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          Meydan ·
          Fri 20 Feb
        

Race 8 - NAD AL SHEBA TROPHY (Group 3) Sponsored By Deepal G318 - Turf

Meydan · Friday, 20 Feb · 17:45 · 1m 6f 11y · TURF

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Status

17:45

Off time

Runners

Good

Going

🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3

🏆 Top pick

BY THE BOOK (IRE

🥈 Second

AERONAUTIC (IRE

🥉 Third

SUNWAY (FR

Betting forecast

8 runners

01 · 🏆

Sunway

2.25

5/4

02 · 🥈

By The Book

2.88

15/8

03 · 🥉

Aeronautic

5/1

Al Nayyir

8.50

15/2

Nightwalker

25/1

Crystal Black

33/1

Kihavah

66/1

Surabad

66/1

Runners

Pos	No.	Dr	Horse	Form	Jockey / Trainer	Age	Wgt	Best decimal odds
2nd	1	5	Sunway (G) FAV T Smart gelding. Didn't need to improve to win 8-runner Al Khail Trophy at this C&D (good, 17/2) 28 days ago by ½ length from Epic Poet, well ridden. De Sousa remains in the saddle and looks sure to gi…	46-1204	S De Sousa D Menuisier	5	59kg	2.25 5/4
1st	2	2	Al Nayyir (G) P Smart gelding. Course winner. Creditable 5½ lengths third of 6 to Trawlerman in Lonsdale Cup (16/1) at York (16.2f, good to firm). Off 6 months. Goes well round here but will need to be fully tuned u…	23-1327	Rossa Ryan Tom Clover	8	59kg	8.50 15/2
3rd	3	7	By The Book (G) Smart gelding. Won handicap at this course back in December. 4/6, bit below form 5¼ lengths third of 7 to Fort George in Dubai Millennium Stakes here (9.9f, good) 21 days ago. Upped significantly in …	1/31-336	W Buick C Appleby	5	59kg	2.88 15/8
8th	4	4	Crystal Black (G) T Smart gelding. Seven wins from 23 Flat runs. 5/1, 16¼ lengths fifth of 7 to Fort George in Dubai Millennium Stakes at this course (9.9f, good) 21 days ago. Significantly back up in trip. Is entitled …	1/425-58	Andrew Slattery G Keane	8	59kg	34 33/1
4th	5	3	Kihavah (G) Useful gelding. 25/1, tailed-off last of 8 to Sunway in Al Khail Trophy at this C&D (good) 28 days ago. Looks opposable for win purposes.	0-58478	P J Dobbs A Keatley	9	59kg	67 66/1
6th	6	8	Aeronautic (G) T Useful gelding. 4/1, creditable third of 12 in handicap at this course (12f, good) 35 days ago, needing stronger gallop. Is having a first try at pattern level and will appreciate the return to this …	337-364	Tom Marquand J P O'Brien	5	59kg	6 5/1
7th	7	1	Nightwalker (G) H Useful gelding. 20/1, well-beaten seventh of 8 to Sunway in Al Khail Trophy at this C&D (good) 28 days ago. Has work to do on the back of that effort.	6342-37	Saffie Osborne R Spencer	4	57.2kg	26 25/1
5th	8	6	Surabad (G) Useful gelding. First run since leaving Francis-Henri Graffard when well-beaten last of 8 to Royal Power in listed race at Abu Dhabi (11.9f, good, 5/1) 13 days ago. Can give a good account without pr…	12643-8	Bernardo Pinheiro S Ghadayer	4	57.2kg	67 66/1

Betting forecast: Sunway (5/4), By The Book (15/8), Aeronautic (5/1), Al Nayyir (15/2), Nightwalker (25/1), Crystal Black (33/1), Kihavah (66/1), Surabad (66/1)

Prize money

Position	Prize
P1	400471.0 AED
P2	151478.0 AED
P3	75251.0 AED
P4	34440.0 AED
P5	17360.0 AED
P6	10359.0 AED