Merry Hampton | |
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![]() Merry Hampton, from Illustrated London News | |
Sire | Hampton |
Grandsire | Lord Clifden |
Dam | Doll Tearsheet |
Damsire | Mrs Quickly |
Sex | Stallion |
Foaled | 1884 |
Country | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland |
Colour | Bay |
Breeder | Crowther Harrison |
Owner | George Alexander Baird (“Mr Abington”) |
Trainer | William Stevens Martin Gurry |
Record | 4: 1–1–0 |
Major wins | |
Epsom Derby (1887) |
Merry Hampton (foaled 1884) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. 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 Epsom Derby as an 11/1 "dark horse".[1] He never won again but did finish second in the St. Leger Stakes at Doncaster. He was retired to stud after a single start as a four-year-old in which he aggravated a chronic leg injury.