Jafza (Handicap) (Dirt) – Meydan

Meydan

15:15

Jafza (Handicap) (Dirt)

Date 2026-01-30

Distance 1m2f

Class

Going Fast

Type Flat

Surface Dirt

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £36,437

Runners (16)

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
6 (5)	Antrim Bay J:Sam James T:K R Burke	J:Sam James T:K R Burke	128	p	311-41	96	109	-	14d	—	—	-9	20.4	0.56/1	9/4 31%
5 (12)	Tap Leader Chestnut J:Pat Dobbs T:Doug Watson	J:Pat Dobbs T:Doug Watson	129	—	1/1-	97	-	-	153d	—	—	+8	38.1	0.63/1	5/2 29%
8 (10)	Ocean Viking Bay J:Mickael Barzalona T:Simon & Ed Crisford	J:Mickael Barzalona T:Simon & Ed Crisford	122	t	/235-1	91	113	-	21d	—	—	+11	23.9	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Winner on turf last time but there wasn't much promise in his dirt debut previously
4 (2)	Elyabri Bay J:Richard Mullen T:Musabbeh Al Mheiri	J:Richard Mullen T:Musabbeh Al Mheiri	131	—	73324-	99	102	-	42d	—	—	+12	20.5	2.75/1	11/1 8%
3-time course winner and more consistent than most; well drawn and should go well
9 (7)	Go Soldier Go Chestnut J:Adrie de Vries T:Fawzi Abdulla Nass	J:Adrie de Vries T:Fawzi Abdulla Nass	121	—	3670-4	90	118	-	14d	—	—	+6	11.4	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Perpetual slow starter; losing run goes back 3 years but late headway for 4th latest
10 (6)	Laman Edelveys Chestnut J:Tadhg O'Shea T:Bhupat Seemar	J:Tadhg O'Shea T:Bhupat Seemar	121	t	1/8	90	90	-	21d	—	—	+14	18	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Multiple winner in Russia but struggled from a long way out over 1m here latest
11 (3)	Moon Blade Bay J:Silvestre De Sousa T:Marwan Al Baidhaei	J:Silvestre De Sousa T:Marwan Al Baidhaei	120	—	1032-0	89	106	-	21d	—	—	+7	10.8	7.00/1	28/1 3%
1m course winner; returned with promising 2l C&D defeat; disappointing back at 1m since
1 (16)	Generous Tipper Bay J:James Doyle T:Hamad Al Jehani	J:James Doyle T:Hamad Al Jehani	137	—	/6019-	104	38	-	42d	—	—	+18	21.5	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Struggled here last term and tailed off on return; tough looking mark and has widest draw
16 (15)	Valdivia Bay J:Sam Hitchcott T:A bin Harmash	J:Sam Hitchcott T:A bin Harmash	117	p	126-82	85	105	-	14d	—	—	+6	9.8	6.25/1	25/1 4%
C&D winner; bounced back to form with dirt 2nd latest but 3lb higher and drawn much wider
3 (4)	Reyenzi Bay J:Bernardo Pinheiro T:Salem bin Ghadayer	J:Bernardo Pinheiro T:Salem bin Ghadayer	133	—	38266-	101	114	-	122d	—	—	+13	16.9	8.25/1	33/1 3%
"Won" Curragh Gr 3 in May 2025 but DQ'd; sold for 70,000Eur; switch to dirt main question
14 (11)	Truth Explained Bay J:Oscar Chavez T:Doug Watson	J:Oscar Chavez T:Doug Watson	117	—	33691-	86	103	-	34d	—	—	+18	21.5	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Some promise in UAE last term; came on from return with Jebel Ali win but form knocked
2 (13)	Base Note Bay J:Ross Coakley T:Simon & Ed Crisford	J:Ross Coakley T:Simon & Ed Crisford	134	tv	0/812-	102	97	-	320d	—	—	+10	14.2	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Dirt winner at Jebel Ali last term but can start slowly and has stall 13 for his return
7 (1)	Shepperton Lodge Chestnut J:Kieran Shoemark T:Bhupat Seemar	J:Kieran Shoemark T:Bhupat Seemar	123	tb	014-00	92	111	-	14d	—	—	+8	11.3	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Bolted up on return; starting to look flattered and beaten 15l behind Antrim latest
12 (14)	City Of Delight Bay J:Ray Dawson T:David Menuisier	J:Ray Dawson T:David Menuisier	119	—	1209-0	88	92	-	14d	—	—	+7	10.6	8.25/1	33/1 3%
All 6 wins over 1m2f on turf but showed little on dirt debut and drawn wide this time
15 (9)	Kalidasa Bay J:Andrew Slattery T:Bhupat Seemar	J:Andrew Slattery T:Bhupat Seemar	117	t	2890-0	85	106	-	21d	—	—	+6	9.7	10.00/1	40/1 2%
AW winner; struggled on dirt on return and shown nothing in 2 turf runs since
13 (8)	Run With It Bay J:Sandro Paiva T:Khalifa Almarri	J:Sandro Paiva T:Khalifa Almarri	117	h	8117-7	86	115	-	13d	—	—	+7	9.7	12.50/1	50/1 2%

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Antrim	15/8	2/1	9/4	9/4	2/1
Tap Leader	9/4	5/2	5/2	5/2	9/4
Ocean Viking	11/2	11/2	11/2	6/1	6/1
Elyabri	11/1	9/1	10/1	10/1	8/1
Go Soldier Go	18/1	20/1	20/1	20/1	25/1
Laman Edelveys	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1
Moon Blade	22/1	20/1	20/1	20/1	28/1
Generous Tipper	28/1	28/1	28/1	28/1	28/1
Valdivia	22/1	20/1	20/1	20/1	25/1
Reyenzi	33/1	25/1	28/1	28/1	28/1
Truth Explained	28/1	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1
Base Note	25/1	25/1	28/1	28/1	28/1
Shepperton Lodge	33/1	28/1	28/1	33/1	28/1
City Of Delight	25/1	20/1	22/1	18/1	33/1
Kalidasa	25/1	22/1	22/1	22/1	40/1
Run With It	50/1	40/1	33/1	33/1	33/1

Predictor

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

1st

Tap Leader

38.1

OR: 11.8 Form: 17 Odds: 9.4

5/2

2nd

Ocean Viking

23.9

OR: 10.3 Form: 10 Odds: 3.6

6/1

3rd

Generous Tipper

21.5

OR: 13.5 Form: 7 Odds: 1

28/1

Truth Explained

21.5

OR: 9 Form: 11.5 Odds: 1

28/1

Elyabri

20.5

OR: 12.3 Form: 5.9 Odds: 2.4

11/1

Antrim

20.4

OR: 11.5 Form: 0 Odds: 8.9

9/4

Laman Edelveys

OR: 10 Form: 7 Odds: 1

25/1

Reyenzi

16.9

OR: 12.8 Form: 3.1 Odds: 1.1

33/1

Base Note

14.2

OR: 13 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

28/1

Go Soldier Go

11.4

OR: 10 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

25/1

Shepperton Lodge

11.3

OR: 10.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

33/1

Moon Blade

10.8

OR: 9.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

28/1

City Of Delight

10.6

OR: 9.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

33/1

Valdivia

9.8

OR: 8.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

25/1

Kalidasa

9.7

OR: 8.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

40/1

Run With It

9.7

OR: 9 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

50/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Generous Tipper	104	38	—
Base Note	102	97	—
Reyenzi	101	114	—
Elyabri	99	102	—
Tap Leader	97	—	—
Antrim	96	109	—
Shepperton Lodge	92	111	—
Ocean Viking	91	113	—
Go Soldier Go	90	118	—
Laman Edelveys	90	90	—
Moon Blade	89	106	—
City Of Delight	88	92	—
Truth Explained	86	103	—
Run With It	86	115	—
Valdivia	85	105	—
Kalidasa	85	106	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Run With It	13d ago	Quick return
Antrim	14d ago	Fit
Go Soldier Go	14d ago	Fit
Valdivia	14d ago	Fit
Shepperton Lodge	14d ago	Fit
City Of Delight	14d ago	Fit
Ocean Viking	21d ago	Fit
Laman Edelveys	21d ago	Fit
Moon Blade	21d ago	Fit
Kalidasa	21d ago	Fit
Truth Explained	34d ago	Fit
Elyabri	42d ago	Fit
Generous Tipper	42d ago	Fit
Reyenzi	122d ago	Long break
Tap Leader	153d ago	Long break
Base Note	320d ago	Long break