1997 Epsom Derby

The 1997 Epsom Derby was a horse race which took place at Epsom Downs on Saturday June 7, 1997. It was the 218th running of the Derby, and it was won by Benny the Dip. The winner was ridden by Willie Ryan and trained by John Gosden. The pre-race favourite Entrepreneur finished fourth.

Race details

Sponsor: Vodafone
Winner's prize money: £595,250
Going: Good
Number of runners: 13
Winner's time: 2m 35.77s

Full result

	*	Horse	Jockey	Trainer ^†	SP
1		Benny the Dip	Willie Ryan	John Gosden	11/1
2	shd	Silver Patriarch	Pat Eddery	John Dunlop	6/1
3	5	Romanov	John Reid	Peter Chapple-Hyam	25/1
4	3½	Entrepreneur	Michael Kinane	Michael Stoute	4/6 fav
5	3	The Fly	Ray Cochrane	Barry Hills	12/1
6	1	Fahris	Richard Hills	Ben Hanbury	12/1
7	4	Symonds Inn	Kieren Fallon	Jimmy FitzGerald	33/1
8	3½	Musalsal	Michael Hills	Barry Hills	40/1
9	5	Bold Demand	Frankie Dettori	Saeed bin Suroor	20/1
10	12	Cloudings	Olivier Peslier	André Fabre (FR)	12/1
11	1¼	Single Empire	David Harrison	Peter Chapple-Hyam	33/1
12	3½	Crystal Hearted	Tony McGlone	Henry Candy	66/1
13	5	Papua	Gary Carter	Ian Balding	150/1

* The distances between the horses are shown in lengths or shorter. shd = short-head.
† Trainers are based in Great Britain unless indicated.

Winner's details

Further details of the winner, Benny the Dip:

Foaled: March 25, 1994 in Kentucky, USA
Sire: Silver Hawk; Dam: Rascal Rascal (Ack Ack)
Owner: Landon Knight and Claiborne Farm
Breeder: Landon Knight
Rating in 1997 International Classifications: 126

Form analysis

Two-year-old races

Notable runs by the future Derby participants as two-year-olds in 1996.

Benny the Dip – 1st Royal Lodge Stakes, 3rd Racing Post Trophy
Silver Patriarch – 1st Zetland Stakes
Fahris – 2nd Silver Tankard Stakes
Symonds Inn – 2nd Acomb Stakes, 3rd Silver Tankard Stakes
Papua – 5th Racing Post Trophy

The road to Epsom

Early-season appearances in 1997 and trial races prior to running in the Derby.

Benny the Dip – 2nd Sandown Classic Trial, 1st Dante Stakes
Silver Patriarch – 3rd Sandown Classic Trial, 1st Lingfield Derby Trial
Romanov – 3rd Irish 2,000 Guineas
Entrepreneur – 1st 2,000 Guineas
Fahris – 1st Feilden Stakes
Symonds Inn – 1st Glasgow Stakes
Mulsalsal – 3rd Dante Stakes
Cloudings – 1st Prix de Courcelles, 1st Prix Lupin
Single Empire – 1st Derby Italiano
Crystal Hearted – 5th Easter Stakes, 1st Dee Stakes
Papua – 3rd Easter Stakes, 2nd Blue Riband Trial Stakes, 4th Lingfield Derby Trial

Subsequent Group 1 wins

Group 1 / Grade I victories after running in the Derby.

Silver Patriarch – St. Leger (1997), Coronation Cup (1998), Gran Premio del Jockey Club (1998)
Single Empire – San Juan Capistrano Invitational Handicap (1999)

References

"racingpost.com".
sportinglife.com
Derby Days. Tempus. 2004. p. 156. ISBN 0-7524-3202-8.

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