15:45 Meydan

Thursday 9 December 2021

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Mina Rashid Handicap - Dirt

Off time: 15:45 | Winning time: -

(7)

Balefire³³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: X Ziani| T: S Ghadayer| OR: 80| D

20/1

18/1, first run since leaving M. Halford when bit below form fourth of 16 in handicap at Jebel Ali (7f). Off 11 months.

Form: 32150/4

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(9)

Miami Joy²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: R Dawson| T: I Mohammed & J Santos| OR: 81| D

11/2

Fourth of 6 in minor event (7/2) at this course (7f) 21 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 542234

(1)

Sendeed³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: P J Dobbs| T: D Watson| OR: 80

3/1

40/1, good fourth of 13 in handicap at this C&D 35 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 2/00-094

(3)

Zero To A Hundred^b²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: P Cosgrave| T: B Seemar| OR: 80| CD

11/2

C&D winner. 5/2, below form fifth of 11 in handicap at this course (9.9f) 21 days ago. Back down in trip. Can make presence felt.

Form: 362215

(10)

Jacksa²¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Sean Kirrane⁽³⁾| T: B Seemar| OR: 77

14/1

Miaden winner in Singapore for previous yard. Hard to gauge and probably best watched on UAE debut.

Form: 341-89

(11)

Ra'ad^b1,t²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: T P O'Shea| T: B Seemar| OR: 77

4/1

Winner of a maiden as a 2-y-o in US for Bob Baffert. Respectable fourth of 16 in handicap (4/1) at this course (7f) 21 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 41/595-4

(8)

Antonio Vivaldi⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: A Fresu| T: M Al Mheiri| OR: 74| C

25/1

Course winner. 12/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, last of 11 in handicap at this course (6f) 7 days ago. Significantly back up in trip. Questions to answer at the moment.

Form: 10-3000

(6)

Winners Club¹⁹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: S Hitchcott| T: D Watson| OR: 74| D

9/1

4/1, creditable fourth of 11 in claimer at Indiana Grand (8f, firm). Off 6 months. First run for yard after leaving Mark E. Casse. Just watching for now.

Form: 803-144

(4)

Untold Secret¹³

Age: 9| Weight: 9-3| J: R Ffrench| T: S Ghadayer| OR: 72| CD

13/2

C&D winner. 9/1, won 14-runner handicap at Jebel Ali (8f) 13 days ago. Up 5 lb but not entirely ruled out.

Form: 697841

(2)

My Vision⁴⁶⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Fernando Jara| T: B Shamsi| OR: 69

25/1

16/1, last of 13 in handicap at Kempton (12f), doing too much too soon. Off 15 months. Significantly down in trip. First run for yard after leaving Saeed Bin Suroor.

Form: 0/23930-

(5)

Montakhab^p⁴¹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-10| J: Bernardo Pinheiro| T: M Al Mheiri| OR: 65

20/1

Sixteen runs since last win in 2019. Ninth of 10 in handicap at Jebel Ali (8f, 13/2) 41 days ago. More needed.

Form: 473729

Forecasts

Sendeed (3/1), Ra'ad (4/1), Zero To A Hundred (11/2), Miami Joy (11/2), Untold Secret (13/2), Winners Club (9/1), Jacksa (14/1), Montakhab (20/1), Balefire (20/1), My Vision (25/1), Antonio Vivaldi (25/1)

RA'AD should benefit from going back up in trip and is the selection in a competitive race. Stable companion Zero To A Hundred is top of the dangers, while Untold Secret might well have a say too.