Dubai Islands (Handicap) (Dirt) – Meydan

Meydan

16:25

Dubai Islands (Handicap) (Dirt)

Date 2025-12-12

Distance 6f

Class

Going Fast

Type Flat

Surface Dirt

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £39,130

Winning Time 1m 11.68s (slow by 0.98s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Drew's Gold (USA) Tadhg O'Shea · Bhupat Seemar	9/2	Won
2nd	Echo Point (IRE) Connor Beasley · Musabbeh Al Mheiri	11/1	6.75
3rd	Straight And Level (USA) Antonio Fresu · Bhupat Seemar	11/1	.5
4th	Asad Zabeel (GB) Richard Mullen · Musabbeh Al Mheiri	5/2F	5
5th	Army Ethos (GB) Adrie de Vries · Fawzi Abdulla Nass	15/1	2
6th	Desperate Hero (GB) Bernardo Pinheiro · Salem bin Ghadayer	12/1	0.3
7th	Ma Yetal (USA) Silvestre De Sousa · Michael Costa	19/5	1.75
8th	Dapper Valley (IRE) Andrew Slattery · Bhupat Seemar	8/1	0.3
9th	Deep Hope (USA) Sandro Paiva · Bhupat Seemar	10/1	.75
10th	Road Bloc (USA) Sam Hitchcott · Osama Refai	20/1	2.75
11th	Mister Saint Paul (FR) Jose Santiago · Salem bin Ghadayer	50/1	6
12th	Chaldero (FR) Ray Dawson · Miroslav Nieslanik	22/1	6.25

Runners (12)

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)	Asad Zabeel Bay J:Richard Mullen T:Musabbeh Al Mheiri	J:Richard Mullen T:Musabbeh Al Mheiri	137	—	1691-1	105	108	-	329d	—	—	+8	30.4	0.83/1	10/3 23%
All 5 wins over further but won both starts last term; career high mark for return
2 (12)	Drew's Gold Bay J:Tadhg O'Shea T:Bhupat Seemar	J:Tadhg O'Shea T:Bhupat Seemar	134	tb	75/390	103	101	-	251d	—	—	+1	18.3	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Pattern winner in US; Gr3 3rd last term; new yard needs to be fully would up from stall 12
5 (5)	Ma Yetal Bay J:Silvestre De Sousa T:Michael Costa	J:Silvestre De Sousa T:Michael Costa	131	—	1/1-70	100	87	-	286d	—	—	+13	29.4	1.13/1	9/2 18%
2-2 two seasons ago; not competitive in C&D Gr3s last term; sights lowered but tough mark
3 (9)	Echo Point Chestnut J:Connor Beasley T:Musabbeh Al Mheiri	J:Connor Beasley T:Musabbeh Al Mheiri	134	—	-15517	103	104	-	6d	—	—	+16	24.7	2.50/1	10/1 9%
7f dirt win when given easy lead on return but suspicion 6f could be too sharp this time
9 (6)	Straight And Level Bay J:Antonio Fresu T:Bhupat Seemar	J:Antonio Fresu T:Bhupat Seemar	125	b	424025	94	107	-	28d	—	—	+8	18.3	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Promise on dirt over further last term; narrow defeat on turf over this trip on return
10 (4)	Deep Hope Bay J:Sandro Paiva T:Bhupat Seemar	J:Sandro Paiva T:Bhupat Seemar	119	tb	044327	89	109	-	21d	—	—	+9	16.9	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Big runs in defeat on both dirt and turf last season at 6/7f; poor on return but respected
11 (7)	Dapper Valley Bay J:Andrew Slattery T:Bhupat Seemar	J:Andrew Slattery T:Bhupat Seemar	117	—	391171	85	109	-	65d	—	—	+20	29.3	3.00/1	12/1 8%
3-5 for James Owen; workable mark but not sure to take to dirt; O'Shea rides Drew's Gold
8 (10)	Desperate Hero Grey J:Bernardo Pinheiro T:Salem bin Ghadayer	J:Bernardo Pinheiro T:Salem bin Ghadayer	125	—	-69054	94	92	-	27d	—	—	+4	13.9	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Progressive in Britain last year but hasn't shown enough on dirt for his new connections
4 (8)	Army Ethos Bay J:Adrie de Vries T:Fawzi Abdulla Nass	J:Adrie de Vries T:Fawzi Abdulla Nass	131	—	803-14	100	109	-	280d	—	—	+8	14	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Coventry 2nd in 2023; promise in Bahrain last term but not bred for this
12 (3)	Road Bloc Bay J:Sam Hitchcott T:Osama Refai	J:Sam Hitchcott T:Osama Refai	117	b	951915	85	113	-	7d	—	—	+14	20.5	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Took advantage of match-fitness with C&D win second time but disappointing fav last week
7 (11)	Chaldero Chestnut J:Ray Dawson T:Miroslav Nieslanik	J:Ray Dawson T:Miroslav Nieslanik	126	—	621217	95	108	-	83d	—	—	+22	25.7	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Four wins over 7f in Europe on turf/AW but pedigree doesn't suggest he'll take to dirt
6 (2)	Mister Saint Paul Bay J:Jose Santiago T:Salem bin Ghadayer	J:Jose Santiago T:Salem bin Ghadayer	129	ht	46/80/	98	64	-	1014d	—	—	+9	13.1	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Gr 3 winner in 2022 but nothing in 2 dirt runs and off 1014 days

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Asad Zabeel	5/2	11/4	10/3	3/1	5/2
Drew's Gold	4/1	4/1	4/1	9/2	7/2
Ma Yetal	4/1	4/1	4/1	9/2	9/2
Echo Point	10/1	9/1	9/1	10/1	10/1
Straight And Level	11/1	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1
Deep Hope	9/1	10/1	11/1	11/1	11/1
Dapper Valley	11/1	11/1	11/1	11/1	12/1
Desperate Hero	14/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	14/1
Army Ethos	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1
Road Bloc	22/1	18/1	16/1	16/1	14/1
Chaldero	28/1	22/1	22/1	22/1	25/1
Mister Saint Paul	50/1	66/1	66/1	66/1	66/1

Predictor

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

1st

Asad Zabeel

30.4

OR: 13.8 Form: 10 Odds: 6.7

10/3

2nd

Ma Yetal

29.4

OR: 12.5 Form: 12 Odds: 4.9

9/2

3rd

Dapper Valley

29.3

OR: 8.8 Form: 18 Odds: 2.5

12/1

Chaldero

25.7

OR: 11.3 Form: 13.5 Odds: 1

28/1

Echo Point

24.7

OR: 13.3 Form: 9 Odds: 2.5

10/1

Road Bloc

20.5

OR: 8.8 Form: 10 Odds: 1.7

22/1

Drew's Gold

18.3

OR: 13.3 Form: 0 Odds: 5

9/2

Straight And Level

18.3

OR: 11 Form: 4.5 Odds: 2.8

11/1

Deep Hope

16.9

OR: 9.8 Form: 5 Odds: 2.1

11/1

Army Ethos

OR: 12.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.5

16/1

Desperate Hero

13.9

OR: 11 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

14/1

Mister Saint Paul

13.1

OR: 12 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

66/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Asad Zabeel	105	108	—
Drew's Gold	103	101	—
Echo Point	103	104	—
Ma Yetal	100	87	—
Army Ethos	100	109	—
Mister Saint Paul	98	64	—
Chaldero	95	108	—
Straight And Level	94	107	—
Desperate Hero	94	92	—
Deep Hope	89	109	—
Dapper Valley	85	109	—
Road Bloc	85	113	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Echo Point	6d ago	Quick return
Road Bloc	7d ago	Quick return
Deep Hope	21d ago	Fit
Desperate Hero	27d ago	Fit
Straight And Level	28d ago	Fit
Dapper Valley	65d ago	Fresh
Chaldero	83d ago	Fresh
Drew's Gold	251d ago	Long break
Army Ethos	280d ago	Long break
Ma Yetal	286d ago	Long break
Asad Zabeel	329d ago	Long break
Mister Saint Paul	1014d ago	Long break