14:05 Meydan

Friday 10 November 2023

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Emirates Holidays Maiden Stakes

2YO only | 6f | 7 Runners | Dirt | Weighed In

Off time: 14:05 | Winning time: 1m 11.99s

(7)

Alsayef^p1

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: J Orman| T: M Costa

9/2

Foaled May 1. Union Rags colt. Cost $130,000 as a yearling. Brother to a winner. Dam sister to US Grade 1 winner on dirt. Catches the eye on pedigree.

Form:

(6)

El Nasseeb

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: Bernardo Pinheiro| T: M Al Mheiri

25/1

Foaled February 28. Profitable colt. Cost $6,173 at the breeze-ups earlier this year. Dam winner. Not really bred for dirt.

Form:

(1)

Gaassid

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: Ben Coen| T: M Costa

8/11

Foaled March 3. Mendelssohn colt. Cost $160,000 as a yearling. Half-brother to a winner in US. From family of Dubai World Cup winner Street Cry.

Form:

(2)

Killer Collect^t1

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: T P O'Shea| T: B Seemar

9/1

Foaled April 13. Collected colt. Cost $75,000 as a yearling. Half-brother to a winner in US. Dam winner. Others make more appeal on paper.

Form:

(8)

Rasas

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: P Cosgrave| T: Ahmad Bin Harmash

33/1

Foaled February 10. World of Trouble colt. Cost $35,000 earlier this year. Half-brother to a listed winner in Chile.

Form:

(5)

Tactical Bound

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: A de Vries| T: F Nass

9/2

Foaled March 25. Good Magic colt. Cost €222,222 at the breeze-ups earlier in the year. Half-brother to a couple of winners in the US. Dam Grade 3 winner on dirt in US. Makes appeal on paper.

Form:

(3)

Shamardia⁴⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 8-9| J: J Da Silva| T: I Mohammed & J Santos

28/1

Twice-raced filly. 9/1, seventh of 9 in minor event at Kempton (6f) 44 days ago. Has experience/fitness edge but needs to show more.

Form: 77

Non-Runners

(4)

Bismilah Alik

Weight: 9-0| Age: 2

T: Ahmad Bin Harmash J: Connor Beasley

Forecasts

Gaassid (8/11), Alsayef (9/2), Tactical Bound (9/2), Killer Collect (9/1), Bismilah Alik (10/1), El Nasseeb (25/1), Shamardia (28/1), Rasas (33/1)

The bar isn't set high by the only runner with prior experience and it may pay to follow some of the costly newcomers instead. GAASSID looks first choice on jockey bookings for the Costa yard and gets the nod. Alsayef has an interesting pedigree and can follow his stablemate home from Tactical Bound.