Epsom
20:00
Sri Lanka Paradise Island Handicap
Epsom Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2025 Distance: 7f Type: Flat Going: Good To Soft Class: Class 6 Surface: Turf
Win: £6.50 Place: £2.40 £2.40 Exacta: £33.70 Tricast: £106.71 Trifecta: £109.30
Non-Runners: Blackbrook (unsuitable ground), Cooramook (unsuitable ground)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
1st
Towards rear - steady headway when up the centre from 3f out - ridden over 1f out - led inside final furlong - kept on well(op 4/1)
3 F AVG Michael Bell 135 lbs 11/2 Won
2nd
Led - headed and no extra inside final furlong(op 6/1 tchd 4/1)
3 G AVG James Owen 131 lbs 11/2 1.25
3rd
Prominent - pressed leader from 4f out - kept on when against near rail final furlong(op 5/2 tchd 10/3)
2 F Poor Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole 134 lbs 3/1 0.3
4th
In touch with leaders - lost ground over 4f out - some headway over 2f out - weakened gradually inside final furlong(tchd 15/2 and tchd 9/1)
3 F Poor J S Moore 132 lbs 17/2 5
5th
Always behind(op 7/1)
3 G Poor Mark Usher 124 lbs 10/1 2
6th
Dwelt start - always behind (jockey said filly was slowly away)(op 20/1 tchd 28/1)
3 F Poor Michael Attwater 127 lbs 25/1 0.3
7th
In touch with leaders - lost ground over 4f out - weakened from under 2f out (trainer's rep said - regarding the poor form shown - that gelding was unsuited by the undulating nature of the track; vet examined gelding post race and had nothing to report)(op 3/1)
2 C Poor Jack Morland 135 lbs 15/8F .75