18:00 Meydan

Thursday 14 January 2021

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

Mina Rashid Handicap - Turf

Off time: 18:01 | Winning time: 1m 23.11s

(7)

Melicertes⁴³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: R Mullen| T: S Seemar| OR: 99

15/2

35/10, creditable 1½ lengths second of 7 to Enjoy The Moon in listed race at Chantilly (9.9f, soft). Off 14 months. Down in trip. First run for yard after leaving A. Fabre. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 214522/

(16)

Dubai Legacy¹¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: P Cosgrave| T: S bin Suroor| OR: 98| D

11/2

Good third of 6 in handicap at Chelmsford City (7f, 11/4). Off 116 days. Can give a good account.

Form: 1/58063-

(13)

Seniority^b³⁰⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 9-5| J: T P O'Shea| T: S Seemar| OR: 98| D

16/1

Blinkered for 1st time, very good ½-length second of 12 to Gm Hopkins in Group 3 Abu Dhabi Championship at Abu Dhabi (10.9f, good). Off 10 months. Significantly down in trip. Can make presence felt.

Form: 350/802-

(3)

Moqtarreb³⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Dane O'Neill| T: A Al Rayhi| OR: 97

6/1

6/1, below form sixth of 16 in handicap at Jebel Ali (7f) 34 days ago.

Form: 402726-

(4)

Zainhom³⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 9-4| J: A Fresu| T: M Al Mheiri| OR: 97| D

17/2

Eleven runs since last win in 2019. 16/1, below form fourth of 16 in handicap at Jebel Ali (7f) 34 days ago. 15lb higher now. Others more persuasive.

Form: 352614-

(6)

Tashweeq³⁰⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 9-2| J: Szczepan Mazur| T: M Al Mheiri| OR: 95| CD

14/1

C&D winner. Tenth of 15 in minor event (12/1) at Jebel Ali (7f). Off 10 months. Has work to do.

Form: 90/1300-

(9)

Nayslayer^v²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: Harry Bentley| T: J Ramadhan| OR: 94| D

16/1

Career best when winning 14-runner handicap at Abu Dhabi (7f, good) 25 days ago. Booking of Bentley a plus.

Form: 066371-

(10)

Yaalail^b⁴¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-1| J: Sandro Paiva| T: A Al Rayhi| OR: 94| D

14/1

Bit below form 5¼ lengths seventh of 16 to Boerhan in listed race () at Abu Dhabi (8f, good) 41 days ago.

Form: 525567-

(12)

Laieth⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-0| J: R Ffrench| T: F Nass| OR: 93| D

8/1

Bit below form seventh of 15 in handicap (18/1) at this course (5f, good) 7 days ago. Significantly back up in trip. Uphill task.

Form: 20538-7

(15)

Speed Chance^v1⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: Fernando Jara| T: A Bin Harmash| OR: 92

33/1

Two wins from 5 runs last year. 28/1, last of 16 in handicap at Jebel Ali (7f) 6 days ago. Very hard to make a case for.

Form: 11867-0

(1)

Wasim⁴¹

Age: 6| Weight: 8-13| J: M Barzalona| T: I Mohammed| OR: 92| CD

5/1

C&D winner. 8½ lengths thirteenth of 16 to Boerhan in listed race at Abu Dhabi (8f, good) 41 days ago. Booking of Barzalona a plus. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 3/54030-

(14)

Madkhal⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 8-8| J: A de Vries| T: F Nass| OR: 87| D

6/1

Latest win here in December. Creditable fourth of 8 in handicap (3/1) at Meydan (6f) 7 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 79861-4

Way of Wisdom^b⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 8-6| J: N Crosse| T: S Seemar| OR: 85| C

22/1

Course winner. 16/1, tenth of 15 in handicap at this course (5f, good) 7 days ago. Significantly back up in trip. RESERVE.

Form: 2/1760-0

Non-Runners

(11)

Mutamaasik¹⁴⁷

Weight: 9-5| Age: 5

T: D Watson J: Dane O'Neill

(5)

Fanaar⁴¹

Weight: 9-4| Age: 5

T: D Watson J: P J Dobbs

(2)

Corvair¹⁶⁶

Weight: 9-1| Age: 4

T: S & E Crisford J: James Doyle

(8)

Motafaawit⁴¹

Weight: 9-0| Age: 5

T: D Watson J: S Hitchcott

Forecasts

Wasim (5/1), Mutamaasik (5/1), Dubai Legacy (11/2), Moqtarreb (6/1), Madkhal (6/1), Corvair (7/1), Melicertes (15/2), Laieth (8/1), Zainhom (17/2), Yaalail (14/1), Tashweeq (14/1), Fanaar (14/1), Nayslayer (16/1), Seniority (16/1), Motafaawit (20/1), Way of Wisdom (22/1), Speed Chance (33/1)

MUTAMAASIK is very much of interest making his UAE debut for top local trainer Doug Watson. Dubai Legacy may provide the biggest threat, while Melicertes is another new face to take note of.