15:40 Meydan

Thursday 11 March 2021

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Riviera By Azizi Handicap

Off time: 15:40 | Winning time: 2m 3.46s

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Bright Start^p²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Harry Bentley| T: S bin Suroor| OR: 95| CD

2/1

Winner here in January. Very good second of 10 in handicap at this course (8f, 11/2) 21 days ago. Back up in trip. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 2242-12

(7)

Real World^v²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: R Sakai| T: S bin Suroor| OR: 95| D

7/1

OWinner at Chelmsford City in October. 9/2 and visored for 1st time, good third of 10 in handicap at this C&D 21 days ago.

Form: 12-33

(4)

Sanad Libya^v²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: R Mullen| T: S Seemar| OR: 95| CD

28/1

Latest win here in December. Respectable sixth of 10 in handicap (16/1) at this C&D 21 days ago.

Form: 741-946

(10)

Saqqara King^p²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: W Buick| T: C Appleby| OR: 95

11/4

9/1, good sixth of 16 in handicap at Meydan (12f, good) 28 days ago. Needs to find a bit more on form but in good hands and bred for dirt.

Form: 41323/6

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Aydon Castle^t¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-10| J: Fernando Jara| T: A Bin Harmash| OR: 94

50/1

100/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, first run since leaving A. Fabre when last of 14 in handicap at Meydan (9f, good) 14 days ago, dropping away quickly. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 23220-0

(14)

Grand Argentier²¹

Age: 9| Weight: 9-5| J: Szczepan Mazur| T: D Watson| OR: 89| CD

50/1

4-time course winner. Eighth of 10 in handicap at this C&D (28/1) 21 days ago.

Form: 1002-08

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Twelfthofneverland^b²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: P Cosgrave| T: S Seemar| OR: 89| CD

12/1

C&D winner. 10/3, creditable fifth of 10 in handicap at this C&D 21 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 44/9-115

(1)

Good Tidings³²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: A Al Balushi| T: M Al Mheiri| OR: 87| D

33/1

Didn't need to improve to win 16-runner handicap at Abu Dhabi (11.9f, good) 32 days ago. Hard to make a case for back on dirt.

Form: U90-881

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Pharoah King²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: P J Dobbs| T: D Watson| OR: 85| D

10/1

Career best when winning 10-runner handicap at Jebel Ali (9.7f, 5/2) 20 days ago by 1¼ lengths from Book Review. Can give another good account but wide draw makes things tricky.

Form: 03/3-11

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Sendeed⁴⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: S Hitchcott| T: D Watson| OR: 85

50/1

33/1, first run since leaving Saeed Bin Suroor when 8½ lengths eleventh of 15 to Twelfthofneverland in handicap at this course (8f) 40 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 212/00-0

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Book Review^p¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: X Ziani| T: S Ghadayer| OR: 84| C

14/1

Course winner. Career best when winning 10-runner handicap at Al Ain (15.9f) 13 days ago. Significantly back down in trip.

Form: 7/40121

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Nova Roma^p⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Jose Santiago| T: S Ghadayer| OR: 84| D

40/1

One win from 3 runs last year. Ninth of 12 in handicap at Jebel Ali (9f, 9/1) 6 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 53-5049

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Remorse²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: T P O'Shea| T: S Seemar| OR: 84

10/1

First run since leaving A. Fabre when creditable second of 13 in minor event (6/1) at Jebel Ali (8f) 20 days ago. Back up in trip. Not ruled out on handicap debut.

Form: 21322-2

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Harbour Spirit^v³²

Age: 5| Weight: 8-13| J: A de Vries| T: J Ramadhan| OR: 83

22/1

Latest win at Abu Dhabi in December. Good ¾-length third of 16 to Good Tidings in handicap at Abu Dhabi (11.9f, good) 32 days ago.

Form: 421-453

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Welsh Lord³⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 8-10| J: A Fresu| T: M Al Mheiri| OR: 80| CD

33/1

C&D winner. Tenth of 15 in handicap (7/1) at Jebel Ali (9f) 34 days ago.

Form: 6312-00

Non-Runners

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Three Weeks²⁰

Weight: 9-0| Age: 6

T: D Watson J: Ryan Curatolo

Tried And True²⁰

Weight: 8-10| Age: 9

T: D Watson J: Reserve 1

Forecasts

Bright Start (2/1), Saqqara King (11/4), Real World (7/1), Remorse (10/1), Pharoah King (10/1), Twelfthofneverland (12/1), Book Review (14/1), Harbour Spirit (22/1), Sanad Libya (28/1), Welsh Lord (33/1), Good Tidings (33/1), Nova Roma (40/1), Aydon Castle (50/1), Sendeed (50/1), Grand Argentier (50/1), Three Weeks (50/1)

BRIGHT START just about gets the nod in what is a fascinating handicap. Pharoah King would have been the pick with a more favourable draw but should still be on the premises, while Saqqara King is an interesting dirt debutant.