Al Fahidi Fort Presented By Longines (Group 2) (Turf)

Meydan

2:40

Date 2026-01-23

Distance 7f

Class Class 1

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £103,239

Runners (15)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
3 (10)	Mysterious Night b J:William Buick T:Charlie Appleby	J:William Buick T:Charlie Appleby	126	—	2/221-	110	126	-	35d	—	—	-1	26.9	9/4 31%
Grade 1 winner in 2022 and all wins since have been over C&D; second in this last year
2 (15)	Marbaan b J:Silvestre De Sousa T:Michael Costa	J:Silvestre De Sousa T:Michael Costa	128	—	11623-	110	124	-	35d	—	—	+14	31.7	7/2 22%
Beat Mysterious Night in 2025 renewal but behind that rival on reappearance; drawn 15
4 (9)	Lethal Levi b J:Sam James T:K R Burke	J:Sam James T:K R Burke	126	b	52414-	109	129	-	138d	—	—	+16	25.9	8/1 11%
Tough and consistent sort who is likely to give a good account on this UAE debut
1 (8)	Witness Stand b J:Hollie Doyle T:Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole	J:Hollie Doyle T:Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole	128	p	21200-	115	130	-	97d	—	—	+16	25.3	17/2 11%
Knows how to win and good chance on best form; soundly beaten on last two outings
6 (13)	Audience b J:Daniel Tudhope T:David O'Meara	J:Daniel Tudhope T:David O'Meara	126	v	3935-3	107	125	-	21d	—	—	+11	19.8	8/1 11%
2024 Lockinge/Lennox winner for the Gosdens; below that level since but fair yard debut
12 (2)	Khanjar b J:Richard Mullen T:Musabbeh Al Mheiri	J:Richard Mullen T:Musabbeh Al Mheiri	126	—	13522-	103	121	-	35d	—	—	+18	27.3	9/1 10%
Dirt and triple turf winner; ran well behind Mysterious Night over C&D last time; claims
7 (4)	Chicago Critic ch J:Ben Coen T:J P Murtagh	J:Ben Coen T:J P Murtagh	126	p	9374-6	106	129	-	21d	—	—	+9	15.7	14/1 7%
Bettered form of UAE debut when sixth in muddling event last time; better pace should suit
8 (12)	Apollo One ch J:Kieran Shoemark T:P Charalambous & J Clutterbuck	J:Kieran Shoemark T:P Charalambous & J Clutterbuck	126	—	2262-4	105	125	-	21d	—	—	+11	14.6	28/1 3%
Tough and consistent sprinter who has won over 7f; may find one or two too good, though
14 (3)	Houquetot b/br J:James Doyle T:David O'Meara	J:James Doyle T:David O'Meara	126	t	7/065-	99	117	-	41d	—	—	+10	13	33/1 3%
Group 3 winner in France; respectable stable debut last time but plenty more needed
13 (14)	Andreas Vesalius gr J:Connor Beasley T:A bin Harmash	J:Connor Beasley T:A bin Harmash	126	t	0244-7	99	122	-	21d	—	—	+8	13.9	28/1 3%
Infrequent winner; respectable efforts on last two starts but will do well to win this
10 (7)	Yaroogh b J:Ray Dawson T:Michael Costa	J:Ray Dawson T:Michael Costa	126	—	12/47-	104	117	-	295d	—	—	+11	14.3	33/1 3%
Multiple winner in Britain in 2024 but below best when last seen nearly a year ago
5 (6)	Shootout b J:Adrie de Vries T:Fawzi Abdulla Nass	J:Adrie de Vries T:Fawzi Abdulla Nass	126	—	28251-	108	130	-	117d	—	—	+26	28.9	40/1 2%
Not seen since winning a German Group 3 in September; interesting on UAE/stable debut
9 (11)	Tumbler b J:Stephane Pasquier T:N Caullery	J:Stephane Pasquier T:N Caullery	126	—	13545-	105	126	-	89d	—	—	+15	17.3	66/1 1%
Yet to a Pattern race and has a bit to find on this UAE debut, especially on quick ground
11 (1)	Elnajmm b J:Andrew Slattery T:Michael Costa	J:Andrew Slattery T:Michael Costa	126	t	55/57-	103	116	-	328d	—	—	+11	13.9	50/1 2%
Smart for William Haggas in 2024 but not seen for nearly a year; best watched
15 (5)	Mountbatten br J:Tadhg O'Shea T:Musabbeh Al Mheiri	J:Tadhg O'Shea T:Musabbeh Al Mheiri	126	—	43180-	97	114	-	35d	—	—	+16	18.2	66/1 1%
1m winner at this venue in Feb 2024 but not won since and held by Mysterious Night

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Mysterious Night	15/8	9/4	9/4	2/1	85/40
Marbaan	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2
Lethal Levi	7/1	15/2	8/1	8/1	15/2
Witness Stand	15/2	8/1	17/2	17/2	8/1
Audience	8/1	8/1	8/1	8/1	8/1
Khanjar	15/2	17/2	9/1	9/1	17/2
Chicago Critic	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1
Apollo One	28/1	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1
Houquetot	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1
Andreas Vesalius	22/1	22/1	28/1	28/1	20/1
Yaroogh	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	28/1
Shootout	40/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	28/1
Tumbler	66/1	40/1	40/1	40/1	40/1
Elnajmm	50/1	40/1	40/1	40/1	33/1
Mountbatten	66/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1

Predictor

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

1st

Marbaan

31.7

OR: 15 Form: 11.5 Odds: 5.2

7/2

2nd

Shootout

28.9

OR: 14.5 Form: 13.5 Odds: 0.9

40/1

3rd

Khanjar

27.3

OR: 13.3 Form: 11.4 Odds: 2.7

9/1

Mysterious Night

26.9

OR: 15 Form: 3.5 Odds: 8.4

9/4

Lethal Levi

25.9

OR: 14.8 Form: 8.5 Odds: 2.7

8/1

Witness Stand

25.3

OR: 16.3 Form: 6.5 Odds: 2.5

17/2

Audience

19.8

OR: 14.3 Form: 3 Odds: 2.5

8/1

Mountbatten

18.2

OR: 11.8 Form: 5.9 Odds: 0.6

66/1

Tumbler

17.3

OR: 13.8 Form: 2.9 Odds: 0.6

66/1

Chicago Critic

15.7

OR: 14 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

14/1

Apollo One

14.6

OR: 13.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

28/1

Yaroogh

14.3

OR: 13.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

33/1

Andreas Vesalius

13.9

OR: 12.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

28/1

Elnajmm

13.9

OR: 13.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

50/1

Houquetot

OR: 12.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

33/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Witness Stand Top Rated	115	130	—
Mysterious Night	110	126	—
Marbaan	110	124	—
Lethal Levi	109	129	—
Shootout	108	130	—
Audience	107	125	—
Chicago Critic	106	129	—
Apollo One	105	125	—
Tumbler	105	126	—
Yaroogh	104	117	—
Khanjar	103	121	—
Elnajmm	103	116	—
Houquetot	99	117	—
Andreas Vesalius	99	122	—
Mountbatten	97	114	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Audience	21d ago	Fit
Chicago Critic	21d ago	Fit
Apollo One	21d ago	Fit
Andreas Vesalius	21d ago	Fit
Mysterious Night	35d ago	Fit
Marbaan	35d ago	Fit
Khanjar	35d ago	Fit
Mountbatten	35d ago	Fit
Houquetot	41d ago	Fit
Tumbler	89d ago	Fresh
Witness Stand	97d ago	Long break
Shootout	117d ago	Long break
Lethal Levi	138d ago	Long break
Yaroogh	295d ago	Long break
Elnajmm	328d ago	Long break