13:00 Jebel Ali

Saturday 27 January 2024

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21 Years Partnership Cup Handicap

3YO plus | 1m | 14 Runners | Dirt | Weighed In

Off time: 13:00 | Winning time: 1m 38.49s

(7)

Prompting²²

Age: 8| Weight: 9-11| J: Q Al Busaidi⁽⁵⁾| T: Fawzi Nass| D

14/1

Off nearly 3 years, 7/1, last of 15 in handicap at Meydan (8f, good) 22 days ago. Has work to do.

Form: 44302/0

(1)

Vasilakos²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-11| J: Saif Al Balushi| T: Ahmad Harmash

17/2

Eighth of 11 in handicap (11/1) at this course (9.7f) 28 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 852538-

(4)

Kaatibb⁶⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: Tom Marquand| T: Michael Costa| D

9/2

9/2, first run since leaving Simon & Ed Crisford when eighth of 12 in handicap at Meydan (8f) 64 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 26212/8-

(11)

Shake Hand⁶⁴

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

10/1

4/1, last of 12 in handicap at Meydan (8f) 64 days ago.

Form: 791730-

(2)

Ranchero^t¹⁵

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

10/1

Last of 15 in handicap (16/1) at Meydan (7f, good) 15 days ago.

Form: 73565-0

(6)

Silver Jubilee⁷²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: S Hitchcott| T: D Watson| CD

20/1

C&D winner. Tenth of 13 in handicap at Abu Dhabi (8f, good) 72 days ago.

Form: 0/56800-

(8)

Tolmount^p³³⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 9-3| J: R Ffrench| T: Salem Ghadayer| CD

14/1

3-time C&D winner. Well-beaten last of 15 to Ghost of The Mambo in handicap (7/2) at this course (9f). Off 11 months. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 4/30410-

(9)

Ghost Of The Mambo^b,t²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-2| J: T P O'Shea| T: B Seemar| C

13/2

Course winner. 11/1, very good third of 8 in handicap at this C&D 21 days ago. Should be on the premises.

Form: 31776-3

(14)

Global Conqueror¹⁹³⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 9-2| J: I Koyuncu| T: M Ibrahim| D

33/1

7/1, sixth of 9 in handicap at Kempton (8f). Off over 5 years. First run for yard after leaving Simon Crisford. Best watched.

Form: 521176/

(12)

Homespin⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 9-2| J: Jose Santiago| T: Salem Ghadayer

9/1

Off nearly 3 years, 33/1, bit below form ninth of 16 in handicap at Meydan (9.4f, good) 8 days ago.

Form: 03720/9

(10)

Melicertes³⁰³

Age: 8| Weight: 9-2| J: Andrew Slattery| T: B Seemar| CD

25/1

C&D winner. Fourteenth of 16 in handicap at Abu Dhabi (8f, good). Off 10 months.

Form: 575/070-

(3)

Alla Mahlak^b⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 9-1| J: Abdul Aziz Al Balushi| T: R Bouresly| CD

10/1

4-time course winner, latest here in January. 22/1, bit below form fifth of 10 in handicap at Meydan (8f) 8 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 014-165

(13)

Lion's Mane^v1²²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: Connor Beasley| T: Ahmad Harmash

4/1

Very good second of 9 in handicap (7/2) at Meydan (9.9f) 22 days ago, no match for winner. Back down in trip. Shortlist material.

Form: 10/903-2

One Idea³⁰³

Age: 7| Weight: 9-1| J: Reserve 1| T: D Watson| C| D

16/1

Course winner. Twelfth of 16 in handicap at Abu Dhabi (8f, good). Off 10 months. Can make presence felt.

Form: 141/650-

Non-Runners

(5)

Andreas Vesalius²⁸

Weight: 9-11| Age: 5

T: Okbah Aashour J: Non Runner

Capla Crusader⁷

Weight: 9-0| Age: 8

T: R Bouresly J: Reserve 2

Miller's House⁸

Weight: 8-9| Age: 7

T: R Bouresly J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Lion's Mane (4/1), Kaatibb (9/2), Ghost Of The Mambo (13/2), Vasilakos (17/2), Homespin (9/1), Alla Mahlak (10/1), Ranchero (10/1), Shake Hand (10/1), Tolmount (14/1), Prompting (14/1), One Idea (16/1), Silver Jubilee (20/1), Melicertes (25/1), Global Conqueror (33/1)

LION'S MANE has made a good start to his career in the UAE and looks to be the safest option in an open race. Ghost Of The Mambo seems the principal challenger, while One Idea looks another to be reckoned with.