14:05 Meydan

Friday 2 January 2026

All13:3014:0514:4015:1515:5016:2517:0017:35

Race 2 - Binghatti Handicap - Dirt

Off time: 14:05 | Winning time: 1m 12.14s

(14)

Don Pacifico^t²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: W Buick| T: S & E Crisford| D

9/2

Good head second of 8 to Welcome Dream in handicap at this C&D (11/2) 28 days ago. Can build on that but draw could have been kinder.

Form: 242842-

(5)

Lahfaty^b²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: S De Sousa| T: M Costa| CD

12/1

C&D winner. 15/2 and hooded for 1st time, seventh of 9 in handicap at Jebel Ali (6f) 20 days ago.

Form: 43/0187-

(3)

Welcome Dream²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: T P O'Shea| T: B Seemar| CD

5/4

First run since leaving D. Watson when 5/1, career best when winning 8-runner handicap at this C&D 28 days ago by head from Don Pacifico, responding well. Expected to be bang there in follow up bid.

Form: 531/041-

(8)

Columnist²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: James Doyle| T: H Al Jehani| D

14/1

First run since leaving Richard Fahey when sixth of 15 in handicap at Meydan (6f, good, 12/1) 21 days ago. Isn't bred for the surface and easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 705986-

(11)

Nahaash^t³⁰⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Ray Dawson| T: M Costa

16/1

13/8, fifth of 7 in minor event at Jebel Ali (7f). Off 10 months. Makes handicap debut. Hard to fancy.

Form: 17/25-

(12)

Dapper Valley²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: A J Slattery| T: B Seemar| D

22/1

Three wins from 13 runs last year. Latest win at Kempton in October. First run since leaving James Owen when eighth of 12 in handicap at this C&D (11/1) 21 days ago.

Form: 911718-

(9)

Sir Harmony^t²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Connor Beasley| T: Ahmad Bin Harmash| C| D

12/1

Course winner. Respectable 2½ lengths third of 8 to Welcome Dream in handicap at this C&D (6/1) 28 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 714583-

(1)

Smart System^v⁴²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: M Kappushev| T: A Badwawi| CD

18/1

C&D winner. Two wins from 6 runs last year. Below form third of 8 in handicap (7/1) at this course (7f) 42 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 211633-

(4)

Force And Valour^t1³⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: A de Vries| T: G Scott| D

12/1

10/1, respectable fifth of 12 in handicap at Wolverhampton (7.2f) 39 days ago. Has work to do back on dirt.

Form: 663745-

(10)

Road Bloc^b²¹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-5| J: D Tudhope| T: O Refai| CD

25/1

C&D winner in November. 16/1, tenth of 12 in handicap over C&D 21 days ago.

Form: 519150-

(7)

Guarani^b²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Sandro Paiva| T: B Seemar| D

20/1

9/1, bit below form fourth of 9 in handicap at Jebel Ali (6f) 20 days ago. Looks third choice on stable's jockey bookings.

Form: 5/12554-

(2)

Royalcorrespondent²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: K Shoemark| T: M Mheiri

20/1

14/1, very good second of 12 in maiden at this C&D 21 days ago, clear of rest. May struggle back in a handicap.

Form: 052202-

(6)

Action Point^t,v¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: Bernardo Pinheiro| T: S Ghadayer| D

20/1

Twenty runs since last win in 2023. Bit below form eighth of 16 in handicap at Abu Dhabi (7f, good, 15/2) 19 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 729548-

(13)

No Escape^t1,v1²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: R Mullen| T: M Mheiri

33/1

Seventh of 14 in maiden (20/1) at this course (8f) 28 days ago. Down in trip. RESERVE.

Form: 2/4377-

Non-Runners

(13)

Arigatou Gozaimasu⁴²

Weight: 9-5| Age: 4

T: S Ghadayer J: Non Runner

Saarim¹⁹

Weight: 8-10| Age: 5

T: D Watson J: Reserve 2

Houb Al Wattan⁶²

Weight: 8-5| Age: 6

T: R Bouresly J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Welcome Dream (5/4), Don Pacifico (9/2), Lahfaty (12/1), Force And Valour (12/1), Sir Harmony (12/1), Columnist (14/1), Nahaash (16/1), Smart System (18/1), Guarani (20/1), Action Point (20/1), Royalcorrespondent (20/1), Dapper Valley (22/1), Road Bloc (25/1), Arigatou Gozaimasu (25/1), No Escape (33/1)

WELCOME DREAM made a winning start for this yard last time and can follow up. Sir Harmony is likely to pounce if the selection fails to deliver, while another old rival Don Pacifico has a solid place chance again.