18:10 Meydan

Friday 2 February 2024

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Handicap - Turf

Off time: 18:13 | Winning time: 1m 50.34s

(12)

First Sight¹³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: W Buick| T: C Appleby| D

5/4

Three wins from 4 runs last year. Career best when winning 9-runner handicap at Yarmouth (9.1f, good to soft, 11/2). Off 135 days/gelded. Will take all the beating for top trainer/jockey combo.

Form: 5/1171-

(14)

Franz Kafka¹⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 9-11| J: S Al Balushi| T: Ahmad Bin Harmash| CD

18/1

12/1, improved on recent efforts to win 16-runner handicap at this course (9.4f, good) 14 days ago by ¾ length from Laser Guided.

Form: 0826-31

(2)

Made In Dubai⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: M Barzalona| T: S Ghadayer| C

11/1

Course winner. Latest win here in January. Last of 12 in minor event (11/1) here (9.4f) 7 days ago.

Form: 1812-10

(11)

Kathab¹¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Jim Crowley| T: A Badwawi| BF

12/1

Latest win at Haydock in August. 15/8, fourth of 6 in handicap at Goodwood (8f, soft), slowly away. Off 110 days. First run for yard after leaving William Haggas. Enters calculations.

Form: 511324-

(13)

King Of Time²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: D Egan| T: S & E Crisford

9/1

11/2 and tongue strap on for 1st time, first run since leaving Charlie Appleby when respectable fifth of 12 in handicap at this course (9.9f, good) 28 days ago. Respected.

Form: 1110/5

(4)

Royal Dubai²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: P J Dobbs| T: L Botti

12/1

Creditable 1¼ lengths second of 15 to Made In Dubai in handicap (11/1) at this course (8f, good) 28 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 12350-2

(5)

Ursa Minor^p²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-7| J: Connor Beasley| T: Ahmad Bin Harmash| CD

40/1

Course winner. 22/1, below form seventh of 13 in handicap at this C&D (good) 21 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 0807-27

(6)

Big Meeting^p⁵⁷⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 9-6| J: T P O'Shea| T: S bin Suroor

18/1

Lightly-raced winner. Fifth of 6 in handicap at Ascot (10f, good to firm, 4/1). Off 19 months. Can make presence felt.

Form: 65115/

(1)

Wanees²¹

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

33/1

Seventh of 15 in handicap at this course (7f, good, 7/1) 21 days ago. Up in trip. Uphill task.

Form: 1/0006-7

(9)

Eljenob²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Ben Coen| T: M Costa

33/1

Winner at Jebel Ali in November. 2/1, creditable second of 8 in handicap at Jebel Ali (8f) 27 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 60132-2

(7)

Return To Dubai^p¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: A de Vries| T: S bin Suroor

7/1

One win from 2 runs last year. Winner at Chelmsford City in August. 15/2, creditable 2 lengths fourth of 16 to Franz Kafka in handicap at this course (9.4f, good) 14 days ago, never nearer.

Form: 225/13-4

(8)

Silent Defense¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Bernardo Pinheiro| T: R Bouresly

66/1

Below form eighth of 15 in handicap (40/1) at this course (7f, good) 14 days ago, never nearer. Up in trip. Difficult ask.

Form: 41U0-58

Castlebar¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-0| J: Abdul Aziz Al Balushi| T: H Alalawi| CD

50/1

Course winner. 50/1, 6¾ lengths thirteenth of 16 to Franz Kafka in handicap at this course (9.4f, good) 14 days ago. RESERVE.

Form: 380/00-0

Rule 4

Rule 4 applies to all bets - deduction 10p in the pound

Non-Runners

(10)

Koy Koy¹⁴

Weight: 9-11| Age: 5

T: G Boughey J: R Mullen

(3)

Laser Guided¹⁴

Weight: 9-2| Age: 4

T: S & E Crisford J: Saffie Osborne

First View²¹

Weight: 9-0| Age: 7

T: S bin Suroor J: Reserve 2

Hawa Bilady²⁶

Weight: 8-13| Age: 6

T: R Bouresly J: Reserve 3

Mostawaa¹⁴

Weight: 8-11| Age: 8

T: H Main J: Reserve 4

Forecasts

First Sight (5/4), Laser Guided (13/2), Return To Dubai (7/1), King Of Time (9/1), Koy Koy (10/1), Made In Dubai (11/1), Royal Dubai (12/1), Kathab (12/1), Franz Kafka (18/1), Big Meeting (18/1), Wanees (33/1), Eljenob (33/1), Ursa Minor (40/1), Castlebar (50/1), Silent Defense (66/1)

FIRST SIGHT represents powerful connections and is taken to win again in this good-quality handicap. Kathab is interesting on UAE debut and also merits respect, while Big Meeting is another that can't be ruled out.