10:00 Jebel Ali

Friday 30 October 2020

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Race 1 Handicap

Off time: 10:00 | Winning time: 1m 26.92s

(5)

Guernsey^v²³²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-11| J: S Hitchcott| T: D Watson| D

7/2

Remains a maiden after 16 Flat runs. Runner-up on last 3 starts including in 14-runner handicap (5/1) at Meydan (8f) last time. Off 7 months. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 237-222

(10)

Private Ryan^t,v³³⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Sandro Paiva| T: H Al Alawi| CD

14/1

C&D winner. 8/1, thirteenth of 16 in handicap at this C&D. More required.

Form: 77/9010-

(2)

Rayig^h²³²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: P J Dobbs| T: D Watson| C

11/10

Course winner. Respectable fourth of 14 in handicap at Meydan (8f, 7/2). Off 7 months. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 21-3424

(4)

R One^b,t²³⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: R Mullen| T: S Seemar| D

11/2

Blinkered for 1st time, respectable fifth of 16 in handicap (8/1) at this C&D. Off 7 months. Merits consideration.

Form: 051-005

(11)

Sea Skimmer^v⁵⁹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-10| J: P Cosgrave| T: H Al Alawi| C

14/1

Course winner. Fourteen runs since last win in 2017. 17/2, last of 12 in handicap at Meydan (9.9f). Off 19 months. Down in trip.

Form: 6/62860-

(9)

Dirilis Ertugrul³³⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: F Veron| T: I Mohammed & J Santos| CD

12/1

15/2, career best when winning 11-runner maiden at this C&D. Off 11 months. Makes handicap debut. Enters calculations.

Form: 89/0851-

(7)

Rich And Famous^h²³²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: R Ffrench| T: S Ghadayer

6/1

Unreliable sort. 14/1, bit below form seventh of 14 in handicap at Meydan (8f). Off 7 months.

Form: 816967

(3)

Sand Warrior^b1,t²⁴⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Connor Beasley| T: A Al Rayhi

25/1

Last of 14 in maiden (66/1) at Meydan (9f, good). Off 8 months. Down in trip. First run for yard after leaving M. Al Mheiri. Makes handicap debut. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 80-00

Non-Runners

(6)

Iftitah²²⁴

Weight: 9-7| Age: 6

T: M Al Mheiri J: A de Vries

(1)

Apolo Kid²³²

Weight: 9-3| Age: 3

T: M Al Mheiri J: Szczepan Mazur

(8)

Fares Alpha²³⁸

Weight: 9-0| Age: 4

T: S Seemar J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Rayig (11/10), Guernsey (7/2), Apolo Kid (5/1), R One (11/2), Rich And Famous (6/1), Dirilis Ertugrul (12/1), Sea Skimmer (14/1), Private Ryan (14/1), Iftitah (20/1), Sand Warrior (25/1)

RAYIG proved consistent in 4 starts after breaking his maiden and can get the UAE season proper off to a flying start for the Doug Watson/Pat Dobbs combination. The selection's stable companion Guernsey can fill the second spot, while Dirilis Ertrugal looks best of the remainder.