13:30 Jebel Ali

Saturday 11 March 2023

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Race 7 - Tattersalls Cup Handicap

Off time: 13:32 | Winning time: 2m 0.67s

(15)

Yurman^t¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-11| J: T P O'Shea| T: B Seemar| C

5/1

Course winner. Latest win at Al Ain in December. 7/1, creditable second of 15 in handicap at this course (9f) 13 days ago.

Form: 1-92742

(2)

Glowing For Gold^t¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: A Fresu| T: I Mohammed

16/1

Off nearly 2½ years, tongue strap on for 1st time, ninth of 15 in handicap at this course (9f, 25/1) 13 days ago. Remains to be seen just how much ability he retains.

Form: 09122/9

(4)

Tangled Words^t³⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: R Mullen| T: B Seemar

25/1

First run since leaving Charlie Appleby when last of 13 in handicap at Meydan (8f, good, 20/1) 34 days ago. Up in trip. Bit to find.

Form: 4717/0

(6)

National Bank¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: P J Dobbs| T: D Watson

11/2

33/1, creditable third of 15 in handicap at this course (9f) 13 days ago. Respected if building on that and the choice of Dobbs.

Form: 685/8-83

(9)

Aldhaja¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Dane O'Neill| T: D Watson

25/1

First run since leaving Charles Hills when eleventh of 15 in handicap (20/1) at this course (9f) 13 days ago.

Form: 39000-0

(1)

Capla Crusader¹³

Age: 7| Weight: 9-6| J: A de Vries| T: R Bouresly| C| D

9/1

Course winner. Respectable seventh of 15 in handicap here (9f, 6/1) 13 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 635-227

(13)

Attribution^p³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-4| J: X Ziani| T: S Ghadayer| CD

20/1

C&D winner. Last of 8 in handicap at Al Ain (12.9f) 35 days ago. Down in trip.

Form: 9/0155-8

(12)

Meqdam^h³⁵

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

7/1

Course winner. One win from 3 runs last year. Below form fourth of 8 in handicap at Al Ain (12.9f) 35 days ago. Down in trip. Has good chance on pick of form.

Form: 37/931-4

(5)

Dublin Pharaoh^p²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: P Cosgrave| T: D Watson| D

7/1

Thirteen runs since last win in 2020. 3/1, bit below form seventh of 14 in handicap at Meydan (9f, good) 20 days ago, never nearer. Has slipped to a handy mark and is not taken lightly.

Form: 3683-37

(8)

Ra'ad^t²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: Bernardo Pinheiro| T: M Al Mheiri

10/1

Winner at Meydan in February. Bit below form eighth of 14 in handicap (11/2) at Meydan (9f, good) 20 days ago, unable to sustain effort.

Form: 5043-18

(3)

Anizzah²⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 9-2| J: R Dawson| T: A Bin Harmash| D

18/1

Latest win at Al Ain in November. 16/1, eighth of 10 in handicap at this course (8f) 28 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 126-468

(16)

Mujeer^v²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Saif Al Balushi| T: A Bin Harmash

20/1

Blinkered for 1st time, last of 14 in handicap at Meydan (9f, good, 25/1) 20 days ago.

Form: 945-550

(14)

Untold Secret²⁰

Age: 11| Weight: 9-0| J: R Ffrench| T: S Ghadayer| CD

13/2

4-time course winner. Latest win at Meydan in December. 9/1, bit below form fifth of 14 in handicap at that course (9f, good) 20 days ago.

Form: 21-8565

(7)

Shamran²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 8-10| J: J Da Silva| T: M Alsuwaidi

16/1

Eighth of 12 in handicap (16/1) at Meydan (7f) 20 days ago. Significantly back up in trip. Others more persuasive.

Form: 23/6068

(11)

Chief Scribe^p,t²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 8-9| J: J Van Overmeire| T: E Jeanne

11/1

22/1, fifth of 10 in maiden at Meydan (8f, good) 20 days ago. Up in trip. Hard to make a strong case for on handicap debut.

Form: 005

Non-Runners

(10)

Ebnzaidoon²⁷

Weight: 9-10| Age: 5

T: D Watson J: O Chavez

Forecasts

Yurman (5/1), National Bank (11/2), Untold Secret (13/2), Meqdam (7/1), Dublin Pharaoh (7/1), Capla Crusader (9/1), Ra'ad (10/1), Ebnzaidoon (10/1), Chief Scribe (11/1), Shamran (16/1), Glowing For Gold (16/1), Anizzah (18/1), Attribution (20/1), Mujeer (20/1), Aldhaja (25/1), Tangled Words (25/1)

A wide open contest to finish the season here, and the tentative selection is MEQDAM who's having just his second run of the year. Dublin Pharaoh is most likely the sternest opposition, while National Bank can't be discounted having taken a step back in the right direction last time.