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17:25 Meydan (UAE)

Range Rover Velar Handicap - Dirt

  • 8 Runners
  • Distance: 7f
  • Going: Fast
  • Surface: Dirt
  • AED 475,039 added
  • Winner: AED 271,768
  • 2nd: AED 102,796
  • 3rd: AED 51,068
  • 4th: AED 23,372
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 23.79s
  • Off Time: 17:25:19
  • 8 Ran
1(2)
Silk - Brown, Brown sleeves, Red cap
11/2
  • Form 2101-58
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-6
  • Official Rating 104

2(4)
Silk - Orange, Black seams and cap
80/1
  • Form 227650/
  • Age 7
  • Weight 9-2
  • Official Rating 100

3(1)
Silk - Red, green stars, red sleeves, red cap
5/1
  • Form 15126-6
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-2
  • Official Rating 100

4(7)
Silk - White, white sleeves, purple cap
8/13
  • Form 4/2111-1
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-2
  • Official Rating 100

5(5)
Silk - Dark blue, grey epaulettes, dark blue sleeves, dark blue cap
15/2
  • Form 4/358-36
  • Age 6
  • Weight 8-13
  • Official Rating 97

6(3)
Silk - Red, red, black stars sleeves, red cap
28/1
  • Form 1461-97
  • Age 6
  • Weight 8-13
  • Official Rating 97

7(6)
Silk - Blue, white chevrons, black collar, blue cuffs on black sleeves, blue and black quartered cap
22/1
  • Form 41037-0
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-10
  • Official Rating 94

8(8)
Silk - Grey, blue star, grey, blue & red striped sleeves, blue, grey star cap
  • Form 02/632-7
  • Age 5
  • Weight 8-7
  • Official Rating 91

In depth

Verdict

MIDNIGHT SANDS has won his last four races on this track from 6f to a mile. He only scrambled home from Ambassadorial last time and is 6lb higher but it will be a surprise if he doesn't go close again. Satish Seemar has two entries. All Out Blitz had some very strong form in the USA and will be better for last month's run here. He looks better at this stage than Behavioral Bias, who hasn't shone in his two runs this winter including in a Jebel Ali Group 3 last time. Tour To Paris, a Listed winner in France last summer, is better than he's shown to date here.

Formwatch

Tour To Paris (FR) (9-0) 8th of 9, 10 1/4l behind Rusumaat (8-13) at Meydan 6f hcp lst gd in Feb.

Al Sahem (SAF) 40-1 (9-0) 11th of 16, 10 3/4l behind Vazirabad (9-1) at Meydan 2m Grp 2 gd in Mar.

All Out Blitz (USA) (9-0) 6th of 8, 7l behind Gladiator King (9-2) at Meydan 6f Grp 3 fst in Jan.

Midnight Sands (USA) (8-9) won at Meydan 1m hcp gd in Jan beating Ambassadorial (9-5) by shd, 16 ran.

Behavioral Bias (USA) (9-0) 6th of 8, 7 1/4l behind Chiefdom (9-0) at Jebel Ali 1m Grp 3 fst in Jan.

Fasuba (IRE) (9-1) 7th of 9, 10 3/4l behind Plata O Plomo (9-1) at Meydan 1m hcp fst in Jan.

Ocean Fury (USA) (8-13) 14th of 16, 11 1/4l behind Salute The Soldier (9-5) at Meydan 1m hcp gd in Jan.

Master Blaster (SWE) (8-8) 7th of 15, 7l behind George Villiers (8-8) at Meydan 1m 2f hcp gd in Jan.