Saturday see's the start of the flat turf season from Doncaster,though going concentrate on the high quality World Cup card from Meydan,with the 9f G1 Dubai Turf at 3.20 the main interest .
13 runners declared for 2.8 Million Dubai Turf over 9f on ground described as good .The three main contenders look to be Dream Castle , Vivios & Almond Eye
DREAM CASTLE : 5-Y-0 Bay Gelding ,winning 4 out 13 .Has looked different horse this season since being gelded ,winning 3 out 3 over C&D at Meydan,including winning the G1 Jebel Hatta at Meydan earlier this month ,beating Wotton in good style .Should go well with ideal conditions .
VIVIOS : 6-Y-0 Japanese Black Mare ,winning 3 out 14 .Has decent record in this race ,winning the race in 2017 and finishing second last year behind Benbatl .Returned to form in December finishing creditable second in Hong Kong Mile at Sha Tin .Each-way claims .
ALMOND EYE : 4-Y-0 Japanese Bay Filly ,winning 6 out 7.Has looked very useful filly landing four group one races ,including winning Japan Cup at Toyko in November in impressive style .Interesting contender ,though drop in trip may not be ideal .
VERDICT : Top class Japanese filly Almond Eye is clearly the one beat, being 7lb clear on official ratings,though is taking big drop in trip ,having won the Japan Cup over 12 furlongs last time.Has to be respected,though odds around even money look short enough ,returning from 4 month break over this shorter trip .
DREAM CASTLE has done nothing wrong this season ,winning 3 out 3 over C&D at Meydan ,including winning the group one Jebel Hatta earlier this month.Looks very well suited to this 9 furlong trip at Meydan .Odds around 4-1 look solid e-w value against the short price favourite .
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
DREAM CASTLE 3.20 MEYDAN
£47.00 EACH-WAY @ 4-1 BET365*
(UNPLACED SP 5-2 LOSS £94.00)
No comments:
Post a Comment