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12:55 Meydan (UAE)

Dubai Gold Cup Sponsored By Al Tayer Motors (Group 2)

  • 11 Runners
  • Distance: 2m
  • Going: Good to Firm
  • Surface: Turf
  • AED 1,000,001 added
  • Winner: AED 600,001
  • 2nd: AED 200,002
  • 3rd: AED 99,998
  • 4th: AED 49,999
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 3m 19.56s
  • Off Time: 12:55:30
  • 11 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Vazirabad (FR)

5/4

    2
    Silk -

    Big Orange

    11/2

      3
      Silk -

      Haafaguinea

      7/1

        1(1)
        Silk - Emerald Green, red epaulets

        Vazirabad (FR)

        153
        5/4
        • Form 211111-
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-8

        2(2)
        Silk - Black, light blue & red sash, light blue sleeves, red cap

        Paradise (GER)

        16
        50/1
        • Form 2843-11
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-4

        3(3)
        Silk - Grey, beige star, grey, beige stars sleeves, grey, beige stars cap

        Suegioo (FR)

        161 p
        25/1
        • Form 454336-
        • Age 7
        • Weight 9-0
        • Official Rating 107

        4(4)
        Silk - Wine, grey sleeves, wine armlets, wine and grey striped cap

        Neo Black Dia (JPN)

        35
        33/1
        • Form 5905-38
        • Age 8
        • Weight 9-0

        5(5)
        Silk - Yellow, red chevron, yellow sleeves, red cap

        Star Empire (SAF)

        23 C
        20/1
        • Form 832-153
        • Age 10
        • Weight 9-0

        6(6)
        Silk - EMERALD GREEN & BLACK CHEVRONS, emerald green sleeves, hooped cap

        Certerach (IRE)

        23 b CCD
        33/1
        • Form 594-002
        • Age 8
        • Weight 9-0
        • Official Rating 104

        7(7)
        Silk - Yellow, yellow, black striped sleeves, white cap

        Big Orange

        144 p D
        11/2
        • Form 471175-
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-0
        • Official Rating 116

        8(8)
        Silk - Royal blue

        Manatee

        23
        5/1
        • Form 41405-2
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-0

        9(9)
        Silk - Yellow, emerald green stripe, white star, red sleeves, red cap

        Meadow Creek

        23
        20/1
        • Form 346-534
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-0

        10(10)
        Silk - Yellow, black sleeves, yellow armlets, yellow cap

        Tellina (SAF)

        23
        16/1
        • Form 33-9676
        • Age 7
        • Weight 9-0

        11(11)
        Silk - Royal blue, white cap

        Haafaguinea

        21 C
        7/1
        • Form 191-123
        • Age 6
        • Weight 9-0
        • Official Rating 111

        Previous results

        2015
        (14)
        Silk -

        Brown Panther

        4/1
        • Age 7
        • Weight 9-0

        2014
        (14)
        Silk -

        Certerach (IRE)

        33/1
        • Age 6
        • Weight 9-0

        2013
        (3)
        Silk -

        Cavalryman

        11/2
        • Age 7
        • Weight 9-0

        In depth

        Verdict

        Certerach was the shock winner of this in 2014 when Star Empire was just over two lengths away in third. The latter finished runner-up behind Brown Panther a year ago and has gone well over shorter trips this campaign including a victory over 1m2f. Mike De Kock's veteran should be prominent again but stablemate Tellina has never tried this trip nor has Haafaguinea, who has been in excellent form in Group races over shorter. The consistent but luckless Suegioo has no problems staying having finished a close third in the Doncaster Cup though the UK's best hopes appear to lie with Big Orange. The Goodwood Cup winner ran a superb race in the Melbourne Cup when only just out of the places though that was his last start and the France-trained pair of Manatee and VAZIRABAD may prove too strong. The former had a nice prep-run at Chantilly three weeks ago but had finished over 7l behind his compatriot in the Group 1 Prix Royal-Oak at Saint-Cloud in October and Chistophe Soumillon's mount, who is unbeaten in his last five starts, looks the one to beat.

        Formwatch

        Vazirabad (FR) 15-8fav (8-10) won at Saint-Cloud 1m 7f Grp 1 stks sft in Oct beating Siljan's Saga (9-1) by 1l, 13 ran.

        Paradise (GER) (9-0) won at Neuss 1m 1f stks pol in Mar beating Cassilero (9-4) by 4 1/4l, 7 ran.

        Suegioo (FR) 25-1 (9-7) Tracked leaders ridden on outside 2f out, soon hung right, weakened inside final furlong, lost modest 5th close home, 6th of 13, 5 3/4l behind Flying Officer (9-7) at Ascot 2m Grp 2 (1) gs in Oct.

        Neo Black Dia (JPN) (8-7) 8th of 16, 20l behind Twinkle (8-7) at Tokyo 2m 1f stks in Feb.

        Star Empire (SAF) (9-0) 3rd of 0, 3 3/4l behind Sheikhzayedroad (9-0) at Meydan 1m 6f Grp 3 stks (1) gf in Mar.

        Certerach (IRE) (9-0) 2nd of 0, 3 3/4l behind Sheikhzayedroad (9-0) at Meydan 1m 6f Grp 3 stks (1) gf in Mar.

        Big Orange 60-1 (8-10) 5th of 24, 2 1/2l behind Prince Of Penzance (8-5) at Flemington 2m Grp 1 hcp (1) gd in Nov.

        Manatee (9-4) 2nd of 7, 1l behind Elliptique (9-2) at Chantilly 1m 1f stks pol in Mar.

        Meadow Creek (9-0) 4th of 0, 4 1/4l behind Sheikhzayedroad (9-0) at Meydan 1m 6f Grp 3 stks (1) gf in Mar.

        Tellina (SAF) (9-0) 6th of 0, 5 1/4l behind Sheikhzayedroad (9-0) at Meydan 1m 6f Grp 3 stks (1) gf in Mar.

        Haafaguinea (9-0) 3rd of 6, 4l behind Postponed (9-0) at Meydan 1m 4f Grp 2 stks (1) gd in Mar.