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17:45 Meydan (UAE)

Natagora Handicap (Turf)

  • 11 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 2f
  • Going: Fast
  • Surface: Turf
  • AED 150,002 added
  • Winner: AED 95,818
  • 2nd: AED 29,671
  • 3rd: AED 14,835
  • 4th: AED 7,397
Weighed In
  • Off Time: 17:45:16
  • 11 Ran
1
Silk -
12/1

    2
    Silk -
    10/1

      3
      Silk -
      1(3)
      Silk - Royal blue, royal blue sleeves, royal blue cap
      1/2
      • Form 162-122
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-6

      2(10)
      Silk - Yellow, blue diamonds, yellow sleeves, yellow, blue diamond cap

      Starboard

      9 D
      8/1
      • Form 21441-6
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-6

      3(1)
      Silk - Grey, Black and Green sash, Black cap
      • Form 6/795-60
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-0

      4(11)
      Silk - Royal blue, royal blue sleeves, white cap

      Quick Wit

      16 p CD
      12/1
      • Form 2100-67
      • Age 6
      • Weight 9-0

      5(4)
      Silk - Cerise, dark blue spots, cerise sleeves, dark blue cap
      • Form 1141-89
      • Age 6
      • Weight 8-13

      6(9)
      Silk - Maroon, white sash, white sleeves, maroon cap, white star

      Jutland

      16 D
      10/1
      • Form 1133-24
      • Age 6
      • Weight 8-13

      7(7)
      Silk - Yellow, Black epaulets, black seams
      10/1
      • Form 614-553
      • Age 5
      • Weight 8-11

      8(6)
      Silk - Maroon, White star and sleeves, white cap

      Nationalism

      100 vt
      25/1
      • Form 5/52060-
      • Age 6
      • Weight 8-10

      9(8)
      Silk - White & red halved horizontally, royal blue hoop, white & red halved sleeves, royal blue armlets, red & blue hooped cap
      16/1
      • Form 50-0045
      • Age 7
      • Weight 8-9

      10(2)
      Silk - Maroon, grey striped, maroon, grey striped sleeves, maroon cap
      14/1
      • Form 4066-20
      • Age 4
      • Weight 8-8

      11(5)
      Silk - Grey, dark blue diamonds, grey sleeves, dark blue & cerise quartered cap
      • Form F641-04
      • Age 5
      • Weight 8-8

      In depth

      Verdict

      ROYAL EMPIRE has been in cracking form since arriving here and his three runs have seen a rise of 12lb in the handicap. His recent defeat by Kassiano was given a boost on Thursday when the winner scored very easily and Saeed Bin Suroor's charge should defy top weight. Starboard won a Group 3 at Longchamp in September and will be better for last week's run behind Await The Dawn while the selection's stablemate Quick Wit usually takes a while to warm up here and his recent form figures are not representative of his ability. Burano never got into the action here last time and is much better judged on his earlier run and when landing a Listed contest here a year ago.