15:40 Meydan

Thursday 3 December 2020

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Jebel Ali Port Handicap

Off time: 15:41 | Winning time: 1m 38.87s

(5)

Bold Rex²⁵⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 9-6| J: Szczepan Mazur| T: R Bouresly| D

28/1

Sixteen runs since last win in 2016. Fifth of 11 in handicap (40/1) at Jebel Ali (9f). Off 8 months. Uphill task.

Form: 400-005

(7)

Gervais^t¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: Sandro Paiva| T: A Al Rayhi| D

8/1

12/1, good second of 11 in handicap at this course (7f) 14 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 3-03672

(2)

Philosopher¹⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 9-6| J: R Ffrench| T: S Ghadayer| D

11/1

Unreliable sort. 17/2, creditable fourth of 10 in handicap at this course (9.9f) 14 days ago, finding nothing. Down in trip.

Form: 63-0894

(9)

Arroway^b²⁰

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

20/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2019. 11/2, respectable fourth of 10 in handicap at Jebel Ali (9.7f) 20 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 230274

(15)

Burj^h²⁷²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: N Crosse⁽³⁾| T: M Hussain

40/1

Fourteen runs since last win in 2018. 25/1, below form sixth of 14 in handicap at Jebel Ali (7f). Off 9 months. Others more persuasive.

Form: 700-006

(12)

Final Rock⁴²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: R Mullen| T: R Bouresly

33/1

14/1, tenth of 14 in handicap at Kempton (11f). Off 14 months. Down in trip. First run for yard after leaving Sir Mark Prescott Bt. Bred more for turf and best watched.

Form: 2/34490-

(8)

Rayig^h³⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: S Hitchcott| T: D Watson| D

9/2

Creditable third of 8 in handicap at Jebel Ali (7f, 5/4) 34 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 1-34243

(1)

Shanaghai City²⁵⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: J Rosales| T: R Bouresly

7/1

Career best when winning 15-runner handicap (8/1) at Jebel Ali (5f). Off 8 months. Back up in trip. Merits consideration.

Form: 5-44441

(14)

Tafaakhor²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: Dane O'Neill| T: A Al Rayhi| D

7/1

4/1, respectable third of 10 in handicap at Jebel Ali (9.7f) 20 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 846233

(13)

Torno Subito^v²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: P J Dobbs| T: D Watson| D

6/1

3/1, career best when winning 12-runner maiden at Jebel Ali (8f) 20 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 6-43351

(3)

One Vision^b,t²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Connor Beasley| T: A Al Rayhi| D

12/1

14/1 and blinkered for 1st time, won 10-runner handicap at Jebel Ali (8f) 20 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 0-70001

(11)

Dirilis Ertugrul¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: F Veron| T: I Mohammed & J Santos

7/1

Creditable third of 11 in handicap (20/1) at this course (7f) 14 days ago.

Form: 0851-43

(6)

Imprison^b⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 9-0| J: A de Vries| T: R Bouresly

16/1

Career best when winning 8-runner handicap at Jebel Ali (6f) 6 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Not taken lightly.

Form: 40-5051

(16)

Mazeed^b,t¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-0| J: T P O'Shea| T: S Seemar| CD

12/1

C&D winner. Fifteen runs since last win in 2019. Creditable fourth of 11 in handicap at this course (7f, 11/1) 14 days ago.

Form: 600854

(4)

Sea Skimmer^v¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 8-13| J: P Cosgrave| T: H Al Alawi| CD

25/1

C&D winner. Sixteen runs since last win in 2017. 33/1, good third of 10 in handicap at this course (9.9f) 14 days ago. Down in trip. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 2860-53

(10)

Spring Jig²⁶⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 8-11| J: A Fresu| T: M Al Mheiri

22/1

50/1, fifth of 14 in handicap at this C&D. Off 8 months. Difficult ask.

Form: 163/085

Non-Runners

Lahmoom¹⁴

Weight: 8-10| Age: 4

T: S Ghadayer J: Reserve 1

Galesburg²⁸

Weight: 8-10| Age: 7

T: Q Aboud J: Reserve 2

Forecasts

Rayig (9/2), Torno Subito (6/1), Dirilis Ertugrul (7/1), Shanaghai City (7/1), Tafaakhor (7/1), Gervais (8/1), Philosopher (11/1), One Vision (12/1), Mazeed (12/1), Imprison (16/1), Arroway (20/1), Spring Jig (22/1), Sea Skimmer (25/1), Bold Rex (28/1), Final Rock (33/1), Burj (40/1)

SHANAGHAI CITY is well drawn to attack if getting away quickly and is the token selection in a very trappy contest. Stable-companion Imprison looks second best, while Torno Subito could also figure.