Full Result 1.25 Epsom | 1 June 2024

Hong Kong Jockey Club Lester Piggott Handicap

(Class 2) (0-100, 3yo) (1m2f17yds) 1m2f Good To Soft

1st £38,655 2nd £18,127.50 3rd £9,067.50 4th £4,530 5th £2,265 6th £1,132.50

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹¹⁾	2. Persica (IRE) 9/2 Sean Levey Richard Hannon	Sean Levey Richard Hannon	3	99	92	87	105	–
ch c New Bay - Rubira (AUS) (Lope De Vega)
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)

2⁽¹⁾ 2¼	8. Portsmouth (IRE) 5/2F Oisin Murphy Andrew Balding	Oisin Murphy Andrew Balding	3	90	83	73	91	–
b g Gleneagles (IRE) - Havant (Halling)
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)

3⁽⁶⁾ 3 [5¼]	6. Redhot Whisper (IRE) 28/1 Jack Gilligan B F Brookhouse	Jack Gilligan B F Brookhouse	3	94 ht	87	71	89	–
b g Too Darn Hot - Whispering Bell (IRE) (Galileo)
Took keen hold, in touch with leaders, headway and went third over 1f out, no extra final 110yds, just held third (op 22/1)

4⁽⁹⁾ shd [5¼]	11. Blake 14/1 Rhys Clutterbuck Peter Chapple-Hyam	Rhys Clutterbuck Peter Chapple-Hyam	3	810	79	62	81	–
b c Zoffany (IRE) - Love's Secret (Pivotal)
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)

5⁽²⁾ ¾ [6]	4. Grey Cuban 10/1 Hollie Doyle Hugo Palmer	Hollie Doyle Hugo Palmer	3	96	89	70	89	–
gr g Havana Grey - Serena Grae (Arakan)
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)

6⁽⁵⁾ hd [6¼]	9. Cool Legend 14/1 Tom Marquand William Haggas	Tom Marquand William Haggas	3	812	81	61	81	–
gr g Sea The Stars (IRE) - Childa (IRE) (Duke Of Marmalade)
Towards rear, outpaced over 3f out, headway over 1f out, not reach leaders

7⁽⁸⁾ 1½ [7¾]	5. Whiskey Pete (IRE) 15/2 Hector Crouch Ralph Beckett	Hector Crouch Ralph Beckett	3	96	89	66	86	–
ch g Night Of Thunder (IRE) - Dorcas Lane (Norse Dancer)
Midfield, steady headway over 2f out, edged left and weakened over 1f out (op 9/1)

8⁽¹²⁾ nse [7¾]	3. Golden West 7/1 Clifford Lee K R Burke	Clifford Lee K R Burke	3	98 p	91	67	88	–
ch c Masar (IRE) - Gwendolyn (GER) (Invincible Spirit)
Pressed winner, lost second over 2f out, weakened over 1f out (op 10/1)

9⁽⁴⁾ 1½ [9¼]	1. Hot Fuss (IRE) 28/1 Pierre-Louis Jamin Tom Dascombe	Pierre-Louis Jamin Tom Dascombe	3	99 p¹	92	65	86	–
b g Calyx - Natural Bloom (IRE) (Galileo)
Always behind (op 33/1)

10⁽³⁾ 1 [10¼]	7. Bubbles Wonky (IRE) 7/1 William Buick Tim Easterby	William Buick Tim Easterby	3	94	87	58	79	–
b c Lope De Vega (IRE) - Belle Josephine (Dubawi)
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)

11⁽⁷⁾ 2½ [12¾]	12. Commander Crouch (IRE) 33/1 Saffie Osborne Jim Boyle	Saffie Osborne Jim Boyle	3	85	74	40	61	–
b g Mehmas (IRE) - Seven Magicians (USA) (Silver Hawk)
Dwelt start, always behind (op 25/1)

12⁽¹⁰⁾ nse [13]	10. Prepschool (IRE) 25/1 Ben Coen Michael Bell	Ben Coen Michael Bell	3	811	80	45	67	–
gr g Camelot - Free To Roam (IRE) (Bushranger)
Dwelt start, always behind (op 20/1)

12 ran Off time: 1:25:29 Winning time: 2m 11.15s (slow by 5.35s) Total SP: 120%
1st owner: Martin Hughes & Michael Kerr-Dineen (Persica) 1st breeder: The Applecross Syndicate
2nd owner: Mr & Mrs James Wigan (Portsmouth)
3rd owner: R S Brookhouse (Redhot Whisper)
Tote win: £5.50 PL: £1.65 £1.40 £7.80 Ex: £23.70 CSF: £15.58 Tricast: £288.09 Trifecta: £500
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 42 (45%) M [5-8] 48 (21%) H [9-12] 60 (34%)

1:25 Epsom 1 Jun 2024

Hong Kong Jockey Club Lester Piggott Handicap