August 30 / 15.30 Sandown

15.30

Good

Sri Lanka Paradise Island Handicap

  • Prize money: £6019.1
  • 1m 0f 0y
  • Class 4
  • 6 runners
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Sri Lanka Paradise Island Handicap

Runners: 6 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Mostly sunny

5/2 (Won)

  • Win: £3.50
  • Place: £1.50

Form: 8-2626 BF

Last run: 17 days

W: 9st 6lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 76

Form & Verdict
7f AW win on debut; runner-up in two of his four handicaps this year, including by a neck at Sandown on penultimate outing; all six races have been over 7f but he looks worth a go at 1m; player.
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2nd

2

(1)

28th May 2026

Good To Firm

1m 0f 3y

Class 6

17:00 Yarmouth

King Of Charm

9st 8lb

J: George Wood

T: Martin Dunne

Thrown in on his 3yo form but 2025 was disappointing and he's struggled in both runs this year; mark continues to fall but he needs a needs a big turnaround in first-time cheekpieces.

6/1

6th

7

(7)

1st Apr 2026

Standard To Slow

1m 0f 0y

Class 5

18:00 Kempton (AW)

King Of Charm

9st 0lb

J: Hollie Doyle

T: Martin Dunne

Thrown in on his 3yo form but 2025 was disappointing and he finished tailed off at Lingfield (1m2f) in January; tongue-tie absent today.

20/1

4/1

  • Place: £2.40

Form: 3-175

Last run: 39 days

W: 9st 4lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 74

Form & Verdict
Landed the odds in a Ripon maiden (1m2f, good) in May on second start; well beaten in both since (1m4f/1m2f) and the latest was her handicap debut but there are signs that this shorter trip may help.
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8th

2

(2)

7th Jul 2025

Good

1m 0f 0y

Class 5

19:30 Ripon

Sea Regal

10st 2lb

J: Jason Watson

T: David O’Meara

Won 1m2f maiden here last May for William Haggas and fair third in Hamilton handicap (8.3f, good) last month on third run for this yard; needs something extra today but continues to edge down the weights and her trainer has won three of the last six runnings; could be involved.

6/1

2

(4)

18th Jun 2025

Good To Soft

1m 0f 68y

Class 5

16:40 Hamilton

Sea Regal

10st 2lb

J: David Nolan

T: David O’Meara

Of serious interest on last season's best form for William Haggas; yet to fire for David O'Meara but her latest run at Leicester can be ignored as she was trapped against the rail for most of the final 2f; fine on good ground but unraced on slower.

8/1

2

(1)

26th May 2025

Good To Firm

1m 0f 53y

Class 5

15:40 Leicester

Sea Regal

10st 1lb

J: Jamie Spencer

T: David O’Meara

Inconsistent for William Haggas, though did win a 1m2f maiden and went close in a 1m Sandown handicap; faded away on stable debut (1m2f, good) but was only 4-1 for that handicap and should win races for new yard.

5/1

11/2

Form: 432147

Last run: 23 days

W: 9st 7lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 77

Form & Verdict
Wore cheekpieces on last four starts and did not need to improve to win a Beverley maiden (8.4f, good to firm) in June on his ninth race; ran respectably back in handicaps on his two starts since but needs better than that.
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11th

4

(10)

26th Apr 2025

Good

1m 0f 0y

Class 4

18:35 Ripon

Drink Dry

9st 6lb

J: Cieren Fallon

T: Jonjo & A J O’Neill

in touch with leaders in centre of group

12/1

11th

4

(10)

26th Apr 2025

Good

1m 0f 0y

Class 4

18:35 Ripon

Drink Dry

9st 6lb

J: Cieren Fallon

T: Jonjo & A J O’Neill

in touch with leaders in centre of group

12/1

10th

6

(11)

19th Oct 2024

Standard

1m 1f 104y

Class 4

18:30 Wolverhampton (AW)

Drink Dry

9st 9lb

J: Benoit De La Sayette

T: Marco Botti

Pretty consistent since cheekpieces have gone on, including winning a Beverley maiden (8.5f) in June; creditable third of six at Sandown (1m) on latest start in August; makes AW debut back from seven weeks off.

7/1

Form: 661142 D BF

Last run: 20 days

W: 9st 7lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 77

Form & Verdict
Won at Wolverhampton (9.4f, AW) and Doncaster (1m, good to firm) in June in her second and third handicaps; also seriously competitive in her two starts since, so should be in the shake-up if the new tongue-tie and cheekpieces don't have an adverse effect.
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4th

3

(3)

30th Aug 2024

Good

1m 0f 0y

Class 4

15:30 Sandown

Golden Myrrh

9st 7lb

J: Rossa Ryan

T: Ralph Beckett

took keen hold, led

7/4

2nd

5

(6)

10th Aug 2024

Good To Firm

1m 0f 37y

Class 5

16:10 Haydock

Golden Myrrh

9st 9lb

J: Hector Crouch

T: Ralph Beckett

Won at Wolverhampton (9.4f, AW) in June on second handicap start and followed up at Doncaster (1m, good to firm); another good run when close fourth at Beverley (8.4f, good) last time and that form has worked out nicely; trainer has won the last two runnings and she could be in the shake-up.

9/2

OUR TIP

12/1

Form: 623-7

Last run: 119 days

W: 9st 9lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 79

Form & Verdict
Showed plenty in defeat for Ralph Beckett last year; sold for 120,000gns in October and tailed off on handicap/seasonal debut for new yard at Newmarket (1m, good) in May, which casts a heavy cloud; had gelding and wind operations later in May and also now wears a hood.
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4

20th May 2025

Good

1m 7f 171y

Class 4

18:40 Huntingdon

LEnnemi

10st 12lb

J: Gavin Sheehan

T: Hughie Morrison

Ten-race maiden at up to 1m2f but he was a close second of 12 at Newcastle (1m, AW) in January before a lesser effort back there in March on final start for Julie Camacho; makes hurdle/stable debut with stamina to prove back from nearly three months off.

7/1

4

20th May 2025

Good

1m 7f 171y

Class 4

18:40 Huntingdon

LEnnemi

10st 12lb

J: Gavin Sheehan

T: Hughie Morrison

Ten-race maiden at up to 1m2f but he was a close second of 12 at Newcastle (1m, AW) in January before a lesser effort back there in March on final start for Julie Camacho; makes hurdle/stable debut with stamina to prove back from nearly three months off.

7/1

7th

5

(7)

1st Mar 2025

Standard

1m 0f 5y

Class 5

19:15 Newcastle (AW)

LEnnemi

9st 5lb

J: Ryan Sexton

T: Julie Camacho

Nine-race maiden but he turned things around off a reduced mark when runner-up behind Hartswood over C&D (cheekpieces added) last month; has a 3lb swing in the weights with his old rival and it wouldn't be a surprise if he made a bold bid.

6/1

Form: 452585

Last run: 29 days

W: 9st 2lb

3 yo Gelding

OR: 72

Form & Verdict
Best form from six races in Ireland when second in a Killarney handicap (1m, soft) in May; tailed off on final start there and well below form on British debut, so others have more pressing claims.
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12th

13

(6)

11th Apr 2026

Good

1m 2f 23y

Class 4

15:42 Yarmouth

Currumbin

8st 11lb

J: Sean D Bowen

T: Michael Keady

Two staying wins on AW last winter and has since won over hurdles but he was tailed off in the latter discipline when last seen in October and, reappearing over 1m2f, others are higher up the list.

25/1

5th

2

17th Oct 2025

Good

2m 0f 3y

Class 4

15:15 Fakenham

Currumbin

11st 8lb

J: Tom Cannon

T: Michael Keady

2l and a place behind Squeezebox at Warwick latest, though that sixth still represented stronger form than that of June's Worcester hurdling debut win (2m, good); liable to remain vulnerable under his penalty on that evidence, but this doesn't look as deep a contest as last time.

15/2

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Payout
Exacta £15.50
Straight Forecast £15.68
Trifecta £40.80

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Golden Myrrh

RP RATINGS:

King Of Charm

The Times:

L'Ennemi

TOPSPEED:

Currumbin

NEWMARKET:

Sea Regal

POSTDATA:

Drink Dry

The Guardian:

King Of Charm

D Express:

L'Ennemi

Telegraph:

Golden Myrrh

Daily Mail:

Golden Myrrh

Daily Mirror:

Golden Myrrh

The Sun:

Golden Myrrh

The Star:

Golden Myrrh

Daily Record:

Golden Myrrh