Jebel Hatta Presented By Longines (Group 1) (Turf)

Meydan

17:00

Date 2026-01-23

Distance 1m1f

Class Class 1

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £224,696

Winning Time 1m 47.64s (fast by 0.06s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Opera Ballo (IRE) William Buick · Charlie Appleby	2/5F	Won
2nd	Silawi (IRE) James Doyle · Hamad Al Jehani	9/1	2.5
3rd	Holloway Boy (GB) Sam James · K R Burke	20/1	1.25
4th	Nations Pride (IRE) Mickael Barzalona · Charlie Appleby	6/1	0.1
5th	Vafortino (IRE) Callum Shepherd · Charlie Fellowes	25/1	3.25
6th	Midak (FR) Kieran Shoemark · Ian Williams	33/1	2.25

Runners (6)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
1 (3)	Opera Ballo Bay J:William Buick T:Charlie Appleby	J:William Buick T:Charlie Appleby	126	h	61121-	119	133	-	35d	—	—	-4	58.8	4/11 73%
Progressive sort who won over C&D on UAE debut; the one to beat on these terms
3 (4)	Holloway Boy Chestnut J:Sam James T:K R Burke	J:Sam James T:K R Burke	126	—	2021-5	113	132	-	21d	—	—	+8	18.6	7/1 13%
Third in this last year year and largely consistent but may find one or two too good again
2 (1)	Nations Pride Bay J:Mickael Barzalona T:Charlie Appleby	J:Mickael Barzalona T:Charlie Appleby	126	b	10332-	115	133	-	35d	—	—	+18	30.2	6/1 14%
Multiple Group/Grade 1 winner; respectable effort behind Opera Ballo over C&D last time
4 (2)	Silawi Bay J:James Doyle T:Hamad Al Jehani	J:James Doyle T:Hamad Al Jehani	126	—	05110-	111	131	-	83d	—	—	+24	28.3	25/1 4%
Grade 1 winner over 1m4f in Canada in October; vulnerable back at this trip, though
5 (5)	Midak Chestnut J:Kieran Shoemark T:Ian Williams	J:Kieran Shoemark T:Ian Williams	126	—	11104-	106	120	-	104d	—	—	+22	24.6	50/1 2%
Smart performer but needs a big step forward if he's to figure on this UAE/stable debut
6 (6)	Vafortino Bay J:Callum Shepherd T:Charlie Fellowes	J:Callum Shepherd T:Charlie Fellowes	126	—	5557-4	102	124	-	21d	—	—	+11	13.6	66/1 1%
Respectable fourth in last month's Zabeel Mile; more needed to win in this company

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Opera Ballo	2/7	4/11	1/3	1/3	1/3
Holloway Boy	13/2	13/2	7/1	7/1	13/2
Nations Pride	6/1	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2
Silawi	25/1	18/1	20/1	20/1	20/1
Midak	50/1	40/1	40/1	40/1	40/1
Vafortino	66/1	33/1	40/1	40/1	40/1

Predictor

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

1st

Opera Ballo

58.8

OR: 17.3 Form: 21.5 Odds: 20

4/11

2nd

Nations Pride

30.2

OR: 16.3 Form: 10.6 Odds: 3.3

6/1

3rd

Silawi

28.3

OR: 15.3 Form: 12 Odds: 1.1

25/1

Midak

24.6

OR: 14 Form: 10 Odds: 0.6

50/1

Holloway Boy

18.6

OR: 15.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

7/1

Vafortino

13.6

OR: 13 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

66/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Opera Ballo	119	133	—
Nations Pride	115	133	—
Holloway Boy	113	132	—
Silawi	111	131	—
Midak	106	120	—
Vafortino	102	124	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Holloway Boy	21d ago	Fit
Vafortino	21d ago	Fit
Opera Ballo	35d ago	Fit
Nations Pride	35d ago	Fit
Silawi	83d ago	Fresh
Midak	104d ago	Long break