12:30 Jebel Ali

Saturday 20 January 2024

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Emirates Nbd Cup

Off time: 12:30 | Winning time: 1m 39.65s

(5)

Express Route³⁹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-3| J: O Salas| T: R Bouresly| OR: 73

9/1

Fair gelding. Remains a maiden after 9 Flat runs. Fifth of 8 in handicap at this course (9f, 25/1). Off 13 months.

Form: 235495/

(3)

Kaifan¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: R Ffrench| T: Salem Ghadayer| OR: 61

10/1

Fair gelding. Remains a maiden after 9 Flat runs. Fourth of 7 in maiden (25/1) at this course (9f) 14 days ago.

Form: 08266-4

(9)

Lost Paula^h1³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Saif Al Balushi| T: Ahmad Harmash

22/1

50/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, twelfth of 15 in maiden at this course (6f) 35 days ago. Significantly back up in trip. Hard to fancy.

Form: 00-

(6)

Midnight Deal^t³²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 9-3| J: Gabriele Malune| T: M Baidhaei| OR: 65

7/1

Fair horse. Remains a maiden after 12 Flat runs. Fourth of 16 in maiden at this course (7f, 33/1). Off 10 months.

Form: 084/784-

(7)

Nibras World

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: P Cosgrave| T: Ismail Mohammed

7/1

Shmardal colt. Worth a market check in a maiden that isn't the strongest.

Form:

(10)

Tajdif^b1²⁰⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Q Al Busaidi⁽⁵⁾| T: M Alsuwaidi| OR: 62

12/1

Lightly-raced gelding. 5/1, last of 9 in handicap at Brighton (7f, good). Off 6 months. First run for yard after leaving Charles Hills. Best watched.

Form: 40669-

(2)

The Magical Mccool^b²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: P J Dobbs| T: D Watson| OR: 67

7/2

Fair gelding. 7/1 and blinkered for 1st time, third of 9 in handicap at this course (9f) 21 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 6/7653-

(1)

El Introvertido³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 8-9| J: A de Vries| T: Fawzi Nass| OR: 75

11/8

Fair form. 15/2, third of 12 in maiden at this course (9f) 35 days ago. Should be on the premises.

Form: 387043-

Non-Runners

(4)

Rosado⁴²⁸

Weight: 9-3| Age: 7

T: Saqib Shaikh J: Allaia Tiar

(8)

Sikorsky²¹

Weight: 9-3| Age: 5

T: M Al Mheiri J: Connor Beasley

Forecasts

El Introvertido (11/8), Sikorsky (5/2), The Magical Mccool (7/2), Midnight Deal (7/1), Nibras World (7/1), Express Route (9/1), Kaifan (10/1), Tajdif (12/1), Lost Paula (22/1)

EL INTROVERTIDO has run plenty of good races recently and has leading claims. Sikorsky is high up there among the rest, while The Magical McCool also requires scrutiny.