Workforce destroyed the field to give Sir Michael Stoute a fifth Derby success after earlier wins for Shergar (1981), Shahrastani (1986), Kris Kin (2003), and North Light (2004. It was jockey Ryan Moore’s first win in the race. Aiden O’Brien trained three of the next four home.
| Pos | Draw | Dist. | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | SP |
| 1 | 8 | Workforce | R L Moore | Sir Michael Stoute | 6/1 | |
| 2 | 6 | 7 | At First Sight (IRE) | J A Heffernan | A P O’Brien | 100/1 |
| 3 | 11 | ½ | Rewilding | L Dettori | M Al Zarooni | 9/2 |
| 4 | 12 | 4 | J an Vermeer (IRE) | J P Murtagh | A P O’Brien | 9/4f |
| 5 | 4 | hd | Midas Touch | C O’Donoghue | A P O’Brien | 6/1 |
| 6 | 2 | ½ | Al Zir (USA) | K Fallon | Saeed bin Suroor | 14/1 |
| 7 | 9 | hd | Coordinated Cut (IRE) | J P Spencer | M L W Bell | 20/1 |
| 8 | 10 | 3¾ | Buzzword | Ahmed Ajtebi | M Al Zarooni | 40/1 |
| 9 | 3 | 1¾ | Hot Prospect | P Robinson | M A Jarvis | 50/1 |
| 10 | 5 | 16 | Azmeel | William Buick | J H M Gosden | 14/1 |
| 11 | 7 | 1¾ | Ted Spread | M Hills | M H Tompkins | 28/1 |
| 12 | 1 | 2 | Bullet Train | T P Queally | Sir H R A Cecil | 13/2 |
2012 Investec Derby Odds
