Race 2 - Binghatti Handicap - Dirt.
Meydan · Friday, 2 Jan · 18:05
· 6f
· DIRT
WEIGHEDIN
Status
14:05
Off time
14
Runners
Good
Going
🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3
Sporting Life pick
🏆 Top pick
WELCOME DREAM (IRE
🥈 Second
SIR HARMONY (USA
🥉 Third
DON PACIFICO (IRE
Betting forecast
Market prediction · 15 runners · sorted by price
01 · 🏆 FAV
2.25
5/4
02 · 🥈 2nd
5.50
9/2
03 · 🥉 3rd
13
12/1
04 · —
13
12/1
05 · —
13
12/1
06 · —
15
14/1
07 · —
17
16/1
08 · —
19
18/1
09 · —
21
20/1
10 · —
21
20/1
11 · —
21
20/1
12 · —
23
22/1
13 · —
26
25/1
14 · —
26
25/1
15 · —
34
33/1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7th | 1 | 14 |
Don Pacifico (G)
[T]
Good head second of 8 to Welcome Dream in handicap at this C&D (11/2) 28 days ago. Can build on that but draw could have been kinder.
|
W Buick | S & E Crisford | 4 | 62.1 kg |
5.50
9/2
|
| 1st | 2 | 5 |
Lahfaty (M)
[B]
C&D winner. 15/2 and hooded for 1st time, seventh of 9 in handicap at Jebel Ali (6f) 20 days ago.
|
S De Sousa | M Costa | 5 | 61.7 kg |
13
12/1
|
| 2nd | 3 | 3 |
Welcome Dream (G)
FAV
First run since leaving D. Watson when 5/1, career best when winning 8-runner handicap at this C&D 28 days ago by head from Don Pacifico, responding well. Expected to be bang there in follow up bid.
|
T P O'Shea | B Seemar | 5 | 61.7 kg |
2.25
5/4
|
| 6th | 4 | 8 |
Columnist (G)
First run since leaving Richard Fahey when sixth of 15 in handicap at Meydan (6f, good, 12/1) 21 days ago. Isn't bred for the surface and easy to look elsewhere.
|
James Doyle | H Al Jehani | 4 | 60.8 kg |
15
14/1
|
| 12th | 5 | 11 |
Nahaash (G)
[T]
13/8, fifth of 7 in minor event at Jebel Ali (7f). Off 10 months. Makes handicap debut. Hard to fancy.
|
Ray Dawson | M Costa | 4 | 60.3 kg |
17
16/1
|
| 8th | 6 | 12 |
Dapper Valley (G)
Three wins from 13 runs last year. Latest win at Kempton in October. First run since leaving James Owen when eighth of 12 in handicap at this C&D (11/1) 21 days ago.
|
Andrew Slattery | B Seemar | 5 | 59.9 kg |
23
22/1
|
| 10th | 7 | 9 |
Sir Harmony (G)
[T]
Course winner. Respectable 2½ lengths third of 8 to Welcome Dream in handicap at this C&D (6/1) 28 days ago. Looks competitive on form.
|
Connor Beasley | Ahmad Bin Harmash | 4 | 59.9 kg |
13
12/1
|
| 11th | 8 | 1 |
Smart System (G)
[V]
C&D winner. Two wins from 6 runs last year. Below form third of 8 in handicap (7/1) at this course (7f) 42 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.
|
M Kappushev | A Badwawi | 6 | 59.9 kg |
19
18/1
|
| — | 9 | 13 |
Arigatou Gozaimasu (F)
[TB1]
Course winner. 14/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, sixth of 8 in handicap at this course (7f) 42 days ago. Has plenty to prove at present.
|
Non Runner | S Ghadayer | 4 | 59.4 kg |
26
25/1
|
| 3rd | 10 | 4 |
Force And Valour (G)
[T1]
10/1, respectable fifth of 12 in handicap at Wolverhampton (7.2f) 39 days ago. Has work to do back on dirt.
|
A de Vries | G Scott | 4 | 59.4 kg |
13
12/1
|
| 13th | 11 | 10 |
Road Bloc (G)
[B]
C&D winner in November. 16/1, tenth of 12 in handicap over C&D 21 days ago.
|
D Tudhope | O Refai | 8 | 59.4 kg |
26
25/1
|
| 5th | 12 | 7 |
Guarani (H)
[B]
9/1, bit below form fourth of 9 in handicap at Jebel Ali (6f) 20 days ago. Looks third choice on stable's jockey bookings.
|
Sandro Paiva | B Seemar | 5 | 58.1 kg |
21
20/1
|
| 14th | 13 | 2 |
Royalcorrespondent (G)
14/1, very good second of 12 in maiden at this C&D 21 days ago, clear of rest. May struggle back in a handicap.
|
K Shoemark | M Mheiri | 5 | 57.6 kg |
21
20/1
|
| 9th | 14 | 6 |
Action Point (G)
[TV]
Twenty runs since last win in 2023. Bit below form eighth of 16 in handicap at Abu Dhabi (7f, good, 15/2) 19 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.
|
Bernardo Pinheiro | S Ghadayer | 5 | 57.2 kg |
21
20/1
|
| 4th | 15 | 13 |
No Escape (C)
[T1V1]
Seventh of 14 in maiden (20/1) at this course (8f) 28 days ago. Down in trip. RESERVE.
|
R Mullen | M Mheiri | 4 | 55.8 kg |
34
33/1
|
| — | 16 | — |
Saarim (G)
Winner at Jebel Ali in November. Creditable fifth of 16 in handicap at Abu Dhabi (7f, good, 17/2) 19 days ago. RESERVE.
|
Reserve 2 | D Watson | 5 | 55.3 kg | — |
| — | 17 | — |
Houb Al Wattan (H)
18/1, fourth of 10 in handicap at Jebel Ali (5f) 62 days ago. RESERVE.
|
Reserve 3 | R Bouresly | 6 | 53.1 kg | — |
Betting forecast: Welcome Dream (5/4), Don Pacifico (9/2), Lahfaty (12/1), Force And Valour (12/1), Sir Harmony (12/1), Columnist (14/1), Nahaash (16/1), Smart System (18/1), Guarani (20/1), Action Point (20/1), Royalcorrespondent (20/1), Dapper Valley (22/1), Road Bloc (25/1), Arigatou Gozaimasu (25/1), No Escape (33/1)
Prize money
| Position | Prize |
|---|---|
| P1 | 114002.0 AED |
| P2 | 38001.0 AED |
| P3 | 18998.0 AED |
| P4 | 9499.0 AED |
| P5 | 5699.0 AED |