Race 6 - Dubai Golden Shaheen Sponsored By Nakheel (Group 1) - Dirt.
Meydan · Saturday, 28 Mar · 18:55
· 6f
· DIRT
WEIGHEDIN
Status
14:55
Off time
12
Runners
Fast
Going
🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3
Sporting Life pick
🏆 Top pick
BENTORNATO (USA
🥈 Second
MIDLAND MONEY (USA
🥉 Third
TUZ (USA
Betting forecast
Market prediction · 13 runners · sorted by price
01 · 🏆 FAV
2.25
5/4
02 · 🥈 2nd
5.50
9/2
03 · 🥉 3rd
9
8/1
04 · —
11
10/1
05 · —
13
12/1
06 · —
13
12/1
07 · —
13
12/1
08 · —
15
14/1
09 · —
17
16/1
10 · —
23
22/1
11 · —
29
28/1
12 · —
41
40/1
13 · —
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | 1 | 2 |
Bentornato (R)
FAV
[TB]
Very smart performer has been lightly raced in recent years but produced a career best when winning Breeders' Cup Sprint at Del Mar by 2¼ lengths from Imagination last time. Goes well fresh so the subsequent layoff is of no concern. Sets a…
|
J Ortiz | J D Angelo | 5 | 57.2 kg |
2.25
5/4
|
| 4th | 2 | 9 |
Tuz (G)
Very smart performer at best and won this in 2024 before finishing third last year (came into that on 5-race winning streak). Was entitled to need his recent comeback run and should strip fitter with that under his belt. Has to be respecte…
|
T P O'Shea | B Seemar | 9 | 57.2 kg |
11
10/1
|
| — | 3 | 3 |
Drew's Gold (G)
[TB]
NON RUNNER.
|
Non Runner | B Seemar | 6 | 57.2 kg |
9
8/1
|
| 10th | 4 | 1 |
El Nasseeb (H)
Smart horse won 10-runner Mahab Al Shimaal at this C&D last time by length from Dark Saffron. Thriving and enters calculations.
|
S De Sousa | M Mheiri | 5 | 57.2 kg |
5.50
9/2
|
| 8th | 5 | 6 |
Lovesick Blues (G)
[T1B]
Smart US-trained gelding won weak renewal of Bing Crosby Stakes at Del Mar in 2025 and was below form in Riyadh Dirt Sprint last time. Needs to find a bit more.
|
M Barzalona | Librado Barocio | 8 | 57.2 kg |
13
12/1
|
| 11th | 6 | 8 |
Midland Money (C)
[T1B]
Was a fine length second of 7 to Goal Oriented in Malibu Stakes at Santa Anita (7f) on final start for Bob Baffert in December. Has joined a shrewd local yard and needs to enter calculations back sprinting.
|
Ray Dawson | M Costa | 4 | 57.2 kg |
23
22/1
|
| 1st | 7 | 12 |
Dark Saffron (G)
[T]
Smart gelding who is a 4-time C&D winner. Good length second of 10 to El Nasseeb in Mahab Al Shimaal at this C&D last time. More needed in this company.
|
Connor Beasley | Ahmad Bin Harmash | 4 | 57.2 kg |
13
12/1
|
| 5th | 8 | 5 |
Nakatomi (G)
[T]
Useful sort who took a Grade 2 at Keeneland in October but was well held behind Bentornato in Breeders' Cup Sprint when last seen. Difficult ask.
|
Florent Geroux | Wesley Ward | 7 | 57.2 kg |
13
12/1
|
| 12th | 9 | 10 |
American Stage (C)
Smart colt. Respectable 4¼ lengths fourth of 13 to Imagination in Group 2 Riyadh Dirt Sprint at King Abdulaziz last time. Others look stronger.
|
Ryusei Sakai | Yoshito Yahagi | 4 | 57.2 kg |
17
16/1
|
| 6th | 10 | 7 |
Mufasa (H)
[TB]
Smart horse. Good 2¼ lengths third of 10 to El Nasseeb in Mahab Al Shimaal at this C&D last time. Others more persuasive.
|
W Buick | B Seemar | 7 | 57.2 kg |
15
14/1
|
| 7th | 11 | 4 |
Colour Up (G)
Useful gelding nowadays. Is a 3-time C&D winner but has gone 12 runs since last win in 2024. Creditable 2¾ lengths fourth of 10 to El Nasseeb in Mahab Al Shimaal last time but easy to look elsewhere.
|
P J Dobbs | D Watson | 8 | 57.2 kg |
41
40/1
|
| 3rd | 12 | 13 |
Cats By Five (G)
[TB]
Won a pair of C&D handicaps in January/February but made little impact when 6 lengths sixth of 10 to El Nasseeb in Mahab Al Shimaal last time. Hard to make a strong case for.
|
D Tudhope | D Watson | 5 | 57.2 kg |
29
28/1
|
| 9th | 13 | 11 |
Khanjar (G)
Won dirt handicap over 7f here in February. 6¼ lengths ninth of 13 to Elnajmm in Ras Al Khor back on turf last time. Would be a shock winner.
|
R Mullen | M Mheiri | 7 | 57.2 kg |
41
40/1
|
Betting forecast: Bentornato (5/4), El Nasseeb (9/2), Drew's Gold (8/1), Tuz (10/1), Dark Saffron (12/1), Nakatomi (12/1), Lovesick Blues (12/1), Mufasa (14/1), American Stage (16/1), Midland Money (22/1), Cats By Five (28/1), Colour Up (40/1), Khanjar (40/1)
Prize money
| Position | Prize |
|---|---|
| P1 | 1144200.0 USD |
| P2 | 432800.0 USD |
| P3 | 215000.0 USD |
| P4 | 98400.0 USD |
| P5 | 49600.0 USD |
| P6 | 29600.0 USD |