Dubai City Of Gold Sponsored By emirates.com (Group 2) (Turf)

Meydan

1:50

Date 2024-03-02

Distance 1m4f11y

Class Class 1

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £179,487

Runners 11

Runners

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
NR (3)	Simca Mille ch NON-RUNNER · A De Mieulle	NON-RUNNER · A De Mieulle	126	t	110-16	115	128	-	14d	—	—	—	16.3	—
Won 1m4f German Group 1 last year; below best in two starts in Qatar this term
NR (8)	Jeff Koons b NON-RUNNER · H Al Jehani	NON-RUNNER · H Al Jehani	123	—	241-38	107	122	-	14d	—	—	—	14.3	—
Has improved in Qatar this winter, but held by Simca Mille
1 (7)	Al Madhar b Bernardo Pinheiro · M Al Mheiri	Bernardo Pinheiro · M Al Mheiri	126	—	14143/	105	-	-	707d	—	—	—	23.8	—
Improved to finish 4th in this race and third in 2m Dubai Gold Cup in 2022 but off since
2 (9)	Franz Kafka ch Saif Al Balushi · A bin Harmash	Saif Al Balushi · A bin Harmash	126	—	26-318	95	113	-	29d	—	—	—	11.3	—
Useful handicapper around 1m2f; way more needed now, with stamina to prove
4 (2)	Sisfahan ch Lukas Delozier · Henk Grewe	Lukas Delozier · Henk Grewe	126	—	72267-	115	129	-	153d	—	—	—	20.3	—
Runner-up in 1m4f German Group 1 last year; also creditable seventh in the Arc
5 (10)	Solid Stone br Saffie Osborne · Jamie Osborne	Saffie Osborne · Jamie Osborne	126	—	/382-3	108	124	-	29d	—	—	—	17.5	—
Set modest pace when 3rd behind Warren Point in 1m2f Gr3 here on reappearance/stable debut
6 (1)	Ursa Minor b Connor Beasley · A bin Harmash	Connor Beasley · A bin Harmash	126	p	7-2724	93	111	-	15d	—	—	—	10.8	—
Often runs well in defeat, usually over shorter, but is not up to winning a race like this
7 (11)	Warren Point b Richard Mullen · Charlie Appleby	Richard Mullen · Charlie Appleby	126	h	2576-1	110	126	-	29d	—	—	—	25	—
Took good hold then picked up well when getting room late on to win 1m2f Gr3 here latest
8 (6)	Bold Act b Mickael Barzalona · Charlie Appleby	Mickael Barzalona · Charlie Appleby	123	—	33151-	108	129	-	141d	—	—	—	31	—
Improved to win 1m4f Keeneland Grade 3 in the US when last seen in October
9 (4)	Castle Way ch William Buick · Charlie Appleby	William Buick · Charlie Appleby	123	—	1/112-	110	130	-	192d	—	—	—	22	—
Good Group-race form in Britain last summer; leading claims
11 (5)	Trevaunance b Shane Foley · Mrs John Harrington	Shane Foley · Mrs John Harrington	121	p	5432-6	108	127	-	29d	—	—	—	14.5	—
Well below smart European form in 1m2f Group 3 here on reappearance (behind two of these)

No odds data available.

Predictor

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

1st

Bold Act

OR: 14.5 Form: 16.5 Odds: 0

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2nd

Warren Point

OR: 15 Form: 10 Odds: 0

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3rd

Al Madhar

23.8

OR: 13.8 Form: 10 Odds: 0

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Castle Way

OR: 15 Form: 7 Odds: 0

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Sisfahan

20.3

OR: 16.3 Form: 4 Odds: 0

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Solid Stone

17.5

OR: 14.5 Form: 3 Odds: 0

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Simca Mille

16.3

OR: 16.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Trevaunance

14.5

OR: 14.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Jeff Koons

14.3

OR: 14.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Franz Kafka

11.3

OR: 11.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ursa Minor

10.8

OR: 10.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Simca Mille Top Rated	115	128	—
Sisfahan	115	129	—
Warren Point	110	126	—
Castle Way	110	130	—
Solid Stone	108	124	—
Bold Act	108	129	—
Trevaunance	108	127	—
Jeff Koons	107	122	—
Al Madhar	105	—	—
Franz Kafka	95	113	—
Ursa Minor	93	111	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Simca Mille	14d ago	Fit
Jeff Koons	14d ago	Fit
Al Madhar	707d ago	Long break
Franz Kafka	29d ago	Fit
Sisfahan	153d ago	Long break
Solid Stone	29d ago	Fit
Ursa Minor	15d ago	Fit
Warren Point	29d ago	Fit
Bold Act	141d ago	Long break
Castle Way	192d ago	Long break
Trevaunance	29d ago	Fit

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