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2026 Al Quoz Sprint Preview
Scheduled to take place in March of each year during the Dubai World Cup Night at the Meydan racecourse is the Al Quoz Sprint, a Group 1 race that is run over six furlongs on turf and is open to runners aged three or older.
Al Quoz Sprint Information:
To see which runners the OLBG racing tipsters are tipping throughout the card that includes this race, head over to the Meydan tips on the day of the race, do they agree with the runners on the trend shortlist or are they predicting other runners? You may also be interested in other preview blogs that we have packed full of information, head down to the Races Covered at Dubai World Cup Night section for links to these.
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How competitive is the Al Quoz Sprint market? When looking at the over-rounds for the last 10 renewals, the most competitive market was in 2025 when the race had an over-round of 120%. The race in 2022 was a race that was most in the bookie's favour with an over-round of 125%, whilst on average over the last 10 renewals of the Al Quoz Sprint, the over-round has been 122%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £122 which is bet.
Below you will find the 2026 Al Quoz Sprint Trends, see which patterns have occurred over the recent renewals that you may be able to use for the next renewal, we also have a section that looks at the Al Quoz Sprint Trend Analysis.
These are the top three quickest-run Al Quoz Sprint over the last 10 renewals:
- Buffering (56.34) in 2016
- Sole Power (57.24) in 2015
- California Spangle (1:07.50) in 2024
Looking at the future form, is the winner worth following next time out? From the past 10 if you had followed the winner of the Al Quoz Sprint next time out then you would have backed a total of 2 winners. Backing all 9 runners who have been out since to win at SP next time out, would have returned an LSP of +7.50. Whilst we wait for the 2026 Al Quoz Sprint remember you can get daily racing predictions from the expert tipsters on the racing predictions page.
The runner that holds the record over the past 10 renewals for the slowest time in the race was set in the 2017 renewal when The Right Man from D Guillemin under the guidance of Francois-Xavier Bertras, won in a time of 1:09.59, whilst at the other end of the spectrum, Buffering, trained by Robert Heathcote and ridden by Damian Browne set the quickest time of 56.34 in the 2016 renewal.
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Al Quoz Sprint Past Winners
Here are the Al Quoz Sprint past winners for the last 10 renewals. Each row details the year of the race, the horse which won along with the age & weight of the horse. Also detailed is the stall where the horse came from and the total number of runners in the race. The horse's trainer and the jockey at the time of winning the Al Quoz Sprint are also displayed, along with the starting price at which the horse was sent off.
| Year | Horse (Drawn) | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 1:07.77 | Believing (IRE) 5yo 9-1 (1 of 11) 3/1 | William Buick George Boughey (GB) |
| 2024 1:07.50 | California Spangle (IRE) 6yo 9-4 (5 of 12) 6/1 | Brenton Avdulla A S Cruz (HK) |
| 2023 1:08.61 | Danyah (IRE) 6yo 9-5 (5 of 15) 33/1 | Dane O'Neill M Al Mheiri (UAE) |
| 2022 1:08.81 | A Case Of You (IRE) 4yo 9-0 (16 of 16) 14/1 | Ronan Whelan Adrian McGuinness (IRE) |
| 2021 1:09.26 | Extravagant Kid (USA) 8yo 9-5 (8 of 13) 14/1 | Ryan Moore Brendan P Walsh (USA) |
| 2019 1:08.39 | Blue Point (IRE) 5yo 9-0 (8 of 13) 4/6F | William Buick Charlie Appleby (GB) |
| 2018 1:09.37 | Jungle Cat (IRE) 6yo 9-0 (10 of 13) 11/4F | James Doyle Charlie Appleby (GB) |
| 2017 1:09.59 | The Right Man (GB) 5yo 9-0 (3 of 12) 12/1 | Francois-Xavier Bertras D Guillemin (FR) |
| 2016 56.34 | Buffering (AUS) 8yo 9-0 (9 of 13) 10/1 | Damian Browne Robert Heathcote (AUS) |
| 2015 57.24 | Sole Power (GB) 8yo 9-0 (7 of 16) 11/2 | Richard Hughes Edward Lynam (IRE) |
Where have the winning runners come from?
Here are the countries where the winning trainers of the Al Quoz Sprint have been based:
- GB: 3 winners with an additional 8 placings from 50 runners
- IRE: 2 winners with an additional 0 placings from 9 runners
- USA: 1 winner with an additional 6 placings from 18 runners
- HK: 1 winner with an additional 2 placings from 13 runners
- UAE: 1 winner with an additional 2 placings from 12 runners
- AUS: 1 winner with an additional 1 placing from 8 runners
- FR: 1 winner with an additional 0 placings from 8 runners
- JPN: 0 winners with an additional 1 placing from 7 runners
- BHR: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 2 runners
- CAN: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 2 runners
- KSA: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 1 runner
- SAF: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 1 runner
- KUW: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 1 runner
- CZE: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 1 runner
- QA: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 1 runner
Al Quoz Sprint Trainer Statistics
The leading trainer in the Al Quoz Sprint over the last 10 renewals is Charlie Appleby who has won the race two times with those two winners coming from Jungle Cat (2018) and Blue Point (2019).
Here are some of the top Al Quoz Sprint trainer statistics over the last 10 renewals (R = Runners, W = Winners, P = Places including winners, Win LSP is based on 1pt Win and EW LSP is based on 0.5pt Win & 0.5pt Place):
| Trainer | R-W-P | Win | EW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Appleby | 15-2-5 | -9.58 | -9.04 |
| M Al Mheiri | 3-1-1 | +31.00 | +17.80 |
| A S Cruz | 3-1-3 | +4.00 | +3.15 |
| Brendan P Walsh | 2-1-1 | +13.00 | +7.40 |
| D Guillemin | 2-1-1 | +11.00 | +6.20 |
| Edward Lynam | 2-1-1 | +4.50 | +1.75 |
| George Boughey | 2-1-1 | +2.00 | +0.80 |
| Adrian McGuinness | 1-1-1 | +14.00 | +7.00 |
| Robert Heathcote | 1-1-1 | +10.00 | +6.00 |
| Peter Miller | 6-0-4 | -6.00 | +8.80 |
Al Quoz Sprint Jockey Statistics
The leading jockey in the Al Quoz Sprint over the last 10 renewals is William Buick who has won the race two times with those two winners coming from Blue Point (2019) and Believing (2025).
Here are some of the top Al Quoz Sprint jockey statistics over the last 10 renewals (R = Runners, W = Winners, P = Places including winners, Win LSP is based on 1pt Win and EW LSP is based on 0.5pt Win & 0.5pt Place):
| Jockey | R-W-P | Win | EW |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Buick | 8-2-4 | -2.33 | -2.53 |
| Ryan Moore | 8-1-1 | +7.00 | +1.40 |
| Dane O'Neill | 3-1-1 | +31.00 | +17.80 |
| James Doyle | 3-1-1 | +0.75 | -0.35 |
| Francois-Xavier Bertras | 2-1-1 | +11.00 | +6.20 |
| Ronan Whelan | 1-1-1 | +14.00 | +7.00 |
| Damian Browne | 1-1-1 | +10.00 | +6.00 |
| Brenton Avdulla | 1-1-1 | +6.00 | +3.60 |
| Richard Hughes | 1-1-1 | +5.50 | +2.75 |
| Christophe Soumillon | 6-0-1 | -6.00 | -4.30 |
2026 Al Quoz Sprint Trends
Favourites finishing positions (oldest to latest): 2, 2, 3, 1, 1, 9, 3, 3, 2, PU
The percentage shown is the percentage of the total number of runners who fell under that factor. High percentages are less appealing than lower ones as you would expect them to do well. The trend information is based on the available information on the racing post in terms of previous runs etc.
- 10 / 10 (57%) - Had 5 - 14 wins (Career)
- 10 / 10 (60%) - Had 9 - 32 placings (Career)
- 10 / 10 (68%) - Achieved an RPR of 114+ (Career)
- 10 / 10 (69%) - Won by at least ½l (Last Win)
- 10 / 10 (69%) - Not on HY/GS/GF/FM/STD (LTO)
- 10 / 10 (70%) - Ran in 13 - 49 races (Career)
- 10 / 10 (72%) - No bigger than 10/1 (LTO)
- 10 / 10 (72%) - Had 2 - 20 placings (Trip)
- 10 / 10 (73%) - Ran in 4 - 9 races (1 Year)
- 10 / 10 (75%) - Ran in a Non Handicap (Last Win)
- 10 / 10 (76%) - Not in ENG/IRL/JPN/QAT/SAU (LTO)
- 10 / 10 (77%) - Not BB/CH/GR/RG in colour
- 10 / 10 (78%) - No bigger than 33/1
- 10 / 10 (86%) - No bigger than 12/1 (Last Win)
- 10 / 10 (87%) - Highest Run is not G3/LST
Remember to use the trends listed above along with the Meydan racing predictions to see if you can find the winner of the Al Quoz Sprint. Did you know that we have an OLBG Betting School section on OLBG? It is a place to help you improve your betting experience with articles covering numerous topics.
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Al Quoz Sprint Trend Analysis
✅ The trend factor which had produced 5+ winners and shows the best LSP, an LSP of +34.17 is when runners were off a break of 21 days.
❌ The worst performing factor that has failed to produce a single winner is when runners ran in a Handicap when last winning, when backing these the trend shows a record of 0-33.
Here are the most recent winning draws along with the further placings in brackets:
- 2025: Winner in 1 (4,2) [11 Runners]
- 2024: Winner in 5 (8,2) [12 Runners]
- 2023: Winner in 5 (6,2) [15 Runners]
- 2022: Winner in 16 (6,12) [16 Runners]
- 2021: Winner in 8 (4,2) [13 Runners]
The course which has produced the most winners of the Al Quoz Sprint is Meydan, there has been a total number of 6 winners of this race who ran at Meydan last time out.
The race is open to both sexes with the Male runners having produced a total of 9 winners from a total of 118 runners whilst the Female runners have produced 1 winner from a total of 16 runners.
Looking over the past renewals, there is only one stallion whose offspring have been disappointed with multiple attempts but no wins in the Al Quoz Sprint, that stallion is Oasis Dream who has failed to produce a winner from 9 runners.
Looking at the winning odds over the last 10 renewals, the biggest-priced winner was Danyah in 2023, winning for M Al Mheiri at odds of 33/1 under the guidance of Dane O'Neill. Looking at the runners at the head of the market over the last 10 renewals there have been 2 winning favourites in the race. Remember to bookmark the best racing tipsters page so you can get easy access to the best OLBG racing tipsters. All figures and trends above, such as the horse's previous runs are based on the information that is available on the racing post.
Races Covered at Dubai World Cup Night
Remember to head over to the Meydan predictions page to see which runner the racing tipsters are supporting in the Al Quoz Sprint and don't forget we also cover the following races at Dubai World Cup Night.
| Dubai World Cup Night Races | Last Winner | Info |
|---|---|---|
| Al Quoz Sprint | Believing (IRE) 5yo - 3/1 | George Boughey William Buick |
| Dubai Gold Cup | Dubai Future (GB) 9yo - 17/2 | Saeed bin Suroor Silvestre De Sousa |
| Dubai Golden Shaheen | Dark Saffron (USA) 3yo - 40/1 | A bin Harmash Connor Beasley |
| Dubai Sheema Classic | Danon Decile (JPN) 4yo - 14/1 | Shogo Yasuda Keita Tosaki |
| Dubai Turf | Soul Rush (JPN) 7yo - 14/1 | Yasutoshi Ikee Cristian Demuro |
| Dubai World Cup | Hit Show (USA) 5yo - 66/1 | Brad H Cox Florent Geroux |
| Godolphin Mile | Raging Torrent (USA) 4yo - 3/1 | Doug O'Neill Frankie Dettori |
| UAE Derby | Admire Daytona (JPN) 3yo - 11/1 | Yukihiro Kato Christophe-Patrice Lemaire |
Article Contributor Information
We are blessed with an excellent team of specialists and experts at OLBG. Contributing to creating and maintaining this Al Quoz Sprint Preview are at hand, Andy and Darren. They both work on the Horse racing tips team team looking after the tipsters and managing the tips settlement, whilst also creating and managing all of the horse racing event previews for International racing.
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