Azizi Mina (Handicap) (Turf) – Meydan

Meydan

18:10

Azizi Mina (Handicap) (Turf)

Date 2026-01-16

Distance 1m

Class

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £30,364

Winning Time 1m 35.13s (fast by 0.37s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Folk Festival (IRE) Bernardo Pinheiro · Salem bin Ghadayer	5/1	Won
2nd	Regheeb (IRE) Ray Dawson · Michael Costa	8/1	.5
3rd	Dividend (GB) Kieran Shoemark · Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole	13/2	0.3
4th	Native Approach (GB) Connor Beasley · A bin Harmash	14/1	1.5
5th	Silver Sword (GB) Cieren Fallon · Dylan Cunha	7/1	.5
6th	Bold Style (GB) Tadhg O'Shea · Bhupat Seemar	19/1	.5
7th	Cavallo Bay (GB) William Buick · Charlie Appleby	7/5F	1.25
8th	Silent Defense (IRE) Victor Salgado · Rashed Bouresly	15/1	2.75
9th	Olzhakhan (USA) Jamie Powell · Doug Watson	50/1	1.5
10th	Ehraz (GB) Sam Hitchcott · Ali Al Badwawi	40/1	2.25
11th	Blue Trail (IRE) Hamed Al Busaidi · Kareem Ramadan	90/1	.75
12th	Tafreej (IRE) Myrzabek Kappushev · Ali Al Badwawi	20/1	1.25
13th	Aragon Castle (IRE) Andrew Slattery · Bhupat Seemar	18/1	0.1
14th	Roi De France (IRE) Silvestre De Sousa · Antonio Cintra & Julio Olascoaga	19/1	5

Runners (14)

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 (13)	Cavallo Bay Bay J:William Buick T:Charlie Appleby	J:William Buick T:Charlie Appleby	137	b	343/3-	100	96	-	293d	—	—	-5	24.9	0.44/1	7/4 36%
Midfield - brief headway over 1f out - weakened final 110yds
5 (14)	Folk Festival Bay J:Bernardo Pinheiro T:Salem bin Ghadayer	J:Bernardo Pinheiro T:Salem bin Ghadayer	133	—	11230-	97	106	-	41d	—	—	+9	26.4	1.00/1	4/1 20%
In rear - still plenty to do over 2f out - good headway up the centre over 1f out - ridden inside final furlong - ran on to lead towards finish
4 (8)	Dividend Bay J:Kieran Shoemark T:Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole	J:Kieran Shoemark T:Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole	133	—	64036-	97	107	-	58d	—	—	+4	17.9	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Dwelt start - soon midfield - bit short of room halfway - waiting for room over 2f out - headway over 1f out - ran on final 110yds
11 (10)	Silver Sword Grey J:Cieren Fallon T:Dylan Cunha	J:Cieren Fallon T:Dylan Cunha	126	—	6461-7	90	109	-	7d	—	—	+2	13	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Midfield - headway over 1f out - kept on final 110yds - not pace to challenge
6 (3)	Regheeb Chestnut J:Ray Dawson T:Michael Costa	J:Ray Dawson T:Michael Costa	133	t	52130-	97	100	-	41d	—	—	+15	22.5	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Pressed leader - led narrowly 1f out - headed towards finish
3 (11)	Roi De France Brown J:Silvestre De Sousa T:Antonio Cintra & Julio Olascoaga	J:Silvestre De Sousa T:Antonio Cintra & Julio Olascoaga	134	—	32600-	98	111	-	28d	—	—	+10	15.7	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Prominent - weakened quickly over 1f out
9 (12)	Silent Defense Bay J:Victor Salgado T:Rashed Bouresly	J:Victor Salgado T:Rashed Bouresly	127	—	0780-3	91	107	-	7d	—	—	+10	14.6	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Prominent on outer - weakened over 1f out
2 (5)	Native Approach Bay J:Connor Beasley T:A bin Harmash	J:Connor Beasley T:A bin Harmash	137	h	57760-	100	105	-	28d	—	—	+9	13.7	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Took keen hold - led - increased tempo over 2f out - headed 1f out - no extra final 110yds
7 (2)	Bold Style Bay J:Tadhg O'Shea T:Bhupat Seemar	J:Tadhg O'Shea T:Bhupat Seemar	131	—	6/60-0	95	107	-	14d	—	—	+9	12.2	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - weakened final 110yds
13 (1)	Aragon Castle Chestnut J:Andrew Slattery T:Bhupat Seemar	J:Andrew Slattery T:Bhupat Seemar	120	tp	/0048-	85	88	-	48d	—	—	+6	9.7	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Never better than midfield
14 (6)	Tafreej Bay J:Myrzabek Kappushev T:Ali Al Badwawi	J:Myrzabek Kappushev T:Ali Al Badwawi	117	v	09350-	82	109	-	35d	—	—	+7	10.6	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Dwelt start - always behind
10 (9)	Ehraz Chestnut J:Sam Hitchcott T:Ali Al Badwawi	J:Sam Hitchcott T:Ali Al Badwawi	126	tv	78/60-	90	105	-	28d	—	—	+7	11	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Always behind
12 (4)	Olzhakhan d J:Jamie Powell T:Doug Watson	J:Jamie Powell T:Doug Watson	121	—	/808-7	86	87	-	6d	—	—	+6	10	16.50/1	66/1 1%
In rear - some headway over 1f out - never dangerous
8 (7)	Blue Trail Bay J:Hamed Al Busaidi(6) T:Kareem Ramadan	J:Hamed Al Busaidi(6) T:Kareem Ramadan	130	t	/0/0-0	94	13	-	7d	—	—	+9	11.8	31.25/1	125/1 1%
Awkward start - always behind

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Cavallo Bay	7/4	7/4	7/4	7/4	7/4
Folk Festival	7/2	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1
Dividend	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2
Silver Sword	7/1	8/1	8/1	8/1	8/1
Regheeb	12/1	11/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
Roi De France	14/1	16/1	14/1	14/1	14/1
Silent Defense	20/1	18/1	20/1	14/1	20/1
Native Approach	22/1	18/1	20/1	20/1	20/1
Bold Style	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1
Aragon Castle	25/1	25/1	25/1	20/1	25/1
Tafreej	22/1	22/1	25/1	25/1	25/1
Ehraz	28/1	33/1	28/1	33/1	28/1
Olzhakhan	66/1	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1
Blue Trail	125/1	100/1	100/1	100/1	100/1

Predictor

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

1st

Folk Festival

26.4

OR: 11.8 Form: 9.6 Odds: 5

4/1

2nd

Cavallo Bay

24.9

OR: 12.5 Form: 3 Odds: 9.4

7/4

3rd

Regheeb

22.5

OR: 11.8 Form: 8.6 Odds: 2.1

12/1

Dividend

17.9

OR: 11.8 Form: 2.1 Odds: 4

9/2

Roi De France

15.7

OR: 12 Form: 2.1 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Silent Defense

14.6

OR: 10.3 Form: 3 Odds: 1.4

20/1

Native Approach

13.7

OR: 12.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

22/1

Silver Sword

OR: 10 Form: 0 Odds: 3

8/1

Bold Style

12.2

OR: 11.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1

25/1

Blue Trail

11.8

OR: 11 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

125/1

Ehraz

OR: 10 Form: 0 Odds: 1

33/1

Tafreej

10.6

OR: 8 Form: 1.5 Odds: 1.1

25/1

Olzhakhan

OR: 9 Form: 0 Odds: 1

66/1

Aragon Castle

9.7

OR: 8.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1

25/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Cavallo Bay	100	96	—
Native Approach	100	105	—
Roi De France	98	111	—
Folk Festival	97	106	—
Dividend	97	107	—
Regheeb	97	100	—
Bold Style	95	107	—
Blue Trail	94	13	—
Silent Defense	91	107	—
Silver Sword	90	109	—
Ehraz	90	105	—
Olzhakhan	86	87	—
Aragon Castle	85	88	—
Tafreej	82	109	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Olzhakhan	6d ago	Quick return
Silver Sword	7d ago	Quick return
Silent Defense	7d ago	Quick return
Blue Trail	7d ago	Quick return
Bold Style	14d ago	Fit
Roi De France	28d ago	Fit
Native Approach	28d ago	Fit
Ehraz	28d ago	Fit
Tafreej	35d ago	Fit
Folk Festival	41d ago	Fit
Regheeb	41d ago	Fit
Aragon Castle	48d ago	Fresh
Dividend	58d ago	Fresh
Cavallo Bay	293d ago	Long break

Pace Profile

Horse	Running Style
Roi De France	Prominent
Silent Defense	Prominent
Cavallo Bay	Mid-Pack
Dividend	Mid-Pack
Silver Sword	Mid-Pack
Aragon Castle	Mid-Pack

Inferred from horse comments. 6 of 14 runners classified.