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Racing at Al Ain on Friday, a seven-race card, is highlighted by a competitive 1400m handicap which will be contested by the maximum allowed field of 15, including Jayide Al Boraq who has only run three times, all at Al Ain. Winning his 1600m debut in March before disappointing three weeks later in a handicap over 1800m, Jayide Al Boraq made a successful return to action a fortnight ago in a 1000m handicap and should be thereabouts under regular pilot Bernardo Pinheiro for trainer Khalifa Al Neyadi and owners Al Rahmani Racing.

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National Day weekend features just one race meeting in the UAE, which is at Jebel Ali Racecourse on Friday afternoon. The seven-race card has attracted plenty of course regulars in competitive handicaps, but for many, the first juvenile race of the campaign up the renowned Jebel Ali hill is the most interesting race.

The ERA Stewards opened an inquiry on Sunday 17th November, 2019 into the notification by the Dubai Equine Forensic Unit that the prohibited substances Phenylbutazone and Oxyphenylbutazone had been detected in the pre-trial blood sample taken from ALABER (AE), before it trialed in Trial 4 over 1000 metres at Meydan Racecourse on Wednesday 30th October 2019.

Sunday’s card at Abu Dhabi was highlighted by the most valuable race of the season staged in the capital, the Group 1 AED 5,000,000 Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan Jewel Crown. Over 1600m on turf, it was won by Mashhur Al Khalediah, who was providing a truly cosmopolitan result as he snared the prize in style.

Trained in Newmarket by an Englishman Phillip Collington the 5-year-old horse was ridden by Frenchman Jean-Bernard Eyquem for Saudi Arabian owners Athbah Racing. It was a sixth career victory for the horse in what was his local debut.

Racing at Al Ain on Friday was highlighted by a 1400m Purebred Arabian handicap in which Royston Ffrench found a very willing partner in the shape of Jap Yajoud, who seemingly pulled himself to the front early on, and had plenty left to see off those who chased the early fractions he dictated.

It was left to Somoud to throw down the final challenge, but Richard Mullen’s mount could not get past and the winner was pulling away again at the line to register his fourth career victory, three of which have been achieved at Al Ain, the first in January 2018 at Sharjah.

Racing at Al Ain on Friday evening is highlighted by a Purebred Arabian handicap for which 13 have been declared. The 1400m affair is headed by Al Mobher and JAP Yajoud, who share the burden of top weight in what appears a very competitive contest.