Defender 130 Handicap (Dirt) – Meydan

Meydan

3:15

Defender 130 Handicap (Dirt)

Date 2025-01-17

Distance 1m

Class

Going Fast

Type Flat

Surface Dirt

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £22,826

Runners 15

Runners

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
1 (5)	Theatre Honours b Silvestre De Sousa · Musabbeh Al Mheiri	Silvestre De Sousa · Musabbeh Al Mheiri	137	—	221/	84	-	-	576d	—	—	—	24.5	—
Off since winning 1m2f AW Newcastle novice for Charlie Appleby in June 2023
2 (9)	Gamekeeper b Mickael Barzalona · A bin Harmash	Mickael Barzalona · A bin Harmash	136	tv	4912-4	83	87	-	7d	—	—	—	8.3	—
In good form over 7f here, including a win, before outpaced over 6f last week
3 (13)	Military Artist ch Pat Cosgrave · Fawzi Abdulla Nass	Pat Cosgrave · Fawzi Abdulla Nass	136	—	61057-	83	87	-	42d	—	—	—	11.3	—
Useful form last term including a C&D win; below form this season and now drawn wide
4 (11)	Welcome Dream ch Pat Dobbs · Doug Watson	Pat Dobbs · Doug Watson	136	—	57531-	83	90	-	42d	—	—	—	20.4	—
Clear front-running win from stall 1 in 6f handicap here latest; should show up well
5 (4)	Homespin ch Xavier Ziani · Salem bin Ghadayer	Xavier Ziani · Salem bin Ghadayer	134	p	93138-	82	89	-	63d	—	—	—	16	—
Won at Jebel Ali & 3rd in C&D handicap last season; just one (unplaced) start this season
6 (12)	Sunny Street b Bernardo Pinheiro · Salem bin Ghadayer	Bernardo Pinheiro · Salem bin Ghadayer	134	—	8166-2	82	90	-	11d	—	—	—	13	—
Useful 1m win in Britain; encouraging second in 7f Jebel Ali handicap on recent UAE debut
7 (14)	Perfect Balance b Tadhg O'Shea · Bhupat Seemar	Tadhg O'Shea · Bhupat Seemar	132	t	60725-	80	89	-	70d	—	—	—	11	—
C&D winner and shaped fine over 9.5f here on reappearance (run was probably needed)
8 (15)	Seendid b Ben Coen · Michael Costa	Ben Coen · Michael Costa	129	b	04/47-	77	88	-	69d	—	—	—	6.8	—
Raced only over further; beaten favourite elsewhere both UAE starts
9 (3)	Classic City b Alexandre Da Silva · Ernst Oertel	Alexandre Da Silva · Ernst Oertel	127	—	6554-1	75	83	-	11d	—	—	—	16.3	—
Won 7f Jebel Ali maiden latest; that was a weak race but this longer trip should suit him
10 (1)	Ides Of August b/br Hamed Al Busaidi(7) · Salman Al Sabri	Hamed Al Busaidi(7) · Salman Al Sabri	127	tb	000/0-	75	-	-	20d	—	—	—	6.3	—
Tailed off at Jebel Ali on recent return from long absence
11 (8)	King's Fountain b Connor Beasley · A bin Harmash	Connor Beasley · A bin Harmash	126	—	54247-	74	84	-	35d	—	—	—	8.5	—
Hasn't yet gone on from his second to Gamekeeper over 7f here in November
12 (7)	Trip To Rome b Richard Mullen · Osama Refai	Richard Mullen · Osama Refai	125	—	08370-	73	85	-	35d	—	—	—	7.3	—
Third behind Gamekeeper and King's Fountain over 7f here in November; struggled since
13 (6)	Ranchero b Andrew Slattery · Bhupat Seemar	Andrew Slattery · Bhupat Seemar	123	tb	70845-	72	90	-	35d	—	—	—	5.5	—
Generally disappointing but didn't run badly over 9.5f trip that stretched him latest
14 (10)	Dukedom b Oscar Chavez · Okbah Aashour	Oscar Chavez · Okbah Aashour	121	—	5536-3	70	82	-	7d	—	—	—	8	—
Running okay over shorter and this trip is worth a try but he doesn't look good enough
15 (2)	Redan b Sam Hitchcott · Doug Watson	Sam Hitchcott · Doug Watson	118	—	50-	67	75	-	307d	—	—	—	4.3	—
Well beaten in two 7f starts last term but is a potential improver off bottom weight

No odds data available.

Predictor

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

1st

Theatre Honours

24.5

OR: 8.5 Form: 16 Odds: 0

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2nd

Welcome Dream

20.4

OR: 8.3 Form: 12.1 Odds: 0

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3rd

Classic City

16.3

OR: 6.3 Form: 10 Odds: 0

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Homespin

OR: 8 Form: 8 Odds: 0

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Sunny Street

OR: 8 Form: 5 Odds: 0

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Military Artist

11.3

OR: 8.3 Form: 3 Odds: 0

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Perfect Balance

OR: 7.5 Form: 3.5 Odds: 0

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King's Fountain

8.5

OR: 6 Form: 2.5 Odds: 0

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Gamekeeper

8.3

OR: 8.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Dukedom

OR: 5 Form: 3 Odds: 0

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Trip To Rome

7.3

OR: 5.8 Form: 1.5 Odds: 0

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Seendid

6.8

OR: 6.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ides Of August

6.3

OR: 6.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ranchero

5.5

OR: 5.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Redan

4.3

OR: 4.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Theatre Honours Top Rated	84	—	—
Gamekeeper	83	87	—
Military Artist	83	87	—
Welcome Dream	83	90	—
Homespin	82	89	—
Sunny Street	82	90	—
Perfect Balance	80	89	—
Seendid	77	88	—
Classic City	75	83	—
Ides Of August	75	—	—
King's Fountain	74	84	—
Trip To Rome	73	85	—
Ranchero	72	90	—
Dukedom	70	82	—
Redan	67	75	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Theatre Honours	576d ago	Long break
Gamekeeper	7d ago	Quick return
Military Artist	42d ago	Fit
Welcome Dream	42d ago	Fit
Homespin	63d ago	Fresh
Sunny Street	11d ago	Quick return
Perfect Balance	70d ago	Fresh
Seendid	69d ago	Fresh
Classic City	11d ago	Quick return
Ides Of August	20d ago	Fit
King's Fountain	35d ago	Fit
Trip To Rome	35d ago	Fit
Ranchero	35d ago	Fit
Dukedom	7d ago	Quick return
Redan	307d ago	Long break

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