Sri Lanka Paradise Island Handicap
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3 | Tony Montana (GB) | 5 G | AVG | Michael Bell | 136 lbs | 4/1F | Won | Midfield and in touch with leaders - ridden over 1f out - keeping on when bit short of room inside final furlong - ran on well to lead towards finish | ||
| 2nd | 5 | Al Anoud (FR) | 4 F | AVG | Ralph Beckett | 133 lbs | 11/2 | .5 | Prominent - went second 7f out - led over 2f out - ridden over 1f out - kept on well but headed and no extra towards finish(op 6/1) | ||
| 3rd | 8 | Island Star (IRE) | 3 C | Poor | Roger Varian | 127 lbs | 9/2 | 0.1 | Held up in midfield - lost position and dropped to rear 4f out - headway but not clear run final furlong - switched right and ran on well towards finish - went third final strides - eyecatcher (jockey said gelding was denied a clear run on several occasions from 1 1/2f out)(op 4/1) | ||
| 4th | 6 | Wisper (IRE) | 6 M | AVG | Marcus Tregoning | 130 lbs | 12/1 | 0.3 | Dwelt start - niggled along early - in rear - headway 4f out - ridden and challenging 1f out - no extra and lost two places towards finish(op 14/1) | ||
| 5th | 10 | Morcar (GB) | 4 G | AVG | Richard Hannon | 121 lbs | 11/1 | .5 | Raced in second early - prominent - pushed along over 1f out - ridden inside final furlong - no impression(op 9/1) | ||
| 6th | 9 | Fast Steps (IRE) | 7 G | Poor | Rod Millman | 123 lbs | 13/2 | 0.05 | Took keen hold - towards rear - headway 3f out - ridden and challenging inside final furlong - no extra towards finish(tchd 6/1) | ||
| 7th | 1 | Chasing Aphrodite (GB) | 4 C | AVG |
Jack Enright
(7)lbs
|
Harry Eustace | 130 lbs | 33/1 | 0.3 | Soon led - slowed tempo 5f out - headed over 2f out - ridden and edged left over 1f out - no extra inside final furlong(op 20/1) | |
| 8th | 4 | Tarjeeh (IRE) | 4 C | Elite | Owen Burrows | 135 lbs | 9/2 | 1.25 | Took keen hold - midfield and in touch with leaders - bit short of room over 1f out - ridden and no impression inside final furlong(op 4/1 tchd 10/3) | ||
| 9th | 2 | Mysterious Love (IRE) | 4 F | Poor | David Menuisier | 137 lbs | 16/1 | .5 | Steadied start - held up in rear - switched left and headway 2f out - no impression inside final furlong(op 28/1) | ||
| 10th | 7 | Lieber Power (GB) | 4 G | AVG |
William Carver
(3)lbs
|
Andrew Balding | 126 lbs | 18/1 | 1.25 | Prominent - briefly went second 8f out - ridden over 1f out - soon lost position - weakened inside final furlong(op 25/1) | |
| 11th | 11 | Warning Sign (FR) | 5 G | Poor |
Anna Gibson
(7)lbs
|
Gary & Josh Moore | 111 lbs | 40/1 | 5 | Always behind(op 33/1) |
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