12:00 Jebel Ali

Monday 6 January 2025

All10:0010:3011:0011:3012:0012:30

Race 6 - Commercial Bank Of Dubai Stakes - Handicap

Off time: 12:02 | Winning time: 2m 0.83s

(10)

Wessall¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-11| J: Ben Coen| T: M Costa| CD

7/2

C&D winner. Respectable fourth of 12 in handicap at Abu Dhabi (10.9f, good) 14 days ago. Not discounted on pick of efforts.

Form: 51/8354-

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(9)

First Of November⁷⁷⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-10| J: X Ziani| T: S Ghadayer| CD

13/2

Career best when winning 4-runner handicap at this C&D (7/2). Respected but has 2-year absence to overcome.

Form: 601371/

(12)

Arabian Tale³¹

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

16/1

14/1, fifth of 6 in handicap at Meydan (9.9f) 29 days ago. Work to do.

Form: 512005-

(4)

Cosmic Desert^h⁹

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

17/2

C&D winner. Fifth of 6 in handicap (20/1) over C&D 7 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 134775-

(5)

Elraaed¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: R Dawson| T: M Costa| D

11/4

Eleventh of 12 in handicap at Abu Dhabi (10.9f, good) 14 days ago. Returns to dirt and is shortlist material.

Form: 13/3720-

(3)

Sudden Ambush¹¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: D Tudhope| T: S Ghadayer

6/1

10/1, seventh of 8 in handicap at Redcar (10f, good to firm). Off 109 days. First run for yard after leaving David O'Meara. Can make presence felt.

Form: 047627-

(2)

Dubai Welcome¹⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 8-11| J: Q Al Busaidi| T: M Mahrooqi

33/1

Ninth of 12 in handicap at Abu Dhabi (10.9f, good) 14 days ago.

Form: 2958/59-

(8)

El Introvertido³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 8-11| J: A de Vries| T: F Nass| C

15/2

Course winner. 22/1, respectable third of 9 in handicap at this course (9f) 28 days ago.

Form: 126503-

(7)

Mashkoor³⁰⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 8-11| J: O Chavez| T: M Baidhaei| C

14/1

Course winner last year. Tailed-off twelfth of 13 to Arabian Tale in handicap (9/1) at Meydan (9.4f). Off 10 months. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 654/210-

(6)

Alwareeth^b³¹

Age: 6| Weight: 8-6| J: Jose Santiago| T: S Ghadayer| CD

15/2

C&D winner in November. Respectable third of 10 in handicap (16/1) at Meydan (10.9f) 29 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 805153-

(11)

Daneyan²⁴

Age: 10| Weight: 8-5| J: J Rosales| T: A Al Al Neyadi| D

66/1

Remains a maiden after 22 Flat runs. 25/1, seventh of 13 in handicap at Meydan (9.4f) 22 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 764067-

Non-Runners

(98)

Sendeed⁹

Weight: 8-5| Age: 9

T: R Bouresly J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Elraaed (11/4), Wessall (7/2), Sudden Ambush (6/1), First Of November (13/2), Alwareeth (15/2), El Introvertido (15/2), Cosmic Desert (17/2), Mashkoor (14/1), Arabian Tale (16/1), Dubai Welcome (33/1), Daneyan (66/1)

ELRAAED is the tentative selection but has no room for error. Sudden Ambush is not to be underestimated on UAE debut, while Wessall might be hard to keep out of the minor money if fully on song.