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Thurday 21st March – Dubai World Cup Horse Racing Tips

Having looked at the race cards for Thursday there is very little I can get excited about, so I’ve decided to look into the Dubai World Cup at Meydan next Saturday.

Antipost betting is open, and there could be one or two quite good bets for the race.

The dogs have been barking all day for Planteur on Twitter. Even before the horse was purchased by Sheik Joaan Bin Hamad Al Thani. Planteur finished 3rd last year, and broke the track record at Lingfield a few weeks ago during his warmup race. Now, I’m not suggesting he’ll win but he has a cracking each-way chance. Currently around 20-1 with most bookies, he’ll go off much shorter as horses are withdrawn. He’s worth an interest.

The likely winner to me is Hunters Light. This Godolphin trained horse won the latest Al Maktoum Challenge group 1 race as a prep for this, beating the ultra consistent Kassiano into 2nd. Little Mike made his UAE debut in this race (Breeders cup turf winner) and finished 8th behind Hunters Light. Also behind Hunters light that day was Monterosso, last years Dubai World Cup winner. That form looks top draw and any reproduction of that form can see Hunter’s light win this race.

Another line of format that looks good is the defeat of Zazou at Velifendi (turkey) in a group 2 race. The opposition weren’t that good to be fair, but Zazou (joint odds on favourite with Hunters Light) had beaten Cirrus Des Aigles in France, then finished 5th at the Dubai world cup. That horse was 5 lengths behind Hunters Light that day.. Zazou also finished ahead of Cirrrus Des Aigles and the HK horse Ambitious Dragon, who has enjoyed 18 placed efforts out of 25 including multiple grade 1 wins. 

All roads lead to Hunters Light ladies and gentlemen. Take the 5-1 available now, it won’t last long.

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