winner won a first prize of £18,659 10s, (The equivalent of £427,700 in today's terms based on Bank of England inflation calculator). |
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The British Pathe website and bank of film clips provide excellent coverage of the Epsom Derby. The link below is a 3 minute 56 second clip of the Derby. http://www.britishpathe.com/video/the-derby-16/query/epsom+derby CREPELLO SR 2109
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