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14:20 Meydan (UAE)

Jebel Hatta Sponsored By Emirates Airline Stakes (Group 1)

  • 11 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 1f
  • Going: Good
  • Surface: Turf
  • AED 1,102,221 added
  • Winner: AED 179,998
  • 2nd: AED 60,001
  • 3rd: AED 29,998
  • 4th: AED 14,999
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 47.53s
  • Off Time: 14:20:26
  • 11 Ran
1(1)
Silk - Royal blue, royal blue sleeves, black cap
16/1
  • Form 3743-11
  • Age 5
  • Weight 8-9
  • Official Rating 102

2(2)
Silk - Royal blue, royal blue sleeves, white cap

Folkswood

16 p CCD
3/1
  • Form 35135-1
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-0
  • Official Rating 112

3(3)
Silk - Royal blue, royal blue sleeves, royal blue, white star cap
16/1
  • Form 200-221
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-0
  • Official Rating 100

4(4)
Silk - Red, white stripe, red, white striped sleeves, red cap
66/1
  • Form 501-366
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-0
  • Official Rating 99

5(5)
Silk - Yellow, red sash, yellow, red striped sleeves, red cap

Gm Hopkins

16 D
25/1
  • Form 72002-7
  • Age 7
  • Weight 9-0
  • Official Rating 104

6(6)
Silk - royal blue, white epaulettes, Black cap
100/1
  • Form 6-80472
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-0
  • Official Rating 103

7(7)
Silk - Royal blue, royal blue sleeves, red cap

Leshlaa (USA)

16 BFC
8/1
  • Form 916-312
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-0
  • Official Rating 106

8(8)
Silk - Royal Blue, White epaulettes, Royal Blue sleeves, striped cap
16/1
  • Form 100-021
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-0

9(9)
Silk - Dark blue, white cross belts, dark blue sleeves, dark blue cap
12/1
  • Form 11/116-4
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-0

10(10)
Silk - Royal blue, royal blue sleeves, royal blue cap

Benbatl

37 t CD
Evs
  • Form 5156-11
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-0
  • Official Rating 114

11(11)
Silk - Dark blue, large yellow spots, dark blue sleeves, dark blue cap
100/1
  • Form 3051/48
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-0
  • Official Rating 103

In depth

Verdict

This looks another for Godolphin. FOLKSWOOD was beaten a neck by Decorated Knight in this a year ago with Promising Run a couple of lengths back in seventh. The winner then went to Australia where he won a Listed handicap and ran well in Group 1 company before reappearing to beat the in-form Leshlaa a short-head last month. Promising Run has returned to action in top form, completing a double with a hard-fought victory over the smart Furia Cruzada in the Ballanchine. She's well drawn and gets the mares' allowance so should go well though her stable companion Benbati looks more of a threat. A Royal Ascot winner last summer, he's probably still on the upgrade and looked at the top of his game when easily landing a Group 2 early last month. Mike De Kock has had a poor Carnival by his standards though Janoobi looks a live danger to the Godolphin battalions having gained a narrow but decisive victory in the Zabeel Mile a couple of weeks ago when Whisky Baron, having his first start here, was a promising fourth.

Formwatch

Promising Run (USA) 1-2fav (9-3) won at Meydan 1m 1f Grp 2 (1) gd in Feb beating Furia Cruzada (9-0) by shd, 7 ran.

Folkswood 15-8 (9-0) won at Meydan 1m 2f Grp 3 stks (1) gd in Feb beating Leshlaa (8-13) by shd, 10 ran.

Blair House (IRE) 3-1 (9-2) won at Meydan 1m 1f hcp gd in Feb beating Mountain Hunter (9-6) by 2 3/4l, 12 ran.

Rodaini (USA) 16-1 (8-13) 6th of 8, 11l behind Capezzano (8-11) at Meydan 1m hcp fst in Feb.

Gm Hopkins 16-1 (9-0) 7th of 10, 4 1/4l behind Janoobi (9-0) at Meydan 1m Grp 2 (1) gd in Feb.

Eqtiraan (IRE) (9-0) 2nd of 11, 1 3/4l behind Muntazah (9-0) at Abu Dhabi 7f fm in Mar.

Leshlaa (USA) 7-4fav (8-13) 2nd of 10, shd behind Folkswood (9-0) at Meydan 1m 2f Grp 3 stks (1) gd in Feb.

Janoobi (SAF) 11-2 (9-0) won at Meydan 1m Grp 2 (1) gd in Feb beating Championship (9-0) by 3/4l, 10 ran.

Whisky Baron (AUS) 16-1 (9-0) 4th of 10, 3l behind Janoobi (9-0) at Meydan 1m Grp 2 (1) gd in Feb.

Benbatl 4-5fav (9-0) won at Meydan 1m 1f Grp 2 (1) gd in Feb beating Bay Of Poets (9-0) by 3 3/4l, 7 ran.

Above N Beyond 12-1 (8-13) 8th of 13, 5 3/4l behind Top Score (9-0) at Meydan 7f hcp gd in Mar.