15:45 Meydan

Friday 14 January 2022

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Jumeirah Classic Trial Presented By Palm Jumeirah Stakes (Turf)

Off time: 15:45 | Winning time: -

(2)

Bin Askar^b1,t²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: T P O'Shea| T: B Seemar

66/1

Modest colt. Seventh of 9 in maiden (33/1) at Jebel Ali (7f) 21 days ago. Uphill task.

Form: 797-

(6)

Home City^p⁹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: L Dettori| T: S bin Suroor| OR: 86

7/2

Fairly useful colt. Winner at Chelmsford City in August. 8/1, very good second of 12 in nursery at Goodwood (7f, soft). Off 96 days. Can't be discounted.

Form: 02D182-

(7)

Hotline Bling⁸⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: M Martinez| T: R Freire| OR: 79| D

22/1

Fairly useful colt. Three wins from 9 runs last year. 51/10, career best when winning 9-runner minor event at Bro (8f, good) 89 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 744121-

(5)

Kiwano¹¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: C Shepherd| T: D M Simcock| D

7/2

Won 12-runner novice at Kempton (7f) on debut, pushed out. Off 114 days. Notable that shrewd connections have gone down this route, so he makes plenty of appeal with improvement on the cards.

Form: 1-

(1)

Mr Professor⁸⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Rossa Ryan| T: Alice Haynes| OR: 100

13/2

Useful gelding. Three wins from 8 runs last year. 16/1, career best when winning 11-runner listed race at Pontefract (8f, heavy) 88 days ago by neck from Westover, driven out. Form choice.

Form: 711301-

(4)

Razeen Dubai^t1²⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: M Barzalona| T: S Ghadayer

20/1

Fairly useful colt. One win from 2 runs last year. Winner at Jebel Ali in November. 5/1, seventh of 10 in minor event at Meydan (7f) 29 days ago. Others are more persuasive.

Form: 17-

(8)

Sed Maarib²⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: A de Vries| T: F Nass| OR: 82| D

11/1

Fairly useful gelding. Winner at Beverley in July. First run since leaving Roger Varian when last of 10 in minor event at Meydan (7f, 11/1) 29 days ago. Very hard to make a case for.

Form: 721260-

(3)

Sovereign Prince^p¹¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: W Buick| T: C Appleby| OR: 94| D

6/4

Lightly-raced winner. 9/2 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, career best when winning 7-runner nursery at Epsom (7f, good), keeping on well. Off 110 days. Not taken lightly.

Form: 37231-

Forecasts

Sovereign Prince (6/4), Home City (7/2), Kiwano (7/2), Mr Professor (13/2), Sed Maarib (11/1), Razeen Dubai (20/1), Hotline Bling (22/1), Bin Askar (66/1)

KIWANO made an impressive start when scoring at Kempton in the autumn and the form has a solid look to it, so a chance is taken on him to find enough improvement to maintain his unbeaten record. Mr Professor's Pontefract success when last seen is the best piece of form on show, so he's considered a danger along with Sovereign Prince.