09:45 Jebel Ali

Friday 22 January 2021

All09:4510:1510:4511:1511:4512:1512:45

Race 1 - Handicap

Off time: 09:45 | Winning time: 1m 26.31s

(8)

Fly At Dawn^t⁴²

Age: 7| Weight: 9-11| J: H Lebouc⁽⁷⁾| T: I Mohammed & J Santos| OR: 89| D

33/1

20/1, twelfth of 16 in handicap at this C&D 42 days ago. Has work to do.

Form: 050/070-

(5)

Trickbag^t³⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 9-11| J: R Mullen| T: J Ramadhan| OR: 89

11/4

Nineteen runs since last win in 2018. 14/1, creditable third of 9 in handicap at this course (6f) 35 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 4/04403-

(2)

Top Clearance^t¹⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 9-5| J: Ryan Curatolo| T: N Bachalard| OR: 83| C| D

11/2

Course winner. Twelve runs since last win in 2017. 16/1, good second of 16 in handicap at this C&D 14 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 3456/4-2

(12)

Stratton Street^t³⁷⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 9-3| J: Connor Beasley| T: A Al Rayhi| OR: 81

16/1

Sixteen runs since last win in 2016. 4/1, respectable eighth of 14 in handicap at Meydan (7f, good to firm). Off 12 months. First run for yard after leaving S. Seemar.

Form: 5802/28-

(1)

Dragons Tail³²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-1| J: A de Vries| T: F Nass| OR: 79

7/1

15/2, first run since leaving Tom Dascombe when tenth of 14 in handicap at Meydan (8f, good). Off 10 months. Booking of de Vries a plus. Should go well on pick of form.

Form: 36826/0-

(4)

Shajjy¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 9-1| J: Dane O'Neill| T: M Al Mheiri| OR: 79| D

11/1

One win from 28 Flat runs. Tenth of 15 in handicap (22/1) at Meydan (5f, good) 15 days ago. Significantly back up in trip. Not taken lightly.

Form: 32854-0

(10)

Yakeen^t¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 9-1| J: Bernardo Pinheiro| T: Q Aboud| OR: 79| D

33/1

Seventh of 8 in handicap (28/1) at this course (9f) 14 days ago. Down in trip.

Form: 1008/4-7

(11)

Haafel³³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: A Fresu| T: M Al Mheiri| OR: 78| D

16/1

Twelfth of 14 in handicap at Abu Dhabi (7f, good) 33 days ago. Uphill task.

Form: 1466/00-

(3)

Eshtiraak^v³⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 8-13| J: P J Dobbs| T: D Watson| OR: 77| D

7/2

Eleven runs since last win in 2018. Creditable third of 8 in handicap at this course (8f, 16/1) 35 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 80/6853-

(7)

Hyde Park⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 8-11| J: R Ffrench| T: S Ghadayer| OR: 75| D

16/1

Eighteen runs since last win in 2017. Ninth of 13 in handicap at Meydan (7f, 14/1) 8 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 79666-9

(6)

Fawaareq^b1³⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 8-9| J: S Hitchcott| T: D Watson| OR: 73| D

6/1

Fourteen runs since last win in 2016. 11/4, good third of 11 in handicap at this course (6f) 35 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 5/00723-

(9)

Poetique¹⁵⁰⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 8-8| J: F Veron| T: R Bouresly| OR: 72

12/1

4/5, won 10-runner maiden at Newcastle (8f) on debut over 4 years ago and not seen since. First run for yard after leaving John Gosden. Questions to answer.

Form: 1/

Forecasts

Trickbag (11/4), Eshtiraak (7/2), Top Clearance (11/2), Fawaareq (6/1), Dragons Tail (7/1), Shajjy (11/1), Poetique (12/1), Hyde Park (16/1), Haafel (16/1), Stratton Street (16/1), Yakeen (33/1), Fly At Dawn (33/1)

TRICKBAG bounced back to form with a good third here last time and is taken to build on that. The Doug Watson-trained pair of Eshtiraak and Fawaareq could provide the toughest threats.