The 111th running of the Irish Derby was held on Saturday 26th June 1976 over 1 mile 4 furlongs of The Curragh. Subscriptions were £1505 with a pot of £30,000 added. The winner was owned by Mrs Maria-Felix Berger, bred in USA by T C Sturgill at Beaconsfield Farm, trained by Francois Boutin at Lamorlaye in France and ridden by Phillipe Paquet. The winner won by 2 1/2 lengths in 2 minutes 31.2 seconds, with 3/4 length between second and third. |
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IRISH DERBY 1976
MALACATE (Bay colt by Lucky Debonair out of Eyeshadow) SR 1990
The winning owner won £66,016 (The equivalent of £451,800 in today's terms based on Bank of England inflation calculator). |
 
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| Pos. |
Horse |
Weight |
Jockey |
Owner |
Trainer |
| 1 |
MALACATE |
9.0 |
Phillipe Paquet |
Mrs Maria-Felix Berger |
Francois Boutin |
| 2 |
EMPERY |
9.0 |
Lester Piggott |
Mr Nelson Bunker Hunt |
Maurice Zilber |
| 3 |
NORTHERN TREASURE |
9.0 |
Gabriel Curran |
Mr A D Brennan |
Kevin Prendergast |
| 4 |
HAWKBERRY |
9.0 |
Christy Roche |
Mr Lawrence M Gelb |
Paddy Prendergast |
| 5 |
FAR NORTH |
9.0 |
Bill Pyers |
Mr Robin Scully |
John Fellows |
| 6 |
BRANDON HILL |
9.0 |
Ryan Parnell |
Mr Kevin O'Donnell |
Patrick Mullins |
| 7 |
NIEBO |
9.0 |
Thomas Murphy |
Mrs Sarah Haefner |
M Vincent O'Brien |
| 8 |
NAVARRE |
9.0 |
Thomas Carberry |
Mrs Anne Brewster et al |
Anne Brewester |
| 9 |
FINSBURY |
9.0 |
Ray Carroll |
Mrs E McMahon |
Con Collins |
| 10 |
OILFIELD |
9.0 |
Alain Lequeax |
Mr Nelson Bunker Hunt |
Maurice Zilber |
| 11 |
NO TURNING |
9.0 |
Tony Murray |
Mrs Meg Mullion |
Frederik Palmer |
| 12 |
DECENT FELLOW |
9.0 |
Wally Swinburn |
Mr Patrick O'Leary |
Patrick O'Leary |
| 13 |
MART LANE |
9.0 |
George McGrath |
Mr Seamus McGrath |
Seamus McGrath |
| 14 |
RIOT HELMET |
9.0 |
Joanna Morgan |
Mrs P W McGrath |
Seamus McGrath |
| 15 |
TALARIAS |
9.0 |
Dermot Hogan |
Mrs G Robinson |
G W Robinson |
| 16 |
KING MOUSSE |
9.0 |
Michael Kennedy |
Mr Seamus McGrath |
Seamus McGrath |
| 17 |
IMPERIAL FLEET |
9.0 |
John Roe |
Mr John Ringling North |
G W Robinson |
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Betting |
TRAINER PROFILE
Francois Boutin was born in the village of Beaunay in the northern Seine Maritime district of France on 21st January 1937. He grew up on a farm with horses, enjoying cross country rides and show jumping, but he was 27 before he began training racehorses. In all he won 4 English Classics, the 1968 Oaks on La Lagune (SR 1926), the 1974 2000 Guineas with Nonoalco (SR 1997), the 1982 2000 Guineas with Zino (SR 2017), and the 1987 1000 Guineas with Miesque (SR 2060). He was successful across the Irish Sea, winning the 1976 Irish Derby with Malacate (SR 1990). He died of a heart attack in Paris on 1st February 1995 aged 58. |
| 4/5 fav |
Empery |
| 5/1 |
Malacate |
| 9/1 |
Far North |
| 10/1 |
Hawkberry |
| 16/1 |
Niebo |
| 16/1 |
Northern Treasue |
| 20/1 |
Mart Lane |
| 33/1 |
No Turning |
| 40/1 |
Decent Fellow |
| 100/1 |
Oilfield |
| 100/1 |
Brandon Hill |
| 200/1 |
Finsbury |
| 200/1 |
Navarre |
| 200/1 |
Riot Helmet |
| 200/1 |
Talarias |
| 200/1 |
King Mousse |
| 200/1 |
Imperial Fleet |
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Over round 117% |
| FORMLINE:- The winner beat Empery by a comfortable 2 1/2 lengths in 2 minutes 31.2 seconds, after Empery (SR 1986) had previously won the Epsom Derby. |
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