Racecards
14:00 Meydan (UAE)
Presented By Mina Hamriya Handicap (Dirt)
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 7f
- Going: Fast
- Surface: Dirt
- AED 276,113 added
- Winner: AED 176,380
- 2nd: AED 54,615
- 3rd: AED 27,305
- 4th: AED 13,613
In depth
Verdict
Ahatis is difficult to weigh up having won five out of six races in Greece. Doug O'Neill has won three races here in the past few weeks and POSITIVITY, a close second in the California Cup Sprint at Santa Anita last month, is very much better than he showed in a Grade 3 sprint here last week. Imperial Empire won two non-carnival events at the end of last year and didn't perform badly when stepped up in grade. Tadhg O'Shea prefers him to Behavioral Bias while Island Rule finished runner-up to Mubakker last month and Ray Dawson reported his mount to be lame when well beaten in a Group 3 next time.
Formwatch
Imperial Empire (9-0) 5th of 11, 4 3/4l behind Mubakker (9-3) at Meydan 7f stks gd in Jan.
Island Rule (IRE) (9-0) 5th of 8, 14 3/4l behind Hypothetical (9-0) at Meydan 1m Grp 3 stks (1) fst in Feb.
Positivity (USA) (9-4) 8th of 9, 6 1/4l behind Meraas (9-4) at Meydan 6f Grp 3 stks fst in Feb.
Uae Prince (IRE) (9-0) last of 12, dist behind Algiers (9-0) at Jebel Ali 1m Grp 3 fst in Feb.
Desert Safari (IRE) (8-10) 10th of 11, 14 3/4l behind Mubakker (9-3) at Meydan 7f stks gd in Jan.
Silent Night (SWE) (9-0) 6th of 10, 4 1/2l behind Creative Flair (9-0) at Meydan 1m 1f Grp 2 stks (1) fst in Feb.
Aquaman (IRE) (9-10) 11th of 16, 11l behind Valiant Prince (9-7) at Meydan 1m hcp fst in Jan.
Ahatis (IRE) (0-0) won at Markopoulou 7f in Dec.
Behavioral Bias (USA) (9-8) 5th of 11, 9 1/2l behind Meraas (9-11) at Meydan 6f hcp fst in Dec.
Desert Doctor (IRE) (8-7) 4th of 11, 4 3/4l behind Mubakker (9-3) at Meydan 7f stks gd in Jan.