Hepscott village hall on this land. Irene was a cousin, once-removed of the suffragette Emily Wilding Davison. Her mother and Emily were close friends as well as cousins. Irene held the family knowledge inherited from her mother that Emily did not intend to kill herself when she accosted the King's horse at the Epsom Derby in 1913. Her intention was to pin the suffragette colours on the horse. Other notable residents have included footballers John Barnes, David McCreary, Anton Ferdinand, Steven Taylor and football managers Jack Charlton, Gordon Lee and Ellie Taggart. http://hepscottparishcouncil.org.uk/ Hepscott Hepscott is a small village in the
1985 Epsom Derby winner, Slip Anchor: Notable runs by the future Derby participants as two-year-olds in 1984: Early-season appearances in 1985 and trial races prior to running in the Derby: Group 1 / Grade I victories after running in the Derby. 1985 Epsom Derby The 1985 Epsom Derby (known as the Ever Ready Derby for sponsorship reasons) was the 206th annual running of the Derby horse race. It took place at Epsom Downs Racecourse on 5 June 1985. The race was won by Lord Howard de Walden's Slip Anchor, at odds of 9/4 ridden by jockey Steve Cauthen and trained at Newmarket by