13:30 Meydan

Friday 31 January 2025

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Race 1 - The Oasis By Emaar Handicap - Dirt

Off time: 13:31 | Winning time: 1m 24.97s

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Pipes And Drums¹⁸²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: X Ziani| T: S Ghadayer| BF

8/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Good second of 9 in handicap at Newmarket (8f, good, 4/1) when last seen. Off 6 months. Sold from John & Thady Gosden 36,000 gns and has been gelded ahead of this switch to dirt. Interesting.

Form: 5452-

(13)

Atlantic Sky¹³

Age: 7| Weight: 9-8| J: P J Dobbs| T: D Watson| CD

8/1

C&D winner. 5/1, bit below form 5¼ lengths fourth of 16 to Maputo in handicap at Jebel Ali (7f) 13 days ago. Goes well on this track and one to consider.

Form: 0552-44

(8)

King's Fountain¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Connor Beasley| T: A Bin Harmash

9/1

Below form seventh of 15 in handicap at this C&D (10/1) 49 days ago.

Form: 54247-V

(15)

Maputo^b¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-8| J: T P O'Shea| T: B Seemar| D

13/2

7/1, improved on recent efforts to win 16-runner handicap at Jebel Ali (7f) 13 days ago. This is tougher.

Form: 07324-1

(2)

Mayaadeen²⁵

Age: 10| Weight: 9-8| J: Jim Crowley| T: D Watson| CD

4/1

3-time C&D winner. 9/2, eighth of 10 in handicap at Jebel Ali (7f) 25 days ago. Merits consideration back here.

Form: 14663-8

(5)

Miss Wintown^h²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: C Lopez| T: N Petersen

40/1

50/1, seventh of 9 in handicap at this course (6f) 21 days ago.

Form: 53506-7

(12)

Davy Lamp¹³

Age: 10| Weight: 9-7| J: C Henrique| T: R Bouresly| CD

33/1

C&D winner. Twelve runs since last win in 2022. 50/1, seventh of 11 in minor event at Jebel Ali (5f) 13 days ago.

Form: 304/30-7

(7)

Sikorsky^t³²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: A J Slattery| T: B Seemar

16/1

Respectable second of 13 in maiden (5/1) at this course (6f) 10 months ago.

Form: 2394/42-

(16)

Trip To Rome^t1¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: R Mullen| T: O Refai| D

22/1

16/1, eleventh of 15 in handicap at this C&D 49 days ago.

Form: 08370-V

(4)

Fall Of Rome^t,b¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: P Cosgrave| T: B Seemar| D

9/1

Respectable third of 11 in handicap (17/2) at Jebel Ali (9f) 13 days ago. Back down in trip. Could be bang there.

Form: 2192-03

(9)

Hawayel^p³²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: R Ffrench| T: O Darag

40/1

Twice-raced maiden. Off 10 months. First run for yard after leaving A. Bin Harmash. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 50-

(14)

Khamsin^v¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: R Dawson| T: Salman Sabri

33/1

Eighth of 11 in minor event (33/1) at Jebel Ali (5f) 13 days ago. Significantly back up in trip.

Form: 35753-8

(10)

Dukedom¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-4| J: A de Vries| T: O Aashour

12/1

Good third of 9 in handicap (28/1) at this course (6f) 21 days ago.

Form: 5536-3V

(11)

Gliding Bay^t,b¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-4| J: Sandro Paiva| T: I Mohammed

33/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2022. Well-beaten eleventh of 16 to Maputo in handicap at Jebel Ali (7f, 20/1) 13 days ago.

Form: 22/695-0

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Royalcorrespondent²⁵⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: S De Sousa| T: M Mheiri| BF

15/2

Lightly-raced maiden. 11/4, third of 15 in maiden at Roscommon (7.4f, good) 8 months ago. First run for yard after leaving R. P. Cody. Could figure if taking to the dirt.

Form: 44/043-

(1)

Smart System^v1²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Bernardo Pinheiro| T: A Badwawi

8/1

50/1, good second of 9 in handicap at this course (6f) 21 days ago.

Form: 59/095-2

Non-Runners

Shanaghai City¹³

Weight: 9-2| Age: 9

T: R Bouresly J: Reserve 1

Redan¹⁴

Weight: 9-1| Age: 4

T: D Watson J: Reserve 2

Raneen¹³

Weight: 9-1| Age: 6

T: Salman Sabri J: Reserve 3

Addicted To Chaos¹³

Weight: 9-0| Age: 6

T: M Baidhaei J: Reserve 4

Forecasts

Mayaadeen (4/1), Maputo (13/2), Royalcorrespondent (15/2), Smart System (8/1), Atlantic Sky (8/1), Pipes And Drums (8/1), King's Fountain (9/1), Fall Of Rome (9/1), Dukedom (12/1), Sikorsky (16/1), Trip To Rome (22/1), Davy Lamp (33/1), Gliding Bay (33/1), Khamsin (33/1), Miss Wintown (40/1), Hawayel (40/1)

The lightly-raced PIPES AND DRUMS finished off positively for the Gosden yard last summer and could be a big player if taking to the dirt. Fall of Rome and Atlantic Sky are a couple of the likely threats.