Sporting Times Sri Lanka Apprentice Handicap

Epsom

17:50

Date 2025-07-31

Distance 1m2f17y

Class Class 5

Going Good To Soft

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £4,449

Winning Time 2m 14.32s (slow by 8.42s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Carnival Day (IRE) Luke Catton · Jim Boyle	7/4	Won
2nd	His Finest Hour (GB) Kaiya Fraser · Ian Williams	11/8F	4
3rd	Etretat (GB) Archie Young · Charlie Johnston	11/2	3.75
4th	Brodie's Boy (FR) Matthew Lloyd Slater · Tony Carroll	8/1	2.75
5th	Bearaway (IRE) Alfie Redman · Laura Mongan	18/1	1.75

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
1 (5)	Carnival Day Bay J:Luke Catton T:Jim Boyle	J:Luke Catton T:Jim Boyle	137	—	2-3474	75	88	72	7d	—	—	-15	21.5	0.38/1	6/4 40%
Fourth of 12 in a Racing League handicap last week at Yarmouth; can hang
2 (2)	His Finest Hour Bay J:Kaiya Fraser T:Ian Williams	J:Kaiya Fraser T:Ian Williams	136	—	8-0P14	74	84	79	13d	—	—	-17	16.8	0.44/1	7/4 36%
Strong contender on the strength of recent Newbury efforts at 1m2f and 1m4f
6 (3)	Etretat Bay J:Archie Young(3) T:Charlie Johnston	J:Archie Young(3) T:Charlie Johnston	130	—	476871	68	81	68	5d	—	—	+5	18.5	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Carries a penalty and he's bidding to end a losing sequence of 16 on grass
5 (4)	Brodie's Boy Bay J:Matthew Lloyd Slater(7) T:Tony Carroll	J:Matthew Lloyd Slater(7) T:Tony Carroll	132	—	92-779	70	82	61	107d	—	0W/0P 1 run	-1	7.4	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Tony Carroll could turn him around but best watched for now; absent since April
3 (1)	Bearaway Bay J:Alfie Redman(7) T:Laura Mongan	J:Alfie Redman(7) T:Laura Mongan	135	—	160253	73	83	-	30d	—	—	+8	12.6	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Bought for 6,000gns a day after running well for third over this far at Chelmsford
NR (6)	Risen Again Chestnut J:Christian Howarth T:Alice Haynes	J:Christian Howarth T:Alice Haynes	133	hp	525143	71	87	77	26d	—	—	—	14.3	—	—
In-form front-runner who is on a competitive mark and should make a bold bid

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Carnival Day	11/8	6/4	11/8	11/8	11/8
His Finest Hour	7/4	7/4	7/4	13/8	7/4
Etretat	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2	5/1
Brodie's Boy	9/1	17/2	17/2	17/2	8/1
Bearaway	18/1	16/1	18/1	18/1	16/1
Risen Again	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Carnival Day

21.5

OR: 6.3 Form: 3.5 Odds: 11.8

6/4

2nd

Etretat

18.5

OR: 4.5 Form: 10 Odds: 4

11/2

3rd

His Finest Hour

16.8

OR: 6 Form: 0 Odds: 10.8

7/4

Risen Again

14.3

OR: 5.3 Form: 9 Odds: 0

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Bearaway

12.6

OR: 5.8 Form: 5.5 Odds: 1.4

18/1

Brodie's Boy

7.4

OR: 5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

9/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Carnival Day	75	88	72
His Finest Hour	74	84	79
Bearaway	73	83	—
Risen Again	71	87	77
Brodie's Boy	70	82	61
Etretat	68	81	68

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Etretat	5d ago	Quick return
Carnival Day	7d ago	Quick return
His Finest Hour	13d ago	Quick return
Risen Again	26d ago	Fit
Bearaway	30d ago	Fit
Brodie's Boy	107d ago	Long break