Al Rashidiya Sponsored By Emaar (Group 2) (Turf)

Meydan

16:25

Date 2025-12-19

Distance 1m1f

Class Class 1

Going Yielding

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £110,870

Runners (7)

EW Terms: 2 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
6 (2)	Opera Ballo Bay J:William Buick T:Charlie Appleby	J:William Buick T:Charlie Appleby	126	h	116112	116	131	-	84d	—	—	-3	55.5	0.13/1	1/2 67%
Ran well in a Group 2 at Newmarket last time; may not want much of the forecast rain
1 (6)	Nations Pride Bay J:James Doyle T:Charlie Appleby	J:James Doyle T:Charlie Appleby	129	b	-91033	115	130	-	76d	—	—	+9	31	0.69/1	11/4 27%
Multiple winner at the highest level but interesting that Buick rides stable companion
2 (4)	First Conquest Bay J:Billy Loughnane T:Charlie Appleby	J:Billy Loughnane T:Charlie Appleby	127	—	113343	111	127	-	69d	—	—	+13	26.3	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Behind Nations Pride in the Singspiel and he'll have to improve to cut it at this level
3 (5)	Chicago Critic Chestnut J:Ben Coen T:J P Murtagh	J:Ben Coen T:J P Murtagh	127	—	-71937	107	128	-	97d	—	—	+16	20.4	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Form has an uneven look to it and all best efforts have been on a sounder surface
7 (1)	Miss Of Change Bay J:Tadhg O'Shea T:Miroslav Nieslanik	J:Tadhg O'Shea T:Miroslav Nieslanik	121	—	331551	103	125	-	112d	—	—	+25	27.4	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Triple winner in the Czech Republic before bagging a Listed event in France last time
4 (3)	Caramelito Chestnut J:Adrie de Vries T:N Caullery	J:Adrie de Vries T:N Caullery	127	p	362581	104	120	-	85d	—	—	+23	25.6	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Hasn't been at his best this year and plenty to find, even if the rain arrives
5 (7)	Stormy Ocean Bay J:Connor Beasley T:A bin Harmash	J:Connor Beasley T:A bin Harmash	127	—	538019	102	116	-	20d	—	—	+19	21.2	20.00/1	80/1 1%
Last two wins have been at Abu Dhabi but plenty to find on these unfavourable terms

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Opera Ballo	4/9	1/2	1/2
Nations Pride	11/4	11/4	11/4
First Conquest	6/1	13/2	13/2
Chicago Critic	28/1	28/1	28/1
Miss Of Change	50/1	50/1	50/1
Caramelito	66/1	66/1	66/1
Stormy Ocean	80/1	80/1	80/1

Predictor

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

1st

Opera Ballo

55.5

OR: 16.5 Form: 19 Odds: 20

1/2

2nd

Nations Pride

OR: 16.3 Form: 8.1 Odds: 6.7

11/4

3rd

Miss Of Change

27.4

OR: 13.3 Form: 13.6 Odds: 0.5

50/1

First Conquest

26.3

OR: 15.3 Form: 7.4 Odds: 3.6

13/2

Caramelito

25.6

OR: 13.5 Form: 11.5 Odds: 0.6

66/1

Stormy Ocean

21.2

OR: 13 Form: 7.6 Odds: 0.6

80/1

Chicago Critic

20.4

OR: 14.3 Form: 5.1 Odds: 1.1

28/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Opera Ballo	116	131	—
Nations Pride	115	130	—
First Conquest	111	127	—
Chicago Critic	107	128	—
Caramelito	104	120	—
Miss Of Change	103	125	—
Stormy Ocean	102	116	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Stormy Ocean	20d ago	Fit
First Conquest	69d ago	Fresh
Nations Pride	76d ago	Fresh
Opera Ballo	84d ago	Fresh
Caramelito	85d ago	Fresh
Chicago Critic	97d ago	Long break
Miss Of Change	112d ago	Long break