17:25 Meydan

Thursday 5 November 2020

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Emirates.com Handicap - Dirt

4YO plus | 1m 2f | 10 Runners | Dirt | Weighed In

Off time: 17:25 | Winning time: -

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Stricker^b,t²⁵²

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

5/1

16/1, eighth of 9 in handicap at this course (8f). Off 8 months. Up in trip. First run for yard after leaving Francisco Castro.

Form: 824-728

(3)

Firnas^h³³⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 9-5| J: X Ziani| T: S Ghadayer| D

3/1

8/1, creditable second of 7 in handicap at this C&D. Off 11 months. Merits consideration.

Form: 9/75R12-

(10)

Tried And True^v²⁵²

Age: 8| Weight: 9-2| J: S Hitchcott| T: D Watson| CD

11/2

3-time C&D winner. Below form seventh of 12 in handicap at this C&D (33/1). Off 8 months. Has gone well fresh in the past.

Form: 71-7007

(8)

Big Kitten²⁵²

Age: 5| Weight: 8-11| J: A de Vries| T: D Watson| D

11/1

28/1, eighth of 10 in handicap at Meydan (9.9f, good). Off 8 months. Others more persuasive.

Form: 567-008

(6)

Secret Trade^b,t²³⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 8-10| J: Connor Beasley| T: A Al Rayhi| CD

10/1

C&D winner. 14/1, below form third of 11 in handicap at this course (8f). Off 7 months. Back up in trip. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 10-4843

(2)

Festival Of Ages^t²³⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 8-9| J: F Veron| T: I Mohammed & J Santos| D

16/1

25/1, eighth of 11 in handicap at this course (8f). Off 7 months. Back up in trip. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 7-90408

(11)

Emirates Empire^h1,t²⁷⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 8-8| J: T P O'Shea| T: E Charpy

16/1

Tenth of 11 in handicap at Abu Dhabi (10.9f, good). Off 9 months. First run for yard after leaving A. Al Rayhi.

Form: 1470-80

(9)

Tradesman^v²⁵⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 8-7| J: R Mullen| T: D Watson| CD

9/2

16/1, didn't need to improve to win 12-runner handicap at this course (9.4f). Off 8 months. Merits consideration.

Form: 5138-61

(7)

Mailshot²⁵⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 8-6| J: Jose Santiago| T: S Ghadayer

16/1

16/1, tenth of 13 in handicap at Meydan (8f, good). Off 8 months. Back up in trip. Plenty to prove back on dirt.

Form: 13-4500

(1)

Mudallel²⁹²

Age: 6| Weight: 8-6| J: Fernando Jara| T: Ahmad Bin Harmash| CD

9/1

C&D winner. 16/1, tailed-off last of 13 to Illusional in handicap at this C&D. Off 9 months.

Form: 89465-0

Non-Runners

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Illusional²⁵⁰

Weight: 9-2| Age: 5

T: D Watson J: P J Dobbs

Forecasts

Illusional (5/2), Firnas (3/1), Tradesman (9/2), Stricker (5/1), Tried And True (11/2), Mudallel (9/1), Secret Trade (10/1), Big Kitten (11/1), Mailshot (16/1), Emirates Empire (16/1), Festival Of Ages (16/1)

FIRNAS's last couple of efforts have been likeable in general and he is the tentative choice in an open-looking finale. Illusional may be the best bet to follow the selection home, while Tradesman is another with place prospects too.