Racecards
19:00 Epsom Downs
Sporting Times Sri Lanka Handicap (Class 5)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 1m 4f 6y
- Going: Good to Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £8,500 added
- Winner: £4,449
- 2nd: £2,088
- 3rd: £1,043
- 4th: £522
- Form 932-308
- Age 5
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer H Morrison
- Jockey H Crouch
held up in 5th, closed over 6f out, switched right 3f out, led over 1f out, clear inside final furlong, comfortably
- Form 232632-
- Age 6
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer R Stephens
- Jockey P Cosgrave
chased leaders, lost some ground 7f out, outpaced over 3f out, well beaten final 2f
- Form 742834
- Age 5
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer Ian Williams
- Jockey Rhys Clutterbuck
slowly into stride, soon chasing leaders, went 2nd over 7f out, ridden over 3f out, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 495/711
- Age 8
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 66
- Trainer D M Simcock
- Jockey Taryn Langley
held up in rear, shaken up and plenty to do 2f out, ridden and edged left from over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, went 3rd close home
- Form 3-76448
- Age 6
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 59
- Trainer R Cook & J Bridger
- Jockey Gina Mangan
led, headed over 2f out, no impression on winner inside final furlong, kept on
- Form 5583-74
- Age 4
- Weight 8-6
- Official Rating 58
chased leader until over 7f out, led over 2f out, headed over 1f out, no extra well inside final furlong, lost 3rd close home
In depth
Formwatch
Azahara Palace 5-1 (10-2) Mid-division out wide, pushed along 3f out, some headway out wide under pressure 2f out, ridden and weakened soon after, 8th of 10, 5 1/4l behind Patagonia Girl (8-12) at Salisbury 1m 2f hcp fll (4) gf in Jun.
Chips And Rice 10-1 (11-4) Chased leaders, not much room and not fluent 2 out, no extra, 4th of 12, 11l behind Saratoga Lass (11-4) at Uttoxeter 2m mdn (4) gd in Jul.
Woodstock City 9-1 (8-11) Broke well, held up in rear, 4th and outpaced over 3f out, no impression, well beaten final 2f, 4th of 5, 17 3/4l behind The Reverend (10-2) at Ripon 1m 4f hcp (2) sft in Jul.
King's Castle (IRE) 9-4fav (9-11) Held up in touch on inside, ridden and briefly outpaced 3f out, headway on outside final furlong, soon led, kept on well, won at Sandown 1m 2f hcp (5) gd in Jul beating Mrembo (9-6) by 1 1/2l, 7 ran.
Imperial Cult (IRE) 9-1 (9-3) Tracked leaders, went 2nd 8f out until 6f out, chased leaders, pushed along over 3f out, ridden and weakened over 2f out, 8th of 13, 8 1/2l behind Ghost Story (9-5) at Windsor 1m 2f hcp (6) sft in Jul.
Tango Sunset (IRE) 9-1 (9-5) Led, increased tempo 4f out, ridden 3f out when hung right, headed 2f out, no extra inside final furlong, 4th of 5, 4 1/2l behind One Million Dreams (9-3) at Lingfield 1m 5f hcp (6) gf in Jun.