Dubai Creek Mile Sponsored By Nakheel (Listed Race) (Dirt)

Meydan

15:50

Date 2025-11-21

Distance 1m

Class Class 1

Going Fast

Type Flat

Surface Dirt

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £65,217

Runners (9)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
1 (8)	Meshtri Bay J:Silvestre De Sousa T:Michael Costa	J:Silvestre De Sousa T:Michael Costa	132	v	/411-8	108	114	-	301d	—	—	-6	23.9	0.50/1	2/1 33%
Won this last year and has good strike-rate over C&D; below best when last seen in January
6 (2)	Castlewarden Bay J:Tadhg O'Shea T:Bhupat Seemar	J:Tadhg O'Shea T:Bhupat Seemar	128	tb	/11-37	103	103	-	265d	—	—	+1	18.3	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Brother to a World Cup winner but has been a bit disappointing in UAE; may do better
9 (4)	David Of Athens Bay J:James Doyle T:Hamad Al Jehani	J:James Doyle T:Hamad Al Jehani	126	—	1-519	105	69	-	62d	—	—	+10	25.2	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Down the field in Pennsylvania Derby in September and can't rule out on this UAE debut
5 (9)	Mendelssohn Bay d J:Richard Mullen T:Bhupat Seemar	J:Richard Mullen T:Bhupat Seemar	128	tb	1-6735	104	114	-	230d	—	—	+12	23.8	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Goes well fresh and, although drawn wide, should find this easier than his last two runs
7 (3)	Oasis Boy Chestnut J:Pat Dobbs T:Doug Watson	J:Pat Dobbs T:Doug Watson	128	—	1-8520	102	112	-	230d	—	—	+14	22.4	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Best effort came in this year's Burj Nahaar but well beaten last time; needs to step up
3 (6)	Native Approach Bay J:Connor Beasley T:A bin Harmash	J:Connor Beasley T:A bin Harmash	130	h	151-57	104	110	-	280d	—	—	+7	16	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Has gone well fresh, has a good chance at the weights and interesting on dirt/yard debut
4 (5)	Masmak Chestnut J:Bernardo Pinheiro T:Salem bin Ghadayer	J:Bernardo Pinheiro T:Salem bin Ghadayer	128	b	4/113	105	110	-	230d	—	—	+8	15.9	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Multiple US dirt winner; not without a chance back in trip on this UAE/stable debut
2 (1)	Qareeb Chestnut J:Cieren Fallon T:Musabbeh Al Mheiri	J:Cieren Fallon T:Musabbeh Al Mheiri	131	—	2-4147	104	113	-	230d	—	—	+12	19.1	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Multiple dirt winner; below best on last two starts but can't rule out back in grade
8 (7)	Desert Wisdom Chestnut J:Ray Dawson T:Ahmed Al Shemaili	J:Ray Dawson T:Ahmed Al Shemaili	128	v	5566-0	98	111	-	265d	—	—	+9	13.3	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Placed in the 2022 Godolphin Mile but form uneven since and behind Meshtri in this in 2024

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Meshtri	15/8	2/1	2/1
Castlewarden	4/1	4/1	7/2
David Of Athens	9/2	4/1	4/1
Mendelssohn Bay	13/2	7/1	7/1
Oasis Boy	9/1	8/1	8/1
Native Approach	11/1	9/1	9/1
Masmak	11/1	11/1	12/1
Qareeb	11/1	14/1	14/1
Desert Wisdom	33/1	33/1	33/1

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

David Of Athens

25.2

OR: 13.8 Form: 7 Odds: 4.4

9/2

2nd

Meshtri

23.9

OR: 14.5 Form: 0 Odds: 9.4

2/1

3rd

Mendelssohn Bay

23.8

OR: 13.5 Form: 7 Odds: 3.3

7/1

Oasis Boy

22.4

OR: 13 Form: 7 Odds: 2.4

9/1

Qareeb

19.1

OR: 13.5 Form: 3.5 Odds: 2.1

14/1

Castlewarden

18.3

OR: 13.3 Form: 0 Odds: 5

4/1

Native Approach

OR: 13.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

11/1

Masmak

15.9

OR: 13.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.2

12/1

Desert Wisdom

13.3

OR: 12 Form: 0 Odds: 1.3

33/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Meshtri	108	114	—
David Of Athens	105	69	—
Masmak	105	110	—
Mendelssohn Bay	104	114	—
Native Approach	104	110	—
Qareeb	104	113	—
Castlewarden	103	103	—
Oasis Boy	102	112	—
Desert Wisdom	98	111	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
David Of Athens	62d ago	Fresh
Mendelssohn Bay	230d ago	Long break
Oasis Boy	230d ago	Long break
Masmak	230d ago	Long break
Qareeb	230d ago	Long break
Castlewarden	265d ago	Long break
Desert Wisdom	265d ago	Long break
Native Approach	280d ago	Long break
Meshtri	301d ago	Long break