Abu Dhabi Gold Cup (Listed Race) (Turf) – Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi

16:00

Abu Dhabi Gold Cup (Listed Race) (Turf)

Date 2026-02-07

Distance 1m

Class Class 1

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £121,457

Winning Time 1m 33.98s

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Strauss (JPN) Joao Moreira · Ryo Takei	—	Won
2nd	Dark Trooper (IRE) James Doyle · A De Mieulle	—	1
3rd	Comanche Brave (IRE) Ryan Moore · Donnacha Aidan O'Brien	—	1
4th	Quddwah (GB) Mickael Barzalona · Simon & Ed Crisford	—	1.5
5th	Andreas Vesalius (IRE) Connor Beasley · A bin Harmash	—	.5
6th	Chicago Critic (GB) Ben Coen · J P Murtagh	—	0.1
7th	Jonquil (GB) Colin Keane · Andrew Balding	—	.25
8th	Crown Board (IRE) Billy Loughnane · Jane Chapple-Hyam	—	.75
9th	Tumbler (FR) Stephane Pasquier · N Caullery	—	.25
10th	Vafortino (IRE) Kieran Shoemark · Charlie Fellowes	—	1
11th	Maljoom (IRE) Silvestre De Sousa · Michael Costa	—	.5
12th	Aomori City (FR) William Buick · Charlie Appleby	—	1.25
13th	Folk Festival (IRE) Bernardo Pinheiro · Salem bin Ghadayer	—	1.25
14th	Dioptase (IRE) Ray Dawson · Helal & Tahnon Alalawi	—	1
15th	Western Writer (IRE) Pat Dobbs · Elise Jeanne	—	12

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
8 (10)	Strauss b/br J:Joao Moreira T:Ryo Takei	J:Joao Moreira T:Ryo Takei	126	—	2/036-	108	120	-	98d	—	—	+2	24.7	0.63/1	5/2 29%
Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - headway and led over 1f out - ridden out final 110yds
1 (15)	Maljoom Bay J:Silvestre De Sousa T:Michael Costa	J:Silvestre De Sousa T:Michael Costa	126	—	86/23-	118	136	-	308d	—	—	+4	22.2	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Dwelt start - took keen hold - switched right soon after start - always behind
3 (14)	Quddwah Bay J:Mickael Barzalona T:Simon & Ed Crisford	J:Mickael Barzalona T:Simon & Ed Crisford	126	t	1620-1	114	131	-	36d	—	—	+16	30	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Midfield on outer - headway over 2f out - pressed winner over 1f out - no extra final 110yds
4 (12)	Comanche Brave Brown J:Ryan Moore T:Donnacha Aidan O'Brien	J:Ryan Moore T:Donnacha Aidan O'Brien	126	—	25313-	111	126	-	147d	—	—	+18	31.8	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Midfield - headway on outer over 1f out - briefly went second inside final furlong - no extra towards finish
5 (13)	Aomori City Bay J:William Buick T:Charlie Appleby	J:William Buick T:Charlie Appleby	126	—	3/30-2	109	126	-	36d	—	—	+12	24.9	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Midfield - pushed along on outer over 2f out - weakened over 1f out
2 (9)	Jonquil Bay J:Colin Keane T:Andrew Balding	J:Colin Keane T:Andrew Balding	126	—	05149-	114	131	-	98d	—	—	+14	23.9	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Took keen hold - prominent - ridden and pressed leaders over 1f out - weakened final 110yds
7 (6)	Chicago Critic Chestnut J:Ben Coen T:J P Murtagh	J:Ben Coen T:J P Murtagh	126	p	374-62	108	129	-	15d	—	—	+10	16.1	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Towards rear - headway 2f out - edged left and no extra final 110yds
9 (16)	Dark Trooper Bay J:James Doyle T:A De Mieulle	J:James Doyle T:A De Mieulle	126	—	2611-1	107	125	-	21d	—	—	+20	25.9	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Switched right soon after start - towards rear - headway on outer over 1f out - went second final 110yds - kept on
10 (5)	Tumbler Bay J:Stephane Pasquier T:N Caullery	J:Stephane Pasquier T:N Caullery	126	—	3545-3	107	126	-	15d	—	—	+16	17.8	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Dwelt start - in rear - headway on outer over 1f out - no impression final 110yds
6 (4)	Witness Stand Bay J:Rossa Ryan T:Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole	J:Rossa Ryan T:Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole	126	p	1200-0	109	126	-	15d	—	—	+13	15.2	10.00/1	40/1 2%
11 (11)	Crown Board Bay J:Billy Loughnane T:Jane Chapple-Hyam	J:Billy Loughnane T:Jane Chapple-Hyam	126	—	6141-4	105	123	-	15d	—	—	+12	14.2	10.00/1	40/1 2%
On outer early - led but pestered - switched right and against rail after 2f - headed over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong
13 (3)	Andreas Vesalius Grey J:Connor Beasley T:A bin Harmash	J:Connor Beasley T:A bin Harmash	126	t	244-74	104	122	-	15d	—	—	+12	14	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Took keen hold - midfield - not clear run over 1f out - headway inside final furlong - nearest finish
12 (7)	Vafortino Bay J:Kieran Shoemark T:Charlie Fellowes	J:Kieran Shoemark T:Charlie Fellowes	126	—	557-45	105	124	-	15d	—	—	+13	14.1	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Prominent on inner - ridden over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong
14 (1)	Folk Festival Bay J:Bernardo Pinheiro T:Salem bin Ghadayer	J:Bernardo Pinheiro T:Salem bin Ghadayer	126	—	1230-1	101	114	-	22d	—	—	+22	22.9	25.00/1	100/1 1%
Always behind
15 (8)	Dioptase Grey J:Ray Dawson T:Helal & Tahnon Alalawi	J:Ray Dawson T:Helal & Tahnon Alalawi	126	—	2133-4	100	118	-	29d	—	—	+12	12.6	37.50/1	150/1 1%
Pressed leader - weakened over 1f out
16 (2)	Western Writer Bay J:Pat Dobbs T:Elise Jeanne	J:Pat Dobbs T:Elise Jeanne	126	tb	4/75-8	98	115	-	36d	—	—	+12	12.1	37.50/1	150/1 1%
Always behind

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Strauss	-	-	SP	-	5/2
Maljoom	-	-	SP	-	10/3
Quddwah	-	-	SP	-	9/2
Comanche Brave	-	-	SP	-	9/2
Aomori City	-	-	SP	-	5/1
Jonquil	-	-	SP	-	13/2
Chicago Critic	-	-	SP	-	12/1
Dark Trooper	-	-	SP	-	12/1
Tumbler	-	-	SP	-	33/1
Witness Stand	-	-	SP	-	40/1
Crown Board	-	-	SP	-	40/1
Andreas Vesalius	-	-	SP	-	40/1
Vafortino	-	-	SP	-	50/1
Folk Festival	-	-	SP	-	100/1
Dioptase	-	-	SP	-	150/1
Western Writer	-	-	SP	-	150/1

Predictor

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

1st

Comanche Brave

31.8

OR: 15.3 Form: 12.5 Odds: 4

9/2

2nd

Quddwah

OR: 16 Form: 10 Odds: 4

9/2

3rd

Dark Trooper

25.9

OR: 14.3 Form: 10 Odds: 1.6

12/1

Aomori City

24.9

OR: 14.8 Form: 6.5 Odds: 3.6

5/1

Strauss

24.7

OR: 14.5 Form: 3.5 Odds: 6.7

5/2

Jonquil

23.9

OR: 16 Form: 5 Odds: 2.9

13/2

Folk Festival

22.9

OR: 12.8 Form: 10 Odds: 0.2

100/1

Maljoom

22.2

OR: 17 Form: 0 Odds: 5.2

10/3

Tumbler

17.8

OR: 14.3 Form: 3 Odds: 0.6

33/1

Chicago Critic

16.1

OR: 14.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

12/1

Witness Stand

15.2

OR: 14.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

40/1

Crown Board

14.2

OR: 13.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

40/1

Vafortino

14.1

OR: 13.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

50/1

Andreas Vesalius

OR: 13.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

40/1

Dioptase

12.6

OR: 12.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.1

150/1

Western Writer

12.1

OR: 12 Form: 0 Odds: 0.1

150/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Maljoom	118	136	—
Quddwah	114	131	—
Jonquil	114	131	—
Comanche Brave	111	126	—
Aomori City	109	126	—
Witness Stand	109	126	—
Strauss	108	120	—
Chicago Critic	108	129	—
Dark Trooper	107	125	—
Tumbler	107	126	—
Crown Board	105	123	—
Vafortino	105	124	—
Andreas Vesalius	104	122	—
Folk Festival	101	114	—
Dioptase	100	118	—
Western Writer	98	115	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Chicago Critic	15d ago	Fit
Tumbler	15d ago	Fit
Witness Stand	15d ago	Fit
Crown Board	15d ago	Fit
Andreas Vesalius	15d ago	Fit
Vafortino	15d ago	Fit
Dark Trooper	21d ago	Fit
Folk Festival	22d ago	Fit
Dioptase	29d ago	Fit
Quddwah	36d ago	Fit
Aomori City	36d ago	Fit
Western Writer	36d ago	Fit
Strauss	98d ago	Long break
Jonquil	98d ago	Long break
Comanche Brave	147d ago	Long break
Maljoom	308d ago	Long break

Pace Profile

Horse	Running Style
Jonquil	Prominent
Vafortino	Prominent
Quddwah	Mid-Pack
Comanche Brave	Mid-Pack
Aomori City	Mid-Pack
Andreas Vesalius	Mid-Pack
Chicago Critic	Hold Up
Dark Trooper	Hold Up

Inferred from horse comments. 8 of 16 runners classified.