15:45 Meydan

Friday 4 November 2022

All14:0014:3515:1015:4516:2016:5517:30

Emirates Skywards Handicap - Dirt

  • 3YO plus  |   7f  |   8 Runners  |   Dirt  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:45  |   Winning time: 1m 23.61s
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Cloth number
Odds
Star rating
Horse A-Z
Show odds
1
(4)
Horse silk
Perfect Balancet246
Age: 4|  Weight: 9-10| J: C Planas(7)| T: B Seemar| C| D
10/1
Course winner. 1 win from 3 runs this year. 10/3, seventh of 11 in handicap at this C&D. Off 8 months. Could make presence felt.
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Timeform
2
(7)
Horse silk
Quiet Endeavourb231
Age: 6|  Weight: 9-6| J: P J Dobbs| T: D Watson| D
10/3
Improved on recent efforts to win 15-runner handicap at Al Ain (7f). Off 7 months. May struggle off this higher mark.
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Timeform
3
(2)
Horse silk
Tahdeed246
Age: 4|  Weight: 9-6| J: J Van Overmeire| T: M Costa
9/2
1 win from 3 runs this year. Creditable sixth of 14 in handicap at Meydan (8f, good, 9/2). Off 8 months. First run for yard after leaving Nicholas Bachalard. Can't be discounted.
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Timeform
4
(3)
Horse silk
Celtic Strikerb237
Age: 5|  Weight: 9-3| J: M Kappushev| T: D Watson
7/1
Seventh of 13 in handicap at Jebel Ali (8f, 20/1). Off 7 months. Needs to build on that.
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Timeform
5
(8)
Horse silk
Fast Startp6
Age: 4|  Weight: 9-2| J: R Ffrench| T: S Ghadayer
16/1
9/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, first run since leaving Saeed Bin Suroor when bit below form seventh of 13 in maiden at Jebel Ali (7f) 6 days ago. Has work to do.
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Timeform
6
(6)
Horse silk
Royal Sands351
Age: 6|  Weight: 9-1| J: S Hitchcott| T: D Watson
11/4
Respectable third of 16 in handicap at this C&D (6/1). Off 11 months. Has good chance on pick of form.
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Timeform
7
(5)
Horse silk
Western Symphonyt230
Age: 4|  Weight: 9-1| J: T P O'Shea| T: B Seemar
10/1
25/1, below form ninth of 15 in handicap at Jebel Ali (7f). Off 7 months.
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Timeform
8
(1)
Horse silk
Ra'adh1,t285
Age: 5|  Weight: 9-0| J: A Fresu| T: M Al Mheiri
15/2
9/1, tenth of 12 in handicap at this course (9.4f). Off 9 months. Back down in trip. First run for yard after leaving B. Seemar. Needs a couple of these to falter.
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Timeform

Forecasts

Royal Sands (11/4), Quiet Endeavour (10/3), Tahdeed (9/2), Celtic Striker (7/1), Ra'ad (15/2), Western Symphony (10/1), Perfect Balance (10/1), Fast Start (16/1)

Verdict

ROYAL SANDS is probably the safest recommendation. Tahdeed is a threat, while Celtic Striker is perhaps the most interesting of the others.

  1. Royal Sands11/4
  2. Tahdeed9/2
  3. Celtic Striker7/1

Prize Money

1st: 52,498.00 AED2nd: 17,499.00 AED3rd: 9,627.00 AED4th: 5,248.00 AED5th: 2,624.00 AED

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