17:25 Meydan

Thursday 18 February 2021

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Balanchine Sponsored By Range Rover (Group 2) - Turf

Off time: 17:26 | Winning time: 1m 48.47s

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Althiqa²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: W Buick| T: C Appleby| OR: 105| C

8/11

Smart filly. 7/2, career best when winning 9-runner Cape Verdi at this course (8f, good) 21 days ago by 2¼ lengths from Stylistique, keeping on well. Obvious claims once again.

Form: 31322-1

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Down On Da Bayou^h³⁵⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: M Barzalona| T: S Ghadayer| OR: 105| D

33/1

Useful filly. Below form eighth of 13 in minor event at King Abdulaziz (8f, 100/30). Off 11 months. Makes turf debut.

Form: 41/2218-

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Dubai Love²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: L Dettori| T: S bin Suroor| OR: 101

4/1

Useful filly. Respectable 3¼ lengths third of 9 to Althiqa in Cape Verdi (17/2) at this course (8f, good) 21 days ago. Place claims.

Form: 12334-3

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Last Look²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: Hector Crouch| T: S bin Suroor| OR: 95

33/1

Useful mare. 21 lengths eighth of 9 to Althiqa in Cape Verdi (12/1) at this course (8f, good) 21 days ago. Unlikely to feature.

Form: 111/8

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Mozzarella¹⁶¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: C Lecoeuvre| T: N Caullery| OR: 98

66/1

Useful filly. 8¼ lengths fourth of 7 to Vadalda in listed race at Longchamp (13.9f, good, 14/1). Off 161 days. Significantly down in trip.

Form: 143365-

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Perfect Inch^p1²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: D Tudhope| T: C Fellowes| OR: 94

33/1

Useful filly. Winner at Kempton in November. 9½ lengths sixth of 9 to Althiqa in Cape Verdi (20/1) at this course (8f, good) 21 days ago. Others make more appeal.

Form: 72212-6

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Quiet Times^h,t1²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: F Veron| T: Mme P Brandt| OR: 94

40/1

Useful filly. 20/1, first run since leaving P. & J. Brandt when 11 lengths seventh of 9 to Althiqa in Cape Verdi at this course (8f, good) 21 days ago. Others have achieved more.

Form: 15272-7

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Silent Night^t²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Elione Chaves| T: P Wahl| OR: 96| D

25/1

Useful filly. Six wins from 17 Flat runs. Three wins from 9 runs last year. Good 4¼ lengths fourth of 9 to Althiqa in Cape Verdi at this course (8f, good, 40/1) 21 days ago. Must improve.

Form: 11143-4

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Stylistique²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Andrea Atzeni| T: R Varian| OR: 100| D

10/1

Useful filly. Latest win at Deauville in November. Good 2¼ lengths second of 9 to Althiqa in Cape Verdi at this course (8f, good, 18/1) 21 days ago. 3 lb better off with that rival now.

Form: 69751-2

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Summer Romance^h1²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: James Doyle| T: C Appleby| OR: 108| D

5/1

Useful filly. One win from 3 runs last year. 9/4, respectable 5 lengths fifth of 9 to Althiqa in Cape Verdi at this course (8f, good) 21 days ago, hampered. Enters calculations.

Form: 63/816-5

Forecasts

Althiqa (8/11), Dubai Love (4/1), Summer Romance (5/1), Stylistique (10/1), Silent Night (25/1), Perfect Inch (33/1), Down On Da Bayou (33/1), Last Look (33/1), Quiet Times (40/1), Mozzarella (66/1)

ALTHIQA returned with a career-best effort to land the Cape Verdi 3 weeks ago, seeing off plenty of these, and, with the slight step up in trip unlikely to pose a problem, she's fancied to follow up. Summer Romance was, contrastingly, disappointing in the same race, but she could lay down more of a challenge to her stablemate if back to her best, so she's feared most ahead of Stylistique.