2006 Epsom Derby

2006 Epsom Derby
Location	Epsom Downs Racecourse
Date	3 June 2006
Winning horse	Sir Percy
Starting price	6/1
Jockey	Martin Dwyer
Trainer	Marcus Tregoning
Owner	Anthony Pakenham

Epsom Derby 2006
1–2–3

Sir Percy	Dragon Dancer	Dylan Thomas

Also Ran
4–5–6

Hala Bek	Visindar	Best Alibi
7–8–9

Sixties Icon	Mountain	Linda's Lad
10–11–12

Papal Bull	Championship Point	Septimus
13–14–15

Before You Go	Sienna Storm	Atlantic Waves
16–17–18

Snoqualmie Boy	Noddies Way	Horatio Nelson

The 2006 Epsom Derby was a horse race which took place at Epsom Downs on Saturday 3 June 2006. It was the 227th running of the Derby, and it was won by Sir Percy. The winner was ridden by Martin Dwyer and trained by Marcus Tregoning. The pre-race favourite Visindar finished fifth.

Race details

Sponsor: Vodafone
Winner's prize money: £740,695
Going: Good to Firm
Number of runners: 18
Winner's time: 2m 35.23s

Full result

	*	Horse	Jockey	Trainer ^†	SP
1		Sir Percy	Martin Dwyer	Marcus Tregoning	6/1
2	shd	Dragon Dancer	Darryll Holland	Geoff Wragg	66/1
3	hd	Dylan Thomas	Johnny Murtagh	Aidan O'Brien (IRE)	25/1
4	shd	Hala Bek	Philip Robinson	Michael Jarvis	9/1
5	2	Visindar	Christophe Soumillon	André Fabre (FR)	2/1 fav
6	1	Best Alibi	Ryan Moore	Sir Michael Stoute	33/1
7	2	Sixties Icon	Shane Kelly	Jeremy Noseda	66/1
8	1¼	Mountain	Seamie Heffernan	Aidan O'Brien (IRE)	50/1
9	1¼	Linda's Lad	Frankie Dettori	André Fabre (FR)	9/1
10	¾	Papal Bull	Robert Winston	Sir Michael Stoute	11/1
11	1½	Championship Point	Ted Durcan	Mick Channon	12/1
12	1¼	Septimus	Michael Kinane	Aidan O'Brien (IRE)	17/2
13	1¾	Before You Go	Ian Mongan	Terry Mills	100/1
14	½	Sienna Storm	Michael Hills	Mark Tompkins	200/1
15	4	Atlantic Waves	Joe Fanning	Mark Johnston	25/1
16	2½	Snoqualmie Boy	John Egan	David Elsworth	150/1
17	10	Noddies Way	Robert Miles	John Panvert	500/1
PU		Horatio Nelson	Kieren Fallon	Aidan O'Brien (IRE)	11/2

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

Winner's details

Further details of the winner, Sir Percy:

Foaled: 27 January 2003 in Great Britain
Sire: Mark of Esteem; Dam: Percy's Lass (Blakeney)
Owner: Anthony Pakenham
Breeder: The Old Suffolk Stud
Rating in 2006 World Thoroughbred Racehorse Rankings: 121

Form analysis

Two-year-old races

Notable runs by the future Derby participants as two-year-olds in 2005.

Sir Percy – 1st Vintage Stakes, 1st Dewhurst Stakes
Dylan Thomas – 2nd Autumn Stakes, 6th Racing Post Trophy
Best Alibi – 4th Racing Post Trophy
Mountain – 4th Eyrefield Stakes
Linda's Lad – 2nd Prix des Chênes, 1st Prix de Condé, 1st Critérium de Saint-Cloud
Championship Point – 1st Chesham Stakes
Septimus – 1st Beresford Stakes, 3rd Racing Post Trophy
Sienna Storm – 7th Silver Tankard Stakes
Atlantic Waves – 5th Autumn Stakes
Horatio Nelson – 1st Superlative Stakes, 1st Futurity Stakes, 1st Prix Jean-Luc Lagardère, 2nd Dewhurst Stakes

The road to Epsom

Early-season appearances in 2006 and trial races prior to running in the Derby.

Sir Percy – 2nd 2,000 Guineas
Dragon Dancer – 2nd Chester Vase
Dylan Thomas – 1st Derrinstown Stud Derby Trial
Visindar – 1st Prix Greffulhe
Best Alibi – 2nd Dante Stakes
Mountain – 4th Ballysax Stakes, 2nd Derrinstown Stud Derby Trial
Linda's Lad – 4th Prix Noailles, 1st Lingfield Derby Trial
Papal Bull – 1st Chester Vase
Championship Point – 1st Predominate Stakes
Septimus – 7th Prix La Force, 1st Dante Stakes
Before You Go – 1st Blue Riband Trial Stakes, 4th Lingfield Derby Trial
Sienna Storm – 3rd Blue Riband Trial Stakes, 2nd Predominate Stakes
Atlantic Waves – 1st Feilden Stakes
Snoqualmie Boy – 3rd Dante Stakes
Horatio Nelson – 8th 2,000 Guineas

Subsequent Group 1 wins

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

Dylan Thomas – Irish Derby (2006), Irish Champion Stakes (2006, 2007), Prix Ganay (2007), King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2007), Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (2007)
Sixties Icon – St. Leger (2006)
Septimus – Irish St. Leger (2008)

References

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