10:15 Jebel Ali

Saturday 17 December 2022

All10:1510:4511:1511:4512:1512:45

Race 1 Maiden Stakes

Off time: 10:15 | Winning time: 1m 25.04s

(9)

Black Mark¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: A Fresu| T: R Bouresly| OR: 72

18/1

Fair colt. Winless in 10 runs. Eighth of 9 in maiden (12/1) at this course (6f) 14 days ago. Booking of Fresu a plus. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 903468

(10)

Eftekhar⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: O Chavez| T: R Bouresly

33/1

Fair gelding. 66/1, eighth of 9 in maiden at Meydan (9.4f) 8 days ago. Back down in trip. Makes little appeal.

Form: 908

(12)

Exact Order

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: P J Dobbs| T: D Watson

5/1

Wootton Bassett gelding. Fetched €105,000 as a yearling, Brother to a lightly-raced maiden in France. One to consider for powerful yard on debut.

Form:

(4)

Kaifan^p1,t1⁴³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: R Ffrench| T: S Ghadayer

22/1

7/1, last of 10 in maiden at Meydan (7f) 43 days ago. Should progress.

Form: 0

(7)

Mezzotinto^t¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: T P O'Shea| T: B Seemar| OR: 63

9/1

Fair colt. Remains a maiden after 7 Flat runs. 20/1, second of 8 in maiden at Meydan (6f) 16 days ago.

Form: 077902

(1)

Midnight Deal^t1⁴⁰⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Fernando Jara| T: M Baidhaei| OR: 70

22/1

Remains a maiden after 8 Flat runs. Left M. Rahman, eighth of 9 in maiden at Meydan (8f, 15/2). Off 13 months. First run for yard after leaving Mahmood Al Zarooni. Hard to make a case for.

Form: 294/608-

(2)

Morrabbi Al Ajjial^p²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: G Malune| T: R Bouresly| OR: 48

40/1

Remains a maiden after 14 Flat runs. 50/1, last of 14 in handicap at this course (8f) 28 days ago. Has plenty to do.

Form: 7-06280

(11)

Quality Humor^v¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: R Dawson| T: Ahmad Bin Harmash| OR: 86

11/10

Fairly useful colt. Remains a maiden after 7 Flat runs. Visored for 1st time, second of 7 in minor event at Meydan (8f, 16/1) 16 days ago. Sets the standard.

Form: 2-50222

(6)

Reybaal²²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: J Van Overmeire| T: M Costa| OR: 70

4/1

Fair colt. 12/1, fourth of 12 in maiden at Meydan (8f) 22 days ago.

Form: 7944

(3)

Sultan Al Neelain²⁸⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: J Rosales| T: M Ibrahim

33/1

Modest horse. Tongue strap on for 1st time, last of 14 in maiden (40/1) at Meydan (9f, good). Off 9 months. Down in trip. Uphill task.

Form: 00

(5)

Waqet^b1,t⁶³⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Sandro Paiva| T: B Seemar| OR: 83

16/1

Fair colt. Fifth of 9 in maiden over C&D (11/2) when last seen in March 2021. Best watched after a lengthy absence.

Form: 035-

Non-Runners

(8)

Abshrek¹⁶

Weight: 9-2| Age: 5

T: R Bouresly J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Quality Humor (11/10), Reybaal (4/1), Exact Order (5/1), Mezzotinto (9/1), Waqet (16/1), Black Mark (18/1), Midnight Deal (22/1), Kaifan (22/1), Eftekhar (33/1), Sultan Al Neelain (33/1), Morrabbi Al Ajjial (40/1)

QUALITY HUMOR holds a significant advantage formwise and a repeat of his previous best should be enough to prevail in a maiden lacking depth. Exact Order won't need to be a superstar to figure on racecourse debut, while Reybaal can feature for minor money.