Amato, winner of the 1838 Derby, with jockey up, in a landscape

Amato, by Velocipede out of Jane Shore, was bred and owned by Sir Gilbert Heathcote at the Durdans which adjoined Epsom Racecourse. Thus, although he started at 30-1, he was a popular 'local' winner of the 1838 Derby, having been trained on the Downs by Ralph Sherwood. Ridden by Chapple, he was described as a 'little fifteen-hand horse', had never run before and was known to be suffering from a cough. Nevertheless, he took advantage of three false starts and won, beating Colonel Peel's Ion by a length. He died in 1843 and was buried at the Durdans.