10:30 Meydan

Sunday 12 February 2023

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Race 1 Fazaa Senior Citizen Maiden Stakes

Off time: 10:30 | Winning time: 1m 10.15s

(11)

Exact Order¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: P J Dobbs| T: D Watson

12/1

Modest gelding. 3/1, fifth of 8 in maiden at Jebel Ali (6f) 15 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 3-5

(8)

Harvest Gold^t⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: O Chavez| T: E Jeanne| OR: 71

15/8

Fairly useful gelding. Remains a maiden after 11 runs. 7/2, second of 13 in handicap at this C&D (good) 7 days ago. Entitled to be bang there.

Form: 082-232

(3)

Imperial Square¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-11| J: Louis Steward| T: R Bouresly| OR: 68

22/1

Remains winless after 9 runs. 25/1, last of 8 in maiden at Jebel Ali (6f) 15 days ago. Hard to make a case for.

Form: 490/08-8

(5)

Mezzotinto^b,t⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: A Fresu| T: B Seemar| OR: 65

3/1

Fair gelding. Remains winless after 11 runs. 10/3, third of 9 in maiden at Meydan (8f) 7 days ago. Back down in trip. Should give another good account.

Form: 022-373

(6)

Torrkee^h1³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: J Van Overmeire| T: M Costa| OR: 71

9/1

Fair gelding. Remains winless after 8 runs. 13/2, ninth of 16 in maiden at this course (7f, good) 35 days ago.

Form: 53/356-9

(10)

Almarid

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: R Mullen| T: B Seemar

16/1

Caravaggio colt. Half-brother to a winner. Dam placed in France. From good family. Worth market check on debut.

Form:

(1)

Haiuao Alarb^p⁷³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Bernardo Pinheiro| T: R Bouresly

22/1

Cheekpieces on, last of 8 in maiden (22/1) at Meydan (6f) 73 days ago. Makes little appeal.

Form: 8-

(9)

High Everest⁷⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: F Herholdt| T: R Bouresly

22/1

25/1, last of 15 in maiden at Meydan (7f) 79 days ago. Easy to pass over.

Form: 0-

(7)

Hot Cloud¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: S Hitchcott| T: D Watson

20/1

Modest colt. 13/2, last of 7 in maiden at Jebel Ali (6f) 15 days ago.

Form: 0-47

(13)

Margham

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: M Barzalona| T: S Ghadayer

5/1

Accelerate colt. Half-brother to winner in US. Stakes winners in pedigree. Cost €148,754 as a juvenile. Others more persuasive on debut.

Form:

(12)

Al Naaem⁴²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-8| J: Allaia Tiar⁽⁷⁾| T: I Mohammed

22/1

Last of 12 in maiden at Jebel Ali (6f, 28/1) 42 days ago. Uphill task.

Form: 69-0

Non-Runners

(4)

Shinyar⁴⁰⁷

Weight: 9-6| Age: 4

T: B Seemar J: Non Runner

(2)

Silent Defense⁷⁹

Weight: 8-13| Age: 3

T: R Bouresly J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Harvest Gold (15/8), Mezzotinto (3/1), Margham (5/1), Shinyar (8/1), Torrkee (9/1), Exact Order (12/1), Almarid (16/1), Hot Cloud (20/1), High Everest (22/1), Imperial Square (22/1), Haiuao Alarb (22/1), Al Naaem (22/1)

HARVEST GOLD has been in good form of late and can finally break his duck. Mezzotinto is most likely the toughest opposition, while it may be dangerous to underestimate Almarid on debut.