Betfred Diomed Stakes (Group 3) – Epsom

Epsom

1:35

Betfred Diomed Stakes (Group 3)

Date 2025-06-07

Distance 1m113y

Class Class 1

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £56,710

Runners 9

Runners

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
5 (2)	Docklands b Richard Kingscote · Harry Eustace	Richard Kingscote · Harry Eustace	134	t	7560-2	114	124	104	38d	—	—	-1	31	2/1 33%
Leading contender, provided his smart Ascot form is transferred to Epsom
3 (7)	Persica ch Ryan Moore · Richard Hannon	Ryan Moore · Richard Hannon	137	—	18-318	112	118	86	21d	—	—	-6	25	11/4 27%
Successful on this card last year; bagged Group 3 honours in April; warrants respect
9 (3)	Royal Playwright b Oisin Murphy · Andrew Balding	Oisin Murphy · Andrew Balding	122	—	328-39	104	116	92	23d	—	—	+1	18.7	5/1 17%
Sole 3yo in the field; ran well in last year's Solario and Royal Lodge; not ruled out
6 (1)	Ice Max gr Clifford Lee · K R Burke	Clifford Lee · K R Burke	134	—	5149-7	109	120	96	43d	—	—	+8	17.3	10/1 9%
Very useful on his day; avoids a penalty for Group 2 win last August; possibilities
2 (6)	Geography b Christophe Soumillon · P Schiergen	Christophe Soumillon · P Schiergen	137	—	1367-1	110	117	-	55d	—	—	+20	26.9	12/1 8%
German gelding who is a triple Group 3 winner on home soil; interesting contender
7 (4)	Royal Dubai b Rossa Ryan · Marco Botti	Rossa Ryan · Marco Botti	134	—	63-554	105	119	103	38d	—	—	+9	15.5	14/1 7%
Still seeking first Group win but ran well (second) in this race 12 months ago
8 (8)	Tyrrhenian Sea gr Jack Mitchell · Roger Varian	Jack Mitchell · Roger Varian	134	—	332-17	108	117	84	38d	—	—	+12	15.3	33/1 3%
Behind two of today's opponents last time, taking turf record to 0-6
1 (5)	Brave Emperor b Luke Morris · Archie Watson	Luke Morris · Archie Watson	137	b	418-B5	107	115	81	55d	—	—	+13	14.6	125/1 1%
Campaigned mainly abroad and has inferior form in Britain; can be opposed
NR (9)	Cairo b Kieran O'Neill · Alice Haynes	Kieran O'Neill · Alice Haynes	134	tv	2-6262	111	118	99	29d	—	—	—	18.8	—
Second in Chester Group 2 last time but is now 0-9 for current yard; new headgear

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Docklands	2/1	2/1	2/1	2/1	15/8
Persica	2/1	2/1	2/1	11/4	85/40
Royal Playwright	9/2	5/1	9/2	4/1	9/2
Ice Max	9/1	10/1	9/1	17/2	9/1
Geography	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
Royal Dubai	14/1	14/1	14/1	12/1	14/1
Tyrrhenian Sea	33/1	33/1	33/1	25/1	25/1
Brave Emperor	80/1	66/1	66/1	125/1	66/1
Cairo	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Docklands

OR: 16 Form: 5 Odds: 10

2/1

2nd

Geography

26.9

OR: 15 Form: 10 Odds: 1.9

12/1

3rd

Persica

OR: 15.5 Form: 0 Odds: 9.5

11/4

Cairo

18.8

OR: 15.3 Form: 3.5 Odds: 0

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Royal Playwright

18.7

OR: 13.5 Form: 0 Odds: 5.2

5/1

Ice Max

17.3

OR: 14.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

10/1

Royal Dubai

15.5

OR: 13.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

14/1

Tyrrhenian Sea

15.3

OR: 14.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

33/1

Brave Emperor

14.6

OR: 14.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

125/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Docklands Top Rated	114	124	104
Persica	112	118	86
Cairo	111	118	99
Geography	110	117	—
Ice Max	109	120	96
Tyrrhenian Sea	108	117	84
Brave Emperor	107	115	81
Royal Dubai	105	119	103
Royal Playwright	104	116	92

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Docklands	38d ago	Fit
Persica	21d ago	Fit
Royal Playwright	23d ago	Fit
Ice Max	43d ago	Fit
Geography	55d ago	Fresh
Royal Dubai	38d ago	Fit
Tyrrhenian Sea	38d ago	Fit
Brave Emperor	55d ago	Fresh
Cairo	29d ago	Fit

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