15:50 Meydan

Friday 10 January 2025

All13:3014:0514:4015:1515:5016:2517:0017:35

Race 5 - Lord North Handicap Sponsored By DP World Handicap

  • 4YO plus  |   1m 1f  |   Good  |   16 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:52  |   Winning time: 1m 46.72s
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1
(16)
Horse silk
Chiantih1138
Age: 6|  Weight: 9-11| J: C Lopez| T: N Petersen| D
66/1
Two wins from 6 runs last year. Won 7-runner listed race at Ovrevoll (8f, good) by neck from Admiral De Vega 103 days ago.
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2
(7)
Horse silk
25/1
Good length second of 14 to Ouzo in handicap at this C&D (good, 6/1) 10 months ago. First run for yard after leaving Charlie Appleby. Others more persuasive.
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3
(6)
Horse silk
40/1
9¾ lengths seventh of 9 to Petit Marin in Premio Roma at Rome (9.9f, soft) 75 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Henk Grewe. Makes handicap debut.
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4
(12)
Horse silk
Galen118
Age: 4|  Weight: 9-7| J: D McMonagle| T: J P O'Brien
5/1
Two wins from 5 runs last year. 3½ lengths eighth of 11 to Diego Velazquez in Solonaway Stakes (9/1) at Leopardstown (8f, good) 118 days ago, not clear run. Makes handicap debut.
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5
(13)
Horse silk
Ghaly21
Age: 9|  Weight: 9-7| J: D Tudhope| T: S bin Suroor
25/1
18/1, 3 lengths seventh of 11 to Native Approach in listed race at this course (7f, good) 21 days ago. Up in trip.
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6
(4)
Horse silk
Alfareeq40
Age: 8|  Weight: 9-6| J: Jim Crowley| T: M Mheiri| CD
25/1
C&D winner. Respectable 2¾ lengths fifth of 11 to Daramethos in listed race () at Abu Dhabi (8f, good) 40 days ago.
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7
(5)
Horse silk
Ouzo118
Age: 9|  Weight: 9-5| J: A de Vries| T: J A Osborne| CD
12/1
C&D winner. Two wins from 6 runs last year. 14/1, bit below form sixth of 14 in handicap at Doncaster (8f, good) 118 days ago, left poorly placed. Not taken lightly.
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8
(1)
Horse silk
Laneqashp,t126
Age: 7|  Weight: 9-4| J: P Cosgrave| T: B Seemar
66/1
9/1, good 1¾ lengths third of 11 to Make Me King in listed race at Abu Dhabi (7f, good) 26 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.
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10
(8)
Horse silk
Arabian Light156
Age: 4|  Weight: 9-2| J: W Buick| T: C Appleby
8/13
Promising sort. Two wins from 3 runs last year. 2/13, won 9-runner novice at Kempton (8f) 156 days ago, plenty in hand. Big player on handicap debut.
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11
(15)
Horse silk
10/1
Lightly-raced winner. Two wins from 4 runs last year. Hooded for 1st time, career best when winning 13-runner handicap at Newmarket (8f, good, 12/1) 6 months ago. Another strong challenger for Godolphin.
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12
(9)
Horse silk
66/1
Course winner. 19¾ lengths seventh of 8 to Measured Time in Al Rashidiya (33/1) at this C&D (good) 21 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.
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13
(2)
Horse silk
66/1
Eight wins from 25 Flat runs. 66/1, first run since leaving Tim Donworth when fourteenth of 15 in handicap at this course (9.9f, good) 7 days ago. Has work to do.
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14
(14)
Horse silk
Silent Film153
Age: 7|  Weight: 8-11| J: R Mullen| T: Ian Williams| C
28/1
Course winner. Eighth of 10 in handicap (7/1) at Ascot (8f, good to firm) 153 days ago. Could make presence felt.
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15
(10)
Horse silk
16/1
Eleven runs since last win in 2023. 16/1, bit below form eighth of 15 in handicap at this course (9.9f, good) 7 days ago, not much room. Enters calculations.
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16
(3)
Horse silk
50/1
80/1, excellent 1½ lengths sixth of 11 to Native Approach in listed race at this course (7f, good) 21 days ago. Back up in trip. Booking of De Sousa a plus. Difficult ask.
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17
Horse silk
Shafaaft,v62
Age: 7|  Weight: 8-8| J: S Hitchcott| T: D Watson| D
66/1
Fifth of 7 in handicap at Abu Dhabi (8f, good) 62 days ago. RESERVE.
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Non-Runners

9
(11)
Horse silk
Western Writer26
Weight: 9-3|  Age: 6
T: B Seemar  J: T P O'Shea
NR

Forecasts

Arabian Light (8/13), Galen (5/1), First Conquest (10/1), Ouzo (12/1), Silver Sword (16/1), Western Writer (16/1), Alfareeq (25/1), Highbank (25/1), Ghaly (25/1), Silent Film (28/1), See Hector (40/1), Silent Defense (50/1), Laneqash (66/1), Franz Kafka (66/1), Russipant Fal (66/1), Chianti (66/1), Shafaaf (66/1)

Verdict

The improving ARABIAN LIGHT looks set to make a big splash at this meeting for Godolphin and is hard to get away from. Western Writer down in class, and Silver Sword are a couple of the dangers.

Prize Money

1st: 210,001.00 AED2nd: 69,999.00 AED3rd: 35,002.00 AED4th: 17,499.00 AED5th: 10,502.00 AED

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