12:45 Jebel Ali

Friday 5 February 2021

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

Commercial Bank Of Dubai Handicap

Off time: 12:46 | Winning time: 1m 52.51s

(1)

Dehbashi^b⁴⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 9-11| J: T P O'Shea| T: D Watson

14/1

Ninth of 11 in handicap at Sharjah (9.9f) 48 days ago.

Form: 144/559-

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(12)

Galvanize¹⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 9-10| J: S Hitchcott| T: D Watson

15/2

Latest win at Sharjah in November. 25/1, below form 17½ lengths sixth of 12 to Blown By Wind in Jebel Ali Mile at this course (8f) 14 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 09718-6

(14)

Native Appeal⁴⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-8| J: P J Dobbs| T: D Watson| CD

4/1

C&D winner. Three wins from 8 runs last year. Seventh of 11 in handicap at Sharjah (9.9f) 48 days ago.

Form: 151137-

(8)

Welsh Lord²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: P Cosgrave| T: M Al Mheiri

7/1

Latest win at Meydan in November. 7/4, tenth of 11 in handicap at Meydan (9.9f) 20 days ago.

Form: 06312-0

(13)

Dragons Tail¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-0| J: A de Vries| T: F Nass

12/1

Nineteen runs since last win in 2018. 7/1, below form sixth of 12 in handicap at this course (7f) 14 days ago. Up in trip. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 6826/0-6

(11)

Secret Trade^b⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 9-0| J: M Guyon| T: A Al Rayhi

18/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2019. Fourteenth of 15 in handicap (28/1) at Meydan (8f) 6 days ago. Booking of Guyon a plus. Others more persuasive.

Form: 7954-30

(3)

Zucchini^v³⁷⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-0| J: X Ziani| T: Ahmad Bin Harmash

50/1

40/1 and visored for 1st time, eleventh of 16 in handicap at Meydan (9f, good to firm). Off 12 months.

Form: 4249/00-

(9)

Harbour Dance^v²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 8-13| J: Bernardo Pinheiro| T: M Al Mheiri

14/1

Respectable fourth of 11 in handicap (28/1) at Meydan (9.9f) 20 days ago.

Form: 8/7159-4

(6)

Mudallel²⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 8-13| J: Fernando Jara| T: Ahmad Bin Harmash

11/1

Bit below form sixth of 11 in handicap at Meydan (9.9f, 5/1) 20 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 5/0302-6

(5)

Alla Mahlak^b²²

Age: 5| Weight: 8-11| J: F Veron| T: R Bouresly| C

10/1

Course winner. One win from 3 runs last year. 10/1, respectable seventh of 13 in handicap at Meydan (7f) 22 days ago. Up in trip. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 4/019-17

(10)

Eshtiraak^v¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 8-11| J: Jim Crowley| T: D Watson

13/2

Twelve runs since last win in 2018. Bit below form third of 12 in handicap at this course (7f, 7/2) 14 days ago. Up in trip. Not taken lightly.

Form: 0/6853-3

(4)

King Of Arms^p²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: R Ffrench| T: S Ghadayer

11/1

One win from 3 runs last year. 11/2 and blinkered for 1st time, first run since leaving John Gosden when thirteenth of 14 in handicap at Meydan (8f, good) 20 days ago.

Form: 63/125-0

(7)

Dark Of Night^v¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: Szczepan Mazur| T: M Al Mheiri| C

9/2

Winner here in December. Below form third of 9 in minor event (4/1) at this course (7f) 14 days ago. Back up in trip. Can make presence felt.

Form: 6031-23

(2)

Mulfit¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 8-10| J: Dane O'Neill| T: D Watson

14/1

8/1, creditable fourth of 11 in handicap at this course (8f) 14 days ago. More needed.

Form: 8215/0-4

(15)

Akwaan^b1²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 8-6| J: R Mullen| T: E Charpy

25/1

25/1 and visored for 1st time, last of 14 in handicap at Meydan (9.9f, good) 20 days ago.

Form: 15/000-0

Forecasts

Native Appeal (4/1), Dark Of Night (9/2), Eshtiraak (13/2), Welsh Lord (7/1), Galvanize (15/2), Alla Mahlak (10/1), Mudallel (11/1), King Of Arms (11/1), Dragons Tail (12/1), Dehbashi (14/1), Harbour Dance (14/1), Mulfit (14/1), Secret Trade (18/1), Akwaan (25/1), Zucchini (50/1)

DARK OF NIGHT is the tentative selection in a trappy finale. Native Appeal is another that should be thereabouts, while the likes of Galvanize and Welsh Lord are not easy to rule out either.