The seventh meeting of the 2019 Dubai World Cup Carnival takes place tomorrow, please find below the Week 7 Meydan bet selections selected by Racing TV’s Angus McNae.
Also attached the race cards for the seventh race meeting of the Carnival.
Meydan Selections – Week 7:
A good card this week and I will try and follow up the brace of winners we had last week:
10:05am Meydan: Blue Point
This 5 Furlong turf sprint should prove to be a perfect launch pad for this Group 1 performer. He stands head and shoulders above these in terms of class and even if not fully wound up he should give this lot a sprinting lesson. He handles the track as he proved last year behind Ertijaal and went on to land the Kings Stand Stakes at Royal Ascot. This is a stepping stone to the Al Quoz sprint where he has unfinished business having been withdrawn at the start last year. He should win very easily.
10:40am Meydan: Heavy Metal
There is little doubt that this horse is the class act in the race. He won the Godolphin mile on World Cup night 2018 which concluded a sensational season. He wasn’t able to maintain the momentum on his seasonal reappearance when failing to get the lead in Round 1 of the Maktoum Challenge and ultimately running a very flat race. Thus his well-being is the main issue, but if he is anywhere near his best he will win. I take him to make all from stall 1. If he gets an easy lead they won’t know where he’s gone.
11:15am Meydan: Art Du Val
This horse is a new shooter to the Meydan scene. Just the type that trainer Charlie Appleby excels with. He brings decent Listed form from Deauville to the party and is lightly raced having had just the two starts. In a field where most are relatively exposed he can make a winning start to his Dubai career despite a wide draw.
11:50am Meydan: Poetic Charm
When this filly won the Cape Verdi beating five of her opponents tonight, I said live on air that the Balanchine was all over. I have no reason to doubt myself 4 weeks later. I was impressed with the turn of foot this filly showed having been held up off a modest gallop and now that connections have worked out that she needs riding patiently she is open to a lot of improvement. From her wide draw I am sure she will be tucked in and then launched late to utilise her sharp turn of foot. The extra furlong here should be no problem and she should win.
1:00pm Meydan: Walton Street
This horse won for us here on the blog at last year’s Carnival and having plied his trade in deeper waters thereafter he can take advantage of dropping back into a handicap. He was thought good enough by connections to contest races like the Geoffrey Freer at Newbury where he lacked the pace necessary to win a Group 3. He is essentially a strong stayer and could make up into a decent Cup horse in Europe next season. For now this handicap looks to be within his grasp on his seasonal return.
Good luck and remember to place your wagers at IdaBet.com!
