16:15 Meydan

Thursday 17 December 2020

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Longines Spirit Collection Handicap

4YO plus | 1m 3f | 13 Runners | Dirt | Weighed In

Off time: 16:15 | Winning time: 2m 19.01s

(4)

Welsh Lord²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: A Fresu| T: M Al Mheiri| OR: 82| C

7/2

Won 10-runner handicap (10/1) at this course (9.9f) 28 days ago by 2 lengths from Meqdam. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 0-00631

(11)

Tradesman^v⁴²

Age: 8| Weight: 9-5| J: P J Dobbs| T: D Watson| OR: 81| C

6/1

Course winner. Below form sixth of 10 in handicap at this course (9.9f, 7/2) 42 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 138-616

(7)

Secret Trade^b,t⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 9-2| J: Sandro Paiva| T: A Al Rayhi| OR: 78| C

14/1

Course winner. Fifth of 14 in handicap (28/1) at Jebel Ali (9f) 6 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 843795

(12)

Gundogdu^b,t1²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: X Ziani| T: S Ghadayer| OR: 77| C

16/1

Unreliable sort. 4-time course winner. Tailed-off last of 10 to Welsh Lord in handicap (4/1) at this course (9.9f) 28 days ago.

Form: 00-1960

(6)

Mulfit³⁷⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Dane O'Neill| T: D Watson| OR: 77| C

12/1

Course winner. 7/2, respectable fifth of 12 in handicap at this C&D. Off 12 months. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 2/8215-

(13)

Blue Sovereign^p⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 8-13| J: C Lecoeuvre| T: E Charpy| OR: 75

16/1

6/1, career best when winning 7-runner minor event at Jebel Ali (9.7f) 6 days ago.

Form: 961261

(1)

Kanood^t,v¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: A de Vries| T: F Nass| OR: 75| C

10/3

Tongue strap on for 1st time, won 13-runner maiden (40/1) at this course (9.9f) 14 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Has good chance from fair opening mark.

Form: 091

(9)

Philosopher¹⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 8-10| J: R Ffrench| T: S Ghadayer| OR: 72

25/1

Unreliable sort. Thirteenth of 16 in handicap at this course (8f, 11/1) 14 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 3-08940

(3)

Emirates Empire^b1,t⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 8-9| J: F Veron| T: A Al Rayhi| OR: 71

40/1

Visored for 1st time, first run since leaving E. Charpy when thirteenth of 14 in handicap at Jebel Ali (9f, 20/1) 6 days ago. Back up in trip. Uphill task.

Form: 70-8080

(10)

Immortalised^b²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 8-8| J: T P O'Shea| T: S Seemar| OR: 70| CD

14/1

C&D winner. 13/2, 10¾ lengths eighth of 10 to Welsh Lord in handicap at this course (9.9f) 28 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 28-1448

(5)

Key Bid^p⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 8-7| J: N Crosse⁽³⁾| T: K Ramadan| OR: 69| C

40/1

Course winner. Sixteen runs since last win in 2018. First run since leaving S. Bin Ghadayer when last of 14 in handicap at Jebel Ali (9f, 16/1) 6 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 769650

(8)

Meqdam^h²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: S Hitchcott| T: D Watson| OR: 69

6/1

Good 2 lengths second of 10 to Welsh Lord in handicap (7/2) at this course (9.9f) 28 days ago. Can give a good account.

Form: 3-04122

(2)

Sa'ada²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 8-7| J: Fernando Jara| T: A Bin Harmash| OR: 69

16/1

Back to form when winning 13-runner handicap at Jebel Ali (9.7f) 20 days ago. This demands more.

Form: 3-00041

Forecasts

Kanood (10/3), Welsh Lord (7/2), Meqdam (6/1), Tradesman (6/1), Mulfit (12/1), Secret Trade (14/1), Immortalised (14/1), Sa'ada (16/1), Blue Sovereign (16/1), Gundogdu (16/1), Philosopher (25/1), Key Bid (40/1), Emirates Empire (40/1)

KANOOD starts off life in handicaps from a fair mark and can follow up his maiden win here a fortnight ago. Welsh Lord is chief among the opposition, while Tradesman should also be thereabouts.