12:15 Jebel Ali

Friday 22 January 2021

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

Race 6 - Handicap

Off time: 12:15 | Winning time: 2m 2.48s

(16)

Rougher⁴²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-11| J: P J Dobbs| T: D Watson| OR: 65

2/1

Very good second of 8 in maiden at this course (8f, 11/2) 42 days ago. Back up in trip. Merits consideration.

Form: 085/422-

(9)

Al Barez^v¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 9-10| J: P Cosgrave| T: H Alalawi| OR: 64| CD

8/1

C&D winner. 14/1, creditable third of 12 in handicap at this C&D 14 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 07302-3

(15)

Lahmoom⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: R Ffrench| T: S Ghadayer| OR: 64

5/1

One win from 3 runs last year. Winner at Al Ain in October. Creditable third of 15 in handicap at Al Ain (8f) 7 days ago. Up in trip. Enters calculations.

Form: 60/165-3

(3)

Maqaadeer⁴²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: Dane O'Neill| T: D Watson| OR: 62| D

11/4

9/2, good third of 7 in minor event at this C&D 42 days ago. Has good chance on pick of form.

Form: 754633-

(11)

Mazeed^b³⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 9-7| J: Bernardo Pinheiro| T: Q Aboud| OR: 61

25/1

Seventeen runs since last win in 2019. Sixth of 8 in handicap at this course (8f, 15/2) 35 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 085406-

(12)

Dubawi's Thunder¹³

Age: 10| Weight: 9-5| J: F Veron| T: R Bouresly| OR: 59| D

22/1

One win from 24 Flat runs. Bit below form seventh of 14 in handicap at Sharjah (6f) 13 days ago. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 087/52-7

(6)

Take It Thunder¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: N Crosse⁽³⁾| T: S Seemar| OR: 59

16/1

Fifth of 12 in handicap (28/1) at this C&D 14 days ago. Plenty to find on form.

Form: 44200-5

(5)

Obeyaan^t,v⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: A de Vries| T: M Rahman| OR: 57

14/1

Tongue strap on for 1st time, below form fifth of 14 in maiden (50/1) at Meydan (9.4f) 6 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 50468-5

(2)

Glorious Poet⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 9-2| J: H Lebouc⁽⁷⁾| T: M Ibrahim| OR: 56

33/1

Eighteen runs since last win in 2017. 66/1, tenth of 14 in handicap at Meydan (8f, good) 6 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 9797-00

(8)

Fitzsimmons⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 8-13| J: Ryan Curatolo| T: M Hussain| OR: 53| D

40/1

Thirteen runs since last win in 2018. Eleventh of 14 in handicap at Abu Dhabi (11.9f, good) 5 days ago.

Form: 0/7849-0

(7)

Mass Media^p,t¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 8-9| J: Connor Beasley| T: A Al Rayhi| OR: 50

18/1

Twelfth of 14 in handicap at Sharjah (6f) 13 days ago. Significantly up in trip. First run for yard after leaving S. Seemar.

Form: 65964-0

(14)

Ma Yahab⁵⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 8-8| J: A Fresu| T: M Al Mheiri| OR: 48

25/1

Fourth of 6 in maiden at this course (7f) 56 days ago. Significantly up in trip. First run for yard after leaving S. Bin Ghadayer. Makes handicap debut. Hard to make a case for.

Form: 050604-

(10)

Gate City^b,t⁶³

Age: 5| Weight: 8-5| J: Sandro Paiva| T: M Ramadan| OR: 45

33/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, last of 12 in maiden at Al Ain (9.9f) 63 days ago.

Form: 00860/0-

(13)

Refulgence Star¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 8-5| J: Jose Santiago| T: Q Aboud| OR: 45

40/1

Remains a maiden after 17 Flat runs. Ninth of 14 in handicap at Sharjah (6f) 13 days ago. Significantly back up in trip.

Form: 08806-9

Non-Runners

(13)

King's Shadow⁶

Weight: 9-2| Age: 7

T: E Charpy J: Non Runner

(1)

Miracle Power⁷

Weight: 8-7| Age: 4

T: M Al Mheiri J: Szczepan Mazur

(4)

Poetic Steps⁴¹

Weight: 8-5| Age: 6

T: M Daggash J: S Hitchcott

Forecasts

Rougher (2/1), Maqaadeer (11/4), Lahmoom (5/1), Al Barez (8/1), Obeyaan (14/1), Take It Thunder (16/1), Mass Media (18/1), Dubawi's Thunder (22/1), Ma Yahab (25/1), Mazeed (25/1), Poetic Steps (25/1), Gate City (33/1), Glorious Poet (33/1), Miracle Power (33/1), Refulgence Star (40/1), Fitzsimmons (40/1)

ROUGHER has been knocking on the door of late and can come out on top. Maqaadeer could be the toughest threat, while Lahmoom also requires respect.