15:50 Meydan

Friday 10 January 2025

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

Race 5 - Lord North Handicap Sponsored By DP World Handicap

Off time: 15:52 | Winning time: 1m 46.72s

(16)

Chianti^h1¹³⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-11| J: C Lopez| T: N Petersen| D

66/1

Two wins from 6 runs last year. Won 7-runner listed race at Ovrevoll (8f, good) by neck from Admiral De Vega 103 days ago.

Form: 309/41-

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(7)

Highbank^t1³²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: Callum Shepherd| T: S & E Crisford

25/1

Good length second of 14 to Ouzo in handicap at this C&D (good, 6/1) 10 months ago. First run for yard after leaving Charlie Appleby. Others more persuasive.

Form: 3301/42-

(6)

See Hector⁷⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-8| J: P J Dobbs| T: J A Osborne

40/1

9¾ lengths seventh of 9 to Petit Marin in Premio Roma at Rome (9.9f, soft) 75 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Henk Grewe. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 228437-

(12)

Galen¹¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: J P O'Brien

5/1

Two wins from 5 runs last year. 3½ lengths eighth of 11 to Diego Velazquez in Solonaway Stakes (9/1) at Leopardstown (8f, good) 118 days ago, not clear run. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 2/21148-

(13)

Ghaly²¹

Age: 9| Weight: 9-7| J: D Tudhope| T: S bin Suroor

25/1

18/1, 3 lengths seventh of 11 to Native Approach in listed race at this course (7f, good) 21 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 21101/7-

(4)

Alfareeq⁴⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 9-6| J: Jim Crowley| T: M Mheiri| CD

25/1

C&D winner. Respectable 2¾ lengths fifth of 11 to Daramethos in listed race () at Abu Dhabi (8f, good) 40 days ago.

Form: 174/795-

(5)

Ouzo¹¹⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 9-5| J: A de Vries| T: J A Osborne| CD

12/1

C&D winner. Two wins from 6 runs last year. 14/1, bit below form sixth of 14 in handicap at Doncaster (8f, good) 118 days ago, left poorly placed. Not taken lightly.

Form: 117056-

(1)

Laneqash^p,t1²⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 9-4| J: P Cosgrave| T: B Seemar

66/1

9/1, good 1¾ lengths third of 11 to Make Me King in listed race at Abu Dhabi (7f, good) 26 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 17/0743-

(8)

Arabian Light¹⁵⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: W Buick| T: C Appleby

8/13

Promising sort. Two wins from 3 runs last year. 2/13, won 9-runner novice at Kempton (8f) 156 days ago, plenty in hand. Big player on handicap debut.

Form: 211-

(15)

First Conquest^h¹⁸¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: M Barzalona| T: C Appleby

10/1

Lightly-raced winner. Two wins from 4 runs last year. Hooded for 1st time, career best when winning 13-runner handicap at Newmarket (8f, good, 12/1) 6 months ago. Another strong challenger for Godolphin.

Form: 1451-

(9)

Franz Kafka²¹

Age: 9| Weight: 8-11| J: Connor Beasley| T: Ahmad Bin Harmash| CD

66/1

Course winner. 19¾ lengths seventh of 8 to Measured Time in Al Rashidiya (33/1) at this C&D (good) 21 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 318737-

(2)

Russipant Fal⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 8-11| J: Jules Mobian| T: N Caullery| D

66/1

Eight wins from 25 Flat runs. 66/1, first run since leaving Tim Donworth when fourteenth of 15 in handicap at this course (9.9f, good) 7 days ago. Has work to do.

Form: 54826-0

(14)

Silent Film¹⁵³

Age: 7| Weight: 8-11| J: R Mullen| T: Ian Williams| C

28/1

Course winner. Eighth of 10 in handicap (7/1) at Ascot (8f, good to firm) 153 days ago. Could make presence felt.

Form: 203588-

(10)

Silver Sword⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 8-10| J: R Dawson| T: Dylan Cunha

16/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2023. 16/1, bit below form eighth of 15 in handicap at this course (9.9f, good) 7 days ago, not much room. Enters calculations.

Form: 70022-8

(3)

Silent Defense²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-9| J: S De Sousa| T: R Bouresly

50/1

80/1, excellent 1½ lengths sixth of 11 to Native Approach in listed race at this course (7f, good) 21 days ago. Back up in trip. Booking of De Sousa a plus. Difficult ask.

Form: 589066-

Shafaaf^t,v⁶²

Age: 7| Weight: 8-8| J: S Hitchcott| T: D Watson| D

66/1

Fifth of 7 in handicap at Abu Dhabi (8f, good) 62 days ago. RESERVE.

Form: 359/005-

Non-Runners

(11)

Western Writer²⁶

Weight: 9-3| Age: 6

T: B Seemar J: T P O'Shea

Forecasts

Arabian Light (8/13), Galen (5/1), First Conquest (10/1), Ouzo (12/1), Silver Sword (16/1), Western Writer (16/1), Alfareeq (25/1), Highbank (25/1), Ghaly (25/1), Silent Film (28/1), See Hector (40/1), Silent Defense (50/1), Laneqash (66/1), Franz Kafka (66/1), Russipant Fal (66/1), Chianti (66/1), Shafaaf (66/1)

The improving ARABIAN LIGHT looks set to make a big splash at this meeting for Godolphin and is hard to get away from. Western Writer down in class, and Silver Sword are a couple of the dangers.