17:10 Meydan
Friday 14 March 2025
All13:3014:0514:5015:2516:0016:3517:1017:4518:20
Race 7 Handicap - Turf
- 3YO plus  |  5f  |  Good  |  13 Runners  |  Turf  |   Weighed In
- Off time: 17:10Â Â |Â Â Winning time: 57.76s
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Tongue strap on for 1st time, first run since leaving Patrik Olave Valdivielso when eighth of 10 in handicap (50/1) at this course (7f, good) 28 days ago. Back down in trip. Markakol is the more obvious of the yard's pair.
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Latest win at Jebel Ali in January. 15½ lengths seventh of 12 to Tuz in Mahab Al Shimaal (50/1) on the dirt here 13 days ago. Bounce back needed.
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Course winner. Twenty nine runs since last win in 2022. Tenth of 15 in handicap at this course (6f, good, 18/1) 35 days ago.
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Bit below form third of 16 in handicap at Jebel Ali (5f, dirt) when last seen a year ago. A watching brief is the percentage call given te length of absence.
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Looked useful when winning 2 of first 4 starts in Britain for Kevin Philippart De Foy, including a 6f Doncaster handicap. His 3-y-o campaign ended with a whimper but he's still lightly raced as sprinters go and no surprise were he to bounce back with a bang on this UAE debut equipped with a visor.
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C&D winner. Fifteen runs since last win in 2023. Seventh of 11 in handicap at Abu Dhabi (6f, good) 20 days ago but had been in good form prior to that. Merits consideration.
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Below form ninth of 16 in handicap (4/1) at this course (7f, good) 28 days ago. Starting to look well treated but this drop back to 5f isn't sure to suit.
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Much improved when winning 16-runner C&D handicap (good) 28 days ago. A 5 lb rise shouldn't prevent another prominent showing.
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AW maiden winner for Karl Burke in Britain and has been running respectably on dirt at Jebel Ali recently.
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Bit below form 5½ lengths tenth of 16 to Markakol over C&D (good, 25/1) 28 days ago.
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Winner of a 6f maiden at at Jebel Ali in December but hasn't reproduced that level in handicaps since.
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Quite a useful AW/turf winner in Britain for the Charlton stable in 2022 but has barely beaten rival in 3 starts over here since returning from a long absence.
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Eleven runs since last win in 2023. Blinkered first time, third of 10 in handicap at Abu Dhabi (6f, good, 9/2) 14 days ago.
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Forecasts
Markakol (11/4), Thunder Of Niagara (4/1), Jungle Mac (9/2), Mukaafah (9/2), Al Shibli (12/1), Batwan (16/1), Mutaany (18/1), Indicate (18/1), El Baareq (20/1), Swing For Me (22/1), Harvest Gold (33/1), Out From Under (33/1), Soulofchess (40/1)
MUKAAFAH ended his 3-y-o campaign in Britain with a couple of disappointing efforts but remains a sprinter with potential and can get his career back on track on his first outing for a new stable. Last month's C&D scorer Markakol could emerge as the main threat ahead of Thunder of Niagara.
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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