Race 7 - Al Maktoum Mile Sponsored By Emaar (Group 2) - Dirt.
Meydan · Friday, 19 Dec · 21:00
· 1m
· DIRT
WEIGHEDIN
Status
17:00
Off time
13
Runners
Fast
Going
🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3
Sporting Life pick
🏆 Top pick
IMPERIAL EMPEROR (IRE
🥈 Second
MENDELSSOHN BAY (USA
🥉 Third
TUMBARUMBA (USA
Betting forecast
Market prediction · 13 runners · sorted by price
01 · 🏆 FAV
3.25
9/4
02 · 🥈 2nd
4.50
7/2
03 · 🥉 3rd
7.50
13/2
04 · —
9
8/1
05 · —
9
8/1
06 · —
12
11/1
07 · —
13
12/1
08 · —
21
20/1
09 · —
21
20/1
10 · —
34
33/1
11 · —
41
40/1
12 · —
51
50/1
13 · —
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 | 5 |
Imperial Emperor (G)
FAV
[T]
Smart gelding. C&D winner. 1 win from 3 runs this year. 4/1, well-beaten last of 11 to Hit Show in Dubai World Cup at this course (9.9f). Off 8 months. Down in trip. Has to be taken seriously.
|
T P O'Shea | B Seemar | 5 | 58.5 kg |
3.25
9/4
|
| 9th | 2 | 2 |
Meshtri (G)
[V]
Smart gelding. 3-time C&D winner. 11/8, bit below form 6 lengths second of 9 to Mendelssohn Bay in listed race over C&D 28 days ago. Won this last year and entitled to come on for recent run.
|
S De Sousa | M Costa | 5 | 58.5 kg |
9
8/1
|
| 8th | 3 | 10 |
Tumbarumba (G)
[B]
Smart gelding. Good 3½ lengths fourth of 8 to Nysos in Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile (306/10) at Del Mar (8f) 48 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Brian A. Lynch. Can make presence felt.
|
James Doyle | H Al Jehani | 5 | 57.6 kg |
4.50
7/2
|
| 5th | 4 | 3 |
King Gold (H)
Smart horse. C&D winner. Latest win at Longchamp in June. 4¾ lengths fifth of 8 to Roshvar in Prix du Pin (78/10) there (7f, good to soft). Off 96 days. Can give a good account.
|
A de Vries | N Caullery | 8 | 57.6 kg |
12
11/1
|
| 3rd | 5 | 11 |
Mendelssohn Bay (G)
[TB]
Smart gelding. 4-time course winner. Career best when winning 9-runner listed race (15/2) at this C&D 28 days ago by 6 lengths from Meshtri. Enters calculations.
|
R Mullen | B Seemar | 4 | 57.6 kg |
7.50
13/2
|
| 2nd | 6 | 8 |
Commissioner King (G)
Useful horse. 1 win from 2 runs this year. Won 4-runner minor event at Sharjah (8.4f) 26 days ago. Uphill task.
|
Connor Beasley | B Seemar | 5 | 57.6 kg |
21
20/1
|
| 7th | 7 | 4 |
Morning (G)
Smart gelding. Course winner. Bit below form 6 lengths third of 7 to El Nasseeb in listed race (33/1) at this course (6f) 14 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Needs a couple of these to falter.
|
Andrew Slattery | B Seemar | 5 | 57.6 kg |
34
33/1
|
| 13th | 8 | 9 |
Castlewarden (H)
[TB]
Useful horse. Good 6 lengths third of 9 to Mendelssohn Bay in listed race (9/2) at this C&D 28 days ago.
|
W Buick | B Seemar | 5 | 57.6 kg |
9
8/1
|
| 11th | 9 | 1 |
Killer Collect (H)
[T]
Useful colt. C&D winner. Nose second of 4 to Mendelssohn Bay in minor event at this course (9.4f, 2/5), just failing. Off 12 months. Others more persuasive.
|
P J Dobbs | B Seemar | 4 | 57.6 kg |
13
12/1
|
| 6th | 10 | 6 |
Masmak (H)
[B]
Useful colt. 2 wins from 5 runs this year. 10/1, first run since leaving Richard E. Dutrow when respectable 9¾ lengths fourth of 9 to Mendelssohn Bay in listed race at this C&D 28 days ago. Has work to do in this higher grade.
|
Bernardo Pinheiro | S Ghadayer | 4 | 57.6 kg |
51
50/1
|
| 10th | 11 | 7 |
West Saratoga (H)
[T1B1]
Useful colt. 747/100, last of 8 in minor event at Churchill Downs (7.5f). Off 13 months. First run for yard after leaving Larry Demeritte. Questions to answer at present.
|
Sandro Paiva | B Seemar | 4 | 57.6 kg |
51
50/1
|
| 12th | 12 | 13 |
Musical Dancer (G)
[TB]
Useful gelding. Career best when winning 6-runner handicap (evens) at Jebel Ali (9.7f). Off 11 months. Progressive sort but this demands more.
|
Ben Coen | B Seemar | 4 | 57.6 kg |
21
20/1
|
| 4th | 13 | 12 |
David Of Athens (C)
Useful colt. Latest win at Ellis Park in July. 7/1, first run since leaving Brendan P. Walsh when 21¼ lengths sixth of 9 to Mendelssohn Bay in listed race at this C&D 28 days ago. Easy to look elsewhere.
|
D Tudhope | H Al Jehani | 3 | 57.2 kg |
41
40/1
|
Betting forecast: Imperial Emperor (9/4), Tumbarumba (7/2), Mendelssohn Bay (13/2), Meshtri (8/1), Castlewarden (8/1), King Gold (11/1), Killer Collect (12/1), Commissioner King (20/1), Musical Dancer (20/1), Morning (33/1), David Of Athens (40/1), Masmak (50/1), West Saratoga (50/1)
Prize money
| Position | Prize |
|---|---|
| P1 | 600001.0 AED |
| P2 | 199999.0 AED |
| P3 | 99999.0 AED |
| P4 | 50002.0 AED |
| P5 | 30001.0 AED |