The 9th running of the Irish Derby was held on Wednesday 24th June 1874 over 1 mile 4 furlongs of The Curragh. Subscriptions were 20 sovereigns with 100 sovereigns added. The winner, bred by John Wardell, was owned by Mr J W Denison (nom de course of John Wardell) and ridden by Edwin Martin. The winner won by 5 lengths in a time of 2 minutes 49 seconds, with a distance back to the third. |
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IRISH DERBY 1874
BEN BATTLE ( Bay colt by Rataplan out of Young Alice) SR 1985
The winning owner won 378 sovereigns, (The equivalent of £40,600 in today's terms based on Bank of England inflation calculator). |
 
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| Pos. |
Horse |
Weight |
Jockey |
Owner |
Trainer |
| 1 |
BEN BATTLE |
8.4 |
Edwin Martin |
Mr J W Denison |
Thomas Connolly |
| 2 |
HOLLYWOOD |
7.8 |
J Holland |
Mr John C Murphy |
Joseph French |
| 3 |
CHANCELLOR |
7.11 |
E Salter |
Mr George Knox |
Thomas Connolly |
| 4 |
KILDARE |
7.11 |
Thomas Broderick |
Mr Johnson Lee |
Patrick Doucie |
| 5 |
CONCORD |
6.11 |
Ashworth |
Mr James Cockin |
Thomas Cliff |
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Betting |
RACE DETAILS
Hollywood made the early running, closely attended by Concord, Chancellor and Kildare. After 2 furlongs Ben Battle joined the leaders, after which Kildare dropped away and was soon beaten. Nearing the chains Chancellor Cried ‘enough’ and a match ensued between Hollywood and Ben Battle. It was Ben Battle who gradually got the upper hand and drew away to win in easy style by 5 lengths, with Chancellor a bad third. This was a good performance by Ben Battle and his rating of SR 1985 was the highest rating to date. |
| 6/4 fav |
Hollywood |
| 5/2 |
Ben Battle |
| 5/2 |
Concord |
| 8/1 |
Chancellor |
| 10/1 |
Kildare |
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Over round 116% |
| This was an impressive performance, giving weight away all round and winning by 5 lengths. |
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