14:35 Meydan

Sunday 15 January 2023

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Race 2 - Maiden Stakes - Turf

Off time: 14:37 | Winning time: 1m 38.48s

(4)

Al Mofty^p1²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: R Dawson| T: Ahmad Bin Harmash

17/2

Fair gelding. Sixth of 8 in maiden at Jebel Ali (8f, 20/1) 29 days ago.

Form: 5/7986-

(8)

Chef De Partie⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: R Mullen| T: M Mardood| OR: 73

15/2

Fairly useful gelding. Winless after 8 runs. 11/2, first run since leaving Harry & Roger Charlton when fourth of 16 in maiden at this course (7f, good) 7 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 25645-4

(3)

Chief Scribe^p⁷

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

28/1

25/1 and tongue strap on cheekpieces on, thirteenth of 16 in maiden at this course (7f, good) 7 days ago. Hard to make a case for.

Form: 0

(9)

Desert Destination^p1²³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: A Fresu| T: O Refai| OR: 75

10/3

Fairly useful gelding. Remains a maiden after 11 runs. Second of 12 in handicap (7/2) at this course (9f, good) 23 days ago, running on. Standard bearer.

Form: 262042-

(6)

Devnent^b1⁷⁰¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: O Chavez| T: O Aashour

28/1

18/1, eleventh of 12 in maiden at this course (7f, good). Off 23 months. First run for yard after leaving S. Seemar. Makes little appeal.

Form: 80/

(5)

Flame Talon^p¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: R Ffrench| T: S Ghadayer| OR: 71

20/1

Fair gelding. Winless after 8 runs. Last of 10 in maiden at Jebel Ali (8f, 14/1) 14 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 80092-0

(7)

Game Master⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: F Herholdt| T: M Mardood| OR: 74

20/1

Fair gelding. First run since leaving Saeed Bin Suroor when twelfth of 16 in maiden at this course (7f, good, 9/1) 7 days ago.

Form: 4/3545-0

(2)

Made In Dubai^p²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: M Barzalona| T: S Ghadayer

8/1

Fairly useful gelding. Winless after 8 Flat runs. Last of 8 in maiden at Jebel Ali (8f, 3/1) 29 days ago. Makes turf debut. Booking of Barzalona a plus.

Form: 5/44338-

(1)

Mezzotinto^b¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: T P O'Shea| T: B Seemar| OR: 65

11/2

Fair gelding. Winless after 9 runs. Third of 10 in maiden (3/1) at Jebel Ali (8f) 14 days ago. Back on turf.

Form: 79022-3

(11)

Sari Dubai³⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: P J Dobbs| T: D Watson

10/3

Fairly useful colt. Second of 6 in maiden (11/8) at Meydan (7f) 37 days ago. Makes turf debut. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 327422-

(12)

Shamran⁷⁵⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: J Da Silva| T: M Alsuwaidi

16/1

Fair horse. Third of 8 in maiden (11/4) at Meydan (8f). Off over 2 years. First run for yard after leaving S. Seemar. Makes turf debut.

Form: 423/

(10)

Star Chamber²³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: C Planas| T: B Seemar

22/1

Last of 9 in maiden (13/2) at this course (6f, good) 23 days ago. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 9-

(14)

State Event^h1⁴³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Saif Al Balushi| T: Ahmad Bin Harmash| OR: 82

20/1

Last of 9 in maiden at Jebel Ali (6f, 17/2) 43 days ago. Significantly back up in trip. Return to form required.

Form: 55709-

(13)

Tripoli Moon³⁰²

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: Bernardo Pinheiro| T: Q Aboud

25/1

Modest filly. 22/1, first run since leaving B. Seemar when seventh of 8 in minor event at Jebel Ali (7f). Off 10 months. Has left M. Al Mheiri. Uphill task.

Form: 5/7-

Non-Runners

Bridesman³¹

Weight: 9-2| Age: 5

T: B Seemar J: Reserve 1

Forecasts

Sari Dubai (10/3), Desert Destination (10/3), Mezzotinto (11/2), Chef De Partie (15/2), Made In Dubai (8/1), Al Mofty (17/2), Shamran (16/1), State Event (20/1), Flame Talon (20/1), Game Master (20/1), Star Chamber (22/1), Tripoli Moon (25/1), Devnent (28/1), Chief Scribe (28/1)

DESERT DESTINATION ran his best race last time and a repeat of that effort should make him hard to beat in an open-looking race. Chef De Partie can give a good account if his last race hasn't left a mark, while Sari Dubai is perhaps the most interesting other runner in the line-up.