Riyadh

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Riyadh Dirt Sprint Presented by Saudi National Bank (Group 2) (Dirt)

Date 2026-02-14
Distance 6f
Class Class 1
Going Standard
Type Flat
Surface AW
Age Band 3yo+
Prize £888,889
Winning Time 1m 12.00s

Result

Pos Horse SP Btn
1st
Imagination (USA)
6/5F Won
2nd
Just Beat The Odds (USA)
12/1 .75
3rd
Muqtahem (IRE)
10/1 .75
4th
American Stage (USA)
17/2 2.75
5th
Lovesick Blues (USA)
12/1 1
6th
Gabby's Sister (JPN)
12/1 3.25
7th
Don Amitie (JPN)
12/1 .5
8th
Transferred (IRE)
100/1 1.75
9th
Colour Up (IRE)
22/1 0.2
10th
Echo Point (IRE)
22/1 4
11th
Self Improvement (AUS)
20/1 2.75
12th
Yamanin Cerchi (JPN)
12/1 1.75
13th
Royal Zabeel (IRE)
28/1 2.25

Runners (13)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)
# Silk Horse Jockey / Trainer Wt Gear Form OR RPR TS Last Crs Dst Val Scr EW Odds
1 (12)
American Stage
Bay
J:Ryusei Sakai
T:Yoshito Yahagi
J:Ryusei Sakai
T:Yoshito Yahagi
126 2624-0
-
119
-
27d
0
Disappointed last time and will have to get back to last year's form if he's to win this
2 (6)
Colour Up
Bay
J:Pat Dobbs
T:Doug Watson
J:Pat Dobbs
T:Doug Watson
126 452-33
-
118
-
22d
0
Smart sprinter but he'll have to raise his game if he's to get back to winning ways
3 (5)
Don Amitie
Bay
J:Ryan Moore
T:Teiichi Konno
J:Ryan Moore
T:Teiichi Konno
126 hb 11340-
-
116
-
62d
6.5
Multiple winner with a decent strike-rate but well beaten last time and needs to improve
4 (7)
Echo Point
Chestnut
J:Connor Beasley
T:Musabbeh Al Mheiri
J:Connor Beasley
T:Musabbeh Al Mheiri
126 72-422
-
112
-
22d
0
Knows how to win and running well on turf of late but would be a surprise winner
5 (9)
Imagination
Bay
J:Flavien Prat
T:Bob Baffert
J:Flavien Prat
T:Bob Baffert
126 tb 3/412-
-
133
-
105d
2.1
Big chance on his form in the Breeders' Cup Sprint last year and likely to be thereabouts
6 (11)
Just Beat The Odds
b/br
J:Irad Ortiz Jr
T:Gregory D Sacco
J:Irad Ortiz Jr
T:Gregory D Sacco
126 21121-
-
126
-
70d
22.5
Best effort came when winning a Grade 3 at Aqueduct last time; more needed but is a player
7 (1)
Lovesick Blues
Grey Roan
J:Geovanni Franco
T:Librado Barocio
J:Geovanni Franco
T:Librado Barocio
126 t 14126-
-
131
-
105d
10.5
Grade 1 winner over this trip last summer; should go well if getting a gallop to aim at
8 (13)
Muqtahem
Bay
J:Mohamed Aldaham
T:A Alsidrani
J:Mohamed Aldaham
T:A Alsidrani
126 1111-1
-
124
-
43d
10
Prolific winner and second in this last year; minor placing may be best he can hope for
9 (3)
Royal Zabeel
Bay
J:Jason Watson
T:Michael Appleby
J:Jason Watson
T:Michael Appleby
126 01871-
-
129
-
78d
13
Good strike-rate in Britain but plenty to prove on this first run on a dirt surface
10 (8)
Self Improvement
Bay
J:Jerry Chau
T:K L Man
J:Jerry Chau
T:K L Man
126 tb 40198-
-
114
-
69d
5
Won Grade 3 on dirt in South Korea in September but below that since and has work to do
11 (2)
Transferred
Grey
J:Ricardo Ferreira
T:A Alsidrani
J:Ricardo Ferreira
T:A Alsidrani
126 2421-4
-
106
-
29d
0
Has a decent strike-rate nut twice finished behind Muqtahem last year; tough task
12 (4)
Yamanin Cerchi
Chestnut
J:Mirai Iwata
T:Naoya Nakamura
J:Mirai Iwata
T:Naoya Nakamura
126 h 81112-
-
128
-
62d
20
Good strike-rate and better than bare facts of last run in December; capable of better
13 (10)
Gabby's Sister
Chestnut
J:Joao Moreira
T:Kazutomo Mori
J:Joao Moreira
T:Kazutomo Mori
121 /3544-
-
123
-
62d
0.9
Third in this last year; has a decent strike-rate and gets Moreira but improvement needed

No odds data available.

Predictor

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

1st Just Beat The Odds
22.5
OR: 0 Form: 22.5 Odds: 0
2nd Yamanin Cerchi
20
OR: 0 Form: 20 Odds: 0
3rd Royal Zabeel
13
OR: 0 Form: 13 Odds: 0
4 Lovesick Blues
10.5
OR: 0 Form: 10.5 Odds: 0
5 Muqtahem
10
OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 0
6 Don Amitie
6.5
OR: 0 Form: 6.5 Odds: 0
7 Self Improvement
5
OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 0
8 Imagination
2.1
OR: 0 Form: 2.1 Odds: 0
9 Gabby's Sister
0.9
OR: 0 Form: 0.9 Odds: 0
10 American Stage
0
OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0
11 Colour Up
0
OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0
12 Echo Point
0
OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0
13 Transferred
0
OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

Ratings

HorseORRPRTS
American Stage
119
Colour Up
118
Don Amitie
116
Echo Point
112
Imagination
133
Just Beat The Odds
126
Lovesick Blues
131
Muqtahem
124
Royal Zabeel
129
Self Improvement
114
Transferred
106
Yamanin Cerchi
128
Gabby's Sister
123

Last Run

HorseLast RunStatus
Colour Up 22d ago Fit
Echo Point 22d ago Fit
American Stage 27d ago Fit
Transferred 29d ago Fit
Muqtahem 43d ago Fit
Don Amitie 62d ago Fresh
Yamanin Cerchi 62d ago Fresh
Gabby's Sister 62d ago Fresh
Self Improvement 69d ago Fresh
Just Beat The Odds 70d ago Fresh
Royal Zabeel 78d ago Fresh
Imagination 105d ago Long break
Lovesick Blues 105d ago Long break