PREVIEW / ABU DHABI adiyat racing plus.com 31 ADIYAT RACING PLUS ISSUE 838 Thursday 21 st March 2024 SELECTIONS Race 1: Tariq Race 2: JAP Eshraq Race 3: Mubeed Race 4: King Of Time Race 5: Qesa Race 6: RB Bestevah (NAP) Race 7: RB Stryngs Attached Arabian Tale AF Alarqaa Faattik Bibi returns after a lacklustre eighth when sent out as the favourite in a 2200m handicap here, Jaber Bittar’s Mahabb colt Mubeed takes to the stalls well-rested after his courageous victory in the Al Ain Derby nearly a month ago. Ernst Oertel saddles AF Alarqaa (O’Shea), a course and distance maiden winner here three weeks ago, while Abdullah Al Hammadi’s Magic Touch (Richard Mullen) has hit the crossbar thrice in six career starts, including once over C&D when finishing two-and-a-half lengths adrift of LZ Bibi in a maiden before the latter went on to score in the Abu Dhabi Colts Classic. The Mushrae colt runs fresh from his victory in a 1400m maiden at Al Ain a race in which Al Neyadi’s reopposing Haddaf Al Wathba finished a head behind in second on what was his second attempt. Ahmad Al Shamsi saddles Ghiath MKA, likely to come forward from his three-quarter length second on his only-ever racecourse appearance. In the programme’s only Thoroughbred contest, a 0-95 handicap over 1600m, Simon and Ed Crisford search for an eighth winner this campaign with King Of Time (Adrie de Vries), who steps down from the illustrious company he enjoyed, but failed to overcome, during the Dubai Racing Carnival. Last seen, edged out metres from the finish in a handicap by dual Carnival scorer Royal Dubai, the Kingman gelding should be able to handle the minor weight allowance and claim what would be a first Dubai success on his fifth start this term. Trainers’ Championship title rivals Bhupat Seemar and Michael Costa carry their battle forward, the former saddling a trio among which Arabian Tale has been picked by the trainer’s first choice rider, O’Shea. Costa, meanwhile, dispatches Faattik, beaten narrowly by Vespasian last time out, and Eljenob, last seen finishing a close fifth in a crowded finish over C&D. A number of top divisional names, devoid of racing luck during the season, will hope for some supernatural intervention when competing in the 2200m 0-105 handicap, one of four other Arabian events on the card.
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