Epsom Races
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)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2 | Rajinoora (IRE) | 3 F | AVG | Michael Bell | 135 lbs | 11/2 | Won | 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) | ||
| 2nd | 5 | Miakoda (IRE) | 3 G | AVG | James Owen | 131 lbs | 11/2 | 1.25 | Led - headed and no extra inside final furlong(op 6/1 tchd 4/1) | ||
| 3rd | 4 | Graduated (GB) | 2 F | Poor | Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole | 134 lbs | 3/1 | 0.3 | Prominent - pressed leader from 4f out - kept on when against near rail final furlong(op 5/2 tchd 10/3) | ||
| 4th | 3 | Thiscouldbefun (IRE) | 3 F | Poor |
Taylor Fisher
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J S Moore | 132 lbs | 17/2 | 5 | 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) | |
| 5th | 8 | Arlecchino's Rex (GB) | 3 G | Poor | Mark Usher | 124 lbs | 10/1 | 2 | Always behind(op 7/1) | ||
| 6th | 7 | Berning Hot (IRE) | 3 F | Poor | Michael Attwater | 127 lbs | 25/1 | 0.3 | Dwelt start - always behind (jockey said filly was slowly away)(op 20/1 tchd 28/1) | ||
| 7th | 1 | Uncle Simon (IRE) | 2 C | Poor | Jack Morland | 135 lbs | 15/8F | .75 | 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) |