Racecards
18:00 Meydan (UAE)
Ipic Handicap
- 15 Runners
- Distance: 1m
- Going: Fast
- Surface: Dirt
- AED 150,002 added
- Winner: AED 90,001
- 2nd: AED 30,000
- 3rd: AED 16,498
- 4th: AED 8,998
In depth
Verdict
The veteran Street Act will be having his ninth start of the campaign and won at Al Ain last month, when Jintshi was behind, but it's a long time since he scored on this track. Aleko made a successful debut at Haydock in May 2015 but hasn't won since while Anbar, runner-up over 6f at Jebel Ali last week, has run here four times and beaten a long way each time. CACHAO found 1m2f stretching his stamina behind Heraldic last time and is better judged on a close second over this trip on his previous start. This moderate handicap should be within his capabilities and he's handed the vote.
Formwatch
Aleko 25-1 (8-10) 3rd of 12, 4 3/4l behind Prepared (8-7) at Meydan 1m hcp fst in Feb.
Street Act (USA) 8-1 (8-8) 4th of 10, 3 3/4l behind Tides Rise (8-13) at Jebel Ali 1m 1f hcp fst in Mar.
Untold Secret 33-1 (8-10) 7th of 10, 8 1/2l behind Tides Rise (8-13) at Jebel Ali 1m 1f hcp fst in Mar.
Anbar (9-6) 2nd of 16, nk behind Shillong (9-6) at Jebel Ali 6f mdn stks fst in Mar.
Cachao 6-1 (8-13) 3rd of 15, 3l behind Heraldic (9-3) at Meydan 1m 2f hcp fst in Feb.
Dangerous Thought (USA) (9-8) 8th of 15, 6 3/4l behind Seastrom (9-7) at Al Ain 7f hcp fst in Jan.
Jintshi (9-3) 4th of 15, 8 1/4l behind Street Act (9-1) at Al Ain 1m hcp fst in Feb.
Mazeydd (9-2) at Sharjah 1m 2f hcp fst in Dec.
Fa'iz (IRE) 8-1 (9-7) 9th of 13, 8 3/4l behind Ru'oud (9-3) at Jebel Ali 1m hcp fst in Feb.
Gratuities (USA) 10-1 (9-6) 6th of 14, 12 1/2l behind Securities (9-6) at Meydan 1m 1f mdn stks gd in Feb.
Muharrib (IRE) (9-0) 7th of 15, 15 3/4l behind Street Act (9-1) at Al Ain 1m hcp fst in Feb.
Parklife (IRE) (8-11) 6th of 15, 15 3/4l behind Vivernus (8-11) at Meydan 1m 1f mdn stks fst in Jan.
Ru'oud (8-13) 9th of 15, 20 1/4l behind Street Act (9-1) at Al Ain 1m hcp fst in Feb.
Mr Churchill (IRE) (8-8) 10th of 14, 19 1/2l behind Taqneen (9-11) at Al Ain 1m hcp fst in Feb.
Ballad Singer (9-1) 12th of 15, 8 1/4l behind Seastrom (9-7) at Al Ain 7f hcp fst in Jan.