Winter Derby Trial

Winter Derby Trial
Listed race
Location Lingfield Park
Lingfield, England
Race type Flat / Thoroughbred
Sponsor Coral
Website Lingfield Park
Race information
Distance 1m 2f (2,012 metres)
Surface Polytrack
Track Left-handed
Qualification Four-years-old and up
Weight 8 st 13 lb (4yo);
9 st 0 lb (5yo+)
Allowances
5 lb for fillies and mares
Penalties
7 lb for Group 1 or Group 2 winners *
3 lb for Group 2 winners *
3 lb for Listed winners *
* since May 31 last year
Purse £ (2015)
1st: £25,520

The Winter Derby Trial is a Listed flat horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged four years or older. It is run over a distance of 1 mile and 2 furlongs (2,012 metres) at Lingfield Park in February. It was run as an ungraded conditions race prior to 2007.

The race serves as a trial for the Winter Derby, a Group 3 race run over the same course & distance 21 days later. Since 2000 three horses have won both races - Zanay (2000), Adiemus (2002) and Eccentric (2005).

Winners since 2000

Year
 Winner
 Age
 Jockey
 Trainer
 Time
2000 Zanay 4 Tom McLaughlin Jacqui Doyle 2:04.97
2001 Resplendent Star 4 Micky Fenton Peter Harris 2:07.88
2002 Adiemus 4 Shane Kelly Jeremy Noseda 2:05.34
2003 Parasol 4 Kieren Fallon David Loder 2:03.97
2004 Grand Passion 4 Kieren Fallon Geoff Wragg 2:05.47
2005 Eccentric 4 John Egan Andrew Reid 2:05.25
2006 Grand Passion 6 Steve Drowne Geoff Wragg 2:04.46
2007 Cusoon 5 George Baker Gary Moore 2:01.79
2008 Dansant 4 Jamie Spencer Gerard Butler 2:04.43
2009 Re Barolo 6 John Egan Marco Botti 2:05.76
2010 Gitano Hernando 4 Kieren Fallon Marco Botti 2:01.97
2011 Suits Me 8 Micky Fenton Tom Tate 2:06.72
2012 Junoob 4 Richard Kingscote Tom Dascombe 2:05.58
2013 Planteur 6 Adam Kirby Marco Botti 2:01.20
2014 Grandeur 5 Ryan Moore Jeremy Noseda 2:01.17
2015 Grendisar 5 Martin Harley Marco Botti 2:02.58

See also

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