The 90th running of the Irish Derby was held on Wednesday 22nd June 1955 over 1 mile 4 furlongs of The Curragh. Subscriptions were 60 sovereigns with a pot of 4000 sovereigns added, 750 sovereigns to the second and 250 sovereigns to the third. The winner was owned and bred in Ireland at the Brownstown Stud of Mr Joseph McGrath, trained by Seamus McGrath and ridden by James Eddery. The winner won by 2 lengths in 2 minutes 37.84 seconds, with 2 lengths between second and third. |
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IRISH DERBY 1955
PANASLIPPER (Chestnut colt by Solar Slipper out of Panastrid) SR 2011
The winning owner won 6387.5 sovereigns, (The equivalent of £159,300 in today's terms based on Bank of England inflation calculator). |
 
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| Pos. |
Horse |
Weight |
Jockey |
Owner |
Trainer |
| 1 |
PANASLIPPER |
9.0 |
James Eddery |
Mr Joseph McGrath |
Seamus McGrath |
| 2 |
HUGH LUPUS |
9.0 |
Rae Johnstone |
Lady Ursula Vernon |
James Lenehan |
| 3 |
ANN'S KUDA |
9.0 |
Aubrey Brabazon |
Dr John Dennehy |
Cecil Brabazon |
| 4 |
TARA |
9.0 |
John Power |
Mr E V Kelly |
John Oxx |
| 5 |
DIAMOND SLIPPER |
9.0 |
Douglas Page |
Mrs Anna Maria King |
Sir Hugh Nugent |
| 6 |
ARCTIC TIME |
9.0 |
Patrick Powell jnr |
Mrs Eileen McGrath |
Seamus McGrath |
| 7 |
DAEMON |
9.0 |
Liam Ward |
Mr B M Mavroleon |
Paddy Prendergast |
| 8 |
LISNASKEA |
9.0 |
T P Burns |
Mr J J Thompson |
Kevin Bell |
| 9 |
BEAU SOLEIL |
9.0 |
Patrick Sullivan |
Mr R Sullivan |
John Oxx |
| 10 |
BRIGHT MOMENT |
9.0 |
Richard Fawdon |
Mrs L McVey |
T E Farmer |
| 11 |
GOLDEN CREST |
9.0 |
Philip Canty |
Mr John H Thursby |
Michael Rogers |
| 12 |
LOUGH INE |
9.0 |
John O'Sullivan |
Mr David Coughlin |
Michael Hurley |
| 13 |
PAUL'S CROSS |
9.0 |
Michael Kennedy |
Mr S Myler |
Michael Hurley |
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Betting |
JOCKEY PROFILE
James Eddery, from Blackrock, County Dublin, was a successful jockey in his own right, becoming Irish Champion Flat jockey on two occasions. He finished second in the 1955 Epsom Derby beaten a length and a half by Phil Drake (SR 2043), but got compensation in the 1955 Irish Derby on Panaslipper (SR 2011), and two years later won the 1957 Irish Oaks on Silken Glider. However, he was much more famous as the father of 11 children, many of his sons becoming top jockeys, including the multiple Classic winner Pat and his brother Paul Eddery. |
| Evens fav |
Hugh Lupus |
| 4/1 |
Panaslipper |
| 11/2 |
Arctic Time |
| 100/8 |
Deamon |
| 100/7 |
Tara |
| 22/1 |
Diamond Slipper |
| 50/1 |
Ann's Kuda |
| 66/1 |
Lisnaskea |
| 66/1 |
Beau Soleil |
| 66/1 |
Bright Moment |
| 66/1 |
Golden Crest |
| 66/1 |
Lough Ine |
| 66/1 |
Paul's Cross |
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Over round 114% |
| FORMLINE:- The winner beat the strongly fancied favourite by a comfortable 2 lengths in 2 minutes 37.84 seconds having previously finished second at 100/1 in the Epsom Derby beaten 1 1/2 lengths by Phil Drake (SR 2043), with Daemon (15/2) unplaced. Daemon was also unplaced in the Doncaster St Leger behind Meld (SR 2026). |
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