15:30
Sri Lanka Paradise Island Handicap
Class 4, 1m, Flat, 3yo, Rated 0-80, 6 runners
Winning time 1m 44.37s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Kieran Shoemark
Martin Dunne
Took a strong hold early - sat close to the pace before being checked back through the field 5f out - swung to the outside and made progress 2f out - edged to the front in the closing stages - stuck on to prevail under maximum pressure
Tom Marquand
William Haggas
Keen to settle behind the pack early - shifted wide over 2f out and cruising into contention - pushed to the front inside the last furlong - edged back into 2nd close home - fought back gamely but denied by a whisker
Oisin Murphy
Marco Botti
Sat just behind the front group on the rail - boxed in and switched wide inside the last furlong - pushed along and found third place close home - never able to trouble the front two
Rossa Ryan
Ralph Beckett
Set the pace early - driven approaching 2f out then overtaken in the final furlong - dropped away inside the closing 100 yards to finish fourth
Ryan Sexton
Julie Camacho
Checked at the start - settled towards the rear - angled right and under pressure 2f out - well out of contention from that point
Paddy Bradley
Mike Murphy & Michael Keady
Wide early on - held handy position behind the front pair until asked for effort 2f out - dropped away fast inside final furlong
Draw in brackets. Headgear: b blinkers, v visor, h hood, t tongue strap, p cheekpieces, e/s eye shield; ¹ first time. C course winner, D distance winner, CD course and distance winner. Form reads oldest to newest.