The 107th running of the Irish Derby was held on Saturday 1st July 1972 over 1 mile 4 furlongs of The Curragh. Subscriptions were £270 with a pot of £30,000 added. The winner was owned by Mr Ravi N Tikkoo, bred at the Southdown Stud in England, trained by Scobie Breasley at Epsom and ridden by Bill Williamson. The winner won by a length in 2 minutes 39.8 seconds, with 6 lengths between second and third. |
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IRISH DERBY 1972
STEEL PULSE (Brown colt by Diatome out of Rachel) SR 1908
The winning owner won £58,905, (The equivalent of £738,900 in today's terms based on Bank of England inflation calculator). |
 
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| Pos. |
Horse |
Weight |
Jockey |
Owner |
Trainer |
| 1 |
STEEL PULSE |
9.0 |
Bill Williamson |
Mr Ravi N Tikkoo |
Scobie Breasley |
| 2 |
SCOTTISH RIFLE |
9.0 |
Ron Hutchinson |
Mr A J Struthers |
John Dunlop |
| 3 |
BALLYMORE |
9.0 |
Lester Piggott |
Mrs Meg Mullion |
Paddy Prendergast |
| 4 |
STAR LARK |
9.0 |
Thomas Murphy |
Comte Antoine de Laubespin |
Michael Hurley |
| 5 |
LYPHARD |
9.0 |
Freddie Head |
Mrs P Wertheimer |
Alec Head FR |
| 6 |
MANITOULIN |
9.0 |
Michael Kennedy |
Mrs J W Galbreath |
M Vincent O'Brien |
| 7 |
BOLD BID |
9.0 |
Thomas Carberry |
Mr Michael McStay |
Michael Connolly |
| 8 |
PARDNER |
9.0 |
Ryan Parnell |
Mrs P W McGrath |
Seamus McGrath |
| 9 |
KING CHARLES |
9.0 |
John V Smith |
Mr J R Brown |
Dermot Weld |
| 10 |
FALAISE |
9.0 |
Bruce Marsh |
Mr Nelson Bunker Hunt |
Ted Curtin |
| 11 |
BUCKSTOPPER |
9.0 |
Hilton Cope |
Mr E P Taylor |
M Vincent O'Brien |
| 12 |
ROBERTO |
9.0 |
John Roe |
Mr John W Galbreath |
M Vincent O'Brien |
| 13 |
EXTENSION |
9.0 |
Christy Roche |
Mrs Meg Mullion |
Paddy Prendergast |
| 14 |
BOG ROAD |
9.0 |
George McGrath |
Mr Seamus McGrath |
Seamus McGrath |
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Betting |
OWNER PROFILE
Ravi Tikkoo was a wealthy ship owner who was born in the landlocked state of Kashmir in India, in the Himalayas, as far from the world of racing as one can imagine. After his education he joined the Indian Navy and then became a ship owner, developing his business until he became a wealthy shipping magnate. His leisure interest was horse racing and he enjoyed a number of high profile winners. He won the Irish Derby in 1972 with Steel Pulse trained by Scobie Breasley and ridden by Bill Williamson. In 1975 Ravi hoped for great things from his colt Hittite Glory who won the Flying Childers Stakes at 100/1 and followed up to win the Middle Park Stakes. The next year he took his string to be trained at Chantilly in France by Scobie Breasley. |
| 15/8 fav |
Roberto |
| 3/1 |
Ballymore |
| 7/2 |
Lyphard |
| 10/1 |
Bog Road |
| 10/1 |
Steel Pulse |
| 16/1 |
Scottish Rifle |
| 33/1 |
Buckstopper |
| 33/1 |
Manitoulin |
| 66/1 |
Pardner |
| 100/1 |
Star Lark |
| 100/1 |
Bold Bid |
| 100/1 |
King Charles |
| 100/1 |
Falaise |
| 100/1 |
Extension |
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Over round 117% |
| FORMLINE:- Steel Pulse won by a length in 2 minutes 39.8 seconds, having previously been unplaced, along with Scottish Rifle, in the Epson Derby behind Roberto (SR 2107). |
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