Bahrain Race 4

Al Sharif Group Bahrain Bred Cup Stakes (Domestic Group 2)

Prize Money: $12,397

VLAD (16) built on a nice second two starts back at this track with a win as the public elect over 1000m 2 weeks ago, getting home by a neck. Perfectly placed to repeat the dose. ARCTIC GREY (1) returned from a spell four weeks ago when he finished eighth over 1400m. Strips fitter and can take this out. WESTERN (3) finished third 2 runs back but didn't measure up last time over 1200m, finishing well back. Likely improver, so stick with him. NEPTUNIAN (13) was a sound fourth last time out over 1000m, after a win here at the previous outing. One of the main hopes. Each way value. Something for the Multiples: WOJTEK (17) JA'MARR (14)

Distance: 1200m
Track: Good
Weather: Fine
Surface: Turf
Class: HCP0-85

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Zeal (1) 12107403x8
Trainer: Paul Smith(East Everleigh, Wilts)
Jockey: Ebrahim Nader
Weight: 62kg
Prize Money: $44,397
Win / Place: 22% / 44%

4 yo Grey Gelding

Sire: DARK ANGEL (IRE)

Dam: POSTULANT (GB)

Dam's Sire: Lavery

Rating

Stats

Career

9: 2-1-1

Season

1: 0-0-0

1st Up

2: 1-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-1-0

3rd Up

1: 1-0-0

4th Up

1: 0-0-0

Metro

5: 1-0-0

Non-Metro

4: 1-1-1

Turf

7: 1-1-0

Good

5: 1-1-0

Soft

2: 0-0-0

Synthetic

2: 1-0-1

Firm

1: 1-0-0

Clockwise

6: 1-1-0

Anti-Clockwise

3: 1-0-1

Jockey Stats

Trainer

W 0% P 0%

Distance

W 0% P 0%

Track

W 0% P 0%

Trainer/Track

W 0% P 0%

Trainer/Distance

W 0% P 0%

Distance Range Last 6 months

1400m - 1609m

Comments

Second-up. First-up after three months 8th of 11 at Sakhir on January 16 over 1400m, 5.5 len behind Bussento carrying 55.5kg at $11. Previously second-up 2nd in a small field at Hamilton Park on May 4 over 1709m, 3 len behind Sallaal with 61.5kg at $5.50. Among the leading chances.

Expected Settling Position: Midfield

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Class	Barrier	Jockey	Weight	Cond.	Race Time	Avg. Speed	Margin	800/400	SP	Days	Prize	Prize Won	Result
8th of 11	16/1/26	Sakhir	1400m	HCP0-100 3U	5	Lee Newman	55.5kg	Good Firm	1:22.72	60.9 km/h	5.5L	-	$11	92	$17,937	-	1. Bussento 2. Cracking Gold 3. Gulmarg
92 Day Spell
3rd of 10	16/10/25	Chelmsford City	1408m	HCP 3	8	Alec Voikhansky	60.5kg	Neutral	1:25.08	59.6 km/h	3.0L	2-1	$7.00	26	$22,080	$2,491	1. Morte Point 2. Mandurah 3. Arctic Grey
11th of 14	20/9/25	Ayr	1609m	HCP 3U	9	Sean Levey	56.5kg	Soft	1:42.80	56.3 km/h	9.8L	9-10	$19	15	$81,670	-	1. Thunder Roar 2. Theoryofeverything 3. Impartiality
4th of 11	5/9/25	Ascot Uk	1408m	OPEN 3U	2	Sam Hitchcott	59.5kg	Soft	1:30.01	56.3 km/h	4.0L	7-3	$67	62	$36,300	$4,679	1. Hickory 2. Fondo Blanco 3. Fine Interview
62 Day Spell
7th of 9	5/7/25	Sandown Park Uk	1408m	HCP 3	1	Sean Levey	61.5kg	Good Firm	1:27.39	58.0 km/h	11.5L	7-8	$26	16	$46,130	-	1. Mudbir 2. Defence Minister 3. The Fingal Raven
29th of 30	19/6/25	Ascot Uk	1609m	HCP C 3	18	Pat Dobbs	57kg	Good	1:38.80	58.6 km/h	18.7L	11-24	$41	27	$221,400	-	1. Arabian Story 2. La Botte 3. Fearnot

Members Only (5) x5997766x0
Trainer: Jaber Ramadhan(Upper Lambourn)
Jockey: Husain Makki
Weight: 62kg
Prize Money: $313,443
Win / Place: 13% / 38%

9 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: MAYSON (GB)

Dam: OAKLEY STAR (GB)

Dam's Sire: Kodiac

Rating

Stats

Career

44: 6-7-4

Distance

9: 2-0-1

Track

5: 0-0-0

Season

1: 0-0-0

1st Up

8: 1-1-0

2nd Up

7: 0-3-2

3rd Up

6: 1-0-0

4th Up

6: 1-1-0

Metro

37: 3-6-3

Non-Metro

7: 3-1-1

Turf

40: 4-6-4

Good

37: 3-5-4

Soft

2: 1-1-0

Heavy

1: 0-0-0

Synthetic

3: 2-1-0

Dirt

1: 0-0-0

Clockwise

35: 3-6-3

Anti-Clockwise

9: 3-1-1

Jockey Stats

Trainer

W 0% P 0%

Distance

W 0% P 0%

Track

W 0% P 0%

Trainer/Track

W 0% P 0%

Trainer/Distance

W 0% P 0%

Distance Range Last 6 months

1200m

Comments

Second-up. First-up after two years 10th of 13 at Sakhir on January 9 over 1200m, 13 len behind Blue Day with 60.5kg at $26. Previously second-up ran last of 9 at Sakhir on November 17 2023 over 1600m, 9 len behind Byline carrying 60.5kg at $26. Unlikely to threaten.

Expected Settling Position: Midfield

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Class	Barrier	Jockey	Weight	Cond.	Race Time	Avg. Speed	Margin	800/400	SP	Days	Prize	Prize Won	Result
10th of 13	9/1/26	Sakhir	1200m	HCP0-90 3U	2	Mirko Sanna	60.5kg	Good Firm	1:11.83	60.1 km/h	13.1L	-	$26	679	$12,397	-	1. Blue Day 2. Spangled Mac 3. Mearall
679 Day Spell
6th of 15	1/3/24	Sakhir Inner	1400m	HCP0-85 3U	15	Soufiane Saadi	64kg	Good Firm	1:23.22	60.6 km/h	3.3L	-	$1.00	7	$12,245	-	1. Celtic Champion 2. Modmin 3. Al Mukhtar Star
6th of 10	23/2/24	Sakhir Inner	1600m	HCP0-95 3U	4	Mathieu Pelletan	61kg	Good Firm	1:33.74	61.4 km/h	5.3L	-	$1.00	7	$16,064	-	1. Vegas Jack 2. Metahorse 3. Notions
7th of 9	16/2/24	Sakhir	1400m	BHRG2 CL1 CU	9	Koen Clijmans	57kg	Good Firm	1:22.62	61.0 km/h	4.4L	-	$1.00	21	$21,244	-	1. Pure Dreamer 2. Wowzers 3. Bussento
7th of 9	26/1/24	Sakhir Inner	1600m	HCP0-100 3U	8	Mathieu Pelletan	61.5kg	Good Firm	1:35.05	60.6 km/h	6.8L	-	$1.00	14	$19,455	-	1. Wowzers 2. Gumais 3. Bond's Boy
9th of 18	12/1/24	Sakhir Inner	1000m	BHRG3 CL1 CU	2	Hussain Asghar	57kg	Good Firm	0:57.63	62.5 km/h	4.8L	-	$34	56	$117,302	-	1. Brazen Bolt 2. Squealer 3. Ocean Star
56 Day Freshen-Up

Shgardi (2) 214x521530
Trainer: Ali Abdulmajeed(East Everleigh, Wilts)
Jockey: Ahmed Maki
Weight: 61.5kg
Prize Money: $43,386
Win / Place: 12% / 44%

5 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: MAGNA GRECIA (IRE)

Dam: MURHIBAANY (USA)

Dam's Sire: Bahamian Bounty

Rating

Stats

Career

25: 3-3-5

Distance

13: 2-1-3

Trk/Dst

3: 1-0-0

Track

7: 2-1-0

Season

2: 0-0-1

1st Up

5: 0-0-2

2nd Up

4: 0-1-0

3rd Up

4: 1-0-2

4th Up

4: 0-1-0

Metro

20: 3-2-3

Non-Metro

5: 0-1-2

Turf

21: 3-2-3

Good

19: 3-2-3

Soft

2: 0-0-0

Synthetic

4: 0-1-2

Clockwise

19: 3-2-2

Anti-Clockwise

6: 0-1-3

Jockey Stats

Trainer

W 0% P 0%

Distance

W 0% P 0%

Track

W 0% P 0%

Trainer/Track

W 0% P 0%

Trainer/Distance

W 0% P 0%

Distance Range Last 6 months

1000m - 1200m

Gear Changes

tongue-tie.

Comments

Comes off a 34 day let-up. Last start 11th of 13 at Sakhir on January 9 over 1200m, 15 len behind Blue Day with 61kg at $11. Before that 3rd of 10 at Sakhir on January 2 over 1000m, 3 len behind Dream Out Loud with 62kg at $4. Winning prospects enhanced by the favourable draw.

Expected Settling Position: Midfield

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Class	Barrier	Jockey	Weight	Cond.	Race Time	Avg. Speed	Margin	800/400	SP	Days	Prize	Prize Won	Result
11th of 13	9/1/26	Sakhir	1200m	HCP0-90 3U	12	Hussain Asghar	61kg	Good Firm	1:11.83	60.1 km/h	15.6L	-	$11	7	$12,397	-	1. Blue Day 2. Spangled Mac 3. Mearall
3rd of 10	2/1/26	Sakhir	1000m	C34 MDN 3U	3	Neil Callan	62kg	Good Firm	0:59.38	60.6 km/h	3.0L	-	$4.00	7	$11,958	$1,435	1. Dream Out Loud 2. Mearall 3. Western
5th of 6	26/12/25	Sakhir Inner	1000m	HCP0-90 3U	4	Hussain Asghar	62kg	Good Firm	0:58.75	61.3 km/h	7.3L	-	$4.50	14	$12,397	-	1. Dream Out Loud 2. Blue Day 3. What A Business
1st of 12	12/12/25	Sakhir	1200m	HCP0-85 3U	6	Jason Hart	61kg	Good Firm	1:13.25	59.0 km/h	1.3L	-	$4.50	14	$12,397	$7,438	1. Western 2. Dream Out Loud 3. Ibn Arabi
2nd of 6	28/11/25	Sakhir	1000m	HCP0-100 3U	6	Hussain Asghar	54kg	Good Firm	0:58.17	61.9 km/h	0.5L	-	$15	14	$16,529	$3,306	1. Redemption Time 2. Western 3. Mearall
5th of 9	14/11/25	Sakhir	1200m	HCP0-90 3U	4	Hussain Asghar	57.5kg	Good Firm	1:12.31	59.7 km/h	10.0L	-	$6.50	225	$24,427	-	1. Burdett 2. Grand City Hall 3. Mearall
225 Day Spell

Luna (4) 64x7425150
Trainer: Mahmood Jawad(Rathbride, Co Kildare)
Jockey: Ray Dawson
Weight: 61kg
Prize Money: $49,230
Win / Place: 11% / 41%

4 yo Brown Horse

Sire: SOLDIER'S CALL (GB)

Dam: HOT STONE (IRE)

Rating

Stats

Career

17: 2-3-2

Distance

5: 2-0-0

Trk/Dst

1: 1-0-0

Track

3: 1-0-0

Season

2: 0-0-0

1st Up

3: 0-0-1

2nd Up

3: 0-1-0

3rd Up

2: 0-1-1

4th Up

2: 0-0-0

Metro

9: 1-1-0

Non-Metro

8: 1-2-2

Turf

13: 1-2-2

Good

13: 1-2-2

Synthetic

4: 1-1-0

Firm

1: 0-0-1

Clockwise

12: 1-1-2

Anti-Clockwise

5: 1-2-0

Jockey Stats

Trainer

W 0% P 0%

Distance

W 0% P 0%

Track

W 0% P 0%

Trainer/Track

W 0% P 0%

Trainer/Distance

W 0% P 0%

Distance Range Last 6 months

1000m - 1600m

Gear Changes

tongue-tie.

Comments

Most recently second last of 11 at Sakhir on January 16 over 1400m, 9 len behind Bussento carrying 54kg at $21. Before that 5th of 10 at Sakhir on January 2 over 1000m, 4 len behind Dream Out Loud with 60kg at $9.50. Can improve on recent efforts.

Expected Settling Position: Midfield

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Class	Barrier	Jockey	Weight	Cond.	Race Time	Avg. Speed	Margin	800/400	SP	Days	Prize	Prize Won	Result
10th of 11	16/1/26	Sakhir	1400m	HCP0-100 3U	9	Husain Makki	54kg	Good Firm	1:22.72	60.9 km/h	9.0L	-	$21	14	$17,937	-	1. Bussento 2. Cracking Gold 3. Gulmarg
5th of 10	2/1/26	Sakhir	1000m	C34 MDN 3U	2	Szczepan Mazur	60kg	Good Firm	0:59.38	60.6 km/h	3.9L	-	$9.50	7	$11,958	-	1. Dream Out Loud 2. Mearall 3. Western
1st of 14	26/12/25	Sakhir Inner	1200m	HCP0-75 3U	2	Abdulla Faisal	62.5kg	Good Firm	1:13.36	58.9 km/h	0.8L	-	$6.50	14	$8,264	$4,959	1. Sharkii 2. Ra's Al Hadd 3. Sahara Spear
5th of 12	12/12/25	Sakhir	1200m	HCP0-85 3U	12	Mark Lawson	57.5kg	Good Firm	1:13.25	59.0 km/h	5.6L	-	$9.50	15	$12,397	-	1. Western 2. Dream Out Loud 3. Ibn Arabi
2nd of 14	27/11/25	Sakhir	1000m	HCP0-75 3U	1	Mark Lawson	62.5kg	Good Firm	0:59.55	60.5 km/h	4.3L	-	$9.00	6	$8,264	$1,653	1. Edward Cornelius 2. Sharkii 3. Neptunian
4th of 10	21/11/25	Sakhir Inner	1600m	HCP0-75 3U	7	Gavin Ryan	62kg	Good Firm	1:38.78	58.3 km/h	2.0L	-	$4.20	14	$8,264	$661	1. Asimov 2. Jarham 3. Purgatory

Waqiaah (3) 8501x49358
Trainer: Jaffar Radhi(Nawton)
Jockey: Aidan Keeley
Weight: 61kg
Prize Money: $84,404
Win / Place: 8.93% / 39%

9 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: GREGORIAN (IRE)

Dam: LADY BEE (IRE)

Dam's Sire: Dylan Thomas

Rating

Stats

Career

56: 5-9-8

Distance

28: 2-4-4

Trk/Dst

6: 1-0-0

Track

11: 2-1-1

Season

2: 0-0-0

1st Up

7: 0-1-0

2nd Up

7: 0-0-0

3rd Up

7: 1-2-2

4th Up

7: 0-2-1

Metro

39: 4-5-2

Non-Metro

17: 1-4-6

Turf

54: 5-8-8

Good

48: 5-6-5

Soft

4: 0-1-2

Heavy

2: 0-1-1

Synthetic

2: 0-1-0

Firm

1: 0-0-0

Clockwise

41: 4-5-4

Anti-Clockwise

15: 1-4-4

Jockey Stats

Trainer

W 0% P 0%

Distance

W 0% P 0%

Track

W 0% P 0%

Trainer/Track

W 0% P 0%

Trainer/Distance

W 0% P 0%

Distance Range Last 6 months

1000m - 1200m

Gear Changes

tongue-tie.

Comments

Most recently ran last of 8 at Sakhir in BHRG2 on January 30 over 1200m, 7 len behind Chandigah carrying 58kg at $67. Before that 5th of 13 at Sakhir on January 9 over 1200m, 6 len behind Blue Day with 60kg at $9. Well held last time and facing tough task today.

Expected Settling Position: Midfield

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Class	Barrier	Jockey	Weight	Cond.	Race Time	Avg. Speed	Margin	800/400	SP	Days	Prize	Prize Won	Result
8th of 8	30/1/26	Sakhir	1200m	BHRG2 CL1 CU	7	Lewis Edmunds	58kg	Good Firm	1:12.29	59.8 km/h	7.8L	-	$67	21	$19,971	-	1. Chandigah 2. Desert Cop 3. Devaste
5th of 13	9/1/26	Sakhir	1200m	HCP0-90 3U	1	Ebrahim Nader	60kg	Good Firm	1:11.83	60.1 km/h	6.6L	-	$9.00	14	$12,397	-	1. Blue Day 2. Spangled Mac 3. Mearall
3rd of 6	26/12/25	Sakhir Inner	1000m	HCP0-90 3U	1	Benoit De La Sayette	61kg	Good Firm	0:58.75	61.3 km/h	3.8L	-	$8.50	7	$12,397	$1,488	1. Dream Out Loud 2. Blue Day 3. What A Business
9th of 16	19/12/25	Sakhir Inner	1000m	HCP84-100 3U	12	Mark Lawson	57.5kg	Good	0:59.61	60.4 km/h	6.0L	-	$31	21	$122,511	-	1. Kendall Roy 2. Roman Dragon 3. Dubai Bling
4th of 6	28/11/25	Sakhir	1000m	HCP0-100 3U	2	Anas Al Siyabi	58.5kg	Good Firm	0:58.17	61.9 km/h	3.8L	-	$8.00	239	$16,529	$1,322	1. Redemption Time 2. Western 3. Mearall
239 Day Spell
1st of 7	3/4/25	Sakhir	1000m	HCP0-85 3U	7	Anas Al Siyabi	61.5kg	Good Firm	0:58.52	61.5 km/h	2.3L	-	$5.00	28	$12,712	$7,627	1. What A Business 2. Kaasib 3. Neptunian

Race Review Abbreviations

3WNC: Three wide no cover, Awk: Awkwardly away, Bk: Back, Blkd: Blocked, Btld: Battled, Chal: Challenged, Chkd: Checked, Cvr: Cover, Fdd: Faded, Fght: Fought, Fin: Finish, Hdd: Headed, Hld up: Held up, Hmprd: Hampered, Hndy: Handy, Kikd: Kicked, Kn: Keen, Ld: Led/Lead, Midf: Midfield, Mod pc: Moderate pace, Otf: On the Fence, ROS: Ran on strongly, Slow: Slow away, Snagd: Snagged, Stld: Settled, Tn: Turn, Trld: Trailed, Under pres: Under pressure, Under rd: Under riding, Urgd: Urged, Wd: Wide, Wdr: Wider, Weavd: Weaved, Wknd: Weakened, Wrkd: Worked

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