Racecards
16:20 Meydan (UAE)
Blue Point Sprint Group 2 Stakes
- 12 Runners
- Distance: 5f
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- AED 664,500 added
- Winner: AED 380,160
- 2nd: AED 143,798
- 3rd: AED 71,434
- 4th: AED 32,693
- Form 81149-0
- Age 7
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 108
- Form 37934-4
- Age 5
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 104
- Form 21947-1
- Age 6
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 113
- Form 2/6033-2
- Age 10
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 97
- Trainer M Al Mheiri
- Jockey Bernardo Pinheiro
In depth
Verdict
LAZULI was impressive when comfortably holding off Acklam Express in this last year and reappeared with a smooth victory over stablemate Man Of Promise with Nigel Tinkler's charge back in fourth. Ponntos made a bold bid to lead all in the latter race and ran on when headed at the furlong pole but Logo Hunter couldn't find extra and Equilateral weakened quickly. Raasel came from well off the pace to finish fifth and should get closer. Ladies Church won a Curragh Group 2 in July but never got going in the Group 1 Flying Five back there in September.
Formwatch
Khaadem (IRE) (9-3) 13th of 16, 11 3/4l behind Lazuli (9-6) at Meydan 5f lst stks (1) gd in Jan.
Acklam Express (IRE) (9-0) 4th of 16, 1 1/2l behind Lazuli (9-6) at Meydan 5f lst stks (1) gd in Jan.
Equilateral (9-3) 8th of 16, 4 1/2l behind Lazuli (9-6) at Meydan 5f lst stks (1) gd in Jan.
Khuzaam (USA) (9-0) 7th of 16, 4l behind A Case Of You (9-0) at Meydan 6f Grp 1 (1) fst in Mar.
Ladies Church 14-1 (9-2) Mid-division, pushed along 2f out, no impression and short of room 1f out, no extra, 17th of 19, 9 1/2l behind Highfield Princess (9-3) at Curragh 5f Grp 1 stks (1) sft in Sep.
Lazuli (IRE) (9-6) won at Meydan 5f lst stks (1) gd in Jan beating Man Of Promise (9-6) by 1 1/4l, 16 ran.
Logo Hunter (IRE) (9-6) 6th of 16, 3 1/2l behind Lazuli (9-6) at Meydan 5f lst stks (1) gd in Jan.
Man Of Promise (USA) (9-6) 2nd of 15, 3/4l behind Coachello (9-0) at Meydan 6f lst stks Yielding in Jan.
Miqyaas (9-1) won at Meydan 6f hcp gd in Feb beating Harvest Gold (8-9) by 2 1/2l, 13 ran.
Ponntos (IRE) (9-0) 3rd of 16, 1 1/4l behind Lazuli (9-6) at Meydan 5f lst stks (1) gd in Jan.
Raasel (9-3) 5th of 16, 3 1/4l behind Lazuli (9-6) at Meydan 5f lst stks (1) gd in Jan.
Thunder Of Niagara (IRE) (8-10) 3rd of 15, 1 1/2l behind Coachello (9-0) at Meydan 6f lst stks Yielding in Jan.
Taneen (USA) (9-7) 2nd of 8, 1l behind Thunder Of Niagara (9-4) at Meydan 5f hcp gd in Jan.