17:20
Al Basti Equiworld, Dubai Handicap
Class 3, 1m1f, Flat, 3yo+, Rated 0-90, 5 runners
Winning time 1m 55.60s
- Going
- Soft
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Sorin Moldoveanu (7)
Jane Chapple-Hyam
Handy up with the pace - pressed for effort with 2f left before edging in front approaching the last furlong - stayed on strongly to score
Oisin Murphy
Andrew Balding
Settled at the back early - stayed patient behind the front group past 2f out - urged into 4th with over a furlong left - responded and moved into 2nd near the finish - just denied at the line
Ryan Moore
Sir Michael Stoute
Tracked front group early - driven approaching 2f out and hit front briefly before 1f mark - lost that advantage by a whisker into last furlong - weakened late to finish third
Rob Hornby
Jonathan Portman
Went straight to front - driven approaching final 2f then overtaken - held the pace but flattened out close home
Jason Watson
David O'Meara
Sat close to the front pack early - pushed along with 2f left - couldn't close the gap and lost place inside final furlong - finished 5th
Non-runners: Beylerbeyi (unsuitable ground), Civil Law (unsuitable ground), Gloucestershire (self certificate), Magnum Opus (unsuitable ground), Monkey Island (unsuitable ground), Mortlake (unsuitable ground), Shamran (unsuitable ground), Siempre Arturo (unsuitable ground), Westridge (unsuitable ground)
Draw in brackets. Headgear: b blinkers, v visor, h hood, t tongue strap, p cheekpieces, e/s eye shield; ¹ first time. C course winner, D distance winner, CD course and distance winner. Form reads oldest to newest.