Visit Sri Lanka Handicap – Epsom

Epsom

20:30

Visit Sri Lanka Handicap

Date 2025-07-31

Distance 6f3y

Class Class 5

Going Good To Soft

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £4,449

Winning Time 1m 11.22s (slow by 3.42s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Twirler (GB) Tommie Jakes · Michael Attwater	2/1F	Won
2nd	Nordic Games (GB) Marco Ghiani · Stuart Williams	14/1	0.3
3rd	Simply Blue (GB) Connor Planas · David Loughnane	100/30	.75
4th	Big Bard (GB) Ashley Lewis · Gary & Josh Moore	11/4	1.25
5th	Nelson Rose (GB) George Wood · Charlie Wallis	40/1	1.5
6th	Mammy (GB) Gina Mangan · Rachel Cook & John Bridger	6/1	2
7th	Okami (IRE) Rhys Clutterbuck · Gary & Josh Moore	14/1	13

Runners (8)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
2 (8)	Twirler Bay J:Tommie Jakes(5) T:Michael Attwater	J:Tommie Jakes(5) T:Michael Attwater	136	p	648631	64	75	59	5d	—	—	-6	25.1	0.50/1	2/1 33%
Belatedly back over 6f when prevailing narrowly on Saturday; essentially off same mark
3 (5)	Simply Blue Brown J:Connor Planas(3) T:David Loughnane	J:Connor Planas(3) T:David Loughnane	134	p	-80742	67	73	55	20d	—	—	-8	16.5	0.75/1	3/1 25%
0-9 but went close over 7f at Chester (good) 20 days ago and he's fully effective at 6f
6 (1)	Mammy Chestnut J:Gina Mangan T:Rachel Cook & John Bridger	J:Gina Mangan T:Rachel Cook & John Bridger	128	—	675257	56	74	67	9d	—	—	-9	9.2	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Not beaten all that far in any of her last three races and should have some say
4 (3)	Big Bard Bay J:Ashley Lewis(7) T:Gary & Josh Moore	J:Ashley Lewis(7) T:Gary & Josh Moore	131	p	6-1546	59	74	28	62d	—	—	-10	7.3	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Unraced here but has a good record at Brighton; won't mind dropping back to 6f
8 (6)	Okami Bay J:Rhys Clutterbuck T:Gary & Josh Moore	J:Rhys Clutterbuck T:Gary & Josh Moore	125	—	74-579	53	72	-	56d	—	—	-6	3.3	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Well handicapped on old form and the market may guide on debut for the Moores
5 (2)	Nordic Games Bay J:Marco Ghiani T:Stuart Williams	J:Marco Ghiani T:Stuart Williams	131	—	491799	64	73	38	12d	—	—	+3	7.9	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Won his second handicap in May (5f AW) but hasn't kicked on at all
7 (4)	Nelson Rose Bay J:George Wood T:Charlie Wallis	J:George Wood T:Charlie Wallis	127	v	0-6968	55	70	41	8d	—	—	0	1.7	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Dual winner but opposable on form for current yard; another tweak in headgear
NR (7)	Muscika Bay J:Jason Watson T:David O'Meara	J:Jason Watson T:David O'Meara	140	v	451963	68	72	68	21d	—	—	—	10.5	—	—
Multiple-winning veteran who retains his appetite and was third over C&D three weeks ago

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Twirler	2/1	2/1	15/8	2/1	2/1
Simply Blue	3/1	3/1	11/4	3/1	11/4
Mammy	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1
Big Bard	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2	4/1
Okami	9/1	9/1	8/1	17/2	8/1
Nordic Games	18/1	18/1	16/1	18/1	18/1
Nelson Rose	50/1	50/1	40/1	40/1	50/1
Muscika	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Twirler

25.1

OR: 3.5 Form: 12.1 Odds: 9.5

2/1

2nd

Simply Blue

16.5

OR: 4.3 Form: 5 Odds: 7.3

3/1

3rd

Muscika

10.5

OR: 4.5 Form: 6 Odds: 0

—

Mammy

9.2

OR: 1.5 Form: 2.5 Odds: 5.2

4/1

Nordic Games

7.9

OR: 3.5 Form: 3 Odds: 1.4

18/1

Big Bard

7.3

OR: 2.3 Form: 0 Odds: 5

9/2

Okami

3.3

OR: 0.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

9/1

Nelson Rose

1.7

OR: 1.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

50/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Muscika	68	72	68
Simply Blue	67	73	55
Twirler	64	75	59
Nordic Games	64	73	38
Big Bard	59	74	28
Mammy	56	74	67
Nelson Rose	55	70	41
Okami	53	72	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Twirler	5d ago	Quick return
Nelson Rose	8d ago	Quick return
Mammy	9d ago	Quick return
Nordic Games	12d ago	Quick return
Simply Blue	20d ago	Fit
Muscika	21d ago	Fit
Okami	56d ago	Fresh
Big Bard	62d ago	Fresh