Race 7 (Handicap) (Dirt) – Meydan

Meydan

5:00

Race 7 (Handicap) (Dirt)

Date 2025-12-05

Distance 1m2f

Class

Going Fast

Type Flat

Surface Dirt

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £24,783

Runners (14)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
13 (13)	Estmrar b J:Silvestre De Sousa T:Simon & Ed Crisford	J:Silvestre De Sousa T:Simon & Ed Crisford	122	t	22-310	85	96	-	44d	—	—	-4	14	9/2 18%
Won Chelmsford maiden in August and promise here last term but tailed off in October
5 (12)	Arabian Tale b J:Tadhg O'Shea T:Bhupat Seemar	J:Tadhg O'Shea T:Bhupat Seemar	132	tb	143402	91	99	-	28d	—	—	+5	20.6	9/2 18%
No match for winner when 2nd on return; wide draw not ideal now but O'Shea back on
7 (1)	Silent Age b J:Pat Dobbs T:Doug Watson	J:Pat Dobbs T:Doug Watson	131	—	313105	90	104	-	14d	—	—	+7	22.3	11/2 15%
Too keen on UAE debut; can go forward and stall 1 may be fine; bit to prove on dirt though
14 (5)	Al Mukhtar b/br J:Saif Al Balushi T:A bin Harmash	J:Saif Al Balushi T:A bin Harmash	121	—	932-73	81	96	-	28d	—	—	-3	12.2	13/2 13%
Maiden but good runs in defeat here inc' over C&D last term and promising return
1 (6)	Aablan b J:Daniel Tudhope T:Simon & Ed Crisford	J:Daniel Tudhope T:Simon & Ed Crisford	137	t	118/0	95	83	-	72d	—	—	+4	13.9	12/1 8%
Group 3 winner in 2023 but only seen once since and hard to gauge where he's at; dirt bow
10 (9)	Ezaj ch J:Connor Beasley T:A bin Harmash	J:Connor Beasley T:A bin Harmash	125	v	411-80	84	103	-	28d	—	—	+2	11	10/1 9%
Won twice last term inc' 1m3f win here; fav on return but tailed off; should do better
3 (8)	Quality Humor ch J:Sam Hitchcott T:A bin Harmash	J:Sam Hitchcott T:A bin Harmash	136	tv	4-9264	94	96	-	28d	—	—	+6	13.1	14/1 7%
Sole win came over 7f at Jebel Ali; fair return but this trip probably stretches him
6 (3)	Lahresh b J:Richard Mullen T:Musabbeh Al Mheiri	J:Richard Mullen T:Musabbeh Al Mheiri	132	—	303888	91	103	-	28d	—	—	+7	12.5	20/1 5%
Dual course winner; well held on return but down 2lb; e/w claims with a run under his belt
8 (2)	Moon Blade b J:Adrie de Vries T:Marwan Al Baidhaei	J:Adrie de Vries T:Marwan Al Baidhaei	127	—	8103	89	89	-	273d	—	—	+12	19.9	18/1 5%
Course winner (1m); signed off campaign with conditions 3rd; mark looks stiff on return
9 (7)	High Season b J:Andrew Slattery T:Bhupat Seemar	J:Andrew Slattery T:Bhupat Seemar	126	t	01-067	88	86	-	273d	—	—	+7	10.6	20/1 5%
Wide-margin turf winner in Sep 2024; showed little in 3 dirt runs here last winter
11 (4)	Book Review ch J:Bernardo Pinheiro T:Salem bin Ghadayer	J:Bernardo Pinheiro T:Salem bin Ghadayer	123	tb	6-2769	83	105	-	14d	—	—	+6	9.2	22/1 4%
Losing run goes back to 2023 but only beaten 1l last season; tough trip latest
2 (11)	Go Soldier Go ch J:Hamed Al Busaidi(6) T:Fawzi Abdulla Nass	J:Hamed Al Busaidi(6) T:Fawzi Abdulla Nass	137	v	3-5367	95	102	-	14d	—	—	+10	14.6	25/1 4%
Dual course winner; never involved after typical slow start latest; needs them to go hard
12 (14)	Truth Explained b J:Oscar Chavez T:Doug Watson	J:Oscar Chavez T:Doug Watson	123	—	21-336	83	98	-	287d	—	—	+5	9.5	25/1 4%
Some promise in a couple of runs for this yard last season; looks up against it on return
4 (10)	Hans Andersen b J:Carlos Lopez T:Veronika Jandova	J:Carlos Lopez T:Veronika Jandova	134	—	915477	93	80	-	125d	—	—	+10	13.7	40/1 2%
Couldn't get competitive here last season and questions to answer on dirt

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Estmrar	7/2	9/2	7/2	7/2	4/1
Arabian Tale	4/1	4/1	9/2	9/2	4/1
Silent Age	9/2	11/2	9/2	9/2	11/2
Al Mukhtar	11/2	13/2	6/1	6/1	11/2
Aablan	17/2	9/1	12/1	12/1	8/1
Ezaj	9/1	17/2	10/1	10/1	15/2
Quality Humor	12/1	11/1	14/1	14/1	10/1
Lahresh	18/1	16/1	20/1	20/1	14/1
Moon Blade	16/1	12/1	18/1	18/1	10/1
High Season	20/1	20/1	20/1	20/1	20/1
Book Review	20/1	20/1	22/1	22/1	20/1
Go Soldier Go	20/1	20/1	25/1	25/1	20/1
Truth Explained	25/1	20/1	25/1	25/1	18/1
Hans Andersen	40/1	40/1	33/1	33/1	33/1

Predictor

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

1st

Silent Age

22.3

OR: 10 Form: 7.9 Odds: 4.4

11/2

2nd

Arabian Tale

20.6

OR: 10.3 Form: 5.9 Odds: 4.4

9/2

3rd

Moon Blade

19.9

OR: 9.8 Form: 8 Odds: 2.1

18/1

Go Soldier Go

14.6

OR: 11.3 Form: 2.1 Odds: 1.2

25/1

Estmrar

OR: 8.8 Form: 0 Odds: 5.2

9/2

Aablan

13.9

OR: 11.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

12/1

Hans Andersen

13.7

OR: 10.8 Form: 2 Odds: 1

40/1

Quality Humor

13.1

OR: 11 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

14/1

Lahresh

12.5

OR: 10.3 Form: 0.9 Odds: 1.4

20/1

Al Mukhtar

12.2

OR: 7.8 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

13/2

Ezaj

OR: 8.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

10/1

High Season

10.6

OR: 9.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

20/1

Truth Explained

9.5

OR: 8.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

25/1

Book Review

9.2

OR: 8.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1

22/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Aablan Top Rated	95	83	—
Go Soldier Go	95	102	—
Quality Humor	94	96	—
Hans Andersen	93	80	—
Arabian Tale	91	99	—
Lahresh	91	103	—
Silent Age	90	104	—
Moon Blade	89	89	—
High Season	88	86	—
Estmrar	85	96	—
Ezaj	84	103	—
Book Review	83	105	—
Truth Explained	83	98	—
Al Mukhtar	81	96	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Silent Age	14d ago	Fit
Book Review	14d ago	Fit
Go Soldier Go	14d ago	Fit
Arabian Tale	28d ago	Fit
Al Mukhtar	28d ago	Fit
Ezaj	28d ago	Fit
Quality Humor	28d ago	Fit
Lahresh	28d ago	Fit
Estmrar	44d ago	Fit
Aablan	72d ago	Fresh
Hans Andersen	125d ago	Long break
Moon Blade	273d ago	Long break
High Season	273d ago	Long break
Truth Explained	287d ago	Long break