16:35 Meydan
Friday 14 March 2025
All13:3014:0514:5015:2516:0016:3517:1017:4518:20
Race 6 Handicap - Dirt
- 3YO plus  |  6f  |  Fast  |  10 Runners  |  Dirt  |   Weighed In
- Off time: 16:38Â Â |Â Â Winning time: 1m 12.13s
Cloth number
Odds
Star rating
Horse A-Z
Show odds
50/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, never landed a blow on first run since leaving Steven M. Asmussen when 10¾ lengths sixth of 12 to Tuz in Mahab Al Shimaal at this C&D 13 days ago. Makes handicap debut.
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9/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, fared little better than of late when 7 lengths eleventh of 14 to Royal Commando in listed race at Jebel Ali (5f) 27 days ago.
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Fifteen runs since last win in 2020. Continued out of sorts when 8¾ lengths thirteenth of 14 to Royal Commando in listed race (50/1) at Jebel Ali (5f) 27 days ago. Makes handicap debut.
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Course winner. Well-beaten fifteenth of 16 in handicap at this track (7f, good, 18/1) 4 weeks ago. Could feature back on dirt.
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Produced a career best as he gained a second win on the UAE dirt this winter in 10-runner handicap (5/4) at this course (7f) last week, leading final 1f. 7 lb higher but fancied to be in the shake up.
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C&D winner on debut. Two wins from 5 runs last year. 9/2, career best when winning 13-runner handicap at Jebel Ali (6f) 12 days ago. Has to be taken seriously from just 3 lb higher.
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Nine wins from 32 Flat runs. Respectable third of 11 in handicap at Abu Dhabi (6f, good) 20 days ago. Solid each-way claims back on dirt.
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12/1 and hooded for 1st time, career best when winning 10-runner minor event at this course (7f) 4 weeks ago. Makes handicap debut and he's certainly not out of things.
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Made it back-to-back course wins in 14-runner handicap at this C&D 3 weeks ago by 2¾ lengths from Pen Portrait. Every chance he can bring up the hat-trick with de Sousa booked.
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C&D winner back in 2020 but out of sorts at present, 11¼ lengths tenth of 13 to Lahfaty in handicap at Jebel Ali (6f) 12 days ago.
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Forecasts
Smart System (2/1), Deep Hope (4/1), Pen Portrait (4/1), Cats By Five (8/1), Strobe (10/1), Lahfaty (10/1), Sir Harmony (11/1), Falcon Of Arabia (28/1), Freedom Fighter (28/1), Miqyaas (40/1)
Preference is for SMART SYSTEM, who is really getting his act together now for his new yard and made it back-to-back wins at this track with the visor applied 3 weeks ago. The main danger may emerge from Lahfaty, who put up a career best when scoring at Jebel Ali recently and is just 3 lb higher here. Pen Portrait had a bit up his sleeve when scoring here last week and he can edge out Falcon of Arabia for third.
- Smart System2/1
- Lahfaty10/1
- Pen Portrait4/1
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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