Race 7 - DP World GCC Handicap - Dirt.
Meydan · Friday, 9 Jan · 21:00
· 6f
· DIRT
WEIGHEDIN
Status
17:00
Off time
6
Runners
Good
Going
🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3
Sporting Life pick
🏆 Top pick
CATS BY FIVE (USA
🥈 Second
SOUND MONEY (USA
🥉 Third
ECHO POINT (IRE
Betting forecast
Market prediction · 7 runners · sorted by price
01 · 🏆 FAV
2.63
13/8
02 · 🥈 2nd
2.88
15/8
03 · 🥉 3rd
4
3/1
04 · —
9
8/1
05 · —
17
16/1
06 · —
21
20/1
07 · —
51
50/1
Sporting Life forecast prices — published the night before the race. Top 3 highlighted as market favourites.
Runners
| Pos | No. | Dr | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Age | Wgt | Best decimal odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5th | 1 | 2 |
Sound Money (G)
FAV
[B]
C&D winner. 7 lengths fifth of 15 to Fort Payne in Burj Nahaar at this course (8f, 9/1). Off 10 months. Down in trip. Rejoined former yard after leaving Julio Olascoaga. May do better in a handicap.
|
T P O'Shea | B Seemar | 8 | 62.1 kg |
2.63
13/8
|
| 4th | 2 | 3 |
Echo Point (G)
Course winner. Two wins from 6 runs last year, latest here in November. Bit below form second of 12 in handicap over C&D (11/1) 28 days ago. Chance of minor money.
|
Connor Beasley | M Mheiri | 8 | 61.7 kg |
4
3/1
|
| — | 3 | 1 |
Great Wish (H)
Two wins from 6 runs last year, latest at Klampenborg in September. 5¾ lengths fifth of 9 to Lamborghini Bf in listed race at Bro (6f, good). Off 110 days. Has work to do.
|
K Shoemark | B Olsen | 5 | 61.7 kg |
17
16/1
|
| 1st | 4 | 6 |
Cats By Five (G)
[BT]
Eleven runs since last win in 2023. 9/1, respectable fifth of 12 in handicap at Jebel Ali (7f) 13 days ago. Expected to be bang there.
|
P J Dobbs | D Watson | 5 | 57.6 kg |
2.88
15/8
|
| 2nd | 5 | 4 |
Danyah (G)
[V1]
Eighth of 12 in handicap (12/1) at Jebel Ali (7f) 13 days ago. Others more persuasive.
|
R Mullen | M Mheiri | 9 | 57.6 kg |
21
20/1
|
| 3rd | 6 | 7 |
Sahalat (H)
774/100, creditable fifth of 9 in claimer at Keeneland (6.5f). Off 14 months. First run for yard after leaving Andrew McKeever. Work to do on handicap debut.
|
Andrew Slattery | B Seemar | 7 | 57.6 kg |
9
8/1
|
| 6th | 7 | 5 |
Nibras Passion (G)
[T]
First run since leaving Ismail Mohammed when last of 12 in handicap at Abu Dhabi (7f, good, 14/1) 56 days ago. Makes dirt debut. Easy to look elsewhere.
|
Bernardo Pinheiro | A Al Shemaili | 8 | 55.3 kg |
51
50/1
|
Betting forecast: Sound Money (13/8), Cats By Five (15/8), Echo Point (3/1), Sahalat (8/1), Great Wish (16/1), Danyah (20/1), Nibras Passion (50/1)
Prize money
| Position | Prize |
|---|---|
| P1 | 179998.0 AED |
| P2 | 59998.0 AED |
| P3 | 30001.0 AED |
| P4 | 15001.0 AED |
| P5 | 9002.0 AED |