18:00 Meydan

Thursday 17 December 2020

All14:3015:0515:4016:1516:5017:2518:00

Longines Spirit Collection Handicap

3YO plus | 7f | 16 Runners | Dirt | Weighed In

Off time: 18:00 | Winning time: -

(11)

Moqarrab²⁸⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Bernardo Pinheiro| T: M Al Mheiri| OR: 88| D

10/1

Thirteen runs since last win in 2018. 10/3, respectable fourth of 14 in handicap at Jebel Ali (7f). Off 9 months.

Form: 0-30804

(13)

Tabarak³⁶⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: R Ffrench| T: R Bouresly| OR: 84| CD

50/1

C&D winner. 20/1, seventh of 9 in handicap at this course (6f). Off 12 months. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 8177-

(3)

Visible Charm⁴³²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: C Lecoeuvre| T: M Hussain| OR: 83

28/1

Good third of 12 in nursery (7/1) at Newmarket (7f, soft). Off 14 months. Makes dirt debut. First run for yard after leaving Charlie Appleby. Something to find on form.

Form: 231223-

(2)

Knockacullion^t²⁹²

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: T P O'Shea| T: S Seemar| OR: 82

20/1

12/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, last of 12 in handicap at this course (9.4f). Off 9 months. Down in trip. First run for yard after leaving A. Bin Harmash. Must improve.

Form: 3321-60

(15)

Lacienegaboulevard³¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: G Avranche| T: M Ibrahim| OR: 82| CD

40/1

C&D winner. 7/2, respectable fourth of 13 in handicap at Jebel Ali (7f). Off 10 months. First run for yard after leaving Fawzi Abdulla Nass. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 63/2-514

(12)

Takuendo¹⁶⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: Fernando Jara| T: A Bin Harmash| OR: 82| D

28/1

68/10, last of 12 in claimer at Longchamp (6.5f, good). Off 168 days. First run for yard after leaving F. Head. Makes handicap/dirt debut.

Form: 329-500

(7)

Twelfthofneverland⁵³⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: Tom Marquand| T: S Seemar| OR: 82

18/1

25/1, fourth of 6 in claimer at Belmont (8f). Off 17 months. First run for yard after leaving Raymond Handal. Best watched for now.

Form: 1/12044-

(5)

Shanty Star⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: F Veron| T: R Bouresly| OR: 79| C

16/1

Course winner. Below form fifth of 16 in handicap at Jebel Ali (7f, 14/1) 6 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 909125

(8)

Antonio Vivaldi²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-9| J: A Fresu| T: M Al Mheiri| OR: 78| CD

4/1

Won 9-runner maiden (7/1) at this C&D 28 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 321

(9)

Madkhal¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-9| J: A de Vries| T: F Nass| OR: 78

10/1

Sixth of 16 in handicap at Sharjah (8.4f) 19 days ago. Uphill task.

Form: 72-7986

(6)

Mayaadeen²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 8-9| J: Dane O'Neill| T: D Watson| OR: 78| CD

11/2

Career best when winning 11-runner handicap (7/2) at this C&D 28 days ago by ½ length from Gervais, always holding on. Merits consideration.

Form: 187951

(4)

Ra'ad^t1²⁹²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: R Mullen| T: S Seemar| OR: 78

13/2

Won maiden for Bob Baffert in USA in 2019. 17¼ lengths fifth of 6 to Nadal in Grade 2 San Vincente Stakes at Santa Anita last time (7f). Off 10 months. One to take very seriously on stable debut.

Form: 41-59

(10)

Etisalat^b,t⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 8-8| J: S Hitchcott| T: A Al Rayhi| OR: 77| D

20/1

20/1, below form seventh of 16 in handicap at Jebel Ali (7f) 6 days ago.

Form: 339407

(16)

Gervais¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 8-7| J: Sandro Paiva| T: A Al Rayhi| OR: 76| C

8/1

15/2, won 16-runner handicap at this course (8f) 14 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 036721

Speedy Move^v⁴²

Age: 8| Weight: 8-7| J: N Crosse| T: S Seemar| OR: 76| CD

9/1

C&D winner. 2 wins from 6 runs this year. Eighth of 10 in handicap at this C&D 42 days ago. RESERVE.

Form: 221018

Trenchard¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 8-7| J: P Cosgrave| T: D Watson| OR: 76| C| D

22/1

Course winner. Fourteenth of 16 in handicap at Sharjah (8.4f) 19 days ago. RESERVE.

Form: 8-02730

Non-Runners

(1)

Lost In Time⁴⁸

Weight: 8-13| Age: 3

T: S bin Suroor J: P Cosgrave

(14)

Lytham St Annes²⁸

Weight: 8-13| Age: 7

T: D Watson J: Non Runner

Ejbaar²⁸

Weight: 8-7| Age: 8

T: M Al Mheiri J: Reserve 2

California Jumbo²⁸

Weight: 8-6| Age: 5

T: M Al Mheiri J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Antonio Vivaldi (4/1), Mayaadeen (11/2), Ra'ad (13/2), Gervais (8/1), Speedy Move (9/1), Madkhal (10/1), Moqarrab (10/1), Shanty Star (16/1), Lost In Time (16/1), Twelfthofneverland (18/1), Etisalat (20/1), Knockacullion (20/1), Trenchard (22/1), Takuendo (28/1), Visible Charm (28/1), Lacienegaboulevard (40/1), Tabarak (50/1)

An open contest, though RA'AD has the potential to be well ahead of his opening mark on UAE/handicap debut. Mayaadeen looks sure to go well again and is the next pick, while Antonio Vivaldi may still have more to offer.