01 Jun 2024 13:25 Epsom Downs
Winner: £75,000 (Penalty: £38,655); Distance: 1m 2f 17y; Class: 2; Eligibility: 3YO only; Going: Good to Soft (Good in places).
Hong Kong Jockey Club Lester Piggott Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
2(11) |
| - |
Persica (IRE) (colt, chestnut, 9 9) |
7101-34 / 4 |
Flat (14) | S M Levey | R Hannon Martin Hughes &… |
9/2 | |
| took keen hold, made virtually all, ridden and pressed over 2f out, stayed on well inside final furlong, won going away, comfortably | ||||||||||
2nd |
8(1) |
| 2¼ L |
Portsmouth (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 0) |
454-12 / 3 |
Flat (29) | Oisin Murphy | A M Balding O T I Racing |
5/2 | |
| held up in mid-division on inside, took keen hold, headway over 3f out, challenged over 2f out until unable to quicken entering final furlong, no impression on winner after | ||||||||||
3rd |
6(6) |
| 3 L |
Redhot Whisper (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 4) |
327-832 / 3 |
Flat (11) | Jack Gilligan | B Brookhouse Mr R S Brookhouse |
28/1 | |
| chased leaders, driven and effort over 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong, just held onto 3rd | ||||||||||
4th |
11(9) |
| SHD |
Blake (GB) (colt, bay, 8 10) |
53-321 / 3 |
Flat (9) | Rhys Clutterbuck | P W Chapple-Hyam Miss E Nolan And… |
14/1 | |
| last to break, rear of mid-division on outside, closed over 3f out, outpaced over 2f out, rallied final furlong, pressing for 3rd towards finish | ||||||||||
5th |
4(2) |
| ¾ L |
Grey Cuban (GB) (colt, grey, 9 6) |
2083-16 / 3 |
Flat (23) | Hollie Doyle | H Palmer Roudee Racing 10 |
10/1 | |
| chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong | ||||||||||
6th |
9(5) |
| HD |
Cool Legend (GB) (colt, grey, 8 12) |
531-5 / 3 |
Flat (16) | Tom Marquand | W J Haggas Mr Boniface Ho… |
14/1 | |
| held up in mid-division, driven over 3f out, kept on final 100 yards, never on terms | ||||||||||
7th |
5(8) |
| 1½ L |
Whiskey Pete (IRE) (colt, chestnut, 9 6) |
2331-P / 3 |
Flat (16) | Hector Crouch | R M Beckett Anthony Ramsden,… |
15/2 | |
| held up in touch in mid-division, closed over 3f out, driven over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong | ||||||||||
8th |
3(12) |
| NS |
Golden West (GB) (colt, chestnut, 9 8) |
11-74 / 3 |
Flat (24) | C Lee | K R Burke Sheikh Mohammed… |
7/1 | |
| chased winner until driven over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong | ||||||||||
9th |
1(4) |
| 1½ L |
Hot Fuss (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 9) |
1462-44 / 3 |
Flat (27) | Pierre-Louis Jamin | Tom Dascombe Keith, David &… |
28/1 | |
| held up towards rear on outside, ridden and struggling over 3f out, no impression, well beaten final 2f | ||||||||||
10th |
7(3) |
| 1 L |
Bubbles Wonky (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 4) |
41-2 / 3 |
Flat (19) | W Buick | T D Easterby King Power Racing… |
7/1 | |
| held up in touch, ridden and lost place over 3f out, well beaten final 2f | ||||||||||
11th |
12(7) |
| 2½ L |
Commander Crouch (IRE) (colt, bay, 8 5) |
427-667 / 4 |
Flat (9) | Saffie Osborne | J R Boyle Paul Demilow &… |
33/1 | |
| always in rear, well beaten final 3f | ||||||||||
12th |
10(10) |
| NS |
Prepschool (IRE) (colt, grey, 8 11) |
124-438 / 3 |
Flat (14) | B M Coen | M L W Bell The Heatherdonians… |
25/1 | |
| held up in rear, struggling 3f out, no impression | ||||||||||