13:30 Meydan

Friday 12 January 2024

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Palm Jumeirah Presented By Nakheel Handicap - Turf

Off time: 13:33 | Winning time: 57.49s

(7)

I'll Stand Taller^t²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-11| J: R Mullen| T: M Mohammed| OR: 90

40/1

Thirteen runs since last win in 2021. 28/1, first run since leaving Doug F. O'Neill when eighth of 11 in handicap at Meydan (6f) 21 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 240/668-

(5)

Mcmanaman⁴¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-11| J: P J Dobbs| T: D Watson| OR: 90| C

6/1

Course winner. Fourteen runs since last win in 2021. 8/1, creditable third of 12 in handicap at Jebel Ali (5f) 41 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 340003-

(14)

Topper Bill¹⁰⁷²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-11| J: Q Al Busaidi⁽⁶⁾| T: M Al Mheiri| OR: 90| C

18/1

6/1, career best when winning 8-runner minor event at this course (7f, good). Off over 2 years. Down in trip. First run for yard after leaving S. Seemar. Best watched after lay-off.

Form: 615511/

(10)

Noor Bano¹¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Bernardo Pinheiro| T: Ismail Mohammed| OR: 89| C

8/1

Course winner. Two wins from 6 runs last year, latest at Haydock in August. 7/1, creditable fourth of 10 in handicap at Yarmouth (6f, good to soft). Off 115 days. Shortlist material.

Form: 331714-

(9)

Shamlaan^b,t¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: T P O'Shea| T: B Seemar| OR: 86| D

12/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2022. Last of 12 in handicap at Jebel Ali (6f, 13/2) 13 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 556950-

(16)

Many A Star^t¹³⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 9-6| J: A de Vries| T: J A Osborne| OR: 85

11/2

Didn't need to improve to win 6-runner handicap (16/5) at Goodwood (6f, soft), well on top finish. Off 138 days. First run for yard after leaving Paul & Oliver Cole. Merits consideration.

Form: 20/0031-

(12)

Al Shibli⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Connor Beasley| T: M Al Mheiri| OR: 84| D

11/1

Career best when winning 6-runner handicap at Jebel Ali (5f, 8/1) 6 days ago by neck from Vespasian. May find it harder to confirm form with that rival from a 4 Ib higher mark.

Form: 0/0373-1

(8)

Superior^t³²⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 9-5| J: Daisuke Fukumoto| T: M Ibrahim| OR: 84

40/1

33/1, first run since leaving A. Bin Harmash when last of 14 in handicap at this course (7f, good). Off 10 months. Down in trip. First run for yard after leaving Mahmood Hussain. Has work to do.

Form: 52800/0-

(6)

Vespasian^t⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: William Buick| T: S & E Crisford| OR: 84

15/8

Latest win at Wolverhampton in October. 15/8, respectable neck second of 6 to Al Shibli in handicap at Jebel Ali (5f) 6 days ago. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 24761-2

(4)

Fast-Uno^t⁴¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Jose Da Silva| T: J Olascoaga| OR: 83

28/1

20/1, ninth of 12 in handicap at Jebel Ali (5f) 41 days ago.

Form: 876089-

(1)

Kiaraad^t1,v1¹²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Marcelino Rodrigues⁽⁷⁾| T: Ismail Mohammed| OR: 81

16/1

Winner at Beverley in June. Seventh of 8 in minor event at Ascot (7f, good to firm, 16/1), better placed than most. Off 126 days. Down in trip.

Form: 216267-

(15)

Secret Moment^t,v¹⁰⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 9-0| J: Cristian Demuro| T: S bin Suroor| OR: 79

12/1

40/1, seventh of 11 in handicap at Kempton (7f). Off 107 days. Down in trip.

Form: 55/1867-

(3)

My Kinda Day¹¹⁷⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 8-9| J: O Salas| T: R Bouresly| OR: 74

28/1

Last of 5 in handicap at Doha (6f). Off 10 months. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 303536/

(2)

Shanaghai City^t¹³

Age: 8| Weight: 8-5| J: O Chavez| T: R Bouresly| OR: 70| D

28/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2021. 28/1, seventh of 12 in handicap at Jebel Ali (6f) 13 days ago. Bit to prove at present.

Form: 0/50667-

(11)

Ra's Al Hadd^b1²⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-5| J: S Hitchcott| T: I Hadhrami| OR: 85

66/1

Blinkered for 1st time, fifth of 11 in minor event at Abu Dhabi (7f, good) 29 days ago. Back down in trip. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 505-

Haiuao Alarb¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 8-5| J: Andrew Slattery| T: R Bouresly| OR: 70

33/1

Winner at Sharjah in December. 10/1, bit below form fifth of 12 in handicap at Jebel Ali (6f) 13 days ago.

Form: 858715-

Non-Runners

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Rusumaat¹³

Weight: 9-11| Age: 10

T: R Bouresly J: Andrew Slattery

Forecasts

Vespasian (15/8), Many A Star (11/2), Mcmanaman (6/1), Noor Bano (8/1), Al Shibli (11/1), Shamlaan (12/1), Secret Moment (12/1), Kiaraad (16/1), Topper Bill (18/1), Rusumaat (20/1), Fast-Uno (28/1), Shanaghai City (28/1), My Kinda Day (28/1), Haiuao Alarb (33/1), I'll Stand Taller (40/1), Superior (40/1), Ra's Al Hadd (66/1)

VESPASIAN is turned out again quickly and looks marginally the best of these but will need everything to fall right. Noor Bano is high up there among the rest, while Many A Star heads up those chasing third place.