15:50 Meydan

Friday 2 January 2026

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Race 5 - Dubawi Stakes Sponsored By France Galop (Group 3) - Dirt

  • 3YO plus  |   6f  |   7 Runners  |   Dirt
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Horse A-Z
Smart gelding. 4-time C&D winner, including last year's Golden Shaheen. 8/15, well-beaten last of 7 to El Nasseeb in listed race over C&D 28 days ago. Should be bang there if back to best.
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2
(5)
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Mufasat,b28
Age: 7|  Weight: 9-0| J: T P O'Shea| T: B Seemar| OR:  107
Smart horse. 8 lengths fourth of 7 to El Nasseeb in listed race (9/2) at this C&D 28 days ago. Could go well under O'Shea.
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3
(4)
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El Nasseeb28
Age: 5|  Weight: 9-0| J: S De Sousa| T: M Mheiri| CD
Smart colt. 3-time C&D winner. Two wins from 5 runs last year. Career best when winning 7-runner listed race at this C&D (11/1) 28 days ago by 3½ lengths from Colour Up. Lightly raced and should get ideal pace setup.
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4
(2)
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Drew's Goldt,b21
Age: 6|  Weight: 9-0| J: A J Slattery| T: B Seemar| OR:  107| CD
Smart gelding. First run since leaving Julio Olascoaga when 11/2, career best when winning 12-runner handicap at this C&D 21 days ago. Respected.
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5
(7)
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Colour Upt28
Age: 8|  Weight: 9-0| J: P J Dobbs| T: D Watson| OR:  105| CD
Smart gelding. 3-time C&D winner. Five wins from 19 Flat runs. Tongue strap on for 1st time, creditable 3½ lengths second of 7 to El Nasseeb in listed race at this C&D (18/1) 28 days ago. Runner-up in this last year but may find a few of these too good.
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6
(1)
Horse silk
Apollo One35
Age: 8|  Weight: 9-0| J: D Tudhope| T: P & J Clutterbuck| OR:  105| D
Smart gelding. 11/1, 1¾ lengths second of 13 to Royal Zabeel in listed race at Southwell (6.1f) 35 days ago. Consistent type but may have work cut out on dirt debut at the age of 8.
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7
(3)
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Ponntost14
Age: 8|  Weight: 9-0| J: Ray Dawson| T: M N Nieslanik| OR:  104| D
Useful horse. Latest win at Most in August. 5¾ lengths sixth of 9 to Cover Up in listed race at Meydan (5f, good to soft, 3/1) 14 days ago. More required back on dirt.
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Forecasts

El Nasseeb (7/4), Drew's Gold (4/1), Colour Up (4/1), Mufasa (6/1), Dark Saffron (10/1), Apollo One (10/1), Ponntos (16/1)

Verdict

EL NASSEEB can win again in this Group 3. Mufasa shouldn't be underestimated, while Dark Saffron can't be ignored either.

Prize Money

1st: 419,998.00 AED2nd: 140,001.00 AED3rd: 69,998.00 AED4th: 35,001.00 AED5th: 20,999.00 AED

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