Lingfield Derby Trial
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The Lingfield Derby Trial is a Group 3 flat horse race in the United Kingdom for three-year-old thoroughbred colts and geldings run over a distance of 1 mile 3 furlongs and 106 yards (2,310 metres) at Lingfield Park Racecourse in May.
It is one of nine recognised trial races for the Epsom Derby, and the undulating, left-handed course at Lingfield bears a close resemblance to the course at Epsom. It was first run in 1932 and the very first winner, April the Fifth, trained by the actor Tom Walls went on to win that year's Derby [1]. The seven subsequent Derby winners to have won this trial are Mid-day Sun, Tulyar, Parthia, Teenoso, Slip Anchor, Kahyasi and High-Rise.
[edit] Winners since 1988
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Time |
| 1988 | Kahyasi | Ray Cochrane | Luca Cumani | 2:39.00 |
| 1989 | Cacoethes | Greville Starkey | Guy Harwood | 2:30.89 |
| 1990 | Rock Hopper | Walter Swinburn | Michael Stoute | 2:28.35 |
| 1991 | Corrupt | Cash Asmussen | Neville Callaghan | 2:27.01 |
| 1992 | Assessor | Walter Swinburn | Richard Hannon | 2:31.65 |
| 1993 | Bob's Return | Philip Robinson | Mark Tompkins | 2:25.34 |
| 1994 | Hawker's News | Walter Swinburn | Michael Stoute | 2:34.42 |
| 1995 | Munwar | Willie Carson | Peter Walwyn | 2:25.37 |
| 1996 | Mystic Knight | Frankie Dettori | Roger Charlton | 2:25.79 |
| 1997 | Silver Patriarch | Pat Eddery | John Dunlop | 2:34.44 |
| 1998 | High-Rise | Frankie Dettori | Luca Cumani | 2:24.80 |
| 1999 | Lucido | Richard Quinn | John Dunlop | 2:30.31 |
| 2000 | Saddler's Quest | Kevin Darley | Gerard Butler | 2:35.24 |
| 2001 | Perfect Sunday | Richard Hughes | Barry Hills | 2:30.37 |
| 2002 | Bandari | Kevin Darley | Mark Johnston | 2:28.47 |
| 2003 | Franklins Gardens | Darryll Holland | Mark Tompkins | 2:33.23 |
| 2004 | Percussionist | Frankie Dettori | John Gosden | 2:38.30 |
| 2005 | Kong | Richard Quinn | John Dunlop | 2:34.51 |
| 2006 | Linda's Lad | Christophe Soumillon | André Fabre | 2:29.25 |
