Dubai World Cup Carnival: Tips from a top card at Meydan on Thursday
FLAT fans can celebrate as the Dubai World Cup Carnival kicks off on Thursday.
Meydan stages a classy six-race card with plenty of prize money up for grabs. We’ve a couple of top tips to line your pockets.
NEW TRAILS (3.40) shot up the weights for a cracking 2018-19 campaign.
The Ahmed bin Harmash-trained six-year-old won twice on the dirt over C&D last season, including this very race.
He breezed home by 10 and a half lengths that day off a 10lb lower mark, prompting connections to run him in Group 1/2 company for the rest of the Carnival.
He was far from disgraced, his only heavy defeat coming in the Dubai World Cup itself when he was a 50-1 poke.
He shaped as though he badly needed the run on reappearance last month, he gets first-time cheekpieces and this is a drop in class.
In the following race, SUEDOIS (4.15) will take plenty of beating dropped into a handicap.
David O’Meara’s charge has bundles of ability and hasn’t won half as many races as he should have.
But this looks a perfect pitch for him; 7f on quick ground around a fair track with the likelihood of a strong gallop.
He has to concede weight all round – he is 6lb clear on ratings – but on his consistently solid Group form this represents a golden opportunity.
Meydan selections
3.40 Meydan – New Trails
4.15 Meydan – Suedois