Dubai WC selections
 

I figure more people will be looking here for this rather than in the Selections section. Its really tough but this is how I see it.
Looking forward to seeing how others see it, so lets everybody take a stand and make some picks and discuss. Should be fun.

Not bad overall on a tough card.

race 2 Godolphin Mile
12 Spring At Last WON
16 Parole Board 2ND
3 Dixie Meister
15 Vortex

race 3 UAE Derby
7 Bartola
10 Asiatic Boy WON
11 Folk
13 Eu Tambem

race 4 Golden Shaheen
8 Friendly Island 2ND
10 Terrific Challenge
16 Nightmare Affair
13 Harvard Avenue

race 5 Sheema Classic
3 Laverock
13 Youmzain 3RD
12 Quijano 2ND
10 Pop Rock

race 6 Duty Free
7 Kapil
10 Admire Moon WON
16 Linngari 2ND
8 Pompei Ruler

race 7 World Cup
7 Invasor WON
5 Premium Tap 2ND
1 Discreet Cat
4 Kandidate

I'm halfway done so you don't mind if I edit in the rest later, right? :p


GODOLPHIN MILE - Parole Board / Boston Lodge / Gold for Sale / Court Masterpiece

UAE DERBY - Asiatic Boy / Folk / Eu Tamben / Greetings

GOLDEN SHAHEEN - National Colour / Terrific Challenge / Thajja / Salaam Dubai

SHEEMA CLASSIC - Quijano / Youmzain / Vengeance of Rain / Red Rocks

DUTY FREE - Irridescence / Formal Decree / Lava Man / Seihali

WORLD CUP - Invasor / Discreet Cat / Bullish Luck (oh shut up!:D ) / Kandidate

Hey, no one should question putting Bullish Luck in the mix here like you have. He's paid his dues and deserves a shot. Though it's a tall order to make his dirt debut against the best. I had him right under Kandidate. I gave Kandidate the edge just due to his good dirt form.

[quote=my miss storm cat]I'm halfway done so you don't mind if I edit in the rest later, right? :p


GODOLPHIN MILE - Parole Board / Boston Lodge


Im just wondering if Parole Board is a Hunch play for another type of
Board ? :p

godolphin mile,
mullins bay

uae derby,
eu tamben

shaheen,
marchand d'or

sheema,
vengeance
of rain

duty free,
seihali

world cup,
kandidate

[quote=2 Dollar Bill]Took me a minute..... bad you! :D

So you're not gonna laugh when I edit him in the win spot? :p

No, not really. I knew that was coming.:)

Hopefully Invasor is not too tough on the old guy.:p

Godolphin Mile - Dixie Meister / Gold for Sale / Impossible Ski
UAE Derby - Asiatic Boy / Eu Tambem / Day Pass
Golden Shaheen (There goes my longshots!) - Agnes Jedi / National Colour / Thor's Echo
Sheema Classic (The best race IMO) - Quijano / Sir Percy / Red Rocks and Vengeance of Rain
Duty Free - Mystical / Lava Man / Daiwa Major and Miesque's Approval
World Cup - Forty Licks / Invasor / Premium Tap and Discreet Cat

hey FMC,
what do you think of Bartola in the Derby?

I thought his Argentinian form was at least as good as Asiatic Boy's, probably better.

Not much has been said about him.

Hey ArlJim

Actually she has a very good record, but she ran twice with Samba Reggae in Argentina, and didnt showed much.
And Samba Reggea lost to Folk in her last start. Thinking this way....I prefer Folk. Or Samba Reagger, which didnt even enter the race.

But thats just my opinion! lol...

HER! :p


From a UAE press release, a few days ago...

Bartola flies flag for Argentina
(no author listed)

Prominent Argentine conditioner Juan Carlos Maldotti figures Argentine stayer Bartola to have no problems shortening back in distance when she tackles the boys in the March 31st US$2 million UAE Derby (Gr.2), sponsored by Saeed & Mohammed Al Naboodah Group.

�She has already won the Beazley at 1,800 metres and also won at one-mile, I think she can drop down in distance without a problem,� said Maldotti.

Bartola was bought by Saudi Arabian Prince Tirki Bin Badr Bin Saoud after a smashing nine-length victory against fillies in the 2,500-metre (about 12.5 furlongs) Group 1 Gran Premio Criadores on the Palermo dirt course on March 3.

Maldotti, a three-time winner of South America�s prestigious Group 1 Carlos Pellegrini and 13 straight training titles in Argentina, continued: �When Bartola was sold, the buyer inquired if I was willing to continue training the filly.

�It will be very hard, but the challenge is well worth it, and it is a unique opportunity. I arranged a few things which the owner accepted, such as using (Pablo) Falero as the jockey, and also the filly�s groom.�

Trainer Maldotti is due to arrive in Dubai on Tuesday night and has planned a Thursday workout for Bartola, who remained in training in Argentina prior to shipping out on March 19.

�The idea is to breeze her on Thursday and wait for Pablo�s opinion - who better than him to tell us how she is doing?� said Maldotti.

Maldotti is well familiar with several of Bartola`s main Derby rivals, adding: �The medium for me is a new world, I know that the participants are among the best in the world.

�As far as her rivals, I�m off course familiar with Asiatic Boy, who is having a very good campaign there and Joe Louis is a good horse. Additionally the Brazilian colt who won the Nacional (Argentine Derby) [Eu Tambem] will be there.

�I know it will be a very difficult task, but she is a grand filly and if she doesn�t show it now, she will soon demonstrate her quality. The new owners made a very good buy.�

Okay, I saw that also, but it looks like she improved.
Okay the first loss to Samba was only her second start, first stakes race and she lost by 11 lengths.

Then in her fifth start she improved to only lose by a head at 10F Gr1 turf.

Her final two dirt races look very fast according to the times. Its hard to say how good they are because there are no speed figures available that I know of and she won by open lengths as she pleased really

In any case I am excited about this race because the quality of these top horses, including Asiatic Boy, Folk, and Eu Tambem.

Oh thank you for that!!

Always fact checking me, catching my booboos.:p

Godolphin Mile - Impossible Ski and Gold For Sale
UAE Derby - no bet, just watching this one, might have something very small on Traffic Guard
Golden Shaheen - National Colour to blow them away. Harvard Avenue if she doesnt
Sheema Classic - Tough field, but I love Youmzain here to beat Vengence and Laverock.
Duty Free - Pompeii to beat Flasy and I'll have a saver on Mystical at big odds.
World Cup - no bet - just watch DC win!!

GODOLPHIN MILE - Killibegs / Mullins Bay / Blatant

UAE DERBY - Traffic Guard / Asiatic Boy / Eu Tambem

GOLDEN SHAHEEN - Thors Echo / Harvard Ave / Seeking the Best

SHEEMA CLASSIC - Pop Rocks / Red Rocks / Bellamy Cay

DUTY FREE - Admire Moon / Daiwa Mayor / Formal Decree

WORLD CUP - Invasor / Vermilion / Bullish Luck

He was ruled out a couple of days ago..... :(

A did it on his memory ;)

u mean
kandidate.
:cool:

We should have a running thread with commentary on the Dubai races tomorrow since we'll all be home watching them. Could be fun.