Meydan (UAE)
16:25
Lincoln Aviator Presidential Race (Handicap) (Turf)
Meydan (UAE) Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2025 Distance: 7f Type: Flat Going: Good To Firm Surface: Turf
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 9 Creative Story (GB) 4 G Good Charlie Appleby 121 lbs 1/2F Won Midfield - switched for run under 2f out - quickened to lead 110yds out - cosily(op 8/13)
2nd 8 Al Salt (IRE) 7 G Poor Ali Al Badwawi 122 lbs 66/1 1 Held up - had to wait for run 2f out - ran on late - no chance with winner(op 40/1)
3rd 4 El Nasseeb (GB) 4 C Good Musabbeh Al Mheiri 130 lbs 25/1 .5 Prominent - every chance 2f out - stuck to task(op 28/1 tchd 22/1)
4th 5 Saleymm (IRE) 7 G AVG Michael Costa 129 lbs 20/1 0.3 Dictated - kicked 2f out - headed final 110yds - no extra
5th 3 Elnajmm (GB) 5 G AVG Michael Costa 131 lbs 10/1 1 Held up - raced keenly - plenty to do 2f out - ran on late - not knocked about(op 12/1)
6th 1 Embesto (GB) 5 H AVG Michael Costa 137 lbs 10/1 1.5 Midfield - outpaced 2f out - ran on late - never dangerous(op 13/2)
7th 2 Native Approach (GB) 4 G AVG Charlie Appleby 133 lbs 4/1 .5 Midfield - took keen hold - one pace final 2f(op 4/1)
8th 10 Swing For Me (GB) 5 H Poor Julio Olascoaga 121 lbs 100/1 0.3 Held up - always behind(op 66/1)
9th 7 Andreas Vesalius (IRE) 5 G Poor A bin Harmash 126 lbs 33/1 .5 Midfield - ridden 2f out - one pace(op 25/1)
10th 6 Vercors (IRE) 4 G AVG Julio Olascoaga 127 lbs 66/1 2.75 Tracked leaders - every chance 2f out - faded final furlong (rider advised that the gelding felt amiss in his action; post-race vet exam revealed the gelding to be mildly lame behind and an endoscopic exam revealed a degree of mucus which may have affected the performance)(op 50/1)