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17:25 Meydan (UAE)

Curlin Handicap Sponsored By Al Naboodah Building - Listed Handicap - Dirt

  • 7 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 2f
  • Going: Good
  • Surface: Dirt
  • AED 587,854 added
  • Winner: AED 336,308
  • 2nd: AED 127,209
  • 3rd: AED 63,195
  • 4th: AED 28,922
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 4.14s
  • Off Time: 17:25:53
  • 7 Ran
1(1)
Silk - Royal Blue, White epaulettes, Royal Blue sleeves, striped cap

Etijaah (USA)

49 h CD
11/2
  • Form 21791-6
  • Age 8
  • Weight 9-6

2(2)
Silk - Yellow, Blue chevron, Yellow sleeves, Blue cap
7/1
  • Form 706-422
  • Age 6
  • Weight 8-13

3(3)
Silk - Royal blue, royal blue sleeves, white cap

Alabaster (USA)

14 b CD
4/1
  • Form 133-333
  • Age 6
  • Weight 8-10

5(5)
Silk - Royal blue, royal blue sleeves, royal blue cap

Don't Give Up

14 DCD
10/11
  • Form 2175-11
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-0

6(6)
Silk - Black, white, yellow, grey & brown hoops, yellow cap, grey hoops, brown peak
25/1
  • Form 1261-95
  • Age 7
  • Weight 8-10

7(7)
Silk - White, red checked, blue sleeves, blue cap
33/1
  • Form 53251-0
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-0

9(9)
Silk - Dark blue, orange star, dark blue sleeves, dark blue, orange star cap
8/1
  • Form 71521-4
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-7

4(4)
NR
8/1
  • Form 1471-82
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-5

8(8)
NR
  • Form 12/547-9
  • Age 5
  • Weight 8-7

In depth

Verdict

DON'T GIVE UP has gone up 7lb for making most and comfortably holding off Saltarin Dubai and Alabaster over the track and trip a fortnight ago and is progressing so fast he'll take the world of beating in his hat-trick bid. The third was travelling nicely for most of the way and had to come around the outside so may get closer without troubling the winner while fourth-placed Jupiter Light ran well for a long way on his first start since winning at Nottingham in October. Etijaah, who looks best of Doug Watson's trio, easily landed a Listed race here in December and can't have been right when beaten a long way the following month.

Formwatch

Etijaah (USA) 3-1 (9-6) 6th of 9, 22l behind Frankyfourfingers (9-1) at Meydan 1m 1f hcp fst in Jan.

Saltarin Dubai (ARG) 8-1 (9-6) 2nd of 7, 2l behind Don't Give Up (9-2) at Meydan 1m 2f hcp fst in Feb.

Alabaster (USA) 11-4 (9-5) 3rd of 7, 3 1/2l behind Don't Give Up (9-2) at Meydan 1m 2f hcp fst in Feb.

Don't Give Up Evensfav (9-2) won at Meydan 1m 2f hcp fst in Feb beating Saltarin Dubai (9-6) by 2l, 7 ran.

Active Spirit (IRE) 6-1 (9-6) 5th of 8, 18 1/4l behind Don't Give Up (8-11) at Meydan 1m 2f hcp fst in Jan.

El Loco (GER) 20-1 (9-5) 11th of 12, 19 3/4l behind Blair House (9-2) at Meydan 1m 1f hcp gd in Feb.

Jupiter Light 10-1 (9-0) 4th of 7, 9 3/4l behind Don't Give Up (9-2) at Meydan 1m 2f hcp fst in Feb.

Galles (USA) 11-1 (9-0) 2nd of 8, 6l behind Montsarrat (9-0) at Jebel Ali 1m 2f lst stks (1) fst in Feb.

Our Last Summer (IRE) 80-1 (8-9) 9th of 12, 13 3/4l behind Hors De Combat (8-11) at Meydan 1m hcp gd in Feb.