Winner. Mark Edwards and Dillinger NE in THE BRITISH SPEED DERBY for the Liz Dudden Memorial Trophy at The Al Shira’aa Hickstead Derby, Hickstead, Sussex. June 20th 2026 ~ MANDATORY Credit Elli Birch/Bootsandhooves – NO UNAUTHORISED USE – 07745 909676
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Hickstead, England – June 20, 2026 – Reigning champion Mark Edwards (GBR) made it a triumphant double in today’s €28,200 British Speed Derby CSI 4* for the Liz Dudden Memorial Trophy with a decisive 4.55sec win on Dillinger NE.
Welshman Mark had picked up his first Speed Derby victory 12 months earlier with the talented mare Royale Tale. She had looked every inch a potential future Al Shira’aa Derby horse, but his hopes of continued successes with the horse were dashed when he lost her in a competition accident just a few weeks after her Hickstead victory.
But this year Mark returned to the top of the leaderboard thanks to a beautiful clear round on his top horse Dillinger NE, an 11-year-old owned by Mark’s Dad, Martyn Edwards.
“He jumped the King George V last year and really loved it, so I thought he would do well. He’s just a great horse,” Mark said. “Royale Tale and Dillinger are two completely different horses but Dillinger just loved it, he used his stride really well.”
Drawn 18th of the 25 starters, Mark produced the first of just three clear rounds in a time of 97.43sec – the other clears came from runner-up Sammie-Jo Coffin (GBR) and Big Star of Follyfoot Z (101.98sec) and third placed Georgina Ellis (GBR) and Croisier.
Now Mark is aiming to do another unique Hickstead double: trying to win both the British Speed Derby and the Al Shira’aa Derby in the same year with the same horse, something that has never been done. But Dillinger NE has always been a very versatile horse.
“This is the first weekend he’s done any Derby classes and he just took to it like a duck to water,” said Mark. “He’s been a great horse for me, he’s done a lot of things over the years from Nations Cups to winning international Grands Prix.”
The Al Shira’aa Hickstead Derby Meeting runs from the 18-21 June. Tickets are available online, or the event can be watched live on ClipMyHorse.TV.
Final Results – €28,200 British Speed Derby CSI 4* for the Liz Dudden Memorial Trophy
1) Mark Edwards (GBR) & Dillinger NE – 0 – 97.43
2) Sammie Jo Coffin (GBR) & Big Star of Follyfoot Z – 0 / 0 – 101.98
3) Georgina Ellis (GBR) & Croisiere – 0 / 0 – 102.23
Source: Press Release from Hickstead Press Office for the All England Jumping Course – Hickstead
Photos: © AEJC – Hickstead / Boots & Hooves Photography / Elli Birch
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