12:15 Jebel Ali

Friday 19 February 2021

All10:1510:4511:1511:4512:1512:45

Emirates NBD Handicap

Off time: 12:15 | Winning time: 1m 40.49s

(11)

Falcon Claws²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: S Hitchcott| T: D Watson| OR: 65

16/1

33/1, twelfth of 16 in maiden at Meydan (9f, good) 20 days ago.

Form: 4434-70

(5)

King Sur^t1⁹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: A Al Rasbi| T: A Marzooqi| OR: 65| D

11/1

Has won last 2 starts in Oman. Difficult to assess that form but likely more needed here.

Form: 211-

(2)

Kingdom Of Dubai^b,t¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: Sandro Paiva| T: A Al Rayhi| OR: 65

6/1

Creditable fifth of 16 in handicap (8/1) at this course (7f) 14 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 54/82-35

(14)

Litecoin^t,v¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: F Veron| T: J Ramadhan| OR: 65

20/1

Fourteenth of 16 in maiden at this course (6f, 16/1) 14 days ago. Significantly back up in trip.

Form: 76542-0

(8)

Midnight Hunter¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: R Mullen| T: D Watson| OR: 65

18/1

22/1, sixth of 16 in maiden at this course (6f) 14 days ago. Significantly back up in trip. Makes handicap debut. Stiff task.

Form: 90-6

(9)

Mujeeb^p¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 9-3| J: Dane O'Neill| T: E Charpy| OR: 65| D

20/1

Twenty one runs since last win in 2017. Fourteenth of 16 in handicap (18/1) at this course (7f) 14 days ago.

Form: 70/400-0

(13)

Murray River^b,t²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: G Avranche| T: E Charpy| OR: 65

40/1

Last of 14 in handicap at Al Ain (9.9f) 27 days ago. Down in trip. Hard to fancy.

Form: 0/040-00

(1)

Tafaakhor²⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 9-3| J: Jim Crowley| T: A Al Rayhi| OR: 65| C| D

10/1

Course winner. Fourteen runs since last win in 2019. Bit below form eighth of 16 in handicap at Meydan (8f, good, 4/1) 20 days ago.

Form: 390-938

(12)

Al Barez^v¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 9-2| J: T P O'Shea| T: H Alalawi| OR: 64| CD

7/2

C&D winner. Creditable seventh of 16 in handicap at Abu Dhabi (11.9f, good) 12 days ago. Significantly back down in trip and back on favoured dirt surface.

Form: 302-337

(4)

Coast Sky^b⁷⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Fernando Jara| T: D Watson| OR: 64

20/1

11/1, creditable eighth of 13 in maiden at this course (6f) 70 days ago. Significantly back up in trip. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 07/0938-

(10)

Rougher²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: P J Dobbs| T: D Watson| OR: 64

9/4

Bit below form fifth of 14 in handicap (2/1) at this course (9.7f) 28 days ago.

Form: 85/422-5

(6)

Spring Jig²⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 9-1| J: C Lecoeuvre| T: M Al Mheiri| OR: 63

22/1

Bit below form sixth of 10 in handicap (18/1) at Meydan (10.9f) 20 days ago. Back down in trip.

Form: 0854-56

(3)

Dress Coat^v²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-0| J: Szczepan Mazur| T: M Al Mheiri| OR: 62

14/1

Bit below form sixth of 14 in handicap at Al Ain (9.9f) 27 days ago. Back down in trip.

Form: 58/46-26

(7)

Lahmoom¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: R Ffrench| T: S Ghadayer| OR: 62

14/1

One win from 3 runs last year. Winner at Al Ain in October. Below form eighth of 16 in handicap at this course (7f, 28/1) 14 days ago.

Form: 165-368

Non-Runners

Fares Alpha³⁵⁰

Weight: 8-11| Age: 5

T: S Seemar J: Reserve 1

Mazeed²⁸

Weight: 8-11| Age: 7

T: Q Aboud J: Reserve 2

Galesburg⁴¹

Weight: 8-10| Age: 8

T: Q Aboud J: Reserve 3

Dubawi's Thunder²⁸

Weight: 8-9| Age: 10

T: R Bouresly J: Reserve 4

Forecasts

Rougher (9/4), Al Barez (7/2), Kingdom Of Dubai (6/1), Tafaakhor (10/1), King Sur (11/1), Lahmoom (14/1), Dress Coat (14/1), Falcon Claws (16/1), Midnight Hunter (18/1), Litecoin (20/1), Coast Sky (20/1), Mujeeb (20/1), Spring Jig (22/1), Murray River (40/1)

AL BAREZ is the tentative selection in a trappy handicap. Kingdom Of Dubai could be the one where second place is concerned, while Rougher also commands respect.

AL BAREZ (USA)
KINGDOM OF DUBAI (FR)
ROUGHER (USA)

Prize Money

1st: 38,399.00 AED2nd: 12,800.00 AED3rd: 7,039.00 AED4th: 3,842.00 AED5th: 1,919.00 AED