Meydan (UAE)
13:50
Dubai City Of Gold Sponsored By emirates.com (Turf)
Meydan (UAE) Date: Sat, 02 Mar 2024 Distance: 1m4f Type: Flat Going: Good Surface: Turf
Non-Runners: Jeff Koons, Simca Mille
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
1st
Midfield - smooth headway 2f out - led still going well 1 1/2f out - soon in control - readily(op 13/8 tchd 6/4 and 15/8)
4 G Good Charlie Appleby 123 lbs 7/4 Won
2nd
In rear of mid-division - smooth progress 2f out - ran on well - no match for winner(op 5/1)
3 G Elite Charlie Appleby 126 lbs 6/1 2
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3rd
Midfield - ran on late - never a threat(op 8/1)
5 H AVG Henk Grewe 126 lbs 12/1 4.75
4th
In touch - ridden and every chance final 2f - one pace (rider stated that the gelding tired over the concluding stages when placed under pressure; endoscopic exam revealed a degree of EIPH which may have affected performance)(op 13/8)
5 G Good Charlie Appleby 123 lbs 5/4F 3.75
5th
Led - raced freely - clear 4f out - back to field final 2f - headed soon after - weakened(tchd 25/1)
5 M Poor Mrs John Harrington 121 lbs 20/1 2.5
6th
Tracked pace - weakened final 2f (post-race vet exam revealed the gelding to be lame in the left-fore leg; found to have a fractured left-fore sesamoid and was humanely euthanized)(op 25/1 tchd 12/1)
7 G AVG Jamie Osborne 126 lbs 14/1 3.5
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7th
Held up - outpaced 3f out - always behind(tchd 100/1)
9 G Poor A bin Harmash 126 lbs 66/1 0.1
8th
In touch - folded tamely 3f out(op 33/1)
2 C Poor A bin Harmash 126 lbs 66/1 3
9th
Reared and lost ground at start - in rear - always adrift(op 33/1 tchd 66/1)
8 G AVG Musabbeh Al Mheiri 126 lbs 50/1 46