UK Horse Racing Tips

The danger with any discussion about the ‘best’ or ‘greatest’ Derby winners in history is that is subjective and biased towards events that have occurred in the recent past. However, since its inception in 1948, Timeform has produced ratings with scrupulous consistency, such that objective, quantitative comparisons between different generations are possible. Personally I’m all for evaluating odds to chance and the like, as it holds a place in both online casinos and sports settings.

Sea Bird (145)

Sea Bird, the 1965 Derby winner, ran just once in Britain, but his effortless victory at Epsom, achieved without coming off the bridle, obviously made quite an impression on the Timeform scribes. He was awarded a Timeform rating of 145, which remains the second-highest of all time, behind only Frankel.

Mill Reef (141)

Mill Reef tasted defeat just twice in his 14-race career, once at the hands of My Swallow in the Prix Robert Papin, over 6 furlongs, at Longchamp and once at the hands of Brigadier Gerard in the 2,000 Guineas, over a mile, at Newmarket. However, he proved the outstanding middle-distance performer of 1971, winning not only the Derby, but also the Eclipse Stakes, King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes and Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe. He was awarded a Timeform rating of 141. In leroijohnny casino en linge terms, this would be a sure thing.

Shergar (140)

Never before, or since, has the Derby such a one-sided affair as it was in 1981, when the ill-fated Shergar, ridden by 19-year-old Walter Swinburn, could be called the winner turning Tattenham Corner. Once pushed along, he stretched clear to win, eased down, by 10 lengths – still the widest winning margin in the history of the Epsom Classic – and was awarded a Timeform rating of 140.

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