Full Result 3.10 Epsom | 3 June 2016

Investec Diomed Stakes (Group 3)

(Class 1) (3yo+) (1m113yds) 1m½f Good To Soft

1st £39,697 2nd £15,050 3rd £7,532 4th £3,752 5th £1,883 6th £945

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁾	10. Tullius (IRE) 5/2F Jimmy Fortune Andrew Balding	Jimmy Fortune Andrew Balding	8	95 v¹	110	103	113	–
ch g Le Vie Dei Colori - Whipped Queen (USA) (Kingmambo)
Held up in touch, effort and headway over 2f out, chased leader well over 1f out, stayed on to challenge 100yds, ran on well under pressure to lead last stride (op 7/2)

2⁽¹¹⁾ shd	5. Decorated Knight 7/2 Andrea Atzeni Roger Charlton	Andrea Atzeni Roger Charlton	4	95	109	102	112	–
ch c Galileo (IRE) - Pearling (USA) (Storm Cat)
Dwelt, held up in touch in last pair, effort over 1f out, headway to chase leading pair over 1f out, stayed on under pressure to challenge 100yds out, led towards finish, headed last stride (op 11/4 tchd 5/2)

3⁽⁵⁾ hd [nk]	1. Custom Cut (IRE) 8/1 David Nolan David O'Meara	David Nolan David O'Meara	7	910	114	106	117	–
b g Notnowcato - Polished Gem (IRE) (Danehill)
Led, ridden over 2f out, driven entering final furlong, hard pressed 100yds out, battled on gamely until headed and lost 2 places towards finish (op 11/2)

4⁽³⁾ 4½ [4¾]	2. Sovereign Debt (IRE) 4/1 Ryan Moore David Nicholls	Ryan Moore David Nicholls	7	98	112	90	104	–
gr g Dark Angel (IRE) - Kelsey Rose (Most Welcome)
Steadied start, held up in touch in rear, switched left and effort on inner over 2f out, not clear run and shuffled back just over 2f out, switched right 2f out, headway to chase clear leading trio 1f out, kept on but never any chance of challenging (tchd 9/2)

5⁽⁴⁾ 3¾ [8½]	4. Celestial Path (IRE) 10/1 Luke Morris Sir Mark Prescott Bt	Luke Morris Sir Mark Prescott Bt	4	95	105	76	93	–
br c Footstepsinthesand - Miss Kittyhawk (IRE) (Hawk Wing)
In touch in midfield, ridden over 3f out, driven and unable to quicken over 2f out, weakened over 1f out (op 12/1)

6⁽²⁾ 3 [11½]	11. Sea Of Flames 8/1 Silvestre De Sousa David Elsworth	Silvestre De Sousa David Elsworth	3	87	101	62	84	–
ch g Aqlaam - Hidden Fire (Alhaarth)
Taken down early, chased leader for 1f, chased leaders after, ridden and unable to quicken over 2f out, lost place and behind over 1f out (jockey said the gelding was never travelling.)

7⁽⁷⁾ 2 [13½]	6. Fanciful Angel (IRE) 15/2 Frankie Dettori Marco Botti	Frankie Dettori Marco Botti	4	95	107	61	81	–
rg g Dark Angel (IRE) - Fanciful Dancer (Groom Dancer)
Taken down early, dwelt, recovered to chase leader and took keen hold after 1f, ridden over 2f out, lost 2nd well over 1f out and soon lost place, weakened final furlong (tchd 8/1)

7 ran Off time: 3:10:45 Winning time: 1m 47.90s (slow by 5.00s) Total SP: 114%
Non-runners: Arod (unsuitable ground), Master The World (self certificate), Mindurownbusiness (unsuitable ground), Oracolo (unsuitable ground)
1st owner: Kennet Valley Thoroughbreds VI (Tullius) 1st breeder: Sc Archi Romani
2nd owner: Saleh Al Homaizi & Imad Al Sagar (Decorated Knight)
3rd owner: Frank Gillespie & Pat Breslin (Custom Cut)
Tote win: £3.50 PL: £2.10 £2.50 Ex: £14.80 CSF: £11.28 Trifecta: £61.30

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3:10 Epsom 3 Jun 2016

Investec Diomed Stakes (Group 3)