18:10 Meydan

Friday 9 January 2026

All13:3014:0514:4015:1515:5016:2517:0017:3518:10

Race 9 - Mina Hamriya Handicap - Turf

Off time: 18:13 | Winning time: 1m 55.28s

(8)

Ocean Viking^t¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: James Doyle| T: S & E Crisford

8/1

7/4 and tongue strap on for 1st time, first run since leaving A. Fabre when fifth of 6 in handicap at Jebel Ali (9.7f) 13 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 17/235-

(16)

Silver Sword²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-11| J: George Wood| T: Dylan Cunha| CD

7/2

7/1, didn't need to improve to win 15-runner handicap at this course (9f, good) 28 days ago. Has good chance of following up after 3 Ib rise.

Form: 056461-

(3)

Mister Saint Paul^t¹³

Age: 7| Weight: 9-10| J: Bernardo Pinheiro| T: S Ghadayer| D

50/1

Last of 6 in handicap at Jebel Ali (9.7f, 8/1) 13 days ago. Uphill task.

Form: 4680/06-

(9)

Monaadah^t²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 9-10| J: T P O'Shea| T: B Seemar| C

16/1

Course winner. 40/1, 3¾ lengths ninth of 15 to Silver Sword in handicap at this course (9f, good) 28 days ago.

Form: 17/0099-

(12)

San Sebastian^h1⁷⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: V Janacek| T: G Arizkorreta Elosegui

66/1

Made frame once from 3 starts in 2025. Others more persuasive.

Form: 39/405-

(7)

Daamiss²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: S De Sousa| T: M Costa

16/1

22/1, bit below form seventh of 14 in handicap at this course (9f, good) 28 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 14657-

(2)

Valdivia^p1²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Connor Beasley| T: Ahmad Bin Harmash| CD

20/1

Course winner. 20/1, sixth of 7 in handicap at this course (12f, good to soft) 21 days ago. Back down in trip.

Form: 1/45126-

(11)

Olympic Candle²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: D Tudhope| T: S bin Suroor

6/1

Latest win at Kempton in October. 10/1, respectable fifth of 14 in handicap at this course (9f, good) 28 days ago. Shortlist material.

Form: 965615-

(15)

Vino Sauro³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Saffie Osborne| T: J A Osborne

33/1

Twelfth of 14 in maiden at Meydan (8f, 9/4) 35 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 330-

(14)

Wanees²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 9-2| J: P J Dobbs| T: D Watson

5/1

Eighteen runs since last win in 2022. Good length fourth of 15 to Silver Sword in handicap at this course (9f, good, 33/1) 28 days ago. Stepping back in the right direction.

Form: 398684-

(6)

Carron^t1²³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Billy Loughnane| T: G Boughey

9/4

Three wins from 8 runs last year. First run since leaving Charles Hills when bit below form seventh of 12 in handicap at Kempton (8f, 6/1) 23 days ago, unsuited by way race developed. Merits consideration.

Form: 515017-

(5)

Injazati²⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 9-0| J: Sandro Paiva| T: M Alsuwaidi| D

40/1

Fifth of 13 in handicap (25/1) at Abu Dhabi (10.9f, good) 20 days ago.

Form: 3509/05-

(10)

Volcanic Rock²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 8-8| J: Ray Dawson| T: S bin Suroor

20/1

5/2, sixth of 16 in maiden at Abu Dhabi (8f, good) 26 days ago, slowly away. Improvement required on handicap debut.

Form: 36-

(1)

National Bank^h³⁰¹

Age: 8| Weight: 8-6| J: J Powell| T: D Watson| D

66/1

2/1, eighth of 10 in handicap at Jebel Ali (6f) 27 days ago. Significantly back up in trip. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 831/503-

(13)

Fiction Maker¹³

Age: 7| Weight: 8-5| J: Q Al Busaidi| T: A Al Shemaili

66/1

9/1, below form seventh of 12 in maiden at Jebel Ali (7f) 13 days ago. Significantly back up in trip. RESERVE.

Form: 7/03407-

Non-Runners

(4)

King Of Time²⁸

Weight: 9-11| Age: 7

T: O Refai J: M Sheehy

(98)

Comet Chaser²⁷

Weight: 8-7| Age: 5

T: A & Olascoaga J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Carron (9/4), Silver Sword (7/2), Wanees (5/1), Olympic Candle (6/1), Ocean Viking (8/1), Daamiss (16/1), Monaadah (16/1), Valdivia (20/1), Volcanic Rock (20/1), Vino Sauro (33/1), Comet Chaser (33/1), Injazati (40/1), Mister Saint Paul (50/1), King Of Time (50/1), San Sebastian (66/1), Fiction Maker (66/1), National Bank (66/1)

SILVER SWORD looks marginally the best of these. Carron is the most realistic option for second, while Olympic Candle should go well too.