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2027 Jebel Hatta Preview
Scheduled to take place in March of each year at the Meydan racecourse is the Jebel Hatta. This Group 1 race attracts a lot of international interest. We have seen so many British riders come over to win this race, which is run over one mile and one furlong (1,800m) on the turf.
Jebel Hatta Information:
Our dedicated Meydan tips page will not only bring you predictions from the OLBG racing tipsters for the upcoming card that includes the Jebel Hatta, but will also have predictions for each meeting at Meydan throughout the season, so be sure to head over there. You may also be interested in other preview blogs that we have packed full of information. Head down to the Other Principal Races at Meydan Racecourse section for links to these.
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How competitive is the Jebel Hatta market? When looking at the over-rounds for the last 20 renewals, the most competitive market was in 2026 when the race had an over-round of 108%. The race in 2009 was a race that was most in the bookie's favour with an over-round of 134%, whilst on average over the last 20 renewals of the Jebel Hatta, the over-round has been 124%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £124 which is bet.
Below you will find the 2027 Jebel Hatta 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 Jebel Hatta Trend Analysis.
These are the top three quickest-run Jebel Hatta races over the last 20 renewals:
- Romantic Warrior (1:45.10) in 2025
- Barney Roy (1:46.09) in 2020
- Blair House (1:47.53) in 2018
Looking at the future form, is the winner worth following next time out? Over the past 20 renewals, if you had followed the winner of the Jebel Hatta next time out, then you would have backed a total of 1 winner. Backing all 18 runners who have been out since their win at SP next time out would have returned an LSP of -10.00. Remember to use the racing predictions along with the information on this page to find a bet on the 2027 Jebel Hatta.
When looking over the past 20 renewals, a time of 1:45.10 was set by Romantic Warrior in 2025, trained by C S Shum and ridden by James McDonald, which is the quickest time over that period. The slowest winning time was set in 2010 when Presvis won in a time of 1:52.93 for trainer Luca Cumani, who booked Ryan Moore in the saddle.
Jebel Hatta Past Winners
Here are the Jebel Hatta 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 from which the horse came and the total number of runners in the race. The horse's trainer and the jockey at the time of winning the Jebel Hatta are also displayed, along with the starting price at which the horse was sent off.
| Year | Horse (Drawn) | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 1:47.64 | Opera Ballo (IRE) 4yo 9-0 (3 of 6) 2/5F | William Buick Charlie Appleby (GB) |
| 2025 1:45.10 | Romantic Warrior (IRE) 7yo 9-0 (1 of 8) 6/5 | James McDonald C S Shum (HK) |
| 2024 1:47.89 | Measured Time (GB) 4yo 8-13 (6 of 9) 6/5F | William Buick Charlie Appleby (GB) |
| 2023 1:48.19 | Alfareeq (IRE) 6yo 9-0 (9 of 14) 25/1 | Dane O'Neill M Al Mheiri (UAE) |
| 2022 1:48.89 | Alfareeq (IRE) 5yo 9-0 (1 of 14) 14/1 | Dane O'Neill M Al Mheiri (UAE) |
| 2021 1:48.44 | Lord Glitters (FR) 8yo 9-0 (11 of 11) 9/4 | Daniel Tudhope David O'Meara (GB) |
| 2020 1:46.09 | Barney Roy (GB) 6yo 9-0 (12 of 13) 4/6F | William Buick Charlie Appleby (GB) |
| 2019 1:48.17 | Dream Castle (GB) 5yo 9-0 (9 of 10) 9/4 | Christophe Soumillon Saeed bin Suroor (GB) |
| 2018 1:47.53 | Blair House (IRE) 5yo 9-0 (3 of 11) 16/1 | James Doyle Charlie Appleby (GB) |
| 2017 1:49.95 | Decorated Knight (GB) 5yo 9-0 (1 of 12) 2/1F | Andrea Atzeni Roger Charlton (GB) |
Where have the winning runners come from?
Here are the countries where the winning trainers of the Jebel Hatta have been based:
- GB: 12 winners with an additional 23 placings from 93 runners
- UAE: 4 winners with an additional 6 placings from 68 runners
- SAF: 2 winners with an additional 10 placings from 40 runners
- IRE: 1 winner with an additional 0 placings from 8 runners
- HK: 1 winner with an additional 0 placings from 3 runners
- KUW: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 4 runners
- FR: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 4 runners
- QA: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 4 runners
- BHR: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 2 runners
- NOR: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 2 runners
- TUR: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 1 runner
- AUS: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 1 runner
- KSA: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 1 runner
- NZ: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 1 runner
- USA: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 1 runner
- JPN: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 1 runner
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Jebel Hatta Trainer Statistics
The leading trainer in the Jebel Hatta over the last 20 renewals is Charlie Appleby, who has won the race five times, with those five winners coming from Tryster (2016), Blair House (2018), Barney Roy (2020), Measured Time (2024) and Opera Ballo (2026). Other trainers who have recorded multiple wins in the Jebel Hatta are Saeed bin Suroor (3 wins), M F De Kock (2 wins) and M Al Mheiri (2 wins). Two trainers have not had the best of times over the last 20 renewals in the Jebel Hatta. Doug Watson has sent a total of 11 runners to the race without recording any wins, whilst A R Al Rayhi has sent out 10 without a winner.
Here are some of the top Jebel Hatta trainer statistics over the last 20 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 | 25-5-14 | -1.29 | +1.68 |
| Saeed bin Suroor | 25-3-6 | -8.75 | -12.07 |
| M F De Kock | 33-2-10 | -13.00 | -7.69 |
| M Al Mheiri | 6-2-2 | +35.00 | +19.40 |
| D Selvaratnam | 3-1-1 | +8.00 | +4.00 |
| A bin Huzaim | 3-1-1 | +5.00 | +1.50 |
| Luca Cumani | 3-1-2 | +2.00 | +1.02 |
| David O'Meara | 3-1-1 | +0.25 | -0.65 |
| Michael Bell | 2-1-1 | +11.00 | +6.20 |
| Charles O'Brien | 2-1-1 | +8.00 | +3.50 |
Jebel Hatta Jockey Statistics
The leading jockey in the Jebel Hatta over the last 20 renewals is William Buick, who has won the race five times, with those five winners coming from Sajjhaa (2013), Tryster (2016), Barney Roy (2020), Measured Time (2024) and Opera Ballo (2026). Other jockeys who have recorded multiple wins in the Jebel Hatta are Christophe Soumillon (2 wins), Dane O'Neill (2 wins) and James Doyle (2 wins). There is one jockey who has not had the best of times in the Jebel Hatta; Mickael Barzalona has ridden 13 runners in the race without recording any wins.
Here are some of the top Jebel Hatta jockey statistics over the last 20 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 | 14-5-9 | +0.71 | -0.34 |
| Christophe Soumillon | 10-2-4 | -3.75 | -3.89 |
| Dane O'Neill | 9-2-3 | +32.00 | +19.40 |
| James Doyle | 8-2-4 | +14.00 | +8.93 |
| Ryan Moore | 9-1-3 | -4.00 | -4.48 |
| Andrea Atzeni | 6-1-3 | -3.00 | +0.00 |
| K Shea | 5-1-1 | +12.00 | +5.60 |
| Johnny Murtagh | 5-1-2 | +6.00 | +2.50 |
| Jamie Spencer | 4-1-1 | +9.00 | +4.20 |
| Daniel Tudhope | 4-1-2 | -0.75 | +2.15 |
2027 Jebel Hatta Trends
Favourites finishing positions (oldest to latest): 2, 9, 5, 2, 3, 3, 6, 1, 6, 1, 1, 2, 2, 1, 3, 6, 3, 1, F, 1
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.
- 20 / 20 (53%) - Achieved an RPR of 107+ (LTO)
- 20 / 20 (61%) - Within the first 7 of the market
- 20 / 20 (66%) - No bigger than 25/1
- 20 / 20 (73%) - Placed within last 2 starts
- 20 / 20 (74%) - Break of 7 - 176 days (Last Place)
- 20 / 20 (75%) - Had 1 - 5 placings (180 Days)
- 20 / 20 (76%) - Not on SFT/GS/FM/FS (Debut)
- 20 / 20 (76%) - Had 2 - 8 placings (1 Year)
- 20 / 20 (79%) - Held an OR of 106+
- 20 / 20 (80%) - Furthest Placed 1m1f - 1m5f
- 20 / 20 (80%) - No bigger than 20/1 (LTO)
- 20 / 20 (81%) - Break of 16 - 608 days (Last Win)
- 20 / 20 (82%) - In a field of 6 - 14 (Last Win)
- 20 / 20 (83%) - Carried 123 - 132lbs (Last Win)
- 20 / 20 (84%) - Beaten no more -7½l (LTO)
Remember to use the trends listed above, along with the Meydan racing predictions, to see if you can find the winner of the Jebel Hatta. 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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Jebel Hatta Trend Analysis
✅ The trend factor, which has produced 10+ winners and shows the best LSP, an LSP of +35.16, is when runners had the same jockey as when they last won.
❌ The worst performing factor that has failed to produce a single winner is when runners had 0 places in the past 180 days, when backing these, the trend shows a record of 0-59.
Here are the most recent winning draws, along with the further placings in brackets:
- 2026: Winner in 3 (2) [6 Runners]
- 2025: Winner in 1 (8,4) [8 Runners]
- 2024: Winner in 6 (7,8) [9 Runners]
- 2023: Winner in 9 (13,2) [14 Runners]
- 2022: Winner in 1 (9,6) [14 Runners]
The course which has produced the most winners of the Jebel Hatta is Meydan; there have been a total of 14 winners of this race who ran at Meydan last time out.
The race is open to both sexes, with male runners having produced a total of 19 winners from a total of 216 runners, while female runners have produced 1 winner from a total of 18 runners.
Looking over the past renewals, these are the stallions whose offspring have produced multiple winners of the Jebel Hatta:
- Dark Angel (2 Wins)
- Frankel (2 Wins)
These are the stallions whose offspring have not produced a winner of the Jebel Hatta despite multiple attempts:
- Dansili (0 Wins from 5 runners)
- Exceed And Excel (0 Wins from 5 runners)
- Lope De Vega (0 Wins from 5 runners)
Looking at the winning odds over the last 20 renewals, the biggest-priced winner was Alfareeq in 2023, winning for M Al Mheiri at odds of 25/1 under the guidance of Dane O'Neill. Looking at the runners at the head of the market over the last 20 renewals, there have been 6 winning favourites in the race. Whilst we wait for the 2027 Jebel Hatta, remember you can get daily racing predictions from the top racing tipsters on the best racing tipsters page. All figures and trends above, such as the horse's previous runs, are based on the information that is available on the Racing Post.
Route to the Jebel Hatta
Many trainers target races as preparation for the Jebel Hatta. These are the races which the recent winners ran in before coming here:
| Info | Last Race |
|---|---|
| 2026 - Opera Ballo Meydan - 1st of 7 (4/6) | Al Rashidiya Sponsored By Emaar |
| 2025 - Romantic Warrior Sha Tin - 1st of 11 (1/10) | Hong Kong Cup |
| 2024 - Measured Time Meydan - 1st of 11 (15/8) | Al Rashidiya |
| 2023 - Alfareeq Meydan - 2nd of 10 (14/1) | Singspiel Stakes Presented by Emaar |
| 2022 - Alfareeq Meydan - 2nd of 13 (20/1) | Zabeel Mile Presented By Emaar Beachfront |
| 2021 - Lord Glitters Meydan - 3rd of 7 (11/4) | Al Rashidiya Sponsored By emirates.com |
| 2020 - Barney Roy Meydan - 1st of 7 (6/5) | Al Rashidiya Sponsored By Hamdan Bin Mohammed Cruise Terminal |
| 2019 - Dream Castle Meydan - 1st of 9 (7/4) | Al Rashidiya sponsored by Emirates Global Aluminium |
| 2018 - Blair House Meydan - 1st of 12 (3/1) | AZIZI Victoria |
| 2017 - Decorated Knight Lingfield (AW) - 1st of 8 (9/2) | Betway Winter Derby Trial Stakes |
Article Contributor Information
We are fortunate to have an excellent team of specialists and experts at OLBG. Contributing to the creation and maintenance of this Jebel Hatta Preview are Andy and James. They both work on the Horse Racing Tips team, overseeing the tipsters and managing the tip settlement, while also creating and managing all the horse racing event previews for International racing.
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