Racecards
16:15 Meydan (UAE)
Garhoud Sprint Sponsored By Dp World Uae Region Listed Stakes
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 6f
- Going: Fast
- Surface: Dirt
- AED 132,500 added
- Winner: AED 79,499
- 2nd: AED 26,498
- 3rd: AED 13,249
- 4th: AED 6,627
- Form 6258-79
- Age 6
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 104
- Form 53941-5
- Age 9
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 100
In depth
Verdict
The best race of the season so far with all bar two rated 100 or over. Bochart could only finish third a year ago when rated 95 but won two tough handicaps in a canter subsequently before ending the campaign with a fifth in a Group 3. His stable companion LEADING SPIRIT was beaten less than a length in that latter event when only headed close home and may have made enough progress to make a successful return to action. Waady had a prep run before finishing runner-up last year then did better when dropped down to 5f on Turf later ending with a superb victory in a Group 2 in February. The veteran My Catch is smart on his day with seven victories to his credit and Doug Watson will have him tuned up for his reappearance while Enjazaat won four times for Owen Burrows including on Polytrack at Kempton.
Formwatch
Behavioral Bias (USA) (9-0) 4th of 9, 8l behind Moqarrar (8-6) at Meydan 1m hcp gd in Feb.
Important Mission (USA) (9-10) 5th of 14, 8 1/4l behind Lavaspin (9-11) at Meydan 6f hcp fst in Nov.
Bochart (9-0) 5th of 14, 4 1/4l behind Wafy (9-0) at Meydan 6f Grp 3 gd in Mar.
Leading Spirit (IRE) (9-0) 2nd of 14, 3/4l behind Wafy (9-0) at Meydan 6f Grp 3 gd in Mar.
Enjazaat 7-4 (9-6) Held up, headway from 2f out, led 1f out, ran on well, won at Kempton 6f stks (2) pol in Oct beating Royal Birth (9-6) by 1 3/4l, 6 ran.
Mazzini (9-0) last of 16, 36 1/2l behind Wildman Jack (9-0) at Meydan 6f Grp 3 gd in Mar.
Waady (IRE) (9-0) won at Meydan 5f Grp 2 stks (1) gd in Feb beating Equilateral (9-0) by 3/4l, 9 ran.
Switzerland (USA) (9-0) 9th of 14, 8 1/4l behind Wafy (9-0) at Meydan 6f Grp 3 gd in Mar.
My Catch (IRE) (9-2) 5th of 11, 9l behind Bochart (8-10) at Meydan 6f hcp gd in Jan.