15:15 Meydan

Saturday 16 January 2021

All13:3014:0514:4015:1515:5016:25

Lincoln Corsair Handicap - Turf

4YO plus | 1m | 14 Runners | Turf | Weighed In

Off time: 15:16 | Winning time: 1m 37.77s

(8)

Antonio Vivaldi³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: A Fresu| T: M Al Mheiri| OR: 79

11/8

Winner here in November. Thirteenth of 16 in handicap (4/1) at Meydan (7f) 30 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 3210-

(14)

Daffg^t,v⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-4| J: Fernando Jara| T: A Bin Harmash| OR: 79

10/1

Fourteen runs since last win in 2018. Creditable second of 13 in handicap at Abu Dhabi (7f, good) 6 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 6/2068-2

(13)

King Of Arms^b1²¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: R Ffrench| T: S Ghadayer| OR: 79| D

11/2

Fifth of 12 in handicap (8/1) at Newbury (8f, good) for John Gosden when last seen 7 months ago. Blinkers replace cheekpieces. Looks competitive on form and has joined a top local yard.

Form: 263/125-

(5)

Sugar Boy^p,t⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 9-4| J: Bernardo Pinheiro| T: Q Aboud| OR: 79| D

25/1

Creditable eighth of 13 in handicap () at Abu Dhabi (7f, good) 6 days ago.

Form: 00772-8

(3)

Beachcomber Bay^t,v1²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: N Crosse⁽³⁾| T: S Seemar| OR: 78

33/1

16/1, last of 9 in handicap at Jebel Ali (6f) 29 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Questions to answer.

Form: 25/8609-

(10)

Burj^h⁴⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: Sandro Paiva| T: M Hussain| OR: 78

33/1

Fifteen runs since last win in 2018. Last of 16 in handicap at Meydan (8f, 33/1) 44 days ago.

Form: 00/0060-

(9)

King's Shadow^t,v⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 9-3| J: C Lecoeuvre| T: E Charpy| OR: 78

20/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2019. Tenth of 13 in handicap at Abu Dhabi (7f, good) 6 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 65966-0

(12)

Rua Augusta^t,v⁶⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: Harry Bentley| T: A Bin Harmash| OR: 78| CD

14/1

C&D winner. Below form ninth of 16 in handicap at Abu Dhabi (7f, good) 69 days ago.

Form: 6/67299-

(4)

Sadeedd^t³⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Ryan Curatolo| T: N Bachalard| OR: 78

14/1

10/3, career best when winning 13-runner maiden at Jebel Ali (6f) 36 days ago. Significantly back up in trip. Makes turf/handicap debut.

Form: 4/44021-

(11)

Imperial Empire⁴⁷¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: T P O'Shea| T: S Seemar| OR: 76| BF

20/1

Lightly-raced winner. Sixth of 8 in nursery (3/1) at Lingfield (8f, AW), finding little. Off 15 months. First run for yard after leaving Charlie Appleby.

Form: 64216/

(6)

Madame Ellingtina^b,t1³⁰²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: R Mullen| T: S Seemar| OR: 76

14/1

Blinkered for 1st time, won 7-runner minor event (16/1) at Jebel Ali (7f). Off 10 months. Makes handicap/turf debut. Will find this tougher but still unexposed.

Form: 801-

(1)

Ring Dancer^b1,t³¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-0| J: F Veron| T: I Mohammed| OR: 75| D

33/1

Eleventh of 14 in handicap at Meydan (8f, 14/1). Off 10 months. First run for yard after leaving Simon Crisford. Best watched.

Form: 219/000-

(7)

Kanood^t,v³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: A de Vries| T: F Nass| OR: 75

9/2

Winner here in December. 10/3, respectable fifth of 13 in handicap at Meydan (10.9f) 30 days ago. Down in trip. Can make presence felt.

Form: 0915-

(2)

Glorious Poet⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 8-13| J: H Lebouc⁽⁷⁾| T: M Ibrahim| OR: 74| D

66/1

Seventeen runs since last win in 2017. Eleventh of 14 in handicap at Sharjah (6f) 7 days ago. 15lb higher now. Significantly back up in trip. Difficult ask.

Form: 29797-0

Non-Runners

(1)

Native Appeal²⁸

Weight: 9-3| Age: 6

T: D Watson J: Non Runner

(2)

Dark Thunder⁷⁸

Weight: 9-2| Age: 5

T: D Watson J: Non Runner

(7)

One Idea¹⁴²

Weight: 9-0| Age: 4

T: D Watson J: Non Runner

Antimo⁷⁸

Weight: 8-13| Age: 8

T: A Al Shemaili J: Reserve 1

Forecasts

Antonio Vivaldi (11/8), Kanood (9/2), Dark Thunder (5/1), King Of Arms (11/2), Native Appeal (8/1), Daffg (10/1), One Idea (10/1), Rua Augusta (14/1), Sadeedd (14/1), Madame Ellingtina (14/1), Imperial Empire (20/1), King's Shadow (20/1), Sugar Boy (25/1), Beachcomber Bay (33/1), Burj (33/1), Ring Dancer (33/1), Glorious Poet (66/1)

The ex-John Gosden trained KING OF ARMS is interesting making his UAE debut for a yard going well. Kanood may be next best, while Madame Ellingtina may have more to offer.