William Funnell wins his fourth Hickstead Derby to join illustrious group

William Funnell’s Billy Buckingham lived up to the hype to claim his rider a record-sharing fourth Al Shira’aa Hickstead Derby win at the Al Shira’aa Hickstead Derby Meeting on Sunday 24 June.

He left all the rails standing on his debut last year, but collected an unlucky four faults and a time fault for a step back on the bank — making for short odds on this rangey 10-year-old taking victory this time around.

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Article written by: Sarah Radford