The 150th running of the Irish Derby was held on Saturday 27th June 2015 over 1 mile 4 furlongs of The Curragh. The winner was owned by Godolphin and Partners which included Nicholas Hall, bred by the Minster Stud, trained by John Gosden and ridden by William Buick. The winner won by 5 lengths in 2 minutes 34.93 seconds, with 5 1/2 lengths between second and third.

IRISH DERBY 2015

JACK HOBBS (Brown colt by Halling out of Swain's Gold) SR 2027

The winning owner won €725,000, with €237,500 to the second and €112,500 to the third.

The Youtube link below is a 2 minute 51 second clip of the 2015 Irish Derby https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sj2XvWTcMR4

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Pos. Horse Weight Jockey Owner Trainer
1 JACK HOBBS 9.0 William Buick Godolphin & Partners John Gosden
2 STORM THE STARS 9.0 Pat Cosgrave Sheikh Juma Damooh Al Maktoum William Haggas
3 GIOVANNI CANALETTO 9.0 Joseph O'Brien Tabor, Smith, Magnier Aidan O'Brien
4 KILIMANJARO 9.0 Seamie Heffernan Tabor, Smith, Magnier Aidan O'Brien
5 HIGHLAND REEL 9.0 Ryan Moore Tabor, Smith, Magnier Aidan O'Brien
6 QUALIFY 9.0 Colm O'Donoghue Mrs C C Ragalado-Gonzalez Aidan O'Brien
7 CARBON DATING 9.0 Ronan Whelan Thistle Bloodstock Ltd John P Shanahan
8 RADANPOUR 9.0 Pat Smullen HH Aga Khan Dermot Weld
  Betting        
10/11 fav Jack Hobbs        
11/4 Highland Reel        
8/1 Qualify        
8/1 Giovanni Canaletto        
10/1 Storm The Stars        
16/1 Radanpour        
20/1 Kilimanjaro        
150/1 Carbon Dating        
  Over round 122%        
FORMLINE:- The winner won his only race as a 2-y-o and came to the fore at 3 years old with a 12 length victory at Sandown Park. He was second to stablemate Golden Horn (SR 2079) in the Epsom Derby, beaten 3 1/2 lengths.

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