Race 4 - Phi Advertising Handicap - Dirt.
Meydan · Friday, 13 Mar · 19:25
· 1m 1f 110y
· DIRT
WEIGHEDIN
Status
15:25
Off time
16
Runners
Fast
Going
🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3
Sporting Life pick
🏆 Top pick
ESTMRAR (USA
🥈 Second
MUNTASIR (USA
🥉 Third
AL AMIR (USA
Betting forecast
Market prediction · 16 runners · sorted by price
01 · 🏆 FAV
4
3/1
02 · 🥈 2nd
6.50
11/2
03 · 🥉 3rd
8
7/1
04 · —
8
7/1
05 · —
8.50
15/2
06 · —
9
8/1
07 · —
10
9/1
08 · —
19
18/1
09 · —
19
18/1
10 · —
23
22/1
11 · —
26
25/1
12 · —
34
33/1
13 · —
34
33/1
14 · —
34
33/1
15 · —
41
40/1
16 · —
41
40/1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15th | 1 | 15 |
Tarlan Sarbaz (C)
Won pair of local Group 1s at Almaty on final 2 starts in 2025. Off 160 days. First run for powerful yard after leaving Petr Karabelnikov.
|
Sandro Paiva | D Watson | 4 | 62.1 kg |
34
33/1
|
| 5th | 2 | 3 |
War Hawk (G)
FAV
[P1]
Three wins from 11 runs last year. 4/1, respectable sixth of 14 in handicap at Meydan (9.9f, good) 28 days ago, never nearer. Back on the dirt and expected to be bang there.
|
S De Sousa | S & E Crisford | 4 | 61.7 kg |
4
3/1
|
| 8th | 3 | 12 |
City Of Delight (G)
Two wins from 5 runs last year. Creditable second of 14 in handicap at Meydan (9.9f, good, 5/2) 28 days ago, conceding first run. Has work to do from wide draw back on the dirt.
|
Ray Dawson | D Menuisier | 5 | 60.3 kg |
8
7/1
|
| 12th | 4 | 14 |
Al Amir (C)
[T]
Three wins from 5 runs when trained in Russia last year. 3/1, good third of 9 in handicap at this course (10.9f) 7 days ago. Respected back down in grade.
|
T P O'Shea | B Seemar | 4 | 59.9 kg |
9
8/1
|
| 14th | 5 | 16 |
Estmrar (G)
[TB]
Winner at Chelmsford City in August. Good second of 14 in handicap (7/1) at this course (9.9f) 28 days ago. Has to overcome the widest draw but is respected on the pick of his efforts.
|
R Mullen | S & E Crisford | 4 | 59.4 kg |
8
7/1
|
| 2nd | 6 | 1 |
Moon Blade (G)
Course winner. 18/1, twelfth of 16 in handicap at this course (9.9f) 42 days ago. Easy to look elsewhere.
|
Bernardo Pinheiro | M Baidhaei | 4 | 59.4 kg |
19
18/1
|
| 9th | 7 | 8 |
Al Mukhtar (G)
Winner at Abu Dhabi in December. Visored for 1st time, ninth of 14 in handicap at Meydan (9.9f, good, 20/1) 28 days ago. Back on the dirt but others more persuasive.
|
S Al Balushi | Ahmad Bin Harmash | 5 | 59 kg |
23
22/1
|
| 11th | 8 | 4 |
Go Soldier Go (G)
[V]
C&D winner. Seventeen runs since last win in 2023. 20/1, seventh of 9 in handicap at this course (10.9f) 7 days ago.
|
A de Vries | F Nass | 6 | 59 kg |
19
18/1
|
| 7th | 9 | 7 |
Truth Explained (H)
Winner at Jebel Ali in December. Last of 14 in handicap at Meydan (9.9f, good, 28/1) 28 days ago. Questions to answer on the back of last 2 efforts.
|
M Kappushev | D Watson | 5 | 59 kg |
34
33/1
|
| 4th | 10 | 9 |
Don Vaccaro (C)
Creditable sixth of 16 in handicap (20/1) at this course (7f) 7 days ago. Significantly back up in trip.
|
F Goncalves | A & Olascoaga | 5 | 58.5 kg |
26
25/1
|
| 3rd | 11 | 2 |
Muntasir (H)
[TV]
Winner at Jebel Ali in January. 9/4, creditable second of 13 in handicap there (8f) 41 days ago. Holding form well this season.
|
Connor Beasley | Ahmad Bin Harmash | 5 | 58.5 kg |
10
9/1
|
| 16th | 12 | 13 |
Arabian Tale (G)
[TB]
C&D winner. 11/1, last of 11 in handicap at Jebel Ali (9.7f) 41 days ago. Others preferred.
|
R Liegeois | B Seemar | 7 | 58.1 kg |
41
40/1
|
| 10th | 13 | 11 |
Run With It (G)
Three wins from 8 runs last year. 40/1, seventh of 14 in handicap at this course (9.9f) 28 days ago. Others more persuasive.
|
H Al Busaidi | K Almarri | 4 | 58.1 kg |
34
33/1
|
| 1st | 14 | 5 |
Lahresh (G)
C&D winner. Twelve runs since last win in 2024. 20/1, eleventh of 14 in handicap at this course (9.9f) 28 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.
|
Jules Mobian | M Mheiri | 6 | 57.6 kg |
41
40/1
|
| 6th | 15 | 6 |
Desert Horizon (G)
[H]
9/2, career best when winning 12-runner maiden at this C&D 28 days ago. More needed.
|
S Hitchcott | M Mheiri | 6 | 57.2 kg |
6.50
11/2
|
| 13th | 16 | 10 |
Noogool (C)
Course winner. Eighth of 16 in handicap at this course (8f, 50/1) 42 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Ali Al Badwawi.
|
P J Dobbs | D Watson | 4 | 57.2 kg |
8.50
15/2
|
| — | 17 | — |
Baloban (C)
Eighth of 11 in handicap (18/1) at Jebel Ali (9.7f) 41 days ago. RESERVE.
|
Reserve 1 | D Watson | 4 | 57.2 kg | — |
| — | 18 | — |
Don Pelicano (C)
One win from 2 runs last year. Creditable third of 12 in handicap (14/1) at Jebel Ali (8f) 5 days ago. RESERVE.
|
Reserve 2 | A & Olascoaga | 4 | 53.1 kg | — |
| — | 19 | — |
Inner Wisdom (G)
[V1]
Cheekpieces on for 1st time, 13½ lengths fourth of 12 to Desert Horizon in maiden at this C&D (10/1) 28 days ago. RESERVE.
|
Reserve 3 | M Mheiri | 5 | 53.1 kg | — |
Betting forecast: War Hawk (3/1), Desert Horizon (11/2), City Of Delight (7/1), Estmrar (7/1), Noogool (15/2), Al Amir (8/1), Muntasir (9/1), Moon Blade (18/1), Go Soldier Go (18/1), Al Mukhtar (22/1), Don Vaccaro (25/1), Truth Explained (33/1), Run With It (33/1), Tarlan Sarbaz (33/1), Lahresh (40/1), Arabian Tale (40/1)
Prize money
| Position | Prize |
|---|---|
| P1 | 108698.0 AED |
| P2 | 41115.0 AED |
| P3 | 20424.0 AED |
| P4 | 9347.0 AED |
| P5 | 4710.0 AED |
| P6 | 2811.0 AED |