Sporting Times Sri Lanka Handicap – Epsom

Epsom

19:00

Sporting Times Sri Lanka Handicap

Date 2025-07-31

Distance 1m4f6y

Class Class 5

Going Good To Soft

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £4,449

Winning Time 2m 45.37s (slow by 9.77s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Azahara Palace (GB) Hector Crouch · Hughie Morrison	15/8	Won
2nd	Imperial Cult (IRE) Gina Mangan · Rachel Cook & John Bridger	10/1	1.75
3rd	King's Castle (IRE) Taryn Langley · David Simcock	5/4F	2.75
4th	Tango Sunset (IRE) Jack Dace · Roger Teal	28/1	0.3
5th	Woodstock City (GB) Rhys Clutterbuck · Ian Williams	13/2	4
6th	Chips And Rice (GB) Pat Cosgrave · Robert Stephens	16/1	15

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
4 (3)	King's Castle Bay J:Taryn Langley(7) T:David Simcock	J:Taryn Langley(7) T:David Simcock	126	h	95/711	66	92	47	6d	—	—	-24	17.3	0.30/1	6/5 45%
Won last two and the one to beat provided the fitting of a hood doesn't backfire
1 (6)	Azahara Palace Bay J:Hector Crouch T:Hughie Morrison	J:Hector Crouch T:Hughie Morrison	135	—	32-308	75	89	60	51d	—	—	-13	14.7	0.56/1	9/4 31%
Needs to rebound from a couple of below-par efforts; fairly treated if she can
3 (4)	Woodstock City Bay J:Rhys Clutterbuck T:Ian Williams	J:Rhys Clutterbuck T:Ian Williams	132	—	742834	72	87	77	12d	—	—	+1	12.4	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Inconsistent but on a good mark if he did run one of his better races
5 (5)	Imperial Cult Chestnut J:Gina Mangan T:Rachel Cook & John Bridger	J:Gina Mangan T:Rachel Cook & John Bridger	119	—	-76448	59	84	73	10d	—	—	-6	5.3	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Course winner last year but current campaign hasn't really got off the ground
2 (2)	Chips And Rice Bay J:Pat Cosgrave T:Robert Stephens	J:Pat Cosgrave T:Robert Stephens	132	p	32632-	72	84	71	—	—	—	+10	16.3	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Has been hurdling; had form figures of 2263 here when trained by James Fanshawe
6 (1)	Tango Sunset Chestnut J:Jack Dace(7) T:Roger Teal	J:Jack Dace(7) T:Roger Teal	118	—	583-74	58	86	35	33d	—	—	0	2.7	8.25/1	33/1 3%
0-8 but has dropped to a new low mark-wise and Jack Dace takes off 7lb

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
King's Castle	6/5	6/5	11/10	11/10	6/5
Azahara Palace	9/4	9/4	85/40	2/1	9/4
Woodstock City	7/1	15/2	7/1	13/2	7/1
Imperial Cult	8/1	17/2	8/1	9/1	15/2
Chips And Rice	14/1	16/1	14/1	16/1	12/1
Tango Sunset	33/1	28/1	33/1	28/1	33/1

Predictor

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

1st

King's Castle

17.3

OR: 4 Form: 0 Odds: 13.3

6/5

2nd

Chips And Rice

16.3

OR: 5.5 Form: 9.2 Odds: 1.6

16/1

3rd

Azahara Palace

14.7

OR: 6.3 Form: 0 Odds: 8.4

9/4

Woodstock City

12.4

OR: 5.5 Form: 3.6 Odds: 3.3

15/2

Imperial Cult

5.3

OR: 2.3 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

9/1

Tango Sunset

2.7

OR: 2 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

33/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Azahara Palace	75	89	60
Woodstock City	72	87	77
Chips And Rice	72	84	71
King's Castle	66	92	47
Imperial Cult	59	84	73
Tango Sunset	58	86	35

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
King's Castle	6d ago	Quick return
Imperial Cult	10d ago	Quick return
Woodstock City	12d ago	Quick return
Tango Sunset	33d ago	Fit
Azahara Palace	51d ago	Fresh
Chips And Rice	—	—