The 22nd running of the Irish Derby was held on Wednesday 29th June 1887 over 1 mile 4 furlongs of The Curragh. Subscriptions were 15 sovereigns with a £1000 pot, £150 to the second and £70 to the third. The winner was owned and trained by Mr Henry E Linde, bred by W Murphy in Ireland,and ridden by Terence Kavanagh. The winner won by 3 lengths, with 4 lengths back to the third. |
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IRISH DERBY 1887
PET FOX (Bay colt by Philammon out of Wild Vixen) SR 1865
The winning owner won 763 sovereigns, (The equivalent of £95,400 in today's terms based on Bank of England inflation calculator). |
 
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| Pos. |
Horse |
Weight |
Jockey |
Owner |
Trainer |
| 1 |
PET FOX |
8.2 |
Terence Kavanagh |
Mr Henry E Linde |
Henry E Linde |
| 2 |
KING MILAN |
9.1 |
Thomas Harris |
Mr Sebastian M Nolan |
James Dunne |
| 3 |
HENRY GEORGE |
8.9 |
Patrick Lynch |
Mr William Brophy |
Daniel Broderick |
| 4 |
KILDARE |
9.8 |
John Connolly |
Mrs George M Knox |
Patrick Connolly |
| 5 |
FETHARD |
7.13 |
Thomas Broderick |
Mr James A Cassidy |
Thomas Broderick |
| 6 |
THE PHILISTINE |
9.1 |
William Hoysted |
Mr William Pallin |
James Gannon |
| 7 |
THE EARLY BIRD |
8.9 |
J Woodburn |
Mr Thomas G Gordon |
Thomas G Gordon |
| 8 |
PERICLES |
8.2 |
Henry Saunders |
Mr James Lyons |
James Dunne |
| 9 |
HOLLY |
9.5 |
Michael Dawson |
Mr R M Delemere |
Patrick Connolly |
| 10 |
CELESTE |
7.12 |
L Kelly |
Mr Charles J Blake |
James Dunne |
| 11 |
LITTLE WIDOW |
7.12 |
James Westlake |
Mr Andrew Tiernan |
Frederick F Cullen |
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Betting |
TRAINER PROFILE
In 1872 Henry Eyre Linde saddled his first winner to launch a career which was to make him the greatest Irish trainer of the 19th century. He began by training steeplechasers, even building his own private chase course to school his horses on, but then moved on to even greater success on the flat. He entered his own horse Eyrefield in the 1880 Irish Derby, and in 1882 he saddled Valerie to finish fourth behind Sortie. A year later May Boy finished third, while in 1884 Grecian Bend was second to Theologian. He had to wait until 1887 before he won the Irish Derby with the previously unraced Pet Fox (SR 1865). |
| 3/1 fav |
Henry George |
| 4/1 |
King Milan |
| 6/1 |
Pet Fox |
| 7/1 |
Kildare |
| 7/1 |
The Philistine |
| 7/1 |
Pericles |
| 100/8 |
Fethard |
| 100/8 |
The Early Bird |
| 100/8 |
Holly |
| 100/8 |
Celeste |
| 100/8 |
Little Widow |
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Over round 135% |
| The winner was receiving 13 lbs from the second and up to 20 lbs from the top weight, but did win by a comfortable 3 lengths. |
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