17:30 Meydan

Thursday 23 December 2021

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Off time: 17:31 | Winning time: -

(3)

Fanaar^b¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: Dane O'Neill| T: D Watson| OR: 94| D

4/1

Twenty runs since last win in 2019. Good third of 9 in handicap (7/1) at Jebel Ali (7f) 13 days ago. Should be on premises.

Form: 407853

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(2)

Meraas¹³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: A Fresu| T: M Al Mheiri| OR: 94| D

8/1

10/1, eighth of 10 in handicap at Newmarket (6f, good to firm). Off 131 days. First run for yard after leaving Mark Johnston. Best watched on UAE debut.

Form: 60-3608

(7)

Zhou Storm²⁸⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: Sandro Paiva| T: R Rayhi| OR: 93| CD

12/1

C&D winner. Creditable second of 7 in minor event at this course (8f, 14/1). Off 9 months and back down in trip for handicap debut. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 11-3572

(1)

Behavioral Bias^p,t²⁹²

Age: 7| Weight: 9-8| J: T P O'Shea| T: B Seemar| OR: 91| D

9/2

50/1, bit below form 8 lengths seventh of 13 to Canvassed in Mahab Al Shimaal at this C&D, merely closing up late. Off 9 months. Without a win since 2017 but should give his running.

Form: 2-54367

(10)

Madkhal^v²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: A de Vries| T: F Nass| OR: 91| CD

7/1

C&D winner. Evens, sixth of 8 in minor event at Jebel Ali (6f) 27 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 510846

(11)

Leading Spirit^b,t¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: P Cosgrave| T: B Seemar| OR: 90| D

14/1

Blinkered for 1st time, seventh of 8 in minor event (14/1) at this C&D 14 days ago. Drops back into a handicap.

Form: 27-9757

(9)

Vasari^t¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Bernardo Pinheiro| T: M Al Mheiri| OR: 88| CD

7/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in November. Respectable third of 8 in minor event at this C&D (9/1) 14 days ago. Should be bang in the mix.

Form: 157313

(6)

Shanaghai City^t³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Fernando Jara| T: R Bouresly| OR: 87

33/1

11/1, 22¼ lengths tenth of 12 to Vasari in handicap at this C&D 35 days ago. Very hard to make a case for.

Form: 620000

(8)

Will To Win³²²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: R Dawson| T: Ahmad Bin Harmash| OR: 87| D

10/1

Visored for 1st time, bit below form fourth of 9 in handicap (14/1) at Chelmsford City (6f). Off 10 months. First run for yard after leaving Simon & Ed Crisford. Can make presence felt.

Form: 2959-64

(4)

Dahawi²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: Sean Kirrane⁽³⁾| T: M Al Mheiri| OR: 86| D

20/1

Seventh of 8 in minor event at Jebel Ali (6f, 16/1) 27 days ago. Isn't out of it on best form but needs to step up on his recent runs.

Form: 225267

(5)

Scots Pine⁴⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: R Mullen| T: Ms B Deutrom| OR: 85| C

5/1

First run since leaving M. Hussain when career best when winning 5-runner minor event at this course (7f, 9/4) 49 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Should give a good account.

Form: 39/5731

Forecasts

Fanaar (4/1), Behavioral Bias (9/2), Scots Pine (5/1), Madkhal (7/1), Vasari (7/1), Meraas (8/1), Will To Win (10/1), Zhou Storm (12/1), Leading Spirit (14/1), Dahawi (20/1), Shanaghai City (33/1)

The unexposed SCOTS PINE is the tenative selection in an open-looking handicap. Vasari is probably the toughest threat, while Behavioral Bias is another that should go well.