Al Maktoum Mile Sponsored By Emaar (Group 2) (Dirt)

Meydan

17:00

Date 2025-12-19

Distance 1m

Class Class 1

Going Fast

Type Flat

Surface Dirt

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £130,435

Winning Time 1m 37.55s (slow by 1.25s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Imperial Emperor (IRE) Tadhg O'Shea · Bhupat Seemar	17/10F	Won
2nd	Commissioner King (USA) Connor Beasley · Bhupat Seemar	9/1	1.5
3rd	Mendelssohn Bay (USA) Richard Mullen · Bhupat Seemar	5/1	3
4th	David Of Athens (USA) Daniel Tudhope · Hamad Al Jehani	33/1	3.75
5th	King Gold (FR) Adrie de Vries · N Caullery	10/1	2.5
6th	Masmak (USA) Bernardo Pinheiro · Salem bin Ghadayer	33/1	2
7th	Morning (USA) Andrew Slattery · Bhupat Seemar	33/1	2.25
8th	Tumbarumba (USA) James Doyle · Hamad Al Jehani	19/5	0.05
9th	Meshtri (USA) Silvestre De Sousa · Michael Costa	9/1	6.25
10th	West Saratoga (USA) Sandro Paiva · Bhupat Seemar	33/1	1
11th	Killer Collect (USA) Pat Dobbs · Bhupat Seemar	13/1	.5
12th	Musical Dancer (GB) Ben Coen · Bhupat Seemar	25/1	15
13th	Castlewarden (USA) William Buick · Bhupat Seemar	14/1	14.5

Runners (13)

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 (5)	Imperial Emperor Bay J:Tadhg O'Shea T:Bhupat Seemar	J:Tadhg O'Shea T:Bhupat Seemar	129	t	11-210	113	130	-	258d	—	—	-5	25.1	0.47/1	15/8 35%
Progressive inc' Gr 1 2nd and Al Maktoum Classic win last term; fitness is only question
3 (10)	Tumbarumba Bay J:James Doyle T:Hamad Al Jehani	J:James Doyle T:Hamad Al Jehani	127	b	734114	111	130	-	48d	—	—	+17	32.3	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Dual Gr 3 winner in US and Breeders' Cup 4th latest; tough draw to overcome; first-string
5 (11)	Mendelssohn Bay d J:Richard Mullen T:Bhupat Seemar	J:Richard Mullen T:Bhupat Seemar	127	tb	-67351	109	118	-	28d	—	—	+17	29.9	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Impressive C&D win last month; more required up in class, particularly from stall 11
2 (2)	Meshtri Bay J:Silvestre De Sousa T:Michael Costa	J:Silvestre De Sousa T:Michael Costa	129	v	411-82	108	117	-	28d	—	—	+8	17	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Dual C&D winner last term inc' this contest; keen when beaten fav on return
8 (9)	Castlewarden Bay J:William Buick T:Bhupat Seemar	J:William Buick T:Bhupat Seemar	127	tb	11-373	103	104	-	28d	—	—	+7	15.6	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Full brother to Laurel River who won twice in US but yet to prove he's at this level
4 (3)	King Gold Grey J:Adrie de Vries T:N Caullery	J:Adrie de Vries T:N Caullery	127	—	823195	109	123	-	96d	—	—	+16	23.8	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Prix Maurice de Gheest winner in 2023 and Group 3 wins since inc' over C&D here last term
9 (1)	Killer Collect Bay J:Pat Dobbs T:Bhupat Seemar	J:Pat Dobbs T:Bhupat Seemar	127	t	/2112-	103	114	-	371d	—	—	+28	33.4	4.00/1	16/1 6%
3-6; won on last season's return over C&D; in at the deep end for his return though
6 (8)	Commissioner King b/br J:Luis Jurado T:Bhupat Seemar	J:Luis Jurado T:Bhupat Seemar	127	—	0/5-51	108	113	-	26d	—	—	+10	16.4	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Returned with a Sharjah success last month but that wasn't a deep race
12 (13)	Musical Dancer Bay J:Ben Coen T:Bhupat Seemar	J:Ben Coen T:Bhupat Seemar	127	tb	41311-	98	111	-	356d	—	—	+31	34.4	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Ex-Godolphin who won is two from two on dirt for new yard but off a year and has stall 13
7 (4)	Morning Chestnut J:Andrew Slattery T:Bhupat Seemar	J:Andrew Slattery T:Bhupat Seemar	127	—	595523	105	117	-	14d	—	—	+18	21	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Benefitted from pace collapse when 3rd in 6f Listed race this month; stamina to prove
10 (6)	Masmak Chestnut J:Bernardo Pinheiro T:Salem bin Ghadayer	J:Bernardo Pinheiro T:Salem bin Ghadayer	127	b	4/1134	102	111	-	28d	—	—	+11	13.6	12.50/1	50/1 2%
4-10 in US; respectable UAE debut behind Mendelssohn Bay but needs fair bit more
13 (12)	David Of Athens Bay J:Daniel Tudhope T:Hamad Al Jehani	J:Daniel Tudhope T:Hamad Al Jehani	126	—	1-5196	105	70	-	28d	—	—	+18	21.7	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Won twice in US but low-key UAE debut last month and this looks tough from stall 12
11 (7)	West Saratoga Grey Roan J:Sandro Paiva T:Bhupat Seemar	J:Sandro Paiva T:Bhupat Seemar	127	tb	32058-	99	115	-	408d	—	—	+13	14.9	16.50/1	66/1 1%
2-13 in US inc' Grade 3 win in 2023; couldn't build on that in 2024; likely to need this

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Imperial Emperor	7/4	15/8	15/8
Tumbarumba	9/2	9/2	9/2
Mendelssohn Bay	5/1	6/1	6/1
Meshtri	8/1	8/1	8/1
Castlewarden	8/1	11/1	10/1
King Gold	11/1	10/1	10/1
Killer Collect	14/1	16/1	16/1
Commissioner King	18/1	12/1	12/1
Musical Dancer	22/1	25/1	25/1
Morning	33/1	33/1	33/1
Masmak	50/1	40/1	40/1
David Of Athens	50/1	40/1	40/1
West Saratoga	66/1	40/1	40/1

Predictor

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

1st

Musical Dancer

34.4

OR: 12 Form: 21.5 Odds: 0.9

25/1

2nd

Killer Collect

33.4

OR: 13.3 Form: 18.5 Odds: 1.6

16/1

3rd

Tumbarumba

32.3

OR: 15.3 Form: 12.6 Odds: 4.4

9/2

Mendelssohn Bay

29.9

OR: 14.8 Form: 11.5 Odds: 3.6

6/1

Imperial Emperor

25.1

OR: 15.8 Form: 0 Odds: 9.4

15/8

King Gold

23.8

OR: 14.8 Form: 6.9 Odds: 2.1

11/1

David Of Athens

21.7

OR: 13.8 Form: 7 Odds: 0.9

50/1

Morning

OR: 13.8 Form: 6.5 Odds: 0.7

33/1

Meshtri

OR: 14.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

8/1

Commissioner King

16.4

OR: 14.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

18/1

Castlewarden

15.6

OR: 13.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

11/1

West Saratoga

14.9

OR: 12.3 Form: 2.1 Odds: 0.6

66/1

Masmak

13.6

OR: 13 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

50/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Imperial Emperor	113	130	—
Tumbarumba	111	130	—
Mendelssohn Bay	109	118	—
King Gold	109	123	—
Meshtri	108	117	—
Commissioner King	108	113	—
Morning	105	117	—
David Of Athens	105	70	—
Castlewarden	103	104	—
Killer Collect	103	114	—
Masmak	102	111	—
West Saratoga	99	115	—
Musical Dancer	98	111	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Morning	14d ago	Fit
Commissioner King	26d ago	Fit
Mendelssohn Bay	28d ago	Fit
Meshtri	28d ago	Fit
Castlewarden	28d ago	Fit
Masmak	28d ago	Fit
David Of Athens	28d ago	Fit
Tumbarumba	48d ago	Fresh
King Gold	96d ago	Long break
Imperial Emperor	258d ago	Long break
Musical Dancer	356d ago	Long break
Killer Collect	371d ago	Long break
West Saratoga	408d ago	Long break