Palm Beach Towers (Handicap) (Turf) – Meydan

Meydan

14:05

Palm Beach Towers (Handicap) (Turf)

Date 2025-12-12

Distance 1m1f

Class

Going Good To Firm

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £24,783

Winning Time 1m 49.35s (slow by 1.65s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Silver Sword (GB) George Wood · Dylan Cunha	8/1	Won
2nd	Emperor's Star (FR) Billy Loughnane · Charlie Appleby	29/10F	.5
3rd	Eljenob (FR) Ray Dawson · Michael Costa	19/5	.5
4th	Wanees (GB) Jamie Powell · Doug Watson	25/1	.75
5th	Eye On The Prize (ARG) Silvestre De Sousa · Julio Olascoaga	11/1	0.3
6th	Motadarrek (GB) Antonio Fresu · John Hyde	33/1	.25
7th	Green Triangle (IRE) Daniel Tudhope · Simon & Ed Crisford	10/1	.75
8th	Deciduous (GB) Bernardo Pinheiro · Salem bin Ghadayer	20/1	1
9th	Monaadah (USA) Andrew Slattery · Bhupat Seemar	33/1	.75
10th	Cosmic Desert (GB) Connor Beasley · A bin Harmash	8/1	1
11th	Sioux Dream (FR) Sandro Paiva · Salman Al Sabri	20/1	4.5
12th	Silent Defense (IRE) Oscar Chavez · Rashed Bouresly	70/1	1.25
13th	Kalidasa (GB) Tadhg O'Shea · Bhupat Seemar	13/1	2.75
14th	Wesam (IRE) Adrie de Vries · Saeed bin Suroor	15/2	4.75
15th	King Of Time (IRE) Mikey Sheehy · Osama Refai	22/1	17.25

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
7 (11)	Emperor's Star Bay J:Billy Loughnane T:Charlie Appleby	J:Billy Loughnane T:Charlie Appleby	131	—	15/639	90	101	-	294d	—	—	-10	18.9	0.53/1	85/40 32%
Didn't get clearest of runs when beaten half a length last term but needs career best here
12 (12)	Wesam Bay J:Adrie de Vries T:Saeed bin Suroor	J:Adrie de Vries T:Saeed bin Suroor	125	—	13	84	97	-	63d	—	—	+11	21.4	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Newcastle 1m winner on debut but form didn't work out and beaten fav since; tough mark
8 (5)	Eljenob Bay J:Ray Dawson T:Michael Costa	J:Ray Dawson T:Michael Costa	129	—	32-633	88	100	-	27d	—	—	+2	12.6	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Losing run but he's consistent and his Jebel Ali return was promising; respected
9 (7)	Silver Sword Grey J:George Wood T:Dylan Cunha	J:George Wood T:Dylan Cunha	128	—	005646	87	112	-	7d	—	—	+2	12.1	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Course winner last term; not at his best since but return to turf may help
10 (4)	Cosmic Desert Bay J:Connor Beasley T:A bin Harmash	J:Connor Beasley T:A bin Harmash	127	h	344153	86	101	-	27d	—	—	+6	21.7	2.00/1	8/1 11%
C&D winner last term from 4lb lower; promising dirt return last month; should be involved
4 (14)	Green Triangle Bay J:Daniel Tudhope T:Simon & Ed Crisford	J:Daniel Tudhope T:Simon & Ed Crisford	133	tp	334186	94	104	-	58d	—	—	+11	18.8	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Won valuable Gowran race in June; didn't kick-on in 2 runs for new connections; wide draw
11 (10)	Eye On The Prize Bay J:Silvestre De Sousa T:Julio Olascoaga	J:Silvestre De Sousa T:Julio Olascoaga	126	—	0-5624	85	101	-	28d	—	—	+4	10.7	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Abu Dhabi (7f) winner in March 2024; twice went close over 7f last term; promising return
2 (8)	Kalidasa Bay J:Tadhg O'Shea T:Bhupat Seemar	J:Tadhg O'Shea T:Bhupat Seemar	136	—	46-289	94	98	-	35d	—	—	+4	13.8	4.00/1	16/1 6%
2nd over 1m4f before lesser run over C&D last term; low-key dirt return; first-string
15 (15)	Sioux Dream Bay J:Sandro Paiva T:Salman Al Sabri	J:Sandro Paiva T:Salman Al Sabri	117	t	805012	75	97	-	28d	—	—	+15	19.5	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Struggled last term but much more promise this time around at Abu Dhabi; stall 15 tough
13 (6)	Deciduous Bay J:Bernardo Pinheiro T:Salem bin Ghadayer	J:Bernardo Pinheiro T:Salem bin Ghadayer	123	t	538071	83	100	-	27d	—	—	+16	20.1	6.25/1	25/1 4%
All 4 wins over further; first dirt win last month but up 8lb and sharper test here
1 (1)	King Of Time Bay J:Mikey Sheehy T:Osama Refai	J:Mikey Sheehy T:Osama Refai	137	t	5921-7	95	101	-	27d	—	—	+9	12.2	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Signed off 2023-24 with Abu Dhabi success; had excuses on dirt return; should do better
14 (13)	Wanees Bay J:Jamie Powell T:Doug Watson	J:Jamie Powell T:Doug Watson	122	—	539868	82	110	-	28d	—	—	+6	9.7	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Promising start to his career with 4 turf wins but losing run since Sep' 2022; tough draw
5 (3)	Motadarrek Chestnut J:Antonio Fresu T:John Hyde	J:Antonio Fresu T:John Hyde	133	—	1/150-	92	101	-	452d	—	—	+15	18.5	10.00/1	40/1 2%
2 wins in France over further; struggled at Listed level; returns from lengthy absence
6 (2)	Monaadah Chestnut J:Andrew Slattery T:Bhupat Seemar	J:Andrew Slattery T:Bhupat Seemar	132	t	17-009	91	81	-	28d	—	—	+8	11.2	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Made all in 2024 Abu Dhabi h'cap but couldn't build on that; struggled previous 1m1f run
3 (9)	Silent Defense Bay J:Oscar Chavez T:Rashed Bouresly	J:Oscar Chavez T:Rashed Bouresly	134	—	943078	93	101	-	28d	—	—	+9	12.6	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Hasn't won since 7f win in March 2023; ran well in defeat last term but stamina questions

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Emperor's Star	15/8	15/8	15/8	15/8	85/40
Wesam	8/1	15/2	15/2	15/2	15/2
Eljenob	6/1	13/2	15/2	15/2	15/2
Silver Sword	8/1	8/1	15/2	15/2	7/1
Cosmic Desert	7/1	13/2	8/1	15/2	8/1
Green Triangle	12/1	11/1	11/1	11/1	11/1
Eye On The Prize	10/1	12/1	14/1	16/1	12/1
Kalidasa	11/1	11/1	16/1	16/1	12/1
Sioux Dream	22/1	20/1	20/1	20/1	18/1
Deciduous	25/1	20/1	18/1	18/1	20/1
King Of Time	28/1	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1
Wanees	28/1	22/1	20/1	20/1	22/1
Motadarrek	40/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1
Monaadah	50/1	40/1	40/1	40/1	33/1
Silent Defense	66/1	66/1	50/1	50/1	50/1

Predictor

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

1st

Cosmic Desert

21.7

OR: 9 Form: 8 Odds: 4.7

8/1

2nd

Wesam

21.4

OR: 8.5 Form: 10 Odds: 2.9

8/1

3rd

Deciduous

20.1

OR: 8.3 Form: 10.6 Odds: 1.2

25/1

Sioux Dream

19.5

OR: 6.3 Form: 12 Odds: 1.2

22/1

Emperor's Star

18.9

OR: 10 Form: 0 Odds: 8.9

85/40

Green Triangle

18.8

OR: 11 Form: 5.6 Odds: 2.2

12/1

Motadarrek

18.5

OR: 10.5 Form: 7 Odds: 1

40/1

Kalidasa

13.8

OR: 11 Form: 0 Odds: 2.8

16/1

Eljenob

12.6

OR: 9.5 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

15/2

Silent Defense

12.6

OR: 10.8 Form: 0.9 Odds: 1

66/1

King Of Time

12.2

OR: 11.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

28/1

Silver Sword

12.1

OR: 9.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

8/1

Monaadah

11.2

OR: 10.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1

50/1

Eye On The Prize

10.7

OR: 8.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

16/1

Wanees

9.7

OR: 8 Form: 0.6 Odds: 1.1

28/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
King Of Time	95	101	—
Green Triangle	94	104	—
Kalidasa	94	98	—
Silent Defense	93	101	—
Motadarrek	92	101	—
Monaadah	91	81	—
Emperor's Star	90	101	—
Eljenob	88	100	—
Silver Sword	87	112	—
Cosmic Desert	86	101	—
Eye On The Prize	85	101	—
Wesam	84	97	—
Deciduous	83	100	—
Wanees	82	110	—
Sioux Dream	75	97	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Silver Sword	7d ago	Quick return
Eljenob	27d ago	Fit
Cosmic Desert	27d ago	Fit
Deciduous	27d ago	Fit
King Of Time	27d ago	Fit
Eye On The Prize	28d ago	Fit
Sioux Dream	28d ago	Fit
Wanees	28d ago	Fit
Monaadah	28d ago	Fit
Silent Defense	28d ago	Fit
Kalidasa	35d ago	Fit
Green Triangle	58d ago	Fresh
Wesam	63d ago	Fresh
Emperor's Star	294d ago	Long break
Motadarrek	452d ago	Long break