Race 8 - Nad Al Sheba Trophy Sponsored By Deepal G318 (Group 3) (Turf)

Meydan

17:45

Date 2026-02-20

Distance 1m6f11y

Class Class 1

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £85,020

Winning Time 2m 56.38s (slow by 1.78s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Al Nayyir (GB) Rossa Ryan · Tom Clover	15/2	Won
2nd	Sunway (FR) Silvestre De Sousa · David Menuisier	5/4F	0.3
3rd	By The Book (IRE) William Buick · Charlie Appleby	15/8	2.25
4th	Kihavah (GB) Pat Dobbs · Adrian Paul Keatley	66/1	4.75
5th	Surabad (GB) Bernardo Pinheiro · Salem bin Ghadayer	66/1	1
6th	Aeronautic (IRE) Tom Marquand · Joseph Patrick O'Brien	5/1	7
7th	Nightwalker (GB) Saffie Osborne · Richard Spencer	25/1	5.25
8th	Crystal Black (IRE) Andrew Slattery · Gerard Keane	33/1	1.5

Runners (8)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
3 (7)	By The Book Bay J:William Buick T:Charlie Appleby	J:William Buick T:Charlie Appleby	130	—	1/31-3	111	122	-	21d	—	—	+1	33.3	0.47/1	15/8 35%
Impressive over 1m4f in December but form knocked and below form over 1m2f since
1 (5)	Sunway Bay J:Silvestre De Sousa T:David Menuisier	J:Silvestre De Sousa T:David Menuisier	130	t	5746-1	112	125	-	28d	—	—	+4	35.5	0.50/1	2/1 33%
Didn't need to improve to land recent C&D Gr 3 and chance he'll come on for that
2 (2)	Al Nayyir Bay J:Rossa Ryan T:Tom Clover	J:Rossa Ryan T:Tom Clover	130	p	58323-	111	123	-	182d	—	—	+14	26.9	1.50/1	6/1 14%
3-time course winner; ran well in defeat in Britain in 2025; may need this
6 (8)	Aeronautic Bay J:Tom Marquand T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	J:Tom Marquand T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	130	t	5337-3	98	113	-	35d	—	—	+6	18.6	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Solid in h'caps incl' staying on 3rd over 1m4f here latest; return to further will suit
7 (1)	Nightwalker Grey J:Saffie Osborne T:Richard Spencer	J:Saffie Osborne T:Richard Spencer	126	h	342-37	102	118	-	28d	—	—	+10	14.1	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Encouraging 3rd on UAE/yard debut but tailed off since; needs career best
4 (4)	Crystal Black Bay J:Andrew Slattery T:Gerard Keane	J:Andrew Slattery T:Gerard Keane	130	t	/425-5	105	114	-	21d	—	—	+10	15.4	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Below his best in 2025 and struggled on last month's UAE debut; bit to prove now
5 (3)	Kihavah Chestnut J:Pat Dobbs T:Adrian Paul Keatley	J:Pat Dobbs T:Adrian Paul Keatley	130	—	580-58	101	120	-	28d	—	—	+10	13.7	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Two solid runs in the last 2 Ebors but not near that level in last 3 Flat runs
8 (6)	Surabad Bay J:Bernardo Pinheiro T:Salem bin Ghadayer	J:Bernardo Pinheiro T:Salem bin Ghadayer	126	—	2643-8	102	119	-	13d	—	—	+11	13.6	16.50/1	66/1 1%
2nd in Gr 3 in 2025; some good runs in defeat since but stopped quickly on recent yard bow

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
By The Book	6/4	13/8	13/8	13/8	15/8
Sunway	6/4	6/4	7/4	13/8	2/1
Al Nayyir	6/1	5/1	11/2	11/2	5/1
Aeronautic	6/1	11/2	11/2	11/2	5/1
Nightwalker	25/1	22/1	22/1	22/1	18/1
Crystal Black	28/1	22/1	22/1	25/1	12/1
Kihavah	66/1	33/1	40/1	50/1	20/1
Surabad	66/1	50/1	50/1	50/1	33/1

Predictor

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

1st

Sunway

35.5

OR: 15.5 Form: 10 Odds: 10

2/1

2nd

By The Book

33.3

OR: 15.3 Form: 8 Odds: 10

15/8

3rd

Al Nayyir

26.9

OR: 15.3 Form: 8 Odds: 3.6

6/1

Aeronautic

18.6

OR: 12 Form: 3 Odds: 3.6

6/1

Crystal Black

15.4

OR: 13.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

28/1

Nightwalker

14.1

OR: 13 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

25/1

Kihavah

13.7

OR: 12.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1

66/1

Surabad

13.6

OR: 13 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

66/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Sunway	112	125	—
By The Book	111	122	—
Al Nayyir	111	123	—
Crystal Black	105	114	—
Nightwalker	102	118	—
Surabad	102	119	—
Kihavah	101	120	—
Aeronautic	98	113	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Surabad	13d ago	Quick return
By The Book	21d ago	Fit
Crystal Black	21d ago	Fit
Sunway	28d ago	Fit
Nightwalker	28d ago	Fit
Kihavah	28d ago	Fit
Aeronautic	35d ago	Fit
Al Nayyir	182d ago	Long break