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16:15 Meydan (UAE)

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  • 10 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 2f
  • Going: Good
  • Surface: Sand
  • AED 549,389 added
  • Winner: AED 314,303
  • 2nd: AED 118,887
  • 3rd: AED 59,061
  • 4th: AED 27,032
Weighed In
  • Off Time: 16:16:01
  • 10 Ran
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1
Silk -

Windhoek

3/1

    2
    Silk -

    Layali Al Andalus

    10/1

      3
      Silk -

      Mutajare (IRE)

      16/1

        1(4)
        Silk - Blue, orange disc, blue, orange striped sleeves, blue, orange striped cap

        Daddy Long Legs (USA)

        14 C
        11/2
        • Form 6/0405-6
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-6

        2(2)
        Silk - Blue

        Zip Top (IRE)

        824
        3/1
        • Form 1632/
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-4

        3(1)
        Silk - Blue, white epaulettes, blue sleeves, blue, white striped cap

        Mutajare (IRE)

        13 t D
        16/1
        • Form 92136-2
        • Age 6
        • Weight 9-3

        4(5)
        Silk - GREY, dark green spots on sleeves, grey cap, dark green star

        Manalapan (IRE)

        97 D
        8/1
        • Form 112722-
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-1

        5(8)
        Silk - Blue, White Cap

        Windhoek

        145 BFD
        3/1
        • Form 568722-
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-10

        6(7)
        Silk - Light blue, orange epaulettes, light blue sleeves, light blue cap

        Sweet Lightning

        14 D
        25/1
        • Form 04740-0
        • Age 9
        • Weight 8-8

        7(3)
        Silk - Purple, purple, white diamonds sleeves, purple, white checked cap

        Banoffee (IRE)

        57 D
        7/1
        • Form 175043-
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-7

        8(10)
        Silk - Red, black and white hoop, red sleeves, white cap

        Plantagenet (SPA)

        102 CD
        14/1
        • Form 960734-
        • Age 7
        • Weight 8-6

        9(6)
        Silk - maroon, white stripe, white sleeves, maroon cap, white hoops

        Izaaj (USA)

        14
        20/1
        • Form 97822-7
        • Age 7
        • Weight 8-5

        10(9)
        Silk - Maroon, white sash, white sleeves, maroon cap, white star

        Layali Al Andalus

        14 C
        10/1
        • Form 1/6277-2
        • Age 7
        • Weight 8-5

        In depth

        Verdict

        Daddy Long Legs has never come anywhere near the form shown when landing the UAE Derby in 2012 though he has been racing in better class than this. He was a couple of lengths behind Plantagenet here in March and the latter would have a chance if repeating that sort of form. Layali Al Andalus was behind the pair of them on that occasion while Windhoek was beaten in a Beverley handicap in August and has never fulfilled the promise shown when he completed a hat-trick in his first three starts. Banoffee may be better over further but MANALAPAN ran two cracking races at Dundalk in October so in the hope he'll be suited by this surface is given the nod. Zip Top hasn't been seen since runner-up to Camelot in the 2011 Racing Post Trophy, which turned out to be a poor race.

        Formwatch

        Daddy Long Legs (USA) 8-1 (9-0) 6th of 10, 3 1/2l behind Shuruq (8-9) at Meydan(UAE) 1m Group 2 sks (1).

        Zip Top (IRE) 8-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, went 2nd halfway, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on, 2nd of 5, 2 1/4l behind Camelot (9-0) at Doncaster 1m 2yo Grp 1 (1) gd in Oct '11.

        Mutajare (IRE) 25-1 (9-0) 2nd of 8, nk behind Interpret (9-0) at Jebel Ali(UAE) 1m 2f 3yo Listed stks.

        Manalapan (IRE) 6-1 (9-2) Soon chased leader in 2nd, ridden in close 2nd and strongly pressed winner from 2f out, stayed on well under pressure final furlong, not reach winner, 2nd of 9, hd behind Paene Magnus (9-7) at Dundalk 1m 3f 3yo Listed stks (1) pol in Oct.

        Windhoek Evensfav (9-7) Chased winner, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace and always held, 2nd of 5, 1 1/2l behind London Citizen (8-0) at Beverley 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-105 (2) gf in Aug.

        Sweet Lightning 16-1 (9-4) last of 10, 10l behind Busker (8-10) at Meydan(UAE) 1m 1f hcp.

        Banoffee (IRE) 11-4 (8-11) Tracked leaders in 3rd, led over 2f out, headed entering final furlong, no extra and lost 2nd place close home, 3rd of 7, 1 3/4l behind Aussie Reigns (9-0) at Kempton 1m 4f Listed stks (1) pol in Nov.

        Plantagenet (SPA) (9-4) 4th of 7, 10l behind Funinthesand (9-4) at Taby(SWE) 1m 2f 3yo Listed stks (1) in Oct.

        Izaaj (USA) 11-1 (9-2) 7th of 10, 6l behind Busker (8-10) at Meydan(UAE) 1m 1f hcp.

        Layali Al Andalus 16-1 (8-5) 2nd of 10, 1 1/4l behind Busker (8-10) at Meydan(UAE) 1m 1f hcp.