Epsom Races
Epsom
13:25
Hong Kong Jockey Club Lester Piggott Handicap
Epsom
Date: Sat, 01 Jun 2024
Distance: 1m2f
Type: Flat
Going: Good To Soft
Class: Class 2
Surface: Turf
Win: £5.50
Place: £1.65 £1.40 £7.80
Exacta: £23.70
Tricast: £288.09
Trifecta: £500
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2 | Persica (IRE) | 4 C | Good | Richard Hannon | 135 lbs | 9/2 | Won | Took keen hold - made virtually all - soon pestered - edged left and against rail after 1f - joined and pushed along over 1f out - ridden and went clear final 110yds - comfortably(op 4/1) | ||
| 2nd | 8 | Portsmouth (IRE) | 3 G | AVG | Andrew Balding | 126 lbs | 5/2F | 2.25 | Took keen hold - midfield - headway against far rail and went second over 2f out - joined winner over 1f out - no extra final 110yds (jockey said gelding ran too free)(tchd 9/4) | ||
| 3rd | 6 | Redhot Whisper (IRE) | 4 G | Poor | B F Brookhouse | 130 lbs | 28/1 | 3 | Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - headway and went third over 1f out - no extra final 110yds - just held third(op 22/1) | ||
| 4th | 11 | Blake (GB) | 3 C | Good | Peter Chapple-Hyam | 122 lbs | 14/1 | 0.1 | Slowly away - in rear - headway on outer into midfield halfway - outpaced when hung right over 1f out - rallied and hung left inside final furlong - kept on - did well in the circumstances (jockey said colt was slow away)(op 16/1) | ||
| 5th | 4 | Grey Cuban (GB) | 4 G | AVG | Hugo Palmer | 132 lbs | 10/1 | .75 | Prominent on inner - short of room and lost ground after 1f - edged left 2f out - weakened gradually inside final furlong(op 11/1 tchd 17/2) | ||
| 6th | 9 | Cool Legend (GB) | 3 G | AVG | William Haggas | 124 lbs | 14/1 | 0.2 | Towards rear - outpaced over 3f out - headway over 1f out - not reach leaders | ||
| 7th | 5 | Whiskey Pete (IRE) | 4 G | Poor | Ralph Beckett | 132 lbs | 15/2 | 1.5 | Midfield - steady headway over 2f out - edged left and weakened over 1f out(op 9/1) | ||
| 8th | 3 | Golden West (GB) | 3 G | AVG | K R Burke | 134 lbs | 7/1 | 0.05 | Pressed winner - lost second over 2f out - weakened over 1f out(op 10/1) | ||
| 9th | 1 | Hot Fuss (IRE) | 4 G | AVG | Tom Dascombe | 135 lbs | 28/1 | 1.5 | Always behind(op 33/1) | ||
| 10th | 7 | Bubbles Wonky (IRE) | 4 G | AVG | Tim Easterby | 130 lbs | 7/1 | 1 | Took keen hold - midfield - weakened over 2f out (trainer's rep could offer no explanation for the poor form shown)(op 15/2 tchd 13/2) | ||
| 11th | 12 | Commander Crouch (IRE) | 4 G | Poor | Jim Boyle | 117 lbs | 33/1 | 2.5 | Dwelt start - always behind(op 25/1) | ||
| 12th | 10 | Prepschool (IRE) | 3 G | AVG | Michael Bell | 123 lbs | 25/1 | 0.05 | Dwelt start - always behind(op 20/1) |