Sir Percy wins Derby

Sir Percy got up in the dying strides to claim a thrilling victory in the Vodafone Derby at Epsom.

Martin Dwyer’s mount kept on in determined fashion up the far rail to land the spoils in a photograph, the 6-1 shot beating Dragon Dancer (66-1) by a short head.

The Aidan O’Brien-trained Dylan Thomas (25-1) finished third, a head further back.

Marcus Tregoning's charge, second in the 2000 Guineas, was towards the rear of the field charging down the hill towards Tattenham Corner as the front-running Dylan Thomas and Dragon Dancer kicked clear on the turn for home.

But Hala Bek and Sir Percy came from out the pack with determined challenges, although the former lost vital ground when jinking right in the closing stages.

There were no such problems for Sir Percy, however, and he ran straight up the rail to get his nose in front on the line from the maiden Dragon Dancer.

Visindar, sent off the 2-1 favourite, did not find that much for Christophe Soumillion when asked for an effort, while Horatio Nelson was pulled up by Kieren Fallon.

Dwyer told BBC Sport: ``It all opened up for me but it's all down to one man, Marcus and his team.

“It was a rough race and I had to go where I could to get a run. He pulled a muscle and was very sore after the Guineas. He missed a fair bit of work and I didn’t see him until last week.

“He showed a tremendous turn of foot there. I’m so pleased – it’s fantastic."