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14:30 Meydan (UAE)

District One Trophy Handicap

  • 13 Runners
  • Distance: 1m
  • Going: Fast
  • Surface: Dirt
  • AED 221,461 added
  • Winner: AED 126,698
  • 2nd: AED 47,924
  • 3rd: AED 23,808
  • 4th: AED 10,896
Weighed In
  • Off Time: 14:30:54
  • 13 Ran
1
Silk -
2
Silk -
9/4

    3
    Silk -
    1(10)
    Silk - Royal Blue, White epaulettes, Royal Blue sleeves, striped cap

    Nathr (USA)

    27 v CCD
    5/1
    • Form 421234-
    • Age 6
    • Weight 9-4

    2(13)
    Silk - Orange, Black seams and cap
    • Form 026580/
    • Age 8
    • Weight 9-3

    3(9)
    Silk - Dark blue, gold braid, white sleeves, dark  blue cap
    14/1
    • Form 82156-0
    • Age 6
    • Weight 9-2

    4(12)
    Silk - Light blue, blue seams, light blue sleeves, light blue cap
    16/1
    • Form 82/650-0
    • Age 6
    • Weight 9-2

    5(2)
    Silk - royal blue, white epaulettes, Black cap

    Alareef (SAF)

    21 b C
    12/1
    • Form 831417-
    • Age 7
    • Weight 9-1

    6(1)
    Silk - Maroon, white stripe, white sleeves, maroon and white striped cap

    Muhtaram

    21 v CD
    9/4
    • Form 742212-
    • Age 7
    • Weight 8-13

    7(7)
    Silk - Black, white, yellow, grey & brown hoops, yellow cap, black hoop, brown peak
    5/1
    • Form 112453-
    • Age 6
    • Weight 8-11

    8(8)
    Silk - White, purple disc, red sleeves, white cap
    20/1
    • Form 24221/0-
    • Age 5
    • Weight 8-10

    9(5)
    Silk - Old gold, black braces, old gold sleeves, old gold, black star cap
    20/1
    • Form 24/709-6
    • Age 8
    • Weight 8-9

    10(3)
    Silk - Lime green, lime green, white hooped sleeves, black cap
    40/1
    • Form 04/000-0
    • Age 5
    • Weight 8-7

    11(11)
    Silk - Blue, blue, orange hooped sleeves, blue, orange hooped cap
    • Form 1/0844-8
    • Age 4
    • Weight 8-5

    12(4)
    Silk - Dark green, dark green sleeves, red, dark green diamond cap
    12/1
    • Form 692238-
    • Age 8
    • Weight 8-5

    13(6)
    Silk - Yellow and light blue checked, emerald green sleeves, light blue stripe on emerald green cap
    7/1
    • Form 09/121-5
    • Age 4
    • Weight 8-5

    In depth

    Verdict

    Alareef scored over 7f and 6f on Dirt here last winter but has failed each time he's been tried over this trip. Active Spirit had stable companion Nathr five lengths behind when they were 1-2 over a slightly longer trip in February and though not sparkling so far this campaign needed a few runs to put him straight last term. He couldn't live with the much improved North America last time when MUHTARAM finished runner-up and the latter looks the one to be on. He'd won a course and distance handicap on his previous start and jockey Fernando Jara was in winning form over the weekend. Secret Ambition has done well since transferring from Mark Johnston though his two victories have been in lesser grade at Jebel Ali.

    Formwatch

    Nathr (USA) (8-9) 4th of 12, 2 1/2l behind Good Trip (8-11) at Jebel Ali 1m stks fst in Dec.

    Dragon Falls (IRE) 16-1 (8-13) 10th of 15, 22 1/4l behind Layl (8-13) at Meydan 1m hcp fst in Feb.

    Long Water (USA) (9-0) 10th of 12, 15 1/4l behind Light The Lights (9-0) at Meydan 1m 1f lst stks gf in Jan.

    Pit Stop (IRE) 20-1 (8-10) 10th of 15, 22 1/2l behind North America (9-2) at Meydan 1m hcp fst in Jan.

    Alareef (SAF) (8-9) 7th of 10, 15 1/4l behind Desert Force (9-4) at Meydan 7f hcp fst in Dec.

    Muhtaram (9-4) 2nd of 12, 8 3/4l behind North America (9-3) at Meydan 1m hcp fst in Dec.

    Active Spirit (IRE) (9-6) 3rd of 12, 13 3/4l behind North America (9-3) at Meydan 1m hcp fst in Dec.

    Druids Ridge (9-1) 11th of 13, 3 1/2l behind Cross Grain (9-4) at Abu Dhabi 7f hcp gd in Mar.

    Not A Given (USA) 20-1 (9-1) 6th of 9, 10 3/4l behind Shoreditch (8-9) at Meydan 6f hcp fst in Jan.

    Emirates Airline 40-1 (8-10) 11th of 14, 12l behind Town's History (8-8) at Meydan 1m 2f hcp gd in Jan.

    Always Welcome (USA) (8-11) 8th of 10, 10 1/4l behind Ejbaar (8-7) at Jebel Ali 5f hcp fst in Jan.

    Bannock (IRE) (8-11) 8th of 12, 23 3/4l behind North America (9-3) at Meydan 1m hcp fst in Dec.

    Secret Ambition (8-13) 5th of 8, 3 1/4l behind Ormindo (8-13) at Jebel Ali 1m 1f hcp fst in Jan.