14:00 Meydan

Friday 13 January 2023

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

Race 1 - Handicap

Off time: 14:02 | Winning time: 1m 38.07s

(4)

Down On Da Bayou¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-11| J: M Barzalona| T: S Ghadayer| C| D

3/1

Course winner. 5/4, career best when winning 8-runner minor event at Jebel Ali (8f) 12 days ago. Booking of Barzalona a plus. Makes plenty of appeal.

Form: 35722-1

(8)

Quality Boone^t²⁹³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: J Da Silva| T: J Olascoaga| C

7/2

Course winner. Good 5¾ lengths fifth of 16 to Crown Pride in UAE Derby at this course (9.4f, 18/1), never nearer. Off 9 months. First run for yard after leaving Antonio Cintra Pereira.

Form: 11/2315-

(11)

Midlife Crisis³⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: J Moutard| T: H Shimizu| D

50/1

5¾ lengths eighth of 10 to Fast Raaj in listed race (15/1) at Deauville (7.4f) 34 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Something to prove.

Form: 42/2508-

(2)

Royal Mews^t⁴⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-10| J: T P O'Shea| T: B Seemar| CD

10/3

C&D winner. Creditable second of 6 in minor event (2/1) at this course (7f) 49 days ago. Not discounted.

Form: 3/51602-

(5)

Bochart^t²⁷

Age: 10| Weight: 9-7| J: A Fresu| T: B Seemar| CD

20/1

6-time course winner. 11/4, eleventh of 12 in handicap at Jebel Ali (7f) 27 days ago. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 140320-

(9)

Ayr Harbour⁹²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-4| J: James Doyle| T: M Appleby| D

11/1

Fifteen runs since last win in 2021. Respectable fifth of 14 in handicap at Chelmsford City (8f, 40/1). Off 92 days. Worth considering.

Form: 322875-

(3)

Faithful Soldier²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: P J Dobbs| T: D Watson| C

20/1

Course winner. Respectable fifth of 12 in handicap at Jebel Ali (7f, 14/1) 27 days ago.

Form: 131/975-

(7)

Private Signal²⁵⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: C Planas⁽⁷⁾| T: B Seemar

28/1

Lightly-raced winner. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, last of 6 in handicap (9/1) at Newmarket (8f, good). Off 8 months. First run for yard after leaving Charlie Appleby. Others more persuasive.

Form: 219/26-

(1)

Quality Humor^v²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: R Dawson| T: A Bin Harmash

10/3

Career best when winning 11-runner maiden at Jebel Ali (7f, 11/10) 27 days ago. Makes handicap debut. More required but not yet fully exposed.

Form: 502221-

(6)

Ya Hayati^p⁴⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-0| J: R Mullen| T: B Seemar| D

28/1

17½ lengths fourteenth of 16 to San Donato in listed race at Abu Dhabi (8f, good) 40 days ago. Up against it.

Form: 15/0060-

Non-Runners

(10)

Shamikh²⁷

Weight: 9-7| Age: 6

T: M Costa J: J Van Overmeire

Forecasts

Down On Da Bayou (3/1), Royal Mews (10/3), Quality Humor (10/3), Quality Boone (7/2), Shamikh (7/1), Ayr Harbour (11/1), Bochart (20/1), Faithful Soldier (20/1), Private Signal (28/1), Ya Hayati (28/1), Midlife Crisis (50/1)

DOWN ON DA BAYOU was better than ever when scoring at Jebel Ali recently and she's likely to follow up in her current mood. Shamikh, who was runner-up at the same course last month, appeals as a feasible danger and Ayr Harbour is a player on his best form.