Dubawi Stakes Sponsored By France Galop (Group 3) (Dirt)

Meydan

15:50

Date 2026-01-02

Distance 6f

Class Class 1

Going Fast

Type Flat

Surface Dirt

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £91,304

Winning Time 1m 11.54s (slow by 0.84s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	El Nasseeb (GB) Silvestre De Sousa · Musabbeh Al Mheiri	23/10	Won
2nd	Mufasa (CHI) Tadhg O'Shea · Bhupat Seemar	17/10	3
3rd	Colour Up (IRE) Pat Dobbs · Doug Watson	10/1	4.75
4th	Apollo One (GB) Daniel Tudhope · P Charalambous & J Clutterbuck	15/1	.5
5th	Dark Saffron (USA) Connor Beasley · A bin Harmash	8/5F	1.75
6th	Ponntos (IRE) Ray Dawson · Miroslav Nieslanik	33/1	0.1

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
1 (6)	Dark Saffron d J:Connor Beasley T:A bin Harmash	J:Connor Beasley T:A bin Harmash	130	b	51117-	112	124	-	28d	—	—	+11	39	0.50/1	2/1 33%
Golden Shaheen winner who had excuses last term and well worth giving another chance to
2 (5)	Mufasa Bay J:Tadhg O'Shea T:Bhupat Seemar	J:Tadhg O'Shea T:Bhupat Seemar	126	tb	01/64-	111	116	-	28d	—	—	-5	24.1	0.56/1	9/4 31%
Beat White Abarrio at Gulfstream Park in December 2024 but not near that level
3 (4)	El Nasseeb Chestnut J:Silvestre De Sousa T:Musabbeh Al Mheiri	J:Silvestre De Sousa T:Musabbeh Al Mheiri	126	—	23011-	109	123	-	28d	—	—	+17	40.9	0.69/1	11/4 27%
Had 3 of these in behind over C&D last month but not sure to confirm form here
5 (7)	Colour Up Bay J:Pat Dobbs T:Doug Watson	J:Pat Dobbs T:Doug Watson	126	t	25452-	106	118	-	28d	—	—	+15	22.1	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Creditable run behind El Nasseeb on return but he's exposed and this demands a career best
6 (1)	Apollo One Chestnut J:Daniel Tudhope T:P Charalambous & J Clutterbuck	J:Daniel Tudhope T:P Charalambous & J Clutterbuck	126	—	92262-	105	122	-	35d	—	—	+19	24.4	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Smart handicapper/Listed performer in Britain but this is a very tough dirt introduction
7 (3)	Ponntos Bay J:Ray Dawson T:Miroslav Nieslanik	J:Ray Dawson T:Miroslav Nieslanik	126	t	31346-	105	115	-	14d	—	—	+17	19.6	8.25/1	33/1 3%
2nd on dirt at Jebel Ali last term but best form is over 5f on turf and this is turf
NR	Drew's Gold Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:Bhupat Seemar	J:NON-RUNNER T:Bhupat Seemar	126	tb	/3901-	108	-	-	21d	—	—	—	25.4	—	—
Big step forward from last season to win C&D h'cap on return but not sure to be up to this

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Dark Saffron	15/8	2/1	15/8	15/8	2/1
Mufasa	9/4	15/8	15/8	15/8	15/8
El Nasseeb	9/4	11/4	11/4	11/4	11/4
Colour Up	10/1	9/1	11/1	11/1	10/1
Apollo One	12/1	14/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
Ponntos	28/1	33/1	28/1	28/1	25/1
Drew's Gold	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

El Nasseeb

40.9

OR: 14.8 Form: 18.9 Odds: 7.3

11/4

2nd

Dark Saffron

OR: 15.5 Form: 15 Odds: 8.5

2/1

3rd

Drew's Gold

25.4

OR: 14.5 Form: 10.9 Odds: 0

—

Apollo One

24.4

OR: 13.8 Form: 9 Odds: 1.6

14/1

Mufasa

24.1

OR: 15.3 Form: 0 Odds: 8.9

9/4

Colour Up

22.1

OR: 14 Form: 6 Odds: 2.1

11/1

Ponntos

19.6

OR: 13.8 Form: 5.1 Odds: 0.8

33/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Dark Saffron	112	124	—
Mufasa	111	116	—
El Nasseeb	109	123	—
Drew's Gold	108	—	—
Colour Up	106	118	—
Apollo One	105	122	—
Ponntos	105	115	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Ponntos	14d ago	Fit
Drew's Gold	21d ago	Fit
Dark Saffron	28d ago	Fit
Mufasa	28d ago	Fit
El Nasseeb	28d ago	Fit
Colour Up	28d ago	Fit
Apollo One	35d ago	Fit

Pace Profile

Horse	Running Style
Ponntos	Front Runner
El Nasseeb	Mid-Pack

Inferred from horse comments. 2 of 7 runners classified.