Longines Dubai Sheema Classic (Group 1) (Turf)

Meydan

17:50

Date 2025-04-05

Distance 1m4f11y

Class Class 1

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £2,784,000

Winning Time 2m 27.05s (fast by 1.55s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Danon Decile (JPN) Keita Tosaki · Shogo Yasuda	14/1	Won
2nd	Calandagan (IRE) Mickael Barzalona · F-H Graffard	11/10F	1.25
3rd	Durezza (JPN) Christophe Soumillon · Tomohito Ozeki	33/1	1.75
4th	Rebel's Romance (IRE) William Buick · Charlie Appleby	9/4	0.3
5th	Giavellotto (IRE) Oisin Murphy · Marco Botti	13/2	3.25
6th	Cervinia (JPN) Christophe-Patrice Lemaire · Tetsuya Kimura	33/1	3
7th	Shin Emperor (FR) Ryusei Sakai · Yoshito Yahagi	10/1	.75
8th	Deira Mile (IRE) Tom Marquand · Owen Burrows	50/1	1
9th	Calif (GER) Adrie de Vries · Fawzi Abdulla Nass	50/1	0.3

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 (7)	Calif d J:Adrie de Vries T:Fawzi Abdulla Nass	J:Adrie de Vries T:Fawzi Abdulla Nass	127	v	1436-2	117	133	-	42d	—	—	—	21.8	—	—
Group 1 winner in Germany last year but behind Shin Emperor last time; trip is a worry
2 (6)	Durezza Brown J:Christophe Soumillon T:Tomohito Ozeki	J:Christophe Soumillon T:Tomohito Ozeki	127	—	/2052-	123	136	-	132d	—	—	—	24.8	—	—
Not much racing since sole Grade 1 win in 2023; back to best in November; place claims
3 (9)	Giavellotto Chestnut J:Oisin Murphy T:Marco Botti	J:Oisin Murphy T:Marco Botti	127	—	51131-	121	136	-	118d	—	—	—	37.9	—	—
Improved last year and off the mark at the highest level in Hong Kong; may do better
4 (4)	Rebel's Romance Brown J:William Buick T:Charlie Appleby	J:William Buick T:Charlie Appleby	127	—	1311-1	123	136	-	48d	—	—	—	28.3	—	—
High-class middle-distance performer with fine strike-rate; bids to win it for second year
5 (2)	Calandagan Bay J:Mickael Barzalona T:F-H Graffard	J:Mickael Barzalona T:F-H Graffard	126	—	11122-	125	141	-	168d	—	—	—	37.3	—	—
High-class middle-distance performer who won't mind the return to 1m4f or to quick ground
6 (3)	Danon Decile Chestnut J:Keita Tosaki T:Shogo Yasuda	J:Keita Tosaki T:Shogo Yasuda	126	t	1163-1	120	135	-	69d	—	—	—	27.5	—	—
Japanese Derby winner who has a good strike-rate; can do better, but needs to
7 (5)	Deira Mile Bay J:Tom Marquand T:Owen Burrows	J:Tom Marquand T:Owen Burrows	126	b	1424-6	114	131	-	42d	—	—	—	16	—	—
St Leger fourth last year but below best in Saudi Arabia on reappearance and tough task
8 (1)	Shin Emperor Chestnut J:Ryusei Sakai T:Yoshito Yahagi	J:Ryusei Sakai T:Yoshito Yahagi	126	—	3302-1	123	137	-	42d	—	—	—	28.3	—	—
Narrowly beaten in the Japan Cup and warmed up for this when winning in Saudi; player
9 (8)	Cervinia Bay J:Christophe-Patrice Lemaire T:Tetsuya Kimura	J:Christophe-Patrice Lemaire T:Tetsuya Kimura	121	—	0114-9	115	138	-	48d	—	—	—	16.3	—	—
Dual Grade 1 winner but disappointing on reappearance and has a bit to prove

No odds data available.

Predictor

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

1st

Giavellotto

37.9

OR: 17.8 Form: 20.1 Odds: 0

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2nd

Calandagan

37.3

OR: 18.8 Form: 18.5 Odds: 0

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3rd

Rebel's Romance

28.3

OR: 18.3 Form: 10 Odds: 0

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Shin Emperor

28.3

OR: 18.3 Form: 10 Odds: 0

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Danon Decile

27.5

OR: 17.5 Form: 10 Odds: 0

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Durezza

24.8

OR: 18.3 Form: 6.5 Odds: 0

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Calif

21.8

OR: 16.8 Form: 5 Odds: 0

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Cervinia

16.3

OR: 16.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Deira Mile

OR: 16 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Calandagan	125	141	—
Durezza	123	136	—
Rebel's Romance	123	136	—
Shin Emperor	123	137	—
Giavellotto	121	136	—
Danon Decile	120	135	—
Calif	117	133	—
Cervinia	115	138	—
Deira Mile	114	131	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Calif	42d ago	Fit
Deira Mile	42d ago	Fit
Shin Emperor	42d ago	Fit
Rebel's Romance	48d ago	Fresh
Cervinia	48d ago	Fresh
Danon Decile	69d ago	Fresh
Giavellotto	118d ago	Long break
Durezza	132d ago	Long break
Calandagan	168d ago	Long break