Al Maktoum Classic Sponsored By Emirates Airline (Group 2) (Dirt)

Meydan

16:35

Date 2026-02-28

Distance 1m2f

Class Class 1

Going Fast

Type Flat

Surface Dirt

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £206,478

Winning Time 2m 4.53s (slow by 0.53s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Meydaan (IRE) William Buick · Simon & Ed Crisford	8/1	Won
2nd	Walk Of Stars (GB) Mickael Barzalona · Bhupat Seemar	4/1	5.25
3rd	Tap Leader (USA) Pat Dobbs · Doug Watson	11/2	.75
4th	Generous Tipper (USA) James Doyle · Hamad Al Jehani	6/1	3.25
5th	Flying Honours (GB) Connor Beasley · A bin Harmash	28/1	1.75
6th	Masmak (USA) Bernardo Pinheiro · Salem bin Ghadayer	50/1	0.3
7th	Heart Of Honor (GB) Adrie de Vries · Jamie Osborne	11/4F	2.5
8th	Mendelssohn Bay (USA) Richard Mullen · Bhupat Seemar	3/1	3.25
9th	Antrim (GB) Silvestre De Sousa · K R Burke	20/1	2.5

Runners (10)

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
2 (9)	Mendelssohn Bay b/br J:Richard Mullen T:Bhupat Seemar	J:Richard Mullen T:Bhupat Seemar	126	tb	3513-1	111	123	-	36d	—	—	+11	31.4	0.75/1	3/1 25%
Prominent on outer - lost ground over 2f out - weakened over 1f out
1 (1)	Heart Of Honor Brown J:Adrie de Vries T:Jamie Osborne	J:Adrie de Vries T:Jamie Osborne	126	b	5611-3	111	126	-	36d	—	—	+4	24.4	0.75/1	3/1 25%
Slowly into stride - always behind
4 (2)	Walk Of Stars Bay J:Mickael Barzalona T:Bhupat Seemar	J:Mickael Barzalona T:Bhupat Seemar	126	tb	1043-5	111	132	-	36d	—	—	+7	18.6	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Pressed leader - led over 2f out - headed 1f out - no extra final 110yds
6 (7)	Tap Leader Chestnut J:Pat Dobbs T:Doug Watson	J:Pat Dobbs T:Doug Watson	126	—	1/11-1	103	118	-	29d	—	—	+20	31.6	1.50/1	6/1 14%
In touch with leaders - headway on outer over 1f out - went third inside final furlong - kept on
3 (4)	Meydaan Bay J:William Buick T:Simon & Ed Crisford	J:William Buick T:Simon & Ed Crisford	126	—	390-13	111	125	-	36d	—	—	+6	18.9	1.63/1	13/2 13%
In rear - good headway over 2f out - ridden and led over 1f out - ran on well inside final furlong - impressive
5 (8)	Generous Tipper Bay J:James Doyle T:Hamad Al Jehani	J:James Doyle T:Hamad Al Jehani	126	—	6019-2	107	123	-	29d	—	—	+12	21.9	2.00/1	8/1 11%
In touch with leaders on outer - headway over 2f out - briefly went third over 1f out - weakened inside final 110yds
10 (6)	Antrim Bay J:Silvestre De Sousa T:K R Burke	J:Silvestre De Sousa T:K R Burke	126	p	11-414	95	112	-	29d	—	—	+6	13.2	4.00/1	16/1 6%
In touch with leaders - weakened over 2f out
9 (10)	Flying Honours Bay J:Connor Beasley T:A bin Harmash	J:Connor Beasley T:A bin Harmash	126	h	33-748	97	112	-	13d	—	—	+10	12.5	8.25/1	33/1 3%
In rear on outer - some headway over 1f out - nearest finish
8 (3)	Masmak Chestnut J:Bernardo Pinheiro T:Salem bin Ghadayer	J:Bernardo Pinheiro T:Salem bin Ghadayer	126	—	346-61	102	114	-	13d	—	—	+10	14	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Led - headed over 2f out - weakened over 1f out
NR (5)	Killer Collect Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:Bhupat Seemar	J:NON-RUNNER T:Bhupat Seemar	126	t	2/0-81	102	112	-	13d	—	—	—	15.5	—	—

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Mendelssohn Bay	11/4	3/1	11/4	11/4	11/4
Heart Of Honor	3/1	3/1	3/1	3/1	11/4
Walk Of Stars	6/1	6/1	13/2	6/1	11/2
Tap Leader	6/1	6/1	6/1	11/2	6/1
Meydaan	13/2	6/1	5/1	13/2	5/1
Generous Tipper	8/1	8/1	8/1	8/1	8/1
Antrim	12/1	12/1	16/1	10/1	16/1
Flying Honours	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1
Masmak	40/1	33/1	22/1	33/1	22/1
Killer Collect	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Tap Leader

31.6

OR: 13.3 Form: 15 Odds: 3.3

6/1

2nd

Mendelssohn Bay

31.4

OR: 15.3 Form: 10 Odds: 6.2

3/1

3rd

Heart Of Honor

24.4

OR: 15.3 Form: 3 Odds: 6.2

3/1

Generous Tipper

21.9

OR: 14.3 Form: 5 Odds: 2.7

8/1

Meydaan

18.9

OR: 15.3 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

13/2

Walk Of Stars

18.6

OR: 15.3 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

13/2

Killer Collect

15.5

OR: 13 Form: 2.5 Odds: 0

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Masmak

OR: 13 Form: 0 Odds: 1

40/1

Antrim

13.2

OR: 11.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

16/1

Flying Honours

12.5

OR: 11.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

33/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Mendelssohn Bay	111	123	—
Heart Of Honor	111	126	—
Walk Of Stars	111	132	—
Meydaan	111	125	—
Generous Tipper	107	123	—
Tap Leader	103	118	—
Masmak	102	114	—
Killer Collect	102	112	—
Flying Honours	97	112	—
Antrim	95	112	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Flying Honours	13d ago	Quick return
Masmak	13d ago	Quick return
Killer Collect	13d ago	Quick return
Tap Leader	29d ago	Fit
Generous Tipper	29d ago	Fit
Antrim	29d ago	Fit
Mendelssohn Bay	36d ago	Fit
Heart Of Honor	36d ago	Fit
Walk Of Stars	36d ago	Fit
Meydaan	36d ago	Fit