Persica (2021)

Foal Date

12-Feb-21

Sex

stallion

Colour

chestnut

Sire

New Bay

Dam

Rubira

Prize Money

$573686

Trainer

Richard Hannon

Owners

Martin Hughes & Michael Kerr-Dineen

About

Persica is a 4yo chestnut stallion trained by Richard Hannon in Marlborough, GB. He is out of Rubira and sired by New Bay. As a stakes winner with career earnings of $573,686, Persica is viewed as a racehorse of above‑average quality. On 7 Jun 2025 at Epsom, ridden by R L Moore, he claimed his biggest victory to date in the $56,710 Betfred Diomed Stakes (Group 3), beating Ice Max. Throughout his career he has been a profitable choice for bettors, delivering an 82% return on investment for those who backed him.

Race Record

Event Summary	Runner Stats	Rank
Goodwood 24-Aug-25 m R4 CL1	S M Levey 0.00L	6 (6)
Munich 27-Jul-25 2000m R6 Preis-Bayerisches Zuchtrennen ausgetragen seit 1866 (Group 1) $3,000 (of $155,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 02:11.520, SP: 8.00	S M Levey 59.9kg 5.50L	5 (10)
Epsom 07-Jun-25 1712m GOOD R2 G3 3YO+ Cls 1 Weight For Age $56,710 (of $56,710) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:44.570, SP: 2.50 Held up in rear, good headway out wide over 2f out, went 2nd over 1f out, ridden and ran on to lead final 110 yards	R L Moore 62.1kg	1 (8)
Newbury 17-May-25 1609m R3 G1 4YO+ Cls 1 Set Weight Barrier 8, SP: 23.00	T Marquand 58kg 12.50L	8 (8)
Newbury 17-May-25 1609m GOOD R4 CL1 (of $393,480) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:35.060, SP: 22.00 Prominent, pushed along over 2f out, lost place over 1f out	T Marquand 58.1kg 12.45L	8 (8)
Newmarket 15-Apr-25 1810m SOFT R1 G3 4YO+ Cls 1 Set Weight $48,204 (of $48,204) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:54.070, SP: 4.00 Close3rd, went 2nd 5f out, led travelling well 2f out, ridden over 1f out, came clear final furlong, stayed on strongly	R L Moore 58.1kg	1 (5)
Southwell 22-Feb-25 2233m GOOD R1 G3 4YO+ Cls 1 Weight For Age $10,760 (of $56,710) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 02:23.140, SP: 9.50 Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, 3rd and no impression inside final furlong, no extra final 75 yards	S M Levey 58.1kg 5.80L	3 (7)
Ascot 19-Oct-24 2011m SOFT R2 G1 3YO+ Cls 1 Weight For Age (of $737,230) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 02:08.960, SP: 51.00 Wore red hood to post, switched right start, towards rear, headway on outer 3f out, edged right pressing leaders 2f out, every chance over 1f out, weakened inside last	S M Levey 58.5kg, Cd 58.5kg 7.25L	8 (11)
Ayr 21-Sep-24 2011m GOOD R1 LR 3YO+ Cls 1 Weight For Age $34,026 (of $34,026) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 02:05.990, SP: 5.50 Held up in mid-division, headway out wide tracking leaders 3f out, led 2f out, stayed on gamely final furlong, always doing enough	S M Levey 57.2kg	1 (9)
Windsor 24-Aug-24 2012m SOFT R2 G3 3YO+ Cls 1 Weight For Age $7,532 (of $39,697) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 02:07.710, SP: 3.50 Mid-division, soon in touch, outpaced 3f out, switched to far side over 2f out, headway over 1f out, no impression on front pair	S Levey 57kg 3.80L	3 (7)
Sandown Park 06-Jul-24 2012m SOFT R4 3YO+ RS105 CL2 Hcp $25,575 (of $25,575) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 02:10.000, SP: 3.50 Close up, pushed along to lead approaching final furlong and clear with 2nd, ran on	S Levey 59kg	1 (10)
Ascot 20-Jun-24 2414m GOOD R3 3YO RS105 CL2 Hcp (of $56,694) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 02:30.040, SP: 15.00 In rear, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, never nearer	S Levey 61kg 5.80L	11 (19)
Epsom 01-Jun-24 2012m SOFT R3 3YO RS100 CL2 Hcp $74,465 (of $142,129) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 02:11.150, SP: 5.50 Took keen hold, made virtually all, ridden and pressed over 2f out, stayed on well inside final furlong, won going away, comfortably	S Levey 61kg	1 (12)
Newbury 18-May-24 2012m GOOD R2 3YO Cls 2 Hcp $6,040 (of $51,540) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 02:04.360, SP: 17.00 Held up towards rear, wide and headway 2f out, ridden and stayed on inside final furlong	S Levey 58kg 5.50L	4 (13)
Kempton Park 06-Apr-24 1609m SYNTHETIC R1 3YO C&G Cls 2 Hcp $3,627 (of $15,462) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:40.250, SP: 9.00 Slowly into stride, soon recovered tracking leaders on inside, ridden in 2nd over 1f out, outpaced into 3rd inside final furlong	S Levey 60 2.50L	3 (5)
Kempton Park 09-Sep-23 1609m SYNTHETIC R2 2YO RST85 CL4 Hcp $6,281 (of $6,281) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:42.870, SP: 2.50 Led, headed after 1f, pushed along over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, edged left and asserted final 50yds, comfortably	P Dobbs 61.5kg	1 (6)
York 24-Aug-23 1207m GOOD R3 2YO Cls 2 Hcp $7,380 (of $147,540) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:10.380, SP: 9.00 Towards rear, pushed along and headway entering final furlong, kept on same pace	S Levey 58kg 7.80L	10 (22)
Salisbury 16-Aug-23 1207m GOOD R1 2YO Nov CL4 Set Weight $5,400 (of $5,400) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:15.780, SP: 11.00 Made all, driven away from stalls, pushed along over 2f out, soon clear, ran on strongly, driven out	S Levey 60.5kg	1 (9)
Leicester 13-Aug-23 1408m GOOD R3 2YO Nov CL4 Set Weight (of $4,860) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:22.720, SP: 6.50 In rear, in touch, pushed along 3f out, no response	H Doyle 60.5kg 15.80L	7 (8)