11:00 Jebel Ali

Saturday 29 January 2022

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Shadwell Stakes (Dirt)

4YO plus | 1m 2f | 9 Runners | Dirt | Weighed In

Off time: 11:00 | Winning time: -

(2)

Algiers¹⁴⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: James Doyle| T: S & E Crisford| OR: 107| D

11/2

36/10, 2 lengths fifth of 6 to Dawn Intello in La Coupe de Maisons-Laffitte at Longchamp (9.9f, good). Off 146 days. First run for yard after leaving A. Fabre. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 851335-

(8)

Irish Freedom^p,t¹⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 9-0| J: P Cosgrave| T: B Seemar| OR: 96| C

14/1

Course winner. 33/1, 13 lengths thirteenth of 15 to Dubai Future in listed race at Meydan (12f, good) 15 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 1444-30

(5)

Tenbury Wells^t¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: R Ffrench| T: S Ghadayer| OR: 95| D

5/1

Creditable third of 10 in handicap at this course (9f, 11/1) 14 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 2226P-3

(1)

Gentile Bellini^v1⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 8-10| J: A Fresu| T: M Al Mheiri| OR: 94| D

3/1

Latest win at Meydan in November. 9/1, below form fourth of 16 in minor event at Meydan (9.9f) 8 days ago, merely passing beaten rivals. That was a deeper race than this.

Form: 00126-4

(10)

Lost Eden⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 8-10| J: Andrea Atzeni| T: D Watson| OR: 93| D

6/1

Two wins from 5 runs last year. Unseated rider in minor event (33/1) at Meydan (9.9f) 8 days ago. Not completely discounted.

Form: 11062-U

(9)

Rare Ninja^b²⁹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 8-9| J: X Ziani| T: S Ghadayer| OR: 93| D

9/1

13/2, career best when winning 7-runner minor event at Meydan (9.4f), keeping on well. Off 9 months. Makes handicap debut. More needed.

Form: 273261-

(4)

George Villiers^b¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 8-7| J: T P O'Shea| T: B Seemar| OR: 89| D

10/1

Below form sixth of 10 in handicap (11/2) at this course (9f) 14 days ago. Can't be taken lightly off this mark.

Form: 4247/5-6

(7)

Mudallel^v²²

Age: 8| Weight: 8-7| J: R Dawson| T: Ahmad Bin Harmash| OR: 85| CD

10/1

C&D winner. Latest win at Meydan in December. Creditable second of 16 in handicap there (10.9f, 6/1) 22 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 94216-2

(6)

Castlebar^p,t¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-6| J: R Mullen| T: H Alalawi| OR: 86| D

15/2

One win from 2 runs last year. Tongue strap on for 1st time, good second of 10 in handicap (25/1) at this course (9f) 14 days ago. More needed again.

Form: 721/19-2

Non-Runners

(3)

Mind Mapping⁴¹

Weight: 9-0| Age: 7

T: H Hamida J: Fernando Jara

Forecasts

Gentile Bellini (3/1), Tenbury Wells (5/1), Algiers (11/2), Lost Eden (6/1), Castlebar (15/2), Rare Ninja (9/1), George Villiers (10/1), Mudallel (10/1), Irish Freedom (14/1), Mind Mapping (40/1)

An open-looking handicap in which ALGIERS is the tentative selection. He's proven capable of holding his own in Group company, the only question is the surface. Gentile Bellini looks second best though his running style leaves him a hostage to fortune, while Mudallel also commands a second look.