Defender 525 Edition Handicap (Dirt) – Meydan

Meydan

5:35

Defender 525 Edition Handicap (Dirt)

Date 2025-01-17

Distance 7f

Class

Going Fast

Type Flat

Surface Dirt

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £39,130

Runners 9

Runners

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
1 (2)	Mubakker gr/ro Sam Hitchcott · Doug Watson	Sam Hitchcott · Doug Watson	137	—	25/27/	105	-	-	714d	—	—	—	13.8	—
Smart two-time winner here but off since below-par run two years ago; unappealing
2 (9)	Castlewarden b Tadhg O'Shea · Bhupat Seemar	Tadhg O'Shea · Bhupat Seemar	134	—	33/11-	103	-	-	260d	—	—	—	13.3	—
Four starts in USA, winning last two in minor company up to 7.5f on dirt; potential
3 (7)	El Nasseeb ch Daniel Tudhope · Musabbeh Al Mheiri	Daniel Tudhope · Musabbeh Al Mheiri	132	—	1/1-	101	112	-	42d	—	—	—	29.8	—
Won both starts over 6f here; debut was smart and he backed that up over a year later
4 (5)	Asad Zabeel b Silvestre De Sousa · Musabbeh Al Mheiri	Silvestre De Sousa · Musabbeh Al Mheiri	131	—	31691-	100	106	-	48d	—	—	—	26.1	—
Won C&D handicap last term; reappearance Jebel Ali success suggests more still to come
5 (8)	Olzhakhan b/br Pat Dobbs · Doug Watson	Pat Dobbs · Doug Watson	131	—	2/11-	100	-	-	118d	—	—	—	16	—
Has won six 1m-1m4f dirt races in Kazakhstan including local Group 1s
6 (4)	Meshakel ch Xavier Ziani · Salem bin Ghadayer	Xavier Ziani · Salem bin Ghadayer	126	tb	14762-	95	110	-	28d	—	—	—	18.3	—
Three 6f-1m wins here; wilted late on after looking sure to win 6f handicap here latest
7 (6)	Action Point b Bernardo Pinheiro · Salem bin Ghadayer	Bernardo Pinheiro · Salem bin Ghadayer	122	—	5383-9	92	94	-	14d	—	—	—	10.5	—
Useful up to 6.5f in Europe; well held in 6f turf handicap on UAE debut; not bred for dirt
8 (1)	Thawban ch Ray Dawson · Michael Costa	Ray Dawson · Michael Costa	121	b	15/13-	91	109	-	61d	—	—	—	10.3	—
3-6, all starts 6f inc win here in blinkers; started this season in form; off two months
9 (3)	Magic Petition ch Connor Beasley · A bin Harmash	Connor Beasley · A bin Harmash	120	v	00542-	90	110	-	35d	—	—	—	15	—
Sole win came over 6f here; close second over C&D latest; thereabouts

No odds data available.

Predictor

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

1st

El Nasseeb

29.8

OR: 12.8 Form: 17 Odds: 0

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2nd

Asad Zabeel

26.1

OR: 12.5 Form: 13.6 Odds: 0

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3rd

Meshakel

18.3

OR: 11.3 Form: 7 Odds: 0

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Olzhakhan

OR: 12.5 Form: 3.5 Odds: 0

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Magic Petition

OR: 10 Form: 5 Odds: 0

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Mubakker

13.8

OR: 13.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Castlewarden

13.3

OR: 13.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Action Point

10.5

OR: 10.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Thawban

10.3

OR: 10.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Mubakker Top Rated	105	—	—
Castlewarden	103	—	—
El Nasseeb	101	112	—
Asad Zabeel	100	106	—
Olzhakhan	100	—	—
Meshakel	95	110	—
Action Point	92	94	—
Thawban	91	109	—
Magic Petition	90	110	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Mubakker	714d ago	Long break
Castlewarden	260d ago	Long break
El Nasseeb	42d ago	Fit
Asad Zabeel	48d ago	Fresh
Olzhakhan	118d ago	Long break
Meshakel	28d ago	Fit
Action Point	14d ago	Fit
Thawban	61d ago	Fresh
Magic Petition	35d ago	Fit

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