[4] Ante-post favourites Fearless Action (DeMulder), Ballgroman Jet, Hot Sauce Yankee and Pall Mall Stakes winner Tico (Hitch) led the market when the Derby started.

[6] In the quarter-finals the winners were Lodge Prince, Hi Captain, Master Hardy and Tico with the main elimination being Odell Supreme.

[6] Two very strong looking semi-finals started with the controversially wide seeded Murlens Slippy winning from Easy Prince with Master Hardy taking third place.

Sunley Express outstayed track record holder Lodge Prince to claim that final qualifying place.

Master Hardy a kennelmate of Tico and litter brother to Fearless Action ran on well for second place creating a 1-2 finish for trainer Arthur Hitch.