12:30 Jebel Ali

Friday 19 March 2021

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Race 5 Handicap

3YO plus | 6f | 15 Runners | Dirt | Weighed In

Off time: 12:31 | Winning time: 1m 13.47s

(11)

Ejbaar⁶⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 9-11| J: Sandro Paiva| T: M Al Mheiri| OR: 75| C

50/1

Course winner. Seventeen runs since last win in 2018. Last of 13 in handicap at Meydan (7f, 33/1) 64 days ago, slowly away.

Form: 5/007-90

(13)

Intense Effort^p⁷

Age: 10| Weight: 9-10| J: A M Al Balushi| T: Y Owaisi| OR: 74| CD

40/1

C&D winner. Tenth of 15 in handicap () at Al Ain (5f) 7 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Ismail Mohammed. Difficult ask.

Form: 05700/0

(10)

Royal Sands³⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: S Hitchcott| T: D Watson| OR: 74| D

3/1

Creditable third of 16 in handicap at Meydan (8f, 6/1) 34 days ago. Back down in trip. Can give a good account.

Form: 149/20-3

(1)

Imprison^b⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 9-7| J: F Veron| T: R Bouresly| OR: 71| CD

16/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in January. Bit below form fifth of 15 in handicap at Meydan (7f, 33/1) 8 days ago.

Form: 510-175

(2)

Jahaafel³⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: Dane O'Neill| T: M Al Mheiri| OR: 71

25/1

Eleventh of 16 in handicap at Meydan (8f, 12/1) 34 days ago. Down in trip.

Form: 08/90-60

(5)

Jumeirah Beach^b²⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: R Ffrench| T: S Ghadayer| OR: 84

12/1

11/1, well-beaten last of 7 to Mnasek in UAE Oaks at Meydan (9.4f) 29 days ago, folding tamely. Significantly back down in trip. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 856-517

(16)

Ababil²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: R Mullen| T: D Watson| OR: 69

16/1

Eleventh of 16 in handicap (14/1) at this course (5f) 28 days ago. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 7/0-40

(7)

Bold Rex¹²

Age: 8| Weight: 9-5| J: A de Vries| T: R Bouresly| OR: 69

18/1

Nineteen runs since last win in 2016. Respectable fifth of 16 in handicap at Abu Dhabi (8f, good) 12 days ago. Down in trip. Something to find on form.

Form: 0050-55

(12)

Royal Appointment²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: P J Dobbs| T: D Watson| OR: 69

15/8

First run since leaving Robert Cowell when creditable third of 16 in handicap at this course (5f, 6/1) 28 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 224-3

(9)

Shanghai Tong¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: P Cosgrave| T: D Watson| OR: 68

9/1

Very good fourth of 13 in minor event (18/1) at this course (8f) 14 days ago. Back down in trip. Makes handicap debut. Can make presence felt.

Form: 66-04

(3)

Tabernas¹³⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-4| J: Fernando Jara| T: A Bin Harmash| OR: 68| CD

22/1

C&D winner. 22/1, last of 12 in handicap at Meydan (6f). Off 134 days.

Form: 11/0050-

(8)

Al Mustashar¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-0| J: C Lecoeuvre| T: E Charpy| OR: 64| D

33/1

18/1, first run since leaving S. Seemar when fifteenth of 16 in handicap at this course (7f) 14 days ago.

Form: 01450-0

(14)

Farook^p⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 9-0| J: Jim Crowley| T: E Charpy| OR: 64| CD

10/1

C&D winner. Eighteen runs since last win in 2018. Good sixth of 15 in handicap at Al Ain (5f) 7 days ago.

Form: 70800-6

(15)

Iftitah^v⁷⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 9-0| J: A Fresu| T: M Al Mheiri| OR: 64| CD

14/1

C&D winner. Fourteen runs since last win in 2019. 10¼ lengths tenth of 15 to Imprison in handicap (14/1) at this C&D 70 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 07226-0

(6)

Almqvist⁹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: Szczepan Mazur| T: M Al Mheiri| OR: 63| D

40/1

First run since leaving Mark Johnston when fourteenth of 15 in handicap (14/1) at this course (5f). Off 98 days. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 215400-

Non-Runners

(4)

Raconteur⁸⁹

Weight: 9-0| Age: 8

T: A Al Shemaili J: Bernardo Pinheiro

Apolo Kid²⁸

Weight: 8-13| Age: 4

T: M Al Mheiri J: Reserve 1

Tapi Sioux¹⁴

Weight: 8-11| Age: 4

T: D Watson J: Reserve 2

Honorable Justice¹⁴

Weight: 8-10| Age: 5

T: S Ghadayer J: Reserve 3

The Song Of John⁴²

Weight: 8-8| Age: 5

T: S Seemar J: Reserve 4

Forecasts

Royal Appointment (15/8), Royal Sands (3/1), Shanghai Tong (9/1), Farook (10/1), Jumeirah Beach (12/1), Iftitah (14/1), Raconteur (14/1), Ababil (16/1), Imprison (16/1), Bold Rex (18/1), Tabernas (22/1), Jahaafel (25/1), Al Mustashar (33/1), Almqvist (40/1), Intense Effort (40/1), Ejbaar (50/1)

Doug Watson holds a strong hand here, with his ROYAL SANDS just shading the vote. Stable-companion Royal Appointment is still unexposed and looks the biggest threat, while Shanghai Tong can bring up a Watson 1-2-3.