14:45 Meydan

Friday 3 January 2025

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Race 3 - The Sword Of Excellence Stakes Sponsored By Zoho Handicap - TURF

Off time: 14:48 | Winning time: 1m 8.52s

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(2)

Emaraaty Ana^p,t¹⁰¹

Age: 9| Weight: 9-11| J: A de Vries| T: J A Osborne| BF| D

11/1

Second of 4 in conditions stakes (8/15) at Beverley (5f, good to soft). Off 101 days. Makes handicap debut. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 178532-

(6)

Miqyaas¹⁴

Age: 10| Weight: 9-8| J: O Chavez| T: R Bouresly| CD

66/1

C&D winner. 13½ lengths last of 9 to Cover Up in listed race at this course (5f, good, 40/1) 14 days ago.

Form: 12007/9-

(9)

Batwan^t⁷¹

Age: 10| Weight: 9-5| J: R Ffrench| T: N Caullery| CD

22/1

C&D winner. Twenty six runs since last win in 2022. 13/1, last of 8 in minor event at Deauville (6.5f) 71 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 245008-

(13)

Regheeb¹⁸⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: B M Coen| T: M Costa

11/1

11/2, career best when winning 8-runner handicap at Ayr (8f, good to firm), driven clear. Off 180 days. Down in trip. First run for yard after leaving Archie Watson.

Form: 58/2301-

(11)

Silky Wilkie^v²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: S H James| T: K R Burke| D

9/1

Twenty three runs since last win in 2023. Third of 4 in conditions stakes at Southwell (6.1f, 10/3) 20 days ago.

Form: 808203-

(10)

Billy Webster²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: P J Dobbs| T: D Watson

3/1

Three wins from 7 runs last year. 7/4, career best when winning 9-runner handicap at Jebel Ali (5f) 27 days ago. Shortlist material.

Form: 557811-

(4)

Bombay Bazaar^t¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: T P O'Shea| T: B Seemar

5/2

66/1, excellent ½-length third of 9 to Cover Up in listed race at this course (5f, good) 14 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 43/8593-

(7)

Action Point^p1¹¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Bernardo Pinheiro| T: S Ghadayer| D

22/1

Blinkered for 1st time, 3½ lengths third of 5 to Aphelios in listed race () at Bro (6f, good). Off 110 days. First run for yard after leaving Archie Watson. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 805383-

(12)

Topper Bill¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 9-1| J: D Tudhope| T: M Mheiri| CD

12/1

C&D winner. 16/1, 6 lengths sixth of 9 to Cover Up in listed race at this course (5f, good) 14 days ago.

Form: 1/37106-

(8)

Al Shibli¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-0| J: Sandro Paiva| T: M Mheiri| D

50/1

6 lengths seventh of 9 to Cover Up in listed race at this course (5f, good, 22/1) 14 days ago.

Form: 027037-

(1)

Story Of Light^t1²⁸⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 8-9| J: S Al Balushi| T: A Bin Harmash| D

25/1

Respectable sixth of 16 in handicap at Abu Dhabi (8f, good). Off 9 months. Back down in trip.

Form: 0/53086-

(3)

Rasas^v¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: Connor Beasley| T: A Bin Harmash| D

9/1

Good 2¾ lengths fifth of 9 to Cover Up in listed race at this course (5f, good, 66/1) 14 days ago. One to consider.

Form: 631435-

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King's Call⁶⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-5| J: R Dawson| T: Duarte Cunha| D

10/1

10¼ lengths sixth of 8 to La Bellota in listed race (40/1) at Doncaster (6f, heavy) 69 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Kevin Ryan.

Form: 688826-

Forecasts

Bombay Bazaar (5/2), Billy Webster (3/1), Rasas (9/1), Silky Wilkie (9/1), King's Call (10/1), Regheeb (11/1), Emaraaty Ana (11/1), Topper Bill (12/1), Batwan (22/1), Action Point (22/1), Story Of Light (25/1), Al Shibli (50/1), Miqyaas (66/1)

BILLY WEBSTER continues to improve and can land the hat-trick. Bombay Bazaar is a player on his handicap debut, while Rasas can get in the mix also.