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Meydan Overview & Selections – Week 2:

Equilateral was a winner for this overview last week at Meydan on a card that threw up two legitimate World Cup night contenders. Golden Goal lowered the 7 furlong track record on the dirt and as such is in the frame for the Godolphin Mile and Military Law took Round 1 of the Al Maktoum Challenge on the dirt throwing his hat into the ring for the Dubai World Cup itself.

The fillies take centre stage today with the UAE 1000 Guineas on the Dirt and the Cape Verdi on the Turf being the feature events.

Four selections for you this week:

10:40am ET Meydan: Star Safari

A thoroughly competitive Listed contest can go to the lightly raced Star Safari. He has won two of his four starts to date and is open to plenty of improvement. When last seen he won a handicap here off a mark of 94 beating the useful and bang in-form Franz Kafka. He gave the distinct impression that he was still green when winning, running around and hanging under pressure, but still having enough talent to win. He has been raised 5lb for that which should not be enough to stop him. He represents the magical Meydan duo of Charlie Appleby and William Buick and is well drawn in Stall 2. He looks set to go close.

11:15am ET Meydan: Summer Romance

Godolphin have scooped 8 of the last 10 renewals of this Group 2 contest and I think in Stunning Beauty and Summer Romance they have the main protagonists once again. I am with Summer Romance for Charlie Appleby despite the fact Stunning Beauty looks to be a filly of considerable potential being unbeaten in her only two starts. Summer Romance won the Listed Princess Elizabeth Stakes at Epsom last Summer and had been a very useful two-year-old. Indeed, she can boast a win in the Empress Stakes in a very fast time. She is already a more than decent filly who sets the standard can take...

Hump Day “Lock” is at Pompano Park on race 05 with the #3-Lindy Beach- Beaten fav makes amends tonight. Drop and pop.-Rick Plano drives.

Last “Lock” won again making Howard’s pick record now: 680 of 1083 wins with 191 seconds and 70 thirds.

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Tonight’s “Lock” is at Northfield Park on race 11 with the #2-Boys Turn-Easy win last out-expect same tonight-Chris Lems drives.

Last “Lock” was 3rd. Howard’s pick record is at: 679 of 1082 wins with 191 seconds and 70 thirds.

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Meydan Overview & Selections – Week 1:

The Dubai International Carnival is back. Over the next few months, we will be treated to top-class international racing on the dirt and turf. The Carnival this year is slightly reduced in terms of the number of meetings but it will not be short on quality as we work our way towards Dubai World Cup night in late March.

The beauty of the Carnival is that we get to see a pool of horses regularly trying to stake their claim for a post position on World Cup night and we become familiar, not just with the horses, but with their handlers and the stories therein.

It is an amazing Carnival and it all gets under way on Thursday with the ever popular Al Maktoum Challenge taking centre stage.

9:30am ET Meydan: Rio Angie

The first race of this year’s Carnival provides us with a competitive handicap on the dirt over seven furlongs. Early pace on the surface is crucial at Meydan and Rio Angie has it in spades. She easily landed a handicap here in November at a domestic meeting, recording a fast time in the process. She breaks from stall 9, which is wide enough, but her blistering early pace should see her lead on the rail after a furlong or so and thereafter she could take some pegging back. On the face of it, she looks to be the second string from the Doug Watson yard with stable jockey Pat Dobbs riding Golden Goal. However, Sam Hitchcott rode her to success in November and it is probably just a case of keeping the partnership intact.

10:40am ET Meydan: Gladiator King

Gladiator King took well to racing at Meydan last year, winning both of his starts before running really well when third in Saudi Arabia in the Saudi Sprint. He has solid form claims, plus a good draw in stall 3. His trainer, Satish Seemar, has a sure touch with sprinters, as he showed with the legend that is Reynaldothewizard, and...

Hump Day “Lock” is at Northfield Park on race 09 with the #2-Asanti Alice- Parked entire mile last out- inside post tonight-Kurt Sugg drives. Last “Lock” was off the board and Howard’s record is now at: 679 of 1081 wins with 191 seconds and 69 thirds.

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Tuesday’s “Lock” is at Northfield Park on race 13 with the #2-Photobombr Hanover- Major Class drop here and inside post-Ronnie Wrenn Jr drives.

Last “Lock” Won again making it 4 in a row for Howard’s picks! His record at: 679 of 1080 wins with 191 seconds and 69 thirds.

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