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315:, Merry Hampton was held up in the early stages as the running was made by Porcelain and the unnamed Shannon colt, before Blanchland and Eiridspord took over and led the field into the straight. Watts had moved Merry Hampton forward into third, just ahead of The Baron on the turn for home and made his challenge as the leaders began to tire. He took the lead two furlongs out, quickly went clear and was never in danger of defeat, winning by an official margin four lengths (some observers thought it was more like seven) from The Baron with Martley two lengths further back in third. Although the winning time of 2:43 equaled the race record, it was widely agreed that the 1887 Derby had been a sub-standard one. For reasons he chose not to explain, Baird, who reportedly won ÂŁ40,000 in bets on the race, refused to lead the horse in. Shortly afterwards, it was reported that Merry Hampton had wrenched off a shoe and received a minor injury due to "the prick of a nail", but he recovered quickly and resumed training. 339:
his price drifted out to 33/1 before shortening again to 6/1 when it became clear that he would run. At the start, Kilwarlin, one of the joint favourites was left behind and only caught up with the rest of the field after a mile had been traveled. Merry Hampton raced prominently, but lost his position in the straight as first Phil, then Eiridspord, then the resurgent Kilwarlin took the lead. He recovered however and produced a strong finish but failed by half a length to catch Kilwarlin with Timothy and Phil a head and a neck further back in third and fourth. The close finish was described as "one of the finest ever witnessed at Doncaster After the race, Merry Hampton was found to be "dead lame" in his stable.
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handicap at Epsom on 11 April, despite carrying top weight of 122 pounds. He was never in contention and was virtually pulled up by Jack Watts, finishing tailed off last of the fourteen runners. Watts reported that the colt seemed "dazed and stupid" during the race, leading to speculation that Merry
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On 14 September Merry Hampton appeared at Doncaster for the St Leger. Four days before the race, he was reported to have sustained a "severe sprain" in training and was considered an unlikely runner. Merry Hampton did start in the St Leger, but having at one time been the 5/2 favourite for the race,
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Merry Hampton has been described as one of the least distinguished Derby winners of his era, although it has been pointed out that he would have achieved more if he had stayed sound. The Derby was, after all, the only race in which he ran free from injury. Although he won easily at Epsom, the field
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for which he started 4/5 favourite. His chance in the race was not helped at the start, where he was kicked in the leg by one of the other runners. Watts settled the colt in fifth place, but when the horses turned into the straight he was unable to make progress and finished fourth behind the filly
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and other members of the Royal Family. The Baron started 5/4 favourite, and was picked as the winner by eighteen of the nineteen newspaper "prophets", while Martley, trained by William Stevens was also well fancied and started on 10/1. Ridden as he would be in all his races by
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Hampton had been "got at", possibly with an injection of opium. A veterinary examination however, revealed that the colt's suspensory ligament in his left foreleg, which had troubled him for many months, had "gone" and Merry Hampton never raced again.
385:. Merry Hampton made very little impact as a sire, although he got a good stayer in the Alexandra Plate winner Pride. His last known foals were conceived in 1898. Merry Hampton's only lasting legacy was as the broodmare sire of 175:. In a career that lasted from 1887 to 1888 he ran four times and won once in a career that was restricted by injuries and training difficulties. His sole victory came on his racecourse debut when he won the 1887 1338: 1317: 1209: 1080: 1275: 576:
3 Ă— 4 to Queen Mary. This means that the mare who has been described as "one of the most influential broodmares of the 19th Century" appears in both the third and fourth generations of his pedigree.
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and 33/1. Merry Hampton's status as a serious Derby contender had become apparent by 19 May, six days before the race, when he was quoted at odds of 14/1. Shortly afterwards, the second favourite
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At Epsom on 25 May Merry Hampton started at odds of 100/9 (11/1) in a field of eleven. The race was run on a "cloudy, cold and raw" day in front of the customary vast crowd which included the
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high, and although strong and "wiry" he was not a particularly attractive individual, being described by one observer as "jumped up, peacocky (and) lacking in depth." He was sold as a
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Tenebreuse who won by two lengths from The Baron. The defeat of the two English colts provoked enthusiastically nationalistic celebrations from the French crowd with many cries of
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was described as "the absolutely worst"(sic) on record, and in August 1887 one correspondent described him as "probably one of the worst horses that ever won the Derby."
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When Baird died at the age of 31 in 1893, his racing interests were sold, and Merry Hampton was bought for 1,150 guineas by the jockey
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Merry Hampton was kept in training at four and was entered in races such as the Jubilee Stakes at
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but did not take part, although he began to appear in the Derby betting at odds of
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George Alexander Baird, Merry Hampton's owner, in his days as an amateur jockey.
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as an 11/1 "dark horse". He never won again but did finish second in the
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Merry Hampton's sire, Hampton was an excellent stayer who won both the
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in 1887 and sired, in addition to Merry Hampton, the Derby winners
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Merry Hampton made his first appearance in the 1887 Derby at
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by J. Crowther Harrison. He was a dark bay horse standing 16
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Mortimer, Roger; Onslow, Richard; Willett, Peter (1978).
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for what was then the most important race in France, the
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and went on to become a successful sire in Argentina.
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Hampton
Lord Clifden
Stallion
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Bay
George Alexander Baird
Epsom Derby
Thoroughbred
sire
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St. Leger Stakes
Doncaster
Cottingham Stud
Yorkshire
hands
yearling
guineas
George Alexander Baird
Berkshire
Newmarket
Goodwood Cup
Doncaster Cup
Champion sire
Ladas
Ayrshire
Bay Ronald
Royal Hampton
Gay Hermit
Royal Hunt Cup

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