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which took place at Epsom Downs on Saturday 4 June 2005. It was the 226th running of the

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, and it was won by the pre-race favourite Motivator. The winner was ridden by Johnny Murtagh and trained by Michael Bell.

Race details

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* ''Winner's prize money:'' £725,000 * ''Going:'' Good * ''Number of runners:'' 13 * ''Winner's time:'' 2m 35.69s

Full result

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, 5/1 , - , 4 , ''1'' , Fracas , Jamie Spencer , David Wachman (IRE) , 8/1 , - , 5 , ''1½'' , Gypsy King ,

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, Aidan O'Brien (IRE) , 7/2 , - , 6 , ''3'' , Hattan , Seb Sanders , Clive Brittain , 25/1 , - , 7 , ''hd'' , Unfurled , Ryan Moore , John Dunlop , 40/1 , - , 8 , ''1¾'' , The Geezer , Richard Quinn , David Elsworth , 10/1 , - , 9 , ''2'' , Grand Central , Jimmy Fortune , Aidan O'Brien (IRE) , 25/1 , - , 10 , ''8'' ,

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, Michael Kinane , Aidan O'Brien (IRE) , 8/1 , - , 11 , ''2'' , Kings Quay , Dane O'Neill , Richard Hannon, Sr. , 150/1 , - , 12 , ''¾'' , Almighty , Pat Smullen , Aidan O'Brien (IRE) , 66/1 , - , 13 , ''14'' , Kong , Richard Hughes , John Dunlop , 20/1 * The distances between the horses are shown in lengths or shorter. hd = head.
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Winner's details

Further details of the winner, Motivator: * ''Foaled:'' 22 February 2002 in Great Britain * ''Sire:'' Montjeu; ''Dam:'' Out West ( Gone West) * ''Owner:'' The Royal Ascot Racing Club * ''Breeder:'' Deerfield Farm * ''Rating in 2005 World Thoroughbred Racehorse Rankings:'' 125

Form analysis

Two-year-old races

Notable runs by the future Derby participants as two-year-olds in 2004.

* Motivator – ''1st Racing Post Trophy'' * Walk in the Park – ''3rd Critérium International'' * Dubawi – ''1st Superlative Stakes, 1st National Stakes'' * Oratorio – ''7th

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, 1st Anglesey Stakes, 2nd Phoenix Stakes, 1st Futurity Stakes, 1st Prix Jean-Luc Lagardère, 2nd

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'' * Kings Quay – ''12th

, 1st Washington Singer Stakes, 6th Somerville Tattersall Stakes''

The road to Epsom

Early-season appearances in 2005 and trial races prior to running in the Derby.

* Motivator – ''1st Dante Stakes'' * Walk in the Park – ''2nd Lingfield Derby Trial'' * Dubawi – ''5th 2,000 Guineas, 1st Irish 2,000 Guineas'' * Fracas – ''1st Sandown Classic Trial, 1st Derrinstown Stud Derby Trial'' * Gypsy King – ''1st Dee Stakes'' * Hattan – ''3rd Sandown Classic Trial, 1st Chester Vase'' * Unfurled – ''1st Predominate Stakes'' * The Geezer – ''2nd Dante Stakes'' * Grand Central – ''2nd Leopardstown 2,000 Guineas Trial Stakes, 3rd Derrinstown Stud Derby Trial'' * Oratorio – ''4th 2,000 Guineas, 2nd Irish 2,000 Guineas'' * Kings Quay – ''5th Easter Stakes, 2nd Feilden Stakes, 6th Sandown Classic Trial, 6th Lingfield Derby Trial'' * Almighty – ''4th Ballysax Stakes, 2nd Chester Vase'' * Kong – ''1st Lingfield Derby Trial''

Subsequent Group 1 wins

Group 1 / Grade I victories after running in the Derby.

* Dubawi – '' Prix Jacques Le Marois (2005)'' * Oratorio – ''

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(2005), Irish Champion Stakes (2005)''

Subsequent breeding careers

Leading progeny of participants in the 2005 Epsom Derby.

Sires of Classic winners

Dubawi (3rd) * Waldpark - 1st Deutsches Derby (2008) * Makfi - 1st

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(2010) * Night of Thunder - 1st

(2014) * New Bay - 1st Prix du Jockey Club (2015) Motivator (1st) * Treve - 1st Prix de Diane (2013), 1st

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) * Ridasiyna - 1st Prix de l'Opéra (2012)

Sires of Group/Grade One winners

Oratorio (10th) - Later exported to South Africa *

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- 1st

(2009) * Military Attack - Hong Kong Horse of the Year (2012-13) * Mourinho - 1st

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(2015) * Tidara Angel - 1st Prix Alain du Breil (2011)

Sires of National Hunt horses

Dubawi (3rd) * Dodging Bullets - Tingle Creek Chase (2014), 1st Clarence House Chase (2015), 1st Queen Mother Champion Chase (2015) Motivator (1st) * Pentland Hills - 1st Triumph Hurdle (2019) Walk In The Park (2nd) * Douvan - 1st Paddy Power Cashcard Chase (2016) * Park Light - 1st Prix Hubert d'Aillieres (2016) * Walk In The Mill - 1st Becher Chase (2018, 2019) * Min - 1st Melling Chase (2019) * Facile Vega – 1st

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(2022), 1st KPMG Champion Novice Hurdle (2023)

Other Stallions

Fracas (4th) - Fairly useful flat and jumps winners including Smash Williams (1st Round Tower Stakes 2015)

References

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