Epsom
13:25
Hong Kong Jockey Club Lester Piggott Handicap
Epsom Date: Sat, 01 Jun 2024 Distance: 1m2f Type: Flat Going: Good To Soft Class: Class 2 Surface: Turf
Win: £5.50 Place: £1.65 £1.40 £7.80 Exacta: £23.70 Tricast: £288.09 Trifecta: £500
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
1st
Took keen hold - made virtually all - soon pestered - edged left and against rail after 1f - joined and pushed along over 1f out - ridden and went clear final 110yds - comfortably(op 4/1)
4 C Good Richard Hannon 135 lbs 9/2 Won
2nd
Took keen hold - midfield - headway against far rail and went second over 2f out - joined winner over 1f out - no extra final 110yds (jockey said gelding ran too free)(tchd 9/4)
3 G AVG Andrew Balding 126 lbs 5/2F 2.25
3rd
Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - headway and went third over 1f out - no extra final 110yds - just held third(op 22/1)
4 G Poor B F Brookhouse 130 lbs 28/1 3
4th
Slowly away - in rear - headway on outer into midfield halfway - outpaced when hung right over 1f out - rallied and hung left inside final furlong - kept on - did well in the circumstances (jockey said colt was slow away)(op 16/1)
3 C Good Peter Chapple-Hyam 122 lbs 14/1 0.1
5th
Prominent on inner - short of room and lost ground after 1f - edged left 2f out - weakened gradually inside final furlong(op 11/1 tchd 17/2)
4 G AVG Hugo Palmer 132 lbs 10/1 .75
6th
Towards rear - outpaced over 3f out - headway over 1f out - not reach leaders
3 G AVG William Haggas 124 lbs 14/1 0.2
7th
Midfield - steady headway over 2f out - edged left and weakened over 1f out(op 9/1)
4 G Poor Ralph Beckett 132 lbs 15/2 1.5
8th
Pressed winner - lost second over 2f out - weakened over 1f out(op 10/1)
3 G AVG K R Burke 134 lbs 7/1 0.05
9th
Always behind(op 33/1)
4 G AVG Tom Dascombe 135 lbs 28/1 1.5
10th
Took keen hold - midfield - weakened over 2f out (trainer's rep could offer no explanation for the poor form shown)(op 15/2 tchd 13/2)
4 G AVG Tim Easterby 130 lbs 7/1 1
11th
Dwelt start - always behind(op 25/1)
4 G Poor Jim Boyle 117 lbs 33/1 2.5
12th
Dwelt start - always behind(op 20/1)
3 G AVG Michael Bell 123 lbs 25/1 0.05