Betfred Diomed Stakes (Group 3) – Epsom

Epsom

14:35

Betfred Diomed Stakes (Group 3)

Date 2024-06-01

Distance 1m113y

Class Class 1

Going Good To Soft

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £56,710

Winning Time 1m 45.31s (slow by 2.11s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Royal Scotsman (IRE) Jamie Spencer · Paul & Oliver Cole	17/2	Won
2nd	Royal Dubai (FR) Oisin Murphy · Marco Botti	6/1	2.25
3rd	Highland Avenue (IRE) William Buick · Charlie Appleby	7/2J	1
4th	Sean (GER) Saffie Osborne · Jamie Osborne	10/1	2.25
5th	Embesto (GB) James Doyle · Roger Varian	7/2J	2.25
6th	Epictetus (IRE) Kieran Shoemark · John & Thady Gosden	10/1	2.25
7th	Regal Reality (GB) Ryan Moore · Sir Michael Stoute	4/1	.5
8th	Silver Sword (GB) Rhys Clutterbuck · Dylan Cunha	18/1	0.3

Runners (8)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
2 (7)	Embesto Chestnut J:James Doyle T:Roger Varian	J:James Doyle T:Roger Varian	134	h	1214-5	110	117	102	45d	—	—	+3	20	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Dead-heated in Group 3 last August; could improve for reappearance run and the hood
1 (1)	Highland Avenue Grey J:William Buick T:Charlie Appleby	J:William Buick T:Charlie Appleby	137	—	108-76	106	117	106	99d	—	—	+2	19	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Below-par winter in Dubai but not for the first time; 2nd in this last year; could go well
4 (8)	Regal Reality Bay J:Ryan Moore T:Sir Michael Stoute	J:Ryan Moore T:Sir Michael Stoute	134	—	324-43	110	121	84	22d	—	—	+4	19.4	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Won this last year; slow start was costly at Chester latest; key player if breaking better
5 (6)	Royal Dubai Bay J:Oisin Murphy T:Marco Botti	J:Oisin Murphy T:Marco Botti	134	—	0-2151	104	111	97	85d	—	—	+7	16.2	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Improved form in Dubai early this year but needs another step forward now back up in grade
6 (5)	Royal Scotsman Bay J:Jamie Spencer T:Paul & Oliver Cole	J:Jamie Spencer T:Paul & Oliver Cole	134	—	/398-9	111	120	96	14d	—	—	+9	17.6	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Arrives with something to prove but last year's 2,000 Guineas third is not written off
3 (3)	Epictetus Bay J:Kieran Shoemark T:John & Thady Gosden	J:Kieran Shoemark T:John & Thady Gosden	134	p	1548-5	109	120	103	31d	—	—	+9	16.9	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Course winner; a case can be made on last August's soft-ground Group 3 win at Goodwood
7 (2)	Sean Bay J:Saffie Osborne T:Jamie Osborne	J:Saffie Osborne T:Jamie Osborne	134	—	2-4236	108	117	94	77d	—	—	+13	19.9	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Contender based on close 2nd in Dubai Group 3 in February; dirt excuse at Jebel Ali latest
8 (4)	Silver Sword Grey J:Rhys Clutterbuck T:Dylan Cunha	J:Rhys Clutterbuck T:Dylan Cunha	134	—	7152-4	103	112	97	21d	—	—	+10	14.4	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Progressive last year; could improve for recent reappearance but needs a clear career best

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Embesto	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2
Highland Avenue	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2
Regal Reality	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1
Royal Dubai	7/1	7/1	7/1	7/1	7/1
Royal Scotsman	8/1	8/1	8/1	8/1	8/1
Epictetus	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1
Sean	10/1	10/1	10/1	10/1	10/1
Silver Sword	18/1	18/1	18/1	18/1	18/1

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Embesto

OR: 15 Form: 0 Odds: 5

7/2

2nd

Sean

19.9

OR: 14.5 Form: 3.5 Odds: 1.9

10/1

3rd

Regal Reality

19.4

OR: 15 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

4/1

Highland Avenue

OR: 14 Form: 0 Odds: 5

7/2

Royal Scotsman

17.6

OR: 15.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

8/1

Epictetus

16.9

OR: 14.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

9/1

Royal Dubai

16.2

OR: 13.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

7/1

Silver Sword

14.4

OR: 13.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

18/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Royal Scotsman	111	120	96
Embesto	110	117	102
Regal Reality	110	121	84
Epictetus	109	120	103
Sean	108	117	94
Highland Avenue	106	117	106
Royal Dubai	104	111	97
Silver Sword	103	112	97

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Royal Scotsman	14d ago	Fit
Silver Sword	21d ago	Fit
Regal Reality	22d ago	Fit
Epictetus	31d ago	Fit
Embesto	45d ago	Fit
Sean	77d ago	Fresh
Royal Dubai	85d ago	Fresh
Highland Avenue	99d ago	Long break