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Meydan

14:05 ✓ Result

Business Bay Challenge Sponsored By Emaar (Listed Race) (Turf)

Date 2025-12-19
Distance 7f
Class Class 1
Going Good To Firm
Type Flat
Surface Turf
Age Band 3yo+
Prize £65,217
Winning Time 1m 23.12s (slow by 0.62s)

Result

Pos Horse SP Btn
1st 17/10F Won
2nd 40/1 0.3
3rd 18/5 1
4th 20/1 .5
5th 17/2 0.1
5th 19/5 0
7th 25/1 0.05
8th 80/1 0.1
9th 9/1 .75
10th 70/1 0.2
11th 40/1 1.5
12th 33/1 1.25
13th 20/1 0.1
14th 80/1 .25

Runners (14)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)
# Silk Horse Jockey / Trainer Wt Gear Form OR RPR TS Last Crs Dst Val Scr EW Odds
4 (6)
Mysterious Night
Bay
J:William Buick
T:Charlie Appleby
J:William Buick
T:Charlie Appleby
 126 — 102-22
110
124
-
 287d — — -6
24.4
0.56/1
9/4
31%
Dual C&D winner 2 seasons ago; went close behind Marbaan twice last term; swing in weights
1 (2)
Marbaan
Bay
J:Silvestre De Sousa
T:Michael Costa
J:Silvestre De Sousa
T:Michael Costa
 130 — 2-1162
111
122
-
 13d — — +2
26
0.69/1
11/4
27%
Dual Group winner over C&D last term; concedes weight to all on return but not ruled out
5 (7)
Al Qudra
Brown
J:Billy Loughnane
T:Charlie Appleby
J:Billy Loughnane
T:Charlie Appleby
 126 — 28-218
109
117
-
 251d — — 0
20.9
1.13/1
9/2
18%
Qatar winner over 7f last term; disappointing fav in Greenham when last seen; gelded
2 (13)
Make Me King
Grey
J:James Doyle
T:Hamad Al Jehani
J:James Doyle
T:Hamad Al Jehani
 128 — 331483
110
124
-
 13d — — +14
24.5
2.13/1
17/2
11%
In behind Marbaan twice in the last year and stall 13 makes life tough this time
8 (12)
Anno Domini
Grey
J:Richard Mullen
T:Charlie Appleby
J:Richard Mullen
T:Charlie Appleby
 126 — 115-2
103
113
-
 246d — — +12
20.5
2.25/1
9/1
10%
2-3 last term; disappointing when beaten at short odds in conditions race at Newmarket
9 (8)
Andreas Vesalius
Grey
J:Connor Beasley
T:A bin Harmash
J:Connor Beasley
T:A bin Harmash
 126 t 494024
99
116
-
 13d — — +13
16.8
5.50/1
22/1
4%
Won on yard debut but record of 2-28 isn't inspiring; caught the eye twice recently
7 (10)
Vafortino
Bay
J:Adrie de Vries
T:Charlie Fellowes
J:Adrie de Vries
T:Charlie Fellowes
 126 — 20-555
104
124
-
 82d — — +11
14.5
5.50/1
22/1
4%
Won this in 2023; losing run since but promise on penultimate outing; new yard
14 (9)
Dubai Beach
Grey
J:Tadhg O'Shea
T:Saeed bin Suroor
J:Tadhg O'Shea
T:Saeed bin Suroor
 121 h 711271
96
101
-
 122d — — +25
30.4
6.25/1
25/1
4%
Progressive handicapper in Britain winning 3 on AW; below form sole turf run; bit to find
3 (3)
Native Approach
Bay
J:Sam Hitchcott
T:A bin Harmash
J:Sam Hitchcott
T:A bin Harmash
 128 h 1-5776
103
114
-
 13d — — +18
21.1
10.00/1
40/1
2%
Won this last term and eyecatcher when returned to turf last time; more needed here though
6 (14)
Roi De France
Brown
J:Pat Dobbs
T:Julio Olascoaga
J:Pat Dobbs
T:Julio Olascoaga
 126 — 2-3260
104
119
-
 183d — — +15
17.6
8.25/1
33/1
3%
Dual 1m winner in Britain; may find this sharp on return and stall 14 is tough
10 (5)
Khanjar
Bay
J:Daniel Tudhope
T:Musabbeh Al Mheiri
J:Daniel Tudhope
T:Musabbeh Al Mheiri
 126 — -61352
99
116
-
 14d — — +20
22.4
10.00/1
40/1
2%
Only reeled in late on dirt 2 weeks ago; creditable 3rd to Marbaan when last seen on turf
11 (1)
Mountbatten
Brown
J:Ben Coen
T:Musabbeh Al Mheiri
J:Ben Coen
T:Musabbeh Al Mheiri
 126 — 804318
97
110
-
 13d — — +18
21.1
16.50/1
66/1
1%
Course winner; won over 7f at Abu Dhabi 2 starts ago; not as good at Listed level since
12 (11)
Giustino
Chestnut
J:Francisco Goncalves
T:Julio Olascoaga
J:Francisco Goncalves
T:Julio Olascoaga
 126 — 111-96
95
77
-
 300d — — +9
12.2
20.00/1
80/1
1%
Group 1 winner on dirt in South America; struggled on dirt last season and tough ask here
13 (4)
Ehraz
Chestnut
J:Myrzabek Kappushev
T:Ali Al Badwawi
J:Myrzabek Kappushev
T:Ali Al Badwawi
 126 t 0078-6
90
105
-
 14d — — +9
10.3
37.50/1
150/1
1%
Smart in Britain but generally struggled since switched to UAE a couple of seasons ago
Horse bet365 William Hill Boyle Sports Ladbrokes Unibet
Mysterious Night
 9/4 2/1 9/4 9/4 9/4
Marbaan
 9/4 11/4 5/2 5/2 9/4
Al Qudra
 9/2 7/2 4/1 4/1 7/2
Make Me King
 17/2 17/2 17/2 17/2 17/2
Anno Domini
 9/1 9/1 9/1 17/2 17/2
Andreas Vesalius
 20/1 22/1 22/1 22/1 22/1
Vafortino
 20/1 22/1 22/1 22/1 22/1
Dubai Beach
 25/1 20/1 20/1 20/1 20/1
Native Approach
 25/1 33/1 40/1 40/1 40/1
Roi De France
 33/1 33/1 33/1 33/1 33/1
Khanjar
 33/1 40/1 40/1 40/1 40/1
Mountbatten
 50/1 66/1 50/1 50/1 50/1
Giustino
 80/1 66/1 50/1 50/1 50/1
Ehraz
 150/1 100/1 80/1 80/1 66/1

Predictor

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

1st Dubai Beach
30.4
OR: 11.5 Form: 17.5 Odds: 1.4
25/1
2nd Marbaan
26
OR: 15.3 Form: 3.5 Odds: 7.3
11/4
3rd Make Me King
24.5
OR: 15 Form: 6.6 Odds: 2.9
17/2
4 Mysterious Night
24.4
OR: 15 Form: 0 Odds: 9.4
9/4
5 Khanjar
22.4
OR: 12.3 Form: 9.5 Odds: 0.7
40/1
6 Native Approach
21.1
OR: 13.3 Form: 7 Odds: 0.8
40/1
7 Mountbatten
21.1
OR: 11.8 Form: 8.5 Odds: 0.8
66/1
8 Al Qudra
20.9
OR: 14.8 Form: 0 Odds: 6.2
9/2
9 Anno Domini
20.5
OR: 13.3 Form: 5 Odds: 2.2
9/1
10 Roi De France
17.6
OR: 13.5 Form: 3.5 Odds: 0.6
33/1
11 Andreas Vesalius
16.8
OR: 12.3 Form: 3.5 Odds: 1.1
22/1
12 Vafortino
14.5
OR: 13.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1
22/1
13 Giustino
12.2
OR: 11.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1
80/1
14 Ehraz
10.3
OR: 10 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3
150/1

Ratings

HorseORRPRTS
Marbaan
111
122
 —
Mysterious Night
110
124
 —
Make Me King
110
124
 —
Al Qudra
109
117
 —
Vafortino
104
124
 —
Roi De France
104
119
 —
Anno Domini
103
113
 —
Native Approach
103
114
 —
Andreas Vesalius
99
116
 —
Khanjar
99
116
 —
Mountbatten
97
110
 —
Dubai Beach
96
101
 —
Giustino
95
77
 —
Ehraz
90
105
 —

Last Run

HorseLast RunStatus
Marbaan 13d ago Quick return
Make Me King 13d ago Quick return
Andreas Vesalius 13d ago Quick return
Native Approach 13d ago Quick return
Mountbatten 13d ago Quick return
Khanjar 14d ago Fit
Ehraz 14d ago Fit
Vafortino 82d ago Fresh
Dubai Beach 122d ago Long break
Roi De France 183d ago Long break
Anno Domini 246d ago Long break
Al Qudra 251d ago Long break
Mysterious Night 287d ago Long break
Giustino 300d ago Long break