Full Result 2.40 Epsom | 5 June 2026

Betfred Diomed Stakes (Group 3)

(Class 1) (3yo+) (1m113yds) 1m½f Good To Soft

1st £70,887.50 2nd £26,875 3rd £13,450 4th £6,700 5th £3,362.50 6th £1,687.50

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁸⁾	7. Seagulls Eleven (IRE) 5/2F Oisin Murphy Hugo Palmer	Oisin Murphy Hugo Palmer	4	98	112	–	–	–
ch g Galileo Gold - Thrilled (IRE) (Kodiac)
Took keen hold, pressed leader, switched to near side over 2f out, ridden and pressed leader over 1f out, led final strides (tchd 9/4 and tchd 3/1)

2⁽¹⁾ nse	4. Persica (IRE) 11/4 Sean Levey Richard Hannon	Sean Levey Richard Hannon	5	98	112	–	–	–
ch g New Bay - Rubira (AUS) (Lope De Vega)
Took keen hold, midfield, headway towards near side over 2f out, edged right and led narrowly over 1f out, headed final strides (op 3/1)

3⁽⁴⁾ 2 [2]	1. Boiling Point (IRE) 11/2 Clifford Lee K R Burke	Clifford Lee K R Burke	5	98	113	–	–	–
b h Too Darn Hot - Lady Momoka (IRE) (Shamardal)
Led but pestered, switched to near side over 2f out, headed over 1f out, no extra final 110yds (op 5/1)

4⁽⁶⁾ 2¼ [4¼]	3. Ice Max 6/1 Sam James K R Burke	Sam James K R Burke	5	98	110	–	–	–
gr g Dark Angel (IRE) - Cool Kitten (IRE) (One Cool Cat)
Towards rear, headway over 3f out, switched to near side over 2f out, short of room and switched left under 2f out, short of room inside final furlong, soon no extra (op 11/2)

5⁽⁷⁾ 1½ [5¾]	6. Royal Playwright 14/1 Silvestre De Sousa Andrew Balding	Silvestre De Sousa Andrew Balding	4	98	106	–	–	–
b c Lope De Vega (IRE) - Arabian Queen (IRE) (Dubawi)
Prominent, switched right and towards near side over 2f out, bit short of room over 1f out, weakened final 110yds (tchd 11/1)

6⁽⁵⁾ 1¼ [7]	8. Skukuza 14/1 Ryan Moore Ed Dunlop	Ryan Moore Ed Dunlop	5	98	110	–	–	–
b h Blue Point (IRE) - Shingwedzi (SAF) (Trippi)
Held up in rear, switched to near side over 2f out, some headway inside final furlong, never dangerous

7⁽²⁾ 2 [9]	5. Qirat 12/1 Colin Keane Ralph Beckett	Colin Keane Ralph Beckett	5	98	112	–	–	–
ch g Showcasing - Emulous (Dansili)
Towards rear, some headway towards near side over 2f out, edged left and weakened over 1f out (op 11/1)

8⁽³⁾ 4¼ [13¼]	2. Chancellor 16/1 Robert Havlin John & Thady Gosden	Robert Havlin John & Thady Gosden	4	98 p	109	–	–	–
b g Kingman - Queen's Trust (Dansili)
Took keen hold, in touch with leaders, switched to near side over 2f out, edged left and weakened over 1f out (op 14/1)

8 ran Off time: 2:42:02 Winning time: 1m 46.74s (slow by 3.54s) Total SP: 112%
1st owner: Two Plus Three Two Plus Four (Seagulls Eleven) 1st breeder: Tally-Ho Stud
2nd owner: Martin Hughes & Michael Kerr-Dineen (Persica)
3rd owner: Exors Of The Late Sheikh Mohammed Obaid (Boiling Point)
Tote win: £3.50 PL: £1.40 £1.45 £1.45 Ex: £12.80 CSF: £9.08 Tricast: £32.19 Trifecta: £34.80

2:40 Epsom 5 Jun 2026

Betfred Diomed Stakes (Group 3)