Binghatti (Handicap) (Dirt) – Meydan

Meydan

14:05

Binghatti (Handicap) (Dirt)

Date 2026-01-02

Distance 6f

Class

Going Fast

Type Flat

Surface Dirt

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £24,783

Winning Time 1m 12.14s (slow by 1.44s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Lahfaty (USA) Silvestre De Sousa · Michael Costa	11/1	Won
2nd	Welcome Dream (IRE) Tadhg O'Shea · Bhupat Seemar	27/10	0.1
3rd	Force And Valour (IRE) Adrie de Vries · George Scott	17/2	0.1
4th	No Escape (USA) Richard Mullen · Musabbeh Al Mheiri	15/1	.5
5th	Guarani (USA) Sandro Paiva · Bhupat Seemar	17/1	1
6th	Columnist (GB) James Doyle · Hamad Al Jehani	10/1	2.5
7th	Don Pacifico (IRE) William Buick · Simon & Ed Crisford	23/10F	1.25
8th	Dapper Valley (IRE) Andrew Slattery · Bhupat Seemar	18/1	1
9th	Action Point (IRE) Bernardo Pinheiro · Salem bin Ghadayer	22/1	.75
10th	Sir Harmony (USA) Connor Beasley · A bin Harmash	16/1	.75
11th	Smart System (USA) Myrzabek Kappushev · Ali Al Badwawi	13/1	.75
12th	Nahaash (USA) Ray Dawson · Michael Costa	11/1	0.3
13th	Road Bloc (USA) Daniel Tudhope · Osama Refai	22/1	7
14th	Royalcorrespondent (IRE) Kieran Shoemark · Musabbeh Al Mheiri	12/1	3

Runners (17)

EW Terms: 4 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
3 (3)	Welcome Dream Chestnut J:Tadhg O'Shea T:Bhupat Seemar	J:Tadhg O'Shea T:Bhupat Seemar	136	—	/V041-	88	90	-	28d	—	—	-3	29.5	0.63/1	5/2 29%
Dual C&D winner, the latest when making all from Don Pacifico last month; up 6lb
1 (14)	Don Pacifico Chestnut J:William Buick T:Simon & Ed Crisford	J:William Buick T:Simon & Ed Crisford	137	t	42842-	89	92	-	28d	—	—	+3	22	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Ran a cracker on dirt debut when narrowly denied but 5lb higher with widest draw now
10 (4)	Force And Valour Bay J:Adrie de Vries T:George Scott	J:Adrie de Vries T:George Scott	131	t	63745-	84	95	-	39d	—	—	+3	12.1	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Respectable third on turf here last season but sole dirt run was a low-key effort
2 (5)	Lahfaty Chestnut J:Silvestre De Sousa T:Michael Costa	J:Silvestre De Sousa T:Michael Costa	136	b	/0187-	88	96	-	20d	—	—	+10	16.2	3.50/1	14/1 7%
3 wins on dirt at Jebel Ali but low-key return and others look more likely
7 (9)	Sir Harmony Chestnut J:Connor Beasley T:A bin Harmash	J:Connor Beasley T:A bin Harmash	132	t	14583-	85	94	-	28d	—	—	+9	15.5	3.50/1	14/1 7%
7f course winner; step back in right direction behind 2 of these latest but tough ask
4 (8)	Columnist Bay J:James Doyle T:Hamad Al Jehani	J:James Doyle T:Hamad Al Jehani	134	—	05986-	87	85	-	21d	—	—	+4	11.2	3.00/1	12/1 8%
No wins since debut and below form on yard debut latest; not sure to appreciate dirt
8 (1)	Smart System Bay J:Myrzabek Kappushev T:Ali Al Badwawi	J:Myrzabek Kappushev T:Ali Al Badwawi	132	v	11633-	85	92	-	42d	—	—	+14	20.6	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Back-to-back winner here last term but possibly in the handicapper's grip for now
5 (11)	Nahaash d J:Ray Dawson T:Michael Costa	J:Ray Dawson T:Michael Costa	133	t	17/25-	86	75	-	306d	—	—	+5	10.6	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Jebel Ali winner on debut but hasn't managed to build on that and stiff mark; off 306 days
6 (12)	Dapper Valley Bay J:Andrew Slattery T:Bhupat Seemar	J:Andrew Slattery T:Bhupat Seemar	132	—	11718-	85	99	-	21d	—	—	+18	21.8	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Progressed in Britain last summer but didn't show enough on dirt debut 3 weeks ago
13 (2)	Royalcorrespondent Bay J:Kieran Shoemark T:Musabbeh Al Mheiri	J:Kieran Shoemark T:Musabbeh Al Mheiri	127	—	52202-	80	83	-	21d	—	—	+13	17.7	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Maiden; 2nd on 3 of last 4 starts inc' C&D latest but this is more demanding
14 (6)	Action Point Bay J:Bernardo Pinheiro T:Salem bin Ghadayer	J:Bernardo Pinheiro T:Salem bin Ghadayer	126	tv	29548-	79	93	-	19d	—	—	+5	9.5	5.00/1	20/1 5%
No wins since Listed success in Britain in 2023 and better dirt runs have come over 7f+
15 (13)	No Escape Bay J:Richard Mullen T:Musabbeh Al Mheiri	J:Richard Mullen T:Musabbeh Al Mheiri	123	tv	477-	77	78	-	28d	—	—	+4	7.8	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Well held on yard debut over 1m and best watched dropped in trip; reserve
11 (10)	Road Bloc Bay J:Daniel Tudhope T:Osama Refai	J:Daniel Tudhope T:Osama Refai	131	b	19150-	84	99	-	21d	—	—	+11	17.1	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Came on from his return to win over C&D but disappointing twice since; only dropped 1lb
12 (7)	Guarani Bay J:Sandro Paiva T:Bhupat Seemar	J:Sandro Paiva T:Bhupat Seemar	128	b	12554-	81	96	-	20d	—	—	+8	12.5	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Jebel Ali winner over this trip last term but below his best in two runs this season
NR	Arigatou Gozaimasu Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:Salem bin Ghadayer	J:NON-RUNNER T:Salem bin Ghadayer	131	tb	32806-	84	-	-	42d	—	—	—	10.6	—	—
UAE Oaks 2nd; hasn't shown anything in 2 starts this term; tough draw for front-runner
NR	Saarim Chestnut J:NON-RUNNER T:Doug Watson	J:NON-RUNNER T:Doug Watson	122	—	89315-	76	91	-	19d	—	—	—	15	—	—
5f winner at Jebel Ali on his penultimate start but this mark may be tough
NR	Houb Al Wattan Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:Rashed Bouresly	J:NON-RUNNER T:Rashed Bouresly	117	—	000/4-	71	70	-	62d	—	—	—	5.3	—	—
Dirt winner at Jebel Ali and respectable run on return from lengthy absence; reserve

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Welcome Dream	6/4	13/8	7/4	7/4	5/2
Don Pacifico	5/1	4/1	5/1	5/1	3/1
Force And Valour	8/1	10/1	11/1	11/1	7/1
Lahfaty	12/1	14/1	14/1	14/1	12/1
Sir Harmony	11/1	12/1	14/1	14/1	14/1
Columnist	12/1	12/1	11/1	11/1	10/1
Smart System	18/1	14/1	14/1	14/1	11/1
Nahaash	16/1	16/1	14/1	14/1	14/1
Dapper Valley	20/1	20/1	20/1	20/1	18/1
Royalcorrespondent	16/1	18/1	20/1	20/1	16/1
Action Point	16/1	18/1	20/1	20/1	16/1
No Escape	22/1	20/1	20/1	20/1	18/1
Road Bloc	14/1	16/1	14/1	14/1	16/1
Guarani	25/1	22/1	20/1	20/1	16/1
Arigatou Gozaimasu	-	-	-	-	-
Saarim	-	-	-	-	-
Houb Al Wattan	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Welcome Dream

29.5

OR: 9.5 Form: 10 Odds: 10

5/2

2nd

Don Pacifico

OR: 9.8 Form: 6.5 Odds: 5.7

5/1

3rd

Dapper Valley

21.8

OR: 8.8 Form: 12 Odds: 1.1

20/1

Smart System

20.6

OR: 8.8 Form: 10.1 Odds: 1.7

18/1

Royalcorrespondent

17.7

OR: 7.5 Form: 9 Odds: 1.2

20/1

Road Bloc

17.1

OR: 8.5 Form: 7 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Lahfaty

16.2

OR: 9.5 Form: 5 Odds: 1.7

14/1

Sir Harmony

15.5

OR: 8.8 Form: 5 Odds: 1.7

14/1

Saarim

OR: 6.5 Form: 8.5 Odds: 0

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Guarani

12.5

OR: 7.8 Form: 3.5 Odds: 1.2

25/1

Force And Valour

12.1

OR: 8.5 Form: 0.9 Odds: 2.7

11/1

Columnist

11.2

OR: 9.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

12/1

Nahaash

10.6

OR: 9 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Arigatou Gozaimasu

10.6

OR: 8.5 Form: 2.1 Odds: 0

—

Action Point

9.5

OR: 7.3 Form: 1 Odds: 1.2

20/1

No Escape

7.8

OR: 6.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

22/1

Houb Al Wattan

5.3

OR: 5.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Don Pacifico	89	92	—
Welcome Dream	88	90	—
Lahfaty	88	96	—
Columnist	87	85	—
Nahaash	86	75	—
Sir Harmony	85	94	—
Smart System	85	92	—
Dapper Valley	85	99	—
Force And Valour	84	95	—
Road Bloc	84	99	—
Arigatou Gozaimasu	84	—	—
Guarani	81	96	—
Royalcorrespondent	80	83	—
Action Point	79	93	—
No Escape	77	78	—
Saarim	76	91	—
Houb Al Wattan	71	70	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Action Point	19d ago	Fit
Saarim	19d ago	Fit
Lahfaty	20d ago	Fit
Guarani	20d ago	Fit
Columnist	21d ago	Fit
Dapper Valley	21d ago	Fit
Royalcorrespondent	21d ago	Fit
Road Bloc	21d ago	Fit
Welcome Dream	28d ago	Fit
Don Pacifico	28d ago	Fit
Sir Harmony	28d ago	Fit
No Escape	28d ago	Fit
Force And Valour	39d ago	Fit
Smart System	42d ago	Fit
Arigatou Gozaimasu	42d ago	Fit
Houb Al Wattan	62d ago	Fresh
Nahaash	306d ago	Long break