Racecards
12:30 Meydan (UAE)
Alpha Maiden Stakes
- 14 Runners
- Distance: 7f
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Sand
- AED 54,869 added
- Winner: AED 8,579
- 2nd: AED 3,243
- 3rd: AED 1,610
- 4th: AED 737
In depth
Verdict
Mike De Kock perseveres with Tawakul despite seeing him well beaten when favourite for similar races. He's difficult to support until showing something on the track and was a long way behind Midnight Moon when they were unplaced here a fortnight ago. Mandilion had only shown moderate form in the French Provinces but made a reasonable start for his new trainer at Jebel Ali last month. NABAH finished runner-up in an Ascot maiden for Clive Brittain and started favourite in a similar race to this over the C&D last month but was impeded early - he can gain compensation. Cody Maverick has one decent run to his credit and has competed at a higher level but though Grand Duchy has been consistent he's now gone 14 races without winning. Fa'Iz was placed in the UK for Saeed Bin Suroor and has shown a similar level of form in two runs since arriving here while the beautifully-bred Darbandikhan put a couple of poor runs on this track behind him with a much better effort at Jebel Ali.