Sri Lanka Paradise Island Handicap – Sandown

Sandown

15:30

Sri Lanka Paradise Island Handicap

Date 2024-08-30

Distance 1m

Class Class 4

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo

Prize £6,019

Winning Time 1m 44.37s (slow by 3.27s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	King Of Charm (GB) Kieran Shoemark · Martin Dunne	5/2	Won
2nd	Sea Regal (IRE) Tom Marquand · William Haggas	11/2	0.05
3rd	Drink Dry (IRE) Oisin Murphy · Marco Botti	4/1	1.5
4th	Golden Myrrh (IRE) Rossa Ryan · Ralph Beckett	13/8F	4.25
5th	L'Ennemi (FR) Ryan Sexton · Julie Camacho	14/1	6
6th	Currumbin (IRE) Paddy Bradley · Mike Murphy & Michael Keady	66/1	2.25

Runners (6)

EW Terms: 2 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
3 (3)	Golden Myrrh Bay J:Rossa Ryan T:Ralph Beckett	J:Rossa Ryan T:Ralph Beckett	133	tp	661142	77	89	56	20d	—	—	-9	33.9	0.34/1	11/8 42%
Won twice in June and seriously competitive in her two starts since; new equipment today
4 (5)	King Of Charm Bay J:Kieran Shoemark T:Martin Dunne	J:Kieran Shoemark T:Martin Dunne	132	—	8-2626	76	90	73	17d	—	—	-8	12.7	0.75/1	3/1 25%
7f second in two of four handicaps this year, including by a neck here; worth a go at 1m
2 (1)	Drink Dry Bay J:Oisin Murphy T:Marco Botti	J:Oisin Murphy T:Marco Botti	133	p	432147	77	88	81	23d	—	—	+2	18.9	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Ran respectably back in handicaps on his last two starts but needs better than that
5 (2)	Sea Regal Bay J:Tom Marquand T:William Haggas	J:Tom Marquand T:William Haggas	130	—	3-175	74	86	78	39d	—	—	-2	12.1	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Landed the odds in a maiden (1m2f, good) in May; well beaten both runs since (1m4f/1m2f)
1 (4)	L'Ennemi Bay J:Ryan Sexton T:Julie Camacho	J:Ryan Sexton T:Julie Camacho	135	h	623-7	79	86	73	119d	—	—	+2	9.2	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Showed plenty as 2yo; 120,000gns buy; tailed off on May return; gelded, wind op and hood
6 (6)	Currumbin Bay J:Paddy Bradley T:Mike Murphy & Michael Keady	J:Paddy Bradley T:Mike Murphy & Michael Keady	128	p	452585	72	88	85	29d	—	—	+5	7.7	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Irish 2nd (1m, soft) in May; tailed off final start there and below form on British debut

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Golden Myrrh	11/8	11/8	11/8
King Of Charm	3/1	11/4	3/1
Drink Dry	9/2	9/2	9/2
Sea Regal	11/2	11/2	9/2
L'Ennemi	12/1	12/1	12/1
Currumbin	40/1	33/1	40/1

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Golden Myrrh

33.9

OR: 6.8 Form: 13 Odds: 14.2

11/8

2nd

Drink Dry

18.9

OR: 6.8 Form: 7.1 Odds: 5

9/2

3rd

King Of Charm

12.7

OR: 6.5 Form: 0 Odds: 6.2

3/1

Sea Regal

12.1

OR: 6 Form: 2.1 Odds: 4

11/2

L'Ennemi

9.2

OR: 7.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

12/1

Currumbin

7.7

OR: 5.5 Form: 1.5 Odds: 0.7

40/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
L'Ennemi	79	86	73
Golden Myrrh	77	89	56
Drink Dry	77	88	81
King Of Charm	76	90	73
Sea Regal	74	86	78
Currumbin	72	88	85

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
King Of Charm	17d ago	Fit
Golden Myrrh	20d ago	Fit
Drink Dry	23d ago	Fit
Currumbin	29d ago	Fit
Sea Regal	39d ago	Fit
L'Ennemi	119d ago	Long break