11:15 Jebel Ali

Sunday 2 March 2025

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Race 2 - Bin Dasmal Group Maiden Stakes

Off time: 11:16 | Winning time: 1m 26.96s

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(11)

Desert Horizon^t1,v1³⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: D Tudhope| T: M Mheiri

22/1

Poor gelding. Hooded for 1st time, fourteenth of 16 in maiden at Abu Dhabi (8f, good) 36 days ago. Hard to make a case for.

Form: 60

(6)

Important Role^t1,v1¹¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: P Cosgrave⁽⁷⁾| T: Salman Sabri

33/1

Modest gelding. Ninth of 12 in handicap at Meydan (8f, 25/1). Off 114 days.

Form: 75/99-

(12)

Impressive Act²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: L Putzulu⁽⁷⁾| T: B Seemar| OR: 81

8/1

8/1, first run since leaving Charlie Appleby when ninth of 10 in maiden at this course (8f) 29 days ago. Makes little immediate appeal on that showing.

Form: 23426/9

(3)

Juan In A Million^b1¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Jules Mobian| T: F Nass

50/1

Modest gelding. 28/1, ninth of 10 in maiden at this course (9.7f) 15 days ago. Down in trip. Has work to do.

Form: 09

(13)

King's Fountain⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Connor Beasley| T: A Bin Harmash| OR: 74

9/1

Fair gelding. Fourth of 14 in handicap at Abu Dhabi (8f, good) 8 days ago. Place chance.

Form: 247-344

(5)

Nawroz^v1

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

20/1

€39,506 2-Y-O, Catholic Boy gelding. Winning dam out of unraced half-sister to a graded stakes winner. Quite a cheap purchase but trainer’s newcomers command respect nevertheless.

Form:

(4)

Nukanan^t¹⁵

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

2/1

Fair gelding. 13/2 and tongue strap on for 1st time, first run since leaving Roger Varian when creditable fourth of 15 in maiden at this course (6f) 15 days ago. Merits consideration with that run behind him.

Form: 303/4

(8)

Pipes And Drums^p,t⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: X Ziani| T: S Ghadayer| OR: 75

11/1

Fair gelding. Tongue strap/cheekpieces on for 1st time, respectable sixth of 14 in handicap (11/2) at Meydan (6f) 9 days ago. Entitled to be on the premises.

Form: 5452-76

(16)

Prima Summer^t¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: T P O'Shea| T: B Seemar| OR: 74

12/1

Modest gelding. 17/2, seventh of 15 in maiden at this course (6f) 15 days ago. Booking of O'Shea a plus.

Form: 9/0093-7

(7)

Princident^t¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Bernardo Pinheiro| T: S Ghadayer| OR: 64

50/1

Eighth of 10 in maiden (28/1) at this course (9.7f) 15 days ago. Back down in trip. Hard to make a case for.

Form: 6560-88

(10)

Redan²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: S Hitchcott| T: D Watson

16/1

16/1, sixth of 10 in maiden at this course (8f) 29 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 50-6

(1)

Saarim^h⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: R Mullen| T: D Watson

14/1

Fair gelding. 14/1, bit below form eighth of 14 in handicap at Meydan (6f) 9 days ago.

Form: 9058

(14)

Thunder D'Oro^h⁴⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: S Al Balushi| T: A Bin Harmash

20/1

Form: 0

(15)

Top Tune^t³⁵⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Jim Crowley| T: M Baidhaei

13/2

Promising sort. 33/1 and tongue strap on, third of 13 in maiden at Meydan (6f) on debut. Off 11 months. Should progress.

Form: 3-

(2)

Norato^t1¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: S De Sousa| T: J Olascoaga

9/1

Fair colt. Very good fourth of 16 in handicap at Meydan (10.9f, 16/1) 16 days ago. Significantly back down in trip.

Form: 238-554

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Home From Home^t,b1³⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: Sandro Paiva| T: I Mohammed| OR: 75

28/1

Fair mare. Twelfth of 16 in maiden at Abu Dhabi (8f, good) 36 days ago.

Form: 06805-0

Forecasts

Nukanan (2/1), Top Tune (13/2), Impressive Act (8/1), King's Fountain (9/1), Norato (9/1), Pipes And Drums (11/1), Prima Summer (12/1), Saarim (14/1), Redan (16/1), Thunder D'Oro (20/1), Nawroz (20/1), Desert Horizon (22/1), Home From Home (28/1), Important Role (33/1), Princident (50/1), Juan In A Million (50/1)

NUKANAN is probably the safest recommendation but will need to be on song. King's Fountain shouldn't be underestimated, while Pipes And Drums edges it for third.