14:40 Meydan

Friday 13 December 2024

All13:3014:0514:4015:1515:5016:2517:0017:35

Race 3 - City Walk Handicap

Off time: 14:40 | Winning time: 2m 0.35s

(12)

Aldhaja⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: D Tudhope| T: M Mheiri

7/2

Creditable second of 10 in handicap at this course (10.9f, 9/4) 7 days ago. Should be on the premises.

Form: 491322

(11)

Yurman⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 9-11| J: Sandro Paiva| T: O Aashour

20/1

Ninth of 10 in handicap at this course (10.9f, 11/1) 7 days ago.

Form: 590539

(13)

Ranchero^t,b¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-8| J: P Cosgrave| T: B Seemar

16/1

Sixteen runs since last win in 2022. Blinkered for 1st time, fourth of 7 in handicap at Sharjah (8.4f) 19 days ago.

Form: 537084

(3)

Kibo Misaki^t1,b¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Bernardo Pinheiro| T: S Ghadayer| D

9/4

Career best when winning 5-runner maiden at Jebel Ali (9f, 8/15) 13 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Has good chance on form.

Form: 462221

(8)

Military Option⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: A de Vries| T: F Nass

10/1

Eighth of 10 in handicap (7/2) at this course (10.9f) 7 days ago. Looks competitive on pick of efforts.

Form: 7-00428

(10)

Fall Of Rome^t1,b²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: T P O'Shea| T: B Seemar

5/1

Bit below form ninth of 16 in handicap (3/1) at this course (7f) 21 days ago. Significantly back up in trip.

Form: 5-42219

(1)

Berkshire Nugget⁶²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: R Dawson| T: L Botti

22/1

Winner at Brighton in August. 17/2, below form eighth of 13 in handicap at Chelmsford City (8f) 62 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Andrew Balding. Has dirt winners in pedigree though needs a revival.

Form: 348188

(5)

Classic City¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: A Da Silva| T: Ernst Oertel

22/1

12/1, bit below form fifth of 10 in maiden at Jebel Ali (7f) 13 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Others more persuasive.

Form: 3/06655

(9)

Meqdam^h²⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 9-2| J: R Ffrench| T: K Ramadan| C| D

22/1

Course winner. Tongue strap on for 1st time, last of 9 in handicap at Abu Dhabi (10.9f, good, 22/1) 28 days ago. First run for yard after leaving D. Watson. Has work to do.

Form: 1/4620-9

(7)

Venetian Style¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Connor Beasley| T: A Bin Harmash

9/1

6/1, creditable third of 9 in handicap at Jebel Ali (9.7f) 13 days ago.

Form: 53033

(4)

Frosty Wind^p1¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 8-9| J: M Rodrigues| T: E Jeanne

25/1

25/1, last of 9 in handicap at Jebel Ali (9.7f) 13 days ago. Uphill task.

Form: 00069

(6)

Daneyan^t²⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 8-6| J: O Chavez| T: A Al Al Neyadi| D

25/1

Remains a maiden after 21 Flat runs. 28/1, sixth of 8 in handicap at Jebel Ali (9.7f) 27 days ago.

Form: 7-76406

(14)

El Faras¹³

Age: 8| Weight: 8-5| J: Jose Santiago| T: O Aashour| D

22/1

22/1, fourth of 9 in handicap at Jebel Ali (9.7f) 13 days ago.

Form: 790064

Non-Runners

(2)

Magnificent McCool³⁷¹

Weight: 9-0| Age: 8

T: R Bouresly J: K Wei Hoong

Forecasts

Kibo Misaki (9/4), Aldhaja (7/2), Fall Of Rome (5/1), Venetian Style (9/1), Military Option (10/1), Ranchero (16/1), Yurman (20/1), Classic City (22/1), Berkshire Nugget (22/1), El Faras (22/1), Meqdam (22/1), Frosty Wind (25/1), Daneyan (25/1), Magnificent McCool (33/1)

KIBO MISAKI looks marginally the pick in this field but has little margin for error. Aldhaja can come out best of the remainder, while Military Option is another that should go well.