The 104th running of the Irish Derby was held on Saturday 28th June 1969 over 1 mile 4 furlongs of The Curragh. Subscriptions were £270 with a pot of £30,000 added. The winner was owned and bred by Countess de la Valdene, trained by Etienne Pollet at Chantilly and ridden by Geoff Lewis. The winner won by a length in 2 minutes 36.1 seconds, with 5 lengths between second and third. |
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IRISH DERBY 1969
PRINCE REGENT (Bay colt by Right Royal V out of Noduleuse) SR 1921
The winning owner won £53,390, (The equivalent of £835,400 in today's terms based on Bank of England inflation calculator). |
 
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| Pos. |
Horse |
Weight |
Jockey |
Owner |
Trainer |
| 1 |
PRINCE REGENT |
9.0 |
Geoff Lewis |
Countess de la Valdene |
Etienne Pollet |
| 2 |
RIBOFILIO |
9.0 |
Lester Piggott |
Mr Charles Engelhard |
Fulke Johnson-Houghton |
| 3 |
REINDEER |
9.0 |
T P Burns |
Mr Raymond Guest |
M Vincent O'Brien |
| 4 |
BLAKENEY |
9.0 |
Ernie Johnson |
Mr Arthur Budgett |
Arthur M Budget |
| 5 |
ONANDAGA |
9.0 |
Liam Ward |
Mr John W Galbreath |
M Vincent O'Brien |
| 6 |
SELKO |
9.0 |
John Roe |
Mr James Cox Brady |
M Vincent O'Brien |
| 7 |
NORTHERN MIST |
9.0 |
John Coleman |
Mr T A Geekie |
John Oxx |
| 8 |
AGUSTUS |
9.0 |
Bill Williamson |
Mr James R Mullion |
Paddy Prendergast |
| 9 |
BEAUGENCY |
9.0 |
Freddie Head |
Mrs P Wertheimer |
Alec Head FR |
| 10 |
MOON MOUNTAIN |
9.0 |
Sandy Barclay |
Countess de la Valdene |
M Vincent O'Brien |
| 11 |
BALLANTINE |
9.0 |
Vince Rossiter |
Countess de la Valdene |
M Vincent O'Brien |
| 12 |
SANTAMOSS |
9.0 |
George McGrath |
Mr Seamus McGrath |
Seamus McGrath |
| 13 |
VIVADARI |
9.0 |
Michael Kennedy |
Mr Seamus McGrath |
Seamus McGrath |
| 14 |
BUNKERED |
9.0 |
Ryan Parnell |
Mr Herbert Kerr |
Kevin R Kerr |
| 15 |
TANZARA |
9.0 |
Frank Berry |
Comte Antoine de Laubespin |
Michael Hurley |
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Betting |
JOCKEY PROFILE
Geoff Lewis was born in Talgarth, Breconshire on 21st December 1935, one of a family of 13 children. He began work as an apprentice in the Ron Smyth stable in Epsom and quickly established himself as a talented jockey. Although he will always be associated with the brilliant Mill Reef, in all he gained 5 English Classic wins. His first Classic was in the 1969 2000 Guineas with Right Tack (SR 2029), followed by his greatest triumph in the 1971 Epsom Derby with Mill Reef (SR 2185). There then followed an Epsom Oaks win in 1971 on Altesse Royale (SR 1954), and in 1973 he achieved double success in the 1000 Guineas and Oaks on Mysterious (SR 1970). He was also successful across the Irish Sea, winning the 1969 Irish Derby with Prince Regent (SR 1921). Once he had retired as a jockey he tried his hand at training, accumulating nearly 500 winners before retiring in 1999. |
| 2/1 |
Ribofilio |
| 7/2 |
Blakeney |
| 7/2 |
Prince Regent |
| 9/1 |
Beaugency |
| 100/8 |
Onandaga |
| 100/7 |
Moon Mountain |
| 100/7 |
Reindeer |
| 33/1 |
Augustus |
| 33/1 |
Northern Mist |
| 40/1 |
Santamoss |
| 66/1 |
Selko |
| 150/1 |
Vivadari |
| 200/1 |
Bunkered |
| 200/1 |
Tanzara |
| 200/1 |
Ballantine |
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Over round 120% |
| FORMLINE:- Prince Regent won by a length in 2 minutes 36.1 seconds, having previously been third in the Epsom Derby beaten 2 lengths by Blakeney (SR 1906). |
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