365:. In September he was moved up in distance to contest the Valdoe Stakes over ten furlongs at Goodwood and won at odds of 4/11. Later that month he ran for the second time in the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes. Ridden as usual by Breasley, he started at odds of 9/4 and won from Ballyciptic and Minor Portion.
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winner Pola Bella. Derring-Do's dam Sipsey Bridge won two minor races and was a granddaughter of Nearly, a broodmare whose other descendants included
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At the end of his racing career, Derring-Do was retired to stud and became a successful breeding stallion. The most notable of his offspring was
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As a four-year-old, Derring-Do won three of his six races. He won the
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Derring-Do raced five times as a three-year-old in 1964. At
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