Recent Epsom Betting

  • Dawn Approach even money for Derby and could go odds-on17 May 2013

    Dawn Approach is on the verge of becoming odds-on for the Epsom Derby. Jim Bolger's colt was catapulted to the head of the betting for the June 1 Classic after an imperious display in the 2000 Guineas at Newmarket, with most bookmakers offering him at around 7/4. However, after the Dante Stakes at ...

  • Cashback with Boylesports if your horse does not run in either the Derby or Oaks17 May 2013

    The Epsom Derby and Oaks will soon be upon us and anyone considering a bet is going to be all over this latest cashback offer. Have a bet in either race (or both) with Boylesports and they will give you your money back if your horse does not run. There is a high degree of uncertainty over which hor...

  • 2013 Epsom Derby latest odds and betting9 May 2013

    Ruler Of The World has been cut for the 2013 Investec Derby at Epsom. Coral has halved the price of Ruler Of The World to 8-1 (from 16-1) for the Investec Derby, following the colt's Chester Vase success today. "Ruler Of The World may have only beaten three rivals but he did it in good style, and o...

  • Ruler Of The World now 6/1 for Derby after facile Chester win9 May 2013

    Ruler Of The World gave Aidan O'Brien his fourth Chester Vase success in the last six years and put himself firmly in the picture for the Derby. The beautifully bred colt, who is a half-brother to the stable's top class Duke of Marmalade, was odds-on to follow up last month's Curragh maiden success...

  • Stan James cut Ruler Of The World to 8/1 (from 20/1) for Epsom Derby9 May 2013

    Aidan O'Brien made another successful raid at Chester as Ruler Of The World won the Chester Vase in good style this afternoon. Rory Jiwani of StanJames.com said, "Ruler Of The World won well under Ryan Moore, stretching clear of his rivals impressively in the home straight. That was just his second...

  • Battle Of Marengo slashed into 4/1 for Derby after heavy support7 May 2013

    Aidan O'Brien's Battle Of Marengo was a big mover in the Investec Derby market late yesterday, with Ladbrokes taking the most drastic action action in cutting him into clear 4/1 favourite. The colt, who won last month's Ballysax Stakes on his reappearance, was slashed across the board and is now a ...

  • Telescope cut into 9/2 for Investec Derby after sparkling gallop7 May 2013

    Investec Derby hope Telescope has been cut further in the betting and could be back in action as early as Chester next week after putting in a sparkling gallop. William Hill were most impressed cutting him into 9/2 (from 5/1), while bet365 also took evasive action clipping him into 5/1 from 11/2. T...

  • Ocovango remains unbeaten but is unchanged at 14/1 for Epsom Derby7 May 2013

    France's leading Derby hope Ocovango kept his unbeaten record intact when winning a Group 3 at Saint-Cloud on Saturday, but bookmakers were largely unimpressed. The day had belonged to Dawn Approach, who had catapulted himself to the head of the Derby betting after an impressive display in the 2000...

  • The Racebets promotion code you need to get £100 in free bets18 Apr 2013

    New customers who register with Racebets are eligible for a £100 free bet, and we're going to show you exactly how to get yours. First, though, let's looks at why you might want to add RaceBets to your list of bookmakers. Top industry pricesWe believe in getting the best price we can on our selecti...

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    Need a Ladbrokes promotion code? The one to get the biggest bonus from the lowest stake is MAXIMUMBONUS, which gives you a £30 free bet for just a £10 deposit. Everyone knows that when opening a new betting account you are missing out if you don't use the correct bonus code and the best one that we...

  • Telescope 5/1 favourite for 2013 Epsom Derby18 Apr 2013

    Stan James have Telescope as their 5/1 favourite for the 2013 Epsom Derby. Battle Of Marengo won the Ballysax Stakes for Aidan O'Brien but StanJames.com weren't hugely impressed by the Ballydoyle colt as far as his Derby prospects are concerned. Stan James's Rory Jiwani said, "The card pr...

  • 2013 Epsom Derby odds - Mars well backed for Classic glory18 Apr 2013

    Betfred have updated their latest odds ahead of the 2013 Investec Derby at Epsom. Investec Derby favourite Kingsbarns has been pushed out to 5/1 (from 4/1) with Betfred in the face of strong market support for Mars who has been cut to 7/1 (from 10/1). The Racing Post Trophy winner has recently...

  • Stan James launch MAXIMUMBONUS welcome bonus code13 Aug 2012

    Leading bookmaker Stan James continue to lead the way with their fantastic offers and promotions and our readers can capitalize on a fantastic welcome bonus when they register using bonus code MAXIMUMBONUS. Stan James have been leading the way with their horse racing betting since their launch in 1...

  • Camelot a best priced 4/6 for Epsom Derby at Blue Square2 Jun 2012

    Camelot is a best-priced 4/6 favourite with Blue Square to win the 2012 Epsom Derby for trainer Aidan O’Brien and his jockey son Joseph. By the same sire, Montjeu, as last year’s Derby hero Pour Moi, only eight rivals stand in the way of a Classic double for Camelot after he landed the 2,000 Guine...

  • 2012 Epsom Derby mobile free bet offers2 Jun 2012

    The 2012 Epsom Derby is just an hour away and now could be the perfect time to get your hands on a free mobile bet on the world famous race. Camelot will line up as a heavily supported odds-on shot and his backers will be hoping for a sensational performance at Epsom. You can get a free bet on the ...

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The whole nation loves a bet on the Derby and everyone seems to have their own method for making their selection. 

For many it will be their only bet of the year and so their choice may be based on nothing more scientific than their lucky number, their house number, or the name of a friend or relative.

Similarly, the rather politically incorrect “housewives choice” is unlikely to emerge after long nights of studying the formbook, but will instead be a grey, or be based on the jockey or trainer like Lester Piggott, Frankie Dettori or Sir Michael Stoute.

Believe it or not, however, as our trends section shows, it is possible to apply an element of science to the selection process and whilst, as the saying goes, there are lies, damn lies and statistics, it is hard to ignore certain of the historical trends.

The other thing to bear in mind if you intend to have a bet before the day of the big race is that, of the horses entered (see the entries), you need to try to find one that is guaranteed to make the line up. As always, well fancied horses will drop out right up to the day of the race due to injury, illness, loss of form etc. Horses not originally entered can also be subsequently supplemented for the races, at additional cost to their owners, creating a further conundrum for punters solve.

Betting History

The three longest-priced Derby winners started at 100-1. They were Jeddah in 1898, Signorinetta in 1908 and Aboyeur in 1913. The biggest outsider to win in more recent times was Snow Knight at 50-1 in 1974.

The longest-priced placed horse was the Clive Brittain-trained Terimon, who was 500-1 when second to Nashwan in 1989.

Ladas, who won the race in 1894, is still the shortest-priced winner of the Derby, having been sent off at 2-9. The most recent odds-on winner was Shergar at 10-11 in 1981 while the most recent odds-on loser was Entrepreneur, who was only fourth at 4-6 behind Benny The Dip in 1997.

In the past 40 runnings of the Derby, the race has gone to the first or second favourite 26 times.

One of the biggest Derby gambles of all time was foiled in 1986 when Greville Starkey’s ill-judged tactics on 2-1 favourite Dancing Brave cost punters millions. A dozen lengths adrift running down towards Tattenham Corner, Dancing Brave flew up the Epsom straight, but Starkey had set the 2000 Guineas winner an impossible task and they failed by a neck to peg back eventual winner, Shahrastani.

Gypsy Insight?

An old gypsy tradition that has built up around the Epsom Derby is that the name of the winner will mysteriously appear, handwritten in chalk, on a well outside the Amato public house, situated on Chalk Farm Lane in Epsom, on the Sunday before the big race.

Sceptics may dismiss this tradition as just another piece of sentimental nonsense, but the chalk-scrawled prediction has apparently proved very profitable to follow, correctly identifying the winner seven times in the last 12 years.

The pub is named after the 1838 Derby hero Amato, who never raced before or after his Epsom triumph, and receives enquiries from all over the world as to which horse has been selected by the anonymous tipster.

Nobody knows for sure when the tradition began, although it is believed by pub regulars to be around 50 years old. The inn was originally called the Horse and Hounds before being renamed in honour of Amato after the horse's Derby success. The inside of the Amato is adorned with a large selection of Derby-related memorabilia.

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