11:00 Jebel Ali

Friday 5 March 2021

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Al Shafar Investment Handicap - Dirt

Off time: 11:00 | Winning time: 1m 27.03s

(3)

Al Mustashar^t⁸⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-10| J: G Avranche| T: E Charpy| OR: 65

18/1

Thirteenth of 15 in handicap (11/1) at this course (5f) 84 days ago. Significantly up in trip. First run for yard after leaving S. Seemar.

Form: 7/01450-

(14)

Dangerous Thought¹⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 9-10| J: S Hitchcott| T: D Watson| OR: 65

7/1

Bit below form fifth of 16 in handicap (12/1) at this course (5f) 14 days ago. Significantly back up in trip. Others more persuasive.

Form: 383-645

(1)

Dirilis Ertugrul²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-10| J: F Veron| T: I Mohammed| OR: 65| CD

12/1

C&D winner. 15/2, below form ninth of 16 in handicap at this C&D 28 days ago.

Form: 1/433-89

(15)

Montakhab^p²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: Bernardo Pinheiro| T: M Al Mheiri| OR: 65

16/1

Fourteen runs since last win in 2019. Seventh of 15 in handicap at Al Ain (12.9f) 21 days ago. Significantly down in trip. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 44-4737

(10)

Sir Ox^t1⁵⁷⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: C Lecoeuvre| T: E Charpy| OR: 65

20/1

20/1, creditable third of 9 in handicap at Kempton (8f). Off 19 months. First run for yard after leaving Robert Cowell.

Form: 411373/

(7)

Spring Jig¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 9-10| J: A Fresu| T: M Al Mheiri| OR: 65

6/1

16/1, creditable third of 14 in handicap at this course (8f) 14 days ago. Can give a good account.

Form: 854-563

(13)

Tapi Sioux⁷⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: A de Vries| T: D Watson| OR: 65

7/1

Below form seventh of 13 in minor event at Meydan (9.4f, 50/1) 78 days ago. Back down in trip. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 3/36507-

(16)

Honorable Justice^p1¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: R Ffrench| T: S Ghadayer| OR: 62| C

15/2

Winner here in December. 10/1, sixth of 16 in handicap at this course (5f) 14 days ago. Significantly back up in trip. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 41-8076

(8)

Al Hadeer^t1,v²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Jim Crowley| T: A Al Rayhi| OR: 61

7/1

9/2 and visored for 1st time, twelfth of 16 in maiden at this course (6f) 28 days ago. Has good chance on pick of form.

Form: 8223-50

(9)

Coast Sky^b¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: P J Dobbs| T: D Watson| OR: 61

8/1

Tenth of 14 in handicap at this course (8f, 25/1) 14 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 7/0938-0

(6)

Falcon Claws¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Dane O'Neill| T: D Watson| OR: 61

16/1

14/1, eleventh of 14 in handicap at this course (8f) 14 days ago.

Form: 434-700

(5)

Hold Sway^v1²⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 9-4| J: Sandro Paiva| T: A Al Rayhi| OR: 59

18/1

Sixteen runs since last win in 2017. Twelfth of 16 in handicap at Abu Dhabi (11.9f, good) 26 days ago. Significantly down in trip.

Form: 680-900

(11)

Mazeed⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 9-4| J: Jose Santiago| T: Q Aboud| OR: 59

20/1

Nineteen runs since last win in 2019. First run since leaving S. Seemar when respectable fourth of 15 in handicap at Sharjah (9.9f) 6 days ago. Back down in trip.

Form: 5406-84

(12)

Here Now^t¹¹⁷⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 9-2| J: Ryan Curatolo| T: M Rahman| OR: 57

28/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2014. Third of 15 in handicap (8/1) at this course (8f). Off over 3 years. First run for yard after leaving G. Selvaratnam.

Form: 973023/

(2)

Sports Reporter^v⁴⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: P Cosgrave| T: H Alalawi| OR: 55

20/1

Tenth of 12 in maiden (16/1) at Meydan (7f, good) 48 days ago.

Form: 4702-50

Iskandarani^b⁴⁸⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: Szczepan Mazur| T: R Bouresly| OR: 55

20/1

33/1, creditable fifth of 11 in maiden at Meydan (8f). Off 16 months. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 890095/

Non-Runners

(4)

Morrabbi Al Ajjial¹⁴

Weight: 9-4| Age: 4

T: R Bouresly J: Szczepan Mazur

Bowditch⁴⁷

Weight: 8-13| Age: 6

T: Q Aboud J: Reserve 2

Devine Trinity⁴⁸

Weight: 8-11| Age: 4

T: M Al Mheiri J: Reserve 3

Jazirat³⁶⁹

Weight: 8-11| Age: 6

T: K Mazrouei J: Reserve 4

Forecasts

Spring Jig (6/1), Dangerous Thought (7/1), Tapi Sioux (7/1), Al Hadeer (7/1), Honorable Justice (15/2), Coast Sky (8/1), Dirilis Ertugrul (12/1), Montakhab (16/1), Falcon Claws (16/1), Hold Sway (18/1), Al Mustashar (18/1), Sir Ox (20/1), Sports Reporter (20/1), Iskandarani (20/1), Mazeed (20/1), Morrabbi Al Ajjial (25/1), Here Now (28/1)

Hard to enthuse about any of these, with HONORABLE JUSTICE the token selection. Al Hadeer and Coast Sky can fill the minor places.