Full Result 1.50 Meydan (UAE) | 30 March 2024

UAE Derby (Group 2) (Dirt)

(3yo) (1m1f110yds) 1m1½f Fast

1st £456,692.91 2nd £157,480.31 3rd £78,740.16 4th £39,370.08 5th £23,622.05 6th £15,748.03 7th £7,874.02 8th £7,874.02

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹¹⁾	5. Forever Young (JPN) 8/11F Ryusei Sakai Yoshito Yahagi	Ryusei Sakai Yoshito Yahagi	3	89	113	94	117	–
b c Real Steel (JPN) - Forever Darling (USA) (Congrats)
Raced wide, in touch with leaders, pushed along early, prominent 4f out, went second 2f out, ridden to lead 1f out, kept on well (op 4/5 tchd 4/6)

2⁽⁹⁾ 2	1. Auto Bahn (ARG) 25/1 Mickael Barzalona J Olascoaga	Mickael Barzalona J Olascoaga	3	95 t	101	86	113	–
b c Asiatic Boy (ARG) - Autografiada (ARG) (Giant's Causeway)
Pressed leader, led over 2f out, headed 1f out, kept on (op 20/1)

3⁽⁸⁾ 4¾ [6¾]	12. Pandagate (USA) 9/1 Dylan Davis Christophe Clement	Dylan Davis Christophe Clement	3	89	107	74	103	–
rg r Arrogate (USA) - Kitty Panda (USA) (Sky Mesa)
Held up in rear, steady headway from 3f out, disputing third over 1f out, kept on but no match for first two (op 8/1)

4⁽²⁾ 1 [7¾]	10. Mendelssohn Bay (USA) 10/1 Pat Cosgrave B Seemar	Pat Cosgrave B Seemar	3	89 tb	104	71	101	–
bb g Mendelssohn (USA) - Reiki Baby (USA) (Curlin)
Prominent, lost third inside final furlong, kept on (op 8/1 tchd 7/1)

5⁽¹⁰⁾ ½ [8¼]	11. Navy Seal (IRE) 33/1 Wayne Lordan A P O'Brien	Wayne Lordan A P O'Brien	3	89	103	69	100	–
b c Dubawi (IRE) - Athena (IRE) (Camelot)
Slowly into stride, raced wide, in rear, cajoled along early, headway home turn, disputing third over 1f out, no extra final furlong (op 25/1)

6⁽⁴⁾ 1¼ [9½]	4. Ballon D'Or (JPN) 40/1 Norihiro Yokoyama Mikio Matsunaga	Norihiro Yokoyama Mikio Matsunaga	3	89	105	65	97	–
b c New Year's Day (USA) - Lumiere D'Or (JPN) (Rulership)
Held up in rear, no chance but kept on final furlong, never on terms (op 66/1 tchd 33/1)

7⁽¹⁾ hd [9¾]	3. Rock Walk (URU) 50/1 Joao Moreira J Olascoaga	Joao Moreira J Olascoaga	3	95 t	106	62	91	–
ch c T. H. Approval (USA) - Go To Heaven (BRZ) (Sulamani)
Held up in rear, no chance but kept on final furlong, never on terms (tchd 66/1)

8⁽⁷⁾ 11½ [21¼]	7. Guns And Glory (USA) 16/1 Jamie Spencer B Seemar	Jamie Spencer B Seemar	3	89 tb	100	29	74	–
b c Gun Runner (USA) - Baby Go Far (BRZ) (Elusive Quality)
Prominent, weakened over 2f out (op 25/1)

9⁽³⁾ 29 [50¼]	2. Oasis Boy (ARG) 66/1 Christophe Soumillon J Olascoaga	Christophe Soumillon J Olascoaga	3	95	101	–	10	–
ch c Asiatic Boy (ARG) - Olinka (ARG) (Giant's Causeway)
Led narrowly, headed over 2f out, weakened and eased over 1f out (tchd 100/1 and 50/1)

10⁽⁶⁾ 3 [53¼]	6. George Tesoro (JPN) 16/1 Yuga Kawada Takayuki Kato	Yuga Kawada Takayuki Kato	3	89 h	103	–	10	–
ch c Best Warrior (USA) - Grin Tesoro (JPN) (Casino Drive)
Midfield, short of room when on inner home turn, weakened 2f out (op 12/1 tchd 20/1)

11⁽⁵⁾ 35 [88¼]	8. Henry Adams (IRE) 9/2 Ryan Moore A P O'Brien	Ryan Moore A P O'Brien	3	89 b	108	–	–	–
br c No Nay Never (USA) - Jigsaw (IRE) (Galileo)
Midfield, dropped to rear and struggling after 2f, lost touch over 3f out, eased from over 2f out (rider advised that after being tightened for room passing the winning post on the first occasion, the colt resented the kick back; post-race vet exam revealed the gelding to lame in the left-fore leg) (op 5/1 tchd 4/1 and 11/2)

11 ran Winning time: 1m 57.89s (slow by 1.09s) Total SP: 120%
Non-runners: Killer Collect (other), Satono Phoenix (other)
1st owner: Susumu Fujita (Forever Young) 1st breeder: Northern Racing (Jpn)
2nd owner: Sheikh Mohammed Bin Khalifa Al Maktoum (Auto Bahn)
3rd owner: Adelphi Racing Club, Madaket Stables LLC et al (Pandagate)

1:50 Meydan (UAE) 30 Mar 2024

UAE Derby (Group 2) (Dirt)