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14:30 Meydan (UAE)

EGA Billets Trophy - Handicap - Turf

  • 8 Runners
  • Distance: 5f
  • Going: Good
  • Surface: Turf
  • AED 452,486 added
  • Winner: AED 258,870
  • 2nd: AED 97,920
  • 3rd: AED 48,644
  • 4th: AED 22,263
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 0m 57.23s
  • Off Time: 14:30:24
  • 8 Ran
1
Silk -
16/1

    2
    Silk -
    1(8)
    Silk - Royal Blue, White epaulettes, Royal Blue sleeves, striped cap

    Faatinah (AUS)

    21 p CDCD
    11/8
    • Form 16648-1
    • Age 7
    • Weight 9-6
    • Official Rating 113

    2(6)
    Silk - Black, pink cross belts, black, pink hoop sleeves, pink, black star cap

    Hit The Bid

    21 t BFDCD
    13/8
    • Form 02401-2
    • Age 5
    • Weight 9-3
    • Official Rating 110

    3(7)
    Silk - royal blue, white epaulettes, Black cap

    Alfolk (AUS)

    21 pt D
    33/1
    • Form 3121/7-9
    • Age 5
    • Weight 8-13
    • Official Rating 106

    4(2)
    Silk - Red, white diamond, white, red diabolo sleeves, white, red diamonds cap

    Marnie James

    21 t D
    16/1
    • Form 16231-6
    • Age 4
    • Weight 8-11
    • Official Rating 104

    5(5)
    Silk - Black, gold braid, gold, black braid on cuffs sleeves, gold cap

    Rebel Streak

    124 v
    16/1
    • Form 241103-
    • Age 4
    • Weight 8-9
    • Official Rating 102

    6(3)
    Silk - Yellow, red sash, yellow, red striped sleeves, red cap
    20/1
    • Form 12280-5
    • Age 9
    • Weight 8-7
    • Official Rating 100

    7(4)
    Silk - White, white, dark blue striped sleeves, dark blue, yellow hooped cap
    12/1
    • Form 80101-4
    • Age 6
    • Weight 8-7
    • Official Rating 100

    9(9)
    Silk - Orange, white collar, white sleeves, orange cap

    Mazzini

    106
    16/1
    • Form 631011-
    • Age 6
    • Weight 8-5
    • Official Rating 98

    8(1)
    NR
    10/1
    • Form 16011-4
    • Age 5
    • Weight 8-5
    • Official Rating 98

    In depth

    Verdict

    FAATINAH (NAP), a very smart handicapper in Australia, made an excellent start here when beating Hit The Bid and several of these over the course and distance three weeks ago. Always travelling well off a very fast pace, he went past the runner-up 1f out and stayed on very strongly. The pair were well ahead of the remainder with the strong-finishing Orvar doing best in fourth - Dutch Masterpiece had every chance but couldn't match strides with the front pair and Marnie James was outpaced. The runner-up is 3lb better off so should get closer while Alfredo Arcano followed his double at Dundalk with a fine effort behind Dream Today a fortnight ago, though that was over 6f and he may get taken off his feet

    Formwatch

    Faatinah (AUS) 4-1 (9-6) won at Meydan 5f hcp gd in Jan beating Hit The Bid (9-6) by 2 1/2l, 12 ran.

    Hit The Bid 7-4fav (9-6) 2nd of 12, 2 1/2l behind Faatinah (9-6) at Meydan 5f hcp gd in Jan.

    Alfolk (AUS) 22-1 (9-4) 9th of 12, 8 1/4l behind Faatinah (9-6) at Meydan 5f hcp gd in Jan.

    Marnie James 9-1 (9-1) 6th of 12, 5 1/2l behind Faatinah (9-6) at Meydan 5f hcp gd in Jan.

    Rebel Streak 16-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, ridden and went 2nd 2f out until over 1f out, kept on into 3rd final strides, no chance with leading duo, 3rd of 9, 2 1/4l behind Mr Lupton (9-1) at Newbury 5f Grp 3 stks (1) sft in Sep.

    Dutch Masterpiece 12-1 (8-13) 5th of 12, 4 3/4l behind Faatinah (9-6) at Meydan 5f hcp gd in Jan.

    Orvar (IRE) 12-1 (8-10) 4th of 12, 4 3/4l behind Faatinah (9-6) at Meydan 5f hcp gd in Jan.

    Mazzini 6-1 (9-6) Made all, ridden over 1f out, hard pressed inside final furlong, kept gamely finding more to hold off rival towards finish, won at Kempton 6f stks (3) pol in Oct beating Cenotaph (9-6) by nk, 6 ran.

    Alfredo Arcano (IRE) 10-1 (8-6) 4th of 12, nk behind Dream Today (8-7) at Meydan 6f hcp gd in Jan.