Defender 90 (Handicap) (Dirt) – Meydan

Meydan

14:35

Defender 90 (Handicap) (Dirt)

Date 2023-02-24

Distance 6f

Class

Going Fast

Type Flat

Surface Dirt

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £37,500

Winning Time 1m 11.16s (slow by 0.46s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Colour Up (IRE) Pat Dobbs · Doug Watson	5/2J	Won
2nd	Vasari (USA) Antonio Fresu · M Al Mheiri	7/1	5.5
3rd	Royal Commando (IRE) Mickael Barzalona · S bin Ghadayer	5/2J	1
4th	Zawaaya (GB) Dane O'Neill · B Seemar	14/1	1.5
5th	Shamlaan (IRE) Tadhg O'Shea · B Seemar	28/1	.75
6th	King Gold (FR) Adrie de Vries · N Caullery	100/30	2.5
7th	Get Back Goldie (USA) William Buick · Doug O'Neill	15/2	1.5
8th	Prisoner's Dilemma (GB) Ben Coen · J F Levins	40/1	21

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Quintillus (GB) Richard Mullen · B Seemar	40/1

Runners (9)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
1 (6)	Royal Commando Bay J:Mickael Barzalona T:S Bin Ghadayer	J:Mickael Barzalona T:S Bin Ghadayer	137	—	936-62	100	107	-	13d	—	—	—	12.5	—	—
Was making dirt debut when runner-up in 5f Jebel Ali conditions event latest; player
2 (9)	Colour Up Bay J:Pat Dobbs T:Doug Watson	J:Pat Dobbs T:Doug Watson	132	—	0211-2	96	109	-	35d	—	—	—	16.5	—	—
Progressive, most recently good second in C&D carnival handicap, but stall 9/9 is an issue
3 (5)	Prisoners Dilemma Chestnut J:Ben Coen T:J F Levins	J:Ben Coen T:J F Levins	132	p	14-000	96	110	-	7d	—	—	—	11.5	—	—
Three turf runs here this year, well below smart European level; dirt probably won't help
4 (3)	Zawaaya Bay J:Dane O'Neill T:B Seemar	J:Dane O'Neill T:B Seemar	132	—	02630-	96	106	-	201d	—	—	—	15.1	—	—
Useful dual 6.5f AW winner in France; there's hope on pedigree for him handling dirt
5 (1)	Quintillus Chestnut J:Richard Mullen T:B Seemar	J:Richard Mullen T:B Seemar	131	—	/9P-0P	95	110	-	28d	—	—	—	11.3	—	—
Pulled up on two of last three starts having bled from the nose both times
6 (7)	King Gold Bay J:Adrie de Vries T:N Caullery	J:Adrie de Vries T:N Caullery	130	—	349-33	94	107	-	7d	—	—	—	11	—	—
Third in two 7f dirt handicaps here this year; drop back in trip looks a good move
7 (4)	Get Back Goldie Bay J:William Buick T:Doug Oneill	J:William Buick T:Doug Oneill	129	b	1606-0	93	101	-	21d	—	—	—	10.8	—	—
US-trained runner who won C&D 3yo conditions event last carnival; probably needs best yet
8 (2)	Vasari Bay J:Antonio Fresu T:M Al Mheiri	J:Antonio Fresu T:M Al Mheiri	128	t	20641-	92	111	-	91d	—	—	—	21.5	—	—
Two C&D handicap wins below carnival including when last seen November; can go well fresh
9 (8)	Shamlaan Chestnut J:Tadhg O'Shea T:B Seemar	J:Tadhg O'Shea T:B Seemar	126	t	0368-5	90	109	-	35d	—	—	—	10	—	—
Has raced only over 5f; a useful AW/turf winner in Britain; interesting now trying dirt

No odds data available.

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Vasari

21.5

OR: 10.5 Form: 11 Odds: 0

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2nd

Colour Up

16.5

OR: 11.5 Form: 5 Odds: 0

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3rd

Zawaaya

15.1

OR: 11.5 Form: 3.6 Odds: 0

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Royal Commando

12.5

OR: 12.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Prisoners Dilemma

11.5

OR: 11.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Quintillus

11.3

OR: 11.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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King Gold

OR: 11 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Get Back Goldie

10.8

OR: 10.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Shamlaan

OR: 10 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Royal Commando	100	107	—
Colour Up	96	109	—
Prisoners Dilemma	96	110	—
Zawaaya	96	106	—
Quintillus	95	110	—
King Gold	94	107	—
Get Back Goldie	93	101	—
Vasari	92	111	—
Shamlaan	90	109	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Prisoners Dilemma	7d ago	Quick return
King Gold	7d ago	Quick return
Royal Commando	13d ago	Quick return
Get Back Goldie	21d ago	Fit
Quintillus	28d ago	Fit
Colour Up	35d ago	Fit
Shamlaan	35d ago	Fit
Vasari	91d ago	Long break
Zawaaya	201d ago	Long break