12:15 Jebel Ali

Friday 29 October 2021

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Race 4 - Handicap

Off time: 12:16 | Winning time: -

(5)

High On Life^t³⁶⁴

Age: 10| Weight: 9-11| J: X Ziani| T: S Ghadayer| OR: 98| CD

18/1

4-time course winner. Creditable fourth of 10 in handicap (7/1) at this course (7f). Off 12 months. In the veteran stage now but goes well at this track.

Form: 196/674-

(10)

Fanaar^b²⁰⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: P J Dobbs| T: D Watson| OR: 97| D

11/2

Eighteen runs since last win in 2019. Below form eighth of 17 in handicap (20/1) at Meydan (6f, good). Off 6 months. Hard to recommend for win purposes despite top connections.

Form: 624078

(3)

Story Of Light²⁶⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: S Al Balushi⁽⁵⁾| T: Ahmad Bin Harmash| OR: 94| D

6/1

Below form fifth of 10 in handicap at Meydan (5f, good, 11/2). Off 8 months. First run for yard after leaving Charlie Appleby.

Form: 512/43-5

(12)

Cocobai²⁰⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: R Ffrench| T: S Ghadayer| OR: 93| C

8/1

Course winner. 13/2, fifteenth of 20 in handicap at Meydan (7f, good). Off 6 months.

Form: 310

(2)

Dahawi²⁵⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 8-13| J: A Fresu| T: M Al Mheiri| OR: 86| CD

11/2

C&D winner. 14/1, good second of 10 in handicap at Meydan (6f). Off 8 months. Enters calculations.

Form: 21-2252

(7)

Silchester¹⁰⁶⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 8-10| J: Bernardo Pinheiro| T: K Al Al Neyadi| OR: 83| BF| C

33/1

Course winner. 2/1, bit below form sixth of 12 in handicap at this course (9f). Off over 2 years. Significantly down in trip. First run for yard after leaving H. Al Alawi. WIll likely need this run.

Form: 12216/

(9)

Wheels On Fire²²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: A Al Balushi⁽³⁾| T: H Alalawi| OR: 83

33/1

Thirteen runs since last win in 2019. Tenth of 15 in handicap at Abu Dhabi (7f, good). Off 7 months. Uphill task.

Form: 70-0870

(11)

Cardsharp^p,t²⁰⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 8-9| J: Jose Santiago| T: S Ghadayer| OR: 82| D

12/1

Seventeen runs since last win in 2019. 25/1, fourteenth of 17 in handicap at Meydan (6f, good). Off 6 months.

Form: 990-000

(4)

Drummore²⁸¹

Age: 6| Weight: 8-9| J: A M Al Balushi| T: H Alalawi| OR: 82| D

18/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2017. Tenth of 15 in handicap (40/1) at Meydan (5f, good). Off 9 months. Others more persuasive.

Form: 70/854-0

(1)

Expressionist^p²⁰⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: T P O'Shea| T: S Seemar| OR: 80

6/1

Creditable second of 20 in handicap at Meydan (7f, good, 22/1). Off 6 months. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 4-90602

(6)

Ababil²²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-5| J: S Hitchcott| T: D Watson| OR: 78| CD

11/2

16/1, career best when winning 20-runner handicap at this C&D. Off 7 months. This is a tougher task but merits a long look if returning in same sort of form.

Form: 7/0-401

(8)

Sharamm^t²³²

Age: 6| Weight: 8-5| J: R Mullen| T: S Seemar| OR: 78

9/2

Improved on recent efforts to win 15-runner handicap (20/1) at Meydan (7f), driven out. Off 7 months. Not ruled out.

Form: 053-531

Forecasts

Sharamm (9/2), Ababil (11/2), Fanaar (11/2), Dahawi (11/2), Expressionist (6/1), Story Of Light (6/1), Cocobai (8/1), Cardsharp (12/1), Drummore (18/1), High On Life (18/1), Wheels On Fire (33/1), Silchester (33/1)

This is stronger than the handicap ABABIL won last time but he's bred to be much better than a mark of 80 as a dirt performer and can go in again. Sharamm may be the one to chase him home, while Expressionist should also be on the premises.