17:35 Meydan

Friday 20 December 2024

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Race 8 - Dubai Racing Club Classic Sponsored By Emaar Handicap - Turf

Off time: 17:35 | Winning time: 2m 27.84s

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Flying Honours^h1²¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: D Tudhope| T: C Appleby

4/1

33/1, well-beaten last of 8 to Middle Earth in Aston Park Stakes at Newbury (12f, good to firm). Off 7 months. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 131/0-78

(9)

Royal Power^h1¹⁶¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: W Buick| T: C Appleby

10/11

Promising individual. Excellent second of 10 in handicap at Newmarket (10f, good, 5/1). Off 161 days. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 51-32

(6)

Rock Walk^t²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: F Goncalves| T: J Olascoaga

40/1

16/1, seventh of 9 in handicap at Meydan (9.4f) 28 days ago. Back up in trip. Makes turf debut.

Form: 023-277

(11)

Wild Crusade^b²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: P J Dobbs| T: J Olascoaga| D

40/1

9/1, first run since leaving Charlie Appleby when eighth of 9 in handicap at Meydan (9.4f) 28 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 08229/8

(1)

Max Mayhem²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-4| J: C Howarth| T: H Kobeissi

33/1

25/1, creditable fifth of 9 in handicap at Southwell (12.1f) 29 days ago.

Form: 13-6445

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Goldspur^b1²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: T P O'Shea| T: B Seemar

33/1

15 lengths eighth of 9 to Asaassi in handicap at Abu Dhabi (11.9f, good) 27 days ago.

Form: 133/5-68

(10)

Keffaaf²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: B M Coen| T: M Costa

14/1

Creditable 3¾ lengths third of 9 to Asaassi in handicap at Abu Dhabi (11.9f, good) 27 days ago.

Form: 331233

(4)

Asaassi²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: R Dawson| T: M Costa| D

16/1

1 win from 3 runs this year. Career best when winning 9-runner handicap at Abu Dhabi (11.9f, good) 27 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 102/341

(3)

Intricacy⁴¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: S De Sousa| T: S & E Crisford| C

9/2

1 win from 2 runs this year. Career best when winning 12-runner handicap at this course (9.9f, good, 4/1). Off 10 months. Back up in trip. Booking of De Sousa a plus. Not taken lightly.

Form: 300-41V

(5)

New Comedy²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 8-6| J: A Slattery| T: A Al Shemaili| D

22/1

Fifteen runs since last win in 2022. 11¼ lengths seventh of 9 to Asaassi in handicap () at Abu Dhabi (11.9f, good) 27 days ago.

Form: 83-0607

(2)

Deciduous¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 8-5| J: Bernardo Pinheiro| T: S Ghadayer| CD

25/1

C&D winner. 9/1, sixth of 9 in handicap at Jebel Ali (9f) 13 days ago. Significantly back up in trip.

Form: 196-556

Forecasts

Royal Power (10/11), Flying Honours (4/1), Intricacy (9/2), Keffaaf (14/1), Asaassi (16/1), New Comedy (22/1), Deciduous (25/1), Max Mayhem (33/1), Goldspur (33/1), Rock Walk (40/1), Wild Crusade (40/1)

ROYAL POWER is running very well right now as most recent effort shows and has principal claims. Intricacy is probably the main threat, while Keffaaf commands a closer look as well.