The 76th running of the Irish Derby was held on Wednesday 25th June 1941 over 1 mile 4 furlongs of The Curragh. Subscriptions were 65 sovereigns with a pot of 3675 sovereigns, 800 sovereigns to the second and 300 sovereigns to the third. The winner was owned by Mr Percy Reynolds, bred in England by Mrs M E MaherI, trained by Colonel Arthur Blake and ridden by George Wells. The winner won by a length in 2 minutes 37.2 seconds, with 4 lengths between second and third. |
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IRISH DERBY 1941
SOL ORIENS (Chestnut colt by Hyperion out of Silver Mist) SR 1932
The winning owner won 2500 sovereigns, (The equivalent of £120,000 in today's terms based on Bank of England inflation calculator). |
 
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| Pos. |
Horse |
Weight |
Jockey |
Owner |
Trainer |
| 1 |
SOL ORIENS |
8.12 |
George Wells |
Mr A Percy Reynolds |
Colonel Arthur Blake |
| 2 |
KHOSRO |
9.5 |
E Martin Quirke |
Sir Percy Loraine |
Rod More O'Ferrall |
| 3 |
ETOILE DE LYONS |
8.12 |
Joe Canty |
Mr Hubert Hartigan |
Hubert Hartigan |
| 4 |
TIVERTON |
8.12 |
John Moylan |
Mr H S Gill |
Corporal Darby Rogers |
| 5 |
LYNCH TOR |
8.12 |
Thomas Burns |
Mr Grant A Singer |
Joseph Lawson |
| 6 |
EASY CHAIR |
8.12 |
Billy Nevett |
Lt-Col H Boyd-Rochfort |
Cecil Boyd-Rochfort |
| 7 |
RAO RAJA |
8.12 |
Reg Cartwright |
HH Maharaja of Kashmir |
Rod More O'Ferrall |
| 8 |
CARDINAL WOLSEY |
8.12 |
T P Burns |
Mr Claude Odlum |
Colonel Arthur Blake |
| 9 |
APOCALYPSE |
8.12 |
Morny Wing |
Mr Joseph McGrath |
Michael Collins |
| 10 |
ARABIAN CHIEF |
8.12 |
Joseph Taylor |
Mr Frederick Myerscough |
Fred Myerscough |
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Betting |
TRAINER PROFILE
Colonel Arthur J Blake first trained the Irish Derby winner in 1938 with Rosewell (SR 1904) for owner Mr David Sullivan, but 3 years later he was successful again when Sol Oriens (SR 1932) won for ‘Mr Dillon’ aka Mr A Percy Reynolds. By trade Reynolds was an accountant who had an interest in horse racing. However, despite owning a Classic winner, and winning 2500 sovereigns which was the equivalent today of £160,000, he did not pursue the hobby any further. |
| 9/4 fav |
Sol Oriens |
| 3/1 |
Khosro |
| 3/1 |
Apocalypse |
| 5/1 |
Easy Chair |
| 8/1 |
Etoile De Lyons |
| 100/6 |
Tiverton |
| 100/6 |
Lynch Tor |
| 50/1 |
Arabian Chief |
| 50/1 |
Rao Raja |
| 50/1 |
Cardinal Wolsey |
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Over round 125% |
| FORMLINE:- The winner received 7 lbs from the runner-up and won by a length in a fast time of 2 minutes 37.2 seconds. |
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