14:40 Meydan

Friday 16 February 2024

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Defender 130 Outbound Edition Maiden Stakes - Dirt

Off time: 14:40 | Winning time: 1m 38.43s

(1)

Chief Scribe^p,t¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: Gabriele Malune| T: E Jeanne| OR: 53

18/1

Fair gelding. Remains a maiden after 10 Flat runs. Eighth of 16 in handicap at this course (7f, 12/1) 14 days ago.

Form: 475-848

(3)

Express Route²⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 9-0| J: O Isaac Hernandez Salas| T: R Bouresly| OR: 73

28/1

Remains a maiden after 10 Flat runs. First run since leaving D. Watson when fifth of 8 in maiden (9/1) at Jebel Ali (8f) 27 days ago. Has work to do.

Form: 35495/5

(10)

Ezaj^v⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Connor Beasley| T: Ahmad Bin Harmash| OR: 70

20/1

Fair gelding. Remains a maiden after 11 Flat runs. Seventh of 15 in maiden at Meydan (8f, good, 4/1) 7 days ago.

Form: 002-327

(2)

Frosty Wind

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: M Rodrigues| T: E Jeanne

40/1

West Coast colt. Nice enough dirt pedigree and market probably best guide to chances.

Form:

(7)

Kaifan²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-0| J: R Ffrench| T: S Ghadayer| OR: 61

40/1

Fair gelding. Remains a maiden after 10 Flat runs. 10/1, third of 8 in maiden at Jebel Ali (8f) 27 days ago.

Form: 8266-43

(12)

Mezzotinto^b,t³⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-0| J: T P O'Shea| T: B Seemar| OR: 78

5/1

Fair gelding. Remains a maiden after 20 Flat runs. Seventh of 15 in maiden at Abu Dhabi (8f, good) 36 days ago.

Form: 8462-37

(5)

Mount Marcy^t¹³

Age: 7| Weight: 9-0| J: Allaia Tiar| T: K Al Al Neyadi| OR: 78

33/1

Remains a maiden after 22 Flat runs. Seventh of 11 in handicap at Al Ain (9.9f) 13 days ago. Back down in trip. Uphill task.

Form: 00-5547

(9)

Nature Watch⁶⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: W Buick| T: C Appleby

13/8

Promising type. Better effort when second of 5 in maiden at Wolverhampton in November. Down in trip. Should improve switched to dirt for the first time (pedigree offers plenty of hope).

Form: 26-

(4)

Nyaar³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: P J Dobbs| T: D Watson| OR: 80

7/4

Fairly useful form. Second of 12 in handicap (2/1) at this course (7f) 35 days ago. Should be on the premises.

Form: 4/452-22

(13)

Oasis Moon¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Bernardo Pinheiro| T: M Mheiri| OR: 82

20/1

Fairly useful form. Remains a maiden after 10 Flat runs. Fourth of 11 in handicap at Al Ain (9.9f) 13 days ago. Back down in trip. Enters calculations.

Form: 0273-04

(11)

Special Cigar^b,t⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: S Al Balushi| T: R Bouresly

40/1

Modest form. 40/1, ninth of 15 in maiden at Meydan (8f, good) 7 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 8-009

(8)

Yaas^t⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: O Chavez| T: D Watson

25/1

20/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, thirteenth of 15 in maiden at Meydan (8f, good) 7 days ago.

Form: 00

(6)

Shinyar²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 8-9| J: R Mullen| T: B Seemar

14/1

Was returning from 756 off when fifth of 7 in maiden at Jebel Ali (6f, 4/1) 20 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Should strip fitter but hard to know how much ability he retains.

Form: 42/5

Non-Runners

(14)

Star Chamber³⁷⁹

Weight: 9-0| Age: 5

T: B Seemar J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Nature Watch (13/8), Nyaar (7/4), Mezzotinto (5/1), Shinyar (14/1), Chief Scribe (18/1), Ezaj (20/1), Oasis Moon (20/1), Yaas (25/1), Express Route (28/1), Mount Marcy (33/1), Star Chamber (33/1), Special Cigar (40/1), Kaifan (40/1), Frosty Wind (40/1)

NATURE WATCH has a nice pedigree for dirt and is a lot less exposed than his main rivals. He gets the vote ahead of Nyaar, while Oasis Moon is another to factor in.