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17 January 2025

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Distance: 6f
Going: Firm

Runners: 15
Type: Flat
Surface: Turf

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(9)

Al Arbed ^tv

J: Silvestre De Sousa

T: Musabbeh Al Mheiri

C&D Winner - Won before on this course at this distance

Won over C&D last January; below form at Jebel Ali this term but surface switch might help

36446-

Age: 5

Weight: 9-5

OR: 87

Days: 20

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
28 Dec 24	Jeb Jebel Ali	6f Fs		9-5 b	6/7	Torivega (3¼L)	22/1	79	69
30 Nov 24	Jeb Jebel Ali	6f Fs	Hc	8-8 v	4/8	Yotarid (8½L)	13/2	80	58
16 Nov 24	Jeb Jebel Ali	5f Fs	Hc	9-5 v	4/7	Billy Webster (12½L)	2/1	83	47
2 Nov 24	Jeb Jebel Ali	6f Fs	Hc	9-7 v	6/10	Thawban (6½L)	6/1	85	67
8 Mar 24	Mey Meydan	6f Gd	Hc	9-2 v	3/16	Vespasian (1¼L)	8/1	87	92
23 Feb 24	Mey Meydan	5f Gd	Hc	9-2 v	3/14	Topper Bill (2½L)	13/2	87	86

(5)

Falcon Of Arabia ^t

J: Pat Cosgrave

T: Bhupat Seemar

Beaten Favourite - Losing favourite last time out

Cold Recent Form Trainer - 1 wins from 26 in the last 14 days (4%)

Useful on dirt (excuses when below form latest) and this surface switch is worth a try

05325-

Age: 4

Weight: 9-5

OR: 92

Days: 28

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
20 Dec 24	Mey Meydan	6f Fs	Hc	9-4 t	5/7	Morning (7¼L)	EvensF	94	74
6 Dec 24	Mey Meydan	6f Fs	3y	9-0 t	2/6	El Nasseeb (4L)	6/4F	94	91
8 Nov 24	Mey Meydan	6f Fs	Hc	9-4 t	3/9	Mojeyrr (2½L)	15/2	94	91
16 Mar 24	Jeb Jebel Ali	7f Fs	3y	8-9	5/16	Rasas (8¾L)	4/1	95	60
23 Feb 24	Mey Meydan	9.5f Fs	3yL	8-9	10/12	Killer Collect (34L)	9/2	95	35
9 Feb 24	Mey Meydan	7f Fs	3y	8-9	1/6	Auto Bahn (1¼L)	5/2	-	93

(7)

Haasim ^tp

J: Daniel Tudhope

T: Musabbeh Al Mheiri

Can get behind but he finished a close third over C&D last term; in form

3222-3

Age: 5

Weight: 9-5

OR: 90

Days: 7

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
10 Jan 25	Mey Meydan	7f GF	Hc	9-11 tp	3/15	Creative Story (2½L)	9/1	90	91
28 Dec 24	Jeb Jebel Ali	7f Fs	Hc	9-1 tp	2/13	Yotarid (hd)	6/1	85	93
30 Nov 24	Jeb Jebel Ali	6f Fs	Hc	8-10 t	2/8	Yotarid (nse)	9/5F	82	87
16 Nov 24	Jeb Jebel Ali	7f Fs	Hc	8-5 t	2/6	Street Mood (1½L)	23/20F	81	83
2 Nov 24	Jeb Jebel Ali	6f Fs	Hc	9-3 t	3/10	Thawban (2L)	12/1	81	78
8 Mar 24	Mey Meydan	7f Gd	Hc	9-6 t	3/16	Ajdayet (3¼L)	11/1	81	78

(14)

Honest Desire ^t

J: Andrew Slattery

T: Bhupat Seemar

Distance Winner - Won before at this distance

Cold Recent Form Jockey - 0 wins from 10 in the last 14 days (0%)

Cold Recent Form Trainer - 1 wins from 26 in the last 14 days (4%)

Ex-Charlie Appleby; needs to leave this season's form behind; others are more convincing

61/09-

Age: 4

Weight: 9-5

OR: 80

Days: 20

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
28 Dec 24	Jeb Jebel Ali	7f Fs	Hc	9-1 t	9/13	Yotarid (16½L)	50/1	85	50
15 Nov 24	Abu Abu Dhabi	8f Gd	Hc	9-5 t	12/14	Jahoori (9½L)	9/1	87	69
6 Dec 23	Kem Kempton (AW)	6f St/Slw	42yHc	9-2 t	1/7	Kodiac Thriller (3¼L)	13/8F	78	88
8 Nov 23	Kem Kempton (AW)	6f St/Slw	42yHc	9-8 t	6/12	Boann (3L)	2/1F	78	74
4 Oct 23	Kem Kempton (AW)	6f St/Slw	42yNv	9-7 t	2/12	Neapolitan (1L)	3/1J	-	78
20 Sep 23	Yar Yarmouth	7f Gd	42yMd	9-7 t¹	5/12	Edge Of Blue (1½L)	17/2	-	75

(15)

Indicate

J: Bernardo Pinheiro

T: Salem bin Ghadayer

Cold Recent Form Jockey - 0 wins from 19 in the last 14 days (0%)

Cold Recent Form Trainer - 1 wins from 23 in the last 14 days (4%)

Showed up well to a point in 5f handicap here on last week's UAE debut, but more needed

7/16-6

Age: 4

Weight: 9-5

OR: 85

Days: 7

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
10 Jan 25	Mey Meydan	5f GF	Hc	9-7	6/11	Tawalla (6½L)	14/1	87	71
16 Apr 24	Ncs Newcastle (AW)	5f St	3Nv	9-10	6/9	Dyrholaey (9L)	100/30	-	62
24 Feb 24	Sth Southwell (AW)	5f St	4Md	9-2	1/7	Moonstone Boy (¾L)	6/5F	-	87
17 Jun 23	Yor York	6f GF	32yMd	9-7	7/7	Twilight Romance (15½L)	5/1	-	35

(11)

Iron Forge

J: Saif Al Balushi

T: A bin Harmash

7f turf maiden win in Argentina in 2023; two poor runs under different conditions in UAE

00/75-

Age: 4

Weight: 9-5

OR: 95

Days: 48

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
30 Nov 24	Jeb Jebel Ali	7f Fs	Hc	9-11 t	5/7	Asad Zabeel (22L)	25/1	100	40
9 Nov 24	Abu Abu Dhabi	8f Gd	Hc	9-11	7/7	Monaadah (14L)	22/1	105	77
2 Dec 23	Pla La Plata	8f M	G1	8-8	18/19	Tomasito Leon (38L)	99/10	-	-
7 Oct 23	Isi San Isidro	10f Gd	3yG1	8-11	13/17	Happy Happy Day (11½L)	26/1	-	-
23 Jun 23	Isi San Isidro	8f Gd	2yG1	8-9	4/16	Kempes (9¾L)	129/1	-	-
25 May 23	Isi San Isidro	8f Hy	2yG1	8-9	8/8	Unico Happy (37L)	91/10	-	-

(1)

Mawthog

J: Ben Coen

T: Michael Costa

Distance Winner - Won before at this distance

Lightly raced, fair sort on dirt; more needed now trying turf but has improvement in him

15/62-

Age: 5

Weight: 9-5

OR: 88

Days: 48

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
30 Nov 24	Jeb Jebel Ali	7f Fs	Hc	8-11 t	2/7	Asad Zabeel (2¼L)	13/2	88	79
8 Nov 24	Mey Meydan	6f Fs	Hc	9-1 tb	6/9	Mojeyrr (13L)	8/1	91	54
10 Nov 23	Mey Meydan	6f Fs	Hc	9-1	5/11	Leading Spirit (6L)	11/4F	91	73
11 Feb 23	Jeb Jebel Ali	6f Fs		9-7 p	1/6	Keffaaf (4½L)	4/1	91	81

(6)

Morghom

J: Richard Mullen

T: Musabbeh Al Mheiri

Lightly raced; off since second in 7f Abu Dhabi handicap in March 2023; doesn't appeal

380/2/

Age: 6

Weight: 9-5

OR: 85

Days: 680

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
9 Mar 23	Abu Abu Dhabi	7f Gd	Hc	9-0	2/14	Nibras Passion (4¼L)		85	86
13 Oct 22	Cfd Chelmsford (AW)	8f St	3Hc	9-4	14/14	Croupier (16½L)	14/1	88	64
22 Jun 22	Sal Salisbury	8f GF	2Hc	8-13	8/10	Dubai Mirage (8½L)	5/2F	90	79
13 May 22	Nby Newbury	7f Gd	43yNv	9-10	3/14	Whitebeam (5L)	5/6F	-	83
16 Apr 22	Nby Newbury	8f Gd	43yMd	9-5	1/17	Zabeir (3¾L)	16/1	-	86

(2)

Raiz Latina

J: Connor Beasley

T: A bin Harmash

Formerly trained in Argentina where he won 4f dirt maiden but has been lightly raced

1/76-

Age: 4

Weight: 9-5

OR: 84

Days: 344

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
8 Feb 24	Pal Palermo	6f Sl	3y	8-13	6/7	No Lo Sone (16L)	4/1	-	-
3 Feb 24	Isi San Isidro	6f Gd	3y	8-11	7/8	King Of Wessex (12L)	104/10	-	-
20 Nov 22	Pal Palermo	4f St	2y	8-9	1/6	Lavechi (4L)	17/10F	-	-

(13)

Silent Defense

J: Oscar Chavez

T: Rashed Bouresly

Cold Recent Form Jockey - 0 wins from 12 in the last 14 days (0%)

Cold Recent Form Trainer - 0 wins from 10 in the last 14 days (0%)

Appeared to improve when sixth in 7f Listed here two weeks ago; got no sort of run latest

9066-9

Age: 5

Weight: 9-5

OR: 93

Days: 7

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
10 Jan 25	Mey Meydan	9f GF	Hc	8-9	9/16	First Conquest (9L)	100/1	93	85
20 Dec 24	Mey Meydan	7f GF	L	9-0	6/11	Native Approach (2L)	100/1	85	95
16 Feb 24	Mey Meydan	7f Gd	Hc	9-5	6/16	Mcmanaman (5¾L)	14/1	85	75
9 Feb 24	Mey Meydan	8f Gd	Hc	9-11	10/16	Mountbatten (9½L)	33/1	85	72
2 Feb 24	Mey Meydan	9f Gd	Hc	9-2	9/13	Royal Dubai (6L)	66/1	87	81
19 Jan 24	Mey Meydan	7f Gd	Hc	8-6	8/15	Mysterious Night (8¼L)	33/1	88	77

(10)

Arabic Art

J: Tadhg O'Shea

T: Saeed bin Suroor

Absent since second in 7f Yarmouth maiden in 2023 on debut; gelded; stable form a worry

Age: 4

Weight: 9-0

OR: -

Days: 520

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
16 Aug 23	Yar Yarmouth	7f GF	42yMd	9-4	2/10	Principled (½L)	4/1	-	80

(4)

Mijbil ^tb

J: Alexandre Da Silva

T: Qaiss Aboud

No sign of ability including C&D; ignore

07-7

Age: 5

Weight: 9-0

OR: -

Days: 11

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
6 Jan 25	Jeb Jebel Ali	9f Fs		9-1 t	7/7	Gaassid (53L)	80/1	-	-
7 Dec 24	Jeb Jebel Ali	6f Fs	Md	9-0 b	7/7	Harvest Gold (49L)	33/1	-	-
19 Jan 24	Mey Meydan	6f Gd		9-11	14/16	Al Arbed (16L)	20/1	-	32

(3)

Sioux Dream ^t

J: Ray Dawson

T: Salman Al Sabri

47,000euros buy as a 2yo; unappealing on belated debut

Form:

Age: 5

Weight: 9-0

OR: -

Days: -

(8)

Thunder D'Oro ^h

J: Sam Hitchcott

T: A bin Harmash

$250,000 buy as a 2yo; gelded; hooded; seemingly stable third string on jockeys

Form:

Age: 5

Weight: 9-0

OR: -

Days: -

(12)

Warsong

J: Charlie Bennett

T: Saeed bin Suroor

Modest in two 6f starts in Britain in 2023; gelded; doesn't really appeal on comeback

46/

Age: 4

Weight: 9-0

OR: -

Days: 471

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
4 Oct 23	Kem Kempton (AW)	6f St/Slw	42yNv	9-7	6/12	Jarraaf (5L)	11/4	-	70
19 Sep 23	Yar Yarmouth	6f GS	42yNv	9-7	4/8	Cross The Tracks (5¼L)	11/8F	-	60

Harvest Gold ^t

T: Elise Jeanne

Distance Winner - Won before at this distance

Placed over C&D five times, but this requires a career best

8/61-6

Age: 7

Weight: 9-5

OR: 76

Days: 11

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
6 Jan 25	Jeb Jebel Ali	7f Fs	Hc	9-0 t	6/10	Fight Zone (7L)	14/1	73	59
7 Dec 24	Jeb Jebel Ali	6f Fs	Md	9-0 t	1/7	Shuf Dubai (¾L)	17/1	68	62
16 Nov 24	Jeb Jebel Ali	6f Fs		9-0 t	6/10	Attwaal (10½L)	16/1	68	42
30 Mar 23	Abu Abu Dhabi	8f Gd	Hc	8-10 t	8/16	Chosen Mark (4¼L)		77	71
26 Feb 23	Jeb Jebel Ali	6f Fs	Hc	9-6 t	3/11	Imprison (1½L)	4/1	66	66
12 Feb 23	Mey Meydan	6f Gd		9-11 t	2/11	Torrkee (1L)	9/4F	77	77

Stamford Street ^h

T: Niels Petersen

1-12 in Scandinavia, the win gained in four-runner turf race over just shy of 6f on debut

6/825-

Age: 4

Weight: 9-5

OR: 75

Days: 100

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
9 Oct 24	Ovr Ovrevoll	5.5f Hy		8-9	5/7	Youonlyliveonce (2½L)	17/5	-	-
29 Sep 24	Ovr Ovrevoll	6f Sft	Hc	9-4	2/9	Sid Game (½L)	42/10	-	-
8 Sep 24	Brp Bro Park	7f GS	Hc	8-9	8/8	I Am Yankee (2¼L)	57/10	-	-
15 Oct 23	Brp Bro Park	8f Gd	2y	9-4	6/9	Appelino (4½L)	5/2	-	-
17 Sep 23	Brp Bro Park	7f Gd	2y	9-4	2/7	King Of Ten (½L)	79/20	-	-

Mischief Moon

T: Khalifa Al Mazrouei

Ex-Bhupat Seemar; off since modest fourth in 7f Abu Dhabi maiden two years ago

7/84/

Age: 7

Weight: 9-0

OR: 72

Days: 715

Date	Course	Race	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
2 Feb 23	Abu Abu Dhabi	7f Gd	9-11	4/13	Lake Causeway (2L)		72	71
8 Jan 23	Mey Meydan	7f Gd	9-4	8/16	Persian Empire (12L)	25/1	-	50
1 Dec 22	Mey Meydan	6f Fs	9-2	7/8	Colour Up (25L)	5/1	-	4

Jaarim

T: Okbah Aashour

Course Winner - Won before at this course

Won 7f turf maiden here in 2019 but off since 2020; new stable; ignore

1/0/0/

Age: 9

Weight: 9-5

OR: 71

Days: 1812

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
1 Feb 20	Mey Meydan	8f Fs	Hc	8-11	13/15	Moqarrar (41L)	16/1	81	-
5 Dec 19	Mey Meydan	7f Fs	Hc	8-10	14/15	Midnight Sands (18L)	12/1	80	44
12 Apr 19	Mey Meydan	7f Gd		8-10	1/16	Dark Thunder (½L)	13/2	-	67
2 Mar 19	Mey Meydan	6f Fs		8-10	3/13	Midnight Sands (6L)	15/2	-	59
30 Nov 18	Jeb Jebel Ali	5f Fs		8-5	4/15	Goldenground (2½L)	3/1	-	50