Taste Of Kildare Cup (Handicap) (Dirt) – Jebel Ali

Jebel Ali

10:30

Taste Of Kildare Cup (Handicap) (Dirt)

Date 2026-01-31

Distance 5f

Class

Going Fast

Type Flat

Surface Dirt

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £14,575

Winning Time 59.24s (slow by 0.94s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Billy Webster (IRE) Pat Dobbs · Doug Watson	10/1	Won
2nd	Donde Firmo (URU) Silvestre De Sousa · Antonio Cintra & Julio Olascoaga	17/2	.5
3rd	Vespasian (IRE) Kieran Shoemark · Simon & Ed Crisford	9/1	0.3
4th	Rasas (USA) Ray Dawson · A bin Harmash	18/1	1
5th	Rabaah (IRE) Richard Mullen · Musabbeh Al Mheiri	5/4F	.5
6th	Major Cinnamon (USA) Tadhg O'Shea · Marwan Al Baidhaei	100/30	1.5
7th	Desperate Hero (GB) Bernardo Pinheiro · Salem bin Ghadayer	4/1	2.5

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 (6)	Rabaah Bay J:Richard Mullen T:Musabbeh Al Mheiri	J:Richard Mullen T:Musabbeh Al Mheiri	137	—	/152-8	103	-	-	29d	—	—	-13	25.8	0.34/1	11/8 42%
Held up - good progress over 2f out - ridden soon after - weakened last 110yds
7 (2)	Major Cinnamon Chestnut J:Tadhg O'Shea T:Marwan Al Baidhaei	J:Tadhg O'Shea T:Marwan Al Baidhaei	117	t	1809-4	85	-	-	21d	—	—	-6	14.9	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Waited with - switched over 2f out - one pace
5 (1)	Desperate Hero Grey J:Bernardo Pinheiro T:Salem bin Ghadayer	J:Bernardo Pinheiro T:Salem bin Ghadayer	121	tb	464-47	89	-	-	15d	—	—	-2	14.8	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Narrow lead - headed 2 1/2f out - weakened final furlong
4 (4)	Vespasian Bay J:Kieran Shoemark T:Simon & Ed Crisford	J:Kieran Shoemark T:Simon & Ed Crisford	125	tv	/200-0	92	-	-	29d	—	—	+3	13.4	2.00/1	8/1 11%
In touch with leaders - pushed along over 1f out - ran on final 110yds
2 (7)	Billy Webster Bay J:Pat Dobbs T:Doug Watson	J:Pat Dobbs T:Doug Watson	126	—	46650-	93	-	-	50d	—	—	+4	13.3	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Tracked pace - every chance from 1f out - led final 110yds - all out to hold on
6 (3)	Donde Firmo Chestnut J:Silvestre De Sousa T:Antonio Cintra & Julio Olascoaga	J:Silvestre De Sousa T:Antonio Cintra & Julio Olascoaga	117	—	024-7	85	-	-	13d	—	—	+2	11.3	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Close up - every chance 2f out - kept on well
3 (5)	Rasas Chestnut J:Ray Dawson T:A bin Harmash	J:Ray Dawson T:A bin Harmash	126	tv	000-73	93	-	-	13d	—	—	+7	12.1	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Close up - led 2 1/2f out - pressed final 1f - headed last 110yds - squeezed out late on

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Rabaah	-	11/8	-
Major Cinnamon	-	10/3	-
Desperate Hero	-	4/1	-
Vespasian	-	8/1	-
Billy Webster	-	9/1	-
Donde Firmo	-	10/1	-
Rasas	-	16/1	-

Predictor

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

1st

Rabaah

25.8

OR: 13.3 Form: 0 Odds: 12.5

11/8

2nd

Major Cinnamon

14.9

OR: 8.8 Form: 0 Odds: 6.2

10/3

3rd

Desperate Hero

14.8

OR: 9.8 Form: 0 Odds: 5

4/1

Vespasian

13.4

OR: 10.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

8/1

Billy Webster

13.3

OR: 10.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

9/1

Rasas

12.1

OR: 10.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

16/1

Donde Firmo

11.3

OR: 8.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

10/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Rabaah	103	—	—
Billy Webster	93	—	—
Rasas	93	—	—
Vespasian	92	—	—
Desperate Hero	89	—	—
Major Cinnamon	85	—	—
Donde Firmo	85	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Donde Firmo	13d ago	Quick return
Rasas	13d ago	Quick return
Desperate Hero	15d ago	Fit
Major Cinnamon	21d ago	Fit
Rabaah	29d ago	Fit
Vespasian	29d ago	Fit
Billy Webster	50d ago	Fresh

Pace Profile

Horse	Running Style
Donde Firmo	Prominent
Rasas	Prominent
Rabaah	Hold Up

Inferred from horse comments. 3 of 7 runners classified.