Nad Al Sheba Turf Sprint Sponsored By Emirates Skycargo (Group 3) (Turf)

Meydan

15:25

Date 2025-03-01

Distance 5f

Class Class 1

Going Good To Firm

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £156,522

Winning Time 56.68s (fast by 0.02s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	West Acre (IRE) Callum Shepherd · George Scott	4/7F	Won
2nd	Ponntos (IRE) Mickael Barzalona · Miroslav Nieslanik	12/1	.75
3rd	Power Mode (USA) Tadhg O'Shea · Bhupat Seemar	33/1	0.3
4th	Cover Up (IRE) William Buick · Simon & Ed Crisford	18/1	.5
5th	Dark Saffron (USA) Connor Beasley · A bin Harmash	33/1	0.1
6th	Topper Bill (FR) Daniel Tudhope · Musabbeh Al Mheiri	50/1	.75
7th	Danyah (IRE) Jim Crowley · Musabbeh Al Mheiri	18/1	1
8th	Frost At Dawn (USA) Oisin Murphy · William Knight	9/1	0.2
9th	Jakajaro (IRE) Richard Mullen · Robert Cowell	40/1	.75
10th	Tawalla (IRE) Ray Dawson · Michael Costa	9/1	.75
11th	Bombay Bazaar (GB) Andrew Slattery · Bhupat Seemar	40/1	2.25
12th	Rasas (USA) Pat Dobbs · A bin Harmash	33/1	1
13th	Desperate Hero (GB) Bernardo Pinheiro · Salem bin Ghadayer	66/1	1.25
14th	King's Call (IRE) Silvestre De Sousa · Dylan Cunha	100/1	1.5
15th	Kylian (IRE) Luke Morris · Archie Watson	14/1	3.75

Runners (15)

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 (1)	Bombay Bazaar Bay J:Andrew Slattery T:Bhupat Seemar	J:Andrew Slattery T:Bhupat Seemar	133	t	8593-2	96	106	-	57d	—	—	—	16.5	—	—
In good form on last two starts and weighted to beat Rasas on last run; more needed
2 (3)	Cover Up Bay J:William Buick T:Simon & Ed Crisford	J:William Buick T:Simon & Ed Crisford	133	—	011-30	103	115	-	14d	—	—	—	13.3	—	—
Dirt debut last time easy to overlook but will have to better previous C&D form to win
3 (7)	Danyah Bay J:Jim Crowley T:Musabbeh Al Mheiri	J:Jim Crowley T:Musabbeh Al Mheiri	133	h	/393-6	106	115	-	36d	—	—	—	14	—	—
Not won since landing the 2023 Al Quoz Sprint and the drop to 5f isn't certain to suit
4 (12)	Desperate Hero Grey J:Bernardo Pinheiro T:Salem bin Ghadayer	J:Bernardo Pinheiro T:Salem bin Ghadayer	133	—	064-69	102	117	-	36d	—	—	—	13	—	—
Multiple sprint winner in Britain but well beaten so far in UAE; plenty to prove
5 (13)	Jakajaro Bay J:Richard Mullen T:Robert Cowell	J:Richard Mullen T:Robert Cowell	133	—	4920-6	102	114	-	36d	—	—	—	13	—	—
Improved in Ireland last year but well beaten on UAE debut and needs to raise game
6 (10)	Kylian Bay J:Luke Morris T:Archie Watson	J:Luke Morris T:Archie Watson	133	b	6121-1	102	118	-	35d	—	—	—	23	—	—
Bulk of wins and best form has been on AW; needs to translate pick of that form to turf
7 (9)	Ponntos Bay J:Mickael Barzalona T:Miroslav Nieslanik	J:Mickael Barzalona T:Miroslav Nieslanik	133	t	574-22	109	115	-	14d	—	—	—	14.8	—	—
Ran well over C&D behind West Acre in the Blue Point but more needed to win this
8 (4)	Power Mode Chestnut J:Tadhg O'Shea T:Bhupat Seemar	J:Tadhg O'Shea T:Bhupat Seemar	133	—	185-01	94	101	-	22d	—	—	—	11	—	—
Best effort to win handicap here last time; more to do over this trip in this grade
9 (15)	Rasas Chestnut J:Pat Dobbs T:A bin Harmash	J:Pat Dobbs T:A bin Harmash	133	v	35-133	98	101	-	14d	—	—	—	12	—	—
Has improved with every run on turf but plenty more needed if he's to win
10 (6)	Tawalla Bay J:Ray Dawson T:Michael Costa	J:Ray Dawson T:Michael Costa	133	—	38-111	103	109	-	7d	—	—	—	13.3	—	—
In fine form in handicaps, both here and Abu Dhabi, but needs another step forward
11 (14)	Topper Bill Bay J:Daniel Tudhope T:Musabbeh Al Mheiri	J:Daniel Tudhope T:Musabbeh Al Mheiri	133	v	106-35	94	105	-	22d	—	—	—	11	—	—
Very useful sprinter at best but faces a tough task at the weights; opposable
12 (2)	Frost At Dawn Grey Roan J:Oisin Murphy T:William Knight	J:Oisin Murphy T:William Knight	129	—	00349-	104	118	-	119d	—	—	—	15	—	—
Well beaten on dirt but bids to win this for second year in succession
13 (5)	Dark Saffron d J:Connor Beasley T:A bin Harmash	J:Connor Beasley T:A bin Harmash	126	v	213-32	94	96	-	22d	—	—	—	11	—	—
Dirt winner who has shown useful form on turf; plenty more needed to win here
14 (11)	King's Call Bay J:Silvestre De Sousa T:Dylan Cunha	J:Silvestre De Sousa T:Dylan Cunha	126	tb	826-47	94	103	-	50d	—	—	—	11	—	—
Shaped well on UAE/stable debut but below that a week later; can be taken on
15 (8)	West Acre Bay J:Callum Shepherd T:George Scott	J:Callum Shepherd T:George Scott	126	—	121-21	114	119	-	36d	—	—	—	16	—	—
Bolted up over C&D on first run in Group company last time; hard to beat

No odds data available.

Predictor

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

1st

Kylian

OR: 13 Form: 10 Odds: 0

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2nd

Bombay Bazaar

16.5

OR: 11.5 Form: 5 Odds: 0

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3rd

West Acre

OR: 16 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Frost At Dawn

OR: 13.5 Form: 1.5 Odds: 0

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Ponntos

14.8

OR: 14.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Danyah

OR: 14 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Cover Up

13.3

OR: 13.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Tawalla

13.3

OR: 13.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Desperate Hero

OR: 13 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Jakajaro

OR: 13 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Rasas

OR: 12 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Power Mode

OR: 11 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Topper Bill

OR: 11 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Dark Saffron

OR: 11 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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King's Call

OR: 11 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
West Acre	114	119	—
Ponntos	109	115	—
Danyah	106	115	—
Frost At Dawn	104	118	—
Cover Up	103	115	—
Tawalla	103	109	—
Desperate Hero	102	117	—
Jakajaro	102	114	—
Kylian	102	118	—
Rasas	98	101	—
Bombay Bazaar	96	106	—
Power Mode	94	101	—
Topper Bill	94	105	—
Dark Saffron	94	96	—
King's Call	94	103	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Tawalla	7d ago	Quick return
Cover Up	14d ago	Fit
Ponntos	14d ago	Fit
Rasas	14d ago	Fit
Power Mode	22d ago	Fit
Topper Bill	22d ago	Fit
Dark Saffron	22d ago	Fit
Kylian	35d ago	Fit
Danyah	36d ago	Fit
Desperate Hero	36d ago	Fit
Jakajaro	36d ago	Fit
West Acre	36d ago	Fit
King's Call	50d ago	Fresh
Bombay Bazaar	57d ago	Fresh
Frost At Dawn	119d ago	Long break