13:30 Jebel Ali

Sunday 26 February 2023

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Zero To Ninety Handicap Mile Challenge ( Sponsored By Jarc )

Off time: 13:31 | Winning time: 1m 38.67s

(12)

Justice Protecol¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Fernando Jara| T: I Mohammed & J Santos| CD

11/4

C&D winner in January. 10/1, excellent second of 12 in handicap at Meydan (8f) 14 days ago. Has taken well to dirt and is high on the shortlist.

Form: 0821-12

(9)

Kimbear^t⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 9-8| J: A de Vries| T: A Albadwawi| D

28/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2020. First run since leaving Adel Massaad when eleventh of 15 in handicap (33/1) at Meydan (7f) 9 days ago.

Form: 3/8686-0

(4)

Verboten³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-8| J: S Hitchcott| T: D Watson| CD

6/1

C&D winner. 4/1, seventh of 10 in handicap at Meydan (9.9f) 35 days ago, slowly away. Back down in trip. Can make presence felt.

Form: 3/0212-7

(1)

Prevent³⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 9-7| J: G Malune| T: D Watson| C

33/1

Course winner. 18/1, last of 10 in handicap at Meydan (9.4f) 30 days ago. Hard to make a case for.

Form: 1506-60

(11)

Secret Image^b¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: T P O'Shea| T: B Seemar

8/1

16/1, creditable fifth of 9 in handicap at Meydan (9f, good) 14 days ago.

Form: 305-465

(2)

Violent Justice²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: O Chavez| T: D Watson| C

7/1

Course winner. 5/1, respectable third of 8 in handicap at this course (7f) 29 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 5247-53

(14)

Mazagran^t¹⁸¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: A Fresu| T: B Seemar| CD

14/1

C&D winner. Twelfth of 13 in handicap (14/1) at Roscommon (7.2f, good), very slowly away. Off 6 months. Back with former stable and merits consideration back on the dirt.

Form: 080/250-

(3)

Silver Jubilee³⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: P J Dobbs| T: D Watson| CD

7/2

C&D winner in November. Fifth of 7 in handicap at Abu Dhabi (8f, good) 38 days ago.

Form: 7/2610-5

(10)

Webinar¹⁵²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: R Mullen| T: B Seemar

14/1

28/10, won 12-runner maiden at Vichy (9.9f, soft). Off 152 days. Down in trip. First run for yard after leaving Francis-Henri Graffard. Makes handicap debut. Others more persuasive.

Form: 431-

(5)

Al Khaldie^b¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: J Da Silva| T: R Bouresly| C

16/1

Course winner on belated debut in January. Last of 9 in handicap (15/2) at Meydan (9f, good) 14 days ago. Must improve.

Form: 19

(7)

Melicertes^t¹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 9-2| J: P Cosgrave| T: B Seemar| CD

20/1

C&D winner. Tenth of 14 in handicap at Abu Dhabi (7f, good) 17 days ago.

Form: 14575-0

(6)

Hawa Bilady^p¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: R Dawson| T: R Bouresly| C

20/1

Course winner. 10½ lengths ninth of 11 to Western Writer in listed race at Abu Dhabi (7f, good) 10 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 7501-09

(8)

Leadership^t³⁴⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 9-1| J: F Herholdt| T: R Bouresly| CD

33/1

C&D winner. Last of 15 in handicap at this course (7f, 16/1). Off 11 months. First run for yard after leaving H. Alalawi. May find a few too strong.

Form: 987410-

Hyde Park^b⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 8-13| J: R Ffrench| T: S Ghadayer| C| D

18/1

Course winner. Latest win at Meydan in January. Eleventh of 12 in handicap (13/2) there (7f) 7 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 89-5140

Non-Runners

(13)

Ibra Attack¹⁴

Weight: 9-4| Age: 5

T: A Al Shemaili J: Non Runner

Sadeedd¹⁴

Weight: 9-0| Age: 6

T: M Costa J: Non Runner

Mayaadeen¹⁵

Weight: 9-0| Age: 8

T: D Watson J: Non Runner

Kaheall²¹

Weight: 8-11| Age: 5

T: S Ghadayer J: Reserve 4

Forecasts

Justice Protecol (11/4), Silver Jubilee (7/2), Verboten (6/1), Violent Justice (7/1), Secret Image (8/1), Webinar (14/1), Mazagran (14/1), Al Khaldie (16/1), Hyde Park (18/1), Melicertes (20/1), Hawa Bilady (20/1), Kimbear (28/1), Prevent (33/1), Leadership (33/1)

JUSTICE PROTECOL just about gets the nod. Verboten is high up there among the rest, with Mazagran in the running for a share of minor money.