Racecards
14:00 Meydan (UAE)
Race 7 - Downtown Dubai By Emaar - Handicap - AW
- 11 Runners
- Distance: 1m 3f
- Going: Fast
- Surface: Dirt
- AED 95,001 added
- Winner: AED 57,001
- 2nd: AED 19,000
- 3rd: AED 10,450
- 4th: AED 5,701
In depth
Verdict
ALHZEEM appears to have got away lightly with a 5lb rise after a very easy maiden success over the extended 1m1f track last week. The grey's stable is in top form and a quick double looks on the cards. Waathig had been going well on Dirt before finding 1m4f on Turf beyond him a week ago while last month's Jebel Ali winner Green Jacket came from off the pace to finish a close third over 1m2f here next time. Branwell won nicely on the Dirt at Al Ain and was staying on strongly over slightly shorter on Turf here a fortnight ago.
Formwatch
Grand Dubai (IRE) (9-3) won at Meydan 1m 2f hcp gd in Jan beating Vasilakos (9-5) by 1 1/4l, 10 ran.
New Trails (USA) (9-11) 3rd of 5, 10 1/2l behind Rakeez (9-10) at Jebel Ali 1m 2f in Dec.
Alhzeem (USA) (9-11) won at Meydan 1m 1f mdn stks gd in Feb beating Arabian Gazelles (9-5) by 9l, 11 ran.
Vasilakos (9-5) 8th of 10, 5 3/4l behind Deciduous (9-1) at Meydan 1m 4f hcp gd in Feb.
Waathig (USA) (9-3) 9th of 10, 9l behind Deciduous (9-1) at Meydan 1m 4f hcp gd in Feb.
Green Jacket (USA) (9-2) 3rd of 10, 1 1/4l behind Grand Dubai (9-3) at Meydan 1m 2f hcp gd in Jan.
Qareeb (USA) (9-1) 6th of 12, 4l behind Sari Dubai (9-1) at Meydan 1m 1f hcp gd in Feb.
American Dancer (USA) (9-2) 6th of 10, 11l behind Hyde Park (8-10) at Meydan 1m hcp gd in Jan.
Branwell (IRE) (9-11) 3rd of 12, 1 3/4l behind Exciting Days (9-7) at Meydan 1m 1f hcp gd in Feb.
Karnavaal (IRE) (9-6) 6th of 7, 8 1/4l behind Qareeb (9-5) at Meydan 1m 1f fst in Jan.
True Accolade (8-11) last of 12, 23 3/4l behind Sari Dubai (9-1) at Meydan 1m 1f hcp gd in Feb.