17:30 Meydan

Friday 14 January 2022

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Dubai Dash Presented By The Palm Fountain Listed Stakes (Turf)

Off time: 17:33 | Winning time: -

(4)

Motafaawit²⁹³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: Dane O'Neill| T: D Watson| OR: 111| CD

9/1

Held form after winning C&D handicap at last year's Carnival and could go well on return.

Form: 069/125-

(3)

Mutaraffa²⁸¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: A Fresu| T: M Al Mheiri| OR: 103| C

12/1

Signed off last season with victory in 6f handicap here. Can give it a good go on return.

Form: 32/2241-

(16)

Roulston Scar^t⁹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: P Cosgrave| T: S & E Crisford| OR: 105| C| D

5/1

Won 6f handicap on return at the 2020 Carnival and on a 4-timer after wins in Britain in September/October. Big player.

Form: 03/0111-

(2)

Royal Crusade^p¹⁰⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: W Buick| T: C Appleby| OR: 105

7/2

Kempton (6f) winner in first-time cheekpieces when last seen in October. Likely has more to offer as a sprinter and big shout on return.

Form: 775731-

(12)

Waady^h³³⁰

Age: 10| Weight: 9-3| J: P J Dobbs| T: D Watson| OR: 107| CD

12/1

Dual C&D winner at the 2020 Carnival but not in the same form in just 2 runs last year.

Form: 2114/24-

(14)

Ekhtiyaar³¹⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 9-1| J: S Hitchcott| T: D Watson| OR: 107| C

20/1

Last 2 wins in 6f handicaps at the Carnival but he'd lost his way when last seen.

Form: 142/460-

(10)

El Guanche^t1⁹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-1| J: M Martinez| T: R Ramallo| OR: 93| D

40/1

Successful again in 6f Jagersro handicap in October. This is a whole different test.

Form: 612161-

(6)

Harry's Bar^t⁶²

Age: 7| Weight: 9-1| J: Rossa Ryan| T: A Mcguinness| OR: 105| D

14/1

Won at Dundalk (5f) in October and chance on bits of his best form on first run in Dubai.

Form: 625146-

(9)

King Of Stars^p¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: R Dawson| T: M Appleby| OR: 100| D

12/1

Won 5f handicaps on turf in September. Should have come on for Newcastle return 12 days ago and big run on first go here not out of the question.

Form: 20511-5

(8)

Raaeb^v¹⁶⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: L Dettori| T: S bin Suroor| OR: 100| D

9/1

Took another step forward when winning 5f Chelmsford handicap when last seen in the summer, making all. Can't be dismissed under Dettori.

Form: 815041-

(11)

Upper Class^t1³¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: V Leal| T: A Cintra Pereira| OR: 107| D

40/1

Won first 4 starts but held in 2 runs at last year's Carnival. First run on turf.

Form: 1111/69-

(15)

Da-lhe Ghadeer⁴³

Age: 10| Weight: 8-10| J: R Mullen| T: N Qatiti

80/1

Winner 4 times in South America in 2015/16 and twice at Al Rahba (Oman), latter in 2019. Mostly below form last 2 seasons and can't be fancied on turf.

Form: 260/705-

(5)

Live In The Moment^p1¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-10| J: Sean Kirrane| T: A West| OR: 97| D

22/1

Progressive in 2020, winning 5 times. Not so good last twice but player on his 2 turf runs in the summer now sporting first-time cheekpieces on first start here.

Form: 1/32256-

(1)

Stone Of Destiny¹²⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 8-10| J: A de Vries| T: A M Balding| OR: 99| D

18/1

Plenty of good runs in defeat in major sprints in Britain in 2021 and seems sure to get a fierce pace to aim at. Could go well.

Form: 846050-

(13)

Wild Majesty¹⁰³

Age: 5| Weight: 8-10| J: Andrea Atzeni| T: H F Devin| OR: 100| D

5/1

Won twice over this trip in France in the summer. Bit more needed to make an impact in this big field but not impossible.

Form: 241130-

Taneen^t⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 8-10| J: Bernardo Pinheiro| T: M Al Mheiri| OR: 97| C| D

33/1

Won 6f handicap here last year but held in weaker race on the dirt last week. RESERVE.

Form: 41542-6

Non-Runners

(7)

Man Of Promise²⁹³

Weight: 9-3| Age: 5

T: C Appleby J: James Doyle

Drummore⁷

Weight: 8-7| Age: 7

T: H Alalawi J: Reserve 2

Forecasts

Royal Crusade (7/2), Wild Majesty (5/1), Roulston Scar (5/1), Man Of Promise (13/2), Motafaawit (9/1), Raaeb (9/1), Mutaraffa (12/1), King Of Stars (12/1), Waady (12/1), Harry's Bar (14/1), Stone Of Destiny (18/1), Ekhtiyaar (20/1), Live In The Moment (22/1), Taneen (33/1), El Guanche (40/1), Upper Class (40/1), Da-lhe Ghadeer (80/1)

ROYAL CRUSADE could have more to offer as a sprinter and is taken to make a winning return in a wide-open listed event. Roulston Scar is a big player, while Stone of Destiny seems sure to be keeping on at the death.