16:00 Meydan

Friday 7 March 2025

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Race 5 - Ras Al Khor Sponsored By Azizi Stakes - Group 3 - Turf

Off time: 16:00 | Winning time: 1m 21.98s

(2)

Marbaan⁴²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: R Dawson| T: M Costa| OR: 109| CD

3/1

Smart horse. Career best when winning 8-runner Al Fahidi Fort (14/1) at this C&D (good) 42 days ago by length from Mysterious Night, pushed out. Not taken lightly.

Form: 25002-1

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(8)

Al Salt²¹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-0| J: P Cosgrave| T: A Badwawi| OR: 101| CD

20/1

Useful gelding. C&D winner. Good second of 10 in handicap at this C&D (good, 33/1) 21 days ago.

Form: 9048-42

(9)

Andreas Vesalius^t²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-0| J: Connor Beasley| T: Ahmad Bin Harmash| OR: 97| D

25/1

Useful gelding. Latest win at Abu Dhabi in November. Ninth of 10 in handicap at this C&D (good, 22/1) 21 days ago.

Form: 017-249

(7)

Dolayli^t³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-0| J: Bernardo Pinheiro| T: S Ghadayer| OR: 116

40/1

Three wins from 7 runs last year. 23¾ lengths last of 9 to First Conquest in Dubai Millennium Stakes (20/1) at this course (9.9f, good) 35 days ago. Down in trip.

Form: 475-899

(10)

Echo Point³⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 9-0| J: S De Sousa| T: M Mheiri| OR: 95| CD

8/1

Useful gelding. C&D winner. Latest win here in January. Respectable 4¼ lengths fifth of 10 to Romantic Style in listed race (3/1) at this course (6f, good) 35 days ago.

Form: 6515-15

(6)

Khanjar³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-0| J: Jim Crowley| T: M Mheiri| OR: 97| D

16/1

Useful gelding. Improved on recent efforts to win 16-runner handicap at Meydan (7f, 9/1) 35 days ago.

Form: 5722-61

(4)

Kubrick¹⁶⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: D Tudhope| T: M Mheiri| OR: 110| D

16/1

Useful horse. 26/10, creditable third of 6 in claimer at Aqueduct (8.5f, firm). Off 168 days. First run for yard after leaving Chad C. Brown.

Form: 7/16653-

(1)

Mysterious Night⁴²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: W Buick| T: C Appleby| OR: 110| CD

8/11

Smart gelding. C&D winner. Two wins from 4 runs last year. 7/2, creditable length second of 8 to Marbaan in Al Fahidi Fort at this C&D (good) 42 days ago. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 5/1102-2

(5)

Silent Defense²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: Jules Mobian| T: R Bouresly| OR: 86| D

80/1

Useful horse. Twelve runs since last win in 2023. Thirteenth of 16 in handicap (66/1) at this course (9f, good) 28 days ago. Back down in trip. Very hard to make a case for.

Form: 66-9430

Non-Runners

(3)

Giustino¹³

Weight: 9-0| Age: 4

T: J Olascoaga J: P J Dobbs

Forecasts

Mysterious Night (8/11), Marbaan (3/1), Echo Point (8/1), Khanjar (16/1), Kubrick (16/1), Al Salt (20/1), Andreas Vesalius (25/1), Giustino (25/1), Dolayli (40/1), Silent Defense (80/1)

MYSTERIOUS NIGHT finished a length behind Marbaan when 1-2 in a Group 2 over C&D 6 weeks ago, but he can reverse the placings as he was returning from a lay-off that day and is now 3 lb better off with the winner. Echo Point is best of the rest.