Meydan

14:40

Defender OCTA Handicap (Turf)

Date 2025-01-17
Distance 7f
Class
Going Firm
Type Flat
Surface Turf
Age Band 3yo+
Prize £39,130

Runners (16)

EW Terms: 4 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)
# Silk Horse Jockey / Trainer Wt Gear Form OR RPR TS Last Crs Dst Val Scr EW Odds
R16
Olympic Candle
Bay
J:TBC
T:Saeed bin Suroor
J:
T:Saeed bin Suroor
117 5422-9
86
113
-
7d
9
Kept on in C&D handicap last week but needs to be sharper now
1 (5)
Bold Style
Bay
J:William Buick
T:Charlie Appleby
J:William Buick
T:Charlie Appleby
137 h 1/326-
104
106
-
20.5
Headstrong; off since poor run at Newmarket last summer, but earlier smart; hood added
2 (12)
Hafit
Bay
J:Oscar Chavez
T:Musabbeh Al Mheiri
J:Oscar Chavez
T:Musabbeh Al Mheiri
137 t 3/233/
104
-
-
15.6
Ex-Charlie Appleby; off since third in 1m6f Group 2 Queen's Vase at Royal Ascot in 2022
3 (13)
Wild Tiger
Bay
J:Dylan Browne McMonagle
T:Saeed bin Suroor
J:Dylan Browne McMonagle
T:Saeed bin Suroor
136 p 24111-
103
111
-
36.3
Absent since winning last year's Royal Hunt Cup at Ascot in June; up 5lb; drawn wide
4 (15)
Shahbandar
b/br
J:Tomas Lukasek
T:Ingrid Janackova Koplikova
J:Tomas Lukasek
T:Ingrid Janackova Koplikova
133 tb 0/112-
101
110
-
12.8
Winner in Czech Republic and France, but off since last April and drawn wide
5 (1)
Echo Point
Chestnut
J:Silvestre De Sousa
T:Musabbeh Al Mheiri
J:Silvestre De Sousa
T:Musabbeh Al Mheiri
131 36515-
99
107
-
19.9
Running to a useful level at Abu Dhabi, but more needed to defy this mark
6 (2)
Ghaly
Chestnut
J:Christian Howarth(3)
T:Saeed bin Suroor
J:Christian Howarth(3)
T:Saeed bin Suroor
131 01/7-0
99
100
-
12.3
Unplaced in two starts here since returning from absence this season, well beaten latest
7 (7)
Al Salt
Bay
J:Mickael Barzalona
T:Ali Al Badwawi
J:Mickael Barzalona
T:Ali Al Badwawi
129 09048-
97
106
-
11.8
5lb higher than for short-head win over C&D three years ago; needs to up this term's level
8 (9)
Mountbatten
Brown
J:Daniel Tudhope
T:Musabbeh Al Mheiri
J:Daniel Tudhope
T:Musabbeh Al Mheiri
129 51016-
97
107
-
21.8
Defeated Wild Tiger in 1m handicap here last February; may still have more to give
9 (10)
Regheeb
Chestnut
J:Ben Coen
T:Michael Costa
J:Ben Coen
T:Michael Costa
129 2301-8
97
113
-
11.8
Triple winner over 1m-1m2f in Britain; should be better for UAE debut spin over 6f here
10 (8)
Andreas Vesalius
Grey
J:Connor Beasley
T:A bin Harmash
J:Connor Beasley
T:A bin Harmash
128 t /3017-
96
106
-
19.4
Winning debut for this yard in 7f Abu Dhabi handicap on reappearance; excuses next time
11 (4)
Monaadah
Chestnut
J:Tadhg O'Shea
T:Bhupat Seemar
J:Tadhg O'Shea
T:Bhupat Seemar
128 tb 33617-
96
109
-
20
More needed than for 1m Abu Dhabi win two starts ago; unplaced in Listed race there latest
12 (3)
Movie Maker
Grey
J:Charlie Bennett
T:Saeed bin Suroor
J:Charlie Bennett
T:Saeed bin Suroor
128 1/410-
96
112
-
18.5
Two useful 6f-7f heavy-ground wins in GB; below form both goes here including reappearance
13 (14)
Silky Wilkie
Bay
J:Mark Winn
T:K R Burke
J:Mark Winn
T:K R Burke
127 8203-0
95
110
-
11.3
Getting on for two years since last win; up in trip from wide draw; visor off
14 (6)
Changing Colours
Bay
J:Ray Dawson
T:Julio Olascoaga
J:Ray Dawson
T:Julio Olascoaga
126 12020-
94
109
-
18
Front-running win and a second in C&D handicaps last term; needs to bounce back
15 (11)
Tamborrada
Bay
J:Sam Hitchcott
T:A bin Harmash
J:Sam Hitchcott
T:A bin Harmash
125 v 8765-9
93
110
-
10.8
Winless in UAE but some useful form, notably second in C&D Group 3 last March

No odds data available.

Predictor

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

1st Wild Tiger
36.3
OR: 13.3 Form: 23 Odds: 0
2nd Mountbatten
21.8
OR: 11.8 Form: 10 Odds: 0
3rd Bold Style
20.5
OR: 13.5 Form: 7 Odds: 0
4 Monaadah
20
OR: 11.5 Form: 8.5 Odds: 0
5 Echo Point
19.9
OR: 12.3 Form: 7.6 Odds: 0
6 Andreas Vesalius
19.4
OR: 11.5 Form: 7.9 Odds: 0
7 Movie Maker
18.5
OR: 11.5 Form: 7 Odds: 0
8 Changing Colours
18
OR: 11 Form: 7 Odds: 0
9 Hafit
15.6
OR: 13.5 Form: 2.1 Odds: 0
10 Shahbandar
12.8
OR: 12.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0
11 Ghaly
12.3
OR: 12.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0
12 Al Salt
11.8
OR: 11.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0
13 Regheeb
11.8
OR: 11.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0
14 Silky Wilkie
11.3
OR: 11.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0
15 Tamborrada
10.8
OR: 10.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0
16 Olympic Candle
9
OR: 9 Form: 0 Odds: 0

Ratings

HorseORRPRTS
Bold Style
104
106
Hafit
104
Wild Tiger
103
111
Shahbandar
101
110
Echo Point
99
107
Ghaly
99
100
Al Salt
97
106
Mountbatten
97
107
Regheeb
97
113
Andreas Vesalius
96
106
Monaadah
96
109
Movie Maker
96
112
Silky Wilkie
95
110
Changing Colours
94
109
Tamborrada
93
110
Olympic Candle
86
113

Last Run

HorseLast RunStatus
Olympic Candle 7d ago Quick return
Bold Style
Hafit
Wild Tiger
Shahbandar
Echo Point
Ghaly
Al Salt
Mountbatten
Regheeb
Andreas Vesalius
Monaadah
Movie Maker
Silky Wilkie
Changing Colours
Tamborrada