15:50 Meydan

Friday 31 January 2025

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

Race 5 - Dubai Creek Harbour Handicap - Dirt

Off time: 15:50 | Winning time: 1m 24.57s

(16)

Oasis Boy²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: O Chavez| T: D Watson| CD

20/1

Latest win over C&D in December. 9/2, eighth of 12 in handicap at this course (8f) 28 days ago, left behind from 2f out. Bounce back not ruled out.

Form: 1/5891-8

(7)

Street Mood²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-11| J: D Tudhope| T: M Mheiri| C| D

16/1

Course winner. Seven wins from 25 Flat runs. Career best when winning 13-runner minor event at Sharjah (8.4f) 26 days ago. Merits consideration in present groove returned to this shorter trip.

Form: 90014-1

(11)

Meshakel^t,b¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 9-10| J: X Ziani| T: S Ghadayer| CD

28/1

C&D winner. Seventh of 8 in handicap at this C&D (20/1) 14 days ago, weakening over 1f out. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 14762-7

(9)

Khanjar²⁸

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

9/1

Thirteen runs since last win in 2022. Respectable sixth of 12 in handicap (18/1) at this course (8f) 28 days ago, never better than midfield. No discounted stepping back down in trip.

Form: 25722-6

(8)

Straight And Level^b1²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: T P O'Shea| T: B Seemar| D

13/2

Lightly-raced sort who ran to a similar level as on debut for new yard when fourth of 12 in handicap at this course (8f, 5/1) 28 days ago, hampered entering straight and staying on gradually. One to bear in mind.

Form: 215/23-4

(14)

Deep Hope^t,b1²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: A J Slattery| T: B Seemar| D

25/1

Nine wins from 29 Flat runs. Latest win at Deauville in August. 28/1, tenth of 12 in handicap at this course (8f) 28 days ago, headed under 2f out and weakening. Recent efforts don't inspire confidence ahead of this.

Form: 65417-0

(12)

Excel Power¹⁰⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 9-5| J: Bernardo Pinheiro| T: S Ghadayer

22/1

Fourteen runs since last win in 2022. 28/1, ninth of 14 in handicap at Kempton (1m) in October, better placed than most. Off 100 days/changed yards ahead of this.

Form: 078489-

(10)

Quartier^b1³⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Sandro Paiva| T: J Olascoaga| D

28/1

33/1, below form eighth of 13 in handicap at Jebel Ali (7f) 34 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 642098-

(3)

Lord Mountbatten^h⁷⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: C Lopez| T: N Petersen| D

25/1

Latest win at Bro in October. Hooded for 1st time, last of 7 in minor event (20/1) at this course (8f) 70 days ago. Others preferred.

Form: 184017-

(4)

Magic Petition^v¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: S Al Balushi| T: A Bin Harmash| C

10/1

Course winner. Thirteen runs since last win in 2023. 14/1, fifth of 8 in handicap at this C&D 14 days ago, merely plugging on. Not taken lightly.

Form: 00542-5

(13)

Nyaar²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: P J Dobbs| T: D Watson| CD

13/2

C&D winner. Two wins from 6 runs last year. Latest win here in December. Bit below form fifth of 12 in handicap at this course (8f, 7/2) 28 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 21041-5

(5)

Onight^t²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: R Dawson| T: M Mheiri| CD

33/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in December. Last of 12 in handicap at this course (8f, 20/1) 28 days ago, soon beaten. Bounce back called for and worth noting his recent record is a patchy one.

Form: 1/5091-0

(1)

Gamekeeper^t,v¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: Connor Beasley| T: A Bin Harmash| CD

10/1

Showed benefit of a recent run equipped with a first-time visor when successful over C&D in November. Bit below form fourth of 9 in handicap at this course (6f, 7/2) 21 days ago but previous exploits here give him a sound chance.

Form: 4912-4V

(6)

Welcome Dream¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: S Hitchcott| T: D Watson| C

2/1

Career best when winning 13-runner handicap (7/1) at this course (6f) 56 days ago, keeping on well. That was an impressive make-all success and still lightly raced on this surface, he could be worth siding with to build on that from revised mark.

Form: 57531-V

(2)

Iles Et Ailes^p1,t³⁴³

Age: 5| Weight: 8-10| J: S De Sousa| T: M Mheiri

20/1

5/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, eighth of 11 in handicap at this course (8f), slowly away. Off 11 months. First run for yard after leaving Simon & Ed Crisford. Plenty to find on form.

Form: 1449/08-

(15)

Itsatenfromlen^t²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-6| J: R Mullen| T: A Murphy

20/1

Two wins from 4 runs last year. Tenth of 14 in minor event at Meydan (6f, good, 33/1) 21 days ago. Needs to step up plenty on that making handicap debut/tackling this surface for the first time.

Form: 1140-0

Forecasts

Welcome Dream (2/1), Straight And Level (13/2), Nyaar (13/2), Khanjar (9/1), Magic Petition (10/1), Gamekeeper (10/1), Street Mood (16/1), Oasis Boy (20/1), Iles Et Ailes (20/1), Itsatenfromlen (20/1), Excel Power (22/1), Deep Hope (25/1), Lord Mountbatten (25/1), Quartier (28/1), Meshakel (28/1), Onight (33/1)

C&D winner NYAAR is one of several arriving on the back of a creditable effort and, back down in trip, he looks one of the lead players once more. His stablemate Welcome Dream impressed himself when making all over C&D last time and rates a big threat, along with Straight And Level. Khanjar and Gamekeeper are others fancied to be in the mix.

Prize Money

1st: 114,002.00 AED2nd: 38,001.00 AED3rd: 18,998.00 AED4th: 9,499.00 AED5th: 5,699.00 AED

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