Al Muharraq Cup by Texel Air (Handicap) (3yo+) (Outer Track) (Turf)

Bahrain

11:20

Date 2023-12-08

Distance 1m2f

Class

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £40,000

Winning Time 2m 6.28s

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Isle Of Jura (GB) Callum Shepherd · George Scott	—	Won
2nd	Box To Box (IRE) Ebrahim Nader · Hugo Palmer	—	1.75
3rd	Lucander (IRE) Rowan Scott · George Baker	—	0.3
4th	Parlando (GB) Billy Garritty · Ian Williams	—	0.2
5th	Simply Sondheim (IRE) Billy Loughnane · George Baker	—	0.1
6th	Duc De Kent (FR) Lee Newman · Ian Williams	—	.75
7th	Dark Lion (IRE) Rosie Jessop · Fawzi Abdulla Nass	—	2.5
8th	Merlin's Beard (GB) Jason Watson · Fawzi Abdulla Nass	—	.5
9th	Moktasaab (GB) J F Egan · Phil McEntee	—	1.25
10th	Slieve Binnian (IRE) Nathan Crosse · M Halford & T Collins	—	.5
11th	Mr McCann (IRE) Gerald Mosse · Allan M Smith	—	.5
12th	Rollajam (IRE) Stephane Ladjadj · Fawzi Abdulla Nass	—	5
13th	Royal Scimitar (IRE) Anas bin Salim Al Siyabi · Fawzi Abdulla Nass	—	7.5
14th	Massaman (IRE) Szczepan Mazur · Jaber Ramadhan	—	1.25

Runners (14)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
1 (8)	Dark Lion Bay J:Rosie Jessop T:Fawzi Abdulla Nass	J:Rosie Jessop T:Fawzi Abdulla Nass	137	—	558142	-	95	-	—	—	—	—	10	—	—
Hasn't won as many races as his ability suggests he should have; below best after break
2 (7)	Lucander Bay J:Rowan Scott T:George Baker	J:Rowan Scott T:George Baker	137	b	159304	-	108	-	146d	—	—	—	1.5	—	—
Wide-margin winner of this race last year and should go well if there's a decent gallop
3 (11)	Rollajam Chestnut J:Stephane Ladjadj T:Fawzi Abdulla Nass	J:Stephane Ladjadj T:Fawzi Abdulla Nass	133	b	305311	-	97	-	—	—	—	—	18.5	—	—
Thriving in Bahrain at present and, although raised a further 7lb, should go well again
4 (2)	Merlin's Beard b/br J:Jason Watson T:Fawzi Abdulla Nass	J:Jason Watson T:Fawzi Abdulla Nass	132	—	175-92	-	110	-	—	—	—	—	0	—	—
Ran well on second start in Bahrain in February but off since and may need further
5 (4)	Duc De Kent Bay J:Lee Newman T:Ian Williams	J:Lee Newman T:Ian Williams	131	—	115822	-	102	-	195d	—	—	—	10.5	—	—
Very useful in France but will have to be at best to win this on stable/Bahrain debut
6 (6)	Isle Of Jura Bay J:Callum Shepherd T:George Scott	J:Callum Shepherd T:George Scott	131	—	-74116	-	107	-	118d	—	—	—	12	—	—
Disappointing when last seen and up in trip but lightly raced and likely has more to offer
7 (14)	Mr McCann Bay J:Gerald Mosse T:Allan M Smith	J:Gerald Mosse T:Allan M Smith	131	t	5-4404	-	99	-	—	—	—	—	0	—	—
All wins have been over shorter so stamina still a concern returned to this trip
8 (13)	Royal Scimitar Bay J:Anas bin Salim Al Siyabi T:Fawzi Abdulla Nass	J:Anas bin Salim Al Siyabi T:Fawzi Abdulla Nass	131	—	d4311d	-	97	-	—	—	—	—	12.9	—	—
Disqualified from first place over 7f last time; stamina to prove over this trip
9 (5)	Simply Sondheim Bay J:Billy Loughnane T:George Baker	J:Billy Loughnane T:George Baker	129	—	0-1262	-	110	-	83d	—	—	—	0	—	—
Prolific winner; should give a good account back on a sound surface for Bahrain debut
10 (10)	Box To Box Bay J:Ebrahim Nader T:Hugo Palmer	J:Ebrahim Nader T:Hugo Palmer	127	—	122013	-	111	-	59d	—	—	—	12.5	—	—
Consistent sort who finished fourth behind Lucander in this race last year; place claims
11 (9)	Massaman Bay J:Szczepan Mazur T:Jaber Ramadhan	J:Szczepan Mazur T:Jaber Ramadhan	127	tp	45-160	-	101	-	—	—	—	—	0	—	—
Multiple winner in Ireland who scored on Bahrain debut; off since poor run in March
12 (1)	Moktasaab Chestnut J:J F Egan T:Phil McEntee	J:J F Egan T:Phil McEntee	122	t	-45700	-	108	-	129d	—	—	—	0	—	—
Isn't consistent and not won for some time but on a good mark for Bahrain debut
13 (3)	Parlando Bay J:Billy Garritty T:Ian Williams	J:Billy Garritty T:Ian Williams	122	—	2-3332	-	111	-	23d	—	—	—	3.5	—	—
Unexposed sort who is capable of better; stamina to prove going up in trip so best watched
14 (12)	Slieve Binnian Grey J:Nathan Crosse T:M Halford & T Collins	J:Nathan Crosse T:M Halford & T Collins	121	—	541911	-	109	-	49d	—	—	—	20	—	—
In good form on AW but has to show that improvement can be translated back to turf

No odds data available.

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Slieve Binnian

OR: 0 Form: 20 Odds: 0

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2nd

Rollajam

18.5

OR: 0 Form: 18.5 Odds: 0

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3rd

Royal Scimitar

12.9

OR: 0 Form: 12.9 Odds: 0

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Box To Box

12.5

OR: 0 Form: 12.5 Odds: 0

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Isle Of Jura

OR: 0 Form: 12 Odds: 0

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Duc De Kent

10.5

OR: 0 Form: 10.5 Odds: 0

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Dark Lion

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 0

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Parlando

3.5

OR: 0 Form: 3.5 Odds: 0

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Lucander

1.5

OR: 0 Form: 1.5 Odds: 0

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Merlin's Beard

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Mr McCann

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Simply Sondheim

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Massaman

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Moktasaab

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Dark Lion	—	95	—
Lucander	—	108	—
Rollajam	—	97	—
Merlin's Beard	—	110	—
Duc De Kent	—	102	—
Isle Of Jura	—	107	—
Mr McCann	—	99	—
Royal Scimitar	—	97	—
Simply Sondheim	—	110	—
Box To Box	—	111	—
Massaman	—	101	—
Moktasaab	—	108	—
Parlando	—	111	—
Slieve Binnian	—	109	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Parlando	23d ago	Fit
Slieve Binnian	49d ago	Fresh
Box To Box	59d ago	Fresh
Simply Sondheim	83d ago	Fresh
Isle Of Jura	118d ago	Long break
Moktasaab	129d ago	Long break
Lucander	146d ago	Long break
Duc De Kent	195d ago	Long break
Dark Lion	—	—
Rollajam	—	—
Merlin's Beard	—	—
Mr McCann	—	—
Royal Scimitar	—	—
Massaman	—	—