Riyadh (KSA) Races
Riyadh (KSA)
16:50
Longines Red Sea Turf Handicap (3yo+) (Inner Track) (Turf)
Riyadh (KSA)
Date: Sat, 22 Feb 2025
Distance: 1m7f
Type: Flat
Going: Good To Firm
Surface: Turf
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 5 | Byzantine Dream (JPN) | 4 C | Good | Tomoyasu Sakaguchi | 132 lbs | 16/1 | Won | Held up in rear - steady headway from over 3f out - switched wide entering straight - ridden and quick headway to chase leaders 2f out - led 1 1/2f out - driven clear and kept on well final furlong - ridden out | ||
| 2nd | 9 | Epic Poet (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | David O'Meara | 129 lbs | 5/1 | - | Held up towards rear - steady headway from under 4f out - ridden 2f out - not clear run over 1f out - stayed on well final furlong - took second 100yds out - nearest finish | ||
| 3rd | 3 | Continuous (JPN) | 5 H | AVG | A P O'Brien | 134 lbs | 5/2F | - | Held up towards rear - took closer order 3f out - in touch going well over 2f out - ridden and kept on well from 2f out - not going pace to challenge | ||
| 4th | 7 | Presage Nocturne (IRE) | 4 C | AVG | A & G Botti | 131 lbs | 33/1 | - | Started slowly - recovered and raced in midfield - steady headway to track leaders 5f out - chased leader 4f out - led 2f out - ridden under 2f out - headed 1 1/2f out - no extra final furlong | ||
| 5th | 1 | Al Nayyir (GB) | 7 G | AVG | Tom Clover | 137 lbs | 5/1 | - | In touch in midfield - tracked leaders 3f out - ridden and pressed leaders 2 1/2f out - driven under 2f out - no extra from 1 1/2f out | ||
| 6th | 4 | Deira Mile (IRE) | 3 C | AVG | Owen Burrows | 133 lbs | 9/2 | - | Took keen hold - towards rear of midfield - headway into midfield 4f out - tracked leaders 2 1/2f out - ridden 2f out - driven and outpaced under 2f out - weakened over 1f out | ||
| 7th | 2 | Gregory (GB) | 5 G | Good | John & Thady Gosden | 136 lbs | 11/2 | - | Led - ridden 2 1/2f out - headed 2f out - soon weakened | ||
| 8th | 11 | Year Of The Dragon (IRE) | 7 G | Poor | Mohammed Alhirabi | 121 lbs | 80/1 | - | Towards rear of midfield - outpaced 3f out - soon beaten | ||
| 9th | 10 | Jack Red Cloud (IRE) | 5 G | AVG | S Aladhayani | 129 lbs | 66/1 | - | In touch in midfield - lost place 4f out - soon struggling | ||
| 10th | 8 | Trafalgar Square (FR) | 3 G | AVG | Bhupat Seemar | 129 lbs | 8/1 | - | Pulled very hard - chased leader - ridden and weakened quickly 4f out - virtually pulled up | ||
| PU | 6 | Prydwen (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | George Scott | 132 lbs | 25/1 | - | Tracked leaders - pushed along and lost place halfway - soon pulled up (post-race vet exam revealed the gelding to have tied up significantly - and to be experiencing cardiac arrhythmia) |