Palm Jebel Ali (Handicap) (Dirt)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 14 | Gamekeeper (IRE) | 4 C | AVG | A bin Harmash | 126 lbs | 18/1 | Won | Pressed leader - ridden to lead under 2f out - kept on well and went clear final furlong(op 20/1) | ||
| 2nd | 16 | King's Fountain (GB) | 3 G | Poor | A bin Harmash | 125 lbs | 20/1 | 3.5 | Dwelt start - took keen hold - towards rear - midfield after 2f - kept on home straight - went second inside final furlong - no match for winner(op 25/1) | ||
| 3rd | 15 | Trip To Rome (IRE) | 4 G | Poor |
Qais Bin Saif Al Busaidi
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Osama Refai | 122 lbs | 20/1 | 0.3 | Prominent - briefly went second but no extra inside final furlong | |
| 4th | 2 | Jumaira Bay (FR) | 7 G | Poor | Doug Watson | 136 lbs | 12/1 | 1 | Dwelt start - travelled strongly - towards rear - headway from over 2f out - went fourth towards finish - never near to challenge | ||
| 5th | 11 | Atlantic Sky (GB) | 6 G | Poor | Doug Watson | 127 lbs | 11/1 | .25 | Slowly into stride - in rear - midfield halfway - in touch with leaders over 1f out - no telling impression(op 10/1) | ||
| 6th | 9 | Mayaadeen (IRE) | 10 G | Poor | Doug Watson | 128 lbs | 12/1 | 0.2 | Raced wide - in touch with leaders - outpaced but kept on home straight - did well in the circumstances(op 7/1 tchd 6/1) | ||
| 7th | 7 | Condor Pasa (ARG) | 4 G | Poor | Fawzi Abdulla Nass | 129 lbs | 8/1 | 1.5 | Prominent - weakened from 2f out(op 10/1 tchd 11/1) | ||
| 8th | 1 | Tawalla (IRE) | 4 G | Good | Michael Costa | 137 lbs | 4/1 | .5 | Took keen hold - led - headed and weakened under 2f out (rider advised that the gelding raced keen throughout)(op 9/2) | ||
| 9th | 18 | Fall Of Rome (IRE) | 5 G | Poor | Bhupat Seemar | 125 lbs | 7/2F | 2 | In touch with leaders - weakened 2f out(op 3/1 tchd 11/4 and 4/1) | ||
| 10th | 17 | Sendeed (IRE) | 8 G | Poor | Rashed Bouresly | 126 lbs | 20/1 | 1.5 | Slowly into stride - in rear - always behind(op 28/1 tchd 33/1) | ||
| 11th | 19 | Chosen Mark (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | Ahmed Al Shemaili | 123 lbs | 20/1 | 1 | Always behind(tchd 25/1) | ||
| 12th | 8 | Tolmount (GB) | 7 G | AVG | Salem bin Ghadayer | 129 lbs | 9/1 | 12.5 | Pushed along early - in touch with leaders - weakened 3f out - eased home straight (rider advised that the gelding was not suited to stepping back to 1400 metres as the pace of the race was too fast for him)(op 15/2) | ||
| 13th | 13 | Shymay (GB) | 8 M | Poor | Okbah Aashour | 127 lbs | 16/1 | 0.1 | Raced wide - prominent - weakened quickly 3f out(op 25/1) | ||
| 14th | 5 | Urgent Appeal (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | Rashed Bouresly | 132 lbs | 40/1 | 7 | Midfield - weakened 2f out (post-race vet exam revealed the gelding to be lame in the right-fore leg)(op 50/1) | ||
| 15th | 10 | Shababy (USA) | 3 C | AVG | Ahmed Al Shemaili | 127 lbs | 16/1 | 22 | In touch with leaders early - soon struggling in rear(op 20/1) | ||
| 16th | 3 | El Introvertido (ARG) | 4 C | Poor | Fawzi Abdulla Nass | 132 lbs | 20/1 | 10.5 | Always behind(op 12/1) |
Meydan (UAE) Races