14:35 Meydan

Friday 7 January 2022

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Poet Al Oqaili Handicap (Div 1) - Turf

Off time: 14:37 | Winning time: -

(13)

Alkaamel²²

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

22/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2020. 19¼ lengths ninth of 10 to Tuz in listed race (20/1) at Meydan (8f) 22 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 362249-

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(6)

Wrecking Crew^b²¹⁵

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

12/1

224/10, sixth of 7 in minor event at Santa Anita (8f, firm). Off 8 months. First run for yard after leaving Peter Miller. Makes handicap debut and has good chance on pick of form.

Form: 30/6665-

(14)

Dubai Mirage^p¹³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: P Cosgrave| T: S bin Suroor

3/1

Temperamental sort. 7/1 and visored for 1st time, last of 8 in handicap at Ripon (8f, good to firm). Off 130 days. Looks well treated on his previous exploits round here.

Form: 700448-

(7)

Yaalail^p¹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-10| J: Dane O'Neill| T: E Charpy| D

5/1

Sixteen runs since last win in 2019. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, creditable second of 10 in minor event at Abu Dhabi (7f, good) 19 days ago. Can give running without troubling principals.

Form: 975362-

(4)

Karaginsky^t¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 9-6| J: T P O'Shea| T: B Seemar| D

20/1

First run since leaving S. Seemar when fourth of 7 in minor event at Jebel Ali (8f, 12/1) 14 days ago. Requires a return to form switched back to turf.

Form: 913554-

(9)

Manahir^h,t⁶¹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-4| J: M Barzalona| T: S Ghadayer| CD

18/1

C&D winner. Last of 16 in handicap at Abu Dhabi (7f, good) 61 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 99001/0-

(10)

Mcmanaman^h1²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: S Hitchcott| T: D Watson| CD

15/2

C&D winner. One win from 3 runs last year. 100/30, sixth of 8 in minor event at Meydan (6f) 29 days ago. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 365/126-

(3)

Noble Patron¹⁰⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: James Doyle| T: S & E Crisford| BF

7/2

Latest win at Windsor in August. Last of 7 in handicap (5/2) at Haydock (8.2f, good to firm). Off 105 days. This requires more but can't but entirely ruled out of the equation.

Form: 633117-

(11)

Eshaasy^h²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: George Buckell| T: D Watson| D

17/2

Hooded for 1st time, first run since leaving A. Al Rayhi when sixth of 7 in handicap at Meydan (7f, 9/1) 29 days ago. Is well treated and back on turf.

Form: 157/006-

(12)

Mystery Land^v⁴²

Age: 6| Weight: 8-10| J: A M Al Balushi| T: H Alalawi| C| D

9/1

Course winner. Tongue strap on for 1st time, creditable fifth of 14 in handicap (14/1) at Jebel Ali (8f) 42 days ago. Back down to last-winning mark and can give another good account.

Form: 617055-

(5)

King's Shadow^v²²

Age: 8| Weight: 8-6| J: S Al Balushi⁽³⁾| T: A Al Shemaili

50/1

One win from 34 Flat runs. Fourteen runs since last win in 2019. 80/1, seventh of 9 in minor event at Meydan (7f) 22 days ago, slowly away. Others more persuasive.

Form: 66/0487-

(8)

Makashi^t¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-6| J: R Ffrench| T: E Charpy

25/1

Tongue strap on for 1st time, respectable eighth of 14 in maiden at Jebel Ali (8f, 22/1) 14 days ago. Hard to make a case for.

Form: 473598-

Non-Runners

(2)

Akwaan⁶⁹

Weight: 8-5| Age: 6

T: E Charpy J: Sandro Paiva

(1)

Nibraas²⁹⁴

Weight: 8-5| Age: 4

T: N Bachalard J: R Mullen

Forecasts

Dubai Mirage (3/1), Noble Patron (7/2), Yaalail (5/1), Mcmanaman (15/2), Eshaasy (17/2), Mystery Land (9/1), Wrecking Crew (12/1), Nibraas (12/1), Manahir (18/1), Karaginsky (20/1), Alkaamel (22/1), Makashi (25/1), Akwaan (33/1), King's Shadow (50/1)

DUBAI MIRAGE has work to do from a high draw but his class can see him land this handicap. Wrecking Crew has strong juvenile form and begins his foray into handicaps off an interesting mark, while Mystery Land has been running creditably of late.