Dubai Racing Club Classic Sponsored By Emaar (Handicap) (Turf)

Meydan

17:35

Date 2025-12-19

Distance 1m4f11y

Class

Going Yielding

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £39,130

Winning Time 2m 31.28s (slow by 2.58s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	By The Book (IRE) William Buick · Charlie Appleby	7/10F	Won
2nd	Asgard's Captain (IRE) Adrie de Vries · Dylan Cunha	5/1	4.5
3rd	Flying Honours (GB) Connor Beasley · A bin Harmash	15/1	1.75
4th	Masai Moon (GB) Billy Loughnane · Charlie Appleby	4/1	.5
5th	Book Review (GB) Bernardo Pinheiro · Salem bin Ghadayer	16/1	1.5
6th	Valdivia (USA) Sam Hitchcott · A bin Harmash	13/1	.75
7th	Ruling Dynasty (GB) Tadhg O'Shea · Ismail Mohammed	15/1	1.75

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
2 (7)	By The Book Bay J:William Buick T:Charlie Appleby	J:William Buick T:Charlie Appleby	136	—	1/1-3	103	108	-	84d	—	—	-7	46.9	0.18/1	8/11 58%
Lost unbeaten record when Listed 3rd latest; must be fragile but connections keep faith
5 (3)	Asgard's Captain Bay J:Adrie de Vries T:Dylan Cunha	J:Adrie de Vries T:Dylan Cunha	122	—	037513	91	114	-	82d	—	—	+5	27.5	0.75/1	3/1 25%
Has won more than his fair share and his best form is at this trip; respected
4 (5)	Masai Moon Bay J:Billy Loughnane T:Charlie Appleby	J:Billy Loughnane T:Charlie Appleby	122	—	1-710	95	111	-	183d	—	—	+10	21.6	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Won 2 of first 4 but tailed off in the two he didn't win and hard to know what to expect
3 (1)	Flying Honours Bay J:Connor Beasley T:A bin Harmash	J:Connor Beasley T:A bin Harmash	136	h	784-53	103	111	-	28d	—	—	+10	14.6	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Gr 3 winner in 2023; stayed on from off pace for 3rd latest; best with pace to aim at
1 (2)	Ruling Dynasty Chestnut J:Tadhg O'Shea T:Ismail Mohammed	J:Tadhg O'Shea T:Ismail Mohammed	137	b	00/13-	104	108	-	377d	—	—	+10	14.9	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Signed off 2023-24 with C&D h'cap win; Jebel Ali 3rd only run last term; may need this
7 (6)	Valdivia Bay J:Sam Hitchcott T:A bin Harmash	J:Sam Hitchcott T:A bin Harmash	117	—	1-4512	86	109	-	280d	—	—	+13	17.2	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Won over 1m2f last term on both dirt and turf; form at this trip too; may need this though
6 (4)	Book Review Chestnut J:Bernardo Pinheiro T:Salem bin Ghadayer	J:Bernardo Pinheiro T:Salem bin Ghadayer	118	tb	-27691	87	110	-	14d	—	—	+18	21	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Soft lead when winning on dirt latest; another uncontested lead isn't out the question

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
By The Book	8/13	4/6	8/11	8/11	8/11
Asgard's Captain	3/1	3/1	11/4	11/4	11/4
Masai Moon	6/1	6/1	11/2	11/2	6/1
Flying Honours	18/1	18/1	18/1	18/1	18/1
Ruling Dynasty	22/1	22/1	22/1	20/1	20/1
Valdivia	22/1	22/1	22/1	20/1	20/1
Book Review	28/1	33/1	28/1	28/1	28/1

Predictor

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

1st

By The Book

46.9

OR: 13.3 Form: 15 Odds: 18.7

8/11

2nd

Asgard's Captain

27.5

OR: 10.3 Form: 10.6 Odds: 6.7

3/1

3rd

Masai Moon

21.6

OR: 11.3 Form: 7 Odds: 3.3

6/1

Book Review

OR: 9.3 Form: 11 Odds: 0.7

33/1

Valdivia

17.2

OR: 9 Form: 7 Odds: 1.2

22/1

Ruling Dynasty

14.9

OR: 13.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

22/1

Flying Honours

14.6

OR: 13.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

18/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Ruling Dynasty	104	108	—
By The Book	103	108	—
Flying Honours	103	111	—
Masai Moon	95	111	—
Asgard's Captain	91	114	—
Book Review	87	110	—
Valdivia	86	109	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Book Review	14d ago	Fit
Flying Honours	28d ago	Fit
Asgard's Captain	82d ago	Fresh
By The Book	84d ago	Fresh
Masai Moon	183d ago	Long break
Valdivia	280d ago	Long break
Ruling Dynasty	377d ago	Long break