14:40 Meydan

Friday 8 November 2024

All13:3014:0514:4015:1516:0016:3517:10

Race 3 - Emirates.com Handicap

Off time: 14:40 | Winning time: 1m 58.56s

(11)

Book Review²³⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 9-11| J: X Ziani| T: S Ghadayer| CD

14/1

3-time C&D winner. 22/1, well-beaten fourteenth of 16 to Daramethos in listed race at Jebel Ali (9.7f). Off 7 months. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 18-6400

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(1)

Made In Dubai²³⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: Bernardo Pinheiro| T: S Ghadayer| C

20/1

Course winner. 18/1, thirteenth of 14 in handicap at Jebel Ali (8f). Off 7 months. Others more persuasive.

Form: 2-10780

(3)

Arabian Tale²³⁰

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

3/1

C&D winner. 2 wins from 5 runs this year. Last of 16 in handicap at Abu Dhabi (8f, good). Off 7 months. Enters calculations if fully tuned up on return.

Form: 3-15120

(2)

Violent Justice²³⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: S Hitchcott| T: D Watson

15/2

1 win from 3 runs this year. Twelfth of 14 in handicap (11/1) at Jebel Ali (8f). Off 7 months. Enters calculations.

Form: 432-140

(4)

Elyabri²⁴⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: D Tudhope| T: M Mheiri| CD

11/2

C&D winner. 8/1, creditable second of 14 in minor event over C&D. Off 8 months. Makes handicap debut. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 3-7102

(10)

Elraaed²⁴⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: J Orman| T: M Costa

11/4

11/2 and blinkered/tongue strap on for 1st time, first run since leaving Owen Burrows when very good third of 14 in handicap at this course (7f), slowly away. Off 8 months. Merits consideration.

Form: 5/513-3

(5)

Lahresh^v²¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: S De Sousa| T: M Mheiri| CD

8/1

C&D winner. Creditable 5 lengths eighth of 14 to Vagalame in listed race at Abu Dhabi (10.9f, good). Off 7 months. Has good chance at the weights.

Form: 8-34648

(6)

Perfect Balance²¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 8-13| J: A Slattery| T: B Seemar| C

25/1

Course winner. Below form 20½ lengths seventh of 13 to Arabian Tale in handicap at this C&D (28/1). Off 8 months. Has work to do.

Form: 71-6072

(7)

Saqqara King²⁴⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 8-13| J: P J Dobbs| T: D Watson

18/1

Good 1½ lengths second of 13 to Arabian Tale in handicap (9/1) at this C&D. Off 8 months. Something to find on form.

Form: 09-2102

(9)

Lion's Mane²⁴⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 8-10| J: Connor Beasley| T: Ahmad Bin Harmash| C

9/1

Course winner. 5/2, below form 10½ lengths sixth of 13 to Arabian Tale in handicap at this C&D. Off 8 months. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 03-2716

Non-Runners

(12)

Wessall⁵

Weight: 9-7| Age: 5

T: M Costa J: Ben Coen

(8)

Seendid⁶

Weight: 8-8| Age: 4

T: M Costa J: R Dawson

Forecasts

Elraaed (11/4), Arabian Tale (3/1), Wessall (3/1), Elyabri (11/2), Violent Justice (15/2), Lahresh (8/1), Seendid (8/1), Lion's Mane (9/1), Book Review (14/1), Saqqara King (18/1), Made In Dubai (20/1), Perfect Balance (25/1)

ARABIAN TALE is the tentative selection in a wide open handicap. Violent Justice could be the chief opposition, while Elraaed looks best of the rest.