10:15 Jebel Ali

Friday 5 February 2021

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Al Shafar Investment Handicap

Off time: 10:15 | Winning time: 1m 26.77s

(13)

Aridity³³⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 9-7| J: Szczepan Mazur| T: R Bouresly| C

33/1

Course winner. Last of 14 in handicap (14/1) at this course (9f). Off 11 months. Down in trip. Uphill task.

Form: 259/000-

(10)

Dark Thunder^v¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Fernando Jara| T: D Watson| CD

14/1

C&D winner. Winner here in October. 8/1, seventh of 11 in handicap at this course (8f) 14 days ago. Others have achieved more.

Form: 27341-7

(2)

Falsehood²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: H Crouch| T: A Al Rayhi

11/1

Creditable fourth of 12 in handicap at Meydan (8f, 20/1) 20 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 03524-4

(8)

Far Sky^v1⁴⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: S Hitchcott| T: D Watson

13/2

Excellent second of 14 in maiden at this course (8f, 13/2) 49 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Not taken lightly.

Form: 072762-

(16)

Torno Subito^v⁶⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: P J Dobbs| T: D Watson| C

11/4

Winner here in November. Creditable fifth of 16 in handicap (13/2) at Meydan (8f) 64 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 433515-

(11)

Dangerous Thought¹⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 9-5| J: T P O'Shea| T: D Watson

16/1

16/1, bit below form sixth of 11 in handicap at this course (8f) 14 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 70383-6

(12)

Burj^h²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Ryan Curatolo| T: M Hussain| D

50/1

Sixteen runs since last win in 2018. Ninth of 14 in handicap at Meydan (8f, good, 33/1) 20 days ago. Hard to make a case for.

Form: 0/0060-9

(3)

Dirilis Ertugrul²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-4| J: P Cosgrave| T: I Mohammed & J Santos| CD

15/2

C&D winner. 3/1, eighth of 12 in handicap at Meydan (8f) 20 days ago.

Form: 51/433-8

(5)

Honorable Justice²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: X Ziani| T: S Ghadayer| C

33/1

Winner here in December. 22/1, tenth of 12 in handicap at Meydan (8f) 20 days ago.

Form: 9341-80

(6)

Kingdom Of Dubai^b¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: M Guyon| T: A Al Rayhi

8/1

20/1, creditable third of 11 in handicap at this course (8f) 14 days ago. Booking of Guyon a plus. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 554/82-3

(15)

Manhunter^h²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-4| J: A de Vries| T: M Rahman

13/2

Winner at Sharjah in December. Creditable second of 15 in handicap at this course (6f) 28 days ago. Can give a good account.

Form: 575/31-2

(1)

Mujeeb³⁷⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 9-4| J: Dane O'Neill| T: E Charpy

18/1

Twenty runs since last win in 2017. 25/1, respectable tenth of 16 in handicap at Meydan (9f, good to firm). Off 12 months. Down in trip.

Form: 770/400-

(7)

The Song Of John^v1²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: R Mullen| T: S Seemar

14/1

Eleventh of 15 in handicap at this course (6f, 17/2) 28 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 00974-0

(14)

Lahmoom¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: R Ffrench| T: S Ghadayer

28/1

Winner at Al Ain in October. 5/1, respectable sixth of 14 in handicap at this course (9.7f) 14 days ago. Back down in trip.

Form: 0/165-36

(4)

Ajwad³³⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 9-0| J: F Veron| T: R Bouresly| C| D

13/2

66/1, 19¼ lengths eleventh of 13 to Barney Roy in Jebel Hatta at Meydan (9f, good to firm). Off 11 months. Down in trip. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 15110/0-

(9)

Edaraat^v²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: Jim Crowley| T: A Al Rayhi

14/1

Fourth of 15 in handicap at Al Ain (8f) 21 days ago.

Form: 0000-0U

Non-Runners

Fares Alpha³³⁶

Weight: 8-10| Age: 5

T: S Seemar J: Reserve 1

Mazeed¹⁴

Weight: 8-10| Age: 7

T: Q Aboud J: Reserve 2

King's Shadow²⁰

Weight: 8-7| Age: 7

T: E Charpy J: Reserve 3

Grand Dauphin⁶²

Weight: 8-5| Age: 7

T: A Al Shemaili J: Reserve 4

Forecasts

Torno Subito (11/4), Far Sky (13/2), Ajwad (13/2), Manhunter (13/2), Dirilis Ertugrul (15/2), Kingdom Of Dubai (8/1), Falsehood (11/1), Dark Thunder (14/1), The Song Of John (14/1), Edaraat (14/1), Dangerous Thought (16/1), Mujeeb (18/1), Lahmoom (28/1), Aridity (33/1), Honorable Justice (33/1), Burj (50/1)

TORNO SUBITO was a winner here on his seasonal return and should benefit from a return to this track after a spin at Meydan last time. Far Sky appeals most among the rest, while Kingdom Of Dubai has a good shout for a share of the minor money.