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16:00 Meydan (UAE)

Al Maktoum Challenge R3 Sponsored By Emirates Airline (Group 1) (AW) (Class 1)

  • 12 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 2f
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: Sand
  • AED 1,465,032 added
  • Winner: AED 838,146
  • 2nd: AED 317,031
  • 3rd: AED 157,489
  • 4th: AED 72,082
Weighed In
  • Off Time: 16:02:39
  • 12 Ran
1(1)
Silk - Orange, black stripes, orange, black hooped sleeves, orange, black quartered cap
9/2
  • Form 413151-
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-0

2(2)
Silk - Royal blue, royal blue sleeves, black cap
14/1
  • Form 1/1537-3
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-0
  • Official Rating 110

3(3)
Silk - Turquoise, red crossed sashes, turquoise armlet on red sleeves, turquoise and red quartered cap
12/1
  • Form 6/19240-
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-0

4(4)
Silk - Royal blue, royal blue sleeves, white cap
  • Form 71121-1
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-0
  • Official Rating 110

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

Monterosso

245 t DCD
6/1
  • Form 513/418-
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-0
  • Official Rating 127

6(6)
Silk - Yellow, red epaulets, red star on yellow cap, red peak
16/1
  • Form 54211-2
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-0
  • Official Rating 79

8(8)
Silk - Blue, orange disc, blue, orange striped sleeves, blue, orange striped cap
12/1
  • Form P486-04
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-0
  • Official Rating 112

9(9)
Silk - Pink, emerald green chevron, pink, emerald green halved sleeves, pink, emerald green quartered cap
12/1
  • Form 954620-
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-0

10(10)
Silk - maroon, white stripe, white sleeves, maroon cap, white hoops

Jamr

23 v CCD
50/1
  • Form 21-6276
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-0
  • Official Rating 84

11(11)
Silk - Dark green, dark green sleeves, red, dark green diamond cap

Mendip (USA)

30 CCD
20/1
  • Form 6/4100-5
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-0
  • Official Rating 112

12(12)
Silk - Royal Blue, White epaulettes, Royal Blue sleeves, striped cap
16/1
  • Form 312-124
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-0
  • Official Rating 87

13(13)
Silk - Gold, black braces, gold sleeves, gold, black star cap
6/1
  • Form 11-2111
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-0

7(7)
NR
  • Form 11231-4
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-0

Previous results

In depth

Verdict

MONTEROSSO finished fourth in this a year ago before his brilliant victory in the World Cup. He'd won this event on his reappearance the previous year so in the hope that he's cherry-ripe he's given the nod. Breeders' Cup Turf hero Little Mike only ever runs at Grade 1 level these days and won three times at this grade last year though surprisingly he's virtually untested on an artificial surface. The Japan raider Trailblazer was a close fourth to Little Mike in that latter race and he's another with no form away from Turf but Hunter's Light won well on this surface last time and has to be of interest. Kassiano goes from strength to strength but takes on much classier rivals and though Treasure Beach has run in all the best races since landing the Irish Derby in 2011 he hasn't won since landing the Secretariat Stakes that year.