12:15 Jebel Ali

Sunday 27 February 2022

All10:1510:4511:1511:4512:1512:4513:15

Race 5 - Conditions Stakes

Off time: 12:15 | Winning time: 1m 37.8s

(7)

Almoreb^t⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 9-6| J: Jim Crowley| T: M Al Mheiri| OR: 83| C| D

11/4

Useful gelding. Course winner. Latest win here in December. Twelfth of 15 in handicap at Meydan (7f, good, 25/1) 7 days ago. Has fair chance on pick of form.

Form: 911-580

(3)

Heraldic⁴⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 9-6| J: Fernando Jara| T: Q Aboud| OR: 65

50/1

Twenty runs since last win in 2019. Fifth of 16 in handicap at Sharjah (6f) 49 days ago. Significantly back up in trip. Questions to answer.

Form: 00060-5

(6)

King Leonidas¹³⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: X Ziani| T: S Ghadayer| OR: 102| D

10/3

Lightly-raced winner. Sixteenth of 20 in handicap at Ascot (8f, good to soft, 8/1). Off 134 days. First run for yard after leaving John & Thady Gosden. Makes dirt debut. Good chance on turf form.

Form: 116/30-

(2)

Perfect Balance^t²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: T P O'Shea| T: B Seemar| OR: 74| D

15/2

Fairly useful gelding. Tongue strap on for 1st time, career best when winning 12-runner handicap (13/2) at Meydan (8f) 21 days ago. More needed here but not entirely ruled out.

Form: 21968-1

(1)

Tenbury Wells^p,t¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: R Ffrench| T: S Ghadayer| OR: 95

2/1

Useful gelding. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, creditable 5 lengths third of 12 to Algiers in Jebel Ali Mile at this C&D (18/1) 15 days ago. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 26P-383

(9)

Hatheem^t1¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: S Al Balushi⁽³⁾| T: Q Aboud| OR: 67

66/1

6/1, ninth of 15 in handicap at this course (9.7f) 15 days ago. Uphill task.

Form: 0990-09

(10)

Ikaab²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-0| J: A Fresu| T: R Bouresly

20/1

Fair gelding. 11/1, eleventh of 13 in maiden at Meydan (8f, good) 21 days ago.

Form: 50

(4)

Master Of Luck¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-0| J: Bernardo Pinheiro| T: Ms B Deutrom

20/1

Modest horse. 20/1, fourth of 16 in maiden at this course (7f) 15 days ago. Has work to do.

Form: P-84

(8)

Al Maroom^b²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: Sean Kirrane⁽³⁾| T: B Seemar| OR: 74| D

17/2

Fairly useful filly. Winner at Meydan in December. Good fourth of 10 in handicap at Meydan (8f, 12/1) 28 days ago.

Form: 45221-4

Non-Runners

(5)

Take It Thunder¹⁵

Weight: 9-0| Age: 5

T: Q Aboud J: Jose Santiago

Forecasts

Tenbury Wells (2/1), Almoreb (11/4), King Leonidas (10/3), Perfect Balance (15/2), Al Maroom (17/2), Master Of Luck (20/1), Ikaab (20/1), Heraldic (50/1), Hatheem (66/1), Take It Thunder (66/1)

TENBURY WELLS has been a bit in and out since shipping to the UAE but is capable of taking this if putting his best foot forward. Stablemate KIng Leonidas is the form choice but he's not bred to excel on dirt so is recommended for place money only, while Almoreb should go well too.