15:05 Meydan

Thursday 7 January 2021

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Longines Spirit Collection Trophy Handicap - Dirt

Off time: 15:05 | Winning time: 1m 11.74s

(7)

Lavaspin^v⁴⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-11| J: T P O'Shea| T: S Seemar| CD

9/4

4-time C&D winner. Career best when winning 14-runner handicap at this C&D (9/2) 49 days ago. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 0/63481-

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(8)

Vale Of Kent⁹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-10| J: M Barzalona| T: S Ghadayer

20/1

17/2, 9¾ lengths last of 6 to Ostilio in listed race at Redcar (7f, heavy). Off 96 days. First run for yard after leaving Mark Johnston. Needs to prove can handle dirt.

Form: 079416-

(9)

Behavioral Bias^p,t³⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 9-7| J: R Mullen| T: S Seemar| D

7/2

Fourteen runs since last win in 2017. 12/1, good 1¾ lengths second of 7 to Important Mission in listed race at this C&D 35 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 8/36242-

(3)

Taamol³⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 9-0| J: Connor Beasley| T: A Al Rayhi| C

5/1

Course winner. Bit below form 3¾ lengths fifth of 16 to Boerhan in listed race at Abu Dhabi (8f, good) 34 days ago. Down in trip.

Form: 413095-

(5)

Madkhal²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-13| J: A de Vries| T: F Nass| C| D

3/1

Career best when winning 16-runner handicap at this course (7f, 12/1) 21 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 2/79861-

(10)

Moqarrab²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 8-11| J: A Fresu| T: M Al Mheiri

14/1

Fourteen runs since last win in 2018. Respectable 6 lengths third of 16 to Madkhal in handicap at this course (7f, 10/1) 21 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 308043-

(2)

Dark Silver²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 8-5| J: Fernando Jara| T: Ahmad Bin Harmash| D

10/1

First run since leaving Ed Walker when career best when winning 8-runner minor event (9/1) at Jebel Ali (6f) 20 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 843451-

(6)

Tupi³⁰⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 8-5| J: F Veron| T: R Bouresly| D

66/1

Unreliable type. Twenty one runs since last win in 2017. Good third of 14 in handicap (12/1) at Jebel Ali (7f). Off 10 months. Has work to do in this company.

Form: 0/05473-

Non-Runners

(4)

Fanaar³⁴

Weight: 9-8| Age: 5

T: D Watson J: Dane O'Neill

(1)

Rio Angie⁶³

Weight: 9-7| Age: 4

T: D Watson J: P J Dobbs

Forecasts

Lavaspin (9/4), Madkhal (3/1), Behavioral Bias (7/2), Rio Angie (4/1), Taamol (5/1), Dark Silver (10/1), Fanaar (12/1), Moqarrab (14/1), Vale Of Kent (20/1), Tupi (66/1)

LAVASPIN looks to be the safest option, though this is a competitive contest. Stable-companion Behavioral Bias could provide the main threat, while Rio Angie might well have a say too.