Meydan (UAE) Races
Meydan (UAE)
15:50
Lord North Handicap Sponsored By DP World (Handicap) (Turf)
Meydan (UAE)
Date: Fri, 10 Jan 2025
Distance: 1m1f
Type: Flat
Going: Good To Firm
Surface: Turf
Non-Runners: Western Writer (non-runner)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 11 | First Conquest (GB) | 4 G | Good | Charlie Appleby | 126 lbs | 9/1 | Won | Slightly slowly away - waited with - switched for run 2f out - quickened well to lead final furlong - soon clear - impressive(op 10/1 tchd 12/1) | ||
| 2nd | 3 | See Hector (GER) | 5 H | AVG | Jamie Osborne | 134 lbs | 100/1 | 3.75 | Waited with - ran on strongly - nearest finish but not match for winner(op 80/1) | ||
| 3rd | 10 | Arabian Light (GB) | 4 G | Good | Charlie Appleby | 128 lbs | 4/7F | .5 | Midffield - ridden 3f out - lost momentum 2f out - switched and ran on well - nearest finish(op 8/13) | ||
| 4th | 4 | Galen (GB) | 3 C | AVG | Joseph Patrick O'Brien | 133 lbs | 5/1 | 0.2 | Held up - progress into contention 2f out - faded final furlong(tchd 9/2) | ||
| 5th | 15 | Silver Sword (GB) | 5 G | AVG | Dylan Cunha | 122 lbs | 16/1 | 0.3 | In touch - good progress 3f out - led briefly final 1 1/2f - faded final furlong(tchd 18/1) | ||
| 6th | 7 | Ouzo (GB) | 9 G | AVG | Jamie Osborne | 131 lbs | 9/1 | .75 | Held up - no room 2f out - ran on under hands and heels - stayed on well - not recover(op 10/1) | ||
| 7th | 14 | Silent Film (GB) | 7 G | Poor | Ian Williams | 123 lbs | 33/1 | 0.3 | Dwelt - held up - travelled strongly - no room final 2f - stayed on well - not recover(op 22/1) | ||
| 8th | 8 | Laneqash (GB) | 6 G | AVG | Bhupat Seemar | 130 lbs | 50/1 | 2.75 | Tracked leaders - every chance inside final 2f - faded final furlong(50/1) | ||
| 9th | 16 | Silent Defense (IRE) | 5 H | Poor | Rashed Bouresly | 121 lbs | 100/1 | .5 | Chased leaders - not much room to open up final 2f - stayed on well - not recover(op 66/1) | ||
| 10th | 12 | Franz Kafka (IRE) | 9 G | Poor | A bin Harmash | 123 lbs | 100/1 | 0.2 | In touch - took closer order 3f out - upsides final 2f - faded final furlong(op 66/1) | ||
| 11th | 6 | Alfareeq (IRE) | 7 G | Poor | Musabbeh Al Mheiri | 132 lbs | 22/1 | 1 | In touch - every chance final 2f - not quicken(op 25/1) | ||
| 12th | 13 | Russipant Fal (MOR) | 5 H | AVG | N Caullery | 123 lbs | 80/1 | 0.1 | In touch - short of room on inner final 2f - stayed on well - not recover(op 50/1) | ||
| 13th | 2 | Highbank (IRE) | 5 G | AVG | Simon & Ed Crisford | 134 lbs | 33/1 | 0.3 | Midfield - no room from 2f out - stayed on well - not recover(op 25/1) | ||
| 14th | 1 | Chianti (FR) | 6 G | AVG | Niels Petersen | 137 lbs | 100/1 | 12 | Led - headed over 2f out - weakened quickly (post-race vet exam revealed the gelding to have bled from both nostrils)(op 80/1) | ||
| 15th | 5 | Ghaly (GB) | 8 G | AVG | Saeed bin Suroor | 133 lbs | 25/1 | .5 | Close up - narrowly in front 2f out - headed final 1 1/2f - weakened quickly(op 18/1) | ||
| 16th | 17 | Shafaaf (USA) | 7 G | Poor | Doug Watson | 120 lbs | 80/1 | 19 | Slowly away - in rear and soon detached - always well behind |