▁United ▁Kingdom , ▁two ▁from ▁France ▁and ▁one ▁from ▁Italy . ▁The ▁favour ite ▁was ▁Un f uw ain , ▁a ▁three - year - old ▁col t ▁who ▁had ▁won ▁who ▁had ▁won ▁the ▁Ch ester ▁V ase ▁by ▁eight ▁lengths ▁and ▁the ▁Princess ▁of ▁Wales ' s ▁St akes ▁against ▁older ▁horses ▁by ▁fifteen ▁lengths . ▁The ▁French ▁challeng ers , ▁Silver ▁Lane ▁and ▁So ft ▁Machine , ▁were ▁not ▁regarded ▁as ▁serious ▁cont enders ▁but ▁the ▁Italian ▁runner ▁was ▁the ▁form id able ▁Tony ▁Bin , ▁the ▁winner ▁of ▁the ▁Premio ▁Presidente ▁della ▁Repub blica ▁( tw ice ), ▁the ▁Gran ▁Premio ▁di ▁Milano ▁( tw ice ) ▁and ▁the ▁Gran ▁Premio ▁del ▁J ockey ▁Club . ▁The ▁other ▁major ▁cont enders ▁were ▁M t oto , ▁twice ▁winner ▁of ▁both ▁the ▁Prince ▁of ▁Wales ' s ▁St akes ▁and ▁the ▁Eclipse ▁St akes , ▁Do y oun , ▁winner ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁Gu ine as ▁and ▁Gla cial ▁Storm , ▁runner - up ▁in ▁the ▁E ps om ▁Derby . ▁The ▁Sus sex ▁stable ▁of ▁John ▁Dun lop ▁had ▁two ▁represent atives , ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁St ▁Leg er ▁St akes ▁winner ▁Moon ▁Mad ness ▁and ▁Al ma ar ad ▁who ▁had ▁won ▁the ▁Hard w ic ke ▁St akes ▁at ▁Royal ▁As cot . ▁The ▁other ▁runner ▁was ▁the ▁fil ly ▁Per cy ' s ▁L ass , ▁later ▁to ▁become ▁the ▁dam ▁of ▁the ▁E ps om ▁Derby ▁winner ▁Sir