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18:00 Meydan (UAE)

Reach By Gulf News Handicap

  • 14 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 2f
  • Going: Good
  • Surface: Turf
  • AED 587,854 added
  • Winner: AED 96,001
  • 2nd: AED 32,002
  • 3rd: AED 16,001
  • 4th: AED 8,000
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 2.33s
  • Off Time: 18:01:21
  • 14 Ran
1(5)
Silk - Royal blue, royal blue sleeves, black cap

Elhaame (IRE)

392 DCD
9/1
  • Form 21144/1-
  • Age 8
  • Weight 9-6

2(10)
Silk - Royal blue, royal blue sleeves, red cap
16/1
  • Form 22/358-8
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-5

3(11)
Silk - Emerald green, silver triangle, silver peak on cap
11/1
  • Form 49011-4
  • Age 7
  • Weight 9-5

4(15)
Silk - Light blue, blue seams, light blue sleeves, light blue cap
12/1
  • Form 3255-35
  • Age 7
  • Weight 9-4

5(2)
Silk - Royal Blue, Yellow chevron, White sleeves, Royal Blue cap
14/1
  • Form 1444-05
  • Age 9
  • Weight 9-4

6(6)
Silk - Yellow, large dark blue spots, yellow sleeves, yellow cap

Hawkesbury

21 b
50/1
  • Form 3/0021-0
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-3

7(3)
Silk - Royal Blue, White epaulettes, Royal Blue sleeves, striped cap
8/1
  • Form 47488-5
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-2

8(4)
Silk - Royal blue

Banksea

14 h BFD
6/1
  • Form 0/1085-2
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-0

9(8)
Silk - Royal blue, royal blue sleeves, royal blue, white star cap
9/1
  • Form 54916-3
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-0

10(9)
Silk - Orange, green disc, orange sleeves, white cap

Bahana (NZ)

20 b D
50/1
  • Form 40902-9
  • Age 7
  • Weight 8-13

11(1)
Silk - Purple, white sleeves, black armlet, hooped cap
  • Form 12232-7
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-13

12(13)
Silk - Royal blue, royal blue sleeves, white cap
13/8
  • Form 12/200-2
  • Age 5
  • Weight 8-10

13(12)
Silk - White, red cross, white sleeves, white cap
66/1
  • Form 69700-7
  • Age 7
  • Weight 8-9

15(7)
Silk - Maroon, yellow diabolo & collar, maroon sleeves, yellow, maroon quartered cap
66/1
  • Form 66323-0
  • Age 9
  • Weight 8-5

14(14)
NR

Primero (FR)

47 BFD
20/1
  • Form 182352-
  • Age 5
  • Weight 8-9

In depth

Verdict

Gilt Complex is a high-class performer in Singapore winning two local Group 1's last summer though he's never raced away from Kranji in 27 starts. Mike De Kock has made an unusually slow start to the Carnival and Sanshaawes is his only runner today. He won a similar race here a year ago before racing in better company and his two recent runs will have brought him to concert pitch. EARNSHAW will be running on at the finish, as he usually is, and will be better suited by today's extra furlong after two runs in Group 3 company over shorter. He's a frustrating type but should give supporters a good run at a fair price so gets the nod. Godolphin have an outstanding opportunity to take this with five entries. Blair House only just failed to catch the useful Light The Lights over track and trip a fortnight ago and has surprisingly only been raised 1lb . However, the owner's Leshlaa ran well in third and will improve while Banksea produced a very good first run here behind Mountain Hunter and is another in the same ownership who can get into the action. David O'Meara's Primero is one to note for future races but may get trapped on the outside.

Formwatch

Elhaame (IRE) 11-2 (9-3) won at Meydan 1m 2f hcp pol in Jan beating Good Trip (8-9) by 3/4l, 12 ran.

Carry On Deryck 7-1 (9-0) 8th of 15, 6 1/2l behind Benbatl (8-13) at Meydan 1m 1f Grp 3 stks fst in Jan.

Gilt Complex (NZ) (9-5) 4th of 10, 1 3/4l behind Mr Fantastic (8-12) at Kranji 7f stks gd in Jan.

Earnshaw (USA) 10-1 (9-0) 5th of 7, 5 3/4l behind Benbatl (9-0) at Meydan 1m 1f Grp 2 (1) gd in Feb.

Sanshaawes (SAF) 33-1 (9-5) 5th of 8, 7 1/4l behind Light The Lights (9-5) at Meydan 1m 2f hcp fst in Jan.

Hawkesbury 33-1 (9-3) 10th of 16, 8 1/4l behind Salsabeel (9-0) at Meydan 1m hcp gd in Jan.

Basateen (IRE) 40-1 (9-0) 5th of 15, 3 1/4l behind Benbatl (8-13) at Meydan 1m 1f Grp 3 stks fst in Jan.

Banksea 2-1fav (9-5) 2nd of 14, 3l behind Mountain Hunter (8-11) at Meydan 1m 2f hcp gd in Jan.

Leshlaa (USA) 4-1 (9-0) 3rd of 8, 4l behind Light The Lights (9-5) at Meydan 1m 2f hcp fst in Jan.

Bahana (NZ) (9-1) 9th of 10, 3/4l behind Nova Strike (9-1) at Kranji 7f gd in Jan.

Born To Be Alive (IRE) 5-1 (8-13) 7th of 8, 11 1/2l behind Light The Lights (9-5) at Meydan 1m 2f hcp fst in Jan.

Blair House (IRE) 7-4fav (8-8) 2nd of 8, nk behind Light The Lights (9-5) at Meydan 1m 2f hcp fst in Jan.

Newlands (AUS) (8-9) 7th of 10, 6 3/4l behind Mr Fantastic (8-12) at Kranji 7f stks gd in Jan.

Jubilance (IRE) 33-1 (8-11) 11th of 14, 12 1/4l behind Mountain Hunter (8-11) at Meydan 1m 2f hcp gd in Jan.

Primero (FR) 6-4fav (9-9) Held up towards rear, plenty to do 2f out, ridden and headway entering final furlong, stayed on towards finish, 2nd of 8, 3/4l behind Hajaam (8-9) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (2) pol in Dec.