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Race id Race card number Race class Age class Race time Race course Race date Race name Price money Distance of the race Going Surface Pace forecast ATR verdict Timeform verdict ATR top tip ATR watch out for Timeform winner Timeform second Timeform third Race data quality Draw Draw result Horse Country Color of horse Sex of horse Name of the horses father Name of the horses mother Name of the horses grandfather Age Weight Handicap Head Gear Jockey Allowance Trainer Pre Race Comments Comments Rating Pace Rating Form scan position Form scan value First price Last price Rank Change in % ATR index Predictor score
1593508 1 1 Class 1 | 3YO plus 14:40 Epsom Downs 05 Jun 2026 Betfred Diomed Stakes £70,888 - 8 declared to run 1m 113y Good to soft; 5f: good null PERSICA can repeat last year's success. He is winless since but he shaped as if returning to form when midfield in the Earl Of Sefton on his return and he's entitled to come on for that outing with the easier ground here no issue. He can reverse that form with Boiling Point who had a fitness edge and backed up the run with victory in the Festival Stakes next time. He is the pick of the Karl Burke pair and can chase the selection home ahead of the sole Group 1 winner in the line up Qirat. That rival is flattered by his Sussex Stakes victory but will be a danger if allowed to dominate. PERSICA can repeat last year's success. He is winless since but he shaped as if returning to form when midfield in the Earl Of Sefton on his return and he's entitled to come on for that outing with the easier ground here no issue. He can reverse that form with Boiling Point who had a fitness edge and backed up the run with victory in the Festival Stakes next time. He is the pick of the Karl Burke pair and can chase the selection home ahead of the sole Group 1 winner in the line up Qirat. That rival is flattered by his Sussex Stakes victory but will be a danger if allowed to dominate. 1-2-3 Selections Persica (4) Boiling Point (1) Qirat (5) null Persica Boiling Point Qirat null 4 null Boiling Point b h Too Darn Hot Lady Momoka Shamardal 5 60.78 113 i C Lee null K R Burke Ground it out looking like stiffer test would have suited better when winning Festival Stakes (Listed) at Goodwood by a short-head last time; stays 10f well, likes a sound surface; stable first string on jockey bookings; big chance. 124 null null null 3 0 0.0 null
1593508 2 1 Class 1 | 3YO plus 14:40 Epsom Downs 05 Jun 2026 Betfred Diomed Stakes £70,888 - 8 declared to run 1m 113y Good to soft; 5f: good null PERSICA can repeat last year's success. He is winless since but he shaped as if returning to form when midfield in the Earl Of Sefton on his return and he's entitled to come on for that outing with the easier ground here no issue. He can reverse that form with Boiling Point who had a fitness edge and backed up the run with victory in the Festival Stakes next time. He is the pick of the Karl Burke pair and can chase the selection home ahead of the sole Group 1 winner in the line up Qirat. That rival is flattered by his Sussex Stakes victory but will be a danger if allowed to dominate. PERSICA can repeat last year's success. He is winless since but he shaped as if returning to form when midfield in the Earl Of Sefton on his return and he's entitled to come on for that outing with the easier ground here no issue. He can reverse that form with Boiling Point who had a fitness edge and backed up the run with victory in the Festival Stakes next time. He is the pick of the Karl Burke pair and can chase the selection home ahead of the sole Group 1 winner in the line up Qirat. That rival is flattered by his Sussex Stakes victory but will be a danger if allowed to dominate. 1-2-3 Selections Persica (4) Boiling Point (1) Qirat (5) null Persica Boiling Point Qirat null 3 null Chancellor b g Kingman Queen's Trust Dansili 4 0 109 i R Havlin null J & T Gosden Ran to form but awkward under pressure beaten 3l in a handicap at Newcastle last time; in good form prior; trainer in form; off a short-break; effective 7-10f, acts on good to soft and a sound surface; high-class but may have plateaued and not always the strongest finisher. 122 null null null 2 36 326.67 null
1593508 3 1 Class 1 | 3YO plus 14:40 Epsom Downs 05 Jun 2026 Betfred Diomed Stakes £70,888 - 8 declared to run 1m 113y Good to soft; 5f: good null PERSICA can repeat last year's success. He is winless since but he shaped as if returning to form when midfield in the Earl Of Sefton on his return and he's entitled to come on for that outing with the easier ground here no issue. He can reverse that form with Boiling Point who had a fitness edge and backed up the run with victory in the Festival Stakes next time. He is the pick of the Karl Burke pair and can chase the selection home ahead of the sole Group 1 winner in the line up Qirat. That rival is flattered by his Sussex Stakes victory but will be a danger if allowed to dominate. PERSICA can repeat last year's success. He is winless since but he shaped as if returning to form when midfield in the Earl Of Sefton on his return and he's entitled to come on for that outing with the easier ground here no issue. He can reverse that form with Boiling Point who had a fitness edge and backed up the run with victory in the Festival Stakes next time. He is the pick of the Karl Burke pair and can chase the selection home ahead of the sole Group 1 winner in the line up Qirat. That rival is flattered by his Sussex Stakes victory but will be a danger if allowed to dominate. 1-2-3 Selections Persica (4) Boiling Point (1) Qirat (5) null Persica Boiling Point Qirat null 6 null Ice Max gr g Dark Angel Cool Kitten One Cool Cat 5 60.78 110 i S H James null K R Burke Didn't quite stay 10f on stiffer track beaten 2l in Festival Stakes (Listed) at Goodwood last time; suited by 8f, probably acts on any; versatile and consistent and G2/3 level so no forlorn stable second string. 122 null null null 4 10 125.64 null
1593508 4 1 Class 1 | 3YO plus 14:40 Epsom Downs 05 Jun 2026 Betfred Diomed Stakes £70,888 - 8 declared to run 1m 113y Good to soft; 5f: good null PERSICA can repeat last year's success. He is winless since but he shaped as if returning to form when midfield in the Earl Of Sefton on his return and he's entitled to come on for that outing with the easier ground here no issue. He can reverse that form with Boiling Point who had a fitness edge and backed up the run with victory in the Festival Stakes next time. He is the pick of the Karl Burke pair and can chase the selection home ahead of the sole Group 1 winner in the line up Qirat. That rival is flattered by his Sussex Stakes victory but will be a danger if allowed to dominate. PERSICA can repeat last year's success. He is winless since but he shaped as if returning to form when midfield in the Earl Of Sefton on his return and he's entitled to come on for that outing with the easier ground here no issue. He can reverse that form with Boiling Point who had a fitness edge and backed up the run with victory in the Festival Stakes next time. He is the pick of the Karl Burke pair and can chase the selection home ahead of the sole Group 1 winner in the line up Qirat. That rival is flattered by his Sussex Stakes victory but will be a danger if allowed to dominate. 1-2-3 Selections Persica (4) Boiling Point (1) Qirat (5) null Persica Boiling Point Qirat null 1 null Persica ch g New Bay Rubira Lope De Vega 5 60.78 112 i S M Levey null R Hannon Won this last year; creditable effort off a break when fourth beaten 6l in Earl Of Sefton Stakes (Group 3) at Newmarket latest; off a short-break; effective 8-10f, acts on soft, good and AW; should come on from seasonal debut. 121 null null null 6 11 217.58 null
1593508 5 1 Class 1 | 3YO plus 14:40 Epsom Downs 05 Jun 2026 Betfred Diomed Stakes £70,888 - 8 declared to run 1m 113y Good to soft; 5f: good null PERSICA can repeat last year's success. He is winless since but he shaped as if returning to form when midfield in the Earl Of Sefton on his return and he's entitled to come on for that outing with the easier ground here no issue. He can reverse that form with Boiling Point who had a fitness edge and backed up the run with victory in the Festival Stakes next time. He is the pick of the Karl Burke pair and can chase the selection home ahead of the sole Group 1 winner in the line up Qirat. That rival is flattered by his Sussex Stakes victory but will be a danger if allowed to dominate. PERSICA can repeat last year's success. He is winless since but he shaped as if returning to form when midfield in the Earl Of Sefton on his return and he's entitled to come on for that outing with the easier ground here no issue. He can reverse that form with Boiling Point who had a fitness edge and backed up the run with victory in the Festival Stakes next time. He is the pick of the Karl Burke pair and can chase the selection home ahead of the sole Group 1 winner in the line up Qirat. That rival is flattered by his Sussex Stakes victory but will be a danger if allowed to dominate. 1-2-3 Selections Persica (4) Boiling Point (1) Qirat (5) null Persica Boiling Point Qirat null 2 null Qirat ch g Showcasing Emulous Dansili 5 60.78 112 i Colin Keane null R M Beckett Below par probably needing the run when fourth beaten 9 1/2l in Doncaster Mile (Listed) at Doncaster latest; off a short-break; effective 7/8f, acts on any; shock Sussex win flatters, entitled to come on from reappearance. 120 null null null 7 50 328.21 null
1593508 6 1 Class 1 | 3YO plus 14:40 Epsom Downs 05 Jun 2026 Betfred Diomed Stakes £70,888 - 8 declared to run 1m 113y Good to soft; 5f: good null PERSICA can repeat last year's success. He is winless since but he shaped as if returning to form when midfield in the Earl Of Sefton on his return and he's entitled to come on for that outing with the easier ground here no issue. He can reverse that form with Boiling Point who had a fitness edge and backed up the run with victory in the Festival Stakes next time. He is the pick of the Karl Burke pair and can chase the selection home ahead of the sole Group 1 winner in the line up Qirat. That rival is flattered by his Sussex Stakes victory but will be a danger if allowed to dominate. PERSICA can repeat last year's success. He is winless since but he shaped as if returning to form when midfield in the Earl Of Sefton on his return and he's entitled to come on for that outing with the easier ground here no issue. He can reverse that form with Boiling Point who had a fitness edge and backed up the run with victory in the Festival Stakes next time. He is the pick of the Karl Burke pair and can chase the selection home ahead of the sole Group 1 winner in the line up Qirat. That rival is flattered by his Sussex Stakes victory but will be a danger if allowed to dominate. 1-2-3 Selections Persica (4) Boiling Point (1) Qirat (5) null Persica Boiling Point Qirat null 7 null Royal Playwright b c Lope De Vega Arabian Queen Dubawi 4 60.78 106 i S De Sousa null A M Balding Below form, trip might not have suited 1 1/4l third in Churchill Stakes (Listed) at Southwell most recent run; top course trainer; effective 8-10f, ideally wants some give, acts on AW; could still be capable of better but needs it to figure here. 112 null null null 5 10 37.27 null
1593508 7 1 Class 1 | 3YO plus 14:40 Epsom Downs 05 Jun 2026 Betfred Diomed Stakes £70,888 - 8 declared to run 1m 113y Good to soft; 5f: good null PERSICA can repeat last year's success. He is winless since but he shaped as if returning to form when midfield in the Earl Of Sefton on his return and he's entitled to come on for that outing with the easier ground here no issue. He can reverse that form with Boiling Point who had a fitness edge and backed up the run with victory in the Festival Stakes next time. He is the pick of the Karl Burke pair and can chase the selection home ahead of the sole Group 1 winner in the line up Qirat. That rival is flattered by his Sussex Stakes victory but will be a danger if allowed to dominate. PERSICA can repeat last year's success. He is winless since but he shaped as if returning to form when midfield in the Earl Of Sefton on his return and he's entitled to come on for that outing with the easier ground here no issue. He can reverse that form with Boiling Point who had a fitness edge and backed up the run with victory in the Festival Stakes next time. He is the pick of the Karl Burke pair and can chase the selection home ahead of the sole Group 1 winner in the line up Qirat. That rival is flattered by his Sussex Stakes victory but will be a danger if allowed to dominate. 1-2-3 Selections Persica (4) Boiling Point (1) Qirat (5) null Persica Boiling Point Qirat null 8 null Seagulls Eleven ch g Galileo Gold Thrilled Kodiac 4 60.78 112 i Oisin Murphy null H Palmer Ran to form benefitting from drop in class when winning Prix de Montretout (Listed) at Longchamp by 2l last time; top course jockey; suited by a mile, probably acts on any; likeable Group winner, should come on for latest, player. 118 null null null 1 43 735.0 null
1593508 8 1 Class 1 | 3YO plus 14:40 Epsom Downs 05 Jun 2026 Betfred Diomed Stakes £70,888 - 8 declared to run 1m 113y Good to soft; 5f: good null PERSICA can repeat last year's success. He is winless since but he shaped as if returning to form when midfield in the Earl Of Sefton on his return and he's entitled to come on for that outing with the easier ground here no issue. He can reverse that form with Boiling Point who had a fitness edge and backed up the run with victory in the Festival Stakes next time. He is the pick of the Karl Burke pair and can chase the selection home ahead of the sole Group 1 winner in the line up Qirat. That rival is flattered by his Sussex Stakes victory but will be a danger if allowed to dominate. PERSICA can repeat last year's success. He is winless since but he shaped as if returning to form when midfield in the Earl Of Sefton on his return and he's entitled to come on for that outing with the easier ground here no issue. He can reverse that form with Boiling Point who had a fitness edge and backed up the run with victory in the Festival Stakes next time. He is the pick of the Karl Burke pair and can chase the selection home ahead of the sole Group 1 winner in the line up Qirat. That rival is flattered by his Sussex Stakes victory but will be a danger if allowed to dominate. 1-2-3 Selections Persica (4) Boiling Point (1) Qirat (5) null Persica Boiling Point Qirat null 5 null Skukuza b h Blue Point Shingwedzi Trippi 5 60.78 110 i R L Moore null E A L Dunlop Very disappointing comfortably held in Earl Of Sefton Stakes (Group 3) at Newmarket last time; off a short-break; effective 8/9f, acts on any; Listed winner last term; should return to form. 117 null null null 8 100 571.67 null