16:22
Sri Lanka Paradise Island Handicap Stakes
Class 3, 7f, Flat, 4yo+, Rated 0-95, 6 runners
Winning time 1m 31.88s
- Going
- Good To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Marco Ghiani
Charles Hills
Handy early - hit front after 1f - driven approaching final furlong - stayed on strongly to win
Billy Loughnane
Ian Williams
Broke on top - lost the advantage after a furlong and settled second - roused with 2f left - pushed along to press the leader inside final furlong - stayed on but unable to get past close home
Cieren Fallon
James Fanshawe
Held up towards the back - encouraged into contention over 2f out - up to third 1f out - closed on the front pair in the final furlong - unable to quicken and held for third
Paddy Bradley
Gary & Josh Moore
Pulling hard early - in contention through midfield - pushed out but unable to close inside final furlong finishing well held
Joe Leavy
Richard Hannon
Sat close to the front group - urged forward with over 2f left - driven with a furlong to run - unable to threaten and dropped away inside the closing furlong to finish fifth beaten 4.5 lengths
Jason Watson
Richard Hughes
Held up at the rear - pushed for effort with over two furlongs left - dropped away inside the final furlong to finish sixth
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.