16:25 Meydan

Friday 12 January 2024

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Dubai Islands Presented By Nakheel Handicap - Dirt

Off time: 16:26 | Winning time: 2m 5.51s

(7)

Celtic Prince^t²¹

Age: 9| Weight: 9-10| J: Bernardo Pinheiro| T: R Bouresly| OR: 102| C

18/1

Course winner. Creditable 5¾ lengths third of 9 to Isolate in Al Maktoum Mile Stakes (28/1) at this course (8f) 21 days ago. Up in trip. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 39/0473-

(4)

Simjangui Godong⁵⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 9-10| J: S J Moon| T: S Shim| OR: 102| D

40/1

Creditable 8½ lengths fourth of 16 to Winners Man in Gr 1 at Seoul (9.9f) 54 days ago.

Form: 193044-

(2)

Go Soldier Go^v⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: A de Vries| T: Fawzi Nass| OR: 100| CD

9/2

Course winner. 22/1, first run since leaving Todd A. Pletcher when ninth of 12 in handicap at Meydan (9.9f, good) 7 days ago. Has work to do from this mark.

Form: 11556-9

(5)

Book Review^p,t²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-7| J: Mickael Barzalona| T: Salem Ghadayer| OR: 99| C

18/1

4-time course winner, latest in November. 11/2, tailed-off last of 8 to Atletico El Culano in listed race at this course (9.4f) 21 days ago.

Form: 4/49018-

(10)

Hero Mo¹³²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: S Hitchcott| T: D Watson| OR: 98

14/1

Won all 4 starts when trained in Russia last year. Won 12-runner minor event at Krasnodar (11.9f) from Kabirkhan. Off 132 days. Joins powerful local yard.

Form: 0-1111

(6)

Mr Raj^p1,t²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Connor Beasley| T: Ahmad Harmash| OR: 98| C

16/1

Course winner. 22/1 and visored for 1st time, 18¼ lengths seventh of 9 to Isolate in Al Maktoum Mile Stakes at this course (8f) 21 days ago. Back up in trip. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 132637-

(12)

Kafoo^t³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: Jim Crowley| T: J Olascoaga| OR: 97| C

12/1

Course winner. First run since leaving B. Seemar when respectable fourth of 12 in handicap (9/1) at this course (9.4f) 35 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 47/0404-

(3)

Naxos^h¹⁰³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: William Buick| T: G Boughey| OR: 97| D

9/2

Two wins from 5 runs last year. Career best when winning 6-runner handicap at Epsom (10.1f, good to firm, 15/8), keeping on well. Off 103 days. Not really bred for the surface.

Form: 2/10221-

(8)

Kabirkhan¹³²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: P J Dobbs| T: D Watson| OR: 95

3/1

Won 5 of 6 starts when trained in Russia last year. Second of 12 to Hero Mo in minor event at Krasnodar (11.9f). Off 132 days. Has joined powerful yard.

Form: 111112

(13)

Lahresh^t1,v1²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-8| J: O Chavez| T: M Al Mheiri| OR: 87| C

33/1

Course winner. 28/1, good eighth of 13 in handicap at Meydan (12f, good) 21 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 168658-

(11)

Big Team^v³⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 8-7| J: Cristian Demuro| T: S bin Suroor| OR: 85

11/4

4/1, creditable second of 13 in handicap at this course (10.9f) 35 days ago, clear of rest. Has good chance on pick of form.

Form: 330/902-

Non-Runners

(9)

Firnas¹⁰⁰⁹

Weight: 9-11| Age: 11

T: H Alhamida J: Q Al Busaidi

(1)

For The Top³⁶³

Weight: 9-5| Age: 9

T: B Seemar J: T P O'Shea

Forecasts

Big Team (11/4), Kabirkhan (3/1), Go Soldier Go (9/2), Naxos (9/2), Kafoo (12/1), Hero Mo (14/1), Mr Raj (16/1), Celtic Prince (18/1), Book Review (18/1), For The Top (20/1), Lahresh (33/1), Simjangui Godong (40/1), Firnas (66/1)

BIG TEAM is in a better type of race than last time but that effort is just about the pick on recent form in this line up. Kafoo can come out best of the remainder, while Hero Mo shouldn't be underestimated on first UAE start.