11:40 Meydan

Sunday 5 February 2023

All10:3011:0511:4012:1512:5013:2514:0014:35

Race 3 - Emirates.com Handicap - Turf

Off time: 11:41 | Winning time: 1m 49.83s

(5)

Desert Destination¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-11| J: Bernardo Pinheiro| T: O Refai

10/1

18/1, ninth of 10 in handicap at this C&D (good) 14 days ago. Has good chance on pick of form.

Form: 2042-99

(3)

Miami Joy²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: P Cosgrave| T: I Mohammed

5/1

Fourteen runs since last win in 2020. Below form tenth of 16 in handicap (16/1) at this course (9.4f, good) 28 days ago. Back on career-low mark. Can make presence felt.

Form: 3/0037-0

(10)

Chef De Partie²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: R Mullen| T: M Mardood

9/2

8/1, respectable third of 14 in maiden at this course (8f, good) 21 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 5645-43

(8)

Addicted To Chaos³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: S Hitchcott| T: D Watson

18/1

7/2, fifth of 9 in handicap at Jebel Ali (7f) 35 days ago. Up in trip. Makes turf debut. Bit to prove at present.

Form: 219/68-5

(2)

Capla Crusader⁷²

Age: 7| Weight: 9-6| J: F Herholdt| T: R Bouresly| D

16/1

10/1, below form fifth of 12 in handicap at Meydan (10.9f) 72 days ago. Having a rare turf start but has has to merit consideration.

Form: 549635-

(12)

Mind Mapping²¹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-4| J: A Fresu| T: H Al Marar| D

18/1

16/1, last of 7 in handicap at Meydan (9.4f) 21 days ago. May find a few too strong.

Form: 08050-7

(11)

Perfect Balance¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: T P O'Shea| T: B Seemar

18/1

Last of 10 in handicap (18/1) at this course (9.9f, good) 14 days ago. Questions to answer at present.

Form: 7308-00

(1)

Al Ghaith⁷⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: P J Dobbs| T: D Watson

8/1

10/1, sixth of 8 in maiden at Jebel Ali (8f) 78 days ago. First run for yard after leaving M. Al Mheiri. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 0/4746-

(13)

Jazirat²⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 9-2| J: O Chavez| T: S Shamsi

28/1

One win from 24 Flat runs. Twenty runs since last win in 2018. Eleventh of 14 in handicap at Abu Dhabi (7f, good) 24 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 00/287-0

(14)

Mouser⁴⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 9-0| J: Sandro Paiva| T: M Ibrahim

16/1

One win from 3 runs last year, when successful at Abu Dhabi in December. Ninth of 12 in handicap (7/1) at this C&D (good) 44 days ago, merely passing beaten rivals.

Form: 706/019-

(6)

Sugar Boy^p⁸

Age: 11| Weight: 9-0| J: C Planas| T: Q Aboud

20/1

Twenty runs since last win in 2019. 66/1, sixth of 7 in handicap at Jebel Ali (6f) 8 days ago. Significantly back up in trip. Hard to make a case for.

Form: 0086-06

(7)

Sharar¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: A de Vries| T: F Nass

5/2

9/1, showed more when second of 16 in maiden at this course (8f, good) 14 days ago. Has to be taken seriously on handicap debut.

Form: 4-52

(4)

Mouneef⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-5| J: J Van Overmeire| T: M Costa

16/1

Creditable sixth of 10 in handicap (6/1) at Jebel Ali (9.7f) 8 days ago. Makes turf debut.

Form: 00-26

Non-Runners

(9)

Balefire²⁴

Weight: 9-11| Age: 7

T: S Ghadayer J: R Ffrench

Forecasts

Sharar (5/2), Chef De Partie (9/2), Miami Joy (5/1), Al Ghaith (8/1), Desert Destination (10/1), Capla Crusader (16/1), Mouser (16/1), Mouneef (16/1), Perfect Balance (18/1), Mind Mapping (18/1), Addicted To Chaos (18/1), Sugar Boy (20/1), Jazirat (28/1), Balefire (33/1)

SHARAR ran very well on turf debut last time and can go one better now switched to handicaps. There are several with claims to chase him home, led by Miami Joy who can come out second best from Desert Destination, who should find this easier than his latest outing.