| Epsom Derby | |
| Location | Epsom Downs Racecourse |
|---|---|
| Date | 7 June 2025 |
| Winning horse | Lambourn |
| Starting price | 13–2 |
| Jockey | Wayne Lordan |
| Trainer | Aidan O'Brien |
| Owner | Derrick Smith, Susan Magnier and Michael Tabor |
| Conditions | Good |
The 2025 Epsom Derby was the 246th annual running of the Derby horse race and took place at Epsom Downs Racecourse on 7 June 2025. The race was won by the third favourite, Lambourn, an Irish-bred bay colt, owned by Derrick Smith, Susan Magnier and Michael Tabor, trained at Ballydoyle in Ireland by Aidan O'Brien and ridden by Wayne Lordan. The colt's win was the first for his jockey and a record-extending eleventh win for O'Brien. [1]
Nineteen three-year-old colts were declared for the Derby but the 2000 Guineas winner Ruling Court was withdrawn on the morning of the race as his connections felt that he would be unsuited by the ground conditions. [2] The favourite for the race was Delacroix, trained in Ireland by Aidan O'Brien, a colt who had looked impressive in winning both his races of 2025. [3] O'Brien also saddled Lambourn, the winner of the Chester Vase [4] and The Lion In Winter who had been favourite for the race over the winter but run poorly on his previous start. The fourth Irish entry, trained by O'Brien's son Joseph, was Tennessee Stud, the winner of the Group 1 Criterium de Saint-Cloud. [5] The two French challenegers were the Prix Greffulhe winner Midak, [6] representing the stable of the late Aga Khan IV and the Juddmonte-owned outsider New Ground.
The two best-fancied of the English runners came from the Hampshire stable of Ralph Beckett: Pride of Arras had won the Dante Stakes [7] while Stanhope Gardens had run second to Delacroix in the Autumn Stakes. The only others to start at odds of less than 50/1 were Tornado Alert (fourth in the 2000 Guineas), Nightwalker (third in the Autumn Stakes) and Tuscan Hills (Silver Tankard Stakes). [8]
| No | Horse | Weight (st–lb) | Jockey | Trainer | Owner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al Wasl Storm (IRE) | 9–0 | David Probert | Owen Burrows | Green Team Racing |
| 2 | Damysus | 9–0 | James Doyle | John & Thady Gosden | Wathnan Racing |
| 3 | Delacroix (IRE) | 9–0 | Ryan Moore | Aidan O'Brien (IRE) | Tabor / Smith / Magnier |
| 4 | Green Storm (IRE) | 9–0 | Billy Loughnane | Charlie Johnston | Ahmad Al Shaikh |
| 5 | Lambourn (IRE) | 9–0 | Wayne Lordan | Aidan O'Brien (IRE) | Tabor / Smith / Magnier |
| 6 | Lazy Griff (GER) | 9–0 | Christophe Soumillon | Charlie Johnston | Middleham Park Racing & G Griffiths |
| 7 | Midak (FRA) | 9–0 | Mickael Barzalona | Francis-Henri Graffard (FRA) | Aga Khan Studs |
| 8 | New Ground | 9–0 | Alexis Pouchin | Henri Francois Devin (FRA) | Juddmonte |
| 9 | Nightime Dancer (IRE) | 9–0 | Jamie Spencer | Richard Hannon Jr. | Stall Perlen |
| 10 | Nightwalker | 9–0 | Tom Marquand | John & Thady Gosden | Juddmonte |
| 11 | Pride of Arras (IRE) | 9–0 | Rossa Ryan | Ralph Beckett | Mrs David Aykroyd |
| 12 | Rogue Impact | 9–0 | Luke Morris | James Owen | The Rogues Gallery |
| 13 | Ruling Court | 9–0 | William Buick | Charlie Appleby | Godolphin |
| 14 | Sea Scout (IRE) | 9–0 | Harry Davies | Simon & Ed Crisford | Abdulla Al Mansoori |
| 15 | Stanhope Gardens (IRE) | 9–0 | Hector Crouch | Ralph Beckett | Marcstown Ltd And New Chelsea |
| 16 | Tennessee Stud (IRE) | 9–0 | Dylan Browne McMonagle | Joseph Patrick O'Brien (IRE) | Westerberg / Tabor / Smith / Magnier |
| 17 | The Lion In Winter (IRE) | 9–0 | Colin Keane | Aidan O'Brien (IRE) | Tabor / Smith / Magnier |
| 18 | Tornado Alert (IRE) | 9–0 | Oisin Murphy | Saeed bin Suroor | Godolphin |
| 19 | Tuscan Hills (FRA) | 9–0 | David Egan | Raphael Freire | Amo Racing |
Trainers are based in Great Britain unless indicated.
The Derby was run on a cloudy, wet day on ground officially described as good in front of an unusually small paying crowd of 22,312. [9] Lambourn took the lead soon after the start and set the pace from Sea Scout with Lazy Griff and Midak settled just behind the leaders. The leading positions remained unchanged until the turn into the straight when Sea Scout and Midak began to struggle, allowing Lambourn to open up a clear lead with Lazy Griff moving into second place. Lambourn never looked in any danger and stayed on strongly to win by three and three quarter lengths from Lazy Griff. Stanhope Gardens moved into third place inside the final quarter mile but was overtaken by Tennessee Stud and New Ground in the final strides. The favourite Delacroix was never in contention and finished ninth. [10] In describing the race the Racing Post's David Jennings commented "Can you remember a less dramatic Derby? Literally nothing happened. Anywhere. At any stage. Lambourn broke well, made all, unchallenged." [11]
| Dist * | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | SP | |
| 1 | Lambourn | Wayne Lordan | Aidan O'Brien (IRE) | 13/2 | |
| 2 | 3¾ | Lazy Griff | Christophe Soumillon | Charlie Johnston | 50/1 |
| 3 | 1 | Tennessee Stud | Dylan Browne McMonagle | Joseph Patrick O'Brien {IRE} | 28/1 |
| 4 | nk | New Ground | Alexis Pouchin | Henri-Francois Devin (FRA) | 50/1 |
| 5 | nk | Stanhope Gardens | Hector Crouch | Ralph Beckett | 12/1 |
| 6 | 3 | Tornado Alert | Oisin Murphy | Saeed bin Suroor | 40/1 |
| 7 | 1¼ | Green Storm | Billy Loughnane | Charlie Johnston | 50/1 |
| 8 | ½ | Nightime Dancer | Jamie Spencer | Richard Hannon, Jr. | 100/1 |
| 9 | 6 | Delacroix | Ryan Moore | Aidan O'Brien (IRE) | 2/1F |
| 10 | nk | Midak | Mickael Barzalona | Francis-Henri Graffard (FRA) | 9/1 |
| 11 | ¾ | Sea Scout | Harry Davies | Simon & Ed Crisford | 125/1 |
| 12 | 6 | Nightwalker | Tom Marquand | John & Thady Gosden | 40/1 |
| 13 | 2 | Rogue Impact | Luke Morris | James Owen | 200/1 |
| 14 | 2½ | The Lion In Winter | Colin Keane | Aidan O'Brien (IRE) | 7/1 |
| 15 | 13 | Al Wasl Storm | David Probert | Owen Burrows | 50/1 |
| 16 | 2¼ | Tuscan Hills | David Egan | Raphael Freire | 40/1 |
| 17 | 7½ | Pride of Arras | Rossa Ryan | Ralph Beckett | 4/1 |
| 18 | 1¾ | Damysus | James Doyle | John & Thady Gosden | 16/1 |
* The distances between the horses are shown in lengths or shorter; hd = head.
† Trainers are based in Great Britain unless indicated.
Further details of the winner: [4]
Notable runs by the future Derby participants as two-year-olds in 2024
Early-season appearances in 2025 and trial races prior to running in the Derby: