Full Result 3.45 Meydan (UAE) | 23 December 2022

Dubai Airports (Handicap) (Turf)

(70-104, 3yo+) (1m4f11yds) 1m4f Good

1st £11,468.81 2nd £3,822.94 3rd £2,102.62 4th £1,146.88 5th £573.44

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁰⁾	9. Al Nayyir 11/4F Sam Hitchcott Doug Watson	Sam Hitchcott Doug Watson	4	810	77	32	84	–
b g Dubawi (IRE) - Bright Beacon (Manduro)
Settled in rear, smooth progress 2 1/2f out, ran on strongly to lead final strides

2⁽⁷⁾ nk	6. Bosphorus 25/1 Sandro Paiva B Seemar	Sandro Paiva B Seemar	4	90 b	80	36	87	–
b g Golden Horn - Valiant Girl (Lemon Drop Kid)
Mid-division, every chance 1 1/2f out, ran on well to lead close home, headed final strides

3⁽⁸⁾ nk [½]	10. Kanood (USA) 10/1 Adrie de Vries Fawzi Abdulla Nass	Adrie de Vries Fawzi Abdulla Nass	6	810 tv	77	31	83	–
ch g Distorted Humor (USA) - Forbidden Gift (USA) (A.P. Indy)
Settled in rear, smooth progress 3f out, led final furlong, stayed on but lost two places close home

4⁽⁴⁾ ¾ [1¼]	3. Mudaarab (USA) 13/2 Dane O'Neill Ali Al Badwawi	Dane O'Neill Ali Al Badwawi	8	95 tb	85	39	91	–
ch g Distorted Humor (USA) - Middle Club (Fantastic Light)
Mid-division, ran on well final 2f, nearest finish

5⁽⁵⁾ shd [1½]	2. Influencer 10/1 Ray Dawson A bin Harmash	Ray Dawson A bin Harmash	6	96	86	40	92	–
ch g New Approach (IRE) - Avongrove (Tiger Hill)
Mid-division, ran on well final 2f

6⁽⁶⁾ 1 [2½]	11. True Accolade 100/30 Tadhg O'Shea B Seemar	Tadhg O'Shea B Seemar	3	89	80	31	83	–
ch g New Approach (IRE) - Panegyric (Monsun)
Soon led, took keen hold, headed and weakened final furlong

7⁽¹⁾ ¾ [3¼]	5. Qareeb (USA) 9/1 Pat Dobbs Doug Watson	Pat Dobbs Doug Watson	4	91	81	32	84	–
ch c Speightstown (USA) - Flip Flop (FR) (Zieten)
Tracked leaders until weakened final 2f

8⁽³⁾ 1½ [4¾]	1. Celestial Spheres (IRE) 16/1 Qais Bin Saif Al Busaidi ⁶ Ismail Mohammed	Qais Bin Saif Al Busaidi ⁶ Ismail Mohammed	8	95 p	90	40	91	–
b g Redoute's Choice (AUS) - Copernica (IRE) (Galileo)
Tracked leaders until weakened final furlong

9⁽²⁾ nk [5]	7. Bright Start (USA) 5/1 Louis Steward Saeed bin Suroor	Louis Steward Saeed bin Suroor	5	90 tp	80	28	80	–
b g Medaglia d'Oro (USA) - Blue Petrel (USA) (Distorted Humor)
Never better than mid-division

10⁽⁹⁾ 3 [8]	4. Grand Dubai (IRE) 16/1 Antonio Fresu M Al Mheiri	Antonio Fresu M Al Mheiri	4	94 t	84	27	79	–
b c Dawn Approach (IRE) - Miss Verdoyante (Montjeu)
Never near to challenge

10 ran Winning time: 2m 32.51s (slow by 5.21s) Total SP: 124%
Non-runners: Act Of Wisdom
1st owner: Elbashir Salem AB Elhrari (Al Nayyir) 1st breeder: Godolphin
2nd owner: Al Rashid Stables LLC (Bosphorus)
3rd owner: Fawzi Abdulla Nass (Kanood)

3:45 Meydan (UAE) 23 Dec 2022

Dubai Airports (Handicap) (Turf)