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17:00 Meydan (UAE)

Azizi Venice Presented By Azizi Handicap

  • 12 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 1f
  • Surface: Dirt
  • AED 210,000 added
  • Winner: AED 125,998
  • 2nd: AED 42,001
  • 3rd: AED 20,998
  • 4th: AED 10,499
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 1.27s
  • Off Time: 17:02:15
  • 12 Ran
1(12)
Silk - White, brown sleeves, brown cap
14/1
  • Form 14-4556
  • Age 8
  • Weight 9-11
  • Official Rating 100

2(1)
Silk - yellow, dark green chevron, dark green cap

Kafoo (USA)

279 C
9/1
  • Form 047-040
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-11
  • Official Rating 100

3(6)
Silk - Light blue, blue seams, light blue sleeves, light blue cap
  • Form 010070-
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-8
  • Official Rating 97

4(8)
Silk - Yellow, black epaulettes, yellow sleeves, yellow cap

Alhzeem (USA)

14 bt CD
4/1
  • Form 221213
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-6
  • Official Rating 95

5(9)
Silk - White, gold star, white, gold armlets, gold cap
18/1
  • Form 974080
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-3
  • Official Rating 92

6(3)
Silk - Yellow, light blue checked, green sleeves, striped cap

Lahresh

14 CD
25/1
  • Form 32-1686
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-1
  • Official Rating 92

7(5)
Silk - Yellow, blue diamonds, blue collar, yellow, blue cuffs sleeves, yellow, blue diamond cap
22/1
  • Form 29-3600
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-0
  • Official Rating 89

8(4)
Silk - ROYAL BLUE, white epaulettes, striped cap
5/1
  • Form 214/532-
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-0
  • Official Rating 89

9(7)
Silk - Dark blue, yellow star, dark blue, yellow striped sleeves, yellow cap
  • Form 314483
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-13
  • Official Rating 90

10(11)
Silk - Light blue, blue seams, light blue sleeves, black cap
9/1
  • Form 8-22181
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-9
  • Official Rating 84

11(10)
Silk - Beige, dark blue star, beige sleeves, beige, dark blue star cap
20/1
  • Form 4310-07
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-8
  • Official Rating 83

12(2)
Silk - Yellow, light blue checked, green sleeves, striped cap

Qareeb (USA)

28 DCD
9/2
  • Form 7-16791
  • Age 5
  • Weight 8-8
  • Official Rating 83

In depth

Verdict

Most of these are course winners including Doug Watson‘s Al Qaqaa, who made a winning reappearance last November so obviously goes well fresh. Aeonian has never raced on Dirt but ran in a Group 1 in March and will be better for his recent effort at Abu Dhabi. His stablemate QAREEB made a winning start for the yard under today‘s rider last month and a 6lb rise does not look excessive. He just about holds third-placed Legend Of Cannes on that run while Alhzeem has won a couple of minor handicaps and ran quite well when stepped up in grade here a fortnight ago. Made In Dubai has also stepped up in class from last season and won nicely last month.

Formwatch

Ajuste Fiscal (URU) (9-11) 6th of 13, 8l behind Western Symphony (9-7) at Meydan 1m hcp in Nov.

Kafoo (USA) (9-0) 10th of 14, 24 3/4l behind Salute The Soldier (9-0) at Meydan 1m 2f Grp 1 fst in Mar.

Forest Falcon (IRE) 80-1 (9-2) Chased leaders near side, ridden and beaten 3f out, 25th of 28, 20 3/4l behind Majestic (8-2) at Newmarket 1m 1f hcp (2) gd in Sep.

Alhzeem (USA) (9-2) 3rd of 9, 8 1/4l behind Book Review (8-9) at Meydan 1m 1f hcp fst in Nov.

Imperial Empire (9-4) 11th of 13, dist behind Western Symphony (9-7) at Meydan 1m hcp in Nov.

Lahresh (9-2) 6th of 7, 12 3/4l behind Southern Artist (9-2) at Meydan 1m stks fst in Nov.

Aeonian (IRE) (9-6) 14th of 16, 6 1/2l behind Count Rostov (9-3) at Abu Dhabi 1m in Nov.

Al Qaqaa (USA) (9-11) 2nd of 10, 4 1/4l behind Mordin (9-5) at Abu Dhabi 1m 3f gd in Nov.

Legend Of Cannes (USA) (9-5) 3rd of 13, 2 1/2l behind Qareeb (8-9) at Meydan 1m 1f hcp in Nov.

Made In Dubai (USA) (9-5) won at Meydan 1m hcp fst in Nov beating Pitcher's Point (9-11) by 2l, 12 ran.

Cosmic Desert 40-1 (9-4) Chased leaders, took keen hold, went 2nd 10f out, driven over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, last of 7, dist behind Youthful King (9-0) at Windsor 1m 3f hcp (2) gf in Jul.

Qareeb (USA) (8-9) won at Meydan 1m 1f hcp in Nov beating Vasilakos (9-1) by 1/2l, 13 ran.