UAEMeydan (UAE) Races

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Meydan (UAE)
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Defender Handicap (Turf)
Meydan (UAE) Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2025 Distance: 1m1½f Type: Flat Going: Good Surface: Turf
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 11 Legend Of Cannes (USA) 5 G Poor
Musabbeh Al Mheiri 122 lbs 33/1 Won 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)
2nd 10 Lunatick (GB) 5 G Poor
G Arizkorreta Elosegui 126 lbs 11/1 0.3 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)
3rd 3 Emperor's Star (FR) 4 G AVG
Charlie Appleby 133 lbs 9/4F 0.3 Dropped in - had to wait for run 2f out - ran on strongly - never quite getting there(op 11/4)
4th 9 Poster Paint (IRE) 6 G Poor
Bhupat Seemar 127 lbs 16/1 .5 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)
5th 5 Tohoku (USA) 3 G AVG
A bin Harmash 132 lbs 20/1 1.75 Tracked leaders - outpaced 3f out - rallied and every chance final furlong - faded(tchd 22/1)
6th 2 Tamrat (IRE) 4 G AVG
Simon & Ed Crisford 136 lbs 7/2 0.2 Midfield - progress when not much room 2f out - kept on - never nearer(op 5/2)
7th 1 Mount Kosciuszko (GB) 5 G AVG
Julio Olascoaga 137 lbs 11/2 .75 Midfield - short of room 2f out - kept on - never dangerous(op 13/2)
8th 4 The Ice Phoenix (IRE) 4 C AVG
Lucie Botti 132 lbs 17/2 2.5 Close up - led over 2f out - headed final furlong - weakened(op 8/1)
9th 6 Stormy Waves (IRE) 3 G Poor
Salem bin Ghadayer 130 lbs 14/1 .75 Tracked pace - every chance but not much room 2f out - weakened final furlong(op 16/1)
10th 13 Age Of Baroque (FR) 4 G AVG
Lucie Botti 119 lbs 25/1 2 In rear - always behind(op 22/1)
11th 12 Ratib (GB) 7 G Poor
Ali Al Badwawi 121 lbs 33/1 1.5 Held up - never dangerous
12th 7 Ajwad (GB) 12 H Poor
Rashed Bouresly 128 lbs 50/1 8.5 Forced pace - headed 2f out - weakened(op 66/1)
13th 14 Persian Empire (IRE) 6 G Poor
Abubakar Daud 114 lbs 50/1 5 Held up - soon struggling - always behind(op 66/1)
14th 8 Athan (ARG) 4 C Poor
Fawzi Abdulla Nass 128 lbs 16/1 16 Held up - always behind(op 16/1)