German runners at Nad al Sheba

The eighth day of racing at the Dubai Racing Carnival once again has a very strong card, with the Group Three Balanchine Stakes for fillies and mares over 1777 metres at 19.20 CET the main feature. This is virtually a re-run of the Cape Verdi, run a fortnight ago over a mile, in which the unbeaten Reem (Jerry Barton/ Fernando Jara) ran out a comfortable winner from Front House (Mike de Kock/ Kevin Shea) with Eva´ s Request (Mick Channon/ Ted Durcan) third and Andreas Wöhler´s Peace Royale fourth, with several more of today´s field behind. Reem has a small penalty today, so that Front House is fancied to reverse the form, while German hopes are high that Peace Royale, who will be partnered this time by Frankie Dettori, will also finish much closer. An interesting newcomer here is the Japanese Group One winner Black Emblem, who will be partnered by Mick Kinane. Logically, Reem, who has done nothing wrong so far, should maintain her unbeaten record, but it promises to be a great race. Another German-trained runner on the card is Peter Schiergen´s Duellant (Andrasch Starke), who finished a close sixth after making most of the running here a fortnight ago. He runs in the 2000 metres handicap at 17.45 and the main dangers appear to be Strategic News (Herman Brown/ Ryan Moore), Irish runner Fiery Lad (Ger Lyons/ Johnny Murtagh) and Feared in Flight (Saeed bin Suroor/ Ted Durcan), while Frankie partners Luca Cumani s Bon Spiel. Both Mike de Kock and Saeed bin Suroor failed to train a winner yesterday, but it could look very different today, as they have fancied runners in most of the 8 races.

Betting forecast:
1. Race: Munaddam - Diana`s Choice - Blue Sky Basin
2. Race: Grantley Adams - Bermuda Rye - Dohasa
3. Race: Commander Cave - Brave Tin Soldier - Jet Express
4. Race: Fiery Lad - Bon Spiel - Strategic News
5. Race: Two Step Salsa - Lucky Find - Easy Target
6. Race: Macarthur - Bankable - Emmrooz
7. Race: Deem - Black Emblem - Front House
8. Race: Without A Prayer - Summer Doldrums - Eddie Jock