Meydan (UAE)
16:00
UAE Derby Sponsored By Jumeirah (Dirt)
Meydan (UAE) Date: Sat, 05 Apr 2025 Distance: 1m1½f Type: Flat Going: Fast Surface: Dirt
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
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1st
Led narrowly or disputed lead - kept on - gamely(op 7/1)
3 C Good Yukihiro Kato 126 lbs 11/1 Won
2nd
In touch with leaders - pressed leaders 3f out - edged right towards finish - kept on - just failed(op 3/1 tchd 11/4 - 5/2 & 10/3)
2 C Good Jamie Osborne 126 lbs 3/1J 0.05
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3rd
Midfield - raced wide and headway home turn - disputed lead from 3f out - no extra inside final furlong(op 12/1 tchd 10/1 - 9/1 & 17/2)
3 C Elite Teiichi Konno 126 lbs 11/1 2
4th
Slowly away - took keen hold - in rear - midfield after 3f - outpaced under 3f out - kept on(op 4/1 tchd 5/1)
2 C Poor Hideyuki Mori 126 lbs 9/2 1.75
5th
In rear - switched right under 3f out - kept on but not pace to challenge(op 25/1 tchd 33/1 & 28/1)
2 F Good Niels Petersen 121 lbs 25/1 4.75
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6th
Squeezed out start - raced in last - raced wide and headway home turn - in touch with leaders over 3f out - weakened 2f out(op 25/1 tchd 28/1 & 22/1)
3 C Poor Mikio Matsunaga 126 lbs 20/1 3
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7th
In touch with leaders - weakened quickly over 3f out (rider advised that colt never travelled well; post-race vet exam failed to reveal any abnormalities; endoscopic exam revealed a degree of EIPH that may have affected the performance)(op 9/4 tchd 5/2 - 3/1 & 10/3)
3 C Elite Brad H Cox 126 lbs 7/2 5.5
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8th
Disputed lead - pressed winner after 2f - weakened quickly under 4f out(op 50/1 tchd 66/1 & 80/1)
3 C AVG Doug Watson 126 lbs 100/1 5.5
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9th
Raced wide and disputed lead early - lost position but prominent after 2f - weakened quickly under 4f out(op 8/1 tchd 9/1 - 8/1 - 7/1 - 6/1 - 11/2 - 5/1 - 4/1 - 3/1 & 11/4)
3 G Good Bhupat Seemar 126 lbs 3/1J 4.75