16:15 Meydan

Thursday 14 January 2021

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Jebel Ali Port Handicap - Dirt

Off time: 16:15 | Winning time: 1m 57.47s

(7)

Firnas^h⁴²

Age: 8| Weight: 9-6| J: R Ffrench| T: S Ghadayer| OR: 103| CD

5/1

9/2, career best when winning 9-runner listed race at this course (9.9f) 42 days ago by ½ length from Saltarin Dubai. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 5R12/11-

(3)

Saltarin Dubai^b⁴²

Age: 9| Weight: 9-5| J: R Mullen| T: S Seemar| OR: 102| CD

7/2

Course winner. 4/1, creditable ½-length second of 9 to Firnas in listed race at this course (9.9f) 42 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 72/3942-

(6)

Big Team⁵⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: H Crouch| T: S bin Suroor| OR: 94| D

7/2

Won 12-runner maiden at Wolverhampton (9.5f, 9/2) on debut 59 days ago, plenty in hand. Makes handicap debut. Open to improvement and bred to relish dirt.

Form: 1-

(4)

Mkfancy^b1¹¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: M Barzalona| T: S Ghadayer| OR: 94| D

22/1

7½ lengths fifth of 6 to Algiers in listed race (13/1) at Saint-Cloud (11.9f, good). Off 113 days. First run for yard after leaving P. & J. Brandt. Makes handicap debut. Dirt a big question mark.

Form: 11/2685-

(1)

Real World²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-9| J: P Cosgrave| T: S bin Suroor| OR: 93| D

5/4

Winner at Chelmsford City in October. Second of 13 in minor event at this C&D (10/11) 28 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Likely to improve further.

Form: 12-

(2)

George Villiers^b⁴²

Age: 6| Weight: 8-8| J: T P O'Shea| T: S Seemar| OR: 91| CD

12/1

Course winner. 5/1, 13½ lengths seventh of 9 to Firnas in listed race at this course (9.9f) 42 days ago.

Form: 314247-

Non-Runners

(8)

Just A Penny⁴²

Weight: 9-5| Age: 9

T: D Watson J: P J Dobbs

(5)

Grand Argentier⁶²

Weight: 8-13| Age: 9

T: D Watson J: A de Vries

Forecasts

Real World (5/4), Saltarin Dubai (7/2), Big Team (7/2), Firnas (5/1), Just A Penny (10/1), George Villiers (12/1), Grand Argentier (14/1), Mkfancy (22/1)

BIG TEAM created a very favourable impression on debut and is taken to follow up in this more competitive contest. Godolphin's other runner Real World may be the biggest danger, while Firnas should also give a good account again.