11:00 Jebel Ali

Friday 18 December 2020

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Emirates.com Handicap

Off time: 11:00 | Winning time: 1m 13.28s

(2)

Mutaraffa²⁹³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Dane O'Neill| T: M Al Mheiri

7/2

Below form third of 7 in handicap (11/2) at Meydan (6f). Off 9 months. Looks competitive on best form.

Form: 1716-03

(9)

Trickbag^t²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: A de Vries| T: J Ramadhan| D

11/1

Eighteen runs since last win in 2018. 25/1, first run since leaving Susanne Berneklint when eleventh of 14 in handicap at Meydan (6f) 29 days ago.

Form: 54-0440

(3)

Taneen²⁹³

Age: 7| Weight: 9-3| J: Szczepan Mazur| T: M Al Mheiri| C| D

10/1

Course winner. Third of 14 in handicap at Meydan (6f, good, 25/1). Off 9 months.

Form: 761/693

(1)

Motfael⁴⁶¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Tom Marquand| T: N Bachalard

8/1

Lightly-raced winner. 9/4, seventh of 8 in handicap at Chelmsford City (8f). Off 15 months. Down in trip. First run for yard after leaving Owen Burrows.

Form: 4317-

(5)

Quayside²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: T P O'Shea| T: S Seemar| D

20/1

Eighth of 14 in handicap at Meydan (6f, 33/1) 29 days ago.

Form: 714/88-8

(7)

Beachcomber Bay^b,t²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: N Crosse⁽³⁾| T: S Seemar| CD

25/1

C&D winner. 25/1, tenth of 14 in handicap at Meydan (6f) 29 days ago. Bit to prove at present.

Form: 125-860

(8)

Shajjy²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 8-11| J: C Lecoeuvre| T: M Al Mheiri| D

8/1

Twenty two runs since last win in 2017. Fifth of 8 in handicap at this course (7f) 21 days ago.

Form: 493285

(10)

Wufud¹⁸¹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-9| J: R Mullen| T: S Seemar

9/1

11/1, bit below form seventh of 14 in handicap at Naas (6f, good to soft). Off 6 months. First run for yard after leaving M. Halford.

Form: 550-077

(6)

Dahawi²⁹

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

13/8

12/1, creditable second of 14 in handicap at Meydan (6f) 29 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 0-73122

Non-Runners

(4)

Daltrey⁴⁹

Weight: 9-3| Age: 5

T: A Al Rayhi J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Dahawi (13/8), Mutaraffa (7/2), Shajjy (8/1), Motfael (8/1), Wufud (9/1), Taneen (10/1), Trickbag (11/1), Quayside (20/1), Beachcomber Bay (25/1)

DAHAWI just about gets the nod but several can't be discounted in an open contest. Mutaraffa is another to focus on, while Shajjy has place prospects too.