2026 Red Sea Turf Handicap Betting Tips

Epic Poet has achieved plenty in his career to date and the seven-year-old will be sent to Riyadh as one of the favourites to win the Red Sea Turf Handicap. Trained by David O'Meara, the horse produced a solid effort at Meydan when finishing second in the Al Khail Trophy under a strong ride from Danny Tudhope.

The horse had previously run well at Newbury when finishing second in August. The 3/1 co-favourite was three lengths off first place in the Geoffrey Freer Stakes, with that coming after finishing well down the order in the Hardwicke Stakes at Royal Ascot. Perhaps Tennessee Stud is a better alternative and he runs for Aidan O'Brien.

The Qatar Prix Chaudenay was won by the three-year-old when obliging as the 11/10 favourite on very soft conditions. There was then fourth place in the Qatar Prix Niel where the horses landed in a heap at Longchamp, with the runner having produced a smart performance when running into third place at odds of 28/1.

Shader is a four-year-old running for John & Thady Gosden, with the horse having shown flashes of excellent in his career to date. The runner was last seen obliging on the all-weather at Kempton Park in a small field. The 5/4 favourite scored over one mile and four furlongs, with that boding well for this encounter.

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Subjectivist scored at Royal Ascot in the summer of 2021, with the horse landing the Gold Cup and there has now been a long lay-off since that victory. The six-year-old was a five-length winner in that encounter eighteen months ago, although it’s hard to judge how well the horse will perform and returning to a track in Dubai is going to make things interesting.

Previously to that Gold Cup win, there was a win in the Dubai Gold Cup at Meydan, with the horse triumphing over two miles and that was also a convincing victory by nearly six lengths. There was also a victory in the Prix Royal-Oak and a Group 1 success at Longchamp over nearly two miles on heavy ground on 25 October 2020.

Trawlerman has run a good deal more recently and the five-year-old completely outran his odds at 20/1 when finishing third in the British Champions Long Distance Cup. There was a victory at odds of 11/8 for favourite Trueshan in that race, although the Gosden-trained runner produced a solid performance and there was also a victory in the Sky Bet Ebor Handicap at York.

Silver Sonic is the other horse to consider and the seven-year-old has plenty of experience, with Yasutoshi Ikee expecting his runner to stay the course, with a victory coming at Nakayama in the Sports Nippon Sho Stayers Stakes. That was over two miles and two furlongs, so stamina might not be an issue for this runner who could end up being a popular punt.