Meydan Dubai World Cup Saturday March 30th

[Kitan]

Race 1 (Kahayla Classic):
#7 Mawahib
#12 Tallaab Al Khalediah
#9 Goshawke
#5 Fazza Al Khalediah

Race 2 (Godolphin Mile):
#12 Coal Front: Showed in his last two that he can stalk from a wide draw. One turn mile should suit.
#11 Musawaat: Not disgraced when 4th in this last year in only his 3rd dirt start. Didn’t stay 10f in December and prepped well for this last time when he was wide without cover for most of the trip.
#6 Muntazah: Broke the track record last time but he got an easy lead and wasn’t the only runaway front runner on the card. Field two back was very weak. Could easily win this, but worth a shot against at short odds.
#4 Kimbear: If you can look past his last he comes into this under the radar and good value. No chance from post 12 last year and could find himself in front here. Would be more than dangerous in that case.

Race 3 (Gold Cup):
#9 Cross Counter: Godolphin’s Melbourne Cup hero still gets a favourable weight break being a Northern hemisphere 4yo. Word is that he’s ready to go and these connections can get them ready fresh.
#2 Call the Wind: Rapidly improved in the second half of last season. Although the G1 was relatively weak, he still has a lot of scope to go a step further under a master trainer. Like that he got a prep in and caught the eye working on Thursday morning.
#6 Ispolini
#5 Prince of Arran

Race 4 (Al Quoz Sprint):
#8 Blue Point: Can be inconsistent at times but never so at this track. The one to beat.
#13 Wishful Thinker: Addition of blinkers has upped him a notch, winning 4/5 with the lone defeat coming when completely luckless late. HK sprinters have a good record in this event and while he comes in with a little less shine, this isn’t the strongest renewal.
#9 Caribou Club
#12 Viddora

Race 5 (UAE Derby):
#1 Walking Thunder: Regular jock chose elsewhere, but still gets an upgrade with Dettori, who can be aggressive from the inside draw and dictate the tempo.
#6 Divine Image: Filly dominated the boys last time out, but she did get a perfect trip in a race where the top contenders lost most of their chance at the post position draw.
#14 Manguzi: Another wide draw, but he’s shown he can defy that and run well.
#9 Razeena: Highly touted earlier in the year and looked to start showing that promise in the Oaks. Worth included at a monster price.

Race 6 (Golden Shaheen):
#8 Tato Key: Argentinian sprint champ has been prepped with this race as the target. From the draw I think he can slot over and get cover just behind the leaders and get first run. Value is there.
#4 Promises Fulfilled: Doesn’t need the lead, as evidenced in the Amsterdam, and 4yo still has a lot of upside, but I would have preferred if he had a prep run.
#5 Drafted: Will be flying late, but think he would have been better off drawn a bit wider.
#3 X Y Jet

Race 7 (Turf):
#7 Almond Eye: The star of the weekend has been training up to that standard. Connections have shown the utmost confidence that she’s ready.
#6 Lord Glitters: No hope at Woodbine when they ran the final half in 44 and change and he was dead last, and willing to excuse his last on a horrible track and after a long campaign. Has a strong record, just missed in a G1 at Royal Ascot, and is a good price.
#3 Deirdre: 3rd in this last year and has improved since. Unlucky in HK as the winner stole the race, and couldn’t do much else last time out as she had a sub 34 final 3f. A moderate lead-up run in that very race has sprung a winner two years ago (#4 here).
#1 Southern Legend: Had a rough trip at Happy Valley three back and can ignore his sprint tries back in the fall. Form other than that is consistent behind HK’s best miler and router.

Race 8 (Sheema Classic):
#6 Rey De Oro: Disappointed last year but it was a speed dominated race. Looks to be in even better form this year and they’ll have learned from that experience.
#2 Old Persian: Showed his potential when winning beating Cross Counter and Kew Gardens. Won from a near-impossible position last time after encountering traffic. Still on the up as a 4yo, but only gets a minimal weight advantage.
#3 Magic Wand: Back to her best distance but looks a bit below the top two choices.
#1 Cheval Grand

Race 9 (World Cup):
#4 Audible: His best races have generally been when he’s had a bit of time between races and over a fast track. From gate 4 he can get a great inside trip behind the speed and burst late to upset.
#3 North America: Blew the start in this last year and two years ago he got caught in a speed duel in the Mile. Likely to duel again this time around, which could soften him up late, but is well respected regardless.
#9 New Trails: No surprise to see this son of Medaglia d’Oro rapidly improve on the dirt. Got close to #3 late two back when stepping way up in class and his last was better than it looks on paper—-he didn’t handle the kickback early. Can avoid most of that from a wider draw and can run on late to juice the exotics.
#12 Thunder Snow: Has been the beneficiary of many great trips and can get a decent one again here despite the wide draw. I know his last was simply a prep, but it was a pretty poor effort. This is his track, however, and he’s won on this card the last two years.

$1 Pick Four
Race 6: 4, 5, 8
Race 7: 1, 2, 3, 6, 7
Race 8: 2, 6
Race 9: 3, 4, 9
$90

Good luck!

[jms62]

Good Luck. I don’t even pretend to know anything about this scene. I will be boxing all your picks in Exacta and Tri and check on it after my tee time.

[knickslions2]

Good stuff Kitan. I’m all over that 7 in first. Good luck today

[casp0555]

that was exciting...

[Alabama Stakes]

Love those big ears on fillies. Left lead late but impressive. She looks very powerful when she’s running. Imagine her and Enable and Winx getting it on ? Who would be the fave ?