Meydan (UAE) Races
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
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 10 | Walk Of Stars (GB) | 5 G | AVG | Bhupat Seemar | 127 lbs | 100/30 | Won | Made running - pressed early - kicked over 2f out - always doing enough - made just about all(op 4/1 tchd 5/1) | ||
| 2nd | 5 | Imperial Emperor (IRE) | 5 G | Good | Bhupat Seemar | 127 lbs | 4/1 | 2.75 | Tracked pace - smooth headway 3f out - every chance final 2f - kept on(tchd 7/2) | ||
| 3rd | 3 | Facteur Cheval (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | J Reynier | 127 lbs | 5/1 | 4.25 | In rear - some headway over 2f out - kept on - not reach leaders(tchd 9/2) | ||
| 4th | 8 | Qareeb (USA) | 7 H | AVG | Musabbeh Al Mheiri | 127 lbs | 25/1 | 1.25 | Tracked pace - every chance over 2f out - plugged on(op 20/1 tchd 33/1) | ||
| 5th | 7 | Local Dynasty (IRE) | 4 G | AVG | Simon & Ed Crisford | 127 lbs | 9/1 | 1 | Midfield - headway 3f out - no extra final furlong(op 20/1) | ||
| 6th | 12 | Generous Tipper (USA) | 4 C | Poor | Hamad Al Jehani | 126 lbs | 18/1 | 0.3 | Midfield - never on terms(op 12/1 tchd 20/1) | ||
| 7th | 6 | Kabirkhan (USA) | 5 H | Elite | Doug Watson | 127 lbs | 3/1F | 6.5 | 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) | ||
| 8th | 4 | Global Hit (KOR) | 5 H | Poor | Bang Dong Suk | 127 lbs | 66/1 | 2 | Awkward start - midfield - struggling 4f out(op 33/1) | ||
| 9th | 1 | Clapton (USA) | 6 H | Poor | Doug Watson | 127 lbs | 33/1 | .5 | Held up - soon detached - always behind(op 20/1) | ||
| 10th | 2 | Dhahabi (IRE) | 7 G | Poor | Osama Refai | 127 lbs | 80/1 | 10 | Held up - soon outpaced - always behind(tchd 66/1) | ||
| 11th | 9 | Saayedd (USA) | 7 G | Good | Michael Costa | 127 lbs | 40/1 | 2.75 | Pressed leader early - ridden 4f out - stopped quickly final 3f (lost right-fore plate during the race)(op 25/1) | ||
| 99th | 11 | Gaassid (USA) | 4 C | Elite | Michael Costa | 126 lbs | 8/1 | - | 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) |