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MEYDAN - Thursday Look no further than POLAR RIVER. Doug Watson’s unbeat- FIRST RACE 10:00 EDT en filly has taken this year’s carnival by storm and in three SIXTH RACE 12:55 EDT Win, Place, Swinger, Exacta, Quartet, PA, ATC starts on the Dirt surface has looked every inch a UAE Derby Win, Place, Swinger, Exacta, Quartet, Double, ATC winner in the making. The UAE Oaks is next on the agenda for 1 Mile 6 Furlongs(Turf) 3yo and Up Nad Al Sheba 1 Mile 2 Furlongs(Dirt) 5yo and Up Al Maktoum this likeable daughter of Congrats, though, and judged on her Trophy Sponsored By Skycargo Group 3 Stakes - Challenge R3 Sponsored By Emirates - Arab Group effortless success in the UAE 1000 Guineas (Dolly Dagger Turf - Purse: $200,000. 1 - Dirt - Purse: $90,000. fifth) here last month she should thrive going up in distance No PP HORSE JOCKEY TRAINER Wt. ODDS and is expected to take the world of beating. Vale Dori is the No PP HORSE JOCKEY TRAINER Wt. ODDS 1 (1) RB SO RICH R Ffrench H Al Alawi 126 6-1 unknown quantity in the race on her first start for Mike De 1 (1) QUARTERBACK D O’Neill R Haugen 121 10-1 2 (2) GHADEER D O’Neill A Al Raihe 126 30-1 Kock as she won a Group 1 at Palermo on Dirt last May. The 2 (2) WASIR E Pedroza A Wohler 121 12-1 3 (3) RICHLORE R Mullen E Lemartinel 121 10-1 market should tell us more but the selection boasts rock-solid 3 (3) SHEIKHZAYEDROAD M Harley D M Simcock 126 5-1 4 (4) FAMOUS KID James Doyle S bin Suroor 126 6-1 4 (4) AF TAWAQ F Jara E Oertel 126 30-1 claims on what we’ve seen thus far. 5 (5) NASHMEE H Bentley E Lemartinel 126 8-1 5 (5) MEADOW CREEK P Dobbs D Watson 126 12-1 6 (6) AF LAFEH T O’Shea A Al Raihe 126 10-1 6 (6) PAENE MAGNUS F Tylicki A Bin Harmash 126 15-1 7 (7) SHAHEER C D Hayes E Lemartinel 126 15-1 FOURTH RACE 11:45 EDT 7 (7) BATTERSEA A Atzeni R Varian 126 15-1 8 (8) ABU ALABYAD G Avranche E Lemartinel 126 5-2 8 (8) ANTINORI R Mullen S Seemar 126 15-1 9 (9) HANDASSA P Hanagan F Rohaut 126 6-1 Win, Place, Swinger, Exacta, Quartet, Double, Pick 3, 9 (9) TELLINA R L Moore M De Kock 126 6-1 10 (10) ZAMBUCCA H Bentley S Seemar 126 20-1 10 (10) HAAJEB W Smith N Samiri 126 4-1 Jackpot, ATC 11 (11) SO BIG IS BETTER G Buckell Ms B Deutrom 126 10-1 11 (11) RIO TIGRE R Ffrench S Ghadayer 126 10-1 1 Mile 1 Furlong(Turf) 3yo and Up Balanchine 12 (12) STAR EMPIRE C Soumillon M De Kock 126 2-1 SELECTIONS: 10 - 8 - 9 13 (13) CERTERACH T O’Shea M Halford 126 15-1 Abu Alabyad warrants the utmost respect on his return from Sponsored By Skywards Fillies Group 2 Stakes - Turf 14 (14) EYE IN THE SKY W Buick N Petersen 128 15-1 341 days off the track and similar sentiments apply to Handassa - Purse: $200,000. 15 RESPECT ME RESERVE I Mohammed 126 and Rb So Rich. The verdict is for HAAJEB, though, as he No PP HORSE JOCKEY TRAINER Wt. ODDS SELECTIONS: 4 - 12 - 3 produced a career-best effort when beating Versac Py by almost Battersea had many of these behind when he won a handicap four lengths in a similar contest over 1m3f here last month and 1 (1) MALKA G Mosse P Brandt 126 12-1 over C&D a month ago, where he did not get the best of trips. He is difficult to get away from while that dominant display remains 2 (2) SI LUNA C Soumillon W Mongil 126 4-1 is improving but under the conditions of this contest he has plenty fresh in the memory. 3 (3) EURO CHARLINE R L Moore M Botti 126 3-2 to find. Paene Magnus was second on the occasion and he should 4 (4) VERY SPECIAL James Doyle S bin Suroor 129 5-2 get get closer to Battersea, but like that rival he could struggle at SECOND RACE 10:35 EDT 5 (5) ICECAPADA W Buick N Petersen 126 10-1 these weights. FAMOUS KID was a length behind the aforemen- 6 (6) EXCILLY R Kingscote T Dascombe 126 10-1 tioned pair last time but is significantly better off at the weights Win, Place, Swinger, Exacta, Quartet, Double, Pick 3, ATC 7 (7) MORE ASPEN R Mullen S Seemar 126 8-1 today (12lb with Battersea and 10lb with Paene Magnus). The 7 Furlongs(Turf) 3yo Only Meydan Classic SELECTIONS: 3 - 4 - 7 son of Street Cry has yet to finish out of the frame in three starts at A contest that revolves around the returning EURO CHARLINE Meydan. Star Empire was the top weight in that handicap and ran Sponsored By Skywards Listed Stakes - Turf - Purse: really well to finish a close fifth and he was third in this contest 12 $125,000. and whether she is match fit on her first run of the Carnival. Marco Botti’s five-year-old won the Grade 1 Beverly D. Stakes at months ago. Sheikhzayedroad has to prove himself over this sort of distance (he was only beaten four lengths in the Goodwood Cup No PP HORSE JOCKEY TRAINER Wt. ODDS Arlington last summer and rates the one to beat on official figures. last season) but if he sees out the trip then he will make the frame. 1 (1) PURE DIAMOND H Bentley S bin Suroor 117 10-1 Having beaten Excilly (second), More Aspen (third), Si Luna 2 (2) FIRST SELECTION R L Moore S Crisford 121 3-5 (fourth), Malka and Icecapada (latter pair dead-heated for fifth) SEVENTH RACE 1:30 EDT 3 (3) ALMASHOOQA P Hanagan M De Kock 126 8-1 with ease in the Cape Verdi four weeks ago, Godolphin repre- 4 (4) AJWAD F Tylicki R Bouresly 121 15-1 5 (5) DUBAI FASHION D Probert S bin Suroor 117 20-1 sentative Very Special is the one that could topple the selection Win, Place, Swinger, Exacta, Quartet, ATC 6 (6) COMICAS W Buick C Appleby 121 5-1 if she is a little ring rusty. 1 Mile 2 Furlongs(Turf) 3yo and Up Handicap - 7 (7) TAEXALI R Mullen S Seemar 121 15-1 Purse: $110,000. 8 (8) RULER OF COURSE T O’Shea N Petersen 121 10-1 FIFTH RACE 12:20 EDT 9 (9) CALDER PRINCE R Kingscote T Dascombe 121 7-1 No PP HORSE JOCKEY TRAINER Wt. ODDS SELECTIONS: 1 - 2 - 6 Win, Place, Swinger, Exacta, Quartet, Double, Pick 3, ATC 1 (3) LIMARIO S Hitchcott D Watson 132 10-1 First Selection is the pick of these on official ratings and last 2 (4) MUSADDAS James Doyle S bin Suroor 131 7-2 7 Furlongs(Turf) 3yo and Up Handicap - Purse: year’s Group 3 Solario Stakes winner, a close-up fifth in the 3 (1) ELLEVAL P J Smullen D Marnane 130 5-1 Group 1 Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere at Longchamp when last $120,000. 4 (14) DORMELLO C D Hayes D Selvaratnam 128 5-1 5 (13) NAFAQA D Probert E Charpy 128 20-1 sighted, must be respected on his seasonal/Meydan debut. The No PP HORSE JOCKEY TRAINER Wt. ODDS booking of Ryan Moore is a huge positive, but at the prices and 6 (5) ARTIGIANO W Buick C Appleby 126 15-1 1 (1) VIN CHAUD C Soumillon F Rohaut 132 8-1 7 (8) PILOTE R Ffrench S Ghadayer 126 12-1 on his return from 151 days off the track it could be worth taking 2 (14) DARK EMERALD R Mullen B Powell 129 6-1 8 (12) WHISTLE STOP D O’Neill M De Kock 126 6-1 him on with PURE DIAMOND. Saeed bin Suroor’s charge strug- 3 (4) FILS ANGES P J Smullen A Jan 129 4-1 9 (10) AVON PEARL A de Vries R Haugen 125 20-1 gled against the smart Polar River on her reappearance here in 4 (11) MASTERMIND P Hanagan M De Kock 128 9-2 10 (11) BEACH BAR T O’Shea B Powell 125 15-1 January but took a huge step in the right direction when finishing 5 (13) BANAADEER D O’Neill M De Kock 126 6-1 11 (9) KHUSOOSY P Hanagan A Al Raihe 125 6-1 second to the reopposing Comicas in the Meydan Classic Trial 12 (2) NOLOHAY F Jara M Al Muhairi 125 15-1 6 (12) CHAMPIONSHIP F Tylicki A Bin Harmash 123 15-1 over C&D last month and if she breaks better from the gates this 13 (7) SHAMAAL NIBRAS P Dobbs D Watson 125 12-1 7 (10) AMERICAN HOPE James Doyle S bin Suroor 122 10-1 time she’s entitled to reverse that form. The daughter of Street 14 (6) SNOW SQUALL F Tylicki A Bin Harmash 125 15-1 8 (6) KANAF G Buckell (5) M Al Muhairi 121 8-1 Cry was flying at Charlie Appleby’s charge at the death and is 15 NIGHT RUN RESERVE Y Blooshi 123 9 (5) MUHARAAJ M Dwyer P Brandt 121 30-1 clearly held in high regard having been sent off 7-4 favourite for 16 PROBABLY RESERVE R Haugen 122 10 (3) DECATHLETE R Ffrench S Ghadayer 120 20-1 17 START RIGHT RESERVE S Seemar 121 the Group 2 May Hill Stakes at Doncaster last September.