Racecards
12:35 Meydan (UAE)
Mahab Al Shimaal Sponsored By Emirates Skywards Stakes (Group 3)
- 11 Runners
- Distance: 6f
- Going: Fast
- Surface: Dirt
- AED 734,814 added
- Winner: AED 120,002
- 2nd: AED 40,002
- 3rd: AED 19,999
- 4th: AED 9,999
- Form 10005-7
- Age 10
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 102
- Form 2302-12
- Age 5
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 111
Taamol (IRE)
21- Form 7-57442
- Age 4
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 101
- Trainer A Al Rayhi
- Jockey Jim Crowley
- Form 41/03-41
- Age 7
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 102
- Form 211-631
- Age 5
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 84
In depth
Verdict
COMICAS could only finish fourth in this a year ago but bounced back with an incredible run in the Golden Shaheen where he chased home Mind Your Biscuits. He looked back to his best in January when easily landing a Group 3, where he had My Catch behind, but the latter reversed the form in no uncertain terms when they met three weeks later. The Godolphin charge is taken to come out on top this time before heading for the Shaheen again. Yalta is a cracking handicapper as he showed with an impressive victory last month though he's generally failed when stepped up to this sort of level. Jordan Sport has been in excellent form on Turf and has a couple of all-weather victories in the UK to his credit while Raven's Corner is in the form of his life having turned a 7f handicap into a procession though this is much tougher.
Formwatch
Krypton Factor (9-0) 7th of 11, 7 1/2l behind Muntazah (9-0) at Abu Dhabi 7f fm in Mar.
Wonder Of Qatar (IRE) 33-1 (9-0) 3rd of 8, 4 1/2l behind Shillong (9-0) at Jebel Ali 5f lst stks (1) fst in Feb.
Comicas (USA) 11-4 (9-2) 2nd of 7, 4l behind My Catch (9-0) at Meydan 6f Grp 3 fst in Feb.
Jordan Sport 5-1 (9-3) 4th of 12, 8l behind High On Life (8-9) at Meydan 6f hcp gd in Feb.
Taamol (IRE) 9-1 (8-10) 2nd of 8, 5l behind Yalta (9-0) at Meydan 6f hcp fst in Feb.
United Color (USA) 14-1 (9-0) last of 8, 10 1/2l behind Shillong (9-0) at Jebel Ali 5f lst stks (1) fst in Feb.
Wild Dude (USA) 33-1 (9-2) 5th of 9, 12l behind Kimbear (9-5) at Meydan 1m hcp fst in Jan.
Yalta (IRE) 5-6fav (9-0) won at Meydan 6f hcp fst in Feb beating Taamol (8-10) by 5l, 8 ran.
Dubai One (IRE) 7-2 (8-9) 5th of 8, 21l behind Yalta (9-0) at Meydan 6f hcp fst in Feb.
My Catch (IRE) 3-1 (9-0) won at Meydan 6f Grp 3 fst in Feb beating Comicas (9-2) by 4l, 7 ran.
Raven's Corner (IRE) 5-2 (8-7) won at Meydan 7f hcp fst in Feb beating Kimbear (9-6) by 7l, 8 ran.