12:15 Jebel Ali

Sunday 1 January 2023

All09:4510:1510:4511:1511:4512:1512:45

Race 6 - Maiden Stakes

Off time: 12:15 | Winning time: 1m 38.66s

(1)

Alhzeem^b1³⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: J Van Overmeire| T: M Costa

11/4

Fair gelding. First run since leaving Nicholas Bachalard when fifth of 12 in maiden (16/1) at Meydan (8f) 37 days ago.

Form: 305-

(5)

Carpe Momentum⁴³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-11| J: S Hitchcott| T: D Watson

11/4

Fairly useful gelding. Eighth of 9 in maiden at this course (7f, 6/4) 43 days ago. A return to form puts him bang there.

Form: 5/228-

(12)

Flame Talon^p,t²²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: R Ffrench| T: S Ghadayer| OR: 71

20/1

Fair gelding. Remains a maiden after 7 Flat runs. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, second of 9 in handicap at Al Ain (8f) 22 days ago.

Form: 680092-

(7)

Mawtini^t²³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-11| J: P Cosgrave| T: M Baidhaei

9/2

Fairly useful gelding. Tongue strap on, second of 9 in maiden (18/1) at Meydan (9.4f) 23 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 2-

(6)

Mezzotinto^t¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: T P O'Shea| T: B Seemar| OR: 63

11/4

Fair gelding. Remains a maiden after 8 Flat runs. 9/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, second of 11 in maiden at this course (7f) 15 days ago. Place chance again.

Form: 779022-

(11)

Mount Marcy^t⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-11| J: Q Al Busaidi⁽⁵⁾| T: K Al Al Neyadi| OR: 78

22/1

Remains a maiden after 8 runs. Sixth of 16 in handicap at Sharjah (6f) 8 days ago. Significantly back up in trip.

Form: 3423/86-

(4)

Sheringham²⁹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: A Fresu| T: A Al Shemaili| OR: 62

25/1

Fair colt. Remains a maiden after 9 runs. Visored for 1st time, ninth of 16 in handicap (25/1) at this course (7f). Off 9 months. First run for yard after leaving R. Al Rayhi. Makes little appeal.

Form: 3/06909-

(10)

Panoshoshic^b,h¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: X Ziani| T: S Ghadayer| OR: 64

14/1

Fair mare. Remains a maiden after 27 runs. Sixth of 11 in handicap at Sharjah (9.9f) 14 days ago. Back down in trip.

Form: 924456-

(8)

Black Russian

Age: 3| Weight: 8-6| J: M Kappushev| T: P Vashchenko

28/1

Cordon colt. Dam ran twice. Best watched on debut.

Form:

(9)

Money Agent^t1

Age: 3| Weight: 8-6| J: Fernando Jara| T: P Vashchenko

25/1

Noble Mission colt. Half-brother to a triple Group 1 winner and to dam of a Breeders' Cup Mile winner. Cost $15,000 as a yearling. Market may be best guide.

Form:

Non-Runners

(3)

Mosheer²⁹

Weight: 9-11| Age: 4

T: M Costa J: Dane O'Neill

(2)

Rebel Love¹⁵

Weight: 9-6| Age: 4

T: I Mohammed & J Santos J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Carpe Momentum (11/4), Alhzeem (11/4), Mezzotinto (11/4), Mawtini (9/2), Rebel Love (7/1), Panoshoshic (14/1), Mosheer (14/1), Flame Talon (20/1), Mount Marcy (22/1), Sheringham (25/1), Money Agent (25/1), Black Russian (28/1)

CARPE MOMENTUM is the tentative pick. Mezzotinto can give his running, while Mawtini shaped encouragingly on debut and can make another bold show.