Dubai Gold Cup Sponsored By Al Tayer Motors (Group 2) (Turf)

Meydan

12:55

Date 2026-03-28

Distance 2m

Class Class 1

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £429,630

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
1 (9)	Al Riffa Bay J:Declan McDonogh T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	J:Declan McDonogh T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	129	v	21174-	119	132	-	104d	—	—	-1	39.6	0.25/1	Evens 50%
Group 1 winner who ran well at Sha Tin last time; return to this trip should suit; claims
4 (8)	Caballo De Mar Bay J:William Buick T:George Scott	J:William Buick T:George Scott	129	p	28117-	112	128	-	153d	—	—	+21	31.4	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Much-improved last year, with best effort to win the Group 1 Cadran; each-way claims
6 (6)	Sunway Bay J:Silvestre De Sousa T:David Menuisier	J:Silvestre De Sousa T:David Menuisier	129	tb	746-12	112	126	-	36d	—	—	+9	18.2	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Consistent sort who is closely matched with a few of these; needs to raise game to win
5 (2)	Sons And Lovers Bay J:James Doyle T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	J:James Doyle T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	129	—	4513-1	112	123	-	42d	—	—	+19	28.2	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Ran to best over 1m7f in Feb; stamina to prove, especially if rain gets into the ground
2 (10)	Al Nayyir Bay J:Rossa Ryan T:Tom Clover	J:Rossa Ryan T:Tom Clover	129	p	8323-1	114	124	-	36d	—	—	+19	28.7	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Second in this race in 2024 and warmed up for this renewal with a Group 3 win last time
3 (1)	Dubai Future Bay J:Kieran Shoemark T:Saeed bin Suroor	J:Kieran Shoemark T:Saeed bin Suroor	129	p	19366-	113	129	-	218d	—	—	+15	21	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Won this last year but hasn't matched that since and seems best suited by a sound surface
7 (4)	Epic Poet Bay J:Daniel Tudhope T:David O'Meara	J:Daniel Tudhope T:David O'Meara	129	—	202-25	111	123	-	42d	—	—	+11	17	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Mainly creditable efforts since last win over a year ago but will have to raise his game
10 (5)	Fairy Glen Bay J:Mickael Barzalona T:Simon & Ed Crisford	J:Mickael Barzalona T:Simon & Ed Crisford	125	—	/221-1	105	121	-	36d	—	—	+20	25.1	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Won the Balanchine over 1m1f last time but work to do over this trip for first time
8 (7)	Burdett Road Bay J:Luke Morris T:James Owen	J:Luke Morris T:James Owen	129	h	86-293	107	116	-	28d	—	—	+11	15.3	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Smart on Flat and over hurdles but needs to better this year's form if he's to win this
9 (3)	Ruling Dynasty Chestnut J:Hamed Al Busaidi T:Ismail Mohammed	J:Hamed Al Busaidi T:Ismail Mohammed	129	b	7-0014	104	112	-	28d	—	—	+13	13.8	31.25/1	125/1 1%
Ran well in the face of a stiff task on Super Saturday but plenty to prove going up to 2m

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Al Riffa	evn	evn	Evens
Caballo De Mar	8/1	8/1	8/1
Sunway	8/1	8/1	8/1
Sons And Lovers	9/1	9/1	9/1
Al Nayyir	9/1	9/1	9/1
Dubai Future	12/1	12/1	12/1
Epic Poet	12/1	12/1	12/1
Fairy Glen	18/1	16/1	16/1
Burdett Road	22/1	22/1	22/1
Ruling Dynasty	125/1	80/1	80/1

Predictor

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

1st

Al Riffa

39.6

OR: 17.3 Form: 9 Odds: 13.3

Evens

2nd

Caballo De Mar

31.4

OR: 15.5 Form: 13 Odds: 2.9

8/1

3rd

Al Nayyir

28.7

OR: 16 Form: 10 Odds: 2.7

9/1

Sons And Lovers

28.2

OR: 15.5 Form: 10 Odds: 2.7

9/1

Fairy Glen

25.1

OR: 13.8 Form: 10 Odds: 1.4

18/1

Dubai Future

OR: 15.8 Form: 3.5 Odds: 1.7

12/1

Sunway

18.2

OR: 15.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

8/1

Epic Poet

OR: 15.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

12/1

Burdett Road

15.3

OR: 14.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

22/1

Ruling Dynasty

13.8

OR: 13.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

125/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Al Riffa	119	132	—
Al Nayyir	114	124	—
Dubai Future	113	129	—
Caballo De Mar	112	128	—
Sunway	112	126	—
Sons And Lovers	112	123	—
Epic Poet	111	123	—
Burdett Road	107	116	—
Fairy Glen	105	121	—
Ruling Dynasty	104	112	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Burdett Road	28d ago	Fit
Ruling Dynasty	28d ago	Fit
Sunway	36d ago	Fit
Al Nayyir	36d ago	Fit
Fairy Glen	36d ago	Fit
Sons And Lovers	42d ago	Fit
Epic Poet	42d ago	Fit
Al Riffa	104d ago	Long break
Caballo De Mar	153d ago	Long break
Dubai Future	218d ago	Long break