Derby glory for mighty Motivator

Motivator raised the roof at Epsom today as the 3-1 favourite powered to victory in the Vodafone Derby.

Sat, 04 Jun, 2005 - 18:10
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Motivator raised the roof at Epsom today as the 3-1 favourite powered to victory in the Vodafone Derby.

Roared on by members of the 230-strong Royal Ascot Racing Club, the Michael Bell-trained colt was given a great ride by Johnny Murtagh to take the blue riband from the running-on Walk In The Park.

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CourtsRacingHeathrowPlace: EpsomPlace: Walk InPlace: ParkPlace: IrelandPlace: Walk In The ParkPlace: DubawiPlace: St James’s PalacePerson: Michael BellPerson: Johnny MurtaghPerson: Frankie DettoriPerson: DubawiPerson: MurtaghPerson: SinndarPerson: MontjeuPerson: HattanPerson: DettoriPerson: FracasPerson: DantePerson: BellPerson: HarryPerson: HerbertPerson: MichaelPerson: John WarrenPerson: HammondPerson: Alan MunroPerson: Sheikh MohammedPerson: Saeed Bin SuroorEvent: Vodafone DerbyEvent: Irish DerbyOrganisation: Royal Ascot Racing ClubOrganisation: BBC Sport
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