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Off time: 17:00 | Winning time: -

(5)

Melicertes^t1²⁵⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: T P O'Shea| T: S Seemar

2/1

Fairly useful gelding. 7 lengths eleventh of 17 to Medahim in listed race at Abu Dhabi (7f, good). Off 8 months. Makes dirt debut and is a big danger if taking to the surface.

Form: 522/900

(3)

Verboten²¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: P J Dobbs| T: D Watson| OR: 90| D

7/4

Fairly useful gelding. Fifteenth of 20 in handicap at Abu Dhabi (8f, good). Off 7 months. Should be bang in the mix back on dirt.

Form: 400-690

(2)

Creek Horizon^b⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: R Dawson| T: A Bin Harmash| OR: 75

11/1

Modest gelding. 18/1 and blinkered for 1st time, fourth of 9 in maiden at Jebel Ali (7f) 6 days ago. More required.

Form: 53/704

(4)

Flamewood²⁵⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: Bernardo Pinheiro| T: A Al Mehairbi| OR: 56

22/1

Modest gelding. Below form twelfth of 20 in handicap at Sharjah (9.9f). Off 8 months. Back down in trip. Makes little appeal.

Form: 00-9750

(1)

Scots Pine²¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: R Mullen| T: Ms B Deutrom

9/4

Fair gelding. 17/2, very good third of 20 in maiden at Meydan (7f, good). Off 7 months. First run for yard after leaving M. Hussain and returns to the dirt.

Form: 39/573

Forecasts

Verboten (7/4), Melicertes (2/1), Scots Pine (9/4), Creek Horizon (11/1), Flamewood (22/1)

MELICERTES should make a bold show if taking to the dirt on return. Verboten can emerge second best, while Scots Pine enters calculations for third place.