13:35 Epsom Downs

Saturday 7 June 2025

All13:0013:3514:1014:4515:3016:1517:0017:40

Betfred Diomed Stakes (Group 3)

Off time: 13:36 | Winning time: 1m 44.57s

1^st

(7)

Persica

49-11

6/4f

T: R HannonJ: R L Moore

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 op 85/40

2^nd

(1)

Ice Max

49-8

10/1

T: K R BurkeJ: C Lee

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 tchd 9/1

3^rd

(2)

Docklands

59-8

3/1

T: Harry EustaceJ: R Kingscote

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 op 15/8

4^th

2 ½

(3)

Royal Playwright

38-10

4/1

T: A M BaldingJ: Oisin Murphy

Led, pushed along and headed 2f out, ridden and lost 2nd over 1f out, weakened final furlong op 9/2

5^th

4 ½

(4)

Royal Dubai

59-8

16/1

T: M BottiJ: Rossa Ryan

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 op 14/1

6^th

(6)

Geography

49-11

12/1

T: P SchiergenJ: C Soumillon

Raced wide in mid-division, pushed along and some headway out wide over 2f out, weakened inside final 2f

7^th

(5)

Brave Emperor

59-11

50/1

T: A WatsonJ: L Morris

Raced keenly tracking leaders, pushed along over 2f out, ridden hung left on camber and weakened inside final 2f op 66/1

8^th

(8)

Tyrrhenian Sea

79-8

33/1

T: R VarianJ: J Mitchell

Tracked leader until pushed along 3f out, weakened rapidly, soon behind, tailed off and virtually pulled up inside final 2f tchd 28/1

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Non-Runners

(9)

Cairo²⁹

Weight: 9-8| Age: 5

T: Alice Haynes J: K T O'Neill

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.50Pl:£1.15, £2.65, £1.35EX:£18.10Trifecta:£46.30Tricast:£40.12SF:£17.56Swingers:£4.30, £2.00, £5.65

Forecasts

Persica (6/4), Docklands (3/1), Royal Playwright (4/1), Ice Max (10/1), Geography (12/1), Royal Dubai (16/1), Cairo (20/1), Tyrrhenian Sea (33/1), Brave Emperor (50/1)

DOCKLANDS ran a cracker when second to subsequent Prix d'Ispahan runner-up Sardinian Warrior at Ascot on his return and this is a good opportunity for him to record his first success since the 2023 Britannia. Persica found the Lockinge at Newbury too demanding last time but he's a likeable type who should make much more of an impact back down in class. The unexposed Royal Playwright is the sole 3-y-o in the field and looks best of the others.

DOCKLANDS
PERSICA (IRE)
ROYAL PLAYWRIGHT

Previous Winners

2024

Royal Scotsman

Weight: 9-8 |Age: 4

J: J P Spencer | T: P & O Cole

17/2

Prize Money

1st: £56,710.002nd: £21,500.003rd: £10,760.004th: £5,360.005th: £2,690.006th: £1,350.00