17:00 Meydan

Friday 9 January 2026

All13:3014:0514:4015:1515:5016:2517:0017:3518:10

Race 7 - DP World GCC Handicap - Dirt

Off time: 17:00 | Winning time: 1m 12.32s

(2)

Sound Money^b³¹⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 9-11| J: T P O'Shea| T: B Seemar| CD

13/8

C&D winner. 7 lengths fifth of 15 to Fort Payne in Burj Nahaar at this course (8f, 9/1). Off 10 months. Down in trip. Rejoined former yard after leaving Julio Olascoaga. May do better in a handicap.

Form: 2194/95-

(3)

Echo Point²⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 9-10| J: Connor Beasley| T: M Mheiri| C

3/1

Course winner. Two wins from 6 runs last year, latest here in November. Bit below form second of 12 in handicap over C&D (11/1) 28 days ago. Chance of minor money.

Form: 155172-

(6)

Cats By Five^t,b¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: P J Dobbs| T: D Watson| D

15/8

Eleven runs since last win in 2023. 9/1, respectable fifth of 12 in handicap at Jebel Ali (7f) 13 days ago. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 22/6325-

(4)

Danyah^v1¹³

Age: 9| Weight: 9-1| J: R Mullen| T: M Mheiri| D

20/1

Eighth of 12 in handicap (12/1) at Jebel Ali (7f) 13 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 93/6708-

(7)

Sahalat⁴⁴⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 9-1| J: A J Slattery| T: B Seemar| D

8/1

774/100, creditable fifth of 9 in claimer at Keeneland (6.5f). Off 14 months. First run for yard after leaving Andrew McKeever. Work to do on handicap debut.

Form: 215185/

(5)

Nibras Passion^t⁵⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 8-10| J: Bernardo Pinheiro| T: A Al Shemaili

50/1

First run since leaving Ismail Mohammed when last of 12 in handicap at Abu Dhabi (7f, good, 14/1) 56 days ago. Makes dirt debut. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 42149/0-

Non-Runners

(1)

Great Wish¹¹⁰

Weight: 9-10| Age: 5

T: B Olsen J: K Shoemark

Forecasts

Sound Money (13/8), Cats By Five (15/8), Echo Point (3/1), Sahalat (8/1), Great Wish (16/1), Danyah (20/1), Nibras Passion (50/1)

CATS BY FIVE looks to have marginally the best chance. Sound Money is tough to ignore back with Bhupat Seemar, while Echo Point can see out the 1-2-3.