▁E ps om , ▁Gal ile o ▁started ▁ 1 1 / 4 ▁joint - f av our ite ▁alongside ▁the ▁ 2 , 0 0 0 ▁Gu ine as ▁winner ▁Gol an . ▁The ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁E ps om ▁Derby ▁field ▁was ▁strong , ▁with ▁Tob oug g , ▁the ▁previous ▁year ' s ▁champion ▁two - year - old , ▁and ▁the ▁w inners ▁of ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁major ▁Derby ▁tri als , ▁including ▁Mr ▁Com b ust ible ▁( Ch ester ▁V ase ), ▁D il sha an ▁( D ante ▁St akes ) ▁and ▁Per fect ▁Sunday ▁( L ing field ▁Derby ▁Tri al ), ▁all ▁taking ▁part . ▁Kin ane ▁position ed ▁Gal ile o ▁just ▁behind ▁the ▁leaders ▁and ▁turned ▁into ▁the ▁straight ▁in ▁third ▁behind ▁Mr ▁Com b ust ible ▁and ▁Per fect ▁Sunday . ▁Two ▁f url ongs ▁from ▁the ▁finish , ▁Gal ile o ▁moved ▁past ▁Mr ▁Com b ust ible ▁and ▁quickly ▁went ▁clear ▁to ▁record ▁an ▁" im press ive " ▁three ▁and ▁a ▁half ▁length ▁victory ▁over ▁Gol an , ▁Tob oug g ▁and ▁Mr ▁Com b ust ible . ▁Following ▁the ▁race , ▁Time form ▁assigned ▁a ▁figure ▁of ▁ 1 3 0 ▁to ▁Gal ile o , ▁making ▁him , ▁in ▁their ▁opinion , ▁the ▁best ▁Derby ▁winner ▁for ▁ten ▁years . ▁Kin ane ▁was ▁reported ▁to ▁have ▁called ▁Gal ile o ▁the ▁best ▁horse ▁he ▁had ▁r idden , ▁saying , ▁" There ▁is ▁no