11:00 Jebel Ali

Saturday 15 February 2025

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Race 3 - Al Shafar Investment Maiden Stakes

Off time: 11:04 | Winning time: 1m 12.96s

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(13)

Akaarim^t1¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-0| J: Q Al Busaidi⁽³⁾| T: O Refai

66/1

Tongue strap on for 1st time, last of 10 in maiden at this course (8f, 33/1) 14 days ago. Back down in trip. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 70/20-0

(9)

Black Mark^b¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-0| J: Bernardo Pinheiro| T: R Bouresly| OR: 75

50/1

Modest gelding. Winless after 22 Flat runs. Eighth of 15 in maiden (66/1) at this C&D 14 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 07790-8

(15)

Cabrit¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: S De Sousa| T: B Seemar

17/2

Fair gelding. Winless after 9 Flat runs. 11/1, second of 15 in maiden at this C&D 14 days ago. Shortlisted.

Form: 05835-2

(14)

Chief Scribe^p,t⁴⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-0| J: A Da Silva| T: E Jeanne| OR: 53

80/1

Winless after 18 Flat runs. Eleventh of 14 in maiden at this course (7f, 66/1) 40 days ago. Uphill task.

Form: 08589-0

(4)

Fastnet Mischief⁴³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-0| J: P J Dobbs| T: D Watson

12/1

Modest gelding. 7/4, seventh of 16 in maiden at Meydan (8f). Off 14 months. Down in trip. Likely to improve.

Form: 7/

(1)

Inner City^t1¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: D Tudhope| T: M Mheiri| OR: 77

6/1

Fair gelding. Tongue strap on for 1st time, first run since leaving Charlie Appleby when fifth of 15 in maiden at this C&D (6/1) 14 days ago.

Form: 4354/5

(8)

Mijbil^b,t¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: Charlie Bennett| T: Q Aboud

100/1

Fourteenth of 15 in maiden (80/1) at this C&D 14 days ago. Hard to make a case for.

Form: 07-700

(7)

Mohanad

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: Ben Coen| T: M Costa

9/2

Square Eddie gelding. Half-brother to a stakes winner in US, dam half-sister to US listed winner. Fifth in barrier trial at Meydan last month. Represents powerful yard.

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(3)

Nukanan^t1⁴⁹³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: R Dawson| T: M Costa| OR: 75

13/2

Thrice-raced gelding. Third of 13 in novice at Nottingham (6.1f, heavy, 17/2). Off 16 months. First run for yard after leaving Roger Varian.

Form: 303/

(5)

Prima Summer^t³³⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: A J Slattery| T: B Seemar| OR: 74

17/2

Fairly useful gelding. Remains a maiden after 7 Flat runs. Third of 16 in minor event (33/1) at this course (7f). Off 11 months. Respected.

Form: 89/0093-

(6)

Saarim^h1¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: O Chavez| T: D Watson

33/1

10/1, blinkered/hooded for 1st time, last of 15 in maiden at this C&D 14 days ago. Makes little appeal.

Form: 90

(11)

Shah The Great

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: P Cosgrave| T: B Seemar

13/2

260,000 UAE, Dubawi gelding. Dam winning half-sister to a couple of Group winners in Europe. Third in recent barrier trial at this track. Makes appeal on paper.

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Shuf Dubai^b⁴⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: S Al Balushi| T: A Bin Harmash

12/1

Fair colt. Remains a maiden after 10 Flat runs. 16/1, last of 7 in minor event at this C&D 49 days ago. Should be thereabouts.

Form: 270327-

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Sioux Dream^t¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: H Al Busaidi⁽⁷⁾| T: Salman Sabri

100/1

50/1, eighth of 10 in maiden at this course (8f) 14 days ago. Back down in trip.

Form: 08

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Symbolic Gesture^b1

Age: 7| Weight: 9-0| J: T P O'Shea| T: B Seemar

3/1

25,000 UAE 4YO, New Approach gelding. Half-brother to a Group 3 winner, out of listed winner. From good family. Won 2 of 3 barrier trials this year. Represents powerful trainer/jockey combination but probably best watched on belated debut.

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Forecasts

Symbolic Gesture (3/1), Mohanad (9/2), Inner City (6/1), Nukanan (13/2), Shah The Great (13/2), Cabrit (17/2), Prima Summer (17/2), Shuf Dubai (12/1), Fastnet Mischief (12/1), Saarim (33/1), Black Mark (50/1), Akaarim (66/1), Chief Scribe (80/1), Sioux Dream (100/1), Mijbil (100/1)

This isn't a deep maiden and SHAH THE GREAT is the tentative choice to make a winning debut. Mohanad is also an interesting newcomer and makes appeal to chase the selection home from Shuf Dubai.