UAE Derby Sponsored By Jumeirah (Group 2) (Dirt)

Meydan

16:00

Date 2025-04-05

Distance 1m1f110y

Class Class 1

Going Fast

Type Flat

Surface Dirt

Age Band 3yo

Prize £464,000

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 (3)	Admire Daytona Bay J:Christophe-Patrice Lemaire T:Yukihiro Kato	J:Christophe-Patrice Lemaire T:Yukihiro Kato	126	h	2-14	105	124	-	41d	—	—	—	17.3	—	—
Best effort when fourth in Japanese Listed event last time; should appreciate this trip
2 (1)	Don In The Mood Bay J:Ryusei Sakai T:Teiichi Konno	J:Ryusei Sakai T:Teiichi Konno	126	—	6-13	107	127	-	41d	—	—	—	14.3	—	—
Dual 1m1f dirt winner in Japan; respectable effort over 1m latest; claims back up in trip
3 (4)	Dragon Bay J:Yutaka Take T:Mikio Matsunaga	J:Yutaka Take T:Mikio Matsunaga	126	—	2-15	102	120	-	41d	—	—	—	16.5	—	—
1m1f winner; behind two of these last time but may well do better back up in trip
4 (5)	Flood Zone Bay J:Florent Geroux T:Brad H Cox	J:Florent Geroux T:Brad H Cox	126	b	2-11	108	125	-	35d	—	—	—	18	—	—
Progressive sort who should stay this trip and has leading claims on this UAE debut
5 (9)	Galactic Star Chestnut J:Tadhg O'Shea T:Bhupat Seemar	J:Tadhg O'Shea T:Bhupat Seemar	126	b	131	99	104	-	43d	—	—	—	29.4	—	—
Improved to beat Heart Of Honor over C&D in February; more to do here
6 (6)	Heart Of Honor Brown J:Saffie Osborne T:Jamie Osborne	J:Saffie Osborne T:Jamie Osborne	126	b	21-122	99	111	-	43d	—	—	—	12.3	—	—
Better than bare form of last two starts but he'll have to improve if he's to win this
7 (8)	Rafid Bay J:John R Velazquez T:Doug Watson	J:John R Velazquez T:Doug Watson	126	b	23-501	95	110	-	20d	—	—	—	11.3	—	—
Listed placed in US and off the mark at Jebel Ali last time but has plenty to find
8 (7)	Shin Forever Bay J:Akira Sugawara T:Hideyuki Mori	J:Akira Sugawara T:Hideyuki Mori	126	—	462-52	107	117	-	42d	—	—	—	14.3	—	—
Ran best race in the Saudi Derby last time and worth a try over this trip; claims
9 (2)	Queen Azteca Bay J:Carlos Lopez T:Niels Petersen	J:Carlos Lopez T:Niels Petersen	121	h	12-11	93	109	-	43d	—	—	—	10.8	—	—
Good strike-rate on dirt but unimpressive here last time and more to do in this company

No odds data available.

Predictor

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

1st

Galactic Star

29.4

OR: 12.3 Form: 17.1 Odds: 0

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2nd

Flood Zone

OR: 14.5 Form: 3.5 Odds: 0

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3rd

Admire Daytona

17.3

OR: 13.8 Form: 3.5 Odds: 0

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Dragon

16.5

OR: 13 Form: 3.5 Odds: 0

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Don In The Mood

14.3

OR: 14.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Shin Forever

14.3

OR: 14.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Heart Of Honor

12.3

OR: 12.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Rafid

11.3

OR: 11.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Queen Azteca

10.8

OR: 10.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Flood Zone	108	125	—
Don In The Mood	107	127	—
Shin Forever	107	117	—
Admire Daytona	105	124	—
Dragon	102	120	—
Galactic Star	99	104	—
Heart Of Honor	99	111	—
Rafid	95	110	—
Queen Azteca	93	109	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Rafid	20d ago	Fit
Flood Zone	35d ago	Fit
Admire Daytona	41d ago	Fit
Don In The Mood	41d ago	Fit
Dragon	41d ago	Fit
Shin Forever	42d ago	Fit
Galactic Star	43d ago	Fit
Heart Of Honor	43d ago	Fit
Queen Azteca	43d ago	Fit