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15:30 Meydan (UAE)

Dubai City Of Gold Sponsored By Emirates Skycargo (Group 2)

  • 10 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 4f
  • Going: Good
  • Surface: Turf
  • AED 1,231,579 added
  • Winner: AED 704,588
  • 2nd: AED 266,512
  • 3rd: AED 132,393
  • 4th: AED 60,592
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 28.59s
  • Off Time: 15:31:19
  • 10 Ran
1(1)
Silk - Yellow, dark blue, yellow stars sleeves, yellow, dark blue star cap
  • Form 31111-5
  • Age 8
  • Weight 9-0
  • Official Rating 115

2(2)
Silk - yellow, large black spots, spots on cap

Defoe (IRE)

224 D
Evens
  • Form 2/42119-
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-0
  • Official Rating 118

3(3)
Silk - White, dark blue diamonds, orange triple diamond, white sleeves, white cap, orange peak

Privilegiado

16 t D
100/1
  • Form 2114-93
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-11
  • Official Rating 98

5(5)
Silk - Aquamarine, maroon, aquamarine halved sleeves, orange cap
100/1
  • Form 08106/0
  • Age 7
  • Weight 9-0
  • Official Rating 90

6(6)
Silk - Emerald green, white diamonds sleeves, white cap
10/3
  • Form 22521-2
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-11
  • Official Rating 109

7(7)
Silk - Royal blue, royal blue sleeves, royal blue cap

First Nation

23 p CD
17/2
  • Form 333-444
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-0
  • Official Rating 105

8(8)
Silk - Maroon, yellow diabolo & collar, maroon sleeves, yellow, maroon quartered cap
100/1
  • Form 544-777
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-0
  • Official Rating 96

9(9)
Silk - Royal blue, royal blue sleeves, red cap
33/1
  • Form 851-530
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-0
  • Official Rating 105

10(10)
Silk - Royal blue, royal blue sleeves, black cap

Jalmoud

23 D
20/1
  • Form 02374-0
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-11
  • Official Rating 103

11(11)
Silk - Royal blue, royal blue sleeves, white cap

Loxley (IRE)

37 p D
33/1
  • Form 6222-04
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-0
  • Official Rating 105

4(4)
NR
50/1
  • Form 544120/
  • Age 8
  • Weight 9-0
  • Official Rating 103

In depth

Verdict

DEFOE, last summer's Coronation Cup and Hardwicke Stakes winner, is the undoubted class act and though not seen since failing to act on soft ground in the King George behind Enable he'll hopefully be ready for this test. Desert Encounter is rated only 3lb lower and David Simcock's Canadian International winner has the benefit of a run last month which will have blown away the cobwebs. William Haggas' Pablo Escobarr, runner-up to Anthony Van Dyck in the Lingfield Derby Trial and a Kempton Listed winner in December, very nearly made all over the track and trip on his debut here and has to be respected while First Nation keeps staying on late in handicaps though this is very much tougher.

Formwatch

Desert Encounter (IRE) (9-5) 5th of 6, 14 1/2l behind Ghaiyyath (9-5) at Meydan 1m 2f Grp 3 stks (1) gd in Feb.

Defoe (IRE) 10-1 (9-7) Held up towards rear on inside, never involved, tailed off, 9th of 11, 34l behind Enable (9-4) at Ascot 1m 4f Grp 1 stks (1) gs in Jul.

Privilegiado (8-13) 3rd of 6, 12 1/2l behind Ghaiyyath (9-5) at Meydan 1m 2f Grp 3 stks (1) gd in Feb.

Good Trip (IRE) (9-7) last of 14, 33 1/2l behind Talento Puma (9-8) at Jebel Ali 1m hcp fst in Feb.

Pablo Escobarr (IRE) (9-2) 2nd of 12, 1 1/4l behind Universal Order (8-5) at Meydan 1m 4f hcp lst gd in Jan.

First Nation (9-3) 4th of 16, 2 1/4l behind Eynhallow (8-6) at Meydan 1m 4f hcp gd in Feb.

Learn By Heart (8-11) 7th of 10, 8 3/4l behind Simsir (8-13) at Meydan 1m 2f hcp gd in Feb.

Mountain Hunter (USA) (9-5) 12th of 16, 12 3/4l behind Eynhallow (8-6) at Meydan 1m 4f hcp gd in Feb.

Jalmoud (9-1) 14th of 16, 23 1/4l behind Eynhallow (8-6) at Meydan 1m 4f hcp gd in Feb.

Loxley (IRE) (9-0) 4th of 7, 11 1/2l behind Barney Roy (9-0) at Meydan 1m 1f Grp 2 gd in Jan.

Los Barbados (IRE) 100-1 (9-1) 14th of 16, 26 1/4l behind Vazirabad (9-1) at Meydan 2m Grp 2 gd in Mar.