15:05 Meydan

Thursday 21 January 2021

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Dubai Racing Club Classic Sponsored By Aliyah By Azizi Listed Handicap - Turf

Off time: 15:05 | Winning time: 2m 26.83s

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Communique¹¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: M Barzalona| T: S Ghadayer| OR: 112| D

16/1

Smart at best. Tailed-off last of 9 to Torquator Tasso in Grosser Preis von Berlin at Hoppegarten (11.9f, good to soft, 51/10). Off 110 days. First run for yard after leaving Mark Johnston.

Form: 267229-

(9)

Ispolini^p1,t¹⁸⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-4| J: James Doyle| T: C Appleby| OR: 110| C

15/2

Course winner. 7/2, 3 lengths fourth of 7 to Trueshan in listed race at Haydock (11.8f, good). Off 6 months. Can give a good account.

Form: 1241/04-

(4)

Desert Fire¹³¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: L Dettori| T: S bin Suroor| OR: 109| C| D

5/1

Course winner. 13/2, won 5-runner minor event at Lingfield (11.6f, good to firm) by ½ length from Walton Street, keeping on well. Off 131 days. Player.

Form: 31/3081-

(7)

Walton Street^p¹¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 9-1| J: W Buick| T: C Appleby| OR: 107| CD

10/3

C&D winner. One win from 2 runs last year. 6/1, career best when winning 6-runner listed race at Newmarket (12f, good) by 1½ lengths from Aloe Vera, kept up to work. Off 118 days. Shortlist material.

Form: 8322/21-

(14)

Away He Goes⁸⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-10| J: A Fresu| T: I Mohammed| OR: 102| D

12/1

Latest win at Doncaster in September. 13½ lengths fifth of 8 to Euchen Glen in St Simon Stakes (6/1) at Newbury (12f, heavy) 89 days ago, needing lesser test.

Form: 632515-

(12)

Dubai Future^p¹²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 8-10| J: H Crouch| T: S bin Suroor| OR: 102| CD

12/1

C&D winner. Good second of 8 in handicap at Newbury (12f, good, 9/2). Off 125 days. Not taken lightly.

Form: 029662-

(8)

Lucius Tiberius^t¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 8-9| J: T P O'Shea| T: M Hussain| OR: 101

12/1

22/1, first run since leaving Charlie Appleby when creditable third of 12 in handicap at this course (9f, good) 14 days ago. Significantly back up in trip.

Form: 23/063-3

(5)

Volcanic Sky¹¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 8-9| J: P Cosgrave| T: S bin Suroor| OR: 101| D

14/1

Latest win at Kempton in July. 9/2, 19 lengths fifth of 6 to Walton Street in listed race at Newmarket (12f, good). Off 118 days.

Form: 3/D1535-

(1)

Halimi^p⁹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 8-8| J: Harry Bentley| T: S & E Crisford| OR: 100| D

22/1

Latest win at Leopardstown in September. Respectable seventh of 12 in handicap (5/1) at Leopardstown (12f, soft). Off 96 days. First run for yard after leaving J. S. Bolger.

Form: 526137-

(6)

American Graffiti³²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-5| J: R Mullen| T: C Appleby| OR: 97| C

4/1

Course winner. One win from 2 runs last year. 13/8, creditable third of 10 in handicap at this course (9.9f, good), running on. Off 10 months. Up in trip.

Form: 2113/13-

(2)

Dublin Pharaoh⁴⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 8-5| J: Andrea Atzeni| T: R Varian| OR: 101| BF| D

25/1

Three wins from 6 runs last year. Latest win at Newcastle in November. Respectable third of 8 in handicap at Newcastle (12.4f, 5/6) 40 days ago. Hard to make a case for.

Form: 141213-

(3)

Golden Wood⁵⁵

Age: 11| Weight: 8-5| J: F Veron| T: N Caullery| OR: 97| CD

25/1

C&D winner. Twelve wins from 38 Flat runs. Five wins from 11 runs last year. 9/1, didn't need to improve to win 9-runner minor event at Saint-Cloud (11.9f, heavy) 55 days ago. Has work to do.

Form: 241331-

(10)

Mondain¹⁰³

Age: 5| Weight: 8-5| J: Sandro Paiva| T: A Al Rayhi| OR: 97| D

100/1

Latest win at Ayr in September. Below form sixteenth of 34 in handicap at Newmarket (18f, good to soft, 16/1). Off 103 days. Significantly down in trip. First run for yard after leaving Mark Johnston.

Form: 424210-

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Zaman^p1⁴⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 8-5| J: Fernando Jara| T: A Bin Harmash| OR: 97| C

66/1

Course winner. Twelve runs since last win in 2018. 25/1 and visored for 1st time, 17 lengths eighth of 9 to Firnas in listed race at Meydan (9.9f) 49 days ago. Hard to make a case for.

Form: 5/64508-

Forecasts

Walton Street (10/3), American Graffiti (4/1), Desert Fire (5/1), Ispolini (15/2), Dubai Future (12/1), Away He Goes (12/1), Lucius Tiberius (12/1), Volcanic Sky (14/1), Communique (16/1), Halimi (22/1), Dublin Pharaoh (25/1), Golden Wood (25/1), Zaman (66/1), Mondain (100/1)

WALTON STREET is lightly raced for his age and his win at Newmarket in September was a career best. He looks on fair mark back in a handicap so earns the vote over Desert Fire and Dubai Future.