11:30 Jebel Ali

Friday 11 December 2020

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Commercial Bank Of Dubai - Handicap

Off time: 11:30 | Winning time: 1m 59.95s

(2)

Bois De Boulogne^p¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-11| J: Bernardo Pinheiro| T: M Hussain| CD

14/1

C&D winner. First run since leaving S. Bin Ghadayer when twelfth of 16 in handicap at Sharjah (8.4f) 13 days ago.

Form: 74034-0

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(3)

Hard Taskmaster^v²⁸⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: A de Vries| T: F Nass| D

13/2

33/1, career best when winning 14-runner handicap at Meydan (12.1f, good). Off 9 months. Down in trip. Something to prove on dirt.

Form: 111/00-1

(14)

Secret Trade^b,t²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 9-8| J: Szczepan Mazur| T: A Al Rayhi

33/1

12/1, 24½ lengths ninth of 10 to Untold Secret in handicap at this course (9.7f) 28 days ago.

Form: 484379

(6)

Untold Secret¹³

Age: 8| Weight: 9-7| J: Jose Santiago| T: S Ghadayer| CD

16/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in November. Respectable fifth of 16 in handicap at Sharjah (8.4f) 13 days ago.

Form: 575115

(5)

Celestial Spheres²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: F Veron| T: I Mohammed & J Santos| D

22/1

Respectable 9¼ lengths sixth of 10 to Untold Secret in handicap at this course (9.7f, 33/1) 28 days ago.

Form: 09-0506

(11)

Emirates Empire^t,v1³⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Connor Beasley| T: A Al Rayhi

28/1

16/1 and hooded for 1st time, first run since leaving A. Al Rayhi when eighth of 10 in handicap at Meydan (9.9f) 36 days ago. Rejoined yard after leaving E.Charpy. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 470-808

(15)

Snifter^v1¹⁷⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: P Cosgrave| T: H Alalawi

16/1

Creditable second of 7 in minor event at Marseilles Vivaux (7.4f, 49/10). Off 174 days. Back up in trip. First run for yard after leaving E. J. O'Neill. Worth a market check.

Form: 52-1352

(8)

Right Flank¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: P J Dobbs| T: D Watson| CD

3/1

C&D winner. Bit below form eighth of 16 in handicap at Sharjah (8.4f) 13 days ago.

Form: 012358

(13)

Tailor's Row^p²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: R Ffrench| T: S Ghadayer| CD

4/1

C&D winner. Good neck second of 10 to Untold Secret in handicap (7/2) here (9.7f) 28 days ago. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 211242

(9)

Arch Gold^v²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: S Hitchcott| T: D Watson| C

11/1

Course winner. 9¼ lengths seventh of 10 to Untold Secret in handicap (6/1) at this course (9.7f) 28 days ago.

Form: 1-03187

(1)

Key Bid^p²⁷³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-0| J: T P O'Shea| T: K Ramadan

20/1

Creditable fifth of 12 in handicap at Al Ain (12.9f). Off 9 months. Significantly down in trip. First run for yard after leaving S. Bin Ghadayer. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 076965

(12)

Tafaakhor⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 8-10| J: Dane O'Neill| T: A Al Rayhi| CD

9/1

C&D winner. Respectable ninth of 16 in handicap (15/2) at Meydan (8f) 8 days ago. Not taken lightly. Enters calculations.

Form: 462339

(4)

Miracle Maker²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: X Ziani| T: S Ghadayer

11/1

Career best when winning 12-runner maiden at Al Ain (9.9f) 21 days ago. Can give a good account.

Form: 980551

(10)

Montakhab²⁸⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 8-9| J: A Fresu| T: M Al Mheiri

22/1

Ninth of 14 in handicap at this C&D (12/1). Off 9 months.

Form: 99-3089

Non-Runners

(7)

Mudallel¹³

Weight: 9-5| Age: 6

T: Ahmad Bin Harmash J: Fernando Jara

Forecasts

Right Flank (3/1), Tailor's Row (4/1), Hard Taskmaster (13/2), Tafaakhor (9/1), Miracle Maker (11/1), Arch Gold (11/1), Bois De Boulogne (14/1), Mudallel (14/1), Untold Secret (16/1), Snifter (16/1), Key Bid (20/1), Montakhab (22/1), Celestial Spheres (22/1), Emirates Empire (28/1), Secret Trade (33/1)

TAILOR'S ROW may be the safest option in a wide-open handicap. Tafaakhor is taken to chase the selection home, while Miracle Maker also requires consideration.