14:40 Meydan

Friday 10 January 2025

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

Race 3 - Dubai Auto Zone (DAZ) Handicap - Dirt

Off time: 14:45 | Winning time: 1m 12.08s

(5)

Pen Portrait^t¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: S De Sousa| T: S & E Crisford| D

9/4

Produced a career best when winning 12-runner handicap at Sharjah (6f) 12 days ago, going clear. Booking of De Sousa a plus. Fancied to go in again.

Form: 839601-

(4)

Out From Under^b1⁸²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-10| J: T P O'Shea| T: B Seemar

8/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, sixth of 7 in handicap (3/1) at Kempton (6f) when last seen. Off over 2 years. First run for yard after leaving Harry & Roger Charlton. Can only be watched.

Form: 322186/

(2)

Tahdeed^t¹³

Age: 7| Weight: 9-10| J: Ben Coen| T: A Al Mehairbi| C

28/1

Course winner. Tongue strap on for 1st time, first run since leaving Michael Costa when creditable fourth of 13 in handicap (22/1) at Jebel Ali (7f) 13 days ago. This asks for more.

Form: 1773/74-

(9)

Gamekeeper^t,v³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Connor Beasley| T: A Bin Harmash| C| D

7/2

Latest win here in November and ran at least as well when good second of 8 in handicap at this course (7f) 35 days ago. Should go well once more.

Form: 564912-

(7)

Miss Wintown^h²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: C Lopez| T: N Petersen| D

50/1

Hooded for 1st time, sixth of 7 in handicap at this C&D (33/1) 21 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 953506-

(6)

Welleef^t1²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: A de Vries| T: A Al Shemaili

18/1

First run since leaving Owen Burrows when thirteenth of 15 in handicap (20/1) at this course (7f) 28 days ago. Hard to fancy.

Form: 1359/0-

(3)

Barq Al Emarat^b³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 8-10| J: Sandro Paiva| T: I Mohammed| C

9/1

Course winner. Tongue strap on for 1st time, 4¾ lengths second of 13 to reopposing Welcome Dream in handicap (22/1) at this C&D 35 days ago, no match for winner. Hard to see him turning the tables on that rival.

Form: 10/9082-

(1)

Dukedom²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 8-8| J: O Chavez| T: O Aashour| D

28/1

Fifteen runs since last win in 2022 and finished only sixth of 8 in minor event at this course (7f) 28 days ago. Work to do.

Form: 905536-

(8)

Smart System³⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 8-8| J: B Pinheiro| T: A Badwawi

50/1

Fair maiden who got back on track on first run since leaving O. Aashour when fifth of 7 in maiden (50/1) at Jebel Ali (6f) 34 days ago.

Form: 059/095-

Rule 4

Rule 4 applies to all bets - deduction 30p in the pound

Non-Runners

(10)

Welcome Dream³⁵

Weight: 9-8| Age: 4

T: D Watson J: P J Dobbs

(11)

Al Hadeer³⁵⁷

Weight: 8-7| Age: 9

T: J Hyde J: Q Al Busaidi

Forecasts

Pen Portrait (9/4), Welcome Dream (3/1), Gamekeeper (7/2), Out From Under (8/1), Barq Al Emarat (9/1), Al Hadeer (16/1), Welleef (18/1), Dukedom (28/1), Tahdeed (28/1), Smart System (50/1), Miss Wintown (50/1)

PEN PORTRAIT got well and truly back on the up when scoring in facile fashion at Sharjah recently and an 11 lb rise may not be enough to prevent the follow up. Welcome Dream and Gamekeeper are considered the main threats.