Full Result 5.50 Meydan (UAE) | 5 April 2025

Longines Dubai Sheema Classic (Group 1) (Turf)

(3yo+) (1m4f11yds) 1m4f Good

1st £2,784,000 2nd £960,000 3rd £480,000 4th £240,000 5th £144,000 6th £96,000 7th £48,000 8th £48,000

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽³⁾	6. Danon Decile (JPN) 14/1 Keita Tosaki Shogo Yasuda	Keita Tosaki Shogo Yasuda	4	90 t	120	97	125	–
ch c Epiphaneia (JPN) - Top Decile (USA) (Congrats)
Ducked right start, took keen hold, in touch with leaders, headway 2f out, led 1f out, ridden out (op 14/1 tchd 16/1)

2⁽²⁾ 1¼	5. Calandagan (IRE) 11/10F Mickael Barzalona F-H Graffard	Mickael Barzalona F-H Graffard	4	90	125	96	123	–
b g Gleneagles (IRE) - Calayana (FR) (Sinndar)
Towards rear, headway over 1f out, went second final 110yds, no match for winner (op 6/4, tchd 13/8, 7/4, 11/8, 5/4 & 6/5)

3⁽⁶⁾ 1¾ [3]	2. Durezza (JPN) 33/1 Christophe Soumillon Tomohito Ozeki	Christophe Soumillon Tomohito Ozeki	5	91	123	93	121	–
br h Duramente (JPN) - More Than Sacred (AUS) (More Than Ready)
Raced in second, in touch with leaders after 4f, headway and went second again over 2f out, no extra final 110yds (op 16/1 tchd 18/1, 20/1, 22/1, 25/1 & 28/1)

4⁽⁴⁾ nk [3¼]	4. Rebel's Romance (IRE) 9/4 William Buick Charlie Appleby	William Buick Charlie Appleby	7	91	123	92	121	–
br g Dubawi (IRE) - Minidress (Street Cry)
In touch with leaders, headway to lead after 4f, soon pestered, increased tempo over 2f out, headed 1f out, no extra final 110yds (op 5/2)

5⁽⁹⁾ 3¼ [6½]	3. Giavellotto (IRE) 13/2 Oisin Murphy Marco Botti	Oisin Murphy Marco Botti	6	91	121	88	115	–
ch h Mastercraftsman (IRE) - Gerika (FR) (Galileo)
Held up in rear, switched left after 1f, headway against far rail over 1f out, no impression final 110yds (op 11/2 tchd 6/1)

6⁽⁸⁾ 3 [9½]	9. Cervinia (JPN) 33/1 Christophe-Patrice Lemaire Tetsuya Kimura	Christophe-Patrice Lemaire Tetsuya Kimura	4	89	115	78	105	–
b f Harbinger - Cecchino (JPN) (King Kamehameha)
Midfield, weakened over 1f out (op 28/1)

7⁽¹⁾ ¾ [10¼]	8. Shin Emperor (FR) 10/1 Ryusei Sakai Yoshito Yahagi	Ryusei Sakai Yoshito Yahagi	4	90	123	82	108	–
ch c Siyouni (FR) - Starlet's Sister (IRE) (Galileo)
Sweating, took keen hold, led, headed after 4f, soon pressed leader, lost second over 2f out, weakened over 1f out (op 13/2, tchd 6/1, 11/2, 13/2, 7/1, 15/2, 8/1 & 9/1)

8⁽⁵⁾ 1 [11¼]	7. Deira Mile (IRE) 50/1 Tom Marquand Owen Burrows	Tom Marquand Owen Burrows	4	90 b	114	80	107	–
b c Camelot - Fastnet Mist (IRE) (Fastnet Rock)
Dwelt start, took keen hold, towards rear, steady headway after 5f, weakened under 2f out (op 66/1)

9⁽⁷⁾ nk [11½]	1. Calif (GER) 50/1 Adrie de Vries Fawzi Abdulla Nass	Adrie de Vries Fawzi Abdulla Nass	6	91 v	117	80	107	–
d g Areion (GER) - Cherry Danon (IRE) (Rock Of Gibraltar)
Always behind (op 50/1 tchd 40/1)

9 ran Winning time: 2m 27.05s (fast by 1.55s) Total SP: 118%
1st owner: Danox Co Ltd (Danon Decile) 1st breeder: Shadai Farm
2nd owner: Exors Of The Late H H Aga Khan (Calandagan)
3rd owner: Carrot Farm Co Ltd (Durezza)

5:50 Meydan (UAE) 5 Apr 2025

Longines Dubai Sheema Classic (Group 1) (Turf)