16:45 Sandown

Wednesday 17 September 2025

All14:0514:3515:0515:3516:1016:4517:17

Sri Lanka Paradise Island Handicap

Off time: 16:45 | Winning time: 2m 14.73s

1^st

(1)

Atherstone Warrior

39-4

3/1

T: G & J MooreJ: Jason Watson

Slowly into stride, held up in last pair, closer halfway, headway far side of group over 2f out, went 2nd inside final 2f, led over 1f out, clear when edged left inside final furlong, stayed on strongly op 4/1

2^nd

5 ½

(9)

Sir William

39-8

2/1f

T: W J HaggasJ: Cieren Fallon

Led and raced wide in back straight, led field centre in home straight, ridden and headed over 1f out, stayed on same pace final furlong, no chance with winner op 15/8

3^rd

3 ¼

(7)

Dancing Tiger

38-13

10/3

T: R A TealJ: Rossa Ryan

Tracked leader, pushed along 3f out, ridden 2f out, soon lost 2nd, no extra in 3rd final furlong

4^th

2 ¼

(4)

Perfect Scoundrel

39-4

18/1

T: Mrs A J PerrettJ: R Havlin

Held up in 5th, dropped to last pair halfway, moderate headway over 1f out tchd 20/1

5^th

3 ¼

(3)

Jonnie

38-13

33/1

T: J R BoyleJ: P Cosgrave

Tracked leaders in 5th, pushed along and outpaced over 2f out, ridden 2f out, plugged on past weakening rivals inside final furlong op 22/1

6^th

(5)

The Bellhop

39-1

12/1

T: G & J MooreJ: Rob Hornby

Steadied start, held up in last pair, pushed along and struggling in rear over 3f out, never on terms op 16/1

7^th

1 ¼

(2)

Advancing

39-9

15/2

T: J FergusonJ: Daniel Muscutt

Tracked leaders in 4th inside, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and weakened quickly inside final 2f op 13/2

8^th

1 ½

(8)

Big Sip

39-9

20/1

T: M BottiJ: Hollie Doyle

Tracked leaders out wide, pushed along 3f out, ridden and weakened final 2f op 16/1

9^th

(6)

Mahogany Bay

39-1

28/1

T: B J MeehanJ: Charles Bishop

Soon steadied in last trio out wide, pushed along out wide 3f out, soon ridden and beaten op 22/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.00Pl:£1.40, £1.40, £1.30EX:£10.70Trifecta:£35.10Tricast:£20.56SF:£9.36Swingers:£2.10, £2.70, £2.30

Forecasts

Sir William (2/1), Atherstone Warrior (3/1), Dancing Tiger (10/3), Advancing (15/2), The Bellhop (12/1), Perfect Scoundrel (18/1), Big Sip (20/1), Mahogany Bay (28/1), Jonnie (33/1)

ATHERSTONE WARRIOR figures off a handy mark and will be much better served by this more conventional track after staying on late at Epsom last time. He makes fair appeal. Dancing Tiger and Sir William are also of interest.

ATHERSTONE WARRIOR (IRE)
DANCING TIGER (IRE)
SIR WILLIAM (IRE)

Previous Winners

2024

Carnival Day

Weight: 9-2 |Age: 3

J: P Cosgrave | T: J R Boyle

11/4

Prize Money

1st: £6,019.002nd: £2,824.003rd: £1,411.004th: £706.005th: £352.00

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