14:00 Meydan

Friday 23 December 2022

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Arabian Radio Network Maiden Stakes - Turf

Off time: 14:01 | Winning time: 1m 9.26s

(6)

Abshrek²²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: A de Vries| T: R Bouresly

9/2

Fair gelding. 66/1, third of 8 in maiden at Meydan (6f) 22 days ago. Further improvement not ruled out on turf debut.

Form: 03

(7)

Act Of Reason^t²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: M Ghorli| T: O Refai| OR: 69

4/1

Fair gelding. Winless after 17 runs. Second of 12 in handicap at Jebel Ali (6f, 50/1) 20 days ago. Uphill task back in a maiden.

Form: 035672

(11)

Benzema^p1,t²²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: M Barzalona| T: S Ghadayer| OR: 62

18/1

Winless after 14 runs. 25/1 and blinkered for 1st time, last of 8 in maiden at Meydan (6f) 22 days ago. Has work to do.

Form: 4-28568

(10)

Harvest Gold^t²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Dane O'Neill| T: E Jeanne| OR: 68

18/1

Fair gelding. Remains a maiden after 7 runs. Eighth of 12 in handicap (50/1) at Jebel Ali (6f) 20 days ago. Best effort came on sole turf start.

Form: 050508

(2)

Ironside^t²²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: R Dawson| T: M Al Mheiri| OR: 66

8/1

Modest gelding. Winless after 7 runs. 10/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, fourth of 8 in maiden at Meydan (6f) 22 days ago.

Form: 5537-44

(8)

Lake Causeway^p²²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: T P O'Shea| T: B Seemar| OR: 77

4/1

Fair gelding. 5/2, fifth of 8 in maiden at Meydan (6f) 22 days ago. In frame all turf starts but is a long-standing maiden.

Form: 422325

(1)

Loughmore²⁸⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: S Hitchcott| T: A Shehhi| OR: 65

20/1

Winless after 7 runs. 22/1 and blinkered for 1st time, first run since leaving A. Al Rayhi when last of 16 in maiden at Jebel Ali (7f). Off 9 months. Hard to make a case for.

Form: 34088/0

(4)

Star Chamber

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: P Cosgrave| T: B Seemar

13/2

Sea the Moon gelding. Half-brother to two winners in France. Fetched 90,000 UAE at sales in September. Wouldn't need to be above average to play a part.

Form:

(3)

Yukon Star^t1²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: A Fresu| T: M Al Mheiri| OR: 73

3/1

Fair gelding. First run since leaving Charlie Appleby when fifth of 9 in maiden at Jebel Ali (6f, 6/1) 20 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 8-23455

Non-Runners

(5)

Bawadi Spirit²⁸

Weight: 9-2| Age: 4

T: S Alsabri J: Non Runner

(9)

Mischief Moon²²

Weight: 9-2| Age: 4

T: B Seemar J: Non Runner

(12)

Torrkee⁴⁸

Weight: 9-2| Age: 4

T: M Costa J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Yukon Star (3/1), Act Of Reason (4/1), Lake Causeway (4/1), Abshrek (9/2), Star Chamber (13/2), Ironside (8/1), Mischief Moon (10/1), Bawadi Spirit (16/1), Harvest Gold (18/1), Benzema (18/1), Loughmore (20/1)

A trappy maiden that can go the way of YUKON STAR, but he'll need to be firing on all cylinders. Abshrek could give the selection most to think about, while Lake Causeway enters calculations on pick of form.