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18:35 Meydan (UAE)

EGA Casthouse Trophy Handicap

  • 14 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 2f
  • Going: Good
  • Surface: Turf
  • AED 459,261 added
  • Winner: AED 262,741
  • 2nd: AED 99,384
  • 3rd: AED 49,372
  • 4th: AED 22,598
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 2.93s
  • Off Time: 18:36:46
  • 14 Ran
1(11)
Silk - White, red maltese cross, white, red striped sleeves, white, red striped cap
  • Form 1333/0-7
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-6

2(3)
Silk - Royal blue, royal blue sleeves, royal blue cap

Banksea

124 h D
2/1
  • Form 20/1085-
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-5

3(1)
Silk - Black, red epaulettes, yellow sleeves, yellow, red star cap
  • Form 75794-8
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-3

4(5)
Silk - Old gold, black braces, old gold sleeves, old gold, black star cap

Eavesdropper

53 vt D
50/1
  • Form 53873/0-
  • Age 11
  • Weight 9-1

5(13)
Silk - Light blue, blue seams, light blue sleeves, black cap
25/1
  • Form 20300-0
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-1

6(7)
Silk - Yellow, red sash, yellow, red striped sleeves, red cap

Proposed

14 D
40/1
  • Form 34194-0
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-1

7(2)
Silk - Pink, Emerald Green epaulets and armlets, Pink cap, Emerald Green hoop

Majeed

14 D
12/1
  • Form 02067-5
  • Age 8
  • Weight 8-13

8(10)
Silk - Orange, Black seams and cap
25/1
  • Form 254-5
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-13

9(8)
Silk - Dark blue, orange star, dark blue sleeves, dark blue, orange star cap
16/1
  • Form 90/3450-
  • Age 6
  • Weight 8-11

10(4)
Silk - Maroon, yellow diabolo & collar, maroon sleeves, yellow, maroon quartered cap
33/1
  • Form 366323-
  • Age 9
  • Weight 8-11

11(12)
Silk - Royal Blue, White epaulettes, Royal Blue sleeves, striped cap
50/1
  • Form 1/8890-0
  • Age 6
  • Weight 8-11

12(14)
Silk - Royal blue, royal blue sleeves, white cap
  • Form 114-9
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-11

13(9)
Silk - Light blue, white hoops, light blue sleeves, yellow cap
  • Form 0/11514-
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-10

14(6)
Silk - Light blue, blue seams, light blue sleeves, light blue cap
6/1
  • Form 1079-01
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-8

In depth

Verdict

Newmarket and Goodwood winner Mountain Hunter was expected to do better here last week but didn't take to the Dirt surface. Godolphin also run Banksea, three times a winner for Luca Cumani including in the Spring Cup on his reappearance at Newbury last April so the lack of a recent run shouldn't pose a problem. Majeed is 5-10 on the all-weather though has won just once in 18 starts on Turf but Mailshot arrives in winning form having landed a minor handicap here on Saturday and his yard continue in excellent form. In The Lope is a consistent performer in France who had no luck in the Churchill Stakes at Lingfield in November. He's on a nice mark and is one to note but a chance is taken with BOLD REX. He was running at the top level in South Africa at this time a year ago and, like most of his stable's runners, will have come on nicely for last week's run.

Formwatch

Bold Rex (SAF) 50-1 (9-0) 7th of 16, 7 1/2l behind Salsabeel (9-0) at Meydan 1m hcp gd in Jan.

Banksea 12-1 (9-10) Keen, in touch, headway chasing leaders over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, 5th of 19, 2 1/2l behind Brorocco (8-9) at Newbury 1m 2f hcp (2) gd in Sep.

Carbon Dating (IRE) 20-1 (8-11) 8th of 16, dist behind Golden Wood (8-13) at Meydan 1m 4f hcp fst in Jan.

Eavesdropper (9-0) 12th of 16, 12 3/4l behind Hawkesbury (9-0) at Abu Dhabi 1m gd in Dec.

Linguistic (IRE) 33-1 (9-0) 11th of 15, 12 1/4l behind Benbatl (8-13) at Meydan 1m 1f Grp 3 stks fst in Jan.

Proposed 40-1 (8-9) 14th of 16, dist behind Golden Wood (8-13) at Meydan 1m 4f hcp fst in Jan.

Majeed 25-1 (8-5) 5th of 16, 5 1/4l behind Golden Wood (8-13) at Meydan 1m 4f hcp fst in Jan.

Nobelium (USA) 15-8fav (8-13) 5th of 13, 6l behind Mears (8-13) at Meydan 1m 1f mdn stks fst in Jan.

Azraff (IRE) (8-13) last of 12, dist behind Frankyfourfingers (9-2) at Jebel Ali 1m stks fst in Dec.

Jubilance (IRE) (9-4) 3rd of 7, 8l behind Dorcia (8-8) at Bro Park 1m 4f Grp 3 (1) gs in Sep.

Khusoosy (USA) 40-1 (8-7) 15th of 16, dist behind Golden Wood (8-13) at Meydan 1m 4f hcp fst in Jan.

Mountain Hunter (USA) 11-4 (8-13) last of 9, dist behind Kimbear (9-5) at Meydan 1m hcp fst in Jan.

In The Lope (IRE) 16-1 (8-13) Short of room soon after start and lost place, towards rear, ridden and ran on final furlong, nearest finish, 4th of 9, 2 1/2l behind Master The World (9-2) at Lingfield 1m 2f lst stks (1) pol in Nov.

Mailshot (USA) 12-1 (9-2) won at Meydan 1m hcp gd in Jan beating Above Normal (8-7) by 3/4l, 16 ran.