Firebreak Stakes Presented By Longines (Group 3) (Dirt)

Meydan

14:05

Date 2026-01-23

Distance 1m

Class Class 1

Going Fast

Type Flat

Surface Dirt

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £85,020

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
2 (6)	Commissioner King b/br J:Tadhg O'Shea T:Bhupat Seemar	J:Tadhg O'Shea T:Bhupat Seemar	126	t	5/512-	111	124	-	35d	—	—	-12	28.6	0.25/1	Evens 50%
Pulled clear with talented stablemate over C&D last time; first-string and bold bid likely
6 (1)	Hypnus Bay J:James Doyle T:Hamad Al Jehani	J:James Doyle T:Hamad Al Jehani	126	b	42632-	102	105	-	126d	—	—	+8	27.3	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Dual dirt winner in US and handled this track in a trial but surprise if he's up to this
3 (4)	Mendelssohn Bay b/br J:Richard Mullen T:Bhupat Seemar	J:Richard Mullen T:Bhupat Seemar	126	tb	73513-	109	119	-	35d	—	—	+13	30.7	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Beat Meshtri on C&D return; 3l behind Commissioner King since with no obvious excuses
4 (5)	Meshtri Bay J:Silvestre De Sousa T:Michael Costa	J:Silvestre De Sousa T:Michael Costa	126	tv	1/829-	107	109	-	35d	—	—	+16	23.4	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Turned over on return and a long way behind two re-opposing Seemar runners latest
5 (7)	Crown Board Bay J:Hollie Doyle T:Jane Chapple-Hyam	J:Hollie Doyle T:Jane Chapple-Hyam	126	—	96141-	105	123	-	43d	—	—	+25	30.4	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Won twice at end of last year; tough ask on dirt debut and not sure to go on surface
1 (3)	Fort Payne Bay J:Adrie de Vries T:N Caullery	J:Adrie de Vries T:N Caullery	128	b	18703-	100	114	-	35d	—	—	+15	18.5	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Came off strong pace to win C&D Gr 3 last term; step back in right direction on AW latest
7 (2)	Made In Dubai Bay J:Bernardo Pinheiro T:Salem bin Ghadayer	J:Bernardo Pinheiro T:Salem bin Ghadayer	126	p	9922-0	94	108	-	14d	—	—	+9	11.8	8.25/1	33/1 3%
C&D winner; long way behind Commissioner King at Sharjah in November; tough ask at weights

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Commissioner King	evn	evn	evn	evn	Evens
Hypnus	10/3	10/3	3/1	3/1	3/1
Mendelssohn Bay	7/2	4/1	4/1	9/2	4/1
Meshtri	14/1	9/1	16/1	10/1	16/1
Crown Board	12/1	14/1	16/1	14/1	14/1
Fort Payne	22/1	20/1	20/1	20/1	20/1
Made In Dubai	28/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	28/1

Predictor

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

1st

Mendelssohn Bay

30.7

OR: 14.8 Form: 10.9 Odds: 5

9/2

2nd

Crown Board

30.4

OR: 13.8 Form: 15 Odds: 1.6

16/1

3rd

Commissioner King

28.6

OR: 15.3 Form: 0 Odds: 13.3

Evens

Hypnus

27.3

OR: 13 Form: 8.6 Odds: 5.7

10/3

Meshtri

23.4

OR: 14.3 Form: 7 Odds: 2.1

16/1

Fort Payne

18.5

OR: 12.5 Form: 5 Odds: 1

22/1

Made In Dubai

11.8

OR: 11 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

33/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Commissioner King	111	124	—
Mendelssohn Bay	109	119	—
Meshtri	107	109	—
Crown Board	105	123	—
Hypnus	102	105	—
Fort Payne	100	114	—
Made In Dubai	94	108	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Made In Dubai	14d ago	Fit
Commissioner King	35d ago	Fit
Mendelssohn Bay	35d ago	Fit
Meshtri	35d ago	Fit
Fort Payne	35d ago	Fit
Crown Board	43d ago	Fit
Hypnus	126d ago	Long break