14:40
Betfred Diomed Stakes (Group 3)
Group 3, Class 1, 1m113y, Flat, 3yo+, 8 runners
Winning time 1m 46.74s
- Going
- Good To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Oisin Murphy
Hugo Palmer
Settled handy in the pack - shifted towards the rail and pressed for effort 2f out - hit the front entering the last furlong - lost that advantage briefly inside the furlong - fought back to get back in command close home - held on determinedly to score
Sean Levey
Richard Hannon
Settled in the pack early - made effortless headway into contention 2f out - driven to the front and drifted right approaching the final furlong - overtaken briefly then rallied to regain the advantage - caught in the last strides for second
Clifford Lee
K R Burke
Set the pace early - driven approaching 2f out then overtaken inside the final furlong - stayed on for third behind the leading two
Sam James
K R Burke
Settled just behind the pace early - closed in over 2f from home - found a gap tight near the rail and eased off the pace - pressed for a run - boxed in for room once more inside the final furlong - finished fourth having gone up into that spot late
Silvestre De Sousa
Andrew Balding
Sat close up with the pace - pushed along with 2f left - drifted left approaching the final furlong - faded to finish fifth
Ryan Moore
Ed Dunlop
Settled towards the back showing plenty of eagerness early - urged forward with two furlongs left - failed to threaten the leading group - finished sixth
Colin Keane
Ralph Beckett
Settled just behind the pace - pushed along with 2f left - unable to close the gap - finished seventh
Robert Havlin
John & Thady Gosden
Settled in the pack early - pushed along with two furlongs left - found little and beaten into eighth
Draw in brackets. Headgear: b blinkers, v visor, h hood, t tongue strap, p cheekpieces, e/s eye shield; ¹ first time. C course winner, D distance winner, CD course and distance winner. Form reads oldest to newest.