1886 Epsom Derby

The winner was ridden by Fred Archer and trained by John Porter.

At the beginning of 1886 Ormonde, Minting and Saraband were all a similar price for the Derby, around 11/2, with The Bard at 6/1.

[1] Neither Minting or Saraband lined up at Epsom though, both having been easily beaten by Ormonde in the 2000 Guineas.

‡Odds of 1000/5 are for Coracle and Ariel coupled * The distances between the horses are shown in lengths or shorter.

shd = short-head; hd = head; PU = pulled up.

Engraving of the closing stages of the 1886 Derby, with Ormonde leading The Bard