07 Jun 2025 13:35 Epsom Downs
Winner: £100,000 (Penalty: £56,710); Distance: 1m 113y; Class: 1; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Good (Good to Soft in places).
Betfred Diomed Stakes (Group 3)
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
3(7) |
| - |
Persica (IRE) (colt, chestnut, 9 11) |
318-318 / 4 |
Flat (21) | R L Moore | R Hannon Martin Hughes &… |
6/4 | |
| held up in rear, good headway out wide over 2f out, went 2nd over 1f out, ridden and ran on to lead final 110 yards | ||||||||||
2nd |
6(1) |
| ¾ L |
Ice Max (GB) (colt, grey, 9 8) |
45149-7 / 4 |
Flat (43) | C Lee | K R Burke Sheikh Mohammed… |
10/1 | |
| tracked leaders on inside and raced keenly, went 2nd and angled out 3f out, led 2f out, ridden over 1f out, headed final 110 yards, no extra and just held on for 2nd | ||||||||||
3rd |
5(2) |
| SHD |
Docklands (GB) (colt, bay, 9 8) |
27560-2 / 5 |
Flat (38) | R Kingscote | Harry Eustace O T I Racing |
3/1 | |
| slowly into stride, held up in last pair, troubled passage from over 2f out, in the clear and hung left on camber inside final 2f, headway chasing leading pair over 1f out, hung left and ran on inside final furlong, just held, unlucky | ||||||||||
4th |
9(3) |
| 2½ L |
Royal Playwright (GB) (colt, bay, 8 10) |
1328-39 / 3 |
Flat (23) | Oisin Murphy | A M Balding Mr J C Smith |
4/1 | |
| led, pushed along and headed 2f out, ridden and lost 2nd over 1f out, weakened final furlong | ||||||||||
5th |
7(4) |
| 4½ L |
Royal Dubai (FR) (colt, bay, 9 8) |
463-554 / 5 |
Flat (38) | Rossa Ryan | M Botti Mr Saeed Sultan… |
16/1 | |
| off the pace in last trio, pushed along on inside and headway over 2f out, ridden hung left on camber and went remote 5th on inside over 1f out, never involved | ||||||||||
6th |
2(6) |
| 1 L |
Geography (GER) (gelding, bay, 9 11) |
71357-1 / 4 |
Flat (55) | C Soumillon | P Schiergen Stall Hanse |
12/1 | |
| raced wide in mid-division, pushed along and some headway out wide over 2f out, weakened inside final 2f | ||||||||||
7th |
1(5) |
| 2 L |
Brave Emperor (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 11) |
7418-B5 / 5 |
Flat (55) | L Morris | A Watson Middleham Park… |
50/1 | |
| raced keenly tracking leaders, pushed along over 2f out, ridden hung left on camber and weakened inside final 2f | ||||||||||
8th |
8(8) |
| 30 L |
Tyrrhenian Sea (IRE) (gelding, grey, 9 8) |
1/332-17 / 7 |
Flat (38) | J Mitchell | R Varian Flaxman Stables… |
33/1 | |
| tracked leader until pushed along 3f out, weakened rapidly, soon behind, tailed off and virtually pulled up inside final 2f | ||||||||||
4(9) |
| - |
Cairo (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 8) |
72-6262 / 5 |
Flat (29) | K T O'Neill | Alice Haynes Mr Refai Alghraiban |
0/0 | ||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||