PREVIEW / AL AIN adiyat racing plus.com 35 ADIYAT RACING PLUS ISSUE 838 Thursday 21 st March 2024 AL MARAR TRAINEE EXPECTED TO BE ON THE MONEY The Prestige Al Ain Sprint is also set to welcome a new heir as last year’s victor Heros De Lagardere has dodged a defence of his crown for obvious reasons having taken the Group 1 Emirates Championship last weekend. That sets a good precedent for the 15 competing for the lion’s share of the AED100,000 on offer this year with RB Money Maker taken to dictate and dominate this year’s renewal. The Hamad Al Marar trainee has had a patchy season so far despite kicking off his campaign with victory over course and distance. Recently, he was narrowly overhauled by Irfan Ellahi’s re-opposing JAP Hadad (Ffrench) when giving away plenty of weight and drawing off a true line in the closing stages. Off level weights and with O’Shea already familiar with his quirky attitude, it will be a surprise if that form does not reverse. The Ellahi pupil himself has shown a clear liking for sprints with all four career victories being recorded over the 1200m trip or shorter and has lately gone from strength to strength in this division, hacking up three victories this season already. Another interesting prospect in this is Maahir. Trained by Majed Al Jahoori, the five-year-old may only have one win to his name but has been lurking around in some of the top sprinting races recently with a pair of fourths from the Group 2 Bani Yas and Group 3 Al Ruwais. The booking of apprentice Qais Al Busaidi places him well in this field. Seven other races on the programme cater to different classes and distances, all within the Purebred Arabian breed. SELECTIONS Race 1: AF Tasha'alal Race 2: Zayd Race 3: Azzouz Race 4: Jouad De Carrere Race 5: AF Tharwaty Race 6: JAP Malawih Race 7: Badraan Baynounah Race 8: RB Money Maker Race 9: Hakeem (NAP) Oxford Golden Years Loolwa RB Money Maker
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