20:00 Epsom Downs

Thursday 31 July 2025

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Sri Lanka Paradise Island Handicap

Off time: 20:05 | Winning time: 1m 25.01s

(2)

Uncle Simon¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Rhys Clutterbuck| T: Jack Morland| OR: 65

15/8

Lightly-raced maiden. 16/1, first run since leaving Kevin Philippart De Foy when excellent second of 10 in handicap at Redcar (7f, good) 11 days ago. Expected to be bang there off an unchanged mark.

Form: 0-642

(3)

Rajinoora³⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: H Crouch| T: M L W Bell| OR: 65

11/2

Lightly-raced maiden. Good fourth of 11 in handicap at Kempton (7f, 12/1) 36 days ago, slowly away. In the mix.

Form: 7874

(1)

Thiscouldbefun¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Taylor Fisher⁽³⁾| T: J S Moore| OR: 65

17/2

Winner at Bath in April. Seventh of 10 in handicap (9/1) at Newbury (8f, good to firm) 13 days ago so needs to bounce back.

Form: 3-31577

(7)

Graduated^p1²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Gina Mangan| T: Dr R Newland & J Insole| OR: 64| BF| CD

3/1

C&D winner. Fair third of 4 in handicap at Brighton (7f, good, 7/4) 23 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time and possibilities.

Form: 5-49343

(4)

Miakoda^v,t²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: P Cosgrave| T: James Owen| OR: 61| D

11/2

Career best when winning 7-runner handicap at Chepstow (7.1f, good to firm, 10/3) 20 days ago. Scored readily there so he's not taken lightly despite a 6 lb weights rise.

Form: 596421

(9)

Berning Hot⁴⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Kaiya Fraser| T: M J Attwater| OR: 57

25/1

Good sixth of 10 in handicap at Bath (8f, good to firm, 20/1) 47 days ago, needing stronger gallop. One to consider.

Form: 400-836

(8)

Arlecchino's Rex⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: Jason Watson| T: M D I Usher| OR: 54| D

10/1

13/2, creditable third of 9 in handicap at Wolverhampton (7.2f) 9 days ago. Can give a good account.

Form: 865753

Non-Runners

(6)

Cooramook⁴⁶

Weight: 9-5| Age: 3

T: Harry Eustace J: George Wood

(5)

Blackbrook⁹

Weight: 8-6| Age: 3

T: J R Boyle J: Jack Dace

Forecasts

Uncle Simon (15/8), Graduated (3/1), Rajinoora (11/2), Miakoda (11/2), Thiscouldbefun (17/2), Arlecchino's Rex (10/1), Cooramook (10/1), Berning Hot (25/1), Blackbrook (25/1)

UNCLE SIMON advanced his form on his first start for Jack Morland when an excellent recent second at Redcar and is hard to ignore off the same mark here. Chepstow victor Miakoda appeals as the one to chase him home with Berning Hot and Rajinoora appealing as the pick of the rest in the battle for minor honours.