This was run on Saturday 5th June 2004 and the winner was bred by the Ballymacoll Stud Farm Ltd and trained by Sir Miachael Stoute. There were 14 runners and the winner won by 1 1/2 lengths in 2 mins 33.72, with a head between second and third. The winner was owned by Ballymacoll Stud and claimed a first prize of £788,220, (The equivalent of £1,150,500 in today's terms based on Bank of England inflation calculator). The second was owned by Godolphin and the third by Neil Jones.

THE DERBY 2004

The race is shown on the Youtube link below which lasts 5 minutes 4 seconds https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3LpDDgA3rmg
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NORTH LIGHT SR 1944

Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer
1 NORTH LIGHT Kieren Fallon Sir Michael Stoute
2 RULE OF LAW Kerrin McEvoy Saeed bin Suroor
3 LET THE LION ROAR Mick Kinane John Dunlop
4 PERCUSSIONIST Kevin Darley John Gosden
5 SALFORD CITY Johnny Murtagh David Elsworth
6 AMERICAN POST Richard Hughes Mme C.Head-Maarek
7 SNOW RIDGE Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor
8 HAZYVIEW Eddie Ahern Neville Callaghan
9 PUKKA Darryl Holland Luca Cumani
10 GATWICK T.Quinn Mick Channon
11 MASSIF CENTRALE Dane O'Neill David Elsworth
12 COMING AGAIN Michael Hills Barry Hills
13 ELSHADI Martin Dwyer Marcus Tregoning
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MEATH

 Jamie Spencer A.P.O'Brien
7/2 Snow Ridge
7/2 North Light
13/2 American Post
7/1 Percussionist
8/1 Salford City
10/1 Pukka
14/1 Let The Lion Roar
16/1 Gatwick
16/1 Meath
20/1 Rule of Law
25/1 Elshadi
40/1 Hazyview
80/1 Coming Again
100/1 Massif Centrale
  Over-Round 122%