The 121st running of the Irish Derby was held on Saturday 28th June 1986 over 1 mile 4 furlongs of The Curragh. Subscriptions were £2550 with a first prize of £299,800. The winner was owned and bred by HH Aga Khan IV, trained by Michael Stoute at Newmarket, and ridden by Walter Swinburn. The winner won by 8 lengths in 2 minutes 32.1 seconds, with 1 1/2 lengths between second and third.

IRISH DERBY 1986

SHAHRASTANI (Chestnut colt by Nijinsky out of Shademah) SR 2093

The winning owner won £299,800 (The equivalent of £835,200 in today's terms based on Bank of England inflation calculator).

The Youtube link below is a 2 minutes 59 second clip of the 1986 Irish Derby https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Zuevw7yp3A
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Pos. Horse Weight Jockey Owner Trainer
1 SHAHRASTANI 9.0 Walter Swinburn HH Aga Khan IV Michael Stoute
2 BONHOMIE 9.0 Pat Eddery Sheikh Mohammed Henry Cecil
3 BAKHAROFF 9.0 Greville Starkey Khaled Abdulla Guy Harwood
4 MASHKOUR 9.0 Steve Cauthen Henry Cecil Ahmed Salman
5 MR JOHN 9.0 M T Browne Mr John Michael Liam Browne
6 WORLD COURT 9.0 Kevin Moses Mr Franklin Groves Ted Curtin
7 FLASH OF STEEL 9.0 Mick Kinane Mr Bertram Firestone Dermot Weld
8 KING RETAIN 9.0 Daniel Murphy Mr Seamus McAleer Liam Browne
9 OSTENSIBLE 9.0 K Butler Khaled Abdulla Guy Harwood
10 PACIFIC DRIFT 9.0 Steve Craine Mrs John Prendergast Barry V Kelly
11 FIGHTING HARD 9.0 Gabriel Curran Mrs Seamus Purcell Michael Halford
  Betting        
Evens Shahrastani        
3/1 Mashkour        
9/2 Bakharoff        
7/1 Bonhomie        
20/1 Flash of Steel        
20/1 Mr John        
50/1 Pacific Drift        
150/1 World Court        
200/1 King Retain        
200/1 Fighting Hard        
1000/1 Ostensible        
  Over round 118%        
FORMLINE:- Shahrastani won by an impressive 8 lengths in 2 minutes 32.1 seconds having previoulsy won the Epsom Derby. In a career spanning 7 races he was successful in 4 of them.

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