16:55 Meydan

Friday 7 January 2022

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Zabeel Trophy Presented By Al Safa Library Conditions Stakes - Turf

Off time: 16:55 | Winning time: -

(13)

Alfareeq¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: Dane O'Neill| T: M Al Mheiri| OR: 99| CD

11/1

Smart gelding. C&D winner. Career best when winning 10-runner minor event at Abu Dhabi (7f, good) 19 days ago. Not taken lightly in hat-trick attempt.

Form: 958211-

(9)

La Barrosa²⁰⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: James Doyle| T: C Appleby| OR: 108

9/4

Smart gelding. 16/1, 11¾ lengths tenth of 13 to Poetic Flare in St James's Palace Stakes at Royal Ascot (8f, good to firm). Off 6 months. Has been gelded since last seen and goes well fresh.

Form: 115/260-

(5)

One Ruler¹⁵⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: W Buick| T: C Appleby| OR: 107| D

6/4

Smart gelding. Bit below form length fourth of 10 to Egot in listed race (17/10) at Deauville (8f, good). Off 155 days. Has been gelded since last seen and sure to be bang there on best form.

Form: 2/66734-

(12)

Path Of Thunder^b¹⁶¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: R Mullen| T: C Appleby| OR: 100| BF| D

16/1

Useful gelding. Latest win at Newmarket in July. Thirteenth of 18 in handicap (5/2) at Goodwood (8f, good to soft). Off 161 days. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 0/32210-

(11)

Zainhom^v²²

Age: 8| Weight: 9-3| J: A Fresu| T: M Al Mheiri| OR: 110| C| D

33/1

Smart gelding. Course winner. 16/1, seventh of 9 in handicap at Meydan (6f) 22 days ago. Significantly back up in trip. Needs to step up on recent efforts.

Form: 160677-

(3)

Hakeem²⁷⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 9-0| J: P J Dobbs| T: D Watson| OR: 100| CD

33/1

Useful gelding. 9/1, well-beaten thirteenth of 16 to Alfareeq in minor event at this C&D (good). Off 9 months. First run for yard after leaving A. Al Rayhi. Bit to find with some of these.

Form: 6/06410-

(7)

Mailshot³³

Age: 8| Weight: 9-0| J: M Barzalona| T: S Ghadayer| OR: 95| CD

33/1

Useful gelding. C&D winner. Latest win at Abu Dhabi in November. Respectable 3¾ lengths seventh of 13 to Moqtarreb in listed race at same course (8f, good) 33 days ago.

Form: 050917-

(2)

Moqtarreb³³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-0| J: A de Vries| T: E Charpy| OR: 105| D

28/1

Useful gelding. First run since leaving A. Al Rayhi when winning 13-runner listed race at Abu Dhabi (8f, good) 33 days ago by neck from Spirit of Light. Another career best is required.

Form: 902971-

(14)

Nordic Lights¹⁰³⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 9-0| J: T P O'Shea| T: B Seemar| OR: 109| C

25/1

Course winner. 12/1, 19 lengths sixth of 10 to Capezzano in Maktoum Challenge Round 3 at Meydan (9.9f). Down in trip. Off over 2 years and has left Charlie Appleby. Best watched.

Form: 158216/

(8)

Quip^t¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 9-0| J: R Ffrench| T: S Ghadayer| OR: 100| D

28/1

Smart gelding. Sixth of 9 in minor event at Meydan (7f, 11/1) 15 days ago. Makes little appeal on belated turf debut.

Form: 7/96946-

(10)

Turjomaan^h1⁵⁵⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-0| J: S Hitchcott| T: D Watson| OR: 108

20/1

Visored for 1st time, 4¼ lengths third of 9 to Limato in Criterion Stakes at Newmarket (7f, good to firm, 15/2) on final start for Roger Varian. Off 18 months and gelded since last run.

Form: D11203/

(6)

Latest Generation^t¹⁰⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: Andrea Atzeni| T: S & E Crisford| OR: 97| D

9/1

Useful gelding. 13/2, creditable third of 6 in handicap at Haydock (8.2f, firm). Off 104 days. Enters calculations.

Form: 622403-

(4)

Light And Dark³¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 8-10| J: Louis Steward| T: S bin Suroor| OR: 99

28/1

Useful gelding. 6/1, 12¾ lengths eleventh of 14 to Zainhom in handicap at this course (7f, good), slowly away. Off 10 months. Shortlist material.

Form: 10421/0-

(1)

Vintager¹⁵³

Age: 7| Weight: 8-10| J: P Cosgrave| T: S & E Crisford| OR: 99| D

28/1

Useful gelding. Six wins from 22 Flat runs. Eighth of 10 in handicap (17/2) at Ascot (8f, good to soft). Off 153 days. Bit more required.

Form: 446138-

Non-Runners

Telemaque²⁹⁷

Weight: 8-10| Age: 5

T: B Seemar J: Reserve 1

Ajwad²⁷⁴

Weight: 8-10| Age: 9

T: R Bouresly J: Reserve 2

Ya Hayati³¹⁶

Weight: 8-10| Age: 5

T: B Seemar J: Reserve 3

Saqqara King¹⁵

Weight: 8-7| Age: 5

T: B Seemar J: Reserve 4

Forecasts

One Ruler (6/4), La Barrosa (9/4), Latest Generation (9/1), Alfareeq (11/1), Path Of Thunder (16/1), Turjomaan (20/1), Nordic Lights (25/1), Moqtarreb (28/1), Vintager (28/1), Light And Dark (28/1), Quip (28/1), Mailshot (33/1), Zainhom (33/1), Hakeem (33/1)

A fiercely-competitive race which can go the way of LA BARROSA, who steps down significantly in grade after a break. Stablemate One Ruler was also highly tried last year and can provide the chief opposition, while Alfareeq shouldn't be far away.