Sir Percy wins Derby

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

Sat, 03 Jun, 2006 - 17:26

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.

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