Full Result 2.55 Meydan (UAE) | 28 March 2026

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(3yo+) 6f Fast

1st £859,259.26 2nd £296,296.30 3rd £148,148.15 4th £74,074.07 5th £44,444.44 6th £29,629.63 7th £14,814.81 8th £14,814.81

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹²⁾	7. Dark Saffron (USA) 12/1 Connor Beasley A bin Harmash	Connor Beasley A bin Harmash	4	90 t	111	112	115	–
bb g Flameaway (CAN) - Meadow Saffron (USA) (Military)
Started quickly, disputed lead, going best over 2f out, ridden and increased tempo over 1f out, always doing enough

2⁽²⁾ 1¾	1. Bentornato (USA) 5/4F Jose L Ortiz Jose Francisco D'Angelo	Jose L Ortiz Jose Francisco D'Angelo	5	90 tb	119	107	109	–
bb r Valiant Minister (USA) - Her Special Way (USA) (Put It Back)
In touch with leaders, went second over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong

3⁽¹³⁾ 2¾ [4½]	12. Cats By Five (USA) 28/1 Daniel Tudhope Doug Watson	Daniel Tudhope Doug Watson	5	90 tb	105	99	101	–
bb g Audible (USA) - Catticus (USA) (Bluegrass Cat)
In rear, headway on outer over 3f out, went third inside final furlong, no match for first two

4⁽⁹⁾ 1¼ [5¾]	2. Tuz (USA) 10/1 Tadhg O'Shea Bhupat Seemar	Tadhg O'Shea Bhupat Seemar	9	90	117	96	97	–
b g Oxbow (USA) - Suede Shoe (USA) (Pulpit)
Disputed lead, outpaced over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong

5⁽⁵⁾ 3¼ [9]	8. Nakatomi (USA) 12/1 Florent Geroux Wesley A Ward	Florent Geroux Wesley A Ward	7	90 t	110	86	86	–
ch g Firing Line (USA) - Applelicious (USA) (Flatter)
In rear, still plenty to do over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, nearest finish

6⁽⁷⁾ nk [9¼]	10. Mufasa (CHI) 14/1 William Buick Bhupat Seemar	William Buick Bhupat Seemar	6	90 tb	108	85	85	–
b h Practical Joke (USA) - Miscanti (CHI) (Scat Daddy)
In touch with leaders, weakened inside final furlong

7⁽⁴⁾ nk [9½]	11. Colour Up (IRE) 40/1 Pat Dobbs Doug Watson	Pat Dobbs Doug Watson	8	90	107	84	84	–
b g Mehmas (IRE) - Tifariti (USA) (Elusive Quality)
Never better than midfield

8⁽⁶⁾ 2¼ [11¾]	5. Lovesick Blues (USA) 12/1 Mickael Barzalona Librado Barocio	Mickael Barzalona Librado Barocio	8	90 tb	112	77	77	–
rg g Grazen (USA) - Queenofhercastle (USA) (Ministers Wild Cat)
Never better than midfield

9⁽¹¹⁾ ¾ [12½]	13. Khanjar (IRE) 40/1 Richard Mullen Musabbeh Al Mheiri	Richard Mullen Musabbeh Al Mheiri	7	90	103	74	75	–
b g Kodiac - Naafer (Oasis Dream)
Prominent, weakened over 2f out

10⁽¹⁾ 1 [13½]	4. El Nasseeb 9/2 Silvestre De Sousa Musabbeh Al Mheiri	Silvestre De Sousa Musabbeh Al Mheiri	5	90	113	71	71	–
ch h Profitable (IRE) - Jafetica (New Approach)
Always behind

11⁽⁸⁾ ½ [14]	6. Midland Money (USA) 22/1 Ray Dawson Michael Costa	Ray Dawson Michael Costa	4	90 tb	112	70	70	–
bb c Shancelot (USA) - Magnolias In Bloom (USA) (Flatter)
In touch with leaders, weakened quickly over 1f out

12⁽¹⁰⁾ 1½ [15½]	9. American Stage (USA) 16/1 Ryusei Sakai Yoshito Yahagi	Ryusei Sakai Yoshito Yahagi	4	90	109	65	65	–
b c Into Mischief (USA) - Bonita Mia (USA) (Warrior's Reward)
In touch with leaders, weakened over 1f out

12 ran Winning time: 1m 10.68s (fast by 0.02s) Total SP: 121%
Non-runners: Drew's Gold
1st owner: Sultan Ali (Dark Saffron) 1st breeder: Brookdale Farm Llc
2nd owner: Leon King Stable Corp, Michael Iavarone & Julia C Iavarone (Bentornato)
3rd owner: Sh Humaid Bin Rashid Al Nuaimi (Cats By Five)

2:55 Meydan (UAE) 28 Mar 2026

Dubai Golden Shaheen Sponsored By Nakheel (Group 1) (Dirt)