Full Result 12.45 Jebel Ali (UAE) | 18 January 2025

Vertex Cup (Handicap) (Dirt)

(0-95, 3yo+) 1m1f Fast

1st £10,956.52 2nd £3,652.17 3rd £2,008.70 4th £1,095.65 5th £547.83

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁴⁾	5. Arabian Tale 17/5F Tadhg O'Shea Bhupat Seemar	Tadhg O'Shea Bhupat Seemar	6	97 tb	87	74	91	–
b g Dubawi (IRE) - Monday Show (USA) (Maria's Mon)
Prominent, ridden over 2f out, responded to lead close home

2⁽¹⁾ 1	1. Mersaal (USA) 17/2 Daniel Tudhope Musabbeh Al Mheiri	Daniel Tudhope Musabbeh Al Mheiri	7	911 t	90	75	93	–
b g Ghostzapper (USA) - Baby J (USA) (J Be K)
Midfield, ridden 3f out, quickened to lead 1 1/2f out, headed close home

3⁽⁶⁾ 2½ [3½]	12. Fall Of Rome (IRE) 11/1 Andrew Slattery Bhupat Seemar	Andrew Slattery Bhupat Seemar	6	86 tb	73	51	69	–
b g Frankel - Calare (IRE) (Dubawi)
Led, headed 2f out, stuck to task (rider advised that the gelding lay outwards under pressure in the straight)

4⁽⁹⁾ ¾ [4¼]	6. Cosmic Desert 9/1 Connor Beasley A bin Harmash	Connor Beasley A bin Harmash	6	94 h	84	62	79	–
b g New Approach (IRE) - Blossomtime (Shamardal)
Tracked leaders, led 2f out, soon headed, faded final furlong

5⁽¹⁰⁾ ¾ [5]	4. Wessall 7/1 Ray Dawson Michael Costa	Ray Dawson Michael Costa	6	98 tp	88	64	82	–
b g Dark Angel (IRE) - Alwarga (USA) (Street Sense)
Held up, some progress 2f out, faded final furlong

6⁽³⁾ shd [5]	8. Dubai Welcome 10/1 Qais Bin Saif Al Busaidi ³ Mohammed Al Mahrooqi	Qais Bin Saif Al Busaidi ³ Mohammed Al Mahrooqi	8	812 t	81	57	74	–
rg g Dubawi (IRE) - Emily Bronte (Machiavellian)
Held up, never dangerous

7⁽⁸⁾ 3¼ [8¼]	2. Azan (USA) 10/1 Pat Dobbs Doug Watson	Pat Dobbs Doug Watson	4	910	90	60	77	–
b g Yoshida (JPN) - Mama Nadine (USA) (A.P. Indy)
Midfield, weakened 2f out

8⁽²⁾ 4½ [12¾]	10. Lajooje 16/1 Adrie de Vries Michael Costa	Adrie de Vries Michael Costa	5	813 he	79	38	56	–
b g Showcasing - Evita Peron (Pivotal)
Held up, always behind

9⁽¹¹⁾ 5¾ [18½]	11. Nova Roma 25/1 Bernardo Pinheiro Salem bin Ghadayer	Bernardo Pinheiro Salem bin Ghadayer	8	813	79	26	44	–
b g Golden Horn - Ragsah (IRE) (Shamardal)
Chased leaders, folded tamely 2f out

10⁽⁷⁾ 24 [42½]	3. Rebaatt (IRE) 18/5 Ben Coen Michael Costa	Ben Coen Michael Costa	4	910 t	90	–	6	–
b g Dark Angel (IRE) - Azwah (Invincible Spirit)
Touch slowly away, in rear, raced freely, weakened (rider advised that the gelding raced keenly in the early and middle stages; he added that the gelding did not handle the dirt surface and would be better suited racing on the turf)

11⁽⁵⁾ 5½ [48]	7. Waqet (USA) 13/2 Silvestre De Sousa Marwan Al Baidhaei	Silvestre De Sousa Marwan Al Baidhaei	7	92 t	82	–	–	–
b g Street Sense (USA) - Colina Verde (BRZ) (Know Heights)
Reared and lost ground start, recovered to race in touch, folded tamely 3f out (rider advised that the gelding raced keen in the early stages and to avoid racing onto the heels of other runners he elected to allow the gelding to stride forward around the field; post-race vet exam revealed the gelding to be mildly lame in the right-fore leg)

11 ran Winning time: 1m 52.99s (slow by 4.19s) Total SP: 128%
Non-runners: Tapitution
1st owner: The Chopra Family (Arabian Tale) 1st breeder: Godolphin
2nd owner: Local Creator Racing (Mersaal)
3rd owner: Initforthesun Syndicate (Fall Of Rome)
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12:45 Jebel Ali (UAE) 18 Jan 2025

Vertex Cup (Handicap) (Dirt)