Business Bay Challenge (Listed Race) (Turf) – Meydan

Meydan

15:15

Business Bay Challenge (Listed Race) (Turf)

Date 2023-12-22

Distance 7f

Class Class 1

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £67,720

Winning Time 1m 22.23s (fast by 0.57s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Vafortino (IRE) James Doyle · Kevin Philippart De Foy	3/1	Won
2nd	Danyah (IRE) Jim Crowley · Musabbeh Al Mheiri	7/2	0.2
3rd	Al Salt (IRE) Adrie de Vries · Ali Al Badwawi	16/1	0.3
4th	Major Partnership (IRE) Charlie Bennett · Saeed bin Suroor	12/1	0.3
5th	Mysterious Night (IRE) William Buick · Charlie Appleby	11/4F	0.2
6th	Zainhom (USA) Antonio Fresu · Musabbeh Al Mheiri	33/1	2.75
7th	Es-Unico (BRZ) Jose L Da Silva · Julio Olascoaga	20/1	0.3
8th	Taamol (IRE) Pat Cosgrave · Ali Al Badwawi	16/1	0.1
9th	Wild Lion (IRE) Cristian Demuro · Saeed bin Suroor	12/1	1
10th	Story Of Light (IRE) Connor Beasley · A bin Harmash	8/1	.75
11th	Lucius Tiberius (IRE) Richard Mullen · Rashed Bouresly	66/1	0.1
12th	On The Warpath (GB) Gabriele Malune · Okbah Aashour	66/1	2.25
13th	Bright Melody (IRE) Bernardo Pinheiro · Rashed Bouresly	33/1	4.5
14th	Cloudbridge (USA) Marcelino Rodrigues · Ahmed Al Shemaili	66/1	9.5
15th	Hawa Bilady (USA) Oscar Chavez · Rashed Bouresly	66/1	9.25

Runners (17)

EW Terms: 4 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
NR (17)	Linguistic Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:R Bouresly	J:NON-RUNNER T:R Bouresly	126	b	7/6/7/	88	-	-	2129d	—	—	—	9.5	—	—
Non-runner
NR (13)	San Donato Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:Doug Watson	J:NON-RUNNER T:Doug Watson	126	—	-76282	110	122	-	19d	—	—	—	22.5	—	—
Ran on for second after being dropped out from stall 13 in good C&D race in March
1 (8)	Danyah Bay J:Jim Crowley T:M Al Mheiri	J:Jim Crowley T:M Al Mheiri	134	h	2-0181	115	122	-	272d	—	—	—	19.8	—	—
Won this when it was held in February and landed 6f Group 1 Al Quoz in March; 8lb penalty
2 (1)	Vafortino Bay J:James Doyle T:Kevin Philippart De Foy	J:James Doyle T:Kevin Philippart De Foy	128	—	230201	106	122	-	76d	—	—	—	27.1	—	—
As good as ever with narrow win in 7f Redcar Listed race in October; has 2lb penalty
3 (14)	Al Salt Bay J:Adrie de Vries T:Ali Al Badwawi	J:Adrie de Vries T:Ali Al Badwawi	126	—	6-0103	96	104	-	43d	—	—	—	11.5	—	—
Has won over C&D but doesn't have the form to win this, never mind from wide draw
4 (4)	Bright Melody Bay J:Bernardo Pinheiro T:R Bouresly	J:Bernardo Pinheiro T:R Bouresly	126	p	2144/9	99	104	-	314d	—	—	—	12.3	—	—
Smart 1m1f handicap win here for Charlie Appleby in 2021; outsider now
5 (12)	Cloudbridge Bay J:Marcelino Rodrigues T:A Al Shemaili	J:Marcelino Rodrigues T:A Al Shemaili	126	tv	6/7-00	90	104	-	43d	—	—	—	10	—	—
Was a decent 2yo in Britain but lightly raced and no worthwhile form since; visor added
6 (5)	Es-Unico Bay J:Jose L Da Silva T:J Olascoaga	J:Jose L Da Silva T:J Olascoaga	126	t	2-2477	103	114	-	28d	—	—	—	16.8	—	—
Decent on dirt, better than showed on return; probably needs his best yet; has won on turf
7 (6)	Hawa Bilady Brown J:Oscar Chavez T:R Bouresly	J:Oscar Chavez T:R Bouresly	126	p	-09806	88	104	-	14d	—	—	—	9.5	—	—
Versatile and likeable but form isn't good enough for this level
9 (3)	Major Partnership Grey J:Charlie Bennett T:Saeed bin Suroor	J:Charlie Bennett T:Saeed bin Suroor	126	t	816270	101	119	-	83d	—	—	—	17.3	—	—
Won this in 2020 when it was a Listed handicap; probably isn't quite good enough nowadays
10 (11)	Mysterious Night Bay J:William Buick T:Charlie Appleby	J:William Buick T:Charlie Appleby	126	—	11-707	107	122	-	133d	—	—	—	14.3	—	—
Won 1m Grade 1 in Canada last year; it hasn't happened for him yet in a light 2023
11 (9)	On The Warpath Chestnut J:Gabriele Malune T:Okbah Aashour	J:Gabriele Malune T:Okbah Aashour	126	—	490200	95	104	-	28d	—	—	—	13.8	—	—
Showed some spark last season but tailed off for new yard on reappearance
13 (2)	Story Of Light Bay J:Connor Beasley T:A bin Harmash	J:Connor Beasley T:A bin Harmash	126	—	-90124	103	114	-	26d	—	—	—	21.8	—	—
Clear career-best came when second in C&D Group 2 in January 2022
14 (15)	Taamol Bay J:Pat Cosgrave T:Ali Al Badwawi	J:Pat Cosgrave T:Ali Al Badwawi	126	—	5-4510	103	114	-	293d	—	—	—	13.3	—	—
Narrowly won C&D handicap from stall 3 in February; probably not going to repeat that now
15 (10)	Wild Lion Chestnut J:Cristian Demuro T:Saeed bin Suroor	J:Cristian Demuro T:Saeed bin Suroor	126	p	-01439	93	114	-	90d	—	—	—	15.9	—	—
Just a useful handicapper so needs to improve but he does still have potential
16 (16)	Zainhom Chestnut J:Antonio Fresu T:M Al Mheiri	J:Antonio Fresu T:M Al Mheiri	126	b	367570	98	104	-	19d	—	—	—	12	—	—
Won this as a handicap in 2021; used to be smart but not good enough now and drawn wide
17 (7)	Lucius Tiberius Bay J:Richard Mullen T:R Bouresly	J:Richard Mullen T:R Bouresly	126	—	090-60	85	94	-	14d	—	—	—	8.8	—	—
Formerly smart over further; no-hoper now

No odds data available.

Predictor

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

1st

Vafortino

27.1

OR: 14 Form: 13.1 Odds: 0

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2nd

San Donato

22.5

OR: 15 Form: 7.5 Odds: 0

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3rd

Story Of Light

21.8

OR: 13.3 Form: 8.5 Odds: 0

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Danyah

19.8

OR: 16.3 Form: 3.5 Odds: 0

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Major Partnership

17.3

OR: 12.8 Form: 4.5 Odds: 0

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Es-Unico

16.8

OR: 13.3 Form: 3.5 Odds: 0

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Wild Lion

15.9

OR: 10.8 Form: 5.1 Odds: 0

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Mysterious Night

14.3

OR: 14.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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On The Warpath

13.8

OR: 11.3 Form: 2.5 Odds: 0

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Taamol

13.3

OR: 13.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Bright Melody

12.3

OR: 12.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Zainhom

OR: 12 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Al Salt

11.5

OR: 11.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Cloudbridge

OR: 10 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Linguistic

9.5

OR: 9.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Hawa Bilady

9.5

OR: 9.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Lucius Tiberius

8.8

OR: 8.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Danyah	115	122	—
San Donato	110	122	—
Mysterious Night	107	122	—
Vafortino	106	122	—
Es-Unico	103	114	—
Story Of Light	103	114	—
Taamol	103	114	—
Major Partnership	101	119	—
Bright Melody	99	104	—
Zainhom	98	104	—
Al Salt	96	104	—
On The Warpath	95	104	—
Wild Lion	93	114	—
Cloudbridge	90	104	—
Linguistic	88	—	—
Hawa Bilady	88	104	—
Lucius Tiberius	85	94	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Hawa Bilady	14d ago	Fit
Lucius Tiberius	14d ago	Fit
San Donato	19d ago	Fit
Zainhom	19d ago	Fit
Story Of Light	26d ago	Fit
Es-Unico	28d ago	Fit
On The Warpath	28d ago	Fit
Al Salt	43d ago	Fit
Cloudbridge	43d ago	Fit
Vafortino	76d ago	Fresh
Major Partnership	83d ago	Fresh
Wild Lion	90d ago	Fresh
Mysterious Night	133d ago	Long break
Danyah	272d ago	Long break
Taamol	293d ago	Long break
Bright Melody	314d ago	Long break
Linguistic	2129d ago	Long break