Meydan (UAE)
16:00
Longines Dubai Sheema Classic (Turf)
Meydan (UAE) Date: Sat, 30 Mar 2024 Distance: 1m4f Type: Flat Going: Good Surface: Turf
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
1st
Pressed leader early - raced in second after 2f - led over 1f out - soon clear - kept on well - ridden out(tchd 20/1)
6 G Elite Charlie Appleby 126 lbs 25/1 Won
2nd
Prominent - went second inside final furlong - kept on
6 H AVG Hideaki Fujiwara 126 lbs 33/1 2
3rd
Midfield - on outer home turn - headway over 1f out - hung left but kept on well inside final furlong - went third final 110yds(op 5/2)
4 F Good Mitsumasa Nakauchida 120 lbs 2/1 1
4th
Prominent - outpaced 2f out - kept on inside final furlong(tchd 11/1)
6 H AVG Haruki Sugiyama 126 lbs 12/1 0.3
5th
Midfield - steady headway over 1f out - disputing fourth inside final furlong - kept on(op 5/1)
5 M AVG John & Thady Gosden 121 lbs 6/1 0.1
6th
Prominent - pushed along early - led after 1f - headed over 1f out - lost second inside final furlong - weakened final 110yds
5 H AVG A P O'Brien 126 lbs 100/1 2
7th
Held up in rear - outpaced 2f out - no chance but kept on inside final furlong
6 G Good A Fabre 126 lbs 25/1 3.75
8th
Started quickly - led - prominent when headed after 1f - dropped to midfield after 3f - weakened inside final furlong (rider advised that the mare hung right throughout)
5 M AVG Mizuki Takayanagi 121 lbs 16/1 2
9th
Midfield - weakened final furlong(op 80/1 tchd 40/1)
6 H Good A De Mieulle 126 lbs 66/1 .5
10th
Always behind(op 150/1)
5 H AVG Henk Grewe 126 lbs 200/1 2.25
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11th
Always behind (post-race vet exam revealed the gelding to lame in the right-fore leg)
7 G Good Richard Fahey 126 lbs 25/1 2
12th
Held up in rear - ridden 2f out - no impression and weakened over 1f out (rider advised that the colt settled towards the rear of the field in his usual racing position - however failed to run on when placed under pressure; added that the horse had a record of either winning or running extremely poorly; post-race vet exam failed to reveal any abnormalities)(op 5/4)
4 C Good A P O'Brien 125 lbs 11/8F 5.75