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Meydan Race 5 - Race 5 - Dubawi Stakes Sponsored By France Galop (Group 3) - Dirt

DARK SAFFRON (1) was well in commission last time but ran below expectations when finishing seventh over 1200m in stakes class at this track. Connor Beasley, who has four wins when partnering, stays on, and the pair can make amends. Follow your money. MUFASA (2) opened this prep last start with a fourth over 1200m at this track. He has an imposing record of 11 wins from 17 starts, and is among the top chances. EL NASSEEB (3) resumed last start over this trip at Listed level at this track and scored by well over 3 lengths. His form here is strong, boasting 3 wins from 5 starts. He shapes as one to consider for all combinations. PONNTOS (7) finished midfield at his first run back from a spell last start over 1000m in Listed grade on the turf here when well in the market. Likely to push forward and can take this out, especially with a return to the dirt course.

Race Time:3:50 PM

Friday, January 2, 2026

Track:Fast

Weather:FINE

Prize Money:$0.00

Distance:1200m

Dark Saffron (5)1332511x17

Trainer: A Bin Harmash 12 mths 10: 4-2-2

Jockey: Connor Beasley

Weight: 59kgs

4 yo Brown G

Sire: FLAMEAWAY (CAN)

Dam: MEADOW SAFFRON (USA)

Dam's Sire: Military

Stats

Prize Money$715,474.00

Avg $$71,547.40

Win %40.00%

Place %80.00%

Career10: 4-2-2

Track6: 4-0-1

Distance8: 4-1-2

Tr / Dist6: 4-0-1

1st Up2: 1-1-0

2nd Up2: 1-0-0

Firm0: 0-0-0

Good3: 0-1-1

Soft0: 0-0-0

Heavy0: 0-0-0

Synthetic0: 0-0-0

Comments

Third-up today and placed third-up in the past. First-up favourite; won by 4.5 len at this track November 7 over 1200m defeating Rammayy carrying 59kg at $1.12. Second-up ran last of 7 at this track in LR on December 5 over 1200m, 31 len behind El Nasseeb carrying 59.5kg at $1.75. Racing well. Has strong claims.

Last Starts 28 days since last start

Place	Date	Days	Class	Prize	Track	Dist.	Cnd.	Jockey	Weight	Race Time	In Run	Gate	Result	Margin	Starting Price
7/7	05/12/2025	28	LR OPEN 3U	$208,333.00	Meydan	1200m	Fast	Connor Beasley	59.5kg	1:11.54	-	6	1. El Nasseeb 2. Colour Up 3. Morning	31.9L	$1.75
1/4	07/11/2025	216	COND 3	$87,137.00	Meydan	1200m	Fast	Connor Beasley	59kg	1:11.84	-	3	1. Dark Saffron 2. Rammayy 3. Arryaaf	4.5L	$1.12
1/11	05/04/2025	22	G1 OPEN 3U	$869,565.00	Meydan	1200m	Fast	Connor Beasley	56kg	1:11.40	-	11	1. Dark Saffron 2. Nakatomi 3. Tuz	0.3L	$34.00
1/9	14/03/2025	13	HCP 3	$76,419.00	Meydan	1200m	Fast	Connor Beasley	59.5kg	1:11.37	-	9	1. Dark Saffron 2. Elusive Trevor 3. Awab	7.1L	$3.70
5/15	01/03/2025	22	G3 OPEN 3U	$524,017.00	Meydan	1000m	Good	Connor Beasley	57kg	0:56.68	-	5	1. West Acre 2. Ponntos 3. Power Mode	1.8L	$41.00
2/8	07/02/2025	28	COND 3	$153,509.00	Meydan	1200m	Good	Connor Beasley	57kg	1:08.27	-	7	1. Symbol Of Honour 2. Dark Saffron 3. Rebel Diamond	1.8L	$11.00
3/14	10/01/2025	28	COND 3	$131,579.00	Meydan	1200m	Good	Connor Beasley	57kg	1:07.93	-	5	1. Symbol Of Honour 2. West Acre 3. Dark Saffron	5.8L	$81.00
3/5	13/12/2024	21	HCP 2	$73,529.00	Meydan	1200m	Fast	Connor Beasley	59.5kg	1:13.32	-	5	1. Noogool 2. Golden Redemption 3. Dark Saffron	3.6L	$1.55
1/7	22/11/2024	20	MDN 2	$68,465.00	Meydan	1200m	Fast	Connor Beasley	57kg	1:11.38	-	6	1. Dark Saffron 2. African Candy 3. Undefeated	4.7L	$8.00
2/3	02/11/2024	-	MDN 2	$24,896.00	Jebel Ali	1000m	Fast	Connor Beasley	57kg	1:00.68	-	4	1. Nahaash 2. Dark Saffron 3. Tawthig	1.4L	$9.00
3/7	23/10/2024	-	Trial	$0.00	Jebel Ali	800m		Saif Al Balushi		-	-	3	1. Menhaad 2. Arryaaf 3. Dark Saffron	0.83L	$0.00

Mufasa (4)x61101x6x4

Trainer: Bhupat Seemar 12 mths 17: 11-0-0

Jockey: T P O'shea

Weight: 57kgs

6 yo Dark Bay H

Sire: PRACTICAL JOKE (USA)

Dam: MISCANTI (CHI)

Dam's Sire: Scat Daddy

Stats

Prize Money$531,359.00

Avg $$31,256.41

Win %64.71%

Place %64.71%

Career17: 11-0-0

Track2: 0-0-0

Distance1: 0-0-0

Tr / Dist1: 0-0-0

1st Up6: 3-0-0

2nd Up3: 3-0-0

Firm0: 0-0-0

Good0: 0-0-0

Soft0: 0-0-0

Heavy0: 0-0-0

Synthetic0: 0-0-0

Comments

Second-up today. Last start 4th of 7 at this track in LR on December 5 over 1200m, 8 len behind El Nasseeb with 58.5kg at $2.90. At only start last preparation 6th of 14 at this track in the G2 Godolphin Mile on April 5 over 1600m, 6 len behind Raging Torrent carrying 57kg at $5.50. Sure to run well.

Last Starts 28 days since last start

Place	Date	Days	Class	Prize	Track	Dist.	Cnd.	Jockey	Weight	Race Time	In Run	Gate	Result	Margin	Starting Price
4/7	05/12/2025	244	LR OPEN 3U	$208,333.00	Meydan	1200m	Fast	Tadhg O'Shea	58.5kg	1:11.54	-	5	1. El Nasseeb 2. Colour Up 3. Morning	8.1L	$2.90
6/14	05/04/2025	98	G2 OPEN 4U	$434,783.00	Meydan	1600m	Fast	Tadhg O'Shea	57kg	1:36.69	-	10	1. Raging Torrent 2. King Gold 3. Kazu Petrin	6.7L	$5.50
1/10	28/12/2024	56	G3 OPEN 3U	$254,237.00	Gulfstream Park	1408m	Fast	Tyler Gaffalione	57kg	1:22.47	5-1-1	5	1. Mufasa 2. White Abarrio 3. Little Vic	1.3L	$5.10
11/13	02/11/2024	35	G1 OPEN 3U	$1,522,070.00	Del Mar	1609m	Fast	Tyler Gaffalione	57kg	1:35.48	8-10-11	12	1. Full Serrano 2. Post Time 3. Domestic Product	12.8L	$14.10
1/6	28/09/2024	47	G3 OPEN 3U	$367,647.00	Belmont At The Big A	1408m	SP	I Ortiz Jr	54.5kg	1:22.51	3-1-1	5	1. Mufasa 2. Scotland 3. Dean Delivers	4.3L	$2.60
1/7	12/08/2024	43	ALLOW OCLM 3U	$138,249.00	Colonial Downs	1408m	Fast	Jose Ortiz	56kg	1:19.86	3-1-1	6	1. Mufasa 2. Repo Rocks 3. Murray	3.8L	$2.20
6/10	30/06/2024	204	ALLOW OCLM 3U	$202,417.00	Churchill Downs	1308m	Good	Jose Ortiz	55kg	1:16.52	8-2-6	1	1. Gulfport 2. Two Eagles River 3. W W Candy	2.6L	$3.98
5/7	09/12/2023	21	STK 3U	$21,833.00	Hipodromo Chile	2000m	FM	Jorge Alejandro Gonzalez Moreno	60kg	2:01.34	-	8	1. El Egipcio 2. Stranger Things 3. Flagship	24.5L	$2.40
1/4	18/11/2023	28	G3 STK 3U	$25,118.00	Hipodromo Chile	1800m	FM	Jorge Alejandro Gonzalez Moreno	60kg	1:49.83	-	4	1. Mufasa 2. El Egipcio 3. Waiwen	1.3L	$2.50
1/5	21/10/2023	30	STK 3U	$16,281.00	Hipodromo Chile	1600m	FM	Jaime Fabian Medina	51kg	1:35.22	-	2	1. Mufasa 2. Flagship 3. Fantastic Dubai	5.3L	$2.10
1/7	21/09/2023	21	STK 3U	$17,586.00	Hipodromo Chile	1500m	FM	Jorge Alejandro Gonzalez Moreno	59kg	1:27.98	-	7	1. Mufasa 2. Stranger Things 3. War Subjective	4.0L	$2.50

El Nasseeb (3)1x12301x1

Trainer: M Al Mheiri (UAE)12 mths 7: 4-1-1

Jockey: S De Sousa

Weight: 57kgs

5 yo Chestnut H

Sire: PROFITABLE (IRE)

Dam: JAFETICA (GB)

Dam's Sire: New Approach

Stats

Prize Money$287,069.00

Avg $$41,009.86

Win %57.14%

Place %85.71%

Career7: 4-1-1

Track5: 3-1-0

Distance5: 4-0-0

Tr / Dist4: 3-0-0

1st Up3: 3-0-0

2nd Up1: 0-1-0

Firm0: 0-0-0

Good1: 0-0-1

Soft0: 0-0-0

Heavy0: 0-0-0

Synthetic0: 0-0-0

Comments

Second-up. First-up after nine months won by 3.5 len at this track LR December 5 over 1200m defeating Colour Up with 57kg at $10. Previously second-up 2nd of 8 at this track on January 17 over 1400m, 2 len behind Asad Zabeel with 60kg at $2.37. Impossible to knock and looks the one again. Improver with winning prospects.

Last Starts 28 days since last start

Place	Date	Days	Class	Prize	Track	Dist.	Cnd.	Jockey	Weight	Race Time	In Run	Gate	Result	Margin	Starting Price
1/7	05/12/2025	264	LR OPEN 3U	$208,333.00	Meydan	1200m	Fast	Antonio Fresu	57kg	1:11.54	-	3	1. El Nasseeb 2. Colour Up 3. Morning	3.5L	$10.00
1/11	16/03/2025	15	HCP85-105 3U	$41,921.00	Jebel Ali	1200m	Fast	Daniel Tudhope	62kg	1:11.31	-	9	1. El Nasseeb 2. Zawaaya 3. Tawalla	1.4L	$6.00
12/12	01/03/2025	15	G3 OPEN 3U	$524,017.00	Meydan	1200m	Fast	Daniel Tudhope	60.5kg	1:10.22	-	9	1. Tuz 2. American Stage 3. Eastern World	27.9L	$23.00
3/10	14/02/2025	28	HCP90-110 3U	$153,509.00	Meydan	1400m	Good	Daniel Tudhope	59kg	1:22.82	-	10	1. Creative Story 2. Al Salt 3. El Nasseeb	1.4L	$19.00
2/8	17/01/2025	42	HCP85-105 3U	$131,579.00	Meydan	1400m	Fast	Daniel Tudhope	60kg	1:24.02	-	6	1. Asad Zabeel 2. El Nasseeb 3. Castlewarden	2.0L	$2.37
1/6	06/12/2024	392	COND 3	$88,235.00	Meydan	1200m	Fast	Daniel Tudhope	57kg	1:11.04	-	1	1. El Nasseeb 2. Falcon Of Arabia 3. Rasas	4.1L	$3.00
1/7	10/11/2023	-	MDN	$70,510.00	Meydan	1200m	Fast	Bernardo Pinheiro	57kg	1:11.99	-	5	1. El Nasseeb 2. Gaassid 3. Killer Collect	7.3L	$19.20

Colour Up (6)0x222545x2

Trainer: Doug Watson (UAE)12 mths 19: 5-6-1

Jockey: P J Dobbs

Weight: 57kgs

8 yo Bay G

Sire: MEHMAS (IRE)

Dam: TIFARITI (USA)

Dam's Sire: Elusive Quality

Stats

Prize Money$543,719.00

Avg $$28,616.79

Win %26.32%

Place %63.16%

Career19: 5-6-1

Track15: 3-6-1

Distance14: 3-5-1

Tr / Dist14: 3-5-1

1st Up5: 1-3-0

2nd Up3: 1-1-1

Firm0: 0-0-0

Good0: 0-0-0

Soft0: 0-0-0

Heavy0: 0-0-0

Synthetic0: 0-0-0

Comments

Second run back. First-up after eight months 2nd of 7 at this track in LR on December 5 over 1200m, 3.5 len behind El Nasseeb with 57kg at $12. Previously second-up 2nd in a small field at this track in the G3 Dubawi Stakes on January 3 over 1200m, 5 len behind Tuz carrying 57kg at $23. Don't underestimate.

Last Starts 28 days since last start

Place	Date	Days	Class	Prize	Track	Dist.	Cnd.	Jockey	Weight	Race Time	In Run	Gate	Result	Margin	Starting Price
2/7	05/12/2025	244	LR OPEN 3U	$208,333.00	Meydan	1200m	Fast	Pat Dobbs	57kg	1:11.54	-	1	1. El Nasseeb 2. Colour Up 3. Morning	3.5L	$12.00
5/11	05/04/2025	35	G1 OPEN 3U	$869,565.00	Meydan	1200m	Fast	Pat Dobbs	59.5kg	1:11.40	-	2	1. Dark Saffron 2. Nakatomi 3. Tuz	2.6L	$34.00
4/12	01/03/2025	14	G3 OPEN 3U	$524,017.00	Meydan	1200m	Fast	Pat Dobbs	60.5kg	1:10.22	-	2	1. Tuz 2. American Stage 3. Eastern World	7.4L	$23.00
5/14	15/02/2025	22	LR OPEN 3U	$219,298.00	Jebel Ali	1000m	Fast	Pat Dobbs	57.5kg	0:58.92	-	13	1. Royal Commando 2. Ponntos 3. Rasas	4.6L	$4.00
2/8	24/01/2025	21	G3 OPEN 3U	$307,018.00	Meydan	1200m	Fast	Pat Dobbs	57kg	1:10.43	-	4	1. Tuz 2. Colour Up 3. Drew's Gold	3.3L	$13.00
2/6	03/01/2025	28	G3 OPEN 4U	$307,018.00	Meydan	1200m	Fast	Pat Dobbs	57kg	1:10.34	-	6	1. Tuz 2. Colour Up 3. Strobe	5.0L	$23.00
2/7	06/12/2024	251	LR OPEN 3U	$210,084.00	Meydan	1200m	Fast	Pat Dobbs	57.5kg	1:10.61	-	4	1. Tuz 2. Colour Up 3. Morning	5.7L	$6.50
14/14	30/03/2024	49	G1 OPEN 3U	$3,076,920.00	Meydan	1200m	Fast	Pat Dobbs	57kg	1:10.19	-	14	1. Tuz 2. Don Frankie 3. Nakatomi	27.6L	$74.05
1/15	10/02/2024	15	3U	$206,610.00	Jebel Ali Sand	1000m	Fast	Pat Dobbs	58kg	0:58.70	-	7	1. Colour Up 2. Al Shibli 3. Leading Spirit	0.1L	$5.50
4/9	26/01/2024	21	G3 OPEN 3U	$280,000.00	Meydan	1200m	Fast	Pat Dobbs	57kg	1:11.31	-	5	1. Mouheeb 2. Freedom Fighter 3. Rawy	8.5L	$6.60
3/12	05/01/2024	28	G3 OPEN 3U	$280,000.00	Meydan	1200m	Fast	William Buick	57kg	1:10.42	-	10	1. Tuz 2. Leading Spirit 3. Colour Up	12.5L	$4.70

Apollo One (1)7x75092262

Trainer: Peter & Clutterbuck (@Newmarket, Suffolk)12 mths 42: 5-11-6

Jockey: D Tudhope

Weight: 57kgs

8 yo Chestnut G

Sire: EQUIANO (FR)

Dam: BOONGA ROOGETA (GB)

Dam's Sire: Tobougg

Stats

Prize Money$877,077.00

Avg $$20,882.79

Win %11.90%

Place %52.38%

Career42: 5-11-6

Track0: 0-0-0

Distance31: 3-9-4

Tr / Dist0: 0-0-0

1st Up8: 2-1-1

2nd Up7: 0-1-3

Firm1: 1-0-0

Good25: 1-7-4

Soft5: 2-1-0

Heavy3: 0-1-0

Synthetic9: 2-2-2

Comments

Comes off a 35 day let-up. At the latest run held ground to the line 2nd of 13 at Southwell All Weather in the LR Golden Rose Stakes on November 28 over 1207m, 1.75 len behind Royal Zabeel carrying 59.5kg at $12. Before that tracked the speed and boxed on steadily 6th of 13 at Doncaster in the LR Wentworth Stakes on November 8 over 1207m, in the wet; 5.5 len behind Spycatcher carrying 59.5kg at $8. Not far away of late. Worth including.

Last Starts 35 days since last start

Place	Date	Days	Class	Prize	Track	Dist.	Cnd.	Jockey	Weight	Race Time	In Run	Gate	Result	Margin	Starting Price
2/13	28/11/2025	20	LR OPEN 3U	$90,750.00	Southwell	1207m	Neutral	Colin Keane	59.5kg	1:13.17	3-2-2	1	1. Royal Zabeel 2. Apollo One, Zoum Zoum	1.8L	$12.00
6/13	08/11/2025	35	LR OPEN 3U	$108,900.00	Doncaster	1207m	Heavy	Paul Mulrennan	59.5kg	1:17.06	2-2-6	7	1. Spycatcher 2. Zoum Zoum 3. Magic Basma	5.3L	$8.00
2/9	04/10/2025	21	G3 OPEN 3U	$154,270.00	Ascot Uk	1207m	Soft	Paul Mulrennan	59kg	1:17.96	5-5-2	5	1. Annaf 2. Apollo One 3. Tiger Bay	0.1L	$6.50
2/21	13/09/2025	22	HCP 3U	$184,500.00	Doncaster	1136m	Good	Colin Keane	61.5kg	1:07.03	4-7-2	10	1. Eternal Sunshine 2. Apollo One 3. Rosario	0.5L	$13.00
9/9	22/08/2025	20	LR OPEN 3U	$99,820.00	Newmarket Uk	1207m	Good Firm	Sean Levey	58.5kg	1:10.88	2-7-9	4	1. Lethal Levi 2. Elmonjed 3. Ferrous	10.3L	$7.50
10/27	02/08/2025	21	HCP 3U	$453,740.00	Goodwood	1207m	Good Soft	Alice Bond	59.5kg	1:10.14	4-2-10	28	1. Two Tribes 2. Strike Red 3. Jakajaro	5.5L	$23.00
5/8	12/07/2025	21	LR OPEN 3U	$127,050.00	York	1005m	Good Firm	Paul Mulrennan	57.5kg	0:57.21	4-4-5	4	1. Washington Heights 2. Miss Attitude 3. Jm Jungle	2.5L	$8.00
7/28	21/06/2025	66	HCP 3U	$322,880.00	Ascot Uk	1207m	Good Firm	Daniel Tudhope	62.5kg	1:11.40	2-2-7	17	1. Get It 2. More Thunder 3. Ten Pounds	3.5L	$41.00
7/7	16/04/2025	193	G3 OPEN 3U	$156,830.00	Newmarket (Rowley)	1207m	Good	Daniel Tudhope	62.5kg	1:13.41	4-5-7	1	1. Sajir 2. Grand Grey 3. Lethal Levi	5.8L	$8.00
1/9	05/10/2024	21	G3 OPEN 3U	$154,270.00	Ascot Uk	1207m	Soft	Daniel Tudhope	59kg	1:15.39	4-3-1	1	1. Apollo One 2. Jarraaf 3. Russet Gold	1.0L	$9.50
2/22	14/09/2024	21	HCP 3U	$190,270.00	Doncaster	1106m	Good	C Soumillon	61.5kg	1:06.27	15-9-2	9	1. American Affair 2. Apollo One 3. Jm Jungle	0.1L	$17.00

Ponntos (2)2733x134x6

Trainer: M Nieslanik (@Czech Republic)12 mths 50: 10-6-6

Jockey: Ray Dawson

Weight: 57kgs

8 yo Bay H

Sire: POWER (GB)

Dam: BLESSING BOX (GB)

Dam's Sire: Bahamian Bounty

Stats

Prize Money$718,160.00

Avg $$14,363.20

Win %20.00%

Place %44.00%

Career50: 10-6-6

Track1: 0-0-0

Distance13: 5-0-0

Tr / Dist1: 0-0-0

1st Up9: 3-0-1

2nd Up8: 0-2-1

Firm0: 0-0-0

Good30: 6-5-4

Soft12: 2-0-2

Heavy3: 0-0-0

Synthetic0: 0-0-0

Comments

Second run back. First-up after three months 6th of 9 at Meydan in LR on December 19 over 1000m, 6 len behind Cover Up with 57kg at $4.40. Previously second-up 3rd of 8 at Longchamp in the G3 Prix Du Petit Couvert on September 14 over 1000m, slow going 3.5 len behind Monteille with 57kg at $6. Don't underestimate.

Last Starts 14 days since last start

Place	Date	Days	Class	Prize	Track	Dist.	Cnd.	Jockey	Weight	Race Time	In Run	Gate	Result	Margin	Starting Price
6/9	19/12/2025	75	LR OPEN 3U	$208,333.00	Meydan	1000m	Y	Silvestre De Sousa	57kg	0:58.18	-	3	1. Cover Up 2. Rabaah 3. Power Mode	6.3L	$4.40
4/17	05/10/2025	21	G1 OPEN 2U	$625,000.00	Longchamp	1000m	Soft	Hollie Doyle	62kg	0:56.39	-	2	1. Asfoora 2. Jawwal 3. She's Quality	4.3L	$18.00
3/8	14/09/2025	22	G3 OPEN 3U	$130,710.00	Longchamp	1000m	Soft	Maxime Guyon	57kg	0:55.71	-	3	1. Monteille 2. Rayevka 3. Ponntos	3.3L	$6.00
1/7	23/08/2025	83	STKS 3U	$0.00	Most	1200m	Good 3.3	Sabina Mokrosova	59kg	1:09.63	-	7	1. Ponntos 2. Jawwal 3. Capitano	3.3L	$1.50
3/9	01/06/2025	21	G3 OPEN 3U	$140,850.00	Chantilly	1000m	Good Soft	Mickael Barzalona	57.5kg	0:56.69	-	10	1. Monteille 2. Lesslepasser 3. Ponntos	2.2L	$6.10
3/9	11/05/2025	21	G3 OPEN 3U	$142,100.00	Longchamp	1000m	Good Soft	Patrick James Cosgrave	58.5kg	0:54.95	-	5	1. Mgheera 2. Ciao Pa' 3. Ponntos	2.5L	$5.40
7/8	20/04/2025	50	LR OPEN 3U	$83,592.00	Milan	1000m	Heavy	Sabina Mokrosova	62.5kg	-	-	5	1. Zahir Zulema 2. Noble Title 3. Calajunco	6.2L	$1.75
2/15	01/03/2025	14	G3 OPEN 3U	$524,017.00	Meydan	1000m	Good	Mickael Barzalona	60.5kg	0:56.68	-	9	1. West Acre 2. Ponntos 3. Power Mode	0.9L	$14.00
2/14	15/02/2025	22	LR OPEN 3U	$219,298.00	Jebel Ali	1000m	Fast	Pat Cosgrave	58.5kg	0:58.92	-	10	1. Royal Commando 2. Ponntos 3. Rasas	2.0L	$6.00
2/10	24/01/2025	35	G2 OPEN 3U	$372,807.00	Meydan	1000m	Good	Mickael Barzalona	60.5kg	0:55.38	-	5	1. West Acre 2. Ponntos 3. Cover Up	3.6L	$9.50
4/9	20/12/2024	96	LR OPEN 3U	$210,084.00	Meydan	1000m	Good	Pat Cosgrave	58.5kg	0:55.94	-	2	1. Cover Up 2. Bilhayl 3. Bombay Bazaar	2.5L	$4.20