Ford Expedition (Maiden) (Dirt) – Meydan

Meydan

5:35

Ford Expedition (Maiden) (Dirt)

Date 2025-12-05

Distance 1m

Class

Going Fast

Type Flat

Surface Dirt

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £21,522

Runners (15)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
15 (14)	Vino Sauro ch J:Saffie Osborne T:Jamie Osborne	J:Saffie Osborne T:Jamie Osborne	126	—	33	84	-	-	28d	—	—	-8	23.6	9/4 31%
Form of AW debut worked out and promising UAE debut last month; ought to go well
11 (1)	Honest Moon b J:Saif Al Balushi T:A bin Harmash	J:Saif Al Balushi T:A bin Harmash	126	tv	42-623	97	-	-	287d	—	—	-7	20.2	5/2 29%
Went close last term; only caught late by Galactic Star and Heart Of Honor when last seen
6 (2)	Elusive Trevor d J:Tadhg O'Shea T:Bhupat Seemar	J:Tadhg O'Shea T:Bhupat Seemar	126	b	2275	84	-	-	27d	—	—	+3	16.1	11/2 15%
Promising debut behind Dark Saffron; struggled this term but untapped potential on dirt
4 (5)	Al Fareeq d J:Connor Beasley T:A bin Harmash	J:Connor Beasley T:A bin Harmash	126	v	7834	82	-	-	34d	—	—	+3	12.8	10/1 9%
Better last twice and shaped like a mile may suit on his return; can come on for that'
10 (7)	Historic Times b J:Cristian Demuro T:Doug Watson	J:Cristian Demuro T:Doug Watson	126	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-7	2.7	10/1 9%
Looked in need of further when third in a 5f trial here but Dobbs prefers Amjaad
8 (8)	Frostfire ch J:Richard Mullen T:Musabbeh Al Mheiri	J:Richard Mullen T:Musabbeh Al Mheiri	126	—	6	-	-	-	13d	—	—	-5	1.7	18/1 5%
Trial winner who shaped like further would suit when 6th in Abu Dhabi maiden
9 (3)	Hidden Secret b J:Sam Hitchcott T:A bin Harmash	J:Sam Hitchcott T:A bin Harmash	126	—	642-5	80	-	-	28d	—	—	+4	8.7	25/1 4%
Improved with each run in Britain inc' 2nd to Damysus; can come on from dirt return
7 (4)	Fir Feasa b J:Ray Dawson T:A bin Harmash	J:Ray Dawson T:A bin Harmash	126	—	7	-	-	-	27d	—	—	-2	0.8	28/1 3%
Well held in a trial and similar story when slowly away in an Abu Dhabi maiden
13 (15)	No Escape b J:Antonio Fresu T:Musabbeh Al Mheiri	J:Antonio Fresu T:Musabbeh Al Mheiri	126	—	47	82	-	-	166d	—	—	+5	9.1	28/1 3%
Showed promise in some of his runs in US but off since June and Frostfire is first-string
3 (11)	Nukanan d J:Silvestre De Sousa T:Osama Refai	J:Silvestre De Sousa T:Osama Refai	127	tv	03/400	74	-	-	27d	—	—	+3	7	33/1 3%
Encouraging start on dirt when 4th in Jebel Ali maiden; shown little twice since
12 (9)	Just ch J:Andrew Slattery T:Bhupat Seemar	J:Andrew Slattery T:Bhupat Seemar	126	tb	56-050	75	-	-	34d	—	—	+4	7.2	33/1 3%
Struggled to get competitive on dirt last season and second-string on jockey bookings
14 (12)	Political Truth gr J:Bernardo Pinheiro T:Salem bin Ghadayer	J:Bernardo Pinheiro T:Salem bin Ghadayer	126	h	96028	80	-	-	20d	—	—	+8	12.1	33/1 3%
Couldn't build on a promising second at Jebel Ali (7f) when beaten 8l on h'cap bow
1 (6)	Desert Horizon gr J:Daniel Tudhope T:Musabbeh Al Mheiri	J:Daniel Tudhope T:Musabbeh Al Mheiri	127	h	60066	70	-	-	28d	—	—	+3	5.9	40/1 2%
Generally struggled on dirt and turf so far and didn't show enough on his return
2 (10)	Halucinogenie ch J:Jose Santiago T:Salem bin Ghadayer	J:Jose Santiago T:Salem bin Ghadayer	127	—	9-	-	-	-	700d	—	—	-2	0.7	50/1 2%
7-2 for debut in January 2024 but only beat one home; off 700 days; second-string
NR	Amjaad ch J:NON-RUNNER T:Doug Watson	J:NON-RUNNER T:Doug Watson	126	v	2	-	-	-	243d	—	—	—	5	—
2nd to a rival with experience in US but likely to need this and stall 13 is tough

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Vino Sauro	2/1	9/4	2/1	2/1	6/4
Honest Moon	15/8	15/8	9/4	9/4	5/2
Elusive Trevor	11/2	5/1	11/2	11/2	5/1
Al Fareeq	15/2	10/1	7/1	7/1	7/1
Historic Times	10/1	10/1	9/1	9/1	7/1
Frostfire	16/1	18/1	18/1	18/1	11/1
Hidden Secret	25/1	16/1	25/1	25/1	16/1
Fir Feasa	28/1	28/1	28/1	28/1	25/1
No Escape	28/1	28/1	28/1	28/1	18/1
Nukanan	33/1	33/1	28/1	28/1	25/1
Just	25/1	25/1	33/1	28/1	20/1
Political Truth	33/1	22/1	33/1	33/1	18/1
Desert Horizon	40/1	40/1	40/1	40/1	33/1
Halucinogenie	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1	33/1
Amjaad	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Vino Sauro

23.6

OR: 8.5 Form: 5.1 Odds: 10

9/4

2nd

Honest Moon

20.2

OR: 11.8 Form: 0 Odds: 8.4

5/2

3rd

Elusive Trevor

16.1

OR: 8.5 Form: 4 Odds: 3.6

11/2

Al Fareeq

12.8

OR: 8 Form: 2.1 Odds: 2.7

10/1

Political Truth

12.1

OR: 7.5 Form: 3.5 Odds: 1.1

33/1

No Escape

9.1

OR: 8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

28/1

Hidden Secret

8.7

OR: 7.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

25/1

Just

7.2

OR: 6.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1

33/1

Nukanan

OR: 6 Form: 0 Odds: 1

33/1

Desert Horizon

5.9

OR: 5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

40/1

Amjaad

OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 0

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Historic Times

2.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

10/1

Frostfire

1.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

18/1

Fir Feasa

0.8

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

28/1

Halucinogenie

0.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

50/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Honest Moon Top Rated	97	—	—
Vino Sauro	84	—	—
Elusive Trevor	84	—	—
Al Fareeq	82	—	—
No Escape	82	—	—
Hidden Secret	80	—	—
Political Truth	80	—	—
Just	75	—	—
Nukanan	74	—	—
Desert Horizon	70	—	—
Historic Times	—	—	—
Frostfire	—	—	—
Fir Feasa	—	—	—
Halucinogenie	—	—	—
Amjaad	—	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Frostfire	13d ago	Quick return
Political Truth	20d ago	Fit
Elusive Trevor	27d ago	Fit
Fir Feasa	27d ago	Fit
Nukanan	27d ago	Fit
Vino Sauro	28d ago	Fit
Hidden Secret	28d ago	Fit
Desert Horizon	28d ago	Fit
Al Fareeq	34d ago	Fit
Just	34d ago	Fit
No Escape	166d ago	Long break
Amjaad	243d ago	Long break
Honest Moon	287d ago	Long break
Halucinogenie	700d ago	Long break
Historic Times	—	—