DP World Express (Handicap) (Turf) – Meydan

Meydan

17:35

DP World Express (Handicap) (Turf)

Date 2026-01-09

Distance 5f

Class

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £23,077

Runners (18)

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
4 (2)	Rapper's Delight Bay J:Saffie Osborne T:Richard Spencer	J:Saffie Osborne T:Richard Spencer	134	—	321-	88	96	-	129d	—	—	+6	32.5	0.63/1	5/2 29%
In touch with leaders towards far side - headway over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong
6 (10)	Reservardo Bay J:James Doyle T:Simon & Ed Crisford	J:James Doyle T:Simon & Ed Crisford	132	tv	32329-	86	99	-	148d	—	—	+3	21.3	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Midfield towards near side - weakened inside final furlong
10 (3)	Tourist Bay J:Pat Dobbs T:Doug Watson	J:Pat Dobbs T:Doug Watson	128	—	58224-	82	101	-	35d	—	—	+7	16.9	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Towards far side when disputed lead - led clearly over 2f out - headed over 1f out - kept on final 110yds
16 (13)	Irish Fighter Bay J:Silvestre De Sousa T:Salman Al Sabri	J:Silvestre De Sousa T:Salman Al Sabri	117	t	91570-	83	100	-	119d	—	—	+3	14.3	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Hampered start - in rear towards near side - headway over 2f out - no extra final 110yds
5 (9)	Arabian Angel Bay J:Tadhg O'Shea T:Bhupat Seemar	J:Tadhg O'Shea T:Bhupat Seemar	132	t	82551-	86	72	-	12d	—	—	+13	23.6	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Never better than midfield
2 (5)	Desperate Hero Grey J:Bernardo Pinheiro T:Salem bin Ghadayer	J:Bernardo Pinheiro T:Salem bin Ghadayer	137	tb	05464-	90	89	-	21d	—	—	+5	11.9	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Dwelt start - prominent - hampered soon after start - lost ground and towards rear after 1f - headway 3f out - up the centre and went fourth inside final 110yds - soon no extra
15 (16)	Miss Yechance Chestnut J:Francisco Goncalves T:Antonio Cintra & Julio Olascoaga	J:Francisco Goncalves T:Antonio Cintra & Julio Olascoaga	120	—	01642-	86	92	-	35d	—	—	+11	19.4	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Prominent - switched left soon after start - up the centre when led over 1f out - ridden inside final furlong - kept on
8 (4)	Markakol Bay J:Andrew Slattery T:Bhupat Seemar	J:Andrew Slattery T:Bhupat Seemar	131	ht	01330-	85	93	-	28d	—	—	+12	16.7	4.50/1	18/1 5%
In touch with leaders towards far side - headway over 1f out - went third inside final furlong - no extra final 110yds
9 (6)	Road Bloc Bay J:Richard Mullen T:Osama Refai	J:Richard Mullen T:Osama Refai	128	b	9150-0	82	101	-	7d	—	—	+6	8.8	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Ducked left start - in touch with leaders towards far side - outpaced over 3f out - weakened over 1f out
1 (15)	Al Shibli Bay J:Connor Beasley T:Musabbeh Al Mheiri	J:Connor Beasley T:Musabbeh Al Mheiri	137	b	07160-	90	96	-	28d	—	—	+12	16.2	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Restless in stalls - slowly into stride - always behind
12 (11)	Fairy Oak Chestnut J:Adrie de Vries T:Mohammad Mardood	J:Adrie de Vries T:Mohammad Mardood	123	—	51660-	89	99	-	70d	—	—	+10	13.6	10.00/1	40/1 2%
7 (14)	Deep Hope Bay J:Adel Alqeeyadi T:Bhupat Seemar	J:Adel Alqeeyadi T:Bhupat Seemar	131	tb	43279-	85	98	-	28d	—	—	+10	12.9	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Soon midfield towards near side - weakened inside final furlong
13 (7)	Made In Mexico b/br J:Jules Mobian T:Hussain Al Marzooqi	J:Jules Mobian T:Hussain Al Marzooqi	123	—	1/57-	78	75	-	28d	—	—	+13	14.5	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Disputed lead - pressed leader over 2f out - weakened over 1f out
14 (1)	Mr Pirelli Bay J:Carlos Lopez T:Niels Petersen	J:Carlos Lopez T:Niels Petersen	123	h	8-	78	-	-	222d	—	—	+5	7.6	16.50/1	66/1 1%
In touch with leaders towards far side - outpaced 3f out - weakened over 1f out
3 (12)	Vercors Bay J:Daniel Tudhope T:Antonio Cintra & Julio Olascoaga	J:Daniel Tudhope T:Antonio Cintra & Julio Olascoaga	136	—	1/006-	89	87	-	56d	—	—	+15	17.3	31.25/1	125/1 1%
Ducked right start - always behind
11 (8)	Abshrek Bay J:Victor Salgado T:Rashed Bouresly	J:Victor Salgado T:Rashed Bouresly	127	t	013/0-	81	96	-	343d	—	—	+7	8.2	37.50/1	150/1 1%
Towards rear - headway over 3f out - weakened over 1f out
R17	Second Name Bay J:TBC T:Salman Al Sabri	J: T:Salman Al Sabri	121	t	11/74-	76	88	-	250d	—	—	—	6.5	—	—
Reserve: won first 2 starts on AW for Roger Varian; lesser runs twice since; may need this
R18	L'Karama Chestnut J:TBC T:Michael Costa	J: T:Michael Costa	118	—	22772-	73	92	-	20d	—	—	—	13.3	—	—

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Rapper's Delight	9/4	5/2	9/4	9/4	5/2
Reservardo	10/3	7/2	7/2	7/2	5/1
Tourist	15/2	13/2	15/2	15/2	7/1
Irish Fighter	6/1	15/2	7/1	7/1	17/2
Arabian Angel	15/2	15/2	15/2	8/1	13/2
Desperate Hero	10/1	11/1	11/1	11/1	12/1
Miss Yechance	14/1	10/1	12/1	12/1	17/2
Markakol	16/1	14/1	16/1	18/1	14/1
Road Bloc	25/1	25/1	28/1	28/1	25/1
Al Shibli	33/1	22/1	22/1	22/1	16/1
Fairy Oak	40/1	25/1	33/1	33/1	22/1
Deep Hope	40/1	33/1	33/1	40/1	28/1
Made In Mexico	40/1	40/1	40/1	40/1	40/1
Mr Pirelli	66/1	40/1	40/1	40/1	33/1
Vercors	125/1	40/1	50/1	50/1	33/1
Abshrek	150/1	80/1	80/1	80/1	66/1
Second Name	-	-	-	-	-
L'Karama	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Rapper's Delight

32.5

OR: 9.5 Form: 15 Odds: 8

5/2

2nd

Arabian Angel

23.6

OR: 9 Form: 11.5 Odds: 3.1

8/1

3rd

Reservardo

21.3

OR: 9 Form: 7.1 Odds: 5.2

5/1

Miss Yechance

19.4

OR: 9 Form: 8 Odds: 2.4

14/1

Vercors

17.3

OR: 9.8 Form: 7 Odds: 0.6

125/1

Tourist

16.9

OR: 8 Form: 6 Odds: 2.9

15/2

Markakol

16.7

OR: 8.8 Form: 6.6 Odds: 1.4

18/1

Al Shibli

16.2

OR: 10 Form: 5 Odds: 1.2

33/1

Made In Mexico

14.5

OR: 7 Form: 7 Odds: 0.5

40/1

Irish Fighter

14.3

OR: 8.3 Form: 3 Odds: 3.1

17/2

Fairy Oak

13.6

OR: 9.8 Form: 3 Odds: 0.9

40/1

L'Karama

13.3

OR: 5.8 Form: 7.5 Odds: 0

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Deep Hope

12.9

OR: 8.8 Form: 3.4 Odds: 0.7

40/1

Desperate Hero

11.9

OR: 10 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

12/1

Road Bloc

8.8

OR: 8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

28/1

Abshrek

8.2

OR: 7.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

150/1

Mr Pirelli

7.6

OR: 7 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

66/1

Second Name

6.5

OR: 6.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Desperate Hero	90	89	—
Al Shibli	90	96	—
Fairy Oak	89	99	—
Vercors	89	87	—
Rapper's Delight	88	96	—
Reservardo	86	99	—
Arabian Angel	86	72	—
Miss Yechance	86	92	—
Markakol	85	93	—
Deep Hope	85	98	—
Irish Fighter	83	100	—
Tourist	82	101	—
Road Bloc	82	101	—
Abshrek	81	96	—
Made In Mexico	78	75	—
Mr Pirelli	78	—	—
Second Name	76	88	—
L'Karama	73	92	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Road Bloc	7d ago	Quick return
Arabian Angel	12d ago	Quick return
L'Karama	20d ago	Fit
Desperate Hero	21d ago	Fit
Markakol	28d ago	Fit
Al Shibli	28d ago	Fit
Deep Hope	28d ago	Fit
Made In Mexico	28d ago	Fit
Tourist	35d ago	Fit
Miss Yechance	35d ago	Fit
Vercors	56d ago	Fresh
Fairy Oak	70d ago	Fresh
Irish Fighter	119d ago	Long break
Rapper's Delight	129d ago	Long break
Reservardo	148d ago	Long break
Mr Pirelli	222d ago	Long break
Second Name	250d ago	Long break
Abshrek	343d ago	Long break

Pace Profile

Horse	Running Style
Miss Yechance	Prominent
Reservardo	Mid-Pack
Arabian Angel	Mid-Pack
Deep Hope	Mid-Pack
Desperate Hero	Hold Up
Abshrek	Hold Up

Inferred from horse comments. 6 of 18 runners classified.