Horse Racing: Sir Percy and bold Dwyer rise to Epsom challenge.(Sport)

From: Daily Post (Liverpool, England) | Date: June 5, 2006 | Copyright information

Byline: CHRIS WRIGHT at Epsom

IT wasn't until the last possible moment and by the shortest of margins that Sir Percy and his connections finally realised their Vodafone Derby d re a m .

Under an inspirational ride by Merseyside-born jockey Martin Dwyer, the Mark Of Esteem colt came late and fast up the narrowest of gaps on the inside rail to win the Colts' Classic at Epsom on Saturday.

Up until then it seemed everything that could go wrong, had gone wrong for the Marcus Tregoning-trained colt.

After a brilliant unbeaten two-year-old campaign, Sir Percy seemed ...

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