Race 2 - Palm Beach Towers Handicap - Turf.
Meydan · Friday, 12 Dec · 18:05
· 1m 1f
· TURF
WEIGHEDIN
Status
14:05
Off time
15
Runners
Good
Going
🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3
Sporting Life pick
Betting forecast
Market prediction · 15 runners · sorted by price
01 · 🏆 FAV
3.50
5/2
02 · 🥈 2nd
5
4/1
03 · 🥉 3rd
7
6/1
04 · —
8
7/1
05 · —
9.50
17/2
06 · —
12
11/1
07 · —
17
16/1
08 · —
19
18/1
09 · —
21
20/1
10 · —
26
25/1
11 · —
29
28/1
12 · —
34
33/1
13 · —
34
33/1
14 · —
41
40/1
15 · —
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 | 1 |
King Of Time (G)
[T]
11/10, first run since leaving Simon & Ed Crisford when last of 7 in handicap at Jebel Ali (9f) 27 days ago. Back on turf but others preferred.
|
M Sheehy | O Refai | 6 | 62.1 kg |
21
20/1
|
| 13th | 2 | 8 |
Kalidasa (G)
First run since leaving Charlie Appleby when ninth of 13 in handicap at Meydan (8f, 25/1) 35 days ago. Not taken lightly with that run under his belt.
|
T P O'Shea | B Seemar | 4 | 61.7 kg |
9.50
17/2
|
| 12th | 3 | 9 |
Silent Defense (H)
Fourteen runs since last win in 2023. Eighth of 12 in handicap at Abu Dhabi (7f, good, 16/1) 28 days ago. Back up in trip. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.
|
O Chavez | R Bouresly | 5 | 60.8 kg |
41
40/1
|
| 7th | 4 | 14 |
Green Triangle (G)
[PT]
Latest win at Gowran in June. 8/1, sixth of 9 in handicap at Nottingham (10.2f, good to soft) 58 days ago.
|
D Tudhope | S & E Crisford | 3 | 60.3 kg |
19
18/1
|
| 6th | 5 | 3 |
Motadarrek (H)
15/1, 9¾ lengths tenth of 11 to Agualeto in listed race at Marseilles Borely (9.9f, good to firm). Off 15 months. First run for yard after leaving Jean-Claude Rouget. Makes handicap debut.
|
A Fresu | J Hyde | 4 | 60.3 kg |
34
33/1
|
| 9th | 6 | 2 |
Monaadah (G)
[T]
Course winner. 50/1, ninth of 12 in handicap at Abu Dhabi (7f, good) 28 days ago. Back up in trip. Bit to prove at present.
|
Andrew Slattery | B Seemar | 6 | 59.9 kg |
41
40/1
|
| 2nd | 7 | 11 |
Emperor's Star (G)
FAV
Ninth of 13 in handicap (5/2) at this C&D (good). Off 9 months. Merits consideration for powerful connections.
|
Billy Loughnane | C Appleby | 4 | 59.4 kg |
3.50
5/2
|
| 3rd | 8 | 5 |
Eljenob (G)
Eleven runs since last win in 2023. Good third of 11 in handicap at Jebel Ali (7f, 9/2) 27 days ago. Back up in trip. Should be thereabouts.
|
R Dawson | M Costa | 6 | 58.5 kg |
12
11/1
|
| 1st | 9 | 7 |
Silver Sword (G)
Course winner. 9/1, below form sixth of 13 in handicap at Meydan (8f) 7 days ago. Looks well treated and is shortlist material.
|
G Wood | Dylan Cunha | 5 | 58.1 kg |
8
7/1
|
| 10th | 10 | 4 |
Cosmic Desert (G)
[H]
C&D winner. 10/1, respectable third of 7 in handicap at Jebel Ali (9f) 27 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.
|
Connor Beasley | Ahmad Bin Harmash | 6 | 57.6 kg |
7
6/1
|
| 5th | 11 | 10 |
Eye On The Prize (G)
11/4, creditable fourth of 12 in handicap at Abu Dhabi (8f, good) 28 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.
|
S De Sousa | J Olascoaga | 6 | 57.2 kg |
17
16/1
|
| 14th | 12 | 12 |
Wesam (G)
Twice-raced winner. 1 win from 2 runs this year. 6/4, third of 11 in novice at Kempton (8f) 63 days ago, finishing with running left. Makes handicap debut and is likely to improve.
|
A de Vries | S bin Suroor | 4 | 56.7 kg |
5
4/1
|
| 8th | 13 | 6 |
Deciduous (G)
[T]
Course winner. 25/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, improved on recent efforts to win 15-runner handicap at Jebel Ali (9.7f) 27 days ago. 8lb higher now. Others more persuasive.
|
Bernardo Pinheiro | S Ghadayer | 6 | 55.8 kg |
26
25/1
|
| 4th | 14 | 13 |
Wanees (G)
Seventeen runs since last win in 2022. Eighth of 12 in handicap (20/1) at Abu Dhabi (8f, good) 28 days ago.
|
J Powell | D Watson | 6 | 55.3 kg |
34
33/1
|
| 11th | 15 | 15 |
Sioux Dream (G)
[T]
Winner at Abu Dhabi in November. Very good second of 12 in handicap (28/1) there (8f, good) 28 days ago. May need some of these to falter.
|
Sandro Paiva | Salman Sabri | 5 | 53.1 kg |
29
28/1
|
Betting forecast: Emperor's Star (5/2), Wesam (4/1), Cosmic Desert (6/1), Silver Sword (7/1), Kalidasa (17/2), Eljenob (11/1), Eye On The Prize (16/1), Green Triangle (18/1), King Of Time (20/1), Deciduous (25/1), Sioux Dream (28/1), Wanees (33/1), Motadarrek (33/1), Monaadah (40/1), Silent Defense (40/1)
Prize money
| Position | Prize |
|---|---|
| P1 | 114002.0 AED |
| P2 | 38001.0 AED |
| P3 | 18998.0 AED |
| P4 | 9499.0 AED |
| P5 | 5699.0 AED |