16:40 Meydan

Saturday 5 April 2025

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Race 6 - Dubai Golden Shaheen Sponsored By Nakheel (Group 1) - Dirt

Off time: 16:41 | Winning time: 1m 11.40s

(2)

Colour Up³⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 9-5| J: P J Dobbs| T: D Watson| OR: 105| CD

50/1

Three-time C&D winner. Five wins from 17 Flat runs. 16/1, bit below form 7 lengths fourth of 12 to Tuz in Mahab Al Shimaal at this C&D 35 days ago.

Form: 02-2254

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(1)

Drew's Gold^b,t³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: S De Sousa| T: J Olascoaga| OR: 107| D

50/1

Useful horse. 18½ lengths ninth of 12 to Tuz in Mahab Al Shimaal (25/1) at this C&D 35 days ago. Uphill task.

Form: 2375/39

(10)

Eastern World^v³⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 9-5| J: R Dawson| T: Ahmad Bin Harmash| OR: 111| CD

33/1

Useful gelding. C&D winner. 50/1, very good 5¼ lengths third of 12 to Tuz in Mahab Al Shimaal at this C&D 35 days ago, well positioned.

Form: 1/99-443

(6)

Kurojishi Joe⁶²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: K Tosaki| T: I Okada| D

40/1

Smart horse. Creditable 7¾ lengths fifth of 16 to in Group 3 Negishi Stakes at Tokyo (7f) 62 days ago.

Form: 22522-5

(11)

Nakatomi^t¹⁵⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: E Jaramillo| T: Wesley Ward| OR: 115| D

20/1

Smart gelding. Six wins from 20 Flat runs. 46/10, bit below form 5 lengths sixth of 11 to Straight No Chaser in Breeders' Cup Sprint at Del Mar (6f). Off 154 days. Likely to be thereabouts if back to his best.

Form: 3/33126-

(8)

Remake^b1⁴²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: L Dettori| T: Koichi Shintani| OR: 115| D

22/1

Very smart horse. Eight wins from 18 Flat runs. Below form 9¼ lengths seventh of 12 to Straight No Chaser in Group 2 Riyadh Dirt Sprint (4/1) at King Abdulaziz (6f) 42 days ago. Each-way claims if back to his best under Dettori.

Form: 2/1410-7

(9)

Straight No Chaser^t1⁴²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: John Velazquez| T: Dan Blacker| OR: 110| D

10/11

Breeders' Cup Sprint winner in November and followed up in Group 2 Riyadh Dirt Sprint at King Abdulaziz (6f) 42 days ago by 3¾ lengths from Muqtahem. Leading claims.

Form: 11/411-1

(4)

Super Chow^b1⁴²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Chantal Sutherland| T: Jorge Delgado| OR: 109| D

33/1

Useful horse. Three wins from 8 runs last year. 32/10, didn't need to improve to win 6-runner listed race at Gulfstream (6f) 42 days ago by ¾ length from Concrete Glory.

Form: 14436-1

(5)

Tuz³⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 9-5| J: T P O'Shea| T: B Seemar| OR: 115| CD

15/8

Has won his last 6 outings over this C&D, including this race last year. Looked as good as ever when beating American Stage by 5 lengths in the Al Shimaal last month. Looks sure to make a bold bid to defend his crown.

Form: 011-111

(7)

American Stage³⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: Oisin Murphy| T: Y Yahagi| D

12/1

Useful colt. Three wins from 6 runs last year. Latest win at Chukyo in December. Creditable 5 lengths second of 12 to Tuz in Mahab Al Shimaal at this C&D (7/2) 35 days ago, well positioned.

Form: 22111-2

(12)

Dark Saffron^b²²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: Connor Beasley| T: Ahmad Bin Harmash| CD

33/1

Useful gelding. One win from 3 runs last year. Career best when winning 9-runner minor event at this C&D (5/2) 22 days ago, easily. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 13-3251

Non-Runners

Jasper Krone⁴²

Weight: 9-5| Age: 6

T: H Mori J: Non Runner

(3)

Royal Commando⁴⁹

Weight: 9-5| Age: 8

T: S Ghadayer J: C P Lemaire

Forecasts

Straight No Chaser (10/11), Tuz (15/8), American Stage (12/1), Nakatomi (20/1), Remake (22/1), Dark Saffron (33/1), Eastern World (33/1), Super Chow (33/1), Kurojishi Joe (40/1), Colour Up (50/1), Drew's Gold (50/1), Royal Commando (50/1)

Breeders' Cup hero STRAIGHT NO CHASER could still be getting better judged on his easy win in Saudi 6 weeks ago and might prove just too strong for last year's winner Tuz in what could develop into a straight fight between the pair. Nakatomi and Remake can battle it out for third.