15:15 Meydan

Friday 14 February 2025

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Race 4 - Lincoln Aviator Race Handicap - Turf

Off time: 15:17 | Winning time: 58.11s

(15)

Celtic Voyager^t,b²⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 9-11| J: R Mullen| T: M Mardood| C| D

20/1

Course winner. Eighth of 14 in handicap at Abu Dhabi (6f, good) 20 days ago. Better showing not ruled out.

Form: 50/07-78

(13)

Markakol^h²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: L Putzulu⁽⁷⁾| T: J Olascoaga| D

20/1

Thirteenth of 14 in handicap at Abu Dhabi (6f, good) 20 days ago. Must bounce back.

Form: 2/028-40

(11)

Ocean Runner^t²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: D Tudhope| T: M Mheiri

9/2

28/1, very good fifth of 11 in minor event at Jebel Ali (5f) 27 days ago. That was his best effort to date and respected as one of the least exposed, now making handicap debut.

Form: 49/3-5

(9)

Soulofchess^h¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: C Lopez| T: N Petersen

25/1

Maiden who ran well below best when eleventh of 13 in handicap at Jebel Ali (5f) 13 days ago. More needed if he's to figure.

Form: 5/4-50

(5)

Enchanted Life^t³⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Bernardo Pinheiro| T: S Ghadayer| D

20/1

Successful on 2 of his 3 starts for Charlie Appleby but well below that level in pair of starts for new yard, equipped with cheekpieces when last of 8 in handicap at Jebel Ali (5f, 16/1) 39 days ago. Headgear quickly discarded here.

Form: 1/198-8

(8)

Matloob^t,b³⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Ben Coen| T: M Costa| D

15/2

3/1, seventh of 10 in handicap at Jebel Ali (7f) 39 days ago. Steps back down in trip returned to turf and he's no forlorn hope.

Form: 150/39-7

(1)

Million Doro^t,v1¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Connor Beasley| T: A Bin Harmash

5/1

5/2, creditable third of 15 in maiden at Jebel Ali (6f) 13 days ago. Proving consistent since the turn of the year and he's another worth a second look on turf debut.

Form: 603-523

(12)

Al Muzn^t,v¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: S De Sousa| T: Salman Sabri

7/2

Back to form having eased a little in the weights in recent weeks, very good second of 13 in handicap at Jebel Ali (5f, 9/4) 13 days ago. Of interest back on turf partnered by Silvestre De Sousa.

Form: 0240-22

(2)

Laguna Boy^t1¹²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: T P O'Shea| T: B Seemar| BF

13/2

Winner at Chelmsford City in August. Tenth of 12 in handicap at Kempton (6f) in October, weakening from 2f out having raced up with the strong pace. One to note starting out for new stable.

Form: 004160-

(16)

Reine Du Ciel^t1¹⁶⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: V Janacek| T: Mme I Koplikova| D

14/1

First run since leaving Jean-Claude Rouget when creditable second of 8 in minor event () at Velka Chuchle (7f, good). Off 146 days. Back down in trip. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 331831-

(7)

Great News⁹⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 9-1| J: Q Al Busaidi⁽³⁾| T: A Al Shemaili

28/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2021. Sixth of 7 in handicap at Jebel Ali (5f, 22/1) 90 days ago.

Form: 5908/66-

(10)

Split The Profit^t,v¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: S Al Balushi| T: Salman Sabri

25/1

Remains a maiden after 21 Flat runs. Seventh of 13 in handicap at Jebel Ali (5f, 18/1) 13 days ago. Tough to assess at present.

Form: 525-907

(6)

Hobalsalam^h¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: A Alqeeyadi| T: M Mardood

28/1

Hooded for 1st time, first run since leaving S. Bin Ghadayer when good seventh of 15 in maiden (20/1) at Jebel Ali (6f) 13 days ago. Makes turf debut.

Form: 330-7

(14)

Tajdif^b⁵⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 8-9| J: Jules Mobian| T: M Alsuwaidi

28/1

Maiden who produced best effort to date for present yard when second of 12 in handicap at Abu Dhabi (7f, good) 55 days ago. Now he needs to build on that effort on first try at the minimum trip.

Form: 9/80092-

(3)

Blewburton^b1¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: A J Slattery| T: L Botti| D

20/1

Not disgraced despite finishing last of 5 on return in handicap at Southwell (7f) in January but not in same form when last of 10 in minor event at this course (1m, good) 14 days ago. Significantly back down in trip with blinkers reached for.

Form: 1337-50

Ironside^b¹³

Age: 7| Weight: 8-9| J: H Al Busaidi| T: Q Aboud

22/1

Remains a maiden after 23 Flat runs. 66/1, twelfth of 15 in maiden at Jebel Ali (6f) 13 days ago. Hard to warm to. Reserve 1.

Form: 5004-80

Non-Runners

(4)

Arz Lebnan⁷

Weight: 8-9| Age: 3

T: R Bouresly J: O Chavez

Jewel Genie Lamp⁶³

Weight: 8-7| Age: 5

T: Q Aboud J: Reserve 2

Addicted To Chaos²⁷

Weight: 8-6| Age: 6

T: M Baidhaei J: Reserve 3

Batraan³⁹

Weight: 8-5| Age: 7

T: A Al Al Neyadi J: Reserve 4

Forecasts

Al Muzn (7/2), Ocean Runner (9/2), Million Doro (5/1), Arz Lebnan (6/1), Laguna Boy (13/2), Matloob (15/2), Reine Du Ciel (14/1), Markakol (20/1), Enchanted Life (20/1), Blewburton (20/1), Celtic Voyager (20/1), Ironside (22/1), Split The Profit (25/1), Soulofchess (25/1), Hobalsalam (28/1), Great News (28/1), Tajdif (28/1)

OCEAN RUNNER arrives on the back of his best effort yet when fifth at Jebel Ali 4 weeks ago and, comfortably one of the least exposed, he could be worth siding with now his attentions switch to handicaps back on turf. Al Muzn comes here on the back of a pair of solid runner-up efforts and he's feared. Laguna Boy and Million Doro are others worth a second look.