Epsom Derby 1971

This was run on Wednesday 2nd June 1971 and the winner was bred by Mr Paul Mellon and trained by Ian Balding. There were 21 runners and the winning time was 2 mins 37.14 secs. The winner won by 2 lengths with 2 1/2 lengths between second and third. The winner claimed a first prize of £61,625.25, (The equivalent of £828,000 in today's terms based on Bank of England inflation calculator).

THE DERBY 1971

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The Youtube website and bank of film clips provide excellent coverage of the Epsom Derby. The link below is a 1 minute 13 second clip of the Derby. http://www.youtube.com/watch?hl=en-GB&v=6MubcmTVJr0&gl=GB

MILL REEF SR 2185

Pos.	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Owner
1	MILL REEF	Geoff Lewis	Ian Balding	Mr Paul Mellon
2	LINDEN TREE	Duncan Keith	Peter Walwyn	Mrs D McCalmont
3	IRISH BALL	Alfred Gilbert	P Laillie	Mr E Littler
4	LOMBARDO	Bill Williamson	P J Prendergast	Mrs J R Mullion
Also	ATHENS WOOD	Greville Starkey	H Thomson-Jones	Mrs J Rogerson
Also	THE PARSON	Lester Piggott	Noel Murless	Mr G Weston
Also	HOMERIC	Joe Mercer	W R Hern	Mr Michael Sobell
Also	ZUG	J C Desaint	J Cunnington	Mr W R Hawn
Also	MEADEN	Willie Carson	Barry Hills	Mr F H Sasse
Also	MILLENNIUM	M Philipperon	J Cunnington	Mrs V Hue-Williams
Also	*L'APACHE*	Eric Eldin	T Gosling	Mr S Threadwell
Also	FRASCATI	Tony Murray	Noel Murless	Mr H J Joel
Also	BOURBON	Freddie Head	Alec Head	Mm P Wertheimer
Also	JUGGERNAUT	Brian Taylor	F Maxwell	Lord Vestey
Also	BEAMING LEE	Tony Ives	Snowy Wainwright	Mr W Elliot
Also	TUCAN	Geordie Ramshaw	Arthur Pitt	Mr C F Sparrowhawk
Also	SEAEPIC	Edward Hide	W R Hern	Lady Beaverbrook
Also	COFFEE ROYAL	David Maitland	Jack Hardy	Mr Jack Hardy
Also	DAPPER DAN	Brian Jago	H Wallington	Mr D Morris
Also	JOE'S DREAM	Joe Lynch	F Freeman	Mr W J Tustin
Also	CREDIT MAN	Yves Saint-Martin	P J Prendergast	Mr Lawrence M Gelb
100/30	Mill Reef
8/1	*Bourbon*
10/1	*Lombardo*
12/1	*Millenium*
12/1	*Linden Tree*
14/1	*Athens Wood*
16/1	*The Parson*
20/1	*Zug*
25/1	*Credit Man*
25/1	*Frascati*
25/1	*Homeric*
25/1	*Irish Ball*
25/1	*L'Apache*
30/1	*Seaepic*
66/1	*Juggernaut*
80/1	*Dapper Dan*
100/1	*Beaming Lee*
100/1	*Coffee Royal*
100/1	*Joe's Dream*
100/1	*Meaden*
100/1	*Tucan*
Over Round 102%