15:15 Meydan

Friday 16 February 2024

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Defender 110x Handicap - Turf

Off time: 15:18 | Winning time: 1m 22.9s

(5)

Bay Of Honour^t¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: T P O'Shea| T: B Seemar| D

33/1

Eleventh of 13 in handicap (28/1) at Meydan (7f) 14 days ago. Bit to prove at present.

Form: 0607-80

(6)

Changing Colours³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Sandro Paiva| T: M Mheiri| CD

4/1

Career best when winning 15-runner handicap at this C&D (good, 33/1) 35 days ago by 2 lengths from Molaqab. Enters calculations.

Form: 12/770-1

(3)

Jumaira Bay³⁴⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 9-11| J: S Hitchcott| T: D Watson| D

40/1

Below form sixth of 14 in handicap at Abu Dhabi (7f, good). Off 11 months.

Form: 109/056-

(16)

Open Mind^p²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: Charlie Bennett| T: S bin Suroor| CD

18/1

C&D winner. Below form seventh of 15 in handicap at this C&D (good, 22/1) 28 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 4355-67

(13)

Tanmawwy^b¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-11| J: A Slattery| T: H Main

50/1

Five wins from 17 Flat runs. 18¾ lengths thirteenth of 14 to Mischief Magic in listed race at this course (6f, good, 80/1) 14 days ago. Not in much form currently and easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 1060-00

(8)

Mutamaasik⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 9-10| J: M Rodrigues| T: M Ramadan| D

66/1

40/1, first run since leaving D. Watson when 18¾ lengths last of 15 to Colour Up in listed race at Jebel Ali (5f) 6 days ago. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 07055/0

(7)

Marynder^t⁴²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: Connor Beasley| T: A Bin Harmash

14/1

Tongue strap on for 1st time, respectable seventh of 15 in handicap at this course (8f, good, 11/1) 42 days ago.

Form: 5134/6-7

(2)

Mcmanaman²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-8| J: P J Dobbs| T: D Watson| CD

15/2

C&D winner. Sixteen runs since sole win in 2021. Below form fourth of 15 in handicap (25/1) at this C&D (good) 28 days ago, never nearer. Others more persuasive.

Form: 0003-44

(9)

Molaqab³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Ben Coen| T: M Costa| D

11/4

Creditable 2 lengths second of 15 to Changing Colours in handicap (11/4) at this C&D (good) 35 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 3/4316-2

(1)

Tiger Crusade⁵⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 9-8| J: H Crouch| T: D M Simcock| D

11/1

Three wins from 10 runs last year. Creditable third of 6 in handicap (9/2) at Kempton (6f) 58 days ago, running on. Not taken lightly.

Form: 501273-

(14)

Mutaany⁴²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: P Cosgrave| T: J Hyde

33/1

Winner at Ripon for Charles HIlls in 2023. Twelfth of 16 in handicap (40/1) at this course (6f, good) 42 days ago.

Form: 28194-0

(12)

Andreas Vesalius⁴⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: A de Vries| T: O Aashour

40/1

Fourteen runs since last win in 2021. 9/1, bit below form fourth of 12 in handicap at Jebel Ali (6f) 48 days ago.

Form: 0/00934-

(15)

Silent Defense⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Bernardo Pinheiro| T: R Bouresly| D

12/1

Bit below form tenth of 16 in handicap (20/1) at this course (8f, good) 7 days ago. Something to find on form.

Form: U0-5890

(11)

Wirko^b²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: O Isaac Hernandez Salas| T: R Bouresly

66/1

22¼ lengths last of 9 to Mouheeb in Al Shindagha Sprint (100/1) at Meydan (6f) 21 days ago. Uphill task.

Form: 0/000-09

(4)

Olympic Candle¹⁴⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: R Mullen| T: S bin Suroor| D

11/4

Two wins from 3 starts. 2/5, won 11-runner minor event at Kempton (6f), bit in hand. Off 147 days. Makes handicap debut. Looks open to further progress and should be thereabouts.

Form: 311-

Cloudbridge^v⁵⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-4| J: O Chavez| T: A Al Shemaili| D

80/1

Visored for 1st time, 21¾ lengths fourteenth of 15 to Vafortino in listed race (50/1) at this C&D (good) 56 days ago. RESERVE.

Form: 267/000-

Non-Runners

(10)

Wild Lion²⁸

Weight: 9-11| Age: 6

T: S bin Suroor J: Non Runner

Aswan⁷

Weight: 9-4| Age: 5

T: M Mheiri J: Reserve 2

Ajdayet²⁸

Weight: 9-3| Age: 4

T: M Costa J: Reserve 3

Many A Star⁷

Weight: 9-2| Age: 7

T: J A Osborne J: Reserve 4

Forecasts

Molaqab (11/4), Olympic Candle (11/4), Changing Colours (4/1), Mcmanaman (15/2), Tiger Crusade (11/1), Silent Defense (12/1), Wild Lion (12/1), Marynder (14/1), Open Mind (18/1), Bay Of Honour (33/1), Mutaany (33/1), Andreas Vesalius (40/1), Jumaira Bay (40/1), Tanmawwy (50/1), Wirko (66/1), Mutamaasik (66/1), Cloudbridge (80/1)

OLYMPIC CANDLE is still unexposed and is taken to complete the hat-trick on his first go in handicap company. Molaqab may be the one to push him closest, while Tiger Crusade also merits respect.