The 33rd running of the Irish Derby was held on Wednesday 29th June 1898 over 1 mile 4 furlongs of The Curragh. Subscriptions were 15 sovereigns with a pot of 550 sovereigns, 50 sovereigns to the second and 15 sovereigns to the third. The winner was owned and bred In Ireland by Mr Sebastian M Nolan, trained by Frederick Cullen and ridden by Thomas Moran. The winner won by 3 lengths, with 6 lengths between second and third. |
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IRISH DERBY 1898
NOBLE HOWARD (Chestnut colt by Gallinule out of Little May) SR 1935
The winning owner won 470 sovereigns, (The equivalent of £58,100 in today's terms based on Bank of England inflation calculator). |
 
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| Pos. |
Horse |
Weight |
Jockey |
Owner |
Trainer |
| 1 |
NOBLE HOWARD |
8.2 |
Thomas Moran |
Mr Sebastian M Nolan |
Frederick Cullen |
| 2 |
FULMINATOR |
7.13 |
William Horton |
Mr Mathias A Maher |
Private |
| 3 |
IDOLATOR |
8.2 |
Thomas Fiely |
Mr Charles J Blake |
Shem C Jeffery |
| 4 |
LADY FLUSH |
8.11 |
Thomas Almack |
Mr R J Love |
William P Cullen |
| 5 |
THE RULER |
9.2 |
Algernon Anthony |
Mr John Reese |
Robert Orton |
| 6 |
KILFINTAN |
7.13 |
Alfred Sharples |
Mr Edward More O'Ferrall |
Private |
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Betting |
RACE REPORT
The field got away at the first time of asking, and on settling down it was Noble Howard who made the play from Lady Flush and Isolator. Throughout the first half of the race this order was maintained, with Noble Howard forging ever further ahead. Rounding the final bend it was clear that nothing was going to trouble the leader who won in a canter by 3 lengths, with Fulminator some six lengths ahead of Idolator in third. |
| 7/4 fav |
Kilfintan |
| 7/2 |
Noble Howard |
| 6/1 |
Idolator |
| 6/1 |
The Ruler |
| 8/1 |
Lady Flush |
| 8/1 |
Fulminator |
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Over round 105% |
| FORMLINE:- The main newspaper of the day commented that Noble Howard led after 200 yards, was never headed and won in easy fashion. However, it went on to acknowledge that it was hardly in the same league as Split The Wind who avoided the race in favour of the Doncaster St Leger. In the end he did not take up that appointment. Noble Howard gave Fulminator 3lbs, but was receiving 14 lbs from Lady Flush. |
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