The 53rd running of the Irish Derby was held on Wednesday 26th June 1918 over 1 mile 4 furlongs of The Curragh. Subscriptions were 50 sovereigns with a pot of 3300 sovereigns, 150 sovereigns to the second and 50 sovereigns to the third. The winner was owned and bred in Ireland by Captain Giles Loder, trained by Peter P Gilpin and ridden by Henry H Beasley. The winner won by an easy 8 lengths in 2 minutes 41.4 seconds, with 4 lengths between second and third. |
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IRISH DERBY 1918
KING JOHN (Chestnut colt by Roi Herode out of Miranda) SR 2007
The winning owner won 3100 sovereigns, (The equivalent of £167,500 in today's terms based on Bank of England inflation calculator). |
 
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| Pos. |
Horse |
Weight |
Jockey |
Owner |
Trainer |
| 1 |
KING JOHN |
8.12 |
Henry H Beasley |
Captain Giles Loder |
Peter P Gilpin |
| 2 |
SARI BAHR |
8.5 |
Freddie Fox |
Captain Evelyn Shirley |
James Dunne |
| 3 |
NAVARRE |
8.12 |
E Martin Quirke |
Mr James J Parkinson |
James J Parkinson |
| 4 |
SHENLEY BOY |
8.12 |
William Barrett |
Mr Walter Raphael |
Captain Robert Dewhurst |
| 5 |
ZZ |
8.9 |
Joseph Childs |
Mr John C Sullivan |
Philip Behan |
| 6 |
EMPIRE MAKER |
8.12 |
Michael Beary |
Mr William A Wallis |
James Dunne |
| 7 |
CHICAGO |
8.9 |
Steve Donoghue |
Sir Ernest Cassel |
William Halsey |
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Betting |
RACE REPORT
The field got away to a clean, brisk start with Navarre setting the early pace from Sari Bahr, King John and Shenley Bay. There was little material change in the order for the first three quarters of a mile, whereupon ZZ took closer order in second, although Sari Bahr and King John were still in contention. As they turned into the straight the early leader Navarre was a spent force and gave way to King John and Sari Bahr. It was clear from the stands that King John was going ominously well and cantered to an easy 8 length victory from Sari Bahr, with a further 4 lengths back to Navarre, with Shenley Boy in fourth. |
| 1/3 fav |
King John |
| 6/1 |
ZZ |
| 100/12 |
Sari Bahr |
| 100/8 |
Shenley Boy |
| 100/8 |
Chicago |
| 20/1 |
Navarre |
| 50/1 |
Empire Maker |
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Over round 124% |
| FORMLINE:- The very well fancied King John won as he pleased by an impressive 8 lengths in 2 minutes 41.4 seconds. He had previously occupied 4th place in the Epsom Derby about 4 lengths behind Gainsborough (SR 2112). Shenley Boy was unplaced in the English 2000 Guineas behind Gainsborough (SR 2112). |
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