The 40th running of the Irish Derby was held on Wednesday 28th June 1905 over 1 mile 4 furlongs of The Curragh. Subscriptions were 15 sovereigns with a pot of 1000 sovereigns, 150 sovereigns to the second and 50 sovereigns to the third. The winner was owned and bred by Mr Patrick J Dunne, trained by James Dunne at Osborn Lodge, Curragh and ridden by Peter Hughes. The winner won by a length in 2 minutes 37.8 seconds, with a further 2 1/2 lengths between second and third. |
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IRISH DERBY 1905
FLAX PARK (Bay colt by Bushey Park out of Flax) SR 1723
The winning owner won 783 sovereigns, (The equivalent of £90,500 in today's terms based on Bank of England inflation calculator). |
 
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| Pos. |
Horse |
Weight |
Jockey |
Owner |
Trainer |
| 1 |
FLAX PARK |
7.13 |
Peter Hughes |
Mr Patrick J Dunne |
James Dunne |
| 2 |
VELOCITY |
9.2 |
James Smyth |
Mr Henry V Jackson |
Thomas Balfe |
| 3 |
GALGREINA |
9.5 |
William Halsey |
Mr Jas Daly |
Michael Dawson |
| 4 |
SILVER WEDDING |
9.5 |
Henry Buxton |
Lord Rossmore |
Denis Shanahan |
| 5 |
YOUNG ABERCORN |
8.6 |
Francis Morgan |
Captain William Scott |
T Maguire |
| 6 |
WADDLER |
9.2 |
John Doyle |
Lord Rossmore |
Denis Shanahan |
| 7 |
THE PRIORY |
9.2 |
John Doyle jnr |
Mr John Clune |
James Dunne |
| 8 |
HARE WARREN |
8.9 |
George Butchers |
Mr Thomas E Laidlaw |
Michael Dawson |
| 9 |
JENATZY |
8.6 |
John Thompson |
Mr Richard Croker |
James Parkinson |
| 10 |
AIDANCE |
8.2 |
Michael Widger |
Mr John Widger |
William Nehan |
| 11 |
LANDGRAVE |
7.13 |
Fred Hunter |
Mr Charles J Blake |
Shem C Jeffery |
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Betting |
RACE REPORT
Although the field reached the start in plenty of time, the starter found it difficult to launch the runners into action, with Flax Park and Velocity both proving fractious. Once the barrier went up it was left to Velocity to make the early running from Silver Wedding and Aidance. After two furlongs Silver Wedding raced to the front, attended by Aidance and Young Abercorn. This order was maintained until the leaders passed the mile post, at which point Jenatzy and Young Abercorn both passed Silver Wedding. Reaching the bend of the rails Velocity made the best of his way home, only to be caught close home by Flax Park who won cleverly by a length, with two and a half lengths back to Galgreina. |
| 5/2 fav |
Jenatzy |
| 7/2 |
Galgreina |
| 5/1 |
Flax Park |
| 5/1 |
Silver Wedding |
| 5/1 |
Young Abercorn |
| 33/1 |
Velocity |
| 33/1 |
Waddler |
| 33/1 |
The Priory |
| 33/1 |
Hare Warren |
| 33/1 |
Aidance |
| 33/1 |
Landgrave |
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Over round 116% |
| FORMLINE:- Flax Park received 17 lbs from the second and 20 lbs from the third, scrambling home by a length. However, the time was some 7 seconds better than the average. |
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