13:00 Jebel Ali

Saturday 15 February 2025

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Race 7 - Al Awir Maiden Stakes

Off time: 13:08 | Winning time: 2m 0.24s

(8)

Jubail^b¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: H Al Busaidi| T: Q Aboud

50/1

50/1, tenth of 15 in maiden at this course (6f) 14 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Hard to make a case for.

Form: 00

(7)

Alsayef^b1,t1²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: S De Sousa| T: M Costa

13/2

Fairly useful gelding. Tongue strap on for 1st time, fourth of 8 in maiden at this course (9f, 9/2) 28 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 4/7272-4

(2)

Bad Desire^b,t¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Andrew Slattery| T: B Seemar| OR: 96

5/1

Useful colt. Winless after 11 Flat runs. 6/5, third of 10 in maiden at this course (8f) 14 days ago. Back up in trip. Enters calculations.

Form: 4283-53

(10)

Crocogate¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: L Putzulu⁽⁷⁾| T: B Seemar

50/1

First run since leaving M Alshlaqi when ninth of 15 in maiden (20/1) at this course (6f) 14 days ago. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 0-9

(3)

Elzaami^b1¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Ben Coen| T: M Costa

5/2

Fair gelding. 3/1, second of 10 in maiden at this course (8f) 14 days ago. Up in trip. Should progress.

Form: 4-2

(5)

Fayadh^t¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: T P O'Shea| T: B Seemar

3/1

Fair gelding. 28/1, sixth of 15 in maiden at this course (6f) 14 days ago. Significantly back up in trip. Booking of O'Shea a plus.

Form: 6/5034-6

(9)

Golden Act^t1²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: S Al Balushi| T: Ahmad Bin Harmash

33/1

Thirteenth of 16 in maiden at Abu Dhabi (8f, good) 21 days ago. Back up in trip. Others more persuasive.

Form: 8-0

(11)

Juan In A Million²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: S Hitchcott| T: F Nass

28/1

Modest gelding. Eleventh of 16 in maiden at Abu Dhabi (8f, good) 21 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 0

(4)

Princident^t²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Bernardo Pinheiro| T: S Ghadayer| OR: 64

28/1

Remains a maiden after 10 Flat runs. Eighth of 16 in handicap (16/1) at this course (7f) 28 days ago. Significantly back up in trip.

Form: 06560-8

(1)

Tactical Bound¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: P Cosgrave| T: F Nass| OR: 82

11/4

Fairly useful colt. Remains a maiden after 9 Flat runs. 4/1, fourth of 10 in minor event at Meydan (10.9f) 15 days ago. Has good chance on pick of form.

Form: 236-224

Non-Runners

(6)

Mesyaal²¹

Weight: 8-9| Age: 4

T: M Costa J: R Dawson

Forecasts

Elzaami (5/2), Tactical Bound (11/4), Fayadh (3/1), Bad Desire (5/1), Alsayef (13/2), Princident (28/1), Juan In A Million (28/1), Golden Act (33/1), Jubail (50/1), Crocogate (50/1), Mesyaal (50/1)

TACTICAL BOUND is just about the best hope here taking everything into account but has next to no margin for error. Elzaami can emerge best of the rest, while Bad Desire and Alsayef should also be considered.