10:15 Jebel Ali

Saturday 18 January 2025

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Race 2 - Al Huzaifa Handicap

Off time: 10:16 | Winning time: 1m 26.82s

(2)

Carpe Momentum⁶³

Age: 8| Weight: 9-11| J: S Hitchcott| T: D Watson| C

10/1

Course winner. 28/1, third of 9 in minor event at this course (8f) 63 days ago. Has good chance on pick of form.

Form: 400/603-

(9)

Condor Pasa¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: A de Vries| T: F Nass

9/2

Hooded for 1st time, good third of 10 in handicap (10/1) at this C&D 12 days ago. Should be on the premises.

Form: 43197-3

(16)

Million Doro¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Connor Beasley| T: Ahmad Bin Harmash

13/2

6/1, respectable fifth of 14 in maiden at this C&D 12 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Others more persuasive.

Form: 22/603-5

(6)

Mount Tambora^v1¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: S De Sousa| T: M Mheiri

10/1

Tongue strap on for 1st time, sixth of 7 in minor event at this course (9f, 33/1) 12 days ago. Back down in trip. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 09745-6

(8)

Atlantic Sky¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 9-10| J: P J Dobbs| T: D Watson| D

5/1

Fifteen runs since last win in 2021. Respectable fourth of 10 in handicap (6/1) at this C&D 12 days ago. Can give a good account.

Form: 50552-4

(3)

Mutaany¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: O Chavez| T: J Hyde

17/2

Fifth of 10 in handicap at this C&D (33/1) 12 days ago.

Form: 00095-5

(5)

Raneen¹⁰³⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: H Al Busaidi| T: Salman Sabri| CD

33/1

28/1, career best when winning 8-runner minor event at this C&D. Off over 2 years. First run for yard after leaving D. Watson. Best watched on return.

Form: 377241/

(14)

Gliding Bay²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: P Cosgrave| T: I Mohammed & J Santos

20/1

40/1, fifth of 14 in handicap at this course (8f) 21 days ago.

Form: 422/695-

(10)

Shanaghai City⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 9-4| J: Jules Mobian| T: R Bouresly| C

20/1

4-time course winner. 22/1, last of 11 in handicap at Meydan (5f, good) 8 days ago. Significantly back up in trip.

Form: 20063-0

(12)

Marching Thunder²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: S Al Balushi| T: Ahmad Bin Harmash

33/1

22/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, first run since leaving Charlie Appleby when thirteenth of 14 in handicap at this course (8f) 21 days ago. Bit to prove at present.

Form: 04/0-

(11)

Addicted To Chaos²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-1| J: Q Al Busaidi| T: M Baidhaei

9/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2021. Good second of 12 in handicap at Sharjah (6f) 20 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 60/2002-

(1)

Maputo³⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-0| J: T P O'Shea| T: B Seemar

7/1

7/1, respectable fourth of 15 in handicap at Meydan (7f) 36 days ago, running on late. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 007324-

(15)

Chosen Mark²⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 8-11| J: R Mullen| T: A Al Shemaili| CD

28/1

3-time C&D winner. Sixth of 12 in handicap at Sharjah (6f) 20 days ago. Makes only limited appeal.

Form: 000006-

(7)

Princident³⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: X Ziani| T: S Ghadayer

16/1

80/1, last of 10 in maiden at Meydan (9.9f) 36 days ago. Down in trip. Hard to make a case for at present.

Form: 006560-

(13)

Sensatiable⁴⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: Bernardo Pinheiro| T: S Ghadayer

28/1

Eighth of 10 in maiden at this C&D (20/1) 49 days ago. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 368708-

Mulhim²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-5| J: R Ffrench| T: K Ramadan

33/1

25/1, last of 12 in maiden at this course (9.7f) 21 days ago. Back down in trip. RESERVE.

Form: 000670-

Non-Runners

(4)

Ghaaleb¹²

Weight: 9-8| Age: 6

T: M Costa J: Ben Coen

Forecasts

Condor Pasa (9/2), Atlantic Sky (5/1), Ghaaleb (5/1), Million Doro (13/2), Maputo (7/1), Mutaany (17/2), Addicted To Chaos (9/1), Carpe Momentum (10/1), Mount Tambora (10/1), Princident (16/1), Shanaghai City (20/1), Gliding Bay (20/1), Chosen Mark (28/1), Sensatiable (28/1), Mulhim (33/1), Marching Thunder (33/1), Raneen (33/1)

GHAALEB has been consistent to date and is taken to make a winning start in handicaps. Condor Pasa may have more to offer dropped slightly in class, while Atlantic Sky and Carpe Momentum can make their presence felt.