16:00 Meydan

Friday 8 November 2024

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

Race 5 - Emirates Airline Handicap

Off time: 16:00 | Winning time: 1m 36.81s

(1)

Everfast^v²³⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 9-11| J: P J Dobbs| T: D Watson| CD

8/1

C&D winner. Thirteen runs since last win in 2021. Creditable third of 16 in minor event at Jebel Ali (7f, 9/1). Off 7 months. Has work to do from this mark on belated handicap debut.

Form: 545-033

(14)

Alhzeem²¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-10| J: Ben Coen| T: M Costa| C| D

6/1

Course winner. Respectable 2¼ lengths fourth of 14 to Vagalame in listed race at Abu Dhabi (10.9f, good). Off 7 months. Down in trip. Drawn wide but respected.

Form: 37-2144

(11)

In Crowd²³⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: Bernardo Pinheiro| T: S Ghadayer| D

20/1

Six wins from 18 Flat runs. Below form 14¼ lengths tenth of 16 to Daramethos in listed race (16/1) at Jebel Ali (9.7f). Off 7 months.

Form: 4/02020

(6)

Thegreatcollection²³⁷

Age: 10| Weight: 9-7| J: A de Vries| T: D Watson| CD

25/1

3-time C&D winner. 14/1, tailed-off last of 16 to Daramethos in listed race at Jebel Ali (9.7f). Off 7 months. Others more persuasive.

Form: 88-1700

(3)

Quartier²³⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Sandro Paiva| T: J Olascoaga

12/1

Thirteenth of 16 in handicap at Abu Dhabi (8f, good). Off 7 months. Can give good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 236420

(12)

Shamikh⁶⁹²

Age: 7| Weight: 9-3| J: A Slattery| T: M Costa| D

18/1

Second of 9 in minor event (11/4) at Jebel Ali (9f). Off 23 months.

Form: 293242/

(7)

Al Jaddaf²⁵¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Connor Beasley| T: A Bin Harmash| CD

8/1

C&D winner. 50/1, creditable 12 lengths fourth of 16 to Laurel River in Burj Nahaar at this C&D, not much room. Off 8 months.

Form: 17-3924

(13)

Imperial Emperor²⁶⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: T P O'Shea| T: B Seemar| D

5/1

9/1, eleventh of 14 in handicap at Meydan (9f, good). Off 8 months. First run for yard after leaving Charlie Appleby. Makes dirt debut but has to be respected.

Form: 1/155-30

(9)

Laasudood²³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: R Mullen| T: B Seemar| C| D

12/1

Course winner. Bit below form eighth of 16 in handicap at Abu Dhabi (8f, good). Off 7 months.

Form: 1-25598

(4)

Street Mood²⁴⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: D Tudhope| T: M Mheiri| CD

18/1

3-time C&D winner. Hooded for 1st time, eleventh of 15 in handicap at Meydan (8f, good, 25/1). Off 8 months.

Form: 5-17790

(8)

Echo Point²³⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-0| J: S De Sousa| T: M Mheiri| D

14/1

Seventeen runs since last win in 2021. 22/1, bit below form sixth of 16 in minor event at Jebel Ali (7f). Off 7 months. Others more persuasive.

Form: 0-28036

(5)

Meshtri³²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: J Orman| T: M Costa| CD

5/2

Promising type. C&D winner. Second of 14 in handicap (7/1) at Jebel Ali (7f). Off 10 months. Open to progress and has to be taken seriously.

Form: 12-

(10)

Harmonistic²⁷⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 8-8| J: S Hitchcott| T: A Bin Harmash

40/1

2 wins from 15 starts. Well beaten last of 5 at Palermo in February. First run for yard since leaving Maria Alvarez. May find a few too strong.

Form: 1553-65

Non-Runners

(2)

Makfoul²³⁷

Weight: 9-5| Age: 5

T: M Costa J: R Dawson

Forecasts

Meshtri (5/2), Imperial Emperor (5/1), Alhzeem (6/1), Al Jaddaf (8/1), Everfast (8/1), Makfoul (10/1), Laasudood (12/1), Quartier (12/1), Echo Point (14/1), Shamikh (18/1), Street Mood (18/1), In Crowd (20/1), Thegreatcollection (25/1), Harmonistic (40/1)

Another wide-open race and the call is the lightly-raced MESHTRI, but he has no room for error. Alhzeem can emerge best of the remainder and chase home his stablemate, while Imperial Emperor can't be ignored despite switching surfaces.