Race 2 - Emirates Holidays Maiden Stakes - Dirt

Off time: 11:05 | Winning time: 1m 25.43s

(4)

Almutawakel^b1¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Fernando Jara| T: J Olascoaga| OR: 75

9/2

Thirteenth of 16 in maiden at Meydan (8f, good, 25/1) 14 days ago. Bit to prove at present.

Form: 2428-60

(1)

Shake Hand¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: A de Vries| T: F Nass

7/4

Fair colt. Ninth of 16 in maiden (28/1) at Meydan (8f, good) 14 days ago. More required for win purposes.

Form: 0-79

(6)

Chairman Star

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: A Fresu| T: A Bin Harmash

4/1

Tale of Verve filly. Half-sister to a winner. Cost $25,000 as a juvenile. Wouldn't need to be anything out of the ordinary to have a say on debut.

Form:

(5)

Habooba^p³⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: R Dawson| T: A Bin Harmash

15/8

Modest filly. Tongue strap and cheekpieces on for 1st time, fifth of 12 in maiden at Jebel Ali (6f, 9/4) 35 days ago. Her debut effort sets the standard.

Form: 5-5

Non-Runners

(2)

Nevershow Weakness¹⁴

Weight: 9-2| Age: 3

T: B Seemar J: Non Runner

(3)

Smart System²⁸

Weight: 9-2| Age: 3

T: F Nass J: G Malune

Forecasts

Shake Hand (7/4), Habooba (15/8), Chairman Star (4/1), Almutawakel (9/2), Smart System (7/1)

A very thin maiden which can go the way of HABOOBA but she'll need to take a step back in the right direction. Shake Hand can't be completely discounted, whilst it wouldn't be a surprise if Chairman Star made an impact on debut.