17:10 Meydan
Saturday 1 March 2025
All13:3014:0514:5015:2516:0016:3517:1017:4518:20
Race 7 - Dubai City Of Gold Sponsored By Emirates Airline Stakes - Group 2 - Turf
- 3YO plus  |  1m 4f  |  Good  |  7 Runners  |  Turf  |   Weighed In
- Off time: 17:11Â Â |Â Â Winning time: 2m 30.63s
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Horse A-Z
Show odds
Dual course winner who posted an excellent third in this race back in 2022. However, always behind when tailed-off last of 9 in corresponding event 12 months ago. Absent since and others make much more appeal.
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Smart gelding. Won 11-runner Grade 3 Sycamore Stakes (259/100) at Keeneland (12f, firm) by short head from Bold Act. Off 141 days. First run for yard after leaving Brian A. Lynch and he's an interesting runner with further progress distinctly possible.
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Smart gelding. 9/1, creditable 4¾ lengths third of 6 to Dubai Future in Nad Al Sheba Trophy at this course (14f, good) 8 days ago. Needs to pull out more if he's to play a lead role back down in trip.
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Smart gelding. 10¾ lengths fifth of 7 to Phantom Flight in listed race at Sakhir (9.9f, good) 29 days ago. Back up in trip.
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Useful horse. Eleven runs since last win in 2023. 8/1, 4½ lengths sixth of 9 to First Conquest in Dubai Millennium Stakes at this course (9.9f, good) 29 days ago. Up in trip.
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Smart gelding. Three wins from 5 runs last year. 4¾ lengths third of 5 to Far Bridge in Joe Hirsch Turf Classic (165/100) at Aqueduct (12f, good) in September, not getting home having appeared to make a race winning move. Obvious form claims.
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Lightly-raced winner. 5/6, career best when winning 8-runner Classic Trial at Sandown (10f, good to soft) by 3¼ lengths from Macduff, pushed out. Off 10 months. Open to further progress with this increase in trip expected to hold no fears.
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Forecasts
Silver Knott (8/13), Arabian Crown (5/2), Highway Robber (11/2), Onesmoothoperator (33/1), Passion And Glory (40/1), See Hector (50/1), Al Madhar (100/1)
SILVER KNOTT thrived over middle-distances last year, winning 3 times before appearing to not get home when third on his final start at Aqueduct 5 months ago. He gets the narrow vote to make a winning return under William Buick, with promising stablemate Arabian Crown, who was last seen winning the Classic Trial at Sandown last spring, rating the chief threat. Highway Robber, on debut for Charlie Hills, completes the shortlist.
- Silver Knott8/13
- Highway Robber11/2
Prize Money
1st: 840,001.00 AED2nd: 280,002.00 AED3rd: 140,001.00 AED4th: 69,998.00 AED5th: 41,998.00 AED
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