15:05 Meydan

Thursday 8 April 2021

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Off time: 15:07 | Winning time: 1m 23.60s

(16)

Eshtiraak^v⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 9-6| J: R Mullen| T: D Watson| OR: 85| D

12/1

Fourteen runs since last win in 2018. Respectable seventh of 15 in handicap at Abu Dhabi (8f, good) 4 days ago.

Form: 7

(4)

Spirit Of Light^b²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: F Veron| T: E Charpy| OR: 85| CD

6/1

C&D winner. Winner here in January. Good fifth of 13 in handicap (28/1) at Meydan (8f) 28 days ago.

Form: 524-105

(5)

Cocobai²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: R Ffrench| T: S Ghadayer| OR: 98| D

13/2

Won 6-runner minor event (5/2) at Jebel Ali (7f) 20 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Should improve.

Form: 31

(3)

Monoski^t²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: X Ziani| T: S Ghadayer| OR: 84

7/1

Latest win here in February. 7/2, respectable seventh of 13 in handicap at Meydan (8f) 28 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 0-06617

(10)

Shajjy³⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 9-5| J: J Rosales| T: M Al Mheiri| OR: 84| D

8/1

One win from 31 Flat runs. Twenty seven runs since last win in 2017. Good second of 11 in handicap at Jebel Ali (6f, 11/2) 34 days ago.

Form: 54-0032

(13)

Tribal Quest^t,v³⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: Fernando Jara| T: Ahmad Bin Harmash| OR: 84

40/1

Ninth of 14 in handicap at Jebel Ali (8f, 50/1) 34 days ago.

Form: 008-079

(15)

Adventurous^t⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 9-4| J: S Al Balushi⁽⁵⁾| T: A Al Rayhi| OR: 83| D

50/1

Latest win at Abu Dhabi in January. Fourteenth of 15 in handicap at Abu Dhabi (8f, good) 4 days ago.

Form: 3-17000

(2)

Hawa Bilady^p²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: M Holmberg| T: R Bouresly| OR: 97

16/1

Winner at Jebel Ali in March. 6/1, good third of 7 in minor event at Meydan (8f) 28 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Worth a look.

Form: 634313

(6)

Expressionist^p²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: T P O'Shea| T: S Seemar| OR: 82

22/1

Tenth of 13 in handicap (33/1) at Meydan (8f) 28 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 5/4-9060

(11)

Takuendo⁸²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: Ryan Curatolo| T: Ahmad Bin Harmash| OR: 82| D

80/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2018. Last of 12 in handicap at Meydan (8f, 33/1) 82 days ago.

Form: 5000-60

(9)

Vasari^t²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: A Fresu| T: M Al Mheiri| OR: 82

12/1

Winner at Jebel Ali in February. Below form seventh of 15 in handicap at Meydan (7f, 25/1) 28 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 44-3157

(12)

Welcome Surprise¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Sandro Paiva| T: A Al Rayhi| OR: 82

8/1

Won 13-runner maiden at Al Ain (8f) 19 days ago. Merits considertaion back on turf.

Form: 1

(14)

Bawaasil³⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: S Hitchcott| T: D Watson| OR: 81

7/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2018. Eleventh of 14 in handicap at Jebel Ali (8f, 10/1) 34 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 0037-40

(8)

Rebel Streak^v⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: Bernardo Pinheiro| T: J Ramadhan| OR: 81

33/1

Twenty runs since last win in 2018. Below form ninth of 15 in handicap () at Abu Dhabi (8f, good) 4 days ago.

Form: 300849

(1)

Greeley^p⁸⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: A Al Balushi⁽³⁾| T: H Alalawi| OR: 80| D

33/1

Temperamental sort. Six wins from 22 Flat runs. First run since leaving K. Ramadan when creditable 1¼ lengths seventh of 13 to Adventurous in handicap at Abu Dhabi (7f, good) 88 days ago.

Form: 3/6100-7

(7)

Mayehaab²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: A de Vries| T: F Nass| OR: 89| CD

9/2

C&D winner. Winner here in February. 8/1, fourth of 7 in minor event at Meydan (8f) 28 days ago. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 1474

Non-Runners

Gervais²⁸

Weight: 9-1| Age: 7

T: A Al Rayhi J: Reserve 1

Boston George²⁰

Weight: 9-1| Age: 5

T: M Al Mheiri J: Reserve 2

Corsen¹⁸

Weight: 9-1| Age: 6

T: Q Aboud J: Reserve 3

Ocean Monarch⁸⁴

Weight: 9-1| Age: 4

T: M Al Mheiri J: Reserve 4

Forecasts

Mayehaab (9/2), Spirit Of Light (6/1), Cocobai (13/2), Bawaasil (7/1), Monoski (7/1), Welcome Surprise (8/1), Shajjy (8/1), Vasari (12/1), Eshtiraak (12/1), Hawa Bilady (16/1), Expressionist (22/1), Greeley (33/1), Rebel Streak (33/1), Tribal Quest (40/1), Adventurous (50/1), Takuendo (80/1)

BAWAASIL was below form on dirt last time but is taken to bounce back returned to turf. Hawa Bilady may be the best option for second, while Monoski is also in the running for some place money at least.