Epsom Derby 1962

This was run on Wednesday 6th June 1962 and the winner was bred by Philip A Love Ltd and trained by M.Vincent O'Brien. There was a field of 26 runners. The winner won by 2 lengths with a winning time of 2 mins 37.3 secs, and there was 1/2 a length between second and third. The winner won a first prize of £34,786, (The equivalent of £705,600 in today's terms based on Bank of England inflation calculator).

THE DERBY 1962

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The British Pathe website and bank of film clips provide excellent coverage of the Epsom Derby. The link below is a 6 minute 5 second clip of the Derby. http://www.britishpathe.com/video/the-derby-6/query/epsom+derby

LARKSPUR SR 1921

Pos.	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Owner
1	LARKSPUR	Neville Sellwood	M V O'Brien	Mr Raymond Guest
2	ARCOR	Roger Poincelet	H Nicholas	M M Boussac
3	LE CANTILIEN	Yves Saint Martin	F Mathet	Mme Leon Volterra
4	ESCORT	Joe Mercer	R J Colling	Mr J J Astor
5	SEBRING	T P Glennon	M V O'Brien	Mr T B Martin
6	PRINCE D'AMOUR	Scobie Breasley	Sir Gordon Richards	Mr Max Bell
7	TRIBOROUGH	Eph Smith	Cottrill	Mr Stanhope Joel
8	RIVER CHANTER	Jimmy Lindley	George Todd	Mr R J Sigtia
9	HIGH NOON	Edward Hide	W Elsey	Mr Clare Vyner
10	SPARTAN GENERAL	G Ramshaw	Ron Smyth	Mr Freddie Laker
11	MIRALGO	Bill Williamson	Harry Wragg	Mr G A Oldham
12	PAVOT	G Bougoure	P J Prendergast	Mr R More O'Ferrall
Also	ROMANCHERO	Duncan Keith	Carey	Mr F C Thrush
Also	SONG OF PAN	T Masters	A W Goodwill	Mrs J Phelps
Also	VALENTINE	Doug Smith	Brooke	Major D McCalmont
Also	*TANNHILLS*	Bill Rickaby	Walter Nightingall	Mr J S Hughes
Also	*YOUNG LOCHINVAR*	Willie Snaith	J Houghton	Mr C W Engelhard
Also	*RIBOBO*	D Ryan	W Stephenson	Mr R D Crossman
Last	SILVER CLOUD	Ron Hutchinson	Jack Jarvis	Mr T F Blackwell
Fell	HETHERSETT	Harry Carr	W R Hern	Major L B Holliday
Fell	PINDARIC	R.P.Elliott	Masson	Mr A B Askew
Fell	CHANGING TIMES	Tommy Gosling	P J Prendergast	Mr Lawrence M Gelb
Fell	ROMULUS	Wally Swinburn	Noel Murless	Lady Sassoon
Fell	CROSSEN	M Laurraun	G Bridgland	Comte Guillaume d'Ornano
Fell	PERSIAN FANTASY	S Smith	Masson	Mr C Leigh
Fell	KING CANUTE	Geoff Lewis	H Ryan Price	Miss E Chanelle
9/2	Hethersett
8/1	Le Cantilien
8/1	*Miralgo*
100/7	*High Noon*
100/7	*Silver Cloud*
100/6	Sebring
100/6	*Pindaric*
20/1	*Valentine*
20/1	*Escort*
22/1	Prince d'Amour
22/1	*Crossen*
22/1	Larkspur
22/1	*River Chanter*
28/1	*Triborough*
28/1	*Young Lochinvar*
40/1	Arcor
50/1	*Romulus*
100/1	*Changing Times*
100/1	*Romancero*
100/1	*Ribobo*
100/1	*Spartan General*
100/1	*King Canute*
100/1	*Pavot*
100/1	*Persian Fantasy*
100/1	*Tannhills*
100/1	*Song of Pan*
Over Round 149%