Race 7 - Desert Lightning Sprint (Maiden) (Turf) – Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi

16:30

Race 7 - Desert Lightning Sprint (Maiden) (Turf)

Date 2025-12-20

Distance 6f

Class

Going Good To Firm

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £8,609

Winning Time 1m 10.89s

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Odai (IRE) Oscar Chavez · Osama Refai	9/1	Won
2nd	L'Karama (GB) Silvestre De Sousa · Michael Costa	21/10	1.25
3rd	Whitegate (GB) Connor Beasley · A bin Harmash	8/1	1
4th	Ironside (IRE) Hamed Al Busaidi · Qaiss Aboud	40/1	.5
5th	Pure Ambition (IRE) Leandro Chimenes · Qaiss Aboud	70/1	0.05
6th	King's Coronation (GB) Saif Al Balushi · Sultan Al Hajri	20/1	8.75
7th	Ocean Runner (IRE) Sandro Paiva · Adnan Alhamida	29/20F	10.5
8th	Tajdif (IRE) Tadhg O'Shea · Maitha Alsuwaidi	6/1	21.25

Runners (11)

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 (6)	Aegean Star Bay J:Sam Hitchcott T:Abubakar Daud	J:Sam Hitchcott T:Abubakar Daud	126	b	6	-	-	-	49d	—	—	—	0	—	—
2 (11)	Hopefully Yes Chestnut J:Bernardo Pinheiro T:Salem bin Ghadayer	J:Bernardo Pinheiro T:Salem bin Ghadayer	126	—	6-465	70	-	-	322d	—	—	—	5	—	—
3 (4)	Ironside Bay J:Hamed Al Busaidi(6) T:Qaiss Aboud	J:Hamed Al Busaidi(6) T:Qaiss Aboud	126	b	000850	64	-	-	13d	—	—	—	3.5	—	—
Slow away - held up - progress 2f out - kept on - not reach leaders
4 (9)	King's Coronation Bay J:Saif Al Balushi T:Sultan Al Hajri	J:Saif Al Balushi T:Sultan Al Hajri	126	t	4-0088	73	-	-	28d	—	—	—	5.8	—	—
Held up - never on terms
5 (1)	L'Karama Chestnut J:Silvestre De Sousa T:Michael Costa	J:Silvestre De Sousa T:Michael Costa	126	—	4-2277	73	-	-	21d	—	—	—	5.8	—	—
Tracked pace - challenged 2f out - kept on - took second late
6 (5)	Nukanan d J:Richard Mullen T:Osama Refai	J:Richard Mullen T:Osama Refai	126	tv	3/4000	73	-	-	15d	—	—	—	7.9	—	—
7 (7)	Ocean Runner Bay J:Sandro Paiva T:Adnan Alhamida	J:Sandro Paiva T:Adnan Alhamida	126	t	/3-563	80	-	-	293d	—	—	—	9.6	—	—
In rear - soon detached - always well behind
8 (8)	Odai Bay J:Oscar Chavez T:Osama Refai	J:Oscar Chavez T:Osama Refai	126	—	996439	74	-	-	6d	—	—	—	8.1	—	—
Midfield - uncomfortable with pace - responded final 2f - led final 110yds
9 (3)	Pure Ambition Bay J:Leandro Chimenes T:Qaiss Aboud	J:Leandro Chimenes T:Qaiss Aboud	126	b	-89000	62	-	-	21d	—	—	—	3	—	—
Forced pace - ridden 3f out - headed final 2f - faded late on
10 (2)	Tajdif Bay J:Tadhg O'Shea T:Maitha Alsuwaidi	J:Tadhg O'Shea T:Maitha Alsuwaidi	126	b	-04670	68	-	-	56d	—	—	—	4.5	—	—
Close up - lost place and eased from 3f out
11 (10)	Whitegate Grey J:Connor Beasley T:A bin Harmash	J:Connor Beasley T:A bin Harmash	126	t	922654	75	-	-	8d	—	—	—	8.8	—	—
Prominent - produced to lead 2f out - headed final 110yds - lost second late on

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Aegean Star	-	-	-
Hopefully Yes	-	-	-
Ironside	-	-	-
King's Coronation	-	-	-
L'Karama	-	-	-
Nukanan	-	-	-
Ocean Runner	-	-	-
Odai	-	-	-
Pure Ambition	-	-	-
Tajdif	-	-	-
Whitegate	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Ocean Runner

9.6

OR: 7.5 Form: 2.1 Odds: 0

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2nd

Whitegate

8.8

OR: 6.3 Form: 2.5 Odds: 0

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3rd

Odai

8.1

OR: 6 Form: 2.1 Odds: 0

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Nukanan

7.9

OR: 5.8 Form: 2.1 Odds: 0

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King's Coronation

5.8

OR: 5.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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L'Karama

5.8

OR: 5.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Hopefully Yes

OR: 5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Tajdif

4.5

OR: 4.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ironside

3.5

OR: 3.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Pure Ambition

OR: 3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Aegean Star

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Ocean Runner	80	—	—
Whitegate	75	—	—
Odai	74	—	—
King's Coronation	73	—	—
L'Karama	73	—	—
Nukanan	73	—	—
Hopefully Yes	70	—	—
Tajdif	68	—	—
Ironside	64	—	—
Pure Ambition	62	—	—
Aegean Star	—	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Odai	6d ago	Quick return
Whitegate	8d ago	Quick return
Ironside	13d ago	Quick return
Nukanan	15d ago	Fit
L'Karama	21d ago	Fit
Pure Ambition	21d ago	Fit
King's Coronation	28d ago	Fit
Aegean Star	49d ago	Fresh
Tajdif	56d ago	Fresh
Ocean Runner	293d ago	Long break
Hopefully Yes	322d ago	Long break

Pace Profile

Horse	Running Style
Tajdif	Prominent
Whitegate	Prominent
Odai	Mid-Pack
Ironside	Hold Up
King's Coronation	Hold Up

Inferred from horse comments. 5 of 11 runners classified.