18:10 Meydan

Friday 23 February 2024

All13:3014:0514:4015:1515:5016:2517:0017:3518:10

Race 9 Handicap - TURF

Off time: 18:11 | Winning time: 1m 37.48s

(9)

Mostawaa^b⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 9-11| J: Jim Crowley| T: H Main| D

9/1

Three wins from 9 runs last year. 14/1, thirteenth of 16 in handicap at this course (9.9f, good) 7 days ago. Has fallen to a workable mark but needs to show more.

Form: 442-570

(14)

Ranchero¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-11| J: T P O'Shea| T: B Seemar| D

10/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2022. 15/2, good third of 12 in handicap at Jebel Ali (8f) 13 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 565-053

(12)

Barq Al Emarat^b⁴²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: P Cosgrave| T: I Mohammed & J Santos

28/1

16/1 and blinkered for 1st time, ninth of 12 in handicap at Meydan (7f) 42 days ago. Makes turf debut. Uphill task.

Form: 41/0-9

(3)

Eye On The Prize¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: J Da Silva| T: J Olascoaga

7/2

Good second of 12 in handicap (20/1) at this course (9.9f, good) 14 days ago. Down in trip. Merits consideration.

Form: 788-972

(13)

Gareth^h¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-10| J: Connor Beasley| T: Ahmad Bin Harmash| C

14/1

Course winner. Bit below form sixth of 12 in handicap at Jebel Ali (8f, 7/1) 13 days ago.

Form: 6422-06

(4)

Maplewood¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: Q Al Busaidi⁽³⁾| T: O Refai| D

9/1

Runner-up on dirt here penultimate start. 9/2, eighth of 12 in handicap at Jebel Ali (8f) 13 days ago. Not ruled out back on turf.

Form: 750-728

(11)

Thunder Power⁴⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-8| J: Bernardo Pinheiro| T: A Badwawi

40/1

20/1, first run since leaving Roger Varian when last of 8 in handicap at Jebel Ali (8f) 48 days ago. Questions to answer.

Form: 431/8

(2)

Chef De Partie¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: R Mullen| T: M Mardood

9/1

Remains a maiden after 16 Flat runs. Bit below form fifth of 15 in maiden (7/1) at this C&D (good) 14 days ago.

Form: 3097-35

(8)

Daahes¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: O Chavez| T: M Mheiri

6/1

Tongue strap on for 1st time, second of 15 in maiden at this C&D (good, 6/1) 14 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 345-602

(10)

Shake Hand^b1¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: A de Vries| T: F Nass

33/1

33/1, thirteenth of 16 in handicap at this C&D (good) 14 days ago. Makes only limited appeal.

Form: 1730-00

(7)

Kaheall¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: Ben Coen| T: S Ghadayer| CD

8/1

C&D winner. Eleven runs since last win in 2022. 25/1, below form ninth of 16 in handicap at this C&D (good) 14 days ago.

Form: 87629-9

(6)

Silver Jubilee¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: P J Dobbs| T: D Watson| D

6/1

Fifth of 16 in handicap (22/1) at this C&D (good) 14 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 6800-05

(5)

Maqtal⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 9-4| J: Luciano Emanuel Cabrera| T: R Bouresly

50/1

Fourteenth of 16 in handicap at this course (9.9f, good, 25/1) 7 days ago. Down in trip. Hard to fancy.

Form: 4800/5-0

(1)

Drink Dry²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-8| J: A Slattery| T: L Botti

10/1

Sixth of 8 in minor event (50/1) at this C&D (good) 21 days ago. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 432-96

Non-Runners

Miami Joy⁷

Weight: 9-3| Age: 6

T: I Mohammed & J Santos J: Reserve 1

Benzema¹⁴

Weight: 9-2| Age: 5

T: S Ghadayer J: Reserve 2

Fall Of Rome³⁶

Weight: 9-1| Age: 5

T: B Seemar J: Reserve 3

Magnificent McCool⁷⁷

Weight: 9-1| Age: 8

T: R Bouresly J: Reserve 4

Forecasts

Eye On The Prize (7/2), Silver Jubilee (6/1), Daahes (6/1), Kaheall (8/1), Maplewood (9/1), Mostawaa (9/1), Chef De Partie (9/1), Drink Dry (10/1), Ranchero (10/1), Gareth (14/1), Barq Al Emarat (28/1), Shake Hand (33/1), Thunder Power (40/1), Maqtal (50/1)

A trappy finale, with recent maiden runner-up DAAHES shading the vote. Eye On The Prize is well treated on his best form and can push him closest, while Ranchero is another to throw into the mix.