Hong Kong Jockey Club Lester Piggott Handicap

Epsom

13:25

Date 2024-06-01

Distance 1m2f17y

Class Class 2

Going Good To Soft

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo

Prize £38,655

Winning Time 2m 11.15s (slow by 5.25s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Persica (IRE) Sean Levey · Richard Hannon	9/2	Won
2nd	Portsmouth (IRE) Oisin Murphy · Andrew Balding	5/2F	2.25
3rd	Redhot Whisper (IRE) Jack Gilligan · B F Brookhouse	28/1	3
4th	Blake (GB) Rhys Clutterbuck · Peter Chapple-Hyam	14/1	0.1
5th	Grey Cuban (GB) Hollie Doyle · Hugo Palmer	10/1	.75
6th	Cool Legend (GB) Tom Marquand · William Haggas	14/1	0.2
7th	Whiskey Pete (IRE) Hector Crouch · Ralph Beckett	15/2	1.5
8th	Golden West (GB) Clifford Lee · K R Burke	7/1	0.05
9th	Hot Fuss (IRE) Pierre-Louis Jamin · Tom Dascombe	28/1	1.5
10th	Bubbles Wonky (IRE) William Buick · Tim Easterby	7/1	1
11th	Commander Crouch (IRE) Saffie Osborne · Jim Boyle	33/1	2.5
12th	Prepschool (IRE) Ben Coen · Michael Bell	25/1	0.05

Runners (12)

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
8 (1)	Portsmouth Bay J:Oisin Murphy T:Andrew Balding	J:Oisin Murphy T:Andrew Balding	126	—	454-12	83	107	92	29d	—	—	-7	14.9	0.63/1	5/2 29%
Comfortable winner here (8.5f, good) and good second of six at Goodwood (1m2f, heavy)
2 (11)	Persica Chestnut J:Sean Levey T:Richard Hannon	J:Sean Levey T:Richard Hannon	135	—	101-34	92	105	86	14d	—	—	-1	14.9	1.00/1	4/1 20%
16-1, ran on well from the back when 4th of 16 in London Gold Cup at Newbury (1m2f, good)
7 (3)	Bubbles Wonky Bay J:William Buick T:Tim Easterby	J:William Buick T:Tim Easterby	130	—	41-2	87	99	85	19d	—	—	+7	17.1	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Three 7f races; bred much more for 1m2f+ and he's an interesting handicap debutant
3 (12)	Golden West Chestnut J:Clifford Lee T:K R Burke	J:Clifford Lee T:K R Burke	134	p	11-74	91	98	78	24d	—	—	+4	12.5	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Perhaps stretched by 1m4f; needs improvement but sights are lowered somewhat from Group 3s
5 (8)	Whiskey Pete Chestnut J:Hector Crouch T:Ralph Beckett	J:Hector Crouch T:Ralph Beckett	132	—	2331-P	89	104	90	16d	—	—	+4	12.2	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Promising win on handicap debut at York (1m, soft) as 2yo; ran a shocker on reappearance
4 (2)	Grey Cuban Grey J:Hollie Doyle T:Hugo Palmer	J:Hollie Doyle T:Hugo Palmer	132	—	083-16	89	99	70	23d	—	—	+4	11.9	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Clearly needs better and he's a free-going sort, so 1m2f may not help
9 (5)	Cool Legend Grey J:Tom Marquand T:William Haggas	J:Tom Marquand T:William Haggas	124	—	531-5	81	100	69	16d	—	—	+4	9.1	3.50/1	14/1 7%
York was disappointing but it's far too early to rule out improvement and trip could suit
11 (9)	Blake Bay J:Rhys Clutterbuck T:Peter Chapple-Hyam	J:Rhys Clutterbuck T:Peter Chapple-Hyam	122	—	53-321	79	101	88	9d	—	—	+4	8.5	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Steady progress, winning a nine-runner handicap at Sandown (1m, soft) nine days ago
10 (10)	Prepschool Grey J:Ben Coen T:Michael Bell	J:Ben Coen T:Michael Bell	123	—	24-438	80	103	89	14d	—	—	+5	8.3	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Contested three 1m2f handicaps this term, easily best of those when third at Sandown
12 (7)	Commander Crouch Bay J:Saffie Osborne T:Jim Boyle	J:Saffie Osborne T:Jim Boyle	117	—	27-667	74	94	80	9d	—	—	+4	6.7	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Ran on from a detached last when sixth of 11 to Portsmouth over 8.5f here two starts back
1 (4)	Hot Fuss Bay J:Pierre-Louis Jamin T:Tom Dascombe	J:Pierre-Louis Jamin T:Tom Dascombe	135	p	462-44	92	100	75	27d	—	—	+9	11.1	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Consistent sort but he does not look on a great mark; cheekpieces go on
6 (6)	Redhot Whisper Bay J:Jack Gilligan T:B F Brookhouse	J:Jack Gilligan T:B F Brookhouse	130	ht	27-832	87	97	72	11d	—	—	+7	10	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Kept hanging left in the closing stages last time; new trip; others are more persuasive

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Portsmouth	5/2	5/2	5/2	5/2	5/2
Persica	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1
Bubbles Wonky	13/2	13/2	13/2	13/2	13/2
Golden West	17/2	17/2	17/2	17/2	17/2
Whiskey Pete	8/1	8/1	8/1	8/1	8/1
Grey Cuban	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1
Cool Legend	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1
Blake	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1
Prepschool	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1
Commander Crouch	28/1	28/1	28/1	28/1	28/1
Hot Fuss	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1
Redhot Whisper	28/1	28/1	28/1	28/1	28/1

Predictor

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

1st

Bubbles Wonky

17.1

OR: 9.3 Form: 5 Odds: 2.9

13/2

2nd

Portsmouth

14.9

OR: 8.3 Form: 0 Odds: 6.7

5/2

3rd

Persica

14.9

OR: 10.5 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

4/1

Golden West

12.5

OR: 10.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.2

17/2

Whiskey Pete

12.2

OR: 9.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

8/1

Grey Cuban

11.9

OR: 9.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

9/1

Hot Fuss

11.1

OR: 10.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

33/1

Redhot Whisper

OR: 9.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

28/1

Cool Legend

9.1

OR: 7.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

14/1

Blake

8.5

OR: 7.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

16/1

Prepschool

8.3

OR: 7.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

25/1

Commander Crouch

6.7

OR: 6 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

28/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Persica	92	105	86
Hot Fuss	92	100	75
Golden West	91	98	78
Whiskey Pete	89	104	90
Grey Cuban	89	99	70
Bubbles Wonky	87	99	85
Redhot Whisper	87	97	72
Portsmouth	83	107	92
Cool Legend	81	100	69
Prepschool	80	103	89
Blake	79	101	88
Commander Crouch	74	94	80

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Blake	9d ago	Quick return
Commander Crouch	9d ago	Quick return
Redhot Whisper	11d ago	Quick return
Persica	14d ago	Fit
Prepschool	14d ago	Fit
Whiskey Pete	16d ago	Fit
Cool Legend	16d ago	Fit
Bubbles Wonky	19d ago	Fit
Grey Cuban	23d ago	Fit
Golden West	24d ago	Fit
Hot Fuss	27d ago	Fit
Portsmouth	29d ago	Fit