Race 8 - NAD AL SHEBA TROPHY (Group 3) Sponsored By Deepal G318 - Turf.
Meydan · Friday, 20 Feb · 21:45
· 1m 6f 11y
· TURF
WEIGHEDIN
Status
17:45
Off time
8
Runners
Good
Going
🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3
Sporting Life pick
🏆 Top pick
BY THE BOOK (IRE
🥈 Second
AERONAUTIC (IRE
🥉 Third
SUNWAY (FR
Betting forecast
Market prediction · 8 runners · sorted by price
01 · 🏆 FAV
2.25
5/4
02 · 🥈 2nd
2.88
15/8
03 · 🥉 3rd
6
5/1
04 · —
8.50
15/2
05 · —
26
25/1
06 · —
34
33/1
07 · —
67
66/1
08 · —
67
66/1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | 1 | 5 |
Sunway (G)
FAV
[T]
Smart gelding. Didn't need to improve to win 8-runner Al Khail Trophy at this C&D (good, 17/2) 28 days ago by ½ length from Epic Poet, well ridden. De Sousa remains in the saddle and looks sure to give a good account in follow up bid.
|
S De Sousa | D Menuisier | 5 | 59 kg |
2.25
5/4
|
| 1st | 2 | 2 |
Al Nayyir (G)
[P]
Smart gelding. Course winner. Creditable 5½ lengths third of 6 to Trawlerman in Lonsdale Cup (16/1) at York (16.2f, good to firm). Off 6 months. Goes well round here but will need to be fully tuned up to play a part in this on his return.
|
Rossa Ryan | Tom Clover | 8 | 59 kg |
8.50
15/2
|
| 3rd | 3 | 7 |
By The Book (G)
Smart gelding. Won handicap at this course back in December. 4/6, bit below form 5¼ lengths third of 7 to Fort George in Dubai Millennium Stakes here (9.9f, good) 21 days ago. Upped significantly in trip and is a big danger for powerful co…
|
W Buick | C Appleby | 5 | 59 kg |
2.88
15/8
|
| 8th | 4 | 4 |
Crystal Black (G)
[T]
Smart gelding. Seven wins from 23 Flat runs. 5/1, 16¼ lengths fifth of 7 to Fort George in Dubai Millennium Stakes at this course (9.9f, good) 21 days ago. Significantly back up in trip. Is entitled to come on for that run.
|
Andrew Slattery | G Keane | 8 | 59 kg |
34
33/1
|
| 4th | 5 | 3 |
Kihavah (G)
Useful gelding. 25/1, tailed-off last of 8 to Sunway in Al Khail Trophy at this C&D (good) 28 days ago. Looks opposable for win purposes.
|
P J Dobbs | A Keatley | 9 | 59 kg |
67
66/1
|
| 6th | 6 | 8 |
Aeronautic (G)
[T]
Useful gelding. 4/1, creditable third of 12 in handicap at this course (12f, good) 35 days ago, needing stronger gallop. Is having a first try at pattern level and will appreciate the return to this longer trip.
|
Tom Marquand | J P O'Brien | 5 | 59 kg |
6
5/1
|
| 7th | 7 | 1 |
Nightwalker (G)
[H]
Useful gelding. 20/1, well-beaten seventh of 8 to Sunway in Al Khail Trophy at this C&D (good) 28 days ago. Has work to do on the back of that effort.
|
Saffie Osborne | R Spencer | 4 | 57.2 kg |
26
25/1
|
| 5th | 8 | 6 |
Surabad (G)
Useful gelding. First run since leaving Francis-Henri Graffard when well-beaten last of 8 to Royal Power in listed race at Abu Dhabi (11.9f, good, 5/1) 13 days ago. Can give a good account without proving serious threat to principals.
|
Bernardo Pinheiro | S Ghadayer | 4 | 57.2 kg |
67
66/1
|
Betting forecast: Sunway (5/4), By The Book (15/8), Aeronautic (5/1), Al Nayyir (15/2), Nightwalker (25/1), Crystal Black (33/1), Kihavah (66/1), Surabad (66/1)
Prize money
| Position | Prize |
|---|---|
| P1 | 400471.0 AED |
| P2 | 151478.0 AED |
| P3 | 75251.0 AED |
| P4 | 34440.0 AED |
| P5 | 17360.0 AED |
| P6 | 10359.0 AED |