13:15 Jebel Ali

Sunday 2 March 2025

All10:4511:1511:4512:1512:4513:1513:45

Race 6 - Newbury Racecourse Cup - Handicap

Off time: 13:15 | Winning time: 1m 37.69s

(2)

Home Brew^t¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-11| J: R Dawson| T: M Costa| D

9/2

28/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, respectable 4 lengths fifth of 14 to Qareeb in Jebel Ali Mile over C&D 15 days ago. Has good chance on pick of form back in a handicap.

Form: 0/036-95

(5)

Laasudood^b¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: Jim Crowley| T: B Seemar| CD

4/1

C&D winner here in December. Eleventh of 15 in handicap (16/1) at this course (7f) 15 days ago. Entitled to be on premises.

Form: 821-950

(1)

Mount Kosciuszko¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: P J Dobbs| T: J Olascoaga| C| D

11/4

One win from 2 runs last year, including at this course. 4/1, good second of 15 in handicap at Meydan (8f) 16 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 6/12-732

(4)

Regheeb^t¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Connor Beasley| T: M Costa| D

17/2

16/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, bit below form fifth of 15 in handicap at this course (7f) 15 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 301-805

(8)

Lahresh^v²³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: S De Sousa| T: M Mheiri

10/3

Latest win at Meydan in November. Twelfth of 14 in handicap there (9.9f, 4/1) 23 days ago. Back down in trip. Not taken lightly.

Form: 8214-30

(9)

Forest Falcon²³

Age: 7| Weight: 9-2| J: Bernardo Pinheiro| T: S Ghadayer| D

20/1

20/1, ninth of 14 in handicap at Meydan (9.9f) 23 days ago. Back down in trip.

Form: 7005/49

(6)

Capla Crusader³³¹

Age: 9| Weight: 8-5| J: Q Al Busaidi| T: R Bouresly| CD

28/1

C&D winner. One win from 3 runs last year. 12/1, creditable fourth of 14 in handicap at this C&D. Off 11 months. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 70/9147-

(10)

Maputo⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 8-5| J: T P O'Shea| T: B Seemar| C| D

8/1

Course winner here in January. Sixth of 14 in handicap at Abu Dhabi (8f, good) 8 days ago.

Form: 324-156

(11)

Al Maroom⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 8-5| J: Andrew Slattery| T: B Seemar| D

22/1

One win from 23 Flat runs. Fifteen runs since last win in 2021. 20/1, fourteenth of 15 in handicap at Meydan (9.9f) 9 days ago. Back down in trip. Has work to do.

Form: 30796-0

(3)

Meqdam¹⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 8-5| J: R Ffrench| T: K Ramadan| C

28/1

Course winner. Below form tenth of 16 in handicap at Meydan (10.9f, 6/1) 16 days ago. Down in trip.

Form: 20/90-20

Non-Runners

(7)

El Faras⁸

Weight: 8-5| Age: 9

T: O Aashour J: Jose Santiago

Forecasts

Mount Kosciuszko (11/4), Lahresh (10/3), Laasudood (4/1), Home Brew (9/2), Maputo (8/1), Regheeb (17/2), El Faras (16/1), Forest Falcon (20/1), Al Maroom (22/1), Capla Crusader (28/1), Meqdam (28/1)

Not the deepest 0-100 handicap on paper, and HOME BREW gets the tentative vote. Lahresh can come out best of the remainder, while Laasudood is another with the potential to be on the premises.