Well, I've dusted myself down after yesterdays big fail (I would call it 'debacle' but that isn't a word my kids would allowed me to use when there is a perfectly good word such as 'fail') and have got stuck in to the Meydan card where at least, we can be sure that racing will go ahead.....although there have been abandonments in the UAE because of sand storms before now! I'll banish that thought and continue......
The first race tomorrow at Meydan is 11f on Tapeta. Now up until a couple of weeks ago (06 Jan to be exact), this would bring me great joy because up to then only a Cumani or Bin Suroor trained runner had ever won over C&D. Then bin Shafya had a couple of winners ...then al Muhairi joined in so this makes a list of four trainers who have ever ever trained a winner at Meydan over 11f on tapeta. Still, bin Suroor has by far the best success rate so his runners should be the first to look at and the last to discount - only trouble is, he has four in this first race tomorrow and you cannot rely on Frankie always choosing the right one- especially when the other three are ridden by Barzalona, Buick and De Sousa. Just to add to the mix, Cumani sends Fiery Lad over and bin Shafya has Jamr running.
It's hard to know how well a horse will handle the Tapeta surface on his first run on it but previous Kempton form seems to transfer very well.
There's some good quality racing at Meydan this week and an awful lot of blue silk about - even more than usual!
Here are my selections:
A couple of winners and a decent priced 2nd in Haatheq (Masteroftherolls could also have been backed at an each way price) made for a +2.63 profit
Today, my son is tootling off to London with college for a couple of day to see (amongst other things) Warhorse at the New London Theatre - I'll be interested to know how the stage show compares to the film. I may of course never find out - have you ever tried to extract information from a teenage boy? Nuff said.
The first race tomorrow at Meydan is 11f on Tapeta. Now up until a couple of weeks ago (06 Jan to be exact), this would bring me great joy because up to then only a Cumani or Bin Suroor trained runner had ever won over C&D. Then bin Shafya had a couple of winners ...then al Muhairi joined in so this makes a list of four trainers who have ever ever trained a winner at Meydan over 11f on tapeta. Still, bin Suroor has by far the best success rate so his runners should be the first to look at and the last to discount - only trouble is, he has four in this first race tomorrow and you cannot rely on Frankie always choosing the right one- especially when the other three are ridden by Barzalona, Buick and De Sousa. Just to add to the mix, Cumani sends Fiery Lad over and bin Shafya has Jamr running.
It's hard to know how well a horse will handle the Tapeta surface on his first run on it but previous Kempton form seems to transfer very well.
There's some good quality racing at Meydan this week and an awful lot of blue silk about - even more than usual!
Here are my selections:
Meydan
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First Choice
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E/W or RF Choice
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1
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15:05
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Holberg UP
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2
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15:45
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Kinglet 1st
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3
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16:20
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Songcraft
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4
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16:55
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Bold Silvano
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Derbaas (EW)
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5
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17:30
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Prince Bishop
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Haatheq (EW) 2nd
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6
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18:05
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Masteroftherolls 3rd
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Club Oceanic (EW)
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A couple of winners and a decent priced 2nd in Haatheq (Masteroftherolls could also have been backed at an each way price) made for a +2.63 profit
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