16:25 Meydan

Friday 12 December 2025

All13:3014:0514:4015:1515:5016:2517:0017:3518:10

Race 6 - Dubai Islands Handicap - Dirt

Off time: 16:25 | Winning time: 1m 11.68s

(1)

Asad Zabeel³²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-11| J: R Mullen| T: M Mheiri| C

7/4

Five wins from 16 Flat runs. Career best when winning 8-runner handicap at this course (7f, 10/1). Off 10 months. Respected despite further 5 Ib rise.

Form: 31691-1

(12)

Drew's Gold^t,b²⁵¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: T P O'Shea| T: B Seemar| D

11/2

50/1, 14¾ lengths last of 11 to Dark Saffron in Dubai Golden Shaheen at this C&D. Off 8 months. First run for yard after leaving Julio Olascoaga. Makes handicap debut and can make presence felt down in grade.

Form: 375/390

(9)

Echo Point⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 9-8| J: Connor Beasley| T: M Mheiri| C

11/1

Course winner. 2 wins from 5 runs this year. 8/1, respectable 3 lengths seventh of 15 to Dark Trooper in listed race at Abu Dhabi (7f, good) 6 days ago. More needed from career high mark.

Form: 5-15517

(8)

Army Ethos²⁵²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: A de Vries| T: F Nass| D

14/1

Creditable 2¾ lengths third of 9 to Piz Nair in local Group 1 at Sakhir (7f, good). Off 8 months. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 13-4143

(5)

Ma Yetal²⁸⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: S De Sousa| T: M Costa| C| D

7/1

Course winner. Tongue strap on for 1st time, well-beaten eleventh of 12 to Tuz in Mahab Al Shimaal at this C&D (18/1). Off 9 months. Makes handicap debut. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 1/1-70

(2)

Mister Saint Paul^h1,t¹⁰¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: Jose Santiago| T: S Ghadayer

28/1

23¼ lengths fifteenth of 16 to Discovery Island in Burj Nahaar at this course (8f, 22/1). Off over 2 years. Down in trip on handicap bow.

Form: 504680/

(11)

Chaldero⁹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: R Dawson| T: M N Nieslanik

25/1

4 wins from 8 runs this year. Latest win at Longchamp in September. Creditable seventh of 13 in minor event at Velka Chuchle (7f, good) 83 days ago.

Form: 162121

(10)

Desperate Hero²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 8-13| J: Bernardo Pinheiro| T: S Ghadayer| D

20/1

Fourth of 9 in handicap at Jebel Ali (5f, 7/1) 27 days ago. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 4-69054

(6)

Straight And Level^b²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 8-13| J: A Fresu| T: B Seemar| D

15/2

Creditable fifth of 12 in handicap (11/4) at Abu Dhabi (7f, good) 28 days ago.

Form: 424025

(4)

Deep Hope^t,b²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 8-7| J: Sandro Paiva| T: B Seemar| D

12/1

Nine wins from 34 Flat runs. Well-beaten seventh of 8 to Echo Point in handicap at this course (7f, 15/8) 21 days ago. Expected to be bang there with that run under his belt.

Form: 044327

(7)

Dapper Valley⁶⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 8-5| J: A J Slattery| T: B Seemar| D

11/1

3 wins from 12 runs this year. 5/1, career best when winning 11-runner handicap at Kempton (6f) 65 days ago. First run for yard after leaving James Owen. Interesting UAE recruit if taking to dirt.

Form: 391171

(3)

Road Bloc^b⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 8-5| J: S Hitchcott| T: O Refai| CD

16/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in November. Fifth of 8 in handicap (3/1) at this C&D 7 days ago.

Form: 951915

Forecasts

Asad Zabeel (7/4), Drew's Gold (11/2), Ma Yetal (7/1), Straight And Level (15/2), Echo Point (11/1), Dapper Valley (11/1), Deep Hope (12/1), Army Ethos (14/1), Road Bloc (16/1), Desperate Hero (20/1), Chaldero (25/1), Mister Saint Paul (28/1)

DEEP HOPE failed to justify market support on his most recent run, but edges it as the selection once again. Asad Zabeel can lead the challengers, ahead of Drew's Gold.

Prize Money

1st: 179,998.00 AED2nd: 59,998.00 AED3rd: 30,001.00 AED4th: 15,001.00 AED5th: 9,002.00 AED

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