17:25 Meydan

Thursday 28 January 2021

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Longines Spirit Collection Trophy Handicap (Turf)

3YO plus | 1m | 16 Runners | Turf | Weighed In

Off time: 17:26 | Winning time: -

(13)

Escobar^t¹⁰³

Age: 7| Weight: 9-6| J: A de Vries| T: D O'Meara| OR: 105| D

8/1

Smart performer at his best but off since below-par thirteenth of 14 to The Revenant in Queen Elizabeth II Stakes at Ascot (8f) 103 days ago. Merits consideration if freshened up after a break.

Form: 373640-

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(7)

Key Victory^p¹²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-4| J: W Buick| T: C Appleby| OR: 103| CD

6/1

C&D winner. 7/1, seventh of 9 in handicap at Haydock (8.2f, good), needing stronger gallop. Off 124 days but has won off a break so he merits serious consideration.

Form: 400/157-

(11)

Bedouin's Story^p⁴⁸¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-1| J: L Dettori| T: S bin Suroor| OR: 100

10/1

Unreliable individual. Respectable sixth of 17 in handicap at Ascot (7f, good to soft, 9/1), finding test too much. Off 16 months with work to do.

Form: 625126/

(3)

Cap Francais¹⁴⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: Andrea Atzeni| T: E Walker| OR: 100| D

9/2

5/1, creditable third of 8 in handicap at Ascot (8f, good), needing stronger gallop. Off 146 days but not ruled out.

Form: 08/1023-

(16)

Count Of Amazonia^t¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Harry Bentley| T: M Botti| OR: 99| D

8/1

Two wins from 5 runs last year. Latest win at Chelmsford City in December. 9/4, creditable second of 5 in minor event at Newcastle (8f) 16 days ago, clear of rest. Solid claims.

Form: 72011-2

(10)

Famous Wolf³³⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: Fernando Jara| T: Ahmad Bin Harmash| OR: 99

80/1

Visored for 1st time, last of 9 in handicap (25/1) at Meydan (8f). Off 11 months. Others more persuasive.

Form: 543/409-

(14)

Mailshot²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-0| J: M Barzalona| T: S Ghadayer| OR: 99| CD

16/1

C&D winner. 16/1, below-form fourth of 12 in handicap at this course (9f, good) 21 days ago, nearest finish. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 004U3-4

(5)

Chance^h⁹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 8-13| J: James Doyle| T: S & E Crisford| OR: 98| D

13/2

One win from 3 runs last year. 3/1, career best when winning 7-runner handicap at Newmarket (8f, heavy) 90 days ago, bit in hand. Not taken lightly.

Form: 150/221-

(12)

Mount Pelion⁴²

Age: 6| Weight: 8-13| J: P J Dobbs| T: D Watson| OR: 98| D

40/1

First run since leaving Andre Fabre when last of 7 to Thegreatcollection in listed race (12/1) at Meydan (8f) 42 days ago. Makes handicap debut but not easy to make a case for.

Form: 16142/7-

(9)

Mutamaasik¹⁶¹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-13| J: Dane O'Neill| T: D Watson| OR: 98

20/1

20/1 and blinkered for 1st time, fifteenth of 17 in handicap at York (7.9f, good). Off 161 days. First run for yard after leaving Roger Varian with bit to prove.

Form: 11/3070-

(8)

Mystique Moon⁵⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 8-13| J: S Hitchcott| T: D Watson| OR: 98| D

80/1

Six wins from 18 Flat runs, latest at Jebel Ali in October. Below-form eighth of 16 to Boerhan in listed race at Abu Dhabi (8f, good) 55 days ago. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 6/43718-

(6)

Alfareeq¹⁵¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: Szczepan Mazur| T: M Al Mheiri| OR: 96

40/1

Below-form fifth of 10 in minor event at Deauville (7.4f, 3/1 151 days ago on final run for Freddie Head. Makes handicap debut and faces uphill task.

Form: 153335-

(15)

Dubai Mirage^p¹²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: H Crouch| T: S bin Suroor| OR: 96| D

12/1

Two wins from 5 runs last year. Latest win at Haydock in August. Creditable fifth of 27 in handicap (16/1) at Newmarket (9f, good) 124 days ago. Others have achieved more.

Form: 3/10135-

(2)

Moqtarreb¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 8-11| J: Jim Crowley| T: A Al Rayhi| OR: 96| D

5/1

11/2, creditable fourth of 13 in handicap at this course (7f, good) 14 days ago. Respected.

Form: 02726-4

(4)

Zainhom^v¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 8-11| J: A Fresu| T: M Al Mheiri| OR: 96| D

14/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2019 but posted creditable third of 13 in handicap at this course (7f, good, 17/2) 14 days ago. Needs more if he's to get back to winning ways.

Form: 52614-3

(1)

Dubai Legacy¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 8-10| J: P Cosgrave| T: S bin Suroor| OR: 95

20/1

Usefu 7f winner at his best but only tenth of 13 in handicap at this course (7f, good, 5/1) 14 days ago. Enters calculations if back on song here.

Form: 58063-0

Non-Runners

Yaalail¹⁴

Weight: 8-10| Age: 6

T: A Al Rayhi J: Reserve 1

Prompting¹⁶¹

Weight: 8-9| Age: 5

T: F Nass J: Reserve 2

Tashweeq¹⁴

Weight: 8-8| Age: 8

T: M Al Mheiri J: Reserve 3

Above N Beyond²¹

Weight: 8-7| Age: 8

T: Ahmad Bin Harmash J: Reserve 4

Forecasts

Cap Francais (9/2), Moqtarreb (5/1), Key Victory (6/1), Chance (13/2), Count Of Amazonia (8/1), Escobar (8/1), Bedouin's Story (10/1), Dubai Mirage (12/1), Zainhom (14/1), Mailshot (16/1), Mutamaasik (20/1), Dubai Legacy (20/1), Mount Pelion (40/1), Alfareeq (40/1), Mystique Moon (80/1), Famous Wolf (80/1)

KEY VICTORY took this contest 12 months ago and this low-mileage 6yo goes very well fresh too so he's fancied to go in again with his yard in excellent form. Count of Amazonia arrives in good nick so rates a big threat, while Dubai Legacy is another to consider if shrugging off a recent modest effort, and Escobar also has the form to play a part back in handicap company if resurgent after a break.