Business Bay Challenge Sponsored By Emaar (Listed Race) (Turf)

Meydan

2:05

Date 2025-12-19

Distance 7f

Class Class 1

Going Good To Firm

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £65,217

Runners 14

Runners

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
4 (6)	Mysterious Night b William Buick · Charlie Appleby	William Buick · Charlie Appleby	126	—	102-22	110	124	-	287d	—	—	-6	24.4	9/4 31%
Dual C&D winner 2 seasons ago; went close behind Marbaan twice last term; swing in weights
1 (2)	Marbaan b Silvestre De Sousa · Michael Costa	Silvestre De Sousa · Michael Costa	130	—	2-1162	111	122	-	13d	—	—	+2	26	11/4 27%
Dual Group winner over C&D last term; concedes weight to all on return but not ruled out
5 (7)	Al Qudra br Billy Loughnane · Charlie Appleby	Billy Loughnane · Charlie Appleby	126	—	28-218	109	117	-	251d	—	—	0	20.9	9/2 18%
Qatar winner over 7f last term; disappointing fav in Greenham when last seen; gelded
2 (13)	Make Me King gr James Doyle · Hamad Al Jehani	James Doyle · Hamad Al Jehani	128	—	331483	110	124	-	13d	—	—	+14	24.5	17/2 11%
In behind Marbaan twice in the last year and stall 13 makes life tough this time
8 (12)	Anno Domini gr Richard Mullen · Charlie Appleby	Richard Mullen · Charlie Appleby	126	—	115-2	103	113	-	246d	—	—	+12	20.5	9/1 10%
2-3 last term; disappointing when beaten at short odds in conditions race at Newmarket
9 (8)	Andreas Vesalius gr Connor Beasley · A bin Harmash	Connor Beasley · A bin Harmash	126	t	494024	99	116	-	13d	—	—	+13	16.8	22/1 4%
Won on yard debut but record of 2-28 isn't inspiring; caught the eye twice recently
7 (10)	Vafortino b Adrie de Vries · Charlie Fellowes	Adrie de Vries · Charlie Fellowes	126	—	20-555	104	124	-	82d	—	—	+11	14.5	22/1 4%
Won this in 2023; losing run since but promise on penultimate outing; new yard
14 (9)	Dubai Beach gr Tadhg O'Shea · Saeed bin Suroor	Tadhg O'Shea · Saeed bin Suroor	121	h	711271	96	101	-	122d	—	—	+25	30.4	25/1 4%
Progressive handicapper in Britain winning 3 on AW; below form sole turf run; bit to find
3 (3)	Native Approach b Sam Hitchcott · A bin Harmash	Sam Hitchcott · A bin Harmash	128	h	1-5776	103	114	-	13d	—	—	+18	21.1	40/1 2%
Won this last term and eyecatcher when returned to turf last time; more needed here though
6 (14)	Roi De France br Pat Dobbs · Julio Olascoaga	Pat Dobbs · Julio Olascoaga	126	—	2-3260	104	119	-	183d	—	—	+15	17.6	33/1 3%
Dual 1m winner in Britain; may find this sharp on return and stall 14 is tough
10 (5)	Khanjar b Daniel Tudhope · Musabbeh Al Mheiri	Daniel Tudhope · Musabbeh Al Mheiri	126	—	-61352	99	116	-	14d	—	—	+20	22.4	40/1 2%
Only reeled in late on dirt 2 weeks ago; creditable 3rd to Marbaan when last seen on turf
11 (1)	Mountbatten br Ben Coen · Musabbeh Al Mheiri	Ben Coen · Musabbeh Al Mheiri	126	—	804318	97	110	-	13d	—	—	+18	21.1	66/1 1%
Course winner; won over 7f at Abu Dhabi 2 starts ago; not as good at Listed level since
12 (11)	Giustino ch Francisco Goncalves · Julio Olascoaga	Francisco Goncalves · Julio Olascoaga	126	—	111-96	95	77	-	300d	—	—	+9	12.2	80/1 1%
Group 1 winner on dirt in South America; struggled on dirt last season and tough ask here
13 (4)	Ehraz ch Myrzabek Kappushev · Ali Al Badwawi	Myrzabek Kappushev · Ali Al Badwawi	126	t	0078-6	90	105	-	14d	—	—	+9	10.3	150/1 1%
Smart in Britain but generally struggled since switched to UAE a couple of seasons ago

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Mysterious Night	9/4	2/1	9/4	9/4	9/4
Marbaan	9/4	11/4	5/2	5/2	9/4
Al Qudra	9/2	7/2	4/1	4/1	7/2
Make Me King	17/2	17/2	17/2	17/2	17/2
Anno Domini	9/1	9/1	9/1	17/2	17/2
Andreas Vesalius	20/1	22/1	22/1	22/1	22/1
Vafortino	20/1	22/1	22/1	22/1	22/1
Dubai Beach	25/1	20/1	20/1	20/1	20/1
Native Approach	25/1	33/1	40/1	40/1	40/1
Roi De France	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1
Khanjar	33/1	40/1	40/1	40/1	40/1
Mountbatten	50/1	66/1	50/1	50/1	50/1
Giustino	80/1	66/1	50/1	50/1	50/1
Ehraz	150/1	100/1	80/1	80/1	66/1

Predictor

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

1st

Dubai Beach

30.4

OR: 11.5 Form: 17.5 Odds: 1.4

25/1

2nd

Marbaan

OR: 15.3 Form: 3.5 Odds: 7.3

11/4

3rd

Make Me King

24.5

OR: 15 Form: 6.6 Odds: 2.9

17/2

Mysterious Night

24.4

OR: 15 Form: 0 Odds: 9.4

9/4

Khanjar

22.4

OR: 12.3 Form: 9.5 Odds: 0.7

40/1

Native Approach

21.1

OR: 13.3 Form: 7 Odds: 0.8

40/1

Mountbatten

21.1

OR: 11.8 Form: 8.5 Odds: 0.8

66/1

Al Qudra

20.9

OR: 14.8 Form: 0 Odds: 6.2

9/2

Anno Domini

20.5

OR: 13.3 Form: 5 Odds: 2.2

9/1

Roi De France

17.6

OR: 13.5 Form: 3.5 Odds: 0.6

33/1

Andreas Vesalius

16.8

OR: 12.3 Form: 3.5 Odds: 1.1

22/1

Vafortino

14.5

OR: 13.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1

22/1

Giustino

12.2

OR: 11.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1

80/1

Ehraz

10.3

OR: 10 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

150/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Marbaan Top Rated	111	122	—
Mysterious Night	110	124	—
Make Me King	110	124	—
Al Qudra	109	117	—
Vafortino	104	124	—
Roi De France	104	119	—
Anno Domini	103	113	—
Native Approach	103	114	—
Andreas Vesalius	99	116	—
Khanjar	99	116	—
Mountbatten	97	110	—
Dubai Beach	96	101	—
Giustino	95	77	—
Ehraz	90	105	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Mysterious Night	287d ago	Long break
Marbaan	13d ago	Quick return
Al Qudra	251d ago	Long break
Make Me King	13d ago	Quick return
Anno Domini	246d ago	Long break
Andreas Vesalius	13d ago	Quick return
Vafortino	82d ago	Fresh
Dubai Beach	122d ago	Long break
Native Approach	13d ago	Quick return
Roi De France	183d ago	Long break
Khanjar	14d ago	Fit
Mountbatten	13d ago	Quick return
Giustino	300d ago	Long break
Ehraz	14d ago	Fit

Going: Good To Firm

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