Al Khail Trophy Presented By Longines (Group 3) (Turf)

Meydan

6:10

Date 2026-01-23

Distance 1m6f11y

Class Class 1

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £85,020

Runners 8

Runners

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
1 (4)	Meydaan b James Doyle · Simon & Ed Crisford	James Doyle · Simon & Ed Crisford	130	—	2390-1	112	-	-	21d	—	—	-2	38.8	6/5 45%
First win since Listed success as 3yo over C&D earlier this month; unexposed at 1m6f
5 (1)	West Wind Blows b William Buick · Simon & Ed Crisford	William Buick · Simon & Ed Crisford	130	h	29/21-	107	-	-	31d	—	—	+1	20	10/3 23%
Dual Gr 3 winner; missed 2 years but shown he retains ability since; Listed winner latest
2 (8)	Epic Poet b Daniel Tudhope · David O'Meara	Daniel Tudhope · David O'Meara	130	—	23202-	110	-	-	160d	—	—	+13	28.8	7/1 13%
C&D winner and beaten half a length in this last term; at best coming off a strong pace
3 (7)	Sunway b Silvestre De Sousa · David Menuisier	Silvestre De Sousa · David Menuisier	130	t	45746-	110	-	-	89d	—	—	+10	16.9	11/1 8%
2yo Gr 1 winner; no wins since; regressive last term and gelded since last seen
7 (6)	Kihavah ch Pat Dobbs · Adrian Paul Keatley	Pat Dobbs · Adrian Paul Keatley	130	t	1580-5	101	-	-	21d	—	—	+6	15.3	14/1 7%
Beaten 6l over C&D three weeks ago behind a few of these; likely to need a career best
6 (2)	Real Dream b Kieran Shoemark · Ian Williams	Kieran Shoemark · Ian Williams	130	t	48335-	103	-	-	153d	—	—	+12	18.6	14/1 7%
Losing run since winning over this trip at Ascot in July 2023; Ebor 5th latest; needs more
8 (5)	Nightwalker gr Saffie Osborne · Richard Spencer	Saffie Osborne · Richard Spencer	126	h	6342-3	102	-	-	21d	—	—	+11	17.7	22/1 4%
Only a maiden win to his name; had run of the race when 3rd behind Meydaan latest
4 (3)	Goya Senora b/br Clement Lecoeuvre · Y Barberot	Clement Lecoeuvre · Y Barberot	130	—	1242-4	108	-	-	21d	—	—	+13	14.9	200/1 0%
Group 2 winner in his pomp; not at his best here last winter; no match for Meydaan latest

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Meydaan	evn	6/5	11/10	11/10	6/5
West Wind Blows	10/3	10/3	3/1	3/1	3/1
Epic Poet	7/1	11/2	11/2	5/1	11/2
Sunway	10/1	11/1	10/1	11/1	10/1
Kihavah	11/1	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1
Real Dream	14/1	14/1	14/1	11/1	14/1
Nightwalker	22/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1
Goya Senora	200/1	100/1	100/1	100/1	100/1

Predictor

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

1st

Meydaan

38.8

OR: 15.5 Form: 10 Odds: 13.3

6/5

2nd

Epic Poet

28.8

OR: 15 Form: 9.4 Odds: 4.4

7/1

3rd

West Wind Blows

OR: 14.3 Form: 0 Odds: 5.7

10/3

Real Dream

18.6

OR: 13.3 Form: 3.6 Odds: 1.7

14/1

Nightwalker

17.7

OR: 13 Form: 3 Odds: 1.7

22/1

Sunway

16.9

OR: 15 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

11/1

Kihavah

15.3

OR: 12.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

14/1

Goya Senora

14.9

OR: 14.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

200/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Meydaan Top Rated	112	—	—
Epic Poet	110	—	—
Sunway	110	—	—
Goya Senora	108	—	—
West Wind Blows	107	—	—
Real Dream	103	—	—
Nightwalker	102	—	—
Kihavah	101	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Meydaan	21d ago	Fit
West Wind Blows	31d ago	Fit
Epic Poet	160d ago	Long break
Sunway	89d ago	Fresh
Kihavah	21d ago	Fit
Real Dream	153d ago	Long break
Nightwalker	21d ago	Fit
Goya Senora	21d ago	Fit

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