17:25 Meydan

Thursday 17 December 2020

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Longines Spirit Collection Stakes

3YO only | 1m 1f 110y | 13 Runners | Dirt | Weighed In

Off time: 17:25 | Winning time: -

(9)

Commanding⁴²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: T P O'Shea| T: S Seemar| OR: 94| C

9/2

Useful colt. Course winner. Respectable second of 7 in minor event at this course (7f, 4/1) 42 days ago, no match for winner. Significantly back up in trip. Enters calculations.

Form: 21-1842

(2)

Miracle Maker⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: X Ziani| T: S Ghadayer| OR: 70| D

25/1

Fair form. Winner at Al Ain in November. 11/1, creditable second of 14 in handicap at Jebel Ali (9f) 6 days ago.

Form: 805512

(4)

Real World⁵⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: P Cosgrave| T: S bin Suroor| OR: 95| D

10/11

Promising individual. Won 6-runner minor event at Chelmsford City (10f, 4/5) on debut 54 days ago, plenty in hand. New surface a question mark but open to plenty of improvement.

Form: 1

(6)

Sanad Libya^v⁴²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: R Mullen| T: S Seemar| OR: 80

18/1

Fairly useful form. 13/2, fourth of 7 in minor event at this course (7f) 42 days ago. Significantly back up in trip.

Form: 3-174

(10)

Shamikh³⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Tom Marquand| T: N Bachalard| OR: 75

7/1

Won 11-runner maiden at Jebel Ali (7f, 9/1) 34 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Open to improvement.

Form: 1

(7)

Apolo Kid¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: F Veron| T: M Al Mheiri| OR: 62

100/1

Fair colt. 8/1, eleventh of 15 in maiden at this course (8f) 14 days ago. Uphill task.

Form: 904340

(1)

Emirates Currency^b1,t⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: A de Vries| T: A Al Rayhi| OR: 75

33/1

Fairly useful form. 8/1, first run since leaving E. Charpy when tenth of 13 in maiden at Jebel Ali (6f) 6 days ago. Significantly back up in trip.

Form: 840700

(12)

Flamewood^p1¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: Bernardo Pinheiro| T: A Al Mehairbi

100/1

20/1, last of 15 in maiden at this course (8f) 14 days ago. Very hard to make a case for.

Form: 0

(8)

Lake Causeway^v³⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: A Fresu| T: S Seemar| OR: 80

40/1

Fairly useful gelding. Blinkered for 1st time, below form 10¾ lengths sixth of 11 to Shamikh in maiden at Jebel Ali (7f, 13/8) 34 days ago. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 224066

(11)

Regal Legacy^b1,t1³¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: Sandro Paiva| T: A Al Rayhi

22/1

Once-raced maiden. Cheekpieces on, second of 6 in minor event at Wolverhampton (12.2f, 6/1) on debut. Off 10 months. Down in trip. First run for yard after leaving Charlie Appleby. Open to progress.

Form: 2

(13)

Royal Castle³³⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: P J Dobbs| T: D Watson| OR: 81| BF

15/2

Twice-raced maiden. 13/8, third of 7 in minor event at Kempton (12f), having run of race. Off 11 months. Down in trip. First run for yard after leaving Charlie Appleby.

Form: 43

(3)

Spirit Of Light¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: C Lecoeuvre| T: E Charpy| OR: 79

33/1

Fairly useful gelding. 12/1, below form second of 15 in maiden at this course (8f) 14 days ago.

Form: 4-45552

(5)

Tapi Sioux¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: N Crosse⁽³⁾| T: D Watson| OR: 67

66/1

Fair filly. 10/1, tenth of 13 in maiden at this course (9.9f) 14 days ago.

Form: 53-3650

Forecasts

Real World (10/11), Commanding (9/2), Shamikh (7/1), Royal Castle (15/2), Sanad Libya (18/1), Regal Legacy (22/1), Miracle Maker (25/1), Spirit Of Light (33/1), Emirates Currency (33/1), Lake Causeway (40/1), Tapi Sioux (66/1), Apolo Kid (100/1), Flamewood (100/1)

REAL WORLD created a big impression on debut and is the pick despite being unproven on the surface. Commanding may be the one best placed to take advantage if the selection fails to fire, while Royal Castle is another interesting new face to the UAE.