17:35 Meydan

Friday 7 February 2025

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Race 8 - Vazirabad Handicap Sponsored By Azizi Developments - Turf

Off time: 17:36 | Winning time: 2m 29.92s

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(2)

Dhahabi¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 9-11| J: S Hitchcott| T: O Refai| CD

40/1

C&D winner. Well-beaten tenth of 12 in Al Maktoum Challenge at Meydan (9.4f, 100/1) 14 days ago. Back up in trip. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 1/4844-0

(4)

Goya Senora¹⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 9-10| J: Ben Coen| T: Y Barberot| D

28/1

Latest win at Deauville in July. 3¼ lengths sixth of 9 to Keffaaf in Al Khail Trophy at this course (14f, good, 25/1) 14 days ago, never nearer.

Form: 51262-6

(9)

Royal Power⁴⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: M Barzalona| T: C Appleby

9/2

10/11 and hooded for 1st time, creditable third of 11 in handicap at this C&D (good) 49 days ago. Likely to run well again.

Form: 51/323-

(1)

Endless Victory³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: R Mullen| T: C Appleby

10/3

Latest win at Yarmouth in August and again ran well when third of 15 in handicap at this course (9.9f, good) 35 days ago. Player up in trip.

Form: 11591-3

(11)

Wafei¹⁶⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: James Doyle| T: A De Mieulle| BF

16/1

Career best when winning 14-runner handicap at Al Uqda (10.9f) 13 days ago. More needed but going the right way.

Form: 25/4120-

(8)

Max Mayhem⁴⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-0| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: H Kobeissi

28/1

Eighth of 11 in handicap at this C&D (good, 33/1) 49 days ago. Not dismissed on the pick of his form.

Form: 3/64458-

(5)

El Cordobes³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: W Buick| T: C Appleby

7/4

One win from 2 runs last year. 15/8, excellent second of 15 in handicap at this course (9.9f, good) 35 days ago. Up in trip and seems sure to give another good account.

Form: 6/17-2

(7)

Intricacy^p³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 8-10| J: Connor Beasley| T: S & E Crisford| C

22/1

Course winner. Beat only 2 home in 15-runner handicap here the previous month but capable of bouncing back.

Form: 0/41V5-0

(10)

Assail¹⁵³

Age: 5| Weight: 8-8| J: Saffie Osborne| T: D M Simcock| D

14/1

Belied market weakness to follow up his Ascot win in 10-runner handicap at Kempton (12f) in September. Open to further improvement.

Form: 61/2411-

(3)

Thundering²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 8-5| J: S De Sousa| T: G Arizkorreta Elosegui| CD

5/1

Career best on first run since leaving Kevin Ryan when winning15-runner handicap at this C&D (good, 22/1) 28 days ago, despite being slowly away. Has to be respected.

Form: 30328-1

Non-Runners

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Ultima²¹

Weight: 9-8| Age: 5

T: Veronika Jandova J: Non Runner

Forecasts

El Cordobes (7/4), Endless Victory (10/3), Royal Power (9/2), Thundering (5/1), Assail (14/1), Wafei (16/1), Intricacy (22/1), Max Mayhem (28/1), Goya Senora (28/1), Dhahabi (40/1)

ASSAIL progressed well in 4 runs last year and it's highly unlikely we've seen the best of him yet given his lightly-raced profile, so he's an appealing candidate. El Cordobes is the choice of William Buick and seems sure to go well again stepping up in trip, with Thundering also feared following a career best over C&D 4 weeks ago.