Meydan (UAE)
14:05
Defender Handicap (Turf)
Meydan (UAE) Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2025 Distance: 1m1½f Type: Flat Going: Good Surface: Turf
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
1st
Midfield - headway 3f out - quickened to lead final furlong - always doing just enough (trainer advised that this is his first season training the gelding and in his opinion the gelding appreciated racing on turf and going up in distance)
5 G Poor Musabbeh Al Mheiri 122 lbs 33/1 Won
2nd
Midfield - good headway to hold every chance final furlong - stayed on strongly - not get past (lost right-fore plate during the race; post-race vet exam revealed the gelding to have bruised to the right-fore leg)(op 9/1)
5 G Poor G Arizkorreta Elosegui 126 lbs 11/1 0.3
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3rd
Dropped in - had to wait for run 2f out - ran on strongly - never quite getting there(op 11/4)
4 G AVG Charlie Appleby 133 lbs 9/4F 0.3
4th
Midfield - good progress to hold every chance 2f out - upsides soon after - no extra final half furlong (on arrival at the barrier underwent a vet exam after having a blood present in his mouth and was passed suitable to race)(op 14/1)
6 G Poor Bhupat Seemar 127 lbs 16/1 .5
5th
Tracked leaders - outpaced 3f out - rallied and every chance final furlong - faded(tchd 22/1)
3 G Poor A bin Harmash 132 lbs 20/1 1.75
6th
Midfield - progress when not much room 2f out - kept on - never nearer(op 5/2)
4 G AVG Simon & Ed Crisford 136 lbs 7/2 0.2
7th
Midfield - short of room 2f out - kept on - never dangerous(op 13/2)
5 G AVG Julio Olascoaga 137 lbs 11/2 .75
8th
Close up - led over 2f out - headed final furlong - weakened(op 8/1)
4 C AVG Lucie Botti 132 lbs 17/2 2.5
9th
Tracked pace - every chance but not much room 2f out - weakened final furlong(op 16/1)
3 G Poor Salem bin Ghadayer 130 lbs 14/1 .75
10th
In rear - always behind(op 22/1)
4 G AVG Lucie Botti 119 lbs 25/1 2
11th
Held up - never dangerous
7 G AVG Ali Al Badwawi 121 lbs 33/1 1.5
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12th
Forced pace - headed 2f out - weakened(op 66/1)
12 H Poor Rashed Bouresly 128 lbs 50/1 8.5
13th
Held up - soon struggling - always behind(op 66/1)
6 G Poor Abubakar Daud 114 lbs 50/1 5
14th
Held up - always behind(op 16/1)
4 C Poor Fawzi Abdulla Nass 128 lbs 16/1 16