20:05 Windsor

Saturday 24 May 2025

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Sri Lanka Paradise Island Handicap

Off time: 20:05 | Winning time: 2m 33.64s

(2)

Phaedra³^{(ex 6)}

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: Alec Voikhansky⁽³⁾| T: R Hannon| OR: 58

1/1

2/1, career best when winning 9-runner handicap at Chepstow (12f, good) 3 days ago, easily. Obvious claims under a penalty.

Form: 675-531

(7)

Pistrucci^p1²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Edward Greatrex| T: W Greatrex| OR: 62

18/1

Sixth of 7 in handicap (15/2) at Yarmouth (10.1f, good to firm) 23 days ago. Cheekpieces now given a whirl and improvement is needed.

Form: 0594-66

(6)

Squires Treaty^p⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Jack Dace⁽⁷⁾| T: D Donovan| OR: 60

3/1

Creditable third of 9 in handicap (33/1) at Newmarket (10f, good to firm) 7 days ago. Should again make his presence felt.

Form: 246033

(1)

Nelson Gate^b1²²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Lewis Edmunds| T: G & J Moore| OR: 60

18/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Ninth of 10 in handicap at Goodwood (9.9f, good, 11/1) 22 days ago. Hopes pinned on the first-time blinkers sparking improvement.

Form: 479-9

(3)

Gretna Dreams²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Liam Wright⁽⁵⁾| T: S Pearce| OR: 59

16/1

11/1, fourth of 7 in handicap at Yarmouth (10.1f, good to firm) 23 days ago. Likely to find one or two too good.

Form: 47145-4

(4)

Queen Sansa¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Jack Doughty⁽³⁾| T: S C Williams| OR: 56| BF

9/2

Lightly-raced maiden. Good second of 5 in handicap at Brighton (9.9f, good to firm, 85/40) 16 days ago, needing stronger gallop. This further step up in trip could help unlock improvement.

Form: 7-872

(5)

Argentum⁸⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Jonny Peate| T: M Crawley| OR: 53

33/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Sixth of 13 in novice (200/1) at Chelmsford City (8f) 86 days ago. Significantly up in trip for handicap debut.

Form: 676

Forecasts

Phaedra (1/1), Squires Treaty (3/1), Queen Sansa (9/2), Gretna Dreams (16/1), Nelson Gate (18/1), Pistrucci (18/1), Argentum (33/1)

This stiffer test should help QUEEN SANSA, who was undone by the steady gallop upped to 1¼m on her recent handicap debut at Brighton. Phaedra is a big danger on the back of her easy success at Chepstow and Squires Treaty should also have a part to play.