Dubai Carnival Contest II

[jaripeo]

HERE I, VOY:

Pointing Nort (Alt Echoes Rock)

Honour Devil (Alt Jaffal)

Instan Recall (Alt Asset)

Bucintros (Alt Team Victory) Best Bet

New Guinea (Alt Crime Scene)

Gladiatorus (Alt Traffic Guard)

Banknote (Alt Yamal)

Sanbuch (Alt Young Mick)

[peetsa]

2) Stubbs Art

3) Honour Devil

4) Judd Street

5) Grand Hombre

6) Mr Brock NAP

7) Blue Ksar

8) Ragheed

9) Young Mick

[viscount26]

2. Pointing North Nap

3. Honour Devil

4. Asset

5. Irish Mayhem

6. Sugar Ray

7. Gladiatorus

8. Yamal

9. Captain Webb

[PatCummings]

I hope you guys subscribe to the DubaiRaceNight newsletter - free of course...but here is what I said about 23-1 winner Dijeerr...

Make no mistake about the fact that #1 HONOUR DEVIL is a deserving strong favorite. I don't think #6 TIZ NOW TIZ THEN can get close to Honour Devil under most circumstances but am holding out hope that #2 DIJEERR harnesses some magical turn of form to spring the upset or put a decent run in.

His dam, Sharp Minister (by Deputy Minister), was unplaced in two starts, but a year after foaling Dijeerr, she dropped a full brother named Plavius. In four lifetime starts on Dubai dirt, Plavius has two wins and a second before he finished last on February 6th at Nad Al Sheba. You'll notice that Plavius defeated #3 ESTIDHAAF by more than six lengths four starts back, and I think he has board-hitting possibilties today. A half-brother to Dijeerr, Sharp Writer, was second in the Golden Gate Derby (G3) in 2005 before winning some listed stakes races in 2006. Overall, his ability to make some running on the dirt is not out of the question given the breeding.

Apprentice jockey Antioco Murgia has the return call on Dijeerr and has compiled just nine rides in the Emirates since January 22nd. He managed his first local win last week at Jebel Ali for trainer Mubarak bin Shafya, winning by 7.75 lengths in a pace-tracking victory. Interestingly, he rode a son of Danzig that day and had a decent second at a price last week at the Carnival.

Those last two races for Dijeerr were indeed AWFUL, but I am certainly wondering if a change of scene could give him a chance to find himself near the front of the field. I expect the 8-1 morning line to drift up quite a bit as the gate break looms.

Now, granted, I still think Honour Devil was best in that race but Dijeerr offered quite a bit of value and did indeed drift to 23-1. He was only 11-1 on the UK pool.

[NoChanceToDance]

Dijeerr has bee my only winning bet today and that was only a small one because I thought Honour Devil would be too good. It's been awful for me yet again.

What is up with Satish Seemar and Hermon Brown at the moment??? Both trainers are in dreadful form (I don't think Seemar has had a winner at the carnival yet). Pointing North and Better By Honor (both very good horses) have had no shows again. Can a stable be in worse form than these two?? Both horses have the form to win races like this easily and yet run down the field

[brockguy]

Has Leandros lost a leg? Out from 7-1 to 20-1!. They must have heard I fancied it!

[PatCummings]

Originally Posted by peetsa

2) Stubbs Art

3) Honour Devil

4) Judd Street

5) Grand Hombre

6) Mr Brock NAP

7) Blue Ksar

8) Ragheed

9) Young Mick

That should land you the spoils for tonight - good job!

[NoChanceToDance]

What a dreadful, dreadful day for me. Well done to those who had winners today.

Here goes another day......

Race 1 - Diana's Choice (alt Blue Sky Basin)
Race 2 - Dohasa (alt Bermuda Rye)
Race 3 - Fervent Prince (alt Tasteyville)
Race 4 - Fiery Lad (alt Bon Spiel)
Race 5 - Frosty Secret (alt Two Step Salsa)
Race 6 - Red Eye Express (NAP) (alt, Kings Gambit)
Race 7 - Black Emblem (alt, Deem) ....... very hard to pick between these two
Race 8 - Eddie Jock (alt, Wise Dennis)

[jaripeo]

Wath a Thursday......

Here I VOY, for tomorrow races:

LESSING (Alt DIANAS CHOICE)

TAS DEER (Alt BERMUDA RYE) Best Bet

BRAVE THIN SOLDIER (Alt JONQUIL)

FIERY LAD (Alt STRATEGIC NEW)

TWO STEPS SALASA (Alt FROSTY SECRET)

MACARTHUR (Alt BANKABLE)

DEEM (Alt BLANK EMBLEM)

SUMMER DOLDRUM (Alt BUCKED OFF)