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| Epsom Downs 14:20 £60,000 guaranteed, 3yo only, 1m 2f 17y, Class 2  |
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1 Sea Scout 40/1
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Trinity College 9/4
3 Mirabeau 28/1
7 ran Distances: hd, 3½l, shd
Time: 2m 8.69s (slow by 2.79s)
Trinity College should’ve won this
— Luis Kimmel (@Lskmml_) April 22, 2025
51/1 outsider SEA SCOUT (Sea The Stars) wins the Blue Riband Derby Trial @EpsomRacecourse pic.twitter.com/WGpMax1jYm
In the kind of finish that keeps Derby dreams burning bright, Sea Scout — a 40-1 outsider in the market and barely mentioned in dispatches beforehand — launched himself from obscurity straight into the Classic conversation with a head-bobbing victory.
There was drama in spades as Trinity College, making his course debut, edged left under pressure in the dying strides, sparking a stewards' inquiry that had pulses racing and connections holding their breath. But after a thorough review, the placings were allowed to stand — and Sea Scout, trained by Simon and Ed Crisford and ridden with ice-cool poise by Harry Davies, kept his name on the trophy and possibly in the Derby frame for June 7.
Settled smoothly before being asked to quicken rounding Tattenham Corner, the Sea The Stars colt struck the front inside the final furlong and showed the tenacity of a seasoned campaigner to repel the late surge of his drifting rival. It marked a huge leap from Lingfield maiden winner to Listed-level hero — and possibly beyond.
Punters and traders took notice. William Hill halved his Derby odds in a flash — from 66-1 to 33-1 — a nod to the notion that maybe, just maybe, the Crisford camp has a live one for the biggest day of them all.
Derby Trial (Listed)
£60,000 guaranteed, 3yo only, 1m 2f 17y, Class 2
7 ran
Going: Good
POS. (DRAW) DIST HORSE AGE WGT TRAINER JOCKEY SP
1 (7) Sea Scout 3 9-3 Simon & Ed Crisford Harry Davies 40/1
2 (4) hd Trininty College 3 9-3 JAp P O'Brien Ryan Moore 9/4
3 (2) 3½ Mirabeau 3 9-3 Dominic French Daniel Tudhope 28/1
4 (1) shd Tiberius Thunder 3 9-3 Adrian Murray David Egan 17/2
5 (5) 1¾ Prine Of The Seas 3 9-3 Ralph Beckett Hector Crouch 11/2
6 (3) 2 Deviol's Advocate 3 9-3 John & Thady Gosden William Buick 6/4F
7 (6) 1 The Cursor 3 9-3 Andrew Balding Oisin Murphy 15/2
