Racecards
15:40 Meydan (UAE)
Getthat.com Maiden Stakes
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 7f
- Going: Fast
- Surface: Dirt
- AED 82,499 added
- Winner: AED 49,500
- 2nd: AED 16,502
- 3rd: AED 9,075
- 4th: AED 4,951
Apolo Kid (USA)
252- Form 4-9043
- Age 3
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer M Al Mheiri
- Jockey Szczepan Mazur
Negan (USA)
20- Form 5605
- Age 3
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 64
- Trainer A Al Rayhi
- Jockey Connor Beasley
In depth
Verdict
Zero To A Hundred, a son of Dubawi making a belated debut, cost $650,000 as a yearling but was picked up for less than £50,000 last year. His stable also run Miller's House, who has shown nothing in two starts. On official ratings ZABARDAST should have easily won at the first fixture and started odds-on but never got close over that extended 1m1f. He drops down in trip and gets another chance to show last season's Group 3 second wasn't a fluke. Antonio Vivaldi started out with John Gosden though never ran for the yard. His two UAE runs in January produced staying-on efforts over a mile on Turf so it's a surprise to see him over 7f. Far Sky showed enough in three starts here last winter to be a threat.
Formwatch
Antonio Vivaldi (IRE) (9-2) 2nd of 16, 3/4l behind Dubai Canal (9-2) at Abu Dhabi 1m gd in Jan.
Zero To A Hundred (USA) Dubawi gelding out of Icon Project.
Apolo Kid (USA) (8-6) 3rd of 16, 8 3/4l behind Shanty Star (9-6) at Meydan 1m mdn stks fst in Mar.
Cosmo Kramer (USA) (9-0) 9th of 16, 19 1/2l behind Sanad Libya (9-0) at Jebel Ali 7f mdn stks fst in Feb.
Far Sky (USA) (8-10) 2nd of 13, 3 1/4l behind Miqyaas (9-6) at Meydan 6f mdn stks fst in Mar.
Miller's House (USA) (9-0) 6th of 8, 19 1/4l behind What A Metal (9-0) at Jebel Ali 5f mdn stks fst in Oct.
Negan (USA) (9-0) 5th of 8, 11l behind What A Metal (9-0) at Jebel Ali 5f mdn stks fst in Oct.
Zabardast (USA) (9-0) 4th of 9, 8 3/4l behind Lady Snazz (9-0) at Meydan 1m 1f mdn stks in Nov.
Bariqa (8-9) last of 8, dist behind What A Metal (9-0) at Jebel Ali 5f mdn stks fst in Oct.