Dubai Millennium Stakes (Group 3) (Turf) – Meydan

Meydan

16:25

Dubai Millennium Stakes (Group 3) (Turf)

Date 2026-01-30

Distance 1m2f

Class Class 1

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £85,020

Winning Time 2m 1.29s (slow by 0.19s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Fort George (GB) Kieran Shoemark · Ed Walker	9/1	Won
2nd	Arabian Light (GB) Billy Loughnane · Charlie Appleby	100/30	0.05
3rd	By The Book (IRE) William Buick · Charlie Appleby	4/6F	5.25
4th	Chibitty (FR) Richard Mullen · David Simcock	33/1	6.25
5th	Crystal Black (IRE) Colin Keane · Gerard Keane	5/1	4.75
6th	Miss Of Change (FR) Silvestre De Sousa · Miroslav Nieslanik	50/1	12
7th	Al Madhar (FR) Carlos Henrique · Maitha Alsuwaidi	100/1	13

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
1 (1)	By The Book Bay J:William Buick T:Charlie Appleby	J:William Buick T:Charlie Appleby	126	—	/1/31-	111	126	-	42d	—	—	-12	40.1	0.18/1	8/11 58%
Improved with every run and made easy work of 1m4f h'cap here latest; first-string
2 (7)	Arabian Light Bay J:Billy Loughnane T:Charlie Appleby	J:Billy Loughnane T:Charlie Appleby	126	—	1305-1	109	130	-	28d	—	—	+9	31.4	0.75/1	3/1 25%
Career best C&D success last month; may come on for that but second-string
4 (5)	Crystal Black Bay J:Colin Keane T:Gerard Keane	J:Colin Keane T:Gerard Keane	126	t	1/425-	108	118	-	138d	—	—	+12	25.1	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Royal Ascot winner and Gr 3 winner in 2024; not at same level in 2025; off 5 months
5 (6)	Fort George Chestnut J:Kieran Shoemark T:Ed Walker	J:Kieran Shoemark T:Ed Walker	126	—	2313-2	105	122	-	21d	—	—	+13	20.9	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Progressive in Britain in 2025 inc' Cambridgeshire 3rd; 2nd on UAE debut but needs more
3 (4)	Chibitty Bay J:Richard Mullen T:David Simcock	J:Richard Mullen T:David Simcock	126	—	19123-	108	124	-	96d	—	—	+26	28.8	8.25/1	33/1 3%
In rear - headway over 2f out - weakened over 1f out
7 (3)	Miss Of Change Bay J:Silvestre De Sousa T:Miroslav Nieslanik	J:Silvestre De Sousa T:Miroslav Nieslanik	121	—	5517-6	98	126	-	14d	—	—	+11	12.3	31.25/1	125/1 1%
Led but pestered - headed over 2f out - weakened quickly over 1f out
6 (2)	Al Madhar Bay J:Carlos Henrique T:Maitha Alsuwaidi	J:Carlos Henrique T:Maitha Alsuwaidi	126	—	9/60-8	90	113	-	28d	—	—	+9	10.2	50.00/1	200/1 0%
Took keen hold - prominent - weakened quickly over 3f out

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
By The Book	4/6	8/11	8/11	8/11	8/13
Arabian Light	3/1	11/4	11/4	11/4	5/2
Crystal Black	5/1	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2
Fort George	12/1	10/1	9/1	9/1	14/1
Chibitty	28/1	28/1	25/1	25/1	33/1
Miss Of Change	100/1	100/1	125/1	125/1	100/1
Al Madhar	200/1	125/1	150/1	150/1	150/1

Predictor

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

1st

By The Book

40.1

OR: 15.3 Form: 7 Odds: 17.9

8/11

2nd

Arabian Light

31.4

OR: 14.8 Form: 10 Odds: 6.7

3/1

3rd

Chibitty

28.8

OR: 14.5 Form: 13.5 Odds: 0.8

33/1

Crystal Black

25.1

OR: 14.5 Form: 7 Odds: 3.6

11/2

Fort George

20.9

OR: 13.8 Form: 5 Odds: 2.1

14/1

Miss Of Change

12.3

OR: 12 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

125/1

Al Madhar

10.2

OR: 10 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

200/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
By The Book	111	126	—
Arabian Light	109	130	—
Crystal Black	108	118	—
Chibitty	108	124	—
Fort George	105	122	—
Miss Of Change	98	126	—
Al Madhar	90	113	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Miss Of Change	14d ago	Fit
Fort George	21d ago	Fit
Arabian Light	28d ago	Fit
Al Madhar	28d ago	Fit
By The Book	42d ago	Fit
Chibitty	96d ago	Long break
Crystal Black	138d ago	Long break