13:30 Meydan

Friday 16 January 2026

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Azizi Creek Views Handicap - Turf

Off time: 13:30 | Winning time: 1m 22.90s

(8)

Expert Choice^b⁸³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: F Goncalves| T: A & Olascoaga| C| D

22/1

Course winner. Last of 16 in handicap at Abu Dhabi (7f, good) 83 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 1/87170-

(11)

Impressive Act^t⁴²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: R Mullen| T: B Seemar

16/1

15/2 and tongue strap on for 1st time, seventh of 8 in handicap at Meydan (6f) 42 days ago.

Form: 26/9417-

(14)

Daarkom^t³³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: K Shoemark| T: M Mheiri| D

10/3

First run since leaving William Haggas when 7/2, career best when winning 16-runner handicap at Abu Dhabi (7f, good) 33 days ago by ½ length from Jungle Mac. Can make presence felt.

Form: 0138/1-

(3)

Jungle Mac^t³³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: A J Slattery| T: B Seemar

7/2

Good ½-length second of 16 to Daarkom in handicap at Abu Dhabi (7f, good, 18/1) 33 days ago. Should give another good account.

Form: 295022-

(6)

Breakdancer³³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: James Doyle| T: S & E Crisford| D

9/2

Two wins from 5 runs last year. 3/1, bit below form 4 lengths tenth of 16 to Daarkom in handicap at Abu Dhabi (7f, good) 33 days ago. Shortlist material.

Form: 7/86110-

(10)

Road Bloc^b⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 9-5| J: Charlie Bennett| T: O Refai| D

28/1

Latest win here in November. 50/1, eleventh of 15 in handicap at this course (5f, good) 7 days ago. Significantly back up in trip.

Form: 9150-00

(5)

Jumaira Bay^v³³

Age: 9| Weight: 9-4| J: P J Dobbs| T: D Watson| D

11/1

Sixteen runs since last win in 2022. 14/1, creditable 2¼ lengths sixth of 16 to Daarkom in handicap at Abu Dhabi (7f, good) 33 days ago. Can give good account without proving serious threat to principals.

Form: 703436-

(4)

Border Edge³⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 9-3| J: T P O'Shea| T: B Seemar| D

6/1

Bit below form fifth of 9 in handicap at Jebel Ali (6f, 10/1) 34 days ago. Not taken lightly back down in grade.

Form: 044245-

(9)

Condor Pasa^t1,v⁴²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: S De Sousa| T: I Mohammed| C

16/1

Course winner. Visored for 1st time, eleventh of 13 in handicap (25/1) at Meydan (8f) 42 days ago. May do better back on turf.

Form: 396470-

(12)

Chef De Partie³³

Age: 7| Weight: 9-2| J: A de Vries| T: M Mardood

28/1

Winless after 32 Flat runs. 9/1, bit below form third of 16 in maiden at Abu Dhabi (8f, good) 33 days ago.

Form: 250203-

(7)

Action Point^t,b¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: Bernardo Pinheiro| T: S Ghadayer

20/1

Twenty one runs since last win in 2023. 20/1, ninth of 14 in handicap at Meydan (6f) 14 days ago.

Form: 29548-9

(2)

Hidden Secret²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Connor Beasley| T: A Bin Harmash

16/1

Good second of 12 in maiden at Jebel Ali (7f, 3/1) 20 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Will find this tougher.

Form: 42/5552-

(1)

Kahrman¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-5| J: V Salgado| T: R Bouresly

20/1

Eighth of 16 in minor event (80/1) at Meydan (7f) 14 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Plenty to find on form.

Form: 73-8

Sunday Fudge^t1⁴²

Age: 6| Weight: 8-13| J: C Lopez| T: Veronika Jandova| D

40/1

28/1, first run since leaving Soren Jensen when last of 8 in handicap at Meydan (6f) 42 days ago. Very hard to make a case for.

Form: 24942/8-

Non-Runners

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Open Mind³⁵

Weight: 9-8| Age: 7

T: S bin Suroor J: O J Orr

Lemurian¹²⁰

Weight: 8-10| Age: 4

T: D Watson J: Reserve 2

Pure Ambition²⁷

Weight: 8-7| Age: 5

T: Q Aboud J: Reserve 3

Split The Profit⁶

Weight: 8-5| Age: 5

T: Salman Sabri J: Reserve 4

Forecasts

Daarkom (10/3), Jungle Mac (7/2), Breakdancer (9/2), Border Edge (6/1), Open Mind (8/1), Jumaira Bay (11/1), Impressive Act (16/1), Hidden Secret (16/1), Condor Pasa (16/1), Kahrman (20/1), Action Point (20/1), Expert Choice (22/1), Chef De Partie (28/1), Road Bloc (28/1), Sunday Fudge (40/1)

BORDER EDGE looks his stable's first string on jockey bookings and gets the nod. Breakdancer appeals as next best, while Jungle Mac shouldn't be too far away again.