Full Result 2.05 Meydan (UAE) | 17 January 2025

Defender Handicap (Turf)

(70-90, 3yo+) (1m1f110yds) 1m1½f Good

1st £24,782.61 2nd £8,260.87 3rd £4,130.43 4th £2,065.22 5th £1,239.13

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁶⁾	11. Legend Of Cannes (USA) 33/1 Silvestre De Sousa Musabbeh Al Mheiri	Silvestre De Sousa Musabbeh Al Mheiri	5	810 t	77	59	81	–
b g Cairo Prince (USA) - Goodness Gray (USA) (Pulpit)
Midfield, headway 3f out, quickened to lead final furlong, always doing just enough (trainer advised that this is his first season training the gelding and in his opinion the gelding appreciated racing on turf and going up in distance)

2⁽⁷⁾ nk	10. Lunatick 11/1 Vaclav Janacek G Arizkorreta Elosegui	Vaclav Janacek G Arizkorreta Elosegui	5	90 t	80	63	84	–
b g Sea The Moon (GER) - Alvarita (Selkirk)
Midfield, good headway to hold every chance final furlong, stayed on strongly, not get past (lost right-fore plate during the race; post-race vet exam revealed the gelding to have bruised to the right-fore leg) (op 9/1)

3⁽¹³⁾ nk [½]	3. Emperor's Star (FR) 9/4F William Buick Charlie Appleby	William Buick Charlie Appleby	4	97	88	72	92	–
b g Sea The Stars (IRE) - Warless (IRE) (War Command)
Dropped in, had to wait for run 2f out, ran on strongly, never quite getting there (op 11/4)

4⁽¹⁾ ½ [1]	9. Poster Paint (IRE) 16/1 Pat Cosgrave Bhupat Seemar	Pat Cosgrave Bhupat Seemar	6	91 tb	81	62	84	–
b g Postponed (IRE) - Colour Play (USA) (Medaglia d'Oro)
Midfield, good progress to hold every chance 2f out, upsides soon after, no extra final half furlong (on arrival at the barrier underwent a vet exam after having a blood present in his mouth and was passed suitable to race) (op 14/1)

5⁽⁸⁾ 1¾ [2¾]	5. Tohoku (USA) 20/1 Connor Beasley A bin Harmash	Connor Beasley A bin Harmash	4	96	87	66	86	–
d g Astern (AUS) - Seven Deadly Sins (USA) (Action This Day)
Tracked leaders, outpaced 3f out, rallied and every chance final furlong, faded (tchd 22/1)

6⁽³⁾ hd [3]	2. Tamrat (IRE) 7/2 Pat Dobbs Simon & Ed Crisford	Pat Dobbs Simon & Ed Crisford	4	910 tp	90	70	90	–
b g Invincible Spirit (IRE) - Hazel Bay (IRE) (Iffraaj)
Midfield, progress when not much room 2f out, kept on, never nearer (op 5/2)

7⁽⁴⁾ ¾ [3¾]	1. Mount Kosciuszko 11/2 Mickael Barzalona Julio Olascoaga	Mickael Barzalona Julio Olascoaga	6	911	90	67	88	–
gr g National Defense - Sans Equivoque (GER) (Stormy River)
Midfield, short of room 2f out, kept on, never dangerous (op 13/2)

8⁽¹⁴⁾ 2½ [6¼]	4. The Ice Phoenix (IRE) 17/2 Daniel Tudhope Lucie Botti	Daniel Tudhope Lucie Botti	4	96 p	87	60	79	–
rg c Phoenix Of Spain (IRE) - Bratislava (Dr Fong)
Close up, led over 2f out, headed final furlong, weakened (op 8/1)

9⁽²⁾ ¾ [7]	6. Stormy Waves (IRE) 14/1 Bernardo Pinheiro Salem bin Ghadayer	Bernardo Pinheiro Salem bin Ghadayer	4	94	85	56	76	–
b g Dubawi (IRE) - Broderie Anglaise (IRE) (Galileo)
Tracked pace, every chance but not much room 2f out, weakened final furlong (op 16/1)

10⁽¹⁰⁾ 2 [9]	13. Age Of Baroque (FR) 25/1 Andrew Slattery Lucie Botti	Andrew Slattery Lucie Botti	4	87 t	75	41	61	–
b g Lope De Vega (IRE) - Golden Lilas (IRE) (Galileo)
In rear, always behind (op 22/1)

11⁽¹¹⁾ 1½ [10½]	12. Ratib 33/1 Jules Mobian Ali Al Badwawi	Jules Mobian Ali Al Badwawi	7	89	76	38	59	–
ch g Frankel - Posset (Oasis Dream)
Held up, never dangerous

12⁽⁹⁾ 8½ [19]	7. Ajwad 50/1 Oscar Chavez Rashed Bouresly	Oscar Chavez Rashed Bouresly	12	92	82	28	48	–
b h Rock Of Gibraltar (IRE) - Afrodita (IRE) (Montjeu)
Forced pace, headed 2f out, weakened (op 66/1)

13⁽¹²⁾ 5 [24]	14. Persian Empire (IRE) 50/1 Qais Bin Saif Al Busaidi ³ Abubakar Daud	Qais Bin Saif Al Busaidi ³ Abubakar Daud	7	82 b	72	7	27	–
b g Shamardal (USA) - Important Time (IRE) (Oasis Dream)
Held up, soon struggling, always behind (op 66/1)

14⁽⁵⁾ 16 [40]	8. Athan (ARG) 16/1 Sam Hitchcott Fawzi Abdulla Nass	Sam Hitchcott Fawzi Abdulla Nass	4	92	82	–	4	–
b g Orpen (USA) - Athania (ARG) (Pure Prize)
Held up, always behind (op 16/1)

14 ran Winning time: 1m 54.38s (slow by 0.38s) Total SP: 125%
1st owner: Local Creator Racing (Legend Of Cannes) 1st breeder: Randal Family Trust
2nd owner: Horses & Berries SL (Lunatick)
3rd owner: Godolphin (Emperor's Star)
CSF: £354 Tricast: £1,169.09

2:05 Meydan (UAE) 17 Jan 2025

Defender Handicap (Turf)