Horse Details

Book Review (GB)

33 Runs 6 Wins (18.2%) 3 Places (9.1%)
Owner: Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum Silks Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum Trainer: Salem bin Ghadayer
8 years old ch GB
Sire: Dubawi (IRE)
Dam: Criticism (GB)
Damsire: Machiavellian
Past Runs (33 Total)
Date/Time Course Draw Distance Jockey Trainer Position Time Beaten By OR Weight SP Comment
16/01/26
15:50 		Meydan (UAE) 10 1m3f Bernardo Pinheiro Salem bin Ghadayer 99 - - 87 9-2 12/1
Led but pestered - looked to go wrong 5f out - soon pulled up
19/12/25
17:35 		Meydan (UAE) 4 1m4f Bernardo Pinheiro Salem bin Ghadayer 5 2:32.93 1.5 87 8-6 16/1
Led - clear after 2f - reduced lead 3f out - headed over 1f out - weakened final furlong
05/12/25
17:00 		Meydan (UAE) 4 1m2f Bernardo Pinheiro Salem bin Ghadayer 1st 2:6.85 Won 83 8-11 13/1
Took keen hold - made all - clear over 4f out - reduced lead over 2f out - ridden 1f out - kept on
21/11/25
15:15 		Meydan (UAE) 7 1m1½f Qais Bin Saif Al Busaidi Salem bin Ghadayer 9 2:6.96 6.75 87 8-6 25/1
Pressed leaders on outer - led narrowly after 2f - headed over 4f out - weakened over 3f out
07/11/25
15:15 		Meydan (UAE) 6 1m1½f Bernardo Pinheiro Salem bin Ghadayer 6 2:3.03 1 88 9-8 15/2
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21/02/25
16:25 		Meydan (UAE) 10 1m2f Bernardo Pinheiro Salem bin Ghadayer 7 2:6.62 0.3 89 9-10 7/1
Led - ridden 3f out - headed final 1 1/2f - faded(op 6/1)
07/02/25
17:00 		Meydan (UAE) 4 1m2f Xavier Ziani Salem bin Ghadayer 2nd 2:5.04 1 88 8-6 40/1
Led - kicked on 3f out - headed final 110yds(op 25/1)
06/12/24
17:00 		Meydan (UAE) 5 1m2f Bernardo Pinheiro Salem bin Ghadayer 6 2:8.73 6.25 92 9-3 14/1
Disputed lead - led after 1f - headed and weakened over 3f out(op 16/1 tchd 22/1)
08/11/24
14:40 		Meydan (UAE) 11 1m1½f Xavier Ziani Salem bin Ghadayer 4 1:59.81 .5 93 9-11 17/2
Took keen hold - led - headed and weakened 2f out(op 11/1 tchd 14/1)
16/03/24
13:15 		Jebel Ali (UAE) 15 1m2f Jose Santiago Salem bin Ghadayer 14 2:3.52 1.25 93 9-0 20/1
Chased pace - weakened from 3f out
01/03/24
12:45 		Jebel Ali (UAE) 4 1m2f Jose Santiago Salem bin Ghadayer 11 2:2.12 1.75 96 9-8 25/1
Forced pace - headed 3f out - folded tamely
27/01/24
12:00 		Jebel Ali (UAE) 6 1m2f Royston Ffrench Salem bin Ghadayer 4 2:0.23 1.75 98 9-6 20/1
Made running - headed 3f out - weakened
12/01/24
16:25 		Meydan (UAE) 5 1m2f Mickael Barzalona Salem bin Ghadayer 6 2:7.22 1.5 100 9-7 12/1
Made running - headed 2f out - weakened(op 16/1)
22/12/23
17:00 		Meydan (UAE) 6 1m1½f Mickael Barzalona Salem bin Ghadayer 8 2:7.36 39 100 9-0 5/1
Ridden to lead - headed 3f out - stopped quickly (rider advised that although gelding obtained a forward position - he never travelled well and raced flat throughout; endoscopic exam revealed a degree of EIPH which may have affected performance)(op 6/1)
24/11/23
17:00 		Meydan (UAE) 6 1m1½f Royston Ffrench Salem bin Ghadayer 1st 1:59.52 Won 91 8-9 20/1
Soon led at good pace - kicked clear 3f out - sustained gallop - easily (trainer explained that gelding benefitted from his first run for the season and that race was run to suit this evening; he added that he intends to run gelding over same distance or further in future races)(op 16/1 tchd 25/1)
10/11/23
15:50 		Meydan (UAE) 13 1m1½f Xavier Ziani Salem bin Ghadayer 10 2:5.25 12.75 93 9-11 10/1
Ridden to lead early - headed 2 1/2f out - stopped quickly (post-race vet exam revealed a wound to right-hind leg)(op 11/1 tchd 12/1)
27/01/23
15:10 		Meydan (UAE) 4 1m1½f Mickael Barzalona S bin Ghadayer 9 2:13.28 27 95 9-5 100/30
Tracked leaders until weakened 4 1/2f out(tchd 7/2)
14/01/23
12:00 		Jebel Ali (UAE) 2 1m2f Royston Ffrench S bin Ghadayer 4 2:4.24 29 97 9-0 15/2
Ridden to lead - headed 7f out - weakened 3f out
17/12/22
11:45 		Jebel Ali (UAE) 9 1m1f Royston Ffrench S bin Ghadayer 4 1:49.96 .5 98 9-2 4/1
Soon led - headed 275yds out - weakened final 100yds
04/11/22
16:55 		Meydan (UAE) 3 1m1½f Royston Ffrench S bin Ghadayer 1st 1:57.88 Won 90 9-3 4/1
Soon led - clear 3 1/2f out - ran on well
26/02/22
12:30 		Sharjah (UAE) 4 1m2f Royston Ffrench S bin Ghadayer 7 2:11.98 .5 90 9-8 -
Soon led - headed 6f out - weakened final 2 1/2f
11/02/22
16:20 		Meydan (UAE) 12 1m2f Mickael Barzalona S bin Ghadayer 13 2:14.45 9 90 8-7 16/1
Mid-division until weakened 4 1/2f out(tchd 14/1)
23/01/22
13:25 		Meydan (UAE) 2 1m1½f Mickael Barzalona S bin Ghadayer 1st 2:0.57 Won 85 9-11 5/1
Soon led - ridden clear 2f out - ran on well
08/04/21
18:00 		Meydan (UAE) 8 1m4f Royston Ffrench S bin Ghadayer 8 2:32.09 2.75 85 8-8 15/2
Tracked leader until weakened 2 1/2f out
11/03/21
15:40 		Meydan (UAE) 2 1m2f Xavier Ziani S bin Ghadayer 7 2:5.00 0.3 85 9-0 12/1
Slowly into stride - always mid-division
26/02/21
16:00 		Al Ain (UAE) 3 2m Royston Ffrench S bin Ghadayer 1st 3:32.90 Won 79 9-5 -
Soon led - ridden 3f out - ran on well - easily
19/02/21
12:45 		Jebel Ali (UAE) 6 1m2f Royston Ffrench S bin Ghadayer 2nd 2:1.30 1.25 78 9-3 11/4
Soon led - headed 1 1/2f out but ran on well
30/01/21
14:40 		Meydan (UAE) 2 1m3f Mickael Barzalona S bin Ghadayer 1st 2:17.25 Won 68 8-6 10/1
Soon led - ridden clear 2 1/2f out - ran on well - easily
23/01/21
15:30 		Al Ain (UAE) 2 1m2f Royston Ffrench S bin Ghadayer 13 2:12.93 3.5 73 9-8 -
Soon led - headed and weakened 4f out
08/01/21
10:30 		Jebel Ali (UAE) 12 1m Royston Ffrench S bin Ghadayer 4 1:40.25 0.3 73 9-2 5/1
Mid-division - ran on same pace final 2 1/2f
25/11/19
15:25 		Chelmsford (AW) 4 1m2f Robert Havlin John Gosden 7 2:8.44 0.3 – 9-2 5/2J
Slowly into stride - in rear - pushed along and no headway over 2f out - ridden and made some late headway final furlong(op 11/4 tchd 15/8)
19/11/19
13:50 		Kempton (AW) 8 1m Kieran Shoemark John Gosden 6 1:41.58 .75 – 9-2 3/1
Towards rear - pushed along 3f out - ridden and headway from over 2f out - not clear run inside final furlong - kept on (jockey said colt was slowly away)(op 11/4 tchd 9/2)
06/11/19
13:55 		Nottingham 6 1m½f Robert Havlin John Gosden 2nd 1:57.42 1.5 – 9-5 7/2
Dwelt and towards rear - headway 3f out and soon pushed along - chased leaders and ridden over 1f out - stayed on strongly final furlong(tchd 3/1 and tchd 4/1)