17:35 Meydan

Friday 2 January 2026

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

Race 8 - Zoho Stakes - Turf

Off time: 17:36 | Winning time: 2m 59.12s

(9)

Al Madhar³⁰¹

Age: 9| Weight: 9-4| J: H Al Busaidi| T: M Alsuwaidi| OR: 106| C

100/1

Course winner. 40/1, fifteenth of 16 in handicap at this course (8f, good). Off 10 months. Significantly up in trip. First run for yard after leaving M. Al Mheiri. Hard to make a case for at present.

Form: 1439/60-

(10)

Burdett Road^t⁴⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-4| J: P Cosgrave| T: J Owen| OR: 109

15/2

Useful gelding. 9/2, 11½ lengths third of 6 to July Flower in Gr 2 chase at Cheltenham (15.9f, soft) on debut over fences 48 days ago. Takes a class drop back on the Flat and is respected.

Form: 416/486-

(11)

City King^t¹³

Age: 7| Weight: 9-4| J: Q Al Busaidi| T: O Refai| OR: 77

150/1

One win from 21 Flat runs. 33/1, ninth of 13 in handicap at Abu Dhabi (10.9f, good) 13 days ago. Up in trip. Very hard to make a case for.

Form: 479/889-

(7)

Deciduous^t¹³

Age: 7| Weight: 9-4| J: Bernardo Pinheiro| T: S Ghadayer| OR: 83| C

50/1

Fairly useful gelding. Course winner. Latest win at Jebel Ali in November. Creditable third of 13 in handicap at Abu Dhabi (10.9f, good, 7/2) 13 days ago. Looks up against it stepping up in trip.

Form: 807183-

(6)

Endless Victory¹⁷⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: W Buick| T: C Appleby| OR: 107

11/8

Smart gelding. Good second of 13 in handicap (9/2) at Newmarket (14f, good to firm). Off 175 days. Merits consideration.

Form: 91/3972-

(8)

Flying Honours^h¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-4| J: Connor Beasley| T: Ahmad Bin Harmash| OR: 104

28/1

Useful gelding. 20/1, respectable third of 7 in handicap at this course (12f, good to soft) 14 days ago.

Form: 784/533-

(1)

Goya Senora⁹¹

Age: 10| Weight: 9-4| J: C Lecoeuvre| T: Y Barberot| OR: 111| D

18/1

Useful gelding. Eleven runs since last win in 2024. 65/10, creditable ¾-length second of 7 to Bel Et Bien in listed race at Saint-Cloud (13.9f, good). Off 91 days. Can give a good account without proving serious threat to principals.

Form: 341242-

(12)

Kihavah^t⁷⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 9-4| J: P J Dobbs| T: A Keatley| OR: 102| D

18/1

Useful gelding. 3¼ lengths third of 4 to Rubaud in listed hurdle (13/2) at Kempton (16f, good to firm) 75 days ago. Significantly back up in trip in this sphere. Others more persuasive.

Form: 21/1580-

(5)

Meydaan⁵⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: James Doyle| T: S & E Crisford| OR: 114

15/8

Smart gelding. Respectable 9 lengths tenth of 24 to Half Yours in Melbourne Cup (Handicap) at Flemington (16f, good to soft, 25/1) 59 days ago. Will appreciate the step back in trip and is expected to be bang there.

Form: 052390-

(13)

New Comedy^b⁴⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-4| J: Jules Mobian| T: A Al Shemaili| OR: 94

100/1

Fair gelding. Twenty two runs since last win in 2022. Ninth of 12 in handicap at Abu Dhabi (8f, good, 25/1) 49 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 070039-

(4)

Ruling Dynasty^b¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 9-4| J: T P O'Shea| T: I Mohammed & J Santos| OR: 94| C

66/1

Useful gelding. Course winner. Last of 7 in handicap at this course (12f, good to soft, 18/1) 14 days ago.

Form: 10013/7-

(2)

Nightwalker^h⁹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: Saffie Osborne| T: R Spencer| OR: 102

5/1

Useful gelding. 17/2 and hooded for 1st time, creditable neck second of 8 to Fantasy World in listed race at Ascot (14.2f, good to soft). First run for yard after leaving John & Thady Gosden.

Form: 506342-

Non-Runners

(3)

King Of Conquest³⁰¹

Weight: 9-4| Age: 7

T: C Appleby J: Billy Loughnane

Forecasts

Endless Victory (11/8), Meydaan (15/8), Nightwalker (5/1), King Of Conquest (5/1), Burdett Road (15/2), Goya Senora (18/1), Kihavah (18/1), Flying Honours (28/1), Deciduous (50/1), Ruling Dynasty (66/1), Al Madhar (100/1), New Comedy (100/1), City King (150/1)

Only a handful make serious appeal and MEYDAAN can show his class and come out on top. The Godolphin pair Endless Victory and King of Conquest can fill the places.