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8th (1:17) Dubai Sheema Classic (G1)
About 1 1/2 Miles (Turf) | Open | 3 Year Olds And Up Stakes | Purse: $5,000,000
1 1 Excellent Result (IRE) De Sousa S A bin Suroor Saeed 125 15-1
2 2 Mars (IRE) Hughes R de Kock Michael F 125 20-1
3 3 Denim and Ruby (JPN) Hamanaka S Sumii Katsuhiko 120 8-1
4 4 Magician (IRE) O'Brien J P O'Brien Aidan P 125 3-1
5 5 Mount Athos (IRE) Fallon K Botti Marco 126 20-1
6 6 Dunaden (FR) Spencer J Delzangles Mikel 126 30-1
7 7 Ambivalent (IRE) Atzeni A Varian Roger 121 30-1
8 8 Meandre (FR) Dobbs P J Watson Doug 126 15-1
9 9 Festive Cheer (FR) Heffernan S O'Brien Aidan P 125 20-1
10 10 Dubday (GB) Dettori L Al Ghazali Jassim 125 20-1
11 11 Twilight Eclipse Lezcano J Albertrani Thomas 126 20-1
12 12 Gentildonna (JPN) Moore R Ishizaka Sei 121 4-1
13 13 Empoli (GER) de Vries A Schiergen Peter 125 15-1
14 14 Dominant (IRE) Moreira J Moore John 126 30-1
15 15 Cirrus des Aigles (FR) Soumillon C Barande Barbe C 126 6-1
Win / Place / Exacta / Trifecta (.50 MIN) / Superfecta (.10 MIN) Daily Double
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#12 Gentildonna is so consistent. He'll be a short price, but he usually delivers.
#3 Denim and Ruby lost by a nose to Gentildonna in her last race in Japan. She hasn't raced since November, but if she's ready she's "guilty by association" with Gentildonna. She's won off a similar 6-month layoff before.
#1 Excellent result has won 2 in a row over the Meydan turf, so you know he likes the surface. He hasn't raced vs the level of competition before, but this is the right time to try with him being in good form over a distance/surface he likes.
#14 Dominant is an inconsistent Hong Kong horse, but he's capable of big efforts at any time, and he likes this distance.
Playing an exacta box with these 4 is the way I'll play this race.
If the Fugue would've been entered here instead of the Duty Free, I think she'd be the favorite and at this distance, and being in form, she turns the tables on Magician and the rest of the field. Really surprised they didn't put her in this race.