Meydan (UAE)
16:25
Al Maktoum Challenge Presented By Longines (Dirt)
Meydan (UAE) Date: Fri, 24 Jan 2025 Distance: 1m1½f Type: Flat Going: Fast Surface: Dirt
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
1st
Made running - pressed early - kicked over 2f out - always doing enough - made just about all(op 4/1 tchd 5/1)
5 G AVG Bhupat Seemar 127 lbs 100/30 Won
2nd
Tracked pace - smooth headway 3f out - every chance final 2f - kept on(tchd 7/2)
5 G Elite Bhupat Seemar 127 lbs 4/1 2.75
3rd
In rear - some headway over 2f out - kept on - not reach leaders(tchd 9/2)
6 G AVG J Reynier 127 lbs 5/1 4.25
4th
Tracked pace - every chance over 2f out - plugged on(op 20/1 tchd 33/1)
7 H AVG Musabbeh Al Mheiri 127 lbs 25/1 1.25
5th
Midfield - headway 3f out - no extra final furlong(op 20/1)
4 G AVG Simon & Ed Crisford 127 lbs 9/1 1
6th
Midfield - never on terms(op 12/1 tchd 20/1)
4 C Poor Hamad Al Jehani 126 lbs 18/1 0.3
7th
Reared slightly start - midfield - raced keenly - touch short of room over 3f out - one pace when clear (rider advised that the horse will take benefit from his first start this season)(op 9/4)
5 H Good Doug Watson 127 lbs 3/1F 6.5
8th
Awkward start - midfield - struggling 4f out(op 33/1)
5 H Poor Bang Dong Suk 127 lbs 66/1 2
9th
Held up - soon detached - always behind(op 20/1)
6 H Poor Doug Watson 127 lbs 33/1 .5
10th
Held up - soon outpaced - always behind(tchd 66/1)
7 G Poor Osama Refai 127 lbs 80/1 10
11th
Pressed leader early - ridden 4f out - stopped quickly final 3f (lost right-fore plate during the race)(op 25/1)
7 G Good Michael Costa 127 lbs 40/1 2.75
99th
Prominent stopped quickly 3f out - pulled up soon after - fatally injured (rider advised that passing the 500 metres the colt went amiss in front and as a result he eased him out of the race; post-race vet exam revealed the colt to have sustained an injury to his right-fore leg; he was transported to the Dubai Equine Hospital for further assessment and was humanely euthanized)(op 14/1)
4 C Good Michael Costa 126 lbs 8/1 -
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