17:30 Meydan

Friday 21 January 2022

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Aliyah By Azizi Stakes - Dirt

Off time: 17:30 | Winning time: 2m 3.46s

(5)

Rebel's Romance³⁰⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: W Buick| T: C Appleby| OR: 106| CD

8/11

Very smart gelding who enhanced fine strike rate when winning 14-runner UAE Derby by 5½ lengths in March. No surprise to see him play a lead role on return now.

Form: 11/141-

(10)

Ajuste Fiscal³⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: V Leal| T: A Cintra Pereira| OR: 109

25/1

Smart horse. Below form 6½ lengths fifth of 10 to Tuz in listed race at this course (8f, 28/1) 36 days ago. Back up in trip. Not taken lightly.

Form: 51/5385-

(3)

Desert Peace^t²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: James Doyle| T: C Appleby| OR: 92| CD

9/1

Career best when winning 8-runner minor event at this C&D (8/13) 20 days ago by neck from Big Team, all out to hold on. Still, he remains lightly raced and they may not prove his limit.

Form: 31/712-1

(14)

New Trails^t³²¹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-0| J: R Dawson| T: Ahmad Bin Harmash| OR: 103| CD

28/1

One win from 2 runs last year. Respectable 7 lengths sixth of 11 to Salute The Soldier in C&D Maktoum Challenge (Group 1) 10 months ago. Has gone well fresh previously.

Form: 6006/16-

(9)

Plus Que Parfait^b⁵⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-0| J: P J Dobbs| T: D Watson| OR: 101| CD

28/1

Useful horse. Course winner. 3/1, first run since leaving Brendan P. Walsh when 19¾ lengths fifth of 7 to For The Top in listed race at this C&D 50 days ago. Has work to do.

Form: 5/23455-

(7)

Remorse⁵⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: T P O'Shea| T: B Seemar| OR: 102| CD

11/1

C&D winner. 11/10, first run since lcreditable 4 lengths second of 7 to For The Top in listed race at this C&D 50 days ago. No surprise to see him go well again.

Form: 2/21512-

(11)

Saltarin Dubai^b,t⁵⁰

Age: 10| Weight: 9-0| J: R Mullen| T: B Seemar| OR: 103| CD

28/1

Useful gelding. C&D winner. 13/2, below form 16 lengths third of 7 to For The Top in listed race at this C&D 50 days ago.

Form: 2/41003-

(8)

Big Team^p²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 8-10| J: L Dettori| T: S bin Suroor| OR: 94

8/1

Useful gelding. Latest win at Wolverhampton in September. 14/1, creditable neck second of 8 to Desert Peace in minor event at this C&D 20 days ago, closing all way to line. May do better again.

Form: 1/6010-2

(16)

Bright Start^p,t1¹⁹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 8-10| J: Louis Steward| T: S bin Suroor| OR: 96| CD

20/1

Useful gelding. Course winner. Nineteenth of 20 in handicap at York (10.2f, good, 18/1). Off 6 months. Others more persuasive.

Form: 2/12220-

(6)

Casey Jones⁵⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 8-10| J: Fernando Jara| T: M Al Mheiri| OR: 96| C| D

66/1

Course winner. 16/1, seventh of 10 in minor event at this course (8f) 50 days ago. That was his first start for 9 months but he'll need to step up plenty on that to figure.

Form: 135/007-

(1)

Dubai Icon^v⁹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 8-10| J: P Cosgrave| T: S bin Suroor| OR: 99| BF| D

22/1

Useful gelding. 10/3, good second of 12 in handicap at Chelmsford (1m) in October, reeled in only by one who had the benefit of a ground saving ride. Can go well again.

Form: 26/6272-

(13)

Revamp^t1³⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 8-10| J: M Barzalona| T: C Theodorakis| OR: 67| D

28/1

Fairly useful gelding. 45/100, career best when winning 5-runner minor event at Markopoulo (9f) 39 days ago. First run for yard after leaving C. Kouvaras. This demands another jolt of improvement.

Form: 031211-

(15)

Gentile Bellini³⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 8-7| J: A Fresu| T: M Al Mheiri| OR: 94| C| D

9/1

Useful horse. Course winner. 9/1, respectable 6¾ lengths sixth of 10 to Tuz in listed race at this course (8f) 36 days ago. Step up in trip for first time on this surface rates a plus on balance.

Form: 5/00126-

(12)

Lost Eden²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 8-7| J: Andrea Atzeni| T: D Watson| OR: 93| D

33/1

Useful gelding. Two wins from 5 runs last year. First run since leaving Richard Hannon when bit below form second of 7 in minor event (4/1) at Jebel Ali (1m) 28 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 2/11062-

(4)

Taqareer¹⁷⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 8-7| J: S Hitchcott| T: M Saeed| OR: 94| D

50/1

Useful gelding. Fifth of 6 in handicap (9/2) at Newmarket (12f, good to firm), finding little. Off 174 days. First run for yard after leaving John & Thady Gosden.

Form: 220325-

Court Poet^t⁴⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 8-7| J: S Al Balushi| T: Ahmad Bin Harmash| OR: 102

50/1

Last of 9 in handicap at Abu Dhabi (10.9f, good) 40 days ago. Reserve.

Form: 460P/09-

Non-Runners

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Fire Group³⁶

Weight: 8-9| Age: 4

T: M Al Mheiri J: Bernardo Pinheiro

Forecasts

Rebel's Romance (8/11), Big Team (8/1), Gentile Bellini (9/1), Desert Peace (9/1), Remorse (11/1), Bright Start (20/1), Dubai Icon (22/1), Ajuste Fiscal (25/1), Fire Group (25/1), New Trails (28/1), Revamp (28/1), Plus Que Parfait (28/1), Saltarin Dubai (28/1), Lost Eden (33/1), Court Poet (50/1), Taqareer (50/1), Casey Jones (66/1)

REBEL'S ROMANCE is building up an impressive strike rate, making it 4 wins from 5 career starts when landing the UAE Derby here in March. He's one to be interested in again on return given the manner of that display and he earns the vote under William Buick. Remorse, Desert Peace and Ajuste Fiscal are the trio fancied to give him most to think about.