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1 March 2025
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Al Maktoum Classic Sponsored By Emirates Airline (Group 2) (Dirt) Racecard

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  • Distance: 1m 2f
  • Going: Fast
Runners
15

Type
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Surface
Dirt

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Racecard

No.(Draw)
Runner
Best Odds
1
(7)
Artorius silk
Artorius tb
J: Pat Cosgrave
T: Bhupat Seemar
Has run well without winning in Group company for new yard; this trip may stretch him
1753-4
Age: 6
Weight: 9-0
OR: 103
Days: 36
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
24 Jan 25 Mey Meydan 8f Fs G3 9-0 t 4/10 King Gold (3¾L) 9/1 103 100
20 Dec 24 Mey Meydan 8f Fs G2 9-0 t 3/6 Meshtri (7½L) 11/4 105 89
11 Jul 24 Sar Saratoga 9f Fs 8-8 5/10 Warrior Johny (5½L) 98/10 - 103
15 Jun 24 Mon Monmouth Park 8f Fs G3 8-8 7/8 Bright Future (12½L) 5/2 - 88
19 May 24 Bba Belmont At The Big A 8f Fs Cl 8-10 1/5 Power Seeker (2L) 9/20F - -
20 Apr 24 Aqu Aqueduct 8f Fs Cl 8-6 3/6 Blazing Sevens (1¾L) 67/20 - 109
2
(3)
Crown Estate silk
C
Crown Estate tp
J: Bernardo Pinheiro
T: Salem bin Ghadayer
C
Course Winner - Won before at this course
Smart run from off the pace on yard debut and has run well in Group company twice since
04-154
Age: 4
Weight: 9-0
OR: 101
Days: 14
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
15 Feb 25 Jeb Jebel Ali 8f Fs G3 9-0 tp 4/14 Qareeb (1½L) 18/1 95 100
24 Jan 25 Mey Meydan 8f Fs G3 9-0 tp 5/10 King Gold (6L) 50/1 94 95
3 Jan 25 Mey Meydan 8f Fs Hc 9-1 tp 1/12 Made In Dubai (¾L) 28/1 91 94
26 Oct 24 Don Doncaster 7f Sft 3Hc 9-9 p 4/17 Myal (4L) 25/1 92 96
23 Aug 24 Yor York 8f GF 23yHc 9-1 p 16/16 Treasure Time (23L) 20/1 92 50
26 Jun 24 Sal Salisbury 8f GF 3Hc 9-1 p1 1/6 Leuven Power (1½L) EvensF 87 96
3
(13)
Desert Wisdom silk
C
Desert Wisdom v
J: Oisin Murphy
T: Ahmed Al Shemaili
C
Course Winner - Won before at this course
Hot Recent Form Jockey - 4 wins from 12 in the last 14 days (33%)
4th in last season's Al Maktoum Challenge before a 5th in this; struggled this term
45566-
Age: 7
Weight: 9-0
OR: 101
Days: 71
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
20 Dec 24 Mey Meydan 8f Fs G2 9-0 v 6/6 Meshtri (14L) 14/1 102 74
22 Nov 24 Mey Meydan 8f Fs L 9-0 v 6/9 Meshtri (11½L) 12/1 104 80
30 Mar 24 Mey Meydan 8f Fs G2 9-0 v 5/13 Two Rivers Over (5½L) 66/1 105 99
2 Mar 24 Mey Meydan 9.5f Fs G2 9-0 v 5/13 Military Law (13½L) 25/1 105 79
26 Jan 24 Mey Meydan 9.5f Fs G1 9-0 v 4/12 Kabirkhan (5¼L) 25/1 102 104
22 Dec 23 Mey Meydan 8f Fs G2 9-0 v 4/9 Isolate (8½L) 14/1 104 92
4
(10)
Elyabri silk
CD
Elyabri
J: Daniel Tudhope
T: Musabbeh Al Mheiri
CD
3 x C&D Winner - Won 3 times before on this course at this distance
2 C&D wins in h'caps; versatile with regards tactics and may not have seen best of him
261-31
Age: 4
Weight: 9-0
OR: 95
Days: 22
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
7 Feb 25 Mey Meydan 10f Fs Hc 8-9 1/14 Book Review (1L) 11/2 92 93
10 Jan 25 Mey Meydan 10f Fs Hc 8-8 3/8 Violent Justice (1½L) 3/1 92 90
6 Dec 24 Mey Meydan 10f Fs Hc 8-10 1/6 Mount Kosciuszko (½L) 4/1 89 91
8 Nov 24 Mey Meydan 9.5f Fs Hc 9-2 6/10 Lion's Mane (12L) 11/2 89 70
8 Mar 24 Mey Meydan 9.5f Fs 3y 9-1 2/14 Guns And Glory (12L) 8/1 89 76
23 Feb 24 Mey Meydan 9.5f Fs 3yL 8-9 11/12 Killer Collect (51L) 12/1 89 -
5
(1)
First Constitution silk
D
First Constitution
J: Royston Ffrench
T: Okbah Aashour
D
Distance Winner - Won before at this distance
3rd in C&D Gr 1 in 2023 but poor form since and long way behind Elyabri latest; new yard
086-50
Age: 7
Weight: 9-0
OR: 95
Days: 22
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
7 Feb 25 Mey Meydan 10f Fs Hc 9-1 b 10/14 Elyabri (15½L) 33/1 96 68
10 Jan 25 Mey Meydan 10f Fs Hc 9-5 5/8 Violent Justice (5¼L) 22/1 100 92
7 Dec 24 Jeb Jebel Ali 8f Fs Hc 9-11 b 6/8 Laasudood (13½L) 18/1 104 79
26 Jan 24 Mey Meydan 9.5f Fs G1 9-0 b 8/12 Kabirkhan (17L) 20/1 107 80
5 Jan 24 Mey Meydan 8f Gd G2 9-0 b 11/13 San Donato (9¾L) 33/1 107 85
4 Mar 23 Mey Meydan 10f Fs G1 9-0 b 3/14 Salute The Soldier (3½L) 28/1 104 106
6
(14)
Generous Tipper silk
Generous Tipper b
J: James Doyle
T: Hamad Al Jehani
Signed off with Listed win in UK but well-held 6th in Gr 1 on yard debut; stall 14 tough
/711-6
Age: 4
Weight: 9-0
OR: 106
Days: 36
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
24 Jan 25 Mey Meydan 9.5f Fs G1 9-0 6/12 Walk Of Stars (9½L) 18/1 106 98
3 Nov 24 Bba Belmont At The Big A 9f Fs 3y 8-6 1/8 Tuscan Sky (¾L) 93/10 - 109
16 Oct 24 Kee Keeneland 9f Fs 8-6 1/10 D'oro Unbridled (1L) 103/20 - -
20 Sep 24 Chu Churchill Downs 8.5f Fs 8-6 7/11 Kinetic (4¼L) 27/8 - 95
7 Oct 23 Kee Keeneland 8.5f Fs 2yG1 8-10 3/8 Locked (4¼L) 174/10 - 103
28 Aug 23 Els Ellis Park 8f Fs 2y 8-7 1/10 Greers Ferry (7½L) 7/8F - -
7
(4)
Global Hit silk
D
Global Hit he
J: Kim Hye Sun
T: Bang Dong Suk
D
Distance Winner - Won before at this distance
Fairly prolific on dirt in South Korea but was beaten a long way out on UAE debut
/311-8
Age: 5
Weight: 9-0
OR: 105
Days: 36
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
24 Jan 25 Mey Meydan 9.5f Fs G1 9-1 he 8/12 Walk Of Stars (18L) 66/1 108 80
1 Dec 24 Seo Seoul 11.5f M 9-0 e/s 1/14 Tuhonui Banseok (1¾L) 2/5F - -
13 Oct 24 Seo Seoul 10f Gd 9-0 e/s 1/15 Naol Sniper (5L) 1/5F - -
8 Sep 24 Seo Seoul 9f St 3yG3 9-0 e/s 3/11 Crown Pride (10L) 122/10 - 97
19 Nov 23 Seo Seoul 10f St 8-10 2/16 Winner's Man (7L) 23/5 - -
10 Sep 23 Seo Seoul 9f St G3 8-9 e/s 8/14 Crown Pride (20L) 142/10 - 80
8
(16)
Go Soldier Go silk
CD
Go Soldier Go b
J: Callum Shepherd
T: Fawzi Abdulla Nass
CD
2 x C&D Winner - Won 2 times before on this course at this distance
Listed winner here in 2023; good runs in defeat since; behind Elyabri in h'caps this term
233-53
Age: 5
Weight: 9-0
OR: 99
Days: 22
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
7 Feb 25 Mey Meydan 10f Fs Hc 9-4 b 3/14 Elyabri (1½L) 22/1 99 99
3 Jan 25 Mey Meydan 14f GF 9-0 v 5/8 Epic Poet (6L) 33/1 94 99
6 Dec 24 Mey Meydan 10f Fs Hc 9-8 3/6 Elyabri (2¼L) 11/4 97 97
22 Nov 24 Mey Meydan 9.5f Fs Hc 9-2 v 3/9 Lahresh (6¼L) 11/2 97 91
9 Feb 24 Mey Meydan 10f Fs Hc 9-3 v 2/10 Nevershow Weakness (5¼L) 20/1 97 93
27 Jan 24 Jeb Jebel Ali 10f Fs Hc 9-7 v 6/6 Qareeb (12½L) 5/1 100 84
9
(6)
Guns And Glory silk
CD
C
Guns And Glory tb
J: Richard Mullen
T: Bhupat Seemar
CD
C&D Winner - Won before on this course at this distance
C
2 x Course Winner - Won 2 times before at this course
Relished return to front-running latest; might find these rivals hard to dominate though
863-41
Age: 4
Weight: 9-0
OR: 100
Days: 29
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
31 Jan 25 Mey Meydan 11f Fs 9-5 tb 1/10 Inner Wisdom (10L) 6/4F 91 102
10 Jan 25 Mey Meydan 10f Fs Hc 8-9 tb 4/8 Violent Justice (3¼L) 13/2 93 87
13 Dec 24 Mey Meydan 9.5f Fs 3y 9-0 tb 3/4 Mendelssohn Bay (4¾L) 10/1 95 90
22 Nov 24 Mey Meydan 8f Fs 3y 9-5 tb 6/7 Killer Collect (26L) 7/1 100 39
30 Mar 24 Mey Meydan 9.5f Fs 3yG2 8-9 tb 8/11 Forever Young (21L) 16/1 100 74
8 Mar 24 Mey Meydan 9.5f Fs 3y 8-9 tb 1/14 Elyabri (12L) 9/4 81 94
11
(15)
Imperial Emperor silk
C
Imperial Emperor t
J: Tadhg O'Shea
T: Bhupat Seemar
C
2 x Course Winner - Won 2 times before at this course
Going Specialist - 2 wins from 3 starts on this ground (67%)
Showed he can mix it at this level when 2nd in Gr 1 here latest; stall 15 is hard though
3011-2
Age: 5
Weight: 9-0
OR: 113
Days: 36
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
24 Jan 25 Mey Meydan 9.5f Fs G1 9-1 t 2/12 Walk Of Stars (2¾L) 4/1 110 112
13 Dec 24 Mey Meydan 8f Fs Hc 9-11 t 1/7 Khanjar (7½L) 4/11F 100 112
8 Nov 24 Mey Meydan 8f Fs Hc 9-2 t 1/13 Laasudood (2½L) 6/1 94 105
16 Feb 24 Mey Meydan 9f Gd Hc 9-2 11/14 Ouzo (8¼L) 9/1 95 83
12 Jan 24 Mey Meydan 9f Gd Hc 8-6 3/13 Ouzo (2L) 7/1 95 97
19 Aug 23 Nby Newbury 10f GS 33yHc 9-11 t1 5/8 Greek Order (9¾L) 4/1 97 92
12
(9)
Kabirkhan silk
CD
BF
Kabirkhan
J: Pat Dobbs
T: Doug Watson
CD
2 x C&D Winner - Won 2 times before on this course at this distance
BF
Beaten Favourite - Losing favourite last time out
Cold Recent Form Trainer - 0 wins from 12 in the last 14 days (0%)
Gr 1 winner here last term; beaten favourite twice since and now has questions to answer
/118-7
Age: 5
Weight: 9-0
OR: 114
Days: 36
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
24 Jan 25 Mey Meydan 9.5f Fs G1 9-1 7/12 Walk Of Stars (16L) 3/1F 114 84
30 Mar 24 Mey Meydan 10f Fs G1 9-0 8/12 Laurel River (18L) 15/8F 115 95
26 Jan 24 Mey Meydan 9.5f Fs G1 8-13 1/12 Franz Strauss (4¾L) 5/6F 109 114
12 Jan 24 Mey Meydan 10f Fs Hc 9-2 1/11 Hero Mo (4L) 7/2J 97 107
2 Sep 23 Krs Krasnodar 12f St 9-2 2/12 Hero Mo () - -
6 Aug 23 Nal Nalchik 12f St 9-2 1/10 () - -
13
(2)
King Gold silk
C
King Gold
J: William Buick
T: N Caullery
C
Course Winner - Won before at this course
Hot Recent Form Jockey - 3 wins from 12 in the last 14 days (25%)
Ran down Laurel River over 1m here in January and gave the impression 1m2f might suit
1960-1
Age: 8
Weight: 9-0
OR: 109
Days: 36
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
24 Jan 25 Mey Meydan 8f Fs G3 9-1 1/10 Laurel River (shd) 66/1 109 110
6 Oct 24 Lon Longchamp 7f VSft G1 9-2 13/16 Ramatuelle (9½L) 43/1 - 98
11 Aug 24 Dea Deauville 8f Gd G1 9-6 6/7 Charyn (6L) 47/1 - 111
4 Aug 24 Dea Deauville 6.5f GS G1 9-4 9/15 Lazzat (11L) 26/1 - 90
20 Jun 24 Lon Longchamp 7f Sft G3 9-4 1/9 Exxtra (hd) 26/5 - 111
30 Mar 24 Mey Meydan 6f Gd G1 9-4 8/12 California Spangle (5½L) 50/1 108 100
14
(12)
Majestic Pride silk
Majestic Pride t
J: Mickael Barzalona
T: Simon & Ed Crisford
4th in last season's Al Fahidi Form; encouragement on dirt this term and should stay 1m2f
04-723
Age: 5
Weight: 9-0
OR: 102
Days: 14
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
15 Feb 25 Jeb Jebel Ali 8f Fs G3 9-0 t 3/14 Qareeb (1¼L) 6/1 99 101
18 Jan 25 Jeb Jebel Ali 8f Fs 9-0 t 2/12 Sadaaty (3¼L) 9/2 101 95
5 Jan 25 Srh Sharjah 8.5f Fs 9-0 t 7/13 Street Mood (4½L) 106 85
26 Jan 24 Mey Meydan 7f Gd G2 9-0 h 4/10 Mysterious Night (1½L) 16/1 102 110
12 Jan 24 Mey Meydan 9f Gd Hc 9-0 10/13 Ouzo (16L) 8/1 102 75
6 Dec 23 Kem Kempton (AW) 8f St/Slw L 9-5 h 3/9 Grey's Monument (1¾L) 2/1J 96 106
15
(11)
Olzhakhan silk
Olzhakhan v
J: Connor Beasley
T: Ali Al Badwawi
Prolific in Kazakhstan but low-key UAE debut when last of eight and moved yards quickly
2/11-8
Age: 7
Weight: 9-0
OR: 97
Days: 43
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
17 Jan 25 Mey Meydan 7f Fs Hc 9-5 8/8 Asad Zabeel (13½L) 9/1 100 68
21 Sep 24 Alm Almaty 8f St 9-6 1/5 Alaska Tiger (5¼L) - -
29 Jun 24 Alm Almaty 8f St 9-6 1/9 Life's A Breeze (11L) - -
17 Sep 23 Alm Almaty 12f St 9-6 2/6 Fletcher (1L) - -
16
(8)
Qareeb silk
CD
D
Qareeb
J: Silvestre De Sousa
T: Musabbeh Al Mheiri
CD
3 x C&D Winner - Won 3 times before on this course at this distance
D
6 x Distance Winner - Won 6 times before at this distance
C&D winner and improving this term; had a few of these in behind at Jebel Ali latest
032-41
Age: 7
Weight: 9-0
OR: 105
Days: 14
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
15 Feb 25 Jeb Jebel Ali 8f Fs G3 9-0 1/14 Sadaaty (1¼L) 9/2 105 104
24 Jan 25 Mey Meydan 9.5f Fs G1 9-1 4/12 Walk Of Stars (8¼L) 25/1 103 101
20 Dec 24 Mey Meydan 8f Fs G2 9-0 2/6 Meshtri (3L) 10/1 103 99
22 Nov 24 Mey Meydan 8f Fs L 9-0 3/9 Meshtri (8¼L) 5/1 103 87
30 Mar 24 Mey Meydan 8f Fs G2 9-0 10/13 Two Rivers Over (13½L) 25/1 103 79
2 Mar 24 Mey Meydan 8f Fs G3 9-0 2/16 Laurel River (6¾L) 33/1 98 98
10
(5)
Homo Deus silk
D
Homo Deus tb
T: Lucie Botti
D
3 x Distance Winner - Won 3 times before at this distance
3354-9
Age: 7
Weight: 9-0
OR: 103
Days: 36
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
24 Jan 25 Mey Meydan 14f GF G3 9-5 t 9/9 Keffaaf (14½L) 33/1 105 88
24 Nov 24 Tls Toulouse 12f Hy L 9-2 t 4/8 Sirjan (2½L) 17/5 - 101
25 Aug 24 Dea Deauville 12.5f VSft G2 9-4 t 5/6 Quantanamera (13L) 71/10 - 97
15 Aug 24 Sas San Sebastian 12f Gd 9-4 3/13 Media Storm (3L) 19/10F - -
26 Jul 24 Ave Avenches 12f Gd 9-7 3/5 Excelsior (3L) 9/5J - 105
1 Apr 24 Sai Saint-Cloud 15f Hy L 9-2 t 1/9 Galego Star (5L) 9/10F - 115
Verdict

This can go to KING GOLD who took the scalp of Laurel River last time when handling the kickback well and he's unexposed at 1m2f

Verdict silk image
King Gold

Betting Forecast:

3/1 King Gold,

100/30 Imperial Emperor,

6/1 Guns And Glory,

8/1 Kabirkhan,

Qareeb,

10/1 Artorius,

Majestic Pride,

16/1 Elyabri,

20/1 Generous Tipper,

25/1 Crown Estate,

33/1 Desert Wisdom,

Go Soldier Go,

40/1 Olzhakhan,

50/1 First Constitution,

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