10:00 Jebel Ali

Saturday 28 December 2024

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Race 2 - Al Shafar Investment Stakes Handicap

Off time: 10:03 | Winning time: 1m 24.58s

(4)

Atif¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: P J Dobbs| T: D Watson| D

50/1

Fifth of 7 in handicap at Meydan (8f, 18/1) 15 days ago.

Form: 11-85

(9)

Quartier⁵⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Jim Crowley| T: J Olascoaga| D

33/1

Ninth of 13 in handicap (12/1) at Meydan (8f) 50 days ago.

Form: 364209

(7)

Mersaal^t1³⁹²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-8| J: S De Sousa| T: M Mheiri| CD

25/1

C&D winner. Fifth of 8 in handicap at this course (8f, 9/4). Off 13 months. First run for yard after leaving Michael Costa. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 10/4315-

(10)

Road Bloc^t1²⁸⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: O Chavez| T: O Refai| C| D

50/1

Course winner. Eighth of 14 in minor event at Sharjah (6f) 41 days ago. Tumbled in the weights but may find a few too strong.

Form: 36-5000

(14)

Yotarid²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Ben Coen| T: M Costa| C

8/13

Promising individual. 2 wins from 2 runs this year. 10/3, won 8-runner handicap at this course (6f) 28 days ago by short head from Haasim. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 2/11

(2)

Stormy Waves²⁵⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Bernardo Pinheiro| T: S Ghadayer| BF

15/2

Lightly-raced winner. 5/2, bit below form fifth of 9 in handicap at Newmarket (10f, good to firm), unable to sustain effort. Off 8 months. First run for yard after leaving Charlie Appleby.

Form: 3321-5

(1)

Haasim^p1,t²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: D Tudhope| T: M Mheiri| CD

4/1

C&D winner. 13/8, good short-head second of 8 to Yotarid in handicap at this course (6f) 28 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 033322

(5)

Honest Desire^t⁴³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: P Cosgrave| T: B Seemar

33/1

First run since leaving Charlie Appleby when twelfth of 14 in handicap (9/1) at Abu Dhabi (8f, good) 43 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 55261-0

(13)

Sadeedd⁴¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 9-1| J: H Al Busaidi⁽⁷⁾| T: A Al Mehairbi| C| D

10/1

Course winner. Career best when winning 9-runner handicap at Meydan (7f, 3/1). Off 13 months. First run for yard after leaving Michael Costa. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 2932/21-

(3)

Tahdeed^t1³⁴⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-1| J: Jules Mobian| T: A Al Mehairbi

22/1

Blinkered for 1st time, seventh of 10 in handicap at Meydan (8f, 5/2). Off 11 months. First run for yard after leaving Michael Costa. Others more persuasive.

Form: 61/773-7

(12)

Harmonistic^t1⁵⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 8-13| J: Connor Beasley| T: Ahmad Bin Harmash

50/1

Tongue strap on, last of 13 in handicap at Meydan (8f, 40/1) 50 days ago. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 553-650

(8)

Lajooje²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: R Dawson| T: M Costa

20/1

Eyeshields on for 1st time, below form fourth of 9 in handicap at this course (5f, 6/1) 21 days ago. Significantly back up in trip.

Form: 21/6044

(11)

Ides Of August^t1,v1⁶⁵⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 8-9| J: Q Al Busaidi⁽³⁾| T: Salman Sabri| D

66/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2021. 25/1, thirteenth of 14 in handicap at this course (8f). Off 21 months. Hard to make a case for.

Form: 62/0000-

Non-Runners

(6)

Mawthog²⁸

Weight: 9-4| Age: 6

T: M Costa J: R Dawson

Forecasts

Yotarid (8/13), Haasim (4/1), Mawthog (4/1), Stormy Waves (15/2), Sadeedd (10/1), Lajooje (20/1), Tahdeed (22/1), Mersaal (25/1), Quartier (33/1), Honest Desire (33/1), Road Bloc (50/1), Atif (50/1), Harmonistic (50/1), Ides Of August (66/1)

YOTARID is an improving sort and can get the better of old rival Haasim once more. The selection's stablemate Mawthog may prove best of the rest.