16:30 Meydan

Thursday 18 November 2021

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Roads & Transport Authority Handicap - Dirt

Off time: 16:30 | Winning time: 1m 25.28s

(5)

Champit^t1³⁶³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: R Dawson| T: B Seemar| D

11/1

Winner in North America on debut. Only sixth in allowance at Woodbine final start in November 2020. Off 12 months. Has left Mark E. Casse. Stiff task.

Form: 13/7746-

(14)

Moqarrab²²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-11| J: A Fresu| T: M Al Mheiri| D

5/1

Eighteen runs since last win in 2018. Last of 9 in handicap (16/1) at this C&D. Off 7 months.

Form: 43-6809

(15)

Welcome Surprise¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Sandro Paiva| T: R Rayhi

33/1

Below form seventh of 13 in handicap (12/1) at this course (8f) 14 days ago.

Form: 244147

(1)

Boston George²⁴⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Bernardo Pinheiro| T: M Al Mheiri| D

18/1

Bit below form fourth of 16 in handicap at Jebel Ali (7f, 22/1). Off 8 months. Enters calculations for minor money.

Form: 6521-04

(10)

Alemaratalyoum^t¹¹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-4| J: Dane O'Neill| T: J Ramadhan| D

22/1

Thirteen runs since last win in 2019. First run since leaving Stuart Williams when respectable fifth of 16 in handicap at Abu Dhabi (7f, good) 11 days ago. Switches to dirt.

Form: 05600-5

(3)

Ra'ad^t³³⁶

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

4/1

6/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, first run since leaving Bob Baffert when fifth of 16 in handicap at this C&D. Off 11 months.

Form: 41/595-

(6)

Tabarak³³⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Fernando Jara| T: R Bouresly| CD

33/1

C&D winner. Fifteenth of 16 in handicap over C&D (33/1). Off 11 months. Others make more appeal.

Form: 8177/0-

(9)

California Jumbo^t,v²⁵²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: A M Al Balushi| T: H Alalawi| CD

12/1

C&D winner. Creditable second of 15 in handicap (22/1) over C&D, running on. Off 8 months. First run for yard after leaving M. Al Mheriri.

Form: 34-8542

(2)

Imperial Empire²⁵⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Sean Kirrane⁽³⁾| T: B Seemar| D

9/1

1 win from 3 runs this year. Bit below form tenth of 16 in handicap at Abu Dhabi (8f, good). Off 8 months. Not ruled out if transferring form to dirt.

Form: 216/170

(4)

Almugir¹³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: George Buckell| T: D Watson

16/1

Union Rags Gelding. Raced nine times in Singapore, winning last time over 1m. Has joined big yard but perhaps best watched on UAE debut.

Form: 8-84631

(8)

Visible Charm²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: P Cosgrave| T: Ms B Deutrom

80/1

25/1, first run since leaving M. Hussain when twelfth of 14 in handicap at Jebel Ali (7f) 20 days ago.

Form: 070870

(11)

Rich And Famous^h²⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 8-10| J: R Ffrench| T: S Ghadayer| C

9/2

Course winner. Creditable third of 14 in handicap (7/1) at Jebel Ali (7f) 20 days ago. Should be bang there.

Form: 1-62803

(13)

Royal Sands²³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 8-10| J: S Hitchcott| T: D Watson

6/1

Good 3 lengths third of 14 to Far Sky in handicap at Al Ain (7f). Off 7 months. Should be in the mix.

Form: 9/20-333

(7)

Gold Factory^h²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: Xavier Ziani| T: S Ghadayer

33/1

Hooded for 1st time, below form eighth of 14 in handicap (14/1) at Jebel Ali (7f) 20 days ago.

Form: 010-408

(12)

Zaajer^t³⁷⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 8-9| J: M Rodrigues| T: M Ramadan| CD

25/1

C&D winner. Third of 5 in minor event (20/1) at Jebel Ali (8f). Off 12 months. First run for yard after leaving A. Al Rayhi.

Form: 978003-

(16)

Capla Crusader²³⁷

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

25/1

2 wins from 5 runs this year. 5/2, won 12-runner handicap at Lingfield (8f, AW), better placed than most. Off 7 months. First run for yard after leaving Chris Dwyer.

Form: 9-61671

Non-Runners

(12)

Sendeed¹⁴

Weight: 9-5| Age: 5

T: D Watson J: Non Runner

(16)

Far Sky²⁰

Weight: 9-2| Age: 4

T: D Watson J: Non Runner

(7)

Davy Lamp²⁵²

Weight: 9-0| Age: 6

T: R Bouresly J: Non Runner

Chosen Mark⁶

Weight: 8-5| Age: 3

T: R Rayhi J: Reserve

Forecasts

Ra'ad (4/1), Rich And Famous (9/2), Moqarrab (5/1), Royal Sands (6/1), Far Sky (13/2), Sendeed (8/1), Imperial Empire (9/1), Champit (11/1), California Jumbo (12/1), Davy Lamp (14/1), Almugir (16/1), Boston George (18/1), Alemaratalyoum (22/1), Capla Crusader (25/1), Zaajer (25/1), Tabarak (33/1), Welcome Surprise (33/1), Gold Factory (33/1), Visible Charm (80/1)

RICH AND FAMOUS can build on his reappearance and land a very competitive handicap. Royal Sands can also take a hand, while Imperial Empire can see out the 1-2-3.