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Hunterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Light has Dubai World Cup in his sights

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AL-ADIYAT CONTENTS News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/27 Endurance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29 Bloodstock . . . . . . . . . . . .30/33 Polo News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35 Qatar Review / Results . . . . . . 37 Nicholas Godfrey / Harry's Shorts . . . 39 Howard Wright / Pat Cummings . . . . 41 Tom Jennings / John Berry . . . 43 Derek Thompson / Alastair Nicolson . . 45 Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47/49 Akhbar Al Khail (Racing Calendar) . . 50/51 Photo Gallery . . . . . . . . . . 52/53 Review / Results Jebel Ali (Friday) . . . . . . . .54/55 Previews Dubai Kahayla Classic . . .56/57 Godolphin Mile . . . . . . . . .58/59 Dubai Gold Cup . . . . . . . .60/61 UAE Derby . . . . . . . . . . . .62/63 Al Quoz Sprint . . . . . . . . .64/65 Dubai Golden Shaheen . .66/67 Dubai Duty Free . . . . . . . .68/69 Dubai Sheema Classic . . .70/71 Dubai World Cup . . . . . . .72/73 Racecard/Form . . . . . . . .74/81

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30 March 2013

O’Shea defends title B

ARRING a miracle, the UAE Owners’ Championship will surely again go to HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum whose 36 winners thus far this season is at least seven more than anyone else, although Godolphin are on 29 and set to have runners in seven races this evening. Tadhg O’Shea may have drawn a blank at Jebel Ali last Friday afternoon but with his closest pursuer in the UAE jockeys’ race, Richard Mullen, riding only one winner and Wayne Smith also managing a single success, it was enough for O’Shea to defend his local jockeys’ crown. It is the third time the jockey has won the title, whereas it looks like there will be a new name on the trainers’ title with Ernst Oertel in pole position on 34 winners, one more than Musabah Al Muhairi who only has one World Cup night runner. Ali Rashid Al Raihe, the reigning champion and former champion Satish Seemar are both on 31. Russian Rocks connections to memorable Treble The destiny of both the Jebel Ali Jockeys’ and Trainers’ Championships were decided long before last week’s final meeting of the season at the track, won by Musabah Al Muhairi

and Wayne Smith respectively, but there was plenty to play for in the Owners’ equivalent which reached a thrilling climax. Going into the meeting, HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum’s eight winners saw him one clear of Fathi Esaed Mohd Egziama, himself one ahead of Sheikh Mansoor bin Mohd Al Maktoum. It was the last named who drew first blood with the victory of On War in an 1800m handicap but Egziama soon replied with Russian Rock landing the featured 1000m dash. That was his only runner on the card though and Sheikh Mansoor immediately joined the other pair on eight winners when Iguaza Falls won the following 1600m handicap. And that was how it finished, all three locked on eight with Sheikh Hamdan taking the spoils having owned more horses who finished second than the other pair. All three titles were generously sponsored by Ardmore Trading. However, those cash prizes were not all that was at stake and Egziama gained ample compensation when presented with the keys to a Chevrolet Tahoe, donated by Sheikh Majid bin Mohammed Al Maktoum, as the owner of Russian Rock, the most successful horse on the course this season.

He won four times, as did fellow big race winner and stable companion Treble Jig but again it was a second place that clinched the award with Treble Jig winning all four of his starts, whereas Russian Rock did suffer defeat ‘up the hill’. For good measure, Al Muhairi and Smith were similarly awarded having saddled and ridden the most winners on the course – including a combined eight times with the aforementioned Russian Rock and Treble Jig.

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HE destiny of both the Jebel Ali Jockeys’ and Trainers’ Championships were decided long before last week’s final meeting of the season at the track, won by Musabah Al Muhairi and Wayne Smith respectively, but there was plenty to play for in the Owners’ equivalent which reached a thrilling climax. Going into the meeting, HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al

Maktoum’s eight winners saw him one clear of Fathi Esaed Mohd Egziama, himself one ahead of Sheikh Mansoor bin Mohd Al Maktoum. It was the last named who drew first blood with the victory of On War in an 1800m handicap but Egziama soon replied with Russian Rock landing the featured 1000m dash. That was his only runner on the card though and Sheikh Mansoor

immediately joined the other pair on eight winners when Iguaza Falls won the following 1600m handicap. And that was how it finished, all three locked on eight with Sheikh Hamdan taking the spoils having owned more horses who finished second than the other pair. All three titles were generously sponsored by Ardmore Trading. However, those cash prizes were

not all that was at stake and Egziama gained ample compensation when presented with the keys to a Chevrolet Tahoe, donated by Sheikh Majid bin Mohammed Al Maktoum, as the owner of Russian Rock, the most successful horse on the course this season. He won four times, as did fellow big race winner and stable companion Treble Jig but again it

was a second place that clinched the award with Treble Jig winning all four of his starts, whereas Russian Rock did suffer defeat ‘up the hill’. For good measure, Al Muhairi and Smith were similarly awarded having saddled and ridden the most winners on the course – including a combined eight times with the aforementioned Russian Rock and Treble Jig.

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30 March 2013

Planteur reunited with Moore

ORMER UK Champion Jockey Ryan Moore will again ride Planteur in Saturday's $10million Dubai World Cup, a race the pair were third in last year, according to the 6yo's trainer Marco Botti who is very happy with his charge's condition. Adam Kirby was in the saddle when Planteur achieved his first win for his new trainer, when breaking the track record at Lingfield in the Winter Derby Trial - his first start this season and his prep race for Saturday's race. "Ryan rode him when he was third last year so we booked him," explained Botti. Botti is confident he has his charge in better shape and continued: "Ryan knows the horse well, he's in good shape and I think he has benefited from his preparation this year as he's had a run. He went there fresh last year and I think having the run will help him. "We know he handles the track and if he gets a bit of luck with the draw he could have a very good chance. He did his final piece of work on Friday, which was very good, and he left this morning, so it's very exciting."

Mick lives up to his name

ILL TURNER secured his sixth Brocklesby, the traditional first juvenile race of the UK season, when Mick’s Yer Man landed the 5f opening race of the 2013 Flat season at Doncaster on Friday. The son of Bahamian Bounty, who is owned by the trainer's wife Tracy, was ridden by his grandson Ryan While and charged to a convincing success and the pair had five lengths to spare over Vodka Time.

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Richard Fahey and Paul Hanagan were chasing their third Brocklesby success since 2007 but had to settle for third with Lord Clyde. Turner, who named his winner after trainer Mick Easterby, won his first Brocklesby with Indian Spark in 1996. That was followed by wins for The Lord (2002), Spoof Master (2006) and Sally's Dilemma (2008), while He's So Cool scored two years ago.

Gentildonna pleases connections

INNER of the 2012 Japan Cup, Gentildonna, recorded 55.5 seconds in a four furlong gallop at Ritto Training Centre last Wednesday, her final piece of work before she headed for Dubai on Friday.

She is set to run in the Dubai Sheema Classic tonight. Trainer Sei Ishizaka said: "I sent her for a break soon after last year's Japan Cup. After she returned, I thought she was well refreshed due to her shape and calm mind, so I have

trained her with the Dubai Sheema Classic as her target. "The biggest concern is the transportation. I hope it is good for her. I think if she arrives at Dubai with no trouble then she will still be fine, same as now, and will show us a successful run."

Godolphin planning internationally

ODOLPHIN’S recent Group 1 Al Maktoum Challenge Round 3 victor Hunter’s Light and Aesop’s Fables, both trained by Saeed bin Suroor, both hold entries in the 2000m furlong Group 1 Audemars Piguet QEII Cup on turf at Sha Tin, Hong Kong, on April 28.

Aesop’s Fables has also been entered in the turf Group 1 Champions’ Mile at the same course on May 5. Meanwhile, Bin Suroor’s Dubai City of Gold third Cavalryman has been entered in the 3200m Group 1 Tenno Sho at Kyoto, Japan, on April 28.

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Dwyer to appeal M ARTIN DWYER has spoken of his shock at being banned from April 6 to May 31 after stewards in India deemed he had not allowed a short priced favourite to run on its merits in a finish that led to protests from angry racegoers. The punishment means Dwyer misses virtually the first two months of the British Flat season. The final day of his ban is Oaks day at Epsom where he might have expected to ride May Hill Stakes second Purr Along. He will also miss the ride on the filly should she contest the 1000 Guineas on May 5. "I am shocked and extremely disappointed," Dwyer said. "I intend to appeal." The 56 day punishment was decided upon at a disciplinary

hearing of the Royal Western India Turf Club last Thursday. The race at Mahalaxmi in Mumbai on February 17 made headlines around the world after Dwyer reportedly had to be rescued by security guards as angry racegoers protested at his riding of Ice Age, the favourite, who ran third. Head on pictures showed Dwyer's mount veering to the right in the closing stages and colliding with a rival, after which Dwyer pulled his mount away. When he began to ride out Ice Age in the final strides, the filly hung right again with Dwyer reporting her to have bled during the race. Dwyer, a Derby winner on Sir Percy in 2006, also addedt: "The vets confirmed about the horse bleeding during the race

and I even had blood on me at the original hearing. "I'm trying to get my head round it, but I will appeal against this decision, and will do everything I can to clear my name." Local press reports suggested racegoers surrounded the weighing room demanding the race be declared void. RWITC officials declared Ice Age a non-runner and all bets on her were ordered to be refunded. Later, police were called to prevent the situation getting out of control. Dwyer's experience has echoes of the 50 day suspension incurred by Richard Hughes in India in 2012. That ban was reciprocated by the BHA and a similar outcome is likely with Dwyer. Such an outcome will be strongly opposed by the Professional

Martin Dwyer Jockeys’ Association, whose chief executive Paul Struthers issued a statement critical of Dwyer's ban. Struthers said: "Martin is bitterly disappointed about the outcome of this hearing and will be lodging an appeal against the decision as a matter of urgency. "He is entirely innocent of the charges levelled against him - one

only needs to view the head on replay of the race to know that and will fight to clear his name. "He will have the full support of the PJA and in the event his appeal fails, our strong advice would be to make an application to ask the BHA not to reciprocate what in our view is an entirely unjust and perverse decision."

Model Pupil enjoys first day back T HERE is no Frankel to savour this Flat season but there will be no lack of top quality runners carrying the pink, green and white livery of owner Prince Khalid Abdullah, and Model Pupil was the first to do so as he romped to victory in the Doncaster Shield, the 1m4f first day feature of the new UK Flat season. Trained by Charlie Hills, Model Pupil had the best form in the field and charged to a clear victory under Ryan Moore. Model Pupil tracked leader Masterful Act into the straight, Moore shielding his mount from the fierce wind billowing across Town Moor. Model Pupil and November Handicap winner Art Scholar, who showed no resentment at being flung back into the

foul British weather having wintered here in Dubai, travelled smoothly as The Bull Hayes hit the front with half a mile to run. The Bull Hayes kept on gamely in front but he was a sitting duck for the market leader who hit the front with two furlongs to run and went effortlessly clear to claim victory. Model Pupil was beaten a nose by Mickdaam in last year's Group 3 Chester Vase and Moore said: "He was entitled to win but that was a good start. He travelled okay, it's hard on that ground as they were going in up to their shins." The following day's card was postponed one week and the first big race of the season, the Lincoln Handicap, now clashes with the Dubai World Cup meeting

More money to be won at Royal Ascot

OYAL ASCOT will feature prize money of £5 million for the first time this year, while the Windsor Forest Stakes has been renamed to commemorate the new title given to Prince William. The £500,000 increase in purses represents a rise of 11 per cent and is part of a total for the 2013 season at Ascot of just more than £10m. While that landmark was breached in 2008, this year's amount does not include the £3.4m on offer on British Champions’ Day, which is an industry joint venture. Ascot has increased prize money for the St James's Palace Stakes and Coronation Stakes by £100,000 to £350,000, to bring them in line with the Queen Anne Stakes, King's Stand Stakes and Gold Cup. The Duke of Cambridge Stakes the new name for the Windsor Forest - has been increased in

value by £25,000 to £125,000. Her Majesty's representative at Ascot Johnny Weatherby said: "We're delighted to be able to announce these prize money increases today. A £5 million Royal Meeting is a real milestone for the country's flagship Flat race meeting. "We're also naturally thrilled Her Majesty The Queen has graciously consented to renaming the Windsor Forest in honour of her grandson, the Duke of Cambridge." Other notable increases across the meeting include the Royal Hunt Cup and Wokingham rising by £25,000 to £150,000, while the Coventry Stakes and Queen Mary Stakes, for which the Ascot executive retains ambitions of promotion to Group 1 status, will be worth six figure sums in 2013. Ascot chief executive Charles Barnett said: "We've worked hard to make the international races competitive globally in recent

years and our focus this year has been to enhance the top 3yo races, the feature handicaps, the 2yo championships and the programme generally." He added: "We have seen some remarkable racing at Ascot in recent years and, while the importance of winning at Royal Ascot both in terms of prestige and in value to the bloodstock industry can't be denied, increasing prize money is equally crucial to attracting the best horses to run in a highly competitive market." Ascot hosted 5 of the top 11 Group or Grade 1 races in the world over the past three years, based on an average of the World Thoroughbred Ranking ratings of the first four placed horses, a table published last week by the International Federation of Horseracing Authorities. Last year Ascot plugged the shortfall from a decline in central

funding by increasing prize money by £900,000 to £9.4m - 23 per cent of the annual increase in purses across all racecourses. Despite the fall in levy being reversed, Ascot said it would maintain its position

as the largest executive contributor to prize money. Ascot head of PR Nick Smith said: "Having plugged gaps we're now using the increase we're getting this year to improve prize money further."

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Tipping Competition 2012/2013 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

Saifaldin Deeb Al Falah Stable Sultan Almarzoqi Al Wathba Stable Yaser Mabrook Dubai Racing Club Abdulla Hassan Salim Reef Stables Isam Hajo Al-Khaleej Mohd Omar Al-Shamsi Stable Mohammed Taha Al-Adiyat - Arabic Amith Passela The National Ross Birket Dubai Racing Chanel - English Tawfiq Mohd Dubai Racing Chanel - Arabic Baha Eldin Atta Al-Bayan Kamal Mohd Almubarak Al-Watan Mohd Ibrahim Al-Ain Club Isam Al Sayed Al-Roeya Hisham Abdul Malik Khaleej Times Bakhit Al ketbi Al-Ketbi Stable Leslie Wilson Gulf News Rashid Abdul Baqi Al-Medmar Magazine Wael Dhaw Al Khayal Sameer Hawaa Almazroi Stable Musabah Al Muhairi Oasis Stables Martin Talty Dubai Int. Racing Mark Monkhouse Mark Monkhouse Doug Watson Red Stables Mark Jackson Al-Adiyat - English Yousef Bin Ghilan Al-Nakheel Stable Abdullah Altamimi R. Alkhima Stable Ali Al Raihe Grand Stand Stable

894 873 866 835 812 804 801 796 792 783 783 762 761 759 742 721 698 675 674 663 656 635 632 616 593 567 542 493

Dubai World Cup Carnival Cumulative Statistics (2012 - ) (Thoroughbreds only) Owners Godolphin HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Khalifa Al Maktoum HE Shaikh Mansoor bin Mohammed Al Maktoum Trainer Saeed Bin Suroor Mahmoud Al Zarooni Mike De Kock Ali Rashid Al Raihe Mubarak Bin Shafya Musabah Al Muhairi Jockey Silvestre De Sousa Frankie Dettori Mickael Barzalona Christophe Soumillon Paul Hanagan Pat Cosgrave Royston Ffrench Tadhg Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Shea Kieren Fallon

Winners 52 (+26) 15 (+9) 9 (+1) 9 Winners 35 (+17) 25 (+10) 23 (+13) 16 (+1) 6 5 Winners 21 (+9) 18 19 (+10) 15 (+7) 9 (+9) 5 5 4 (+2) 7 (+3)

Number in brackets 2013 winners

Cumulative Dubai Carnival Statistics 2004-2013 (Thoroughbreds only) Jockey Frankie Dettori Ted Durcan Ryan Moore Kevin Shea Weichong Marwing Christophe Soumillon Mickael Barzalona Silvestre De Sousa

Winners 102 47 (+1) 41(+1) 40 34 36 (+7) 28 (+10) 23 (+9)

Trainer

Winners

Saeed Bin Suroor

148 (+17)

Mike De Kock

116 (+13)

Doug Watson Mahmoud Al Zarooni Ali Rashid Al Raihe

Number in brackets denotes 2013 winners

41 (+1) 37 (+10) 37 (+2)

Caviar back on winning menu B

LACK CAVIAR extended her winning sequence to 24 races when dismissing her six William Reid Stakes rivals with typical ease under the lights at Moonee Valley last Friday.

Having attracted a huge crowd to the track for the 1200m turf feature, the super mare did not disappoint as she won her 14th consecutive Group 1 under a motionless Luke Nolen. Although stablemate Karuta

Queen, who finished second, came into the home straight about a neck in front, Black Caviar travelled sweetly on her outside and in the blink of an eye she powered clear to post a decisive four length victory. Her trainer Peter Moody said: "It's scary how well she is going. "They didn't run a tremendous spat there but the way she let down and quickened she's probably never handled the Valley that well. "What do you say - we're lost for words. There aren't many that can quicken when she says go and it's just super to see her in that form." Black Caviar was following up another easy victory in last month's Black Caviar Lightning Stakes, which has been renamed in her honour, and joins Kingston Town on an Australian record of 14 Group 1 wins.

2013 Dubai World Cup Carnival Statistics (Thoroughbred only) Owner

1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th Up Total Win%

Godolphin

26 17 20 10 8

Win

Place

Winning

55 136

19%

2,805,000 1,055,850 3,860,850

HH Sh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum 9

15%

858,000 193,200 1,051,200

Mohd Khaleel Ahmed

25%

195,000

84,600

279,600

HH Sh Ahmed bin Rashid Al Maktoum

11%

144,000

77,250

221,250

Zabeel Racing International, Corp

50%

180,000

70,000

250,000

Mssrs Chandler, Westwood et al

50%

177,000

21,250

198,250

Universal Racing

67%

255,000

Win

Place

Winning

Trainer

1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th Up Total Win%

S bin Suroor

17 14 12 6

17.17% 1,947,000 757,000 2,704,000

M de Kock

13 8

18.06% 1,299,000 618,700 1,917,700

M Al Zarooni

10 8

12 5

14.93% 930,000 623,850 1,553,850

S Seemar

12.12% 312,000 148,500

460,500

D Simcock

20.00% 321,000

24,700

345,700

A R Al Raihe

4.00% 144,000 140,800

284,800

Jockey

1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th Up Total Win%

M Barzalona

10 5

19.61% 852,000 422,950 1,274,950

S De Sousa

9 10

20.00% 999,000 387,450 1,386,450

P Hanagan

18.37% 858,000 147,700 1,005,700

C Soumillon

18.92% 687,000 400,150 1,087,150

R Mullen

12.50% 312,000 186,000

498,000

K Fallon

5.77% 360,000 341,300

701,300

P Cosgrave

10.00% 210,000 165,850

375,850

J Spencer

11.11% 255,000 105,250

360,250

A Ajtebi

14.29% 270,000

72,500

342,500

T Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Shea

6.06% 138,000

94,100

232,100

H Bentley

11.76% 171,000

52,800

223,800

Place

Winning

Sire

1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th Up Total Win%

Win

Place

Winning

Pivotal

16% 1,424,760 239,608 1,664,368

Elusive Quality

15% 1,145,400 417,650 1,563,050

Singspiel

16%

401,880 379,382

Invincible Spirit

374,880 956,844 1,331,724

Oasis Dream

11%

801,600 409,364 1,210,964

Speightstown

40%

974,280 211,850 1,186,130

781,262

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Pierro 'Simply The Best' T HE Gai Waterhouse-trainer Pierro earned a rave review from veteran jockey Jim Cassidy after the 3yo beat More Joyous, three years his elder, in the Group 1 Canterbury Stakes over 1300m at Rosehill on Saturday. Over the past 30 years, Cassidy has ridden many of the champions of the Australian turf but none as good as Pierro. Cassidy labelled the colt the best he had ever ridden after the 3yo beat glamour mare More Joyous to win the Canterbury Stakes on Saturday. It was the veteran jockey's second Group 1 victory on the Rosehill programme and came little more than an hour after Foreteller took out the Ranvet Stakes. Pierro was sent off favourite to extend his unbeaten record in Sydney to nine in what had been billed as a match race with his Waterhouse-trained stablemate More Joyous who had won the race

twice when it was at Group 2 level. As expected, Rain Affair set out in front with Pierro parked third and More Joyous midfield. Cassidy made his move on Pierro in the straight and he dashed clear with More Joyous gaining ground late to finish just under a length in second. "He is the best horse I've ever ridden," Cassidy said. "He is an absolute freak. Might And Power was a champion but you had to switch him off and on. This horse is just so easy to ride." Cassidy was riding Pierro only because Nash Rawiller was committed to More Joyous. "She was in a bit of an awkward spot early but I thought she was pulling ground off him late," Rawiller said. "I think perhaps the blinkers should go back on if she is going to run over 1500m in the Queen of the Turf." John Singleton, owner of More Joyous, said the mare's plans

hinged on whether the promise of a A$1 million prize money boost for the All Aged Stakes materialised. There has been a push over the past couple of weeks to attract a star studded field including Black Caviar to the 1400m race on

April 27 with a corporate bookmaker saying it would help with the funds. The jockey’s Group 1 double was initiated by the Chris Waller-trained Foreteller in the 2000m Ranvet Stakes.

On the same card, the 1500m Group 1 Coolmore Classic, was won by Appearance, owned and bred by HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum and ridden by Blake Shinn for trainer Guy Walter.

Selvaratnam lands Fortune W ITH stable jockey James Doyle sadly suspended, trainer Dhruba Selvaratnam has secured the services of Jimmy Fortune to partner United Color in the 1200m (Tapeta) Group 1 Golden Shaheen on Dubai World Cup night on Saturday. American-bred, United Color was a Group 3 winner in Italy for previous connections last year and just failed to catch course specialist, and dual Jebel Ali Sprint

winner Russian Rock, on his local debut in a 1200m conditions race at Jebel Ali. He then seemingly failed to stay an extra furlong when third in a similar race on the same course, where he is trained, before again finishing third in a 1200m handicap. Switched to Meydan and Tapeta, he then won a handicap on his only Carnival start, with Doyle in the saddle and has not been seen since that win on the last day of February.

Selvaratnam said: “He was a horse we had high hopes for when we acquired him and he has done well. That first run behind Russian Rock was very good and we were obviously delighted with his Meydan win after which World Cup night was always the target. “Obviously it is a much better race but he is in good form and with James not available we have booked Jimmy Fortune.”

Royal Diamond set to shine in Sheema Classic

AST year’s Group 1 Irish St Leger winner Royal Diamond, initially a probable runner in the 2m Group 3 Dubai Gold Cup this

evening, has been re-routed and will contest the Group 1 Dubai Sheema Classic over 1m4f. Johnny Murtagh will ride for Tommy Carmody.

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Mr Brock enjoying new life

matter what new obstacle you face him with. He is very sensitive though, so I have to ask nicely otherwise he gets upset with me. He is very different to Equal Image that way, but will hopefully follow in his footsteps. “He is very clever, too. He knows when the fences are not working and just goes straight through them. I found him a couple of times wandering through my mum’s garden and, after he has worked, he refuses to go back to his stable with my grooms until he has had a sweet or carrots or cubes. And if you are taking too long to do anything you will get a little nip from him to hurry you up! “He has been entered for Eventing competitions this year and we’re hoping he will love it.” Mr Brock, by Fort Wood from Cape Badger, raced 35 times for 8 wins and 11 places. He is one of

R BROCK, former star handicapper in South Africa, Mauritius, Dubai and Abu Dhabi, has taken up a new career as a showjumper. The now 9yo gelding is based at Summerveld with Errin Dempsey, who has already enjoyed much success with another former Mike de Kock runner, Equal Image. Errin tells: “After his years of racing in Dubai, Mr Brock’s owner Serge Seenyen wanted him to retire back here in South Africa, so Mike and Diane de Kock offered him to me. At the time he was already in quarantine in South Africa. “Mr Brock came to me in June last year and it took us a little bit of time getting him back into things as he had enjoyed a long holiday. But in his short time with us he has fitted into our family along with Equal Image.

“Mr Brock has a lovely big jump; he is currently at 80cm and learning his new job well, he loves jumping but, if he touches a pole, I really have to hang on tight; he gets very cross, kicking out and groaning and rocketing off, luckily he doesn’t do that often! “At the end of 2012 he competed in the KZN Showing Champs in the Novice class as that is where you have to start. He was placed 1st, 2nd and 3rd in each of his classes, which is really good considering he was only four months out of quarantine. “Then a month later, in January 2013 he contested our KZN Dressage Champs. He was placed in all his classes with great percentages getting 67%, 68% and a 69%. “Mr Brock is super brave and I am really enjoying him. He is a fast learner and tries hard no

Attack's challenge timed with Military perfection

ILITARY Attack, who had been considered a possible for this evening's Dubai Duty Free, stayed at home in Hong Kong and justified the decision of his trainer John Moore when winning Sunday's Group 3 Premier Plate Handicap over the same 1m1f turf trip as the Group 1 feature he misses tonight. Zac Purton was in the saddle and the pair now appear

genuine contenders for the Audemars Piguet QEII Cup at the end of April.

Formerly known as Rave when trained in England by John Hills, Military Attack easily won the

only a few horses to have competed in the UAE in four different Carnival seasons, between 2009 and 2012, winning three times in Dubai

Group 1 Hong Kong Gold Cup over 1m2f last month with Purton in the saddle for the first time when the Oratorio gelding raced much more prominently than he had previously in Hong Kong. On this occasion Purton seized the initiative again as he went forward when every other jockey seemed content to bide their time. Even though he carried top weight of 9st 7lb, Military Attack was hardly taxed in setting dawdling sections before kicking clear in the straight to score by half a length from Aomen, another formerly trained in the UK. "He dictated terms and stayed on well. He's really earned a crack at the QEII Cup now and Zac gets on great with him. He's only five and I think he still has plenty more to offer," trainer John Moore said before jetting

and once in Abu Dhabi when he ran on gamely to win the 2009 Listed Abu Dhabi Championship over 2200m in the hands of Kevin Shea.

out to Dubai where he saddles Frederick Engels in the Golden Shaheen. Hong Kong are also represented at tonight's big meeting by Joy And Fun and Eagle Regiment in the Al Quoz Sprint. Jockey Doug Whyte rode four winners on the card before beginning a two-meeting suspension next week and Purton, Whyte's nearest pursuer, remains in the champion's slipstream and was probably lucky to benefit from Whyte's one mishap on the day when Little Men was badly hampered in traffic enabling Purton's mount to win and make the jockeys championship read 65-59 at the end of the meeting. The season does not end until July and there is still plenty to play for, but Whyte remains favourite to win a 13th consecutive title.

Frankel may meet Caviar yet

MEETING between equine legends Frankel and Black Caviar never happened on the track, but a date at the breeding sheds could determine if Australia’s supermare returns to Royal Ascot this summer. Unbeaten in 24 starts, with her latest win achieved in the Group 1 William Reid Stakes at Moonee Valley last week, connections of Black Caviar said in the aftermath of the victory that a return to the scene of her narrow head defeat of

Moonlight Cloud in the Diamond Jubilee Stakes was under consideration. However, that trip could hinge on a potential meeting with Frankel in his new role as a stallion. Frankel covering Black Caviar would cause worldwide interest, and co-owner Gary Wilkie, quoted in an article on Racing Network, said: “The only reason you would go to Royal Ascot is that you are going to go to Frankel. “We’re not going to Royal

Ascot if we can’t go to Frankel. That’s the issue not all the other bits and pieces. We have a lot of decisions to make.” Wilkie added that a meeting between the owners could happen in the next week as they aim to map out the remainder of Black Caviar’s season. Randwick’s TJ Smith Stakes next month is a potential target, and victory in the race would set a new Australian record of Group 1 wins, passing Kingston Town’s record of 14.

Black Caviar

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Kingsbarns a Guineas doubt A IDAN O'BRIEN has admitted that Group 1 winner Kingsbarns could miss the 2000 Guineas after suffering a setback in training. The Racing Post Trophy winner, unbeaten in two starts, was generally 8-1 for Newmarket and was due to work at the Curragh on Sunday. However, he developed an infection after tearing off a shoe during a routine canter and O'Brien implied that time may run out on the horse with a view to the

season's first Classic on May 4. "You'd have to worry about the Guineas. He didn't do anything for about 10 days after his setback," he said at the Curragh on Sunday. "It's nothing major but I wanted him to be here to work today and I tried to get him here, so the Guineas is a worry. For our horses to go to the Guineas without a run, they normally need to be here." Among the favourites for the 2000 Guineas, he heads the market outright in the Epsom Derby.

Kingsbarns

Bolger team warm up The Curragh T HE weather may have been icy cold but the Jim Bolger stable was red hot as racing returned to Ireland on Sunday on The Curragh with the trainer claiming four winners. The highlight was the win of Rehn’s Nest in the featured Group 3 Park Express Stakes, at the time the handler’s third win from as many runners. The streak began in the very first race of the season as Saburo took the 5f 2yo maiden under jockey Kevin Manning before Caesaria added the 6f 3yo maiden

wife Jackie, stuck on gamely down the centre of the track and was always holding Yellow Rosebud. It was the first time Rehn’s Nest had found her way into the winner’s enclosure and Bolger said: “She got through the ground which is unusual for one of mine nowadays. But I don’t think she is ground dependent. “She’s in the Irish 1000 Guineas and the Irish Oaks and as she is out of a Galileo mare I think she should get a mile and a half.” Bolger went on to the make it four wins on the day after Alpinist won the concluding race.

Could Kanaloa Lord it Over Caviar? Hankyu Hai on his seasonal debut in February. In Sunday’s race, he settled in mid division three wide before readily responding for pressure turning into the straight and claiming the race inside the final furlong. Although Black Caviar fans may have cause for argument, winning jockey Yasunari Iwata claimed Lord Kanaloa was the best sprinter in the world. “He didn’t start well but he relaxed nicely in the pack and he quickened well in the final furlong,” he said. “I think he is the strongest sprinter in the world, so I thought he should not be beaten against domestic rivals like this.

ONG KONG Sprint winner Lord Kanaloa confirmed his status as Japan’s top sprinter with an easy win in the Takamatsunomiya Kinen, the first of the nation’s 20 Grade 1 events this season, at Chukyo. Yasunari Iwata was in the saddle for trainer Takayuki Yasuda as they landed the 1200m turf feature. Sent off hot favourite in a big field, the 5yo captured the 197 million yen event in record time as he scored by a length and a quarter over Dream Valentino. The 1200m contest is the second leg of this year’s Global Sprint Challenge, a 10-race series involving races in no less than six different countries. Lord Kanaloa was completing a four timer, having also won the prestigious Sprinters’ Stakes in the autumn and the Grade 3

for the same combination. Saburo was winning the same race won last year by stable companion and subsequent Champion Juvenile Dawn Approach and Bolger said: “I would like to think he will follow a similar path - certainly in the first part of the season - he can hopefully get to Royal Ascot with a big chance.” Rory Cleary took over on Rehn’s Nest but the result was the same as the 3yo tracked pace-setting More Than Sotka before taking over with two furlongs to run. Rehn’s Nest, carrying the familiar white and purple silks of Bolger’s

Lord Kanaloa

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AUDI Arabia's Baanderos and Eks Alihandro stole the show at last week's 10th Dubai International Arabian Horse Championships winning the prestigious Senior Male and Junior Male titles on a glittering final day's competition at the Dubai World Trade Centre on Saturday. Owned by Prince Khaled bin Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud, the owner, creator and mastermind of Al Khalediah Stud, Baanderos comfortably staved off competition from the Abdullah Al Subaie and Sons-owned Revolution to add the coveted prize to his long list of honours. The majestic 8yo colt by Marwan Al Shaqab, out of HB

Baanderos

Saudi horses steal the show Bessolea and bred by Tylor Hickman Arabians, in Texas, has now won every major horse show from England to the UAE including the World Championship in Paris. Eks Alihandro denied stable companion Ascot DD, impressing judges with his superior type and movement in front of a packed audience which included HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum and his brother Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the chief patron of the event. The Senior Female Championship

was claimed by Ajman Stud's Emandoria who is a former World Junior and European Junior Champion. Showcasing her perfect head and body and strong Egyptian lines, the Polish-bred 9yo impressed the six judges to outscore FM Gloria, owned by Sheikha Abdullah bin Mohammad Al Thani, while former champion FT Shaella, representing the Dubai Arabian Horse Stud, took third place in the category. Emandoria was bred at the Michalów State Stud which has

Eks Alihandro

been breeding Purebred Arabian horses for 60 years. With over 100 broodmares and 400 Arabians on the farm, Micha∏ów is the largest Arabian facility in Poland and considered one of the most prestigious farms in Europe. Meanwhile, Ajman Stud's AJ Asyad was the unanimous winner of the Junior Female Championship, accumulating high scores on type and movement. AJ Siyadah was runner-up while Inspired Najla took the bronze. AJ Asyad is a multiple gold champion having won titles in Abu

Dhabi, Sharjah and the All Nations Cup, where she was crowned Champion Yearling. The newly introduced Yearling Female Championship was claimed by Sheikh Abdullah bin Mohammad Ali Al Thani's Njdiya Al Zobair, who comfortably outscored Ajmaniah and bronze winner Basma Al Mohamadia. The winner was bred locally at the Al Zobair Stud which is set in the midst of a desert wildlife park, in the emirate of Sharjah. Sheikh Abdullah's close and personal involvement in the development and progress of the stud has led to Njdiya Al Zobair's previous victories in the UAE National Championship and the Ajman Arabian Horse Show. The team that puts Sheikh Abdullah's ideas into action and supervises the daily care of the Stud is spearheaded by Farm Manager Michael van den Elsken. The Dubai International Arabian Horse Championship, as mentioned celebrating its 10th anniversary, helped showcase the beauty, agility and heritage of the Purebred Arabian. It was held over three days of competition culminating in these Championship classes for the most exquisite horses.

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Crisford looks to plot winning strategy with Hunter’s Light draw BY HOWARD WRIGHT

OING low was the high priority as connections of the 13 runners in today’s Dubai World Cup helped to make the draw for the world’s richest Thoroughbred horserace at Meydan on Wednesday. First on to the podium, Godolphin racing manager Simon Crisford plumped for gate four for last year’s runner-up Capponi, but he was left to rue the random nature of the exercise when, as 11th choice, he had to decide between the three widest lanes for the team’s progressive African Story.

L BASTI Equiworld’s ever generous support of UAE racing continues on Dubai World Cup night and, as they have all season, they are sponsoring the ‘best turned out’ horse award but, for the special night, the responsible grooms will receive $1500 per race. But that is not the end of Al Basti Equiworld’s involvement and every racegoer, on arrival, will be issued a complimentary lucky draw ticket with the chance to win the following cash prizes: 6X Prizes at AED 2,000 each 6X Prizes at AED 3,000 each 4X Prizes at AED 5,000 each 3X Prizes at AED 10,000 each 1X Prize at AED 20,000 each The winners will be notified by SMS and they must be present to collect their prize

Stall 11 will house African Story, while the remaining Godolphin nominees Monterosso, last year’s winner, and Kassiano are in numbers 10 and 13 respectively. Reflecting on the outcome, Crisford said: “Hunter’s Light has a good draw and should be able to take up whatever position his jockey [Sylvestre de Sousa] feels is best, but it’s not so good for African Story, who would have been better with anything between one and seven. “The draw is fine for both Monterosso and Kassiano.” Preference for a slot nearer the inside rail than on the outer

reaches leans heavily on statistics. Since the opening of Meydan in 2010, gate four has produced most winners over the World Cup course and distance – followed by one and seven – while in the big race itself nine of the horses who have filled the first four places over the three runnings have come from the lower half of the draw. Only one horse to make the first four in the World Cup – last year’s runner-up Capponi – has had a double-figure draw, an omen that was not lost on the international connections of 2011 Kentucky Derby winner Animal Kingdom. Barry Irwin, the principal for

Al Basti Equiworld increase backing

Animal Kingdom’s joint owner Team Valour, reflected, without sounding convincing: “Hopefully the post position won’t be that bad.” Representatives of the other US runners, Dullahan (drawn three on jockey Gary Stevens’ comeback night ) and Royal Delta (drawn eight as she bids to make up for last year’s disappointment), emerged from the presentation with more positive observations. Dullahan’s nominee pointed out that the 4yos most recent win was on a synthetic surface from stall three, while Royal Delta’s trainer Bill Mott was happy to take gate eight out of 11 possibles.

Mott, who saddled the very first Dubai World Cup winner in Cigar, hinted that if Royal Delta is beaten, the draw will not be used as an excuse. “She’s bigger and stronger than last year, when she didn’t have the easiest of trips through the race,” he said, “and we hope all goes well this time.” Coral prices after post-position draw: 4 Hunter’s Light, 5 Royal Delta, 11-2 Animal Kingdom, 8 African Story, 10 Planteur, Dullahan, 16 Capponi, Kassiano, Monterosso, Red Cadeaux, 20 Side Glance, Treasure Beach, Meandre.

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Godolphin DWC night runners Blinkers set to sharpen up Mental for Godolphin BY HOWARD WRIGHT

OMPREHENSIVELY outstanding during the Dubai World Cup Carnival, with 27 winners, and scintillating on Super Saturday, landing four of the seven races for Thoroughbreds – can Godolphin end the Emirates season in similar high-flying fashion on World Cup night? The single richest day’s racing in the world was Sheikh Mohammed’s creation, and his Godolphin team has done him proud at Nad Al Sheba and Meydan over the previous 17 years. Saeed bin Suroor, who marked the inaugural card in 1996 with a double through Kassbaan (Golden Shaheen) and Tereshkova (Godolphin Mile), is by a long way leading trainer for winners (29) and runners (231). He has landed a treble on the night three times and had two winners on six other occasions, but surprisingly drew a blank last year. His most successful multiple race scores are five in the World Cup – though not since 2006 – seven in the UAE Derby out of 13 runnings, and nine of the 17 stagings of the Godolphin Mile. Mahmood Al Zarooni, Godolphin’s more recent trainer, made an instant hit, winning the

Saeed bin Suroor

Godolphin Mile with Calming Influence in 2010 only days after being granted a licence on his own account. He landed the Sheema Classic with Rewilding the following year, and 12 months ago really hit the highspots, claiming a one-two in the World Cup with Monterosso and Capponi, and taking the Dubai Gold Cup with Opinion Poll, to make his score four winners from 22 runners. Today, Godolphin goes into battle with 23 runners. Here the two UAE-based trainers discuss their prospects of extending the team’s remarkable record.

DUBAI WORLD CUP African Story 6yo Saeed bin Suroor Kieren Fallon SBS: “I think his best trip will be a mile and a quarter, which is why he is running here this year. Everything has gone smoothly with his preparation, and it is all systems go. He can run a good race.” Capponi 6yo Mahmood Al Zarooni Ahmad Ajtebi MAZ: “Capponi had the summer off and has taken a long time to come to hand, which is why he hasn’t had a prep run. There have been some issues but he is well at the moment and deserves to take his chance.”

Hunter’s Light 5yo Bin Suroor Silvestre de Sousa SBS: “He is improving and tough, and likes the Tapeta surface. He will be there at the end because he has a big heart. A mile and a quarter is his best trip for him and he has pleased me in the run-up to this race, his biggest test.” Kassiano 4yo Bin Suroor William Buick SBS: “Kassiano has done really well this year, showing great improvement as he has gone on. He is in good form and must be given a chance.” Monterosso 6yo Al Zarooni Mickael Barzalona MAZ: “I am very happy that I won the Dubai World Cup last year with Monterosso and also had the second in Capponi. It is a winner this year for both to run in the race again, because it is always difficult to keep horses at their very peak. Monterosso has come on for his first run and is in good form, but there is wear and tear and his training has not been 100 per cent smooth.”

GODOLPHIN MILE Alpha 4yo Bin Suroor De Sousa SBS: “I was disappointed with his first run for me, and he doesn’t usually show a lot when he works in the mornings, but we are giving

him a chance in what will be his last race before he returns to America. He wears a visor to sharpen him up over a mile.” Time Prisoner 6yo Al Zarooni Barzalona MAZ: “His best trip is seven furlongs but he has won over a mile, though it wasn’t a good race. I just hope the extra furlong doesn’t stop him from showing his best.” Saamidd 5yo Bin Suroor Buick SBS: “Saamidd has been working well and a mile is fine for him, as long as he comes out of the stalls faster from his outside draw, to take up a good early position, than in his last two races.” Moonwalk In Paris 5yo Al Zarooni Ajtebi MAZ: “He is in good form and the distance suits him, but it is all about the pace of the race. We plan to drop him in and sit and wait. If they go a good pace, it will help him overcome any disadvantage from being drawn 15, but a slow pace would make life very difficult.”

DUBAI GOLD CUP Ahzeemah 4yo Bin Suroor Fallon SBS: “Ahzeemah does not really show a lot in his work, but he won his last race pleasingly and the longer trip will suit him better.”

Cavalryman 7yo Bin Suroor De Sousa SBS: “The step back up to two miles will suit him. So far so good, and we are looking for an excellent run from him.” Tenenbaum 4yo Al Zarooni Barzalona MAZ: “He needed his first run of the year, when he jumped a bit slowly. I hope he will be much sharper. He is in good form and I think he has a good chance. Two miles should be no problem.”

UAE DERBY Now Spun 3yo Al Zarooni Barzalona MAZ: “Now Spun is doing really well. He is a nice sort, with improvement in him, and I hope his turf form will translate to Tapeta.” Secret Number 3yo Bin Suroor De Sousa SBS: “Secret Number is improving all the time and doing really well. He is unbeaten and I am sure he has the class to run a big race.” Shuruq 3yo Bin Suroor Paul Hanagan SBS: “Shuruq won really, really well in the UAE Oaks over the same course and distance, which she seems to stay well. I am hoping for another good performance

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Kassiano

Moonwalk In Paris

but it is a tougher race as she takes on the colts.” Snowboarder 3yo Al Zarooni William Buick MAZ: “Snowboarder needs encouragement, but Mickael [Barzalona] lost his whip in the final furlong last time. I think he will run a better race as there is a little improvement in him. One day he will win again.”

and calm for a sprinter. We didn’t declare him with blinkers last time, which is why he came very late. Now he will wear blinkers, as he used to do in Australia, which should make him sharper from the stalls and in the race. The way he won last time shows he is a very good horse.”

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Aesop’s Fables 4yo Bin Suroor Fallon SBS: “He ran well first time out, when needing the race, and you can forget his performance last

Mental 4yo Al Zarooni Barzalona MAZ: “Mental is very relaxed

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time as did not seem to like the Tapeta surface.” City Style 7yo Al Zarooni Barzalona MAZ: “He is the type who can come second in a maiden and then second in a Group 1. He is a bit clever and I am not sure he wants to be in front. Still, he is in the best form of his life and we will ride him handily and hope for another good performance.” Sajjhaa 6yo Bin Suroor De Sousa SBS: “Sajjhaa won her first Group 1 and is unbeaten in Dubai this year. She is in the right race,

though she faces better horses this time, but her class should mean another good run.” Fulbright 4yo Al Zarooni Ajtebi MAZ: “There is no doubt he is a good horse and I think he can improve. He has been unlucky in at least one race this year, but is doing everything in the right way and is spot on.”

DUBAI SHEEMA CLASSIC Prince Bishop 6yo Bin Suroor Barzalona SBS: “He disappointed in last

year’s World Cup but has run well on turf and I think a mile and a half is his best trip. We are happy with him, though he might prefer a little cut in the ground.” Sharestan 5yo Bin Suroor De Sousa SBS: “He won well first time and was unlucky on his second run. I think he will stay and hope he runs a good race.”

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DUBAI WORLD CUP ROLL Year

Horse

Jockey

Trainer

Second

Third

Distance

Time

Soul of the Matter Siphon Swain Malek Behrens To The Victory Sei Mi Harlan’s Holiday Medaglia D’Oro Dynever Wilko Premium Tap Asiatic Boy Gloria De Campeao Lizard’s Desire Transcend Capponi

L’Carriere Sandpit Loup Sauvage Victory Gallop Public Purse Hightori Sakhee Nayef Victory Moon Choctaw Nation Magna Graduate Bullish Luck Well Armed Paris Perfect Allybar Monterosso Planteur

.5len, 8len 1.25len, 1.5len Sht hd, 2.5len .75len, .75len 6len, 5.5len 3len, .5len 4.25len, 4.25len 5len, len .75len, 5len 3len, 1.25len 1.5len, 3len 1.75len, 8len 7.75len, Nk 14len, 4.5len, Ns, Shd .5len, Nk 3len, 0.5len

2:03.84 2:01.91 2:04.29 2:00.65 1:59.50 2:00.47 2:01.18 2:00.48 2:00.24 2:02.17 2:01.32 1:59.97 2:00.15 2:01.01 2:03:83 2:05:94 2:02:67

For Valour Nedawi Caitano Fantastic Light Helene Vitality Ange Gabriel Hard Buck Razkalla Collier Hill Oracle West Viva Pataca Spanish Moon Buena Vista Redwood ST Nicholas Abbey

Asolo Caitano High-Rise Silvano Boreal Ekraar Scott’s View Collier Hill Falstaff Youmzain Doctor Dino Purple Moon Spanish Moon Calvados Blues Jakkalberry

3.5len, 2.25len Nk, 6len 3len, 2len Ns, 2len 2len, Ns .75len, 3.25len .5len, .75len 2len, Shd 4.25len, 1.25len 1.25len, .5len 2.75len, .75len Ns, Shd .75len, Hd 3.25len, Nk Nk, 3.5len

2:29.01 2:28.45 2:27.70 2:28.23 2:29.64 2:27.67 2:31.09 2:30.54 2:31.89 2:31.03 2:27.45 2:31.84 2:31:84 2:29:01 2:31:30

DUBAI WORLD CUP 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

(Group 1) 2,000m (All-weather) Meydan CIGAR J Bailey B Mott SINGSPIEL J Bailey M Stoute SILVER CHARM G Stevens B Baffert ALMUTAWAKEL R Hills S bin Suroor DUBAI MILLENNIUM L Dettori S bin Suroor CAPTAIN STEVE J Bailey B Baffert STREET CRY J Bailey S bin Suroor MOON BALLAD L Dettori S bin Suroor PLEASANTLY PERFECT A Solis R Mandella ROSES IN MAY J Velazquez D Romans ELECTROCUTIONIST L Dettori S bin Suroor INVASOR F Jara K McLaughlin CURLIN R Albarado S Asmussen WELL ARMED A Gryder E Harty GLORIA DE CAMPEAO T Pereira P Bary VICTOIRE PISA M Demuro K Sumii MONTEROSSO M Barzalona M Al Zarooni

DUBAI SHEEMA CLASSIC (Group 1) 2,400m (Turf) Meydan 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

STOWAWAY FRUITS OF LOVE FANTASTIC LIGHT STAY GOLD NAYEF SULAMANI POLISH SUMMER PHOENIX REACH HEART’S CRY VENGEANCE OF RAIN SUN CLASSIQUE EASTERN ANTHEM DAR RE MI REWILDING CIRRUS DES AIGLES

DUBAI DUTY FREE 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

KEY OF LUCK TAMAYAZ ANNUS MIRABILIS ALTIBR RHYTHM BAND JIM AND TONIC TERRE A TERRE IPI TOMBE RIGHT APPROACH PAOLINI ELVSTROEM DAVID JUNIOR ADMIRE MOON JAY PEG GLADIATORUS AL SHEMALI PRESVIS CITYSCAPE

L Dettori K Fallon K Fallon Y Take R Hills L Dettori G Stevens M Dwyer C Lemaire A Delpech K Shea A Ajtebi W Buick L Dettori Oliver Peslier

S bin Suroor M Johnston Sir M Stoute Y Ikee M Tregoning S bin Suroor A Fabre A Balding K Hashiguchi D Ferraris M de Kock M Bin Shafya J Gosden M Al Zarooni C B Barbe

(Group 1) 1,777m (Turf) Meydan (Prior to 2000, run over 2,000m on all-weather. In 2000 run over 1,800m on turf) G Stevens K McLaughlin Cezanne Valley Of Gold 20len, 2len L Dettori S bin Suroor Needle Gun Magellan len, 1.5len G Stevens S bin Suroor Intikhab Fly To The Stars 6len, 6len R Hills S bin Suroor Spindrift Lord Of Men 3.5len, 8len T E Durcan S bin Suroor Eassar Kingsalsa .75len, len G Mosse P Doumen Fairy King Prawn Sunline Nk, .5len C Soumillon E Libaud Noverre Hoeberg .75len, len K Shea M de Kock Paolini Royal Tryst 3len, len W Marwing M de Kock Nayyir DH, Nk E Pedroza A Wohler N Rawiller A Vasil Whilly Right Approach 2.75len, len J Spencer B Meehan The Tin Man Seihali 3.5len, 1.25len Y Take H Matsuda Linngari Daiwa Major 0.5len, 4.25len A Marcus H Brown Darjina Archipenko 0.5len, Ns A Ajtebi M Bin Shafya Presvis Alexandros 3.25len, 2len R Ffrench A R Al Raihe Bankable Imbongi 1.5len, 3.25len R Moore Luca Cumani River Jetez Wigmore Hall 0.75len, 1.5len J Doyle Roger Charlton Mutahadee City Style 4.25len, Hd

2:03.77 2:02.20 2:04.32 2:00.79 1:48.60 1:47.83 1:48.75 1:47.61 1:49.36

SATANK NO CONTRACT KASSBAAN ATRAF MUDALLEL RAMP AND RAVE BIG JAG CALLER ONE CALLER ONE STATE CITY OUR NEW RECRUIT SARATOGA COUNTY

J Murtagh K Darley J Carroll J Bailey W Supple G Stevens A Solis C Nakatani G Stevens M Hills A Solis J Castellano

D Selvaratnam S Seemar S bin Suroor K McLaughlin D Selvaratnam D Selvaratnam T Pinfield J Chapman J Chapman P Rudkin J W Sadler G Weaver

Hazaam Satank Try Prospect Rasas Za-Im Intidab Bertolini Men’s Exclusive Echo Eddie Avanzado Alke Tropical Star

Dream Talk Darbonne Isla Del Ray Try Prospect Bin Nashwan Abreeze Bet Me Best Bertolini Xtra Heat Captain Squire Conroy Botanical

Shd , Nk 4len, Shd .75len, 4len Sht hd, .5len 2.5len, Shd len, 3len 4len, Shd 4.5len, 1.5len Hd, 3.5len .75len, 1.75len 2len, 1.5len len, Hd

PROUD TOWER TOO KELLY’S LANDING BENNY THE BULL BIG CITY MAN KINSALE KING ROCKET MAN KRYPTON FACTOR

D Chohen L Dettori E Prado J Verenzuela G Gomez F Coetzee K Fallon

HONOUR

S Gonzalez E Kenneally R Dutrow Jr J Barton C O’Callaghan Patrick Shaw Fawzi Nas

Thor’s Echo Friendly Island Idiot Proof Indian Blessing Rocket Man Euroears Rocket Man

Jet West Salaam Dubai Star Crowned Diabolical One World Sunny King Lucky Nine

1.25len, 0.75len 0.5len, 1.25len 1.75len, 2.25len 1.25len, 5len 0.5len, 2len 2.25len, Nk 2.25len, 2

1:09.86 1:10.34 1:08.70 1:08.93 1:10:89 1:11:28 1:10:97

UAE DERBY (Group 2) 1,900m (All-weather) Meydan (Formerly run over 1,800m in 2000 and 2001, increased to 2,000m in 2002 and 2003. Returned to 1,800m in 2004 and increased to 1,900m in 2010) 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

CHINA VISIT EXPRESS TOUR ESSENCE OF DUBAI VICTORY MOON LUNDY’S LIABILITY BLUES AND ROYALS DISCREET CAT ASIATIC BOY HONOUR DEVIL REGAL RANSOM MUSIR KHAWLAH DADDY LONG LEGS

R Hills S bin Suroor D Flores S bin Suroor L Dettori S bin Suroor W Smith M de Kock W Marwing M de Kock K McEvoy S bin Suroor L Dettori S bin Suroor W Marwing M de Kock J Murtagh M de Kock A Garcia S bin Suroor C Soumillon M de Kock M Barzalona S bin Suroor C O’Donoghue Aidan O’Brien

GODOLPHIN MILE (Group 2) 1,600m (All-weather) Meydan 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

LOST SOLDIER LOST SOLDIER TERESHKOVA KASSBAAN ALLIED FORCES LEND A HAND CONFLICT FESTIVAL OF LIGHT GREY MEMO FIREBREAK FIREBREAK GRAND EMPORIUM UTOPIA SPRING AT LAST DIAMOND STRIPES TWO SETP SALSA CALMING INFLUENCE SKYSURFERS AFRICAN STORY

A McGlone G Hind O Peslier J Bailey L Dettori L Dettori T E Durcan D Flores G Stevens L Dettori L Dettori W Marwing Y Take G Gomez E Prado L Dettori A Ajtebi L Dettori L Dettori

Bachir Street Cry Total Impact Songlark Petit Paris Marenostrum Testimony Jack Junior Royal Vintage Desert Party Raihana Master Of Hounds Yang Tse Kiang

Inchlonaig Lido Palace Ibn Al Haitham Inamorato Little Jim Parole Board Flamme De Passion Adil Cocoa Beach Soy Libriano Mendip Mahbooba Wrote

4.25len, Nk Shd, 6len .5len, 2.25len .5len, 2.75len .75len, .75len 12len, 1.5len 6len, Nk 9.5len, 2.75len 4.25len, 3.75len 0.5len, 15len, 1.75len, 1.25len Ns, 3.5len 1.2len, 0.75len

1:49.50 1:47.04 2:02.90 2:02.45 1:50.83 1:50.05 1:48.59 1:48.82 1:48.60 1:50.00 1:57:44 1:58:83 1:58:35

Teshami Wafayt Takkatam Fahim Jarah Muhtathir Iftitah Curule Skoozi Grey Memo Tropical Star Qais Win River Win Parole Board Elusive Warning Gayego Green Coast Mufarrh Viscount Nelson

Adjayt Gabr Airport Hammerstein Amid Albadu Cape Cross Muhtathir Conflict Curule Estimraar Excessivepleasure Tsigane Jack Sullivan Mullins Bay Don Renato Don Renato Skysurfers Red Jazz Red Jazz

len, 3len 1.75len, 7.5len 1.5len, 3len 7len, 1.75len .75len, 7len 6len, 1.25len Shd, Nk .75len, .5len 3.5len, Hd .75len, len 4.5len, 2.75len 1.25len, .5len 4len, Nk 2.75len, 1.25len 1.25len, 1.25len 2.25len, 1.75len, len, len 0.5len, 3.25len 4len, 1.75len

1:40.90 1:41.46 1:38.53 1:36.48 1:39.10 1:34.91 1:36.40 1:35.42 1:36.69 1:36.20 1:35.82 1:37.78 1:35.88 1:36.16 1:36.96 1:36.82 1:36:57 1:37:65 1:37:52

Bergo Joshua Tree

Opinion Poll Zanzmar

2.25len, 2.75len 0.75len, SHd

3:29:44 3:23:73

(Formerly Nad Al Sheba Mile)

H Ibrahim K McLaughlin S bin Suroor S bin Suroor S bin Suroor S bin Suroor N Robb S bin Suroor W Stute S bin Suroor S bin Suroor M de Kock K Hashiguchi D O’Neill R Dutrow Jr S bin Suroor M Al Zarooni S bin Suroor S bin Suroor

DUBAI GOLD CUP (Group 3) 3,200m (Turf) Meydan 2011 2012

WHISPRING GALLERY OPINION POLL

L Dettori L Dettori

S bin Suroor M Al Zarooni

Al QUOZ SPRINT (Group 2) 1,000m (Turf) Meydan (Formerly run over 1,200m. Distance reduced to 1,000m in 2010) 1:50.54 1:49.65 1:47.94 1:46.20 1:46.92 1:50:84 1:50:21 1:48:65

DUBAI GOLDEN SHAHEEN (Group 1) 1,200m (All-weather) Meydan (Formerly Nad Al Sheba Sprint. Run over 1,000m in 1993 and 1994) 1993 1994 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

58:10 59:57 1:13.04 1:11.24 1:10.61 1:09.97 1:08.10 1:08.38 1.09.91 1:09.95 1:10.30 1:11.21

2010 2011 2012

JOY AND FUN J J THE JET PLANE ORTENSIA

B Doyle B Fayd’Herbe C Williams

D Cruz M Houdalakis Paul Messara

Fravashi War Artist Sole Power

California Flag Better Be The One Joy And Fun

0.75len, Nk Hd, Hd, 1.25len, Nk

1:09:80 0:59:14 0:57:98

DUBAI KAHAYLA CLASSIC (Group 1) 2,000m (All-weather) Meydan (Formerly Dubai Arabian Classic) 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

VADEER ALANUDD ALANUDD ALANUDD NIVOUR DE CARDONNE MAGIC DE PIBOUL NEZ D’OR BOPP MOON KAOLINO MADJANI MADJANI MADJANI MIZZNA FRYVOLOUS JAAFER SERAPHIN DU PAON TM FRED TEXAS

J Carroll B Doyle P Brette P Brette J Carroll O Peslier W Smith R Hills R Hills W Supple R Hills R Hills T O’Shea D O Donohoe A De Vries O Peslier A De Vries

I Mohammed L Y Carter L Y Carter L Y Carter K McLaughlin J Totain J Smart K McLaughlin G Duffield G Duffield G Duffield G Duffield E Lemartinel R Simpson J Smart P Barbe Ronald Martino

Al Qahir Dent De Loup Falina Des Fabries Ezil Gerbya Line Dancer Nivour de Cardonne Nez D’Or Jiyush Al Saoudi Djelmane Charh Madjani Nil Blanc No Risk Al Maury Nieshan Seraphin Du Paon

Samir Lotois Amrek Ageeb Elios De Carrere Dent De Loup Raheeb Parador Daffaq Jiyush Van Nistelrooy Velte Hasna De Faust Mizzna Al Moutawakel Paris Gagner Paris Gagner No Risk Al Maury Timedit Al Mels

1.5len, 2.5len 20len, .75len 3.5len, .75len 11len, 8len .5len, .75len 3len, Shd 3len, 4.25len 1.25len, 3len 3.25len, 3.75len 1.5len, 4.25len 3.5len, 0.75len 1.25len, 0.75len 2len, 1.5len 3.5len, 12len, 5len, 1.25len len, 1.5len 1.75len, 0.75len

2:20.38 2:13.34 2:20.25 2:14.77 2:16.00 2:15.07 2:16.39 2:15.78 2:16.42 2:16.22 2:16.29 2:14.72 2:14.30 2:16.25 2:13:61 2:18:07 2:17:17

IMPORTANT NOTICE

30 March 2013

E-mail: albasti@equiworld.ae - web: www.albasti.ae

Meydan 30 March 2013 Stable / Organization

Tipster

Grandstand Stable

Ali Al Raihe

Al Aasfa Stable

Mubarak Bin Shafia

Emaar Stable

Abdullah Bin Hazzaim

Al-Nakhil Stable

Yousif Bin Ghilan

Oasis Stable

Musabah Al Muhairi

Reef Stable

Abdullah H. Salim

Jebel Ali Stable

Dhruba Selvaratnam

Zabeel Stable

Satish Seemar

Al Falah Stable

Saif Aldin Deeb

Al Ketbi Stable

Bakhit Al Ketbi

R. Alkhaima Stable

Abdullah Altamimi

12 Al-Nakhil Club - AlAin

Mohd Ramadan

Al Wathba Stable

Sultan Almarzoqi

Al-Ain Club

Mohd Ibrahim

Almazroi Stable

Sameer Hawaa

Al Shamsi Stable

Mohd Omar Mohd

Victory Stable

Mahmood Husain

Mark Monkhous

Green Stable

Erwan Charpy

Red Stable

Doug Watson

Bouresly Stable

Bouresly

Etihad Stable

Anthony Manuel

23 Dubai Racing Chanel (A)

Tawfiq Mohd

Leslie Wilson

Gulf News

25 Dubai Racing Chanel (E) 26

Al-Bayan

Ross Birkett Baha Eddin Atta

Al-Roeya

Isam Al Sayed

Khaleej Times

Hisham Al Gizouli

Raceweek

Peter Ward

Al-Khaleej

Isam Hajo

Al-Watan

Kamal Mohd Almubarak

32 Al Khayal Magazine 33

D.R.C

Wael Dhaw Yassir Mabrook

D.I.R.C

Martin Talty

The National

Amith Passela

Al-Medmar Magazine

Rashid Abdul Baqi

Al-Adiyat (A)

Mohammed Taha

Al-Adiyat (E)

Mark Jackson

1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th Race Race Race Race Race Race Race Race Race

7 15

6 13

8 2

7 9

8 7

5 10

11 14

8 8

4 4

14 14

6 12

8 8

7 9

7 7

10 5

5 11

8 8

4 11

15 5 9 10

13 15 15 13

2 8 3 8

9 7 9 7

7 15 7 7

10 3 10 10

14 10 5 14

8 6 6 8

4 13 4 4

14 7 2 9

6 11 11 13

3 1 1 7

7 9 1 5

7 7 1 10

5 10 2 10

5 14 7 7

8 6 1 8

4 8 12 3

9 14 9 12 7 11 13 10

13 13 13 13 13 15 13 13

7 3 6 3 1 3 3 2

9 9 9 7 7 7 5 9

7 7 7 7 16 15 7 7

10 3 10 10 3 3 3 10

7 7 14 14 7 5 10 4

8 1 8 8 8 8 8 8

12 12 4 4 3 12 7 12

Scoring System : 10 Points for win, 5 points for 2nd, 2 points for 3rd

30 March 2013

First Nomination Krisflyer International Sprint 2013 International Group 1 - 1200 M Turf Global Sprint Challenge (4th Leg) S$1 Million 3 Yo And Upwards Sunday, 19 May 2013 I’M A DREAMER (IRE)

FLYING FULTON (AUS)

QUINTESSENTIAL (NZ)

MIBLISH (GB)

GINGERBREAD MAN (AUS)

SANGSTER (NZ)

MULL OF KILLOUGH (IRE)

GOODPACK (AUS)

PLANTEUR (IRE)

LIZARRE (SAF)

RED CADEAUX (GB)

MARTIN (NZ)

SIDE GLANCE (GB)

READY TO STRIKE (NZ)

AUSTRALIA (13)

HONG KONG (5)

NEW ZEALAND (2)

ECLAIR SURPRISE (AUS)

DAN EXCEL (IRE)

FORETELLER (GB)

MILITARY ATTACK (IRE)

GLASS HARMONIUM (IRE)

PURE CHAMPION (IRE)

LE ROI (GER)

XTENSION (IRE)

UAE (10)

LINTON (AUS)

ZAIDAN (USA)

AESOP’S FABLES (USA)

MANIGHAR (FR) MOURO (USA) PELICANO (AUS) SAINT DESIR (GB) SECRET ADMIRER (AUS) STOUT HEARTED (USA) SYSMO (FR) WALL STREET (NZ)

JAPAN (14) CAPOTE STAR (JPN)

AFRICAN STORY (GB) CAPPONI (IRE)

TRADE STORM (GB) UNBRIDLED COMMAND (USA)

DARK SHADOW (JPN)

CITY STYLE (USA)

EISHIN FLASH (JPN)

HUNTER’S LIGHT (IRE)

WALDPARK (GER)

FEDERALIST (JPN)

KASSIANO (GER)

QATAR (1)

JUST A WAY (JPN)

MENDIP (USA)

VERY NICE NAME (FR)

MOONLIT LAKE (JPN)

MONTEROSSO (GB)

NO STIR (JPN)

PRINCE BISHOP (IRE)

FRANCE (8)

OCEAN BLUE (JPN)

CIRRUS DES AIGLES (FR)

SATONO APOLLO (JPN)

DALKALA (USA)

SATONO SHUREN (JPN)

GERMANY (2)

DON BOSCO (FR)

TANINO EPAULETTE (JPN)

PASTORIUS (GER)

SHARESTAN (IRE)

SINGAPORE (14) ALWAYS CERTAIN (AUS)

MUSHREQ (AUS) THE APACHE (SAF) TREASURE BEACH (GB) USA (5)

AROWANA DOT COM (AUS) AMIRA’S PRINCE (IRE) BETTER LIFE (AUS) INTERACTION (ARG) CASH LUCK (AUS)

THREE ORION (JPN)

FRENCH FIFTEEN (FR)

TRAILBLAZER (JPN)

MAXIOS (GB)

UNCOILED (FR)

GREAT BRITAIN (11)

DEEP POCKETS (AUS)

MALAYSIA (1)

CHIL THE KITE (GB)

DON PLATENSE (ARG)

HINT (AUS)

DANDINO (GB)

FLAX (SAF)

SAONOIS (FR)

AWAIT THE DAWN (USA) DADDY LONG LEGS (USA)

DUNADEN (FR)

NUTELLO (USA)

SOUTH AFRICA (5)

ZAZOU (GER)

JUNIPER PASS (USA) CHASE ME (NZ) MIKHAIL GLINKA (IRE) SLIM SHADEY (GB)

TOTAL : 91

First Nomination Singapore Airlines International Cup 2013 International Group 1 - 2000 M Turf S$3 Million 3 Yo And Upwards Sunday, 19 May 2013 FARIDAT (USA)

GHOZI (AUS)

AFRICAN PULSE (AUS)

FIFTH PETAL (JPN)

GINGERBREAD MAN (AUS)

ATOMIC FORCE (AUS)

LITTLE GERDA (USA)

GOAL KEEPER (AUS)

LADY MELKSHAM (AUS)

LORD KANALOA (JPN)

HAMMER DOWN (NZ)

ORTENSIA (AUS)

MAKOTO NAWARATANA (JPN)

HUKA FALLS (NZ)

POWER PRINCESS (AUS)

MEMORIAL YEAR (JPN)

MAKKURA (NZ)

RED TRACER (AUS)

MALAYSIA (1)

METEOR MIKE (SAF)

SPIRIT OF BOOM (AUS)

REBEL FURY (AUS)

MR BIG (AUS)

SINGAPORE (25)

ROCKET MAN (AUS)

ATO (SAF)

RUNNING TALL (AUS)

CAPTAIN OBVIOUS (AUS)

SECRET MISSION (ARG)

ECLAIR FASTPASS (AUS)

SPEEDY CAT (NZ)

ECLAIR FLYER (AUS)

SUPER EASY (NZ)

EMERALD HILL (USA)

TOUCH OF GOLD (NZ)

JAPAN (8)

EXCAVATOR (AUS)

TREASUREINTHEHEART (ARG)

BRIGHTLINE (JPN)

FLASH GIFT (USA)

TRUDEAU (AUS)

DASHER GO GO (JPN)

FOXTROT HOTEL (IRE)

VALEVOLE (BRZ)

AUSTRALIA (8)

TEMPLE OF BOOM (AUS) BAHRAIN (3) KRYPTON FACTOR (GB) LUI REI (ITY) MURAWEG (IRE) FRANCE (1) KACHGAI (IRE)

GREAT BRITAIN (7) ETON RIFLES (IRE) IVER BRIDGE LAD (GB) MASAMAH (IRE) PENITENT (GB) RED AGGRESSOR (IRE) SECRET ASSET (IRE) SPIRIT QUARTZ (IRE) HONG KONG (3) CAPTAIN SWEET (AUS) LUCKY NINE (IRE) TIME AFTER TIME (AUS) IRELAND (7) BALMONT MAST (IRE) GORDON LORD BYRON (IRE) INVINCIBLE ASH (IRE)

MAAREK (GB) MEDICEAN MAN (GB) RUSSIAN SOUL (IRE) SLADE POWER (IRE) SOUTH AFRICA (2) KAVANAGH (SAF) SHEA SHEA (SAF) UAE (4) MENTAL (AUS) RUSSIAN ROCK (IRE) TREBLE JIG (USA) UNITED COLOR (USA) USA (3) DUX SCHOLAR (GB) KINDLE (USA) PRIVATE ZONE (CAN)

TOTAL: 72

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Bentley GT W12 Colour: Silverlake / Magnolia Model Year: 2012 Mileage: 10,651 km

Bentley Continental GT Model Year: 2010 Exterior: Glacier White, Interior: Newmarket Tan Mileage: 1,520 km

Model Year: 2009 Exterior: Royal Ebony, Interior: Linen + Beluga Veneer: Dark Stained Burr Walnut Mileage: 7,700 km

Bentley Continental Flying Spur Speed

Bentley Brooklands Model Year: 2009 Exterior: Porcelain, Interior: Fireglow Mileage: 8,236 km

Bentley Continental GT

Model Year: 2012 Exterior: Light Gazelle, Interior: Linen Mileage: 3,944 km

Model Year: 2010 Exterior: Glacier White, Interior: Newmarket Tan Mileage: 1,520 km

Bentley Mulsanne

Bentley Continental Flying Spur Speed

Colour: Arctica / Linen Model Year: 2012 Mileage: 3,105 km

Colour: Blue Crystal / Saffron Model Year: 2010 Mileage: 15,000 km

Colour: Beluga / Hotspur Model Year: 2010 Mileage: 7,900 km

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30 March 2013

ENDURANCE

HE Al Baloushi brothers Rashed Ahmed and Yousef Ahmed led a 1-2 finish in the Dubai Crown Prince Cup for the Al Reef Stables to finally break the shackles of winning a major endurance silverware for the season. The Abu Dhabi stables have been a dominant player for more than a decade but they, however, found a sudden dip in the form of their horses this season. “It was bound to happen sooner or later but to win a major prize towards the end was a very satisfying result,” Yousef Ahmed, the older sibling who trained both, the winner and the runner up, said. “This was our worst season in more than 10 years and this is not unusual in sport. We had a few podium finishes and this 1-2 finish was some reward for the hard work. “It was a very close race and anyone from the top 10 in the last loop could have won. The conditions were very tough at this time of the year with the temperatures rising. At the end, it all worked out well for us this time.” Rashed Ahmed left the best for the last on Davlyn Park Picasso to emerge winner of the 120km CEI 2-star ride at the Dubai International Endurance City over the weekend.

by Tim Aroon

Al Baloushi brothers record notable 1-2 He moved up nine places in the final 20km loop, clocking an average speed of 37.97 to cross the finishing line in over 4 hours 4 minutes to win from Yousef Ahmed on Elphyn Silverlight. They also kept the prestigious prize within the family for the second time as Sultan Ahmed, the youngest of the three siblings, was the winner on Cronus last year. Butti Mohammad Al Merri on Glenewan Pebble finished third to join the Al Baloushi brothers on the podium. The top three to finish the race received Range Rover vehicles. Saeed Ahmed Al Harb on La Crysada who led in to the final loop could finish only sixth. Saeed Saqer Al Ameri on Rowallan Simon was the winner from Saif Mubarak Al Khaili onboard Ib Indio and Mohammed Aida on LC Benicio. Al Ameri stayed on strongly after

Rider

Horse Stables/Owner

Time

Dubai Crown Prince Cup CEI 2-star 120km 1. Rashed Ahmed Al Baloushi

Davlyn Park Picasso Al Reef Stables

4hrs 04min 32sec

2. Yousef Ahmed Al Baloushi

Elphyn Silverlight Al Reef Stables

4hrs 05min 35sec

3. Butti Mohammed Al Marri 4. Mohammed Ali Al Abar

GlenewanPebble Fazaa Endurance Team

4hrs 05min 54sec

Onirik De Becherel Al Reeh Endurance Stabes

4hrs 05min 56sec

5. Sheikh Saeed Maktoum bin Juma Al Maktoum

Dudley Dick Te Emaar Endurance Stables

4min 06min 00sec

Dubai Crown Prince Cup for Private Owners and Stables 120km 1. Saeed Saqer Al Ameri 2. Saif Mubarak Al Khaili 3. Mohammed Aida

Rowallan Simon Faisal bin Zaal Private Stables 4hrs 24min 11sec Ib Indio Al Khaili Private Stables

4hrs 32min 19sec

LC Benico Zabeel Endurance Stables

4hrs 32min 57sec

4. Saeed Ahmed Al Harbi

Schneider Hitler Zabeel Endurance Stables

4hrs 39min 31sec

5. Ghanim Said Al Owaisi

Kalody Park Shuja’a Zabeel Endurance Stables

4hrs 40min 34sec

to lead in the last two loops to cross the finishing line first, more than eight minutes ahead of Al Khaili, who improved four places to take

second from Aida. There were more vehicles presented for the top three riders in the Dubai Crown Prince Cup for private

owners and stables the previous day, in the race worked off over the same 120km distance.

30 March 2013

BLOODSTOCK NEWS

Quality far from Elusive for Darby Racing

A Foreteller boost for family of Fix

HORTLY after Fix landed her New Zealand Filly of the Year title, the Juddmonte family from which she descends enjoyed another high profile boost after Foreteller, a son of Banstead Manor resident Dansili, landed Saturday's Group 1 Ranvet Stakes at Rosehill in Sydney. Settling his mount midfield for most of the running, jockey Jim Cassidy flipped the switch two furlongs from home, the pair bearing down on long time leader and favourite Fiveandahalfstar to score by half a length. The victory comes two and a half years after trainer Chris Waller parted with 100,000gns to secure Foreteller out of the Tattersalls 2010 Horses in Training Sale - one of eight buys from that particular Newmarket trip. Another, 80,000gns purchase Kelinni, claimed sixth place in Saturday's race, having landed two Group 3 events since relocating to Australia. A half-brother to dual Group scorer Modern Look and Arabesque, the dam of sires Showcasing and Camacho respectively, Foreteller is also a three-parts brother to the unraced mare Destined. A daughter of Danehill, she was bought from the Tattersalls December Breeding Stock sale in 2005 by Paul Moroney Bloodstock and exported

to New Zealand, going on to produce Iffraaj filly Fix two years after foaling Galileo's Destiny, a runner-up in Turffontein's Group 1 South African Derby. Twice a winner at two, Foreteller is out of the Cheveley Park Stakes-winning mare Prophecy. This daughter of Warning continued the success of her classy damline when scoring at Newmarket, being out of the Lancashire Oaks winner Andaleeb, whose own dam Bag Of Tunes won the Kentucky Oaks. Though at the time the Kentucky Oaks was only a Grade 2 event, subsequent top flight performers to descend from Bag Of Tunes include Brazilian mare Inchatillon, Woodbine Mile Stakes winner Becrux and Baritone, a New Zealand-bred winner of the Group 1 Stradbroke Handicap at Eagle Farm, Brisbane, in 2008. Dansili, a leading British based sire, enjoyed a hat trick of British Group 1 winners in 2012. The son of Danehill plied his trade on the track as a crack miler, before retiring to Juddmonte's Newmarket base. He has since proved himself a reliable source of classy and versatile performers, including tough sprinter Bated Breath, who stands his first season alongside Dansili in 2013, and King George hero Harbinger.

was again the case today, with plenty of action on Darley's entries plus other well-credentialed lots."

UAE THOROUGHBRED SIRE Sire

1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th Up Total Win%

Win

Place

Winning

Pivotal

13%

1,547,760

316,958

1,864,718

Singspiel

13%

545,880

447,982

993,862

Seeking The Gold

24%

552,000

266,600

818,600

Elusive Quality

11%

1,193,400

546,250

1,739,650

Oasis Dream

12%

954,600

466,214

1,420,814

Dubawi

2,068,800

767,760

2,836,560

Distorted Humor

18%

321,000

448,300

769,300

Green Desert

13%

288,000

175,800

463,800

THOROUGHBRED GRANDSIRE Darshaan

21%

2,356,560

500,290

2,856,850

Danehill

10 10

12%

1,050,000

569,978

1,619,978

Seeking The Gold

17%

1,156,680

304,640

1,461,320

Barathea

29%

2,107,200

115,320

2,222,520

Storm Cat

13%

324,000

147,210

471,210

Green Desert

306,000

189,840

495,840

Selkirk

12%

930,240

513,870

1,444,110

Sadlerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Wells

162,000

743,820

905,820

Caerleon

13%

180,000

277,260

457,260

IMPORTANT NOTICE Please note that the Pick 6 and associated competitions will be based on the FINAL six races on Dubai World Cup Night (Saturday 30th March)

breeding operation fill the next five top lots, headed by the Group 3 placed Giresun, knocked down to Kane Harris for A$55,000. A total of 254 lots sold for A$1,191,450, boasting a 94 per cent clearance rate. The sale, which allows buyers to bid online, saw 62 per cent of lots attract a bid via the internet, with 60 lots sold online. Inglis Melbourne director Peter Heagney said: "Race fillies, colts and geldings have always been popular in Melbourne and that

SON of Elusive Quality claimed top lot honours at the Inglis March Thoroughbred Sale in Melbourne last Friday, bought by Darby Racing for A$62,000. Lot 277, Elusive King, added a head second in Caulfield's Group 2 Autumn Classic to three career wins before being offered at the sale by Contract Racing. Out of the Danehill mare Homecoming Queen, a sister to Group 3 scorer Pure Theatre, Friday's sale topper is a half-brother to three winners and hails from the family of Listed winners A Goodlookin Broad and Ahead By A Century. A strong Darley draught saw offerings from Sheikh Mohammed's

UAE PUREBRED ARABIAN SIRE Bibi De Carrere

15 17 15 22

18 120

207

558,000

435,600

993,600

Mahabb

24%

1,424,760

221,780

1,646,540

Dormane

10 11 12

117

273,000

382,428

655,428

TH Richie

18%

174,000

97,650

271,650

Akbar

13%

416,880

1,354,822

Amer

153,000

109,816

262,816

Burning Sand

12%

207,000

122,940

329,940

Madoua De Piboul

13%

90,000

80,700

170,700

Calin Du Loup

15%

93,000

42,800

135,800

1,771,702

30 March 2013

by Beverley Townsend

Fix just Champion for Iffraaj

ARLEY’S record breaking sire Iffraaj, whose half-brother Farraaj landed Saturday's Winter Derby at Lingfield, earned another title over the weekend after his daughter Fix was crowned New Zealand Filly of the Year. Fix, a member of her sire's first Southern Hemisphere crop, landed three consecutive Group 2 events during this season's campaign, signing off when just half a length second to Habibi in the Group 1 New Zealand Derby earlier this month. Going into the weekend with a sizeable lead in the contest, victory was secured for Fix when her nearest rival Soriano failed to land a blow in the New Zealand Oaks,

won by Group 3 scorer More Than Sacred. Gary Harding, who bought Fix as a yearling from Hanui Farm for A$220,000, indicated she will likely return next season for the Hawke's Bay Triple Crown, consisting of the Challenge Stakes, Spring Classic and Windsor Park Plate, before campaigning in Australia. Iffraaj, a triple Group 2-winning son of Zafonic, sired 38 winners in his first crop, a record which has yet to be beaten. Among that number was undefeated juvenile Wootton Bassett, whose season culminated with a Group 1 victory in Longchamp's Group 1 Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere. He stands at Darley's Kildangan Stud for €10,000.

Stars vs Craftsman Round 2 F

OUR years after their epic clashes on the track, Sea The Stars and Mastercraftsman are again squaring up to do battle, but this time the pair will be a hundred miles apart as they and 14 other stallions prepare to contend the first season sire title. Won last year by Champion Sire Galileo's son New Approach, thanks in a large part to the exploits of his undefeated Classic hope Dawn Approach and fellow Royal Ascot winners Tha'ir and Newfangled, this year it is Galileo's half-brother Sea The Stars who garners favouritism for the crown.

With the market priced up by Stan James, the son of Arc winner Urban Sea is currently 4-9 to land the title and it is 11-10 that his first crop yields at least one Group 1 winner. Joseph Burke of Stan James said: "Sea The Stars was one of the best Flat horses I have ever had the pleasure of watching and the ease with which he beat numerous Group 1 winners was a joy to behold. Not only had he the class, but he also possessed the temperament to go with it and that's an all important trait when considering his offspring. "His trainer John Oxx will handle 14 of his progeny this

season while Sir Michael Stoute has six and John Gosden three. When you consider that other representatives from his first crop are with successful trainers such as Mark Johnston, Ger Lyons, William Haggas, Tommy Stack, Roger Varian and Dermot Weld, it would be a surprise if his progeny did not prove the most successful in 2013. "In the battle for the number of individual winners, there are four stallions who should theoretically fight this out," says Burke. "Mastercraftsman just shades favouritism at 2-1 this year over Bushranger. He was the better 2yo on the track and has

Park on the market

LIZA PARK, one of Australia's leading Thoroughbred studs and home to the sire of Black Caviar, Bel Esprit, is to be placed on the market for sale. The organisation, which comprises six properties across two states, will also be offering shares and standing rights in its 14 stallions, which includes Champion First Season Sire

Written Tycoon. Ten of the operation's stallions, including Bel Esprit, currently stand in Victoria, with the remaining four based at Eliza Park's Queensland property. Bloodstock auction house William Inglis are to manage the sale, for which an international marketing campaign will be run ahead of the closing tender date on April 26.

After the announcement, Eliza Park proprietor Lee Fleming said: "As a third generation breeder, Eliza Park is the culmination of a life long ambition, although when starting out I never imagined it would grow to what it is now. "It is with somewhat mixed emotions that I've made the decision to offer the stud for tender. I'm immensely proud of Eliza Park's

Sea The Stars beats Mastercraftsman plenty of representatives sprinkled around various yards that would be associated with training winning juveniles. "There are numerous Bushranger's with various trainers

this season including the likes of Mick Channon, Richard Hannon and Tom Dascombe, and you would expect if they were to make their mark, it would be as juveniles."

diversity, its continued growth and its position as one of the nation's top Thoroughbred operations, but this proposed sale has been in the planning for some time. "With all the pieces now in place and the stallions going so well, it really is the optimum time to put Eliza Park on the market and represents a tremendous opportunity for investors." Eliza Park chief executive officer Cameron Croucher said: "This is an exciting opportunity for a buyer to

purchase an established business with a sound bottom line - an organisation that offers every Thoroughbred service with highly professional management and staff, stallions, and facilities all in place." William Inglis’ managing director Mark Webster, added: "We are delighted to be offering the Eliza Park property and stallion interests for sale. "Eliza Park has been at the forefront of the breeding industry in Victoria for many years and is well placed for future growth with a highly competent team and an excellent portfolio of property and commercial stallions on offer. "The Kerrie property, near Melbourne, Victoria, has a vast array of breeding and training facilities, providing a potential investor plenty of options, and it is an ideal time for an investor to get involved on the way up."

30 March 2013 BY HOWARD WRIGHT WO of Godolphin’s most recent home-bred UAE Classic winners, Khawlah and Gamilati, have completed their racing careers and been retired to the Darley Stud roster. The regally-bred 5yo Khawlah, who completed the so-far unprecedented UAE Oaks and Derby double in 2011, is visiting Dubawi, a son of one Dubai World Cup winner, Dubai Millennium, and sire of another, Monterosso, as well today’s contender Hunter’s Light.

Godolphin UAE Classic-winning duo retired to stud Three-time winner Khawlah, who was ridden by Frankie Dettori and Mickael Barzalona to Classic

victory and amassed £875,000 in earnings, is a daughter of Cape Cross, while her second dam, the

Oaks third Melikah, is a half-sister to Sea The Stars (by Cape Cross) and the outstanding stallion Galileo.

Four-year-old Gamilati won the Group 2 Irish Thoroughbred Marketing Cherry Hinton Stakes as a 2yo, before landing last year’s UAE 1000 Guineas by five and a half lengths. She is visiting Shamardal, who comes from the family of Godolphin’s 2002 Dubai World Cup winner Street Cry and numbers six European Group 1 winners among his first three crops, including Sheikh Mohammed’s Racing Post Trophy winner Casamento.

Gamilati

Khawlah

Think So back in action C OOLMORE stallion So You Think, who is covering his first book of Northern Hemisphere mares this year, has resumed stud duties having fully recovered from a hock injury. The 10 time Group 1 winning son of High Chaparral spent the second half of last year covering mares at Coolmore's Australian

base in New South Wales, where he had 145 mares scanned in foal. The 6yo New Zealand-bred has a strong book of mares and on Monday covered The Royal Stud's 12yo Daring Aim, a daughter of The Queen's Ribblesdale Stakes winner Phantom Gold. So You Think was trained in Australia by Bart Cummings to win five Group 1s and finished a

gallant third on his last start down under in the Melbourne Cup. In November 2010, the Coolmore partners bought a majority share in the imposing colt and he went on to establish himself as one of Europe's leading performers, capturing five Group 1 races for Aidan O'Brien including the Prince Of Wales's Stakes on his last start in 2012.

Frankel's Danedream very much alive

ANEDREAM, winner of the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe and last year's King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes, has been confirmed in foal to Frankel by Newsells Park Stud. Breaking the news on Twitter, the stud said: "Pleased to report that Danedream was scanned in foal to Frankel." Danedream, a daughter of Lomitas, was denied a chance to defend her Arc title last October after an outbreak of equine infectious anaemia, commonly known as swamp

fever, resulted in quarantine restrictions around her Cologne training base. Juddmonte's undefeated dual world champion Frankel is reported to have taken to his new career well, with 12 of his first 15 mares covered confirmed in foal earlier this month. Standing his first season at Banstead Manor for a fee of £125,000, the son of Galileo is set to cover a book of around 135 mares, which includes six-time Group 1 winner Midday and Lordship Stud's blue hen Swiss Lake.

30 March 2013

POLO

by Harry Tregoning

Ghantoot Club Announces the Launch of “HRH UAE President Polo Cup 2013”

press conference was held last Wednesday at the Ghantoot Racing and Polo Club, announcing the launch of “HH President of UAE Polo Cup 2013” on Monday, 25th March 2013 until 5th April 2013. The HH President of UAE Polo Cup, which is taking place for the 13th consecutive year under the auspicious patronage of HH Sheikh Falah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Chairman of Ghantoot Racing and Polo Club, is considered to be one of the finest and most prestigious polo tournaments across the Middle East. HE Saeed bin Houfan Al Mansouri commented: “The club looks forward to welcoming the gracious public to watch the tournament matches for free and to attend the final day on 5 April, where they will be able to enjoy an array of entertainment activities for all ages.” This event falls in line with the strategic sports objectives for Abu Dhabi Emirate, which seeks to elevate and promote the sport of polo within and beyond the UAE, thus providing the opportunity for various teams and sports lovers to get acquainted and enjoy the

highly technical skills of the game. The teams participating in this tournament are Ghantoot Polo, the emphatic winners of the recent Dubai Polo Gold Cup, Abu Dhabi Polo, the defending Presidents Cup Champions Zedan Polo, as well as Bin Drai Polo and Al Habtoor Polo. This is a 16 goal tournament and each team includes professional international polo players. Abu Dhabi Sports Channel will be

broadcasting live coverage of the final match and the award ceremony, providing the opportunity for millions of viewers to watch one of the finest polo matches in the Middle East and to share the enthusiasm and excitement. The tournament finals day is on 5th April 2013 when there will be two matches including the final, where Ghantoot Racing and Polo Club invites the public to enjoy the elite and exciting matches and other entertainments for all ages. Picnic areas, activities and entertainment for children, live concerts and more await the public at the final day of the tournament; it is the ideal venue for adults and children to spend a special spring weekend day. PARTICIPATING TEAMS – 16 GOAL HANDICAP GHANTOOT POLO TEAM HC ALI AL MARRI 0 JUAN ZUBIAURRE CANAL 4 ALFREDO FABIAN CAPPELLA 8 PELAYO BERAZADI ROZPIDE 4 ABU DHABI POLO TEAM HC FARIS AL YEBHOUNI 0 JUAN AMBROGGIO 7 JUAN JOSE STORNI 5 MANUEL ELIZALDE 4 BIN DRAI POLO TEAM HC S. BIN DRAI 0 IGNACIO LTHURBURU 2 S. ULLOA 7 J.J. BRANE 7 HABTOOR POLO TEAM HC H. AL HABTOOR 0 I.BELLO 3 E. MARTINEZ 7 G. CUITINO 6 ZEDAN POLO TEAM HC A. ZEDAN 0 G. HEALY 1 M. URANGA 6 I.HEGUY 9

Their brand of competitive low goal polo and quintessential British branding always draws in a great audience. The programme is as below and for more information visit britishpoloday.com. 12:00 Camel Polo: Cavalry Vs Guards 14.30 Princes’ Cup: Harrow Vs Eton 15.30 Gaucho Cup: Oxford Vs Cambridge 16.30 Thesiger Cup: British Army Vs Habtoor Polo 18:00 Prize Giving

The clubs doors are open to the public for free during the tournament days, including the final day on 5th of April, from 1:00pm.

British Polo Day Fifth Edition This Friday If you are looking for something to do whilst you are waiting for the Dubai World Cup why not go to Dubai Polo & Equestrian Club this Friday. British Polo Day is back for it’s fifth edition and will be looking to be their biggest and best yet.

Final Day Schedule 1:00 pm Doors open 1:00pm – 7:00pm Picnic, DJ music, and Children’s Entertainment 3:00pm – 4:00pm Semi-Final Polo Match 4:20pm – 4:45pm Skydive Show, Horse Show and National Anthem by Police Band 5:00pm – 6:00pm Final Polo Match (Broadcasted Live) 6:00pm – 6:45pm Prize Distribution Ceremony 6:45pm – 7:00pm Fire Show 7:00pm – 9:00pm Live Concert

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30 March 2013

QATAR REVIEW

By Harry Tregoning

Majid Safedeen Stable reaches the heights whilst Marco Monteriso rides an excellent treble.

ACING continued last Wednesday for the 44th race meeting at the Qatar Racing and Equestrian Club in Doha and trainer Majid Safedeen was very much the star as he claimed back-to-back wins including the feature race which was the Mesaimeer Cup. Safedeen trained Itsher to a commanding victory in the Thoroughbred Stakes Mesaimeer Cup which was run over 1200m for QR 80,000 prize money. Steered by Darren Williams, Itsher won the contest by one and three parts of a length at the finish having taken control of the race from the gates. Majd Al Shajaa was the main rival and kept pace but as the race reached the business end, Itsher showed a turn of foot her main rival did not possess and secured a facile win. “She is a completely different horse on sand. Itsher has struggled on turf in her last four runs and today she clearly displayed her potential on the sand track. She is by far the best sprinter on this track. There are two more races before the end of the season and we are confident that she will do well in both the races.” Safedeen’s other winner came through Al Uraiq in the Local Bred Pure Arabian Stakes. Al Uraiq proved to be an even easier winner with a final winning distance being recorded at eight lengths. It could have been a lot more if needed but Jockey Marco Monteriso eased him down once victory over his seven rivals was assured. Last week’s hero, trainer Jassim Al Ghazali added another winner for the season when Ninawa claimed the Pure Arabian Handicap race, for horses rated 40 and below, under Sylvain Ruis by a comfortable two length margin. Ruis went on to complete a

double in the Thoroughbred Handicap for race horses rated 50 and below, on the Hussain Aashoor-trained Sworn. Another jockey who completed a double was David Bouleau who started the day by winning the opening race which was the Local Bred Pure Arabian Maiden Plate on the Yousef Bentaher-trained Sa’ebat Al Naif in an exciting victory which suggested there is more success to come for the horse. Bouleau’s second winner came later when the Mohammed Hussain-saddled Al Mazrooah scored a victory in the Local Thoroughbred Handicap race for horses rated 10 to 70 over 1200m. Injaaz Stud’s Manjam captured the Local Bred Pure Arabian Maiden Plate with Andrew Elliot in the saddle by four lengths to complete the Wednesday results. Last Thursday, the 45th race meeting took place and the HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Khalifa Al Thani-owned Mu’Azzaz captured the Yousef Al Romaihi Cup (Group 3, Pure Arabian Stakes). The Julian Smart-trained Mu’Azzaz gave the trainer and the owner two wins in a row while jockey Marco Monteriso completed a treble for the day. Trainer Smart was elated with the success of his champion Mu’Azzaz: “I am happy for the fact that we have a mile and a half race for Pure Arabians. It is really surprising that we do not have a race of this distance more often. Mu’Azzaz likes this distance and look at the way that he ran today. What is the point to have an Arab horse here and not be able to run them in a race that suits them best. This is the traditional trip for them and I hope we will have more such races in the future.” Earlier, Smart completed the first leg of his double when Al Atique won the Pure Arabian

Conditions Race. Rider Monteriso completed a double by taking Al Atique to victory. It was a clean sweep of top three places by Al Shahania’s horses in this race. Earlier in the evening, Monteriso had won the Thoroughbred Handicap race for horses rated 55 to 75 on Mohammed Rashid Al Kuwari’s Al Shanfara when they just saw off Olfa in a tight contest. Trainer Majid Safedeen, who had won the feature event on Wednesday, had a further win on Thursday when Majd captured the Local Thoroughbred Maiden Plate. Trainer Jassim Al Ghazali had yet more success as his horses registered a double with Count Curlin and Safqah winning the second and third races of the eight-race card. It was a hard fought victory for Count Curlin in the Thoroughbred Maiden Plate and was a slow starter, but as the race unwound, he finished with a super strong run to overtake all his rivals a shade cosily. He scored by over a length under Yanis Aouabed. Al Ghazali’s other winner was Safqah who won very easily in the Local Bred Pure Arabian Handicap race for horses rated 40 to 70 and she looks to be on the upgrade. Trainer Mubarak Al Khayarin also had a double during the day with Zahi and My Sharona. Both the winning horses are owned by Injaaz Stud. Andrew Elliot piloted Zahi to a Local Bred Pure Arabian Restricted Stakes win, while Gerald Avranche took My Sharona to victory in the Thoroughbred Handicap race for horses rated 75 to 95.

Auction a success

Itsher

The Qatar Racing and Equestrian Club organised a horse auction last Friday in the parade ring at the course. HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Faleh Al Thani, Chairman of the Qatar Racing and Equestrian Club,

Sami Jassim Al Boenain, General Manager of the Qatar Racing & Equestrian Club and a number of Qatar Racing and Equestrian Club board members and heads of sections were there. Ninety-four horses were offered for sale and Al Shahania Stud’s Theeb was the one sold for top price of QR 300,000. Theeb was purchased by Mohammed Al Ramzani.

The auction was overseen by Abdulaziz Nasser Al Fuhaid. Mohammed Salama and Ryan Skelton were the Arabic and the English auctioneers respectively. A large number of equestrian enthusiasts, trainers and owners from Qatar and the region attended the auction which saw a selection of fine horses and was concluded with overall sales of QR 1,190,000.

Qatar Statistics 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th Runs Prizemoney OWNER

1 Umm Qarn

62 40 17 21 15 1959,027,050

2 H.H Sheikh Mohammed Bin Khalifa Al Thani 12 15 12 12 4 80 2,032,050 3 Sh. Hamad Bin Mishal Bin Hamad Al Thani

4 Injaaz Stud

10 11 10 19 17 145 720,800

5 Mr. Hassan Ali Hassan Al Matwi

2 0 1 0 15 1,047,200

6 9 11 16 126 673,150

6 Sh. Abdullah Bin Mishal Bin Hamad Al Thani 11 6 2 5 0 32

654,400

7 Sh. Nasser Bin Abdullah Bin Nasser Al Thani

561,800

1 3 2 5 32

TRAINER

1 A. de Mieulle

62 43 18 21 16 2019,131,050

2 Jassim Ghazali

64 57 60 47 63 6524,240,950

3 J. Smart

18 20 14 17 14 1392,731,750

4 G. Mikhalides

19 17 21 18 9 1242,218,900

5 I. Al Malki

18 10 13 16 15 2211,105,000

6 Z. Mohsen

7 13 7 5 83

837,850

7 Y. Bentaher

11 8 8 5 5 81

732,050

8 M. Khalid

12 16 15 18 21 186 702,950 JOCKEY

1 P. Convertino

30 39 14 22 19 1933,577,100

2 David Bouland

33 20 17 15 10 1833,365,450

3 O.Peslier

4 Sylvain Ruis

23 22 24 25 17 1982,384,800

5 Gerald Avranche

28 32 23 15 24 2252,082,400

6 Stephan Ladjadj

20 17 16 29 17 1991,646,150

7 Yanis Aouabed

24 17 31 18 18 2261,433,800

8 Marvin Suerland

18 24 26 13 23 2231,330,600

1 1 0 0

6 2,720,500

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30 March 2013

NICHOLAS GODFREY'S INTERNATIONAL POST

Champions gather to boost World Cup fixture W

ITH a plethora of Group and Grade 1 winners chasing the world's richest prizes year after year, it may seem more than a trifle contrary to suggest the Dubai World Cup meeting could do with a boost this weekend to confirm its status. Let's get this straight right from the outset: the success of the World Cup card in bringing together horses from the four corners of the globe has long been there for all to see. Saturday's card offers an object example, featuring big-name horses from five continents as Japanese Horse of the Year Gentildonna and Cox Plate winner Ocean Park join 2011 Kentucky Derby victor Animal Kingdom and dual Breeders' Cup winner Royal Delta. Throw in Igugu, still a South African champ despite her problems at Meydan, and an assortment of European-based stars and the Godolphin contingent, and you've got a cast list to dream about. And yet...and yet...the fact remains that statistics issued by the International Federation of Horseracing Authorities (IFHA) offer only mixed messages about progress amid a series of largely unpredictable results since the Dubai Carnival was moved to Meydan. Or, as mentioned before

in this slot, the World Cup itself was switched from Nad Al Sheba's dirt to the mercurial Tapeta surface. Look at the World Thoroughbred Rankings for 2012, published in January. At first glance, these numbers looked quite healthy for World Cup night, with two of last year's winners (Cirrus Des Aigles and Monterosso) in the Top 10 behind the great Frankel, and a couple more (Cityscape and Krypton Factor) hitting the Top 20. However, while this might be the very least one might expect from such an exalted card, the bare figures were not quite as attractive as they may have appeared. Cirrus Des Aigles, for example, was awarded an end-of-season rating of 131, a mark he hit three times to make him the second-best in the world, 9lb behind the 140-rated Frankel. The popular French gelding was adjudged to have got that 131 rating on no fewer than three occasions – none of which came in Dubai, sadly. He did it twice when winning in France and when second in the Qipco Champion Stakes. Monterosso's 126 rating, while 14lb adrift of Frankel, was good enough for a share of seventh place overall – but it was also a touch

unrepresentative, as it was fully 8lb higher than anything he had ever achieved before (or since, for that matter). He does love the Meydan Tapeta, though, so maybe we can expect vast improvement now he has had a pipe-opener for 2013. He could do with a better showing, both for his own reputation and that of the world's richest race. Credence is added to that latter statement by another list of figures released recently by the IFHA, which has published a list of the 50 best races in the world, calculated “by taking the average of the World Thoroughbred Ranking ratings of the first four placed horses in the year concerned” before the ratings for the past three runnings of the race are averaged. Conveniently, these parameters mean the three years at Meydan are those under scrutiny – and, shockingly, only two Dubai contests made this objective chart of the world's best. The Dubai World Cup comes in at number 15, seven places above the Sheema Classic in a list dominated by British races, responsible for no fewer than five of the Top 10. There are obvious holes in this method as a means of calculating the relative quality of the world's top races. For a start, any race

featuring the 140-rated Frankel gets an immediate leg-up – which goes a long way to explaining why the Champion Stakes tops the charts. Then again, the 2012 running did feature the two best horses in the world (according to official handicappers) so perhaps that is fair enough. There are other oddities. The Breeders' Cup Mile, for example, takes second place after a series of excellent renewals, but its history is littered with surprise results and more than one less-than-stellar winner that would drag its overall status down given a bigger survey sample. More deserving cases like the Arc and the Breeders' Cup Classic also take high rank. Dubai's place in the calendar doesn't help either, given that the World Cup meeting is right at the start of the European season, and European-trained horses have dominated the World Thoroughbred Rankings in recent years. What is more, artificial surfaces offer their own specific hurdle in that they are known to restrict winning margins, putting a tight cap on potential ratings – as demonstrated by the IFHA charts, where the World Cup is joined by just one other race run on synthetics, the fabled Pacific

Classic at Del Mar (won last year by World Cup contender Dullahan). But despite the caveats, it is hard to imagine anybody involved with the Dubai Carnival being satisfied with a return of just two races in the world's Top 50. To put this into some degree of context, all four of the Hong Kong International races made the list, while Australia has halfa-dozen, and this in a country that is hardly a hotbed of international competition outside the Emirates Melbourne Cup, which is a handicap. Competition to attract the international equine elite has never been greater, but at least the final fields for the Dubai World Cup card show the UAE showpiece has lost none of its cachet. Now what it really needs (and deserves) are some superstar performances and a credible set of results to advertise its lustre on the global stage. Nicholas Godfrey, Racing Post international editor

HARRY'S NEWS SHORTS

The news in brief

OUTH AFRICA: The first day of the Cape Premier Yearling Sale Book 2 kicked off with solid gains across the board as an aggregate of R10,585 000 with an average of R103,775 was reached. Cape Thoroughbred Sales Chief Operating Officer, Arian Todd, was pleased with the average of R103,775, which was 29% up on the 2012 Book 2 Sale. “This is a great success and we hope that the rest of the sale continues with the same progress.” Chile: Noble Belleza scored a thrilling head victory in the Clásico Sociedad Hípica Luis Cousiño (1400m dirt) for 3yo and up fillies and mares at Hipódromo Chile racecourse in Santiago. The Group 1 winner Noble Belleza who was ridden by Héctor Berríos defeated fellow 3yo filly Cossi Fan Tutte and 5yo Gorda De Lujo. Trained by Juan Pablo Baeza, Noble Belleza now has nine triumphs in 14 starts for US$ 127,300 and will be aimed at more Group 1 glory. UK: There may be no Frankel this year but Champions Day has realigned itself as ‘Champions Weekend’ with six Group 1 races being run over two days. The Dubai Sponsored Future Champions Day at Newmarket will now be run on the Friday before Qipco

British Champions Day at Ascot (17-18 October) to showcase Flat racing. Australia: Champion jockey Jim Cassidy labelled Pierro the best horse he has ridden after the two combined for a win in Saturday’s Group 1 Canterbury Stakes (1300m) at Rosehill. In extending his unbeaten run in Sydney to nine, Pierro held out champion mare and highly regarded stablemate More Joyous in a thrilling edition of the race - the first time at Group 1 level. Japan: After his wonderful time at Cheltenham, Irish trainer Willie Mullins’ hopes of continuing his marvellous international form with Blackstairmountain last Saturday were dashed in the Pegasus Jump Stakes at Nakayama Racecourse. Mullins’ horse was having a prep race for the Nakyama Grand Jump but he failed to live up to expectations when he finished ninth of the twelve finishers. The locally trained Rikiai Kurofune was the victor winning by four lengths. UK: Great excitement is being generated by the news that the newly crowned Queen Mother Champion Chaser and racing sensation Sprinter Sacre is to run at Aintree. His pedigree suggests the two and half mile trip should hold no problems as his breeders

already feel he is racing over too short a distance. Ireland’s leading hope Flemenstar is promising to be amongst the entries to take him on. Korea: Jigeum I Sungan, winner of the 2012 Derby, made his seasonal reappearance and the 4yo still looks open to improvement. He was in good form as he casually dismissed his rivals by six lengths over nine and a half furlongs. The President’s Cup and possible Grand Prix Stakes – will be Jigeum I Sungan’s target this year as he seeks to supplant Dangdae Bulpae as Korea’s top domestic-bred horse. India: B Puttanna’s Jersey Girl re-discovered her winning ways and sauntered away with The Ashwapriya Cup at Bangalore last Friday. Having won the 1000 Guineas in November Jersey Girl had lost her way in subsequent Derby and Oaks runs but thrived back at this trip over seven furlongs and now looks sure to continue thriving when her stamina is not fully tested. UK: The unseasonal late winter caused the Lincoln to be snowed off at the weekend but the traditional curtain-raiser to the UK flat season has been rescheduled to take place this Saturday. In the Brocklebury, which opens the turf flat season and was run last

Friday, trainer Bill Turner landed it with Mick’s Yer Man giving the handler his sixth victory in the race. Later on the card, the Charlie Hills trained Model Pupil looked like a horse to follow in staying races this year with a demolition of his field in the Doncaster Shield. Ireland: Jim Bolger had his string in excellent nick when the Irish turf season started last Sunday. Having trained the winners of the first two races of the season, his third runner also won in the Group 3 Express Stakes at the Curragh under Rory Cleary. UAE: Dubai Racing Channel have done an excellent job by making their entire archive available for viewing. To watch a replay of your favourite race, why not visit: http://vod.dmi.ae/program/season/7851.

30 March 2013

THE WRIGHT WORD

Nass hopes for repeat rest on Krypton and the Fallon factor

ORGET the weather, but as far as results are concerned lightning rarely strikes twice on Dubai World Cup night. Yet owner-trainer Fawzi Nass has already made history once, so why not again? When Krypton Factor, whom he bought out of Sir Mark Prescott’s stable for 100,000gns as a back-end 2yo in October 2010, denied Rocket Man back-to-back victories in last year’s Group 1 Dubai Golden Shaheen, he became the first horse in the history of the world’s richest day’s racing to raise a winning flag for Bahrain. It matters nothing that Krypton Factor has never raced in Nass’s native country. In the official records he represents Bahrain, which is where Nass has his main training base, although from 13 races for his current owner the gelding has appeared 11 times at Meydan and once apiece at Kranji,

in Singapore, and Royal Ascot. That is the nature of modern international horseracing, and now Krypton Factor is attempting to become only the third horse in history to win the same race on the World Cup card in successive years by repeating the efforts of Caller One, who won the US$2m Golden Shaheen in 2001 and 2002, and Firebreak, successful in the Godolphin Mile in 2003 and 2004. A year ago Krypton Factor and Kieren Fallon stalked Singapore’s star sprinter Rocket Man and US-trained Giant Ryan as they set a scorching early pace, and raced clear in the last 200m to win by two and a quarter lengths, the same winning margin as Rocket Man’s in 2011 and the biggest since Caller One’s in 2001. Today Krypton Factor will again have the assistance of former UK champion jockey Fallon, whose suitability goes way beyond

sharing initial letters with the 5yo, whom he has ridden on all 14 outings for the Nass stable. Nass explained: “He’s a straightforward horse, but it’s important to have someone riding who knows him, and there is no-one better than Kieren.” Together Fallon and Krypton Factor have won three times and figured in second and third placings on seven occasions, the last two coming at Meydan during this year’s Carnival. Despite his most recent second, to Reynaldothewizard in the Golden Shaheen prep race on Super Saturday, Nass expressed himself initially disappointed by the four-length margin of defeat, which followed a promising third to Mental on his first start since he ran the outstanding Black Caviar to a little over two lengths at Ascot. However, as Nass revealed after morning trackwork at Meydan on

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Monday, the reason soon became apparent, since within 24 hours of the race, Krypton Factor was found to have sustained a bruised foot. Nass explained: “I was relieved to find an explanation for why he ran so flat. He was off work for about five days, but it was better that it happened then and not closer to Saturday’s race.” Back to full fitness, Krypton Factor and Fallon provided a twist to Monday’s early activity by being put through the starting stalls before they cantered steadily over the 1750m all-weather track with the Carnival-hardened sprinter-miler Muraweg, his Nass stablemate. Explaining the unusual procedure, which took place well after the other gallopers had returned to the international stables, Nass said: “For a sprinter he’s so laid back, and he doesn’t use himself much without jumping from the stalls.”

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Nass, who when he is not training racehorses runs his family’s Gulf-based construction business, had his last runner a fortnight ago in a race worth less than £2,600 to the winner on Wolverhampton’s all-weather surface. Today his colours return to a synthetic surface, but with a very different prize in sight. “It’s a tougher race than last year, when there was only one serious rival, Rocket Man, so I’m hopeful rather than confident,” he said. Associate Editor Racing Post

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Gary’s Great Comeback F

ROM 2005 through 2012, the tools of the trade for Gary Stevens involved plenty of form guides, a microphone, earpiece, and a coat and tie. The rural Idaho-native, riddled with nagging injuries

suffered over the course of a Hall of Fame career as a jockey, has primarily served as a television racing analyst in the years since. He manned the desk for national coverage of the Triple Crown races for the National

Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) and on HRTV, one of two main racing networks in the U.S. He set his mind on a return to riding in October 2012, and after seven years away from the competitive saddle, Stevens had his first mount on January 6 (a third placing at Santa Anita), and his first win came on January 12. Since his return as of March 17, Stevens has 12 wins and 32 placings from 83 mounts, including two solid graded stakes tallies at Santa Anita. But the ultimate height in his comeback to date will be at the Dubai World Cup meeting, when Stevens is due to have several mounts, including Little Mike (Dubai Duty Free), and Dullahan (Dubai World Cup). “I’m extremely appreciative, happy, and proud,” Stevens said of his bookings at the world’s richest race meeting. “I didn’t expect it, but I hoped for it, I dreamed about it. My wife says the dreaming started the day after I retired.” Stevens has the highest winning percentage of any jockey

to have more than 10 mounts in the history of the Dubai World Cup meeting, with seven wins from 29 mounts. “This is full circle now, because I feel I really saw Dubai grow.” Stevens first rode in the UAE in 1993, part of an international jockeys competition at Nad Al Sheba. There were four races in the competition, Stevens won three. After a near miss in the inaugural Dubai World Cup with Soul Of The Matter, Stevens landed the big race on Silver Charm in 1998. “I learned a big lesson in that race. Swain got in front of me and we came back, and I thought we just got up on the line so I gave a big fist-pump. He was the first Kentucky Derby winner to try the World Cup and anything less than a win was going to take credibility away from it. If he couldn’t win there, what did it say about the Derby?” “Well, we come back and I see they still haven’t put up the numbers, and I said, ‘oh no, I celebrated and we didn’t win,’

but they put his number up and I’ve never celebrated when it was that close ever again.” Stevens is keen on his rides for the big night. “Little Mike is so fluid, he can go from the front or just settle into a rhythm, like he showed in the Breeders’ Cup. Dullahan has a long 3?-furlong run in him, the goal is to ride him like when he beat Game On Dude in the Pacific Classic.” Win or lose, Gary Stevens riding in Dubai once again makes everyone feel a bit younger. If he wins, expect a raucous celebration. Editor www.dubairacenight.com

30 March 2013

TOM JENNINGS’ VIEW FROM IRELAND

Bolger dominates opening day

IM Bolger took the training honours at The Curragh on Sunday, the opening meeting of the 2013 season, with a superb four-timer. The victory of the Rory Cleary-ridden Rehn’s Nest in the Group 3 Park Express Stakes proved the highlight. Always handy, the winning daughter of Authorized tracked the leader More Than Stoka, taking the lead approaching the final furlong and kept on well to hold the challenge of the uneasy odds-on favourite Yellow Rosebud, trained by Dermot Weld. “She gets through that ground, which is a big help,” said Bolger. “Her dam is by Galileo and was one of his first winners. I think this filly will stay a mile and a half. She’s in the Oaks and I’m pretty sure she’s in the Irish Guineas. She handles that ground but is not ground dependent.” Bolger introduced a smart juvenile in the opening 2yo maiden when Saburo, owned by Sheikh Mohammed and ridden by stable jockey Kevin Manning, completed a hat-trick of wins for the yard in the race. Twelve months ago, the unbeaten and champion juvenile Dawn Approach made a winning debut in the five-furlong race. Saburo, a son of Cape Cross, ran on strongly to score from Kevin Prendergast’s My Sapphire, to the delight of favourite backers. The

winner, bred by Darley, is likely to follow a similar path to Dawn Approach and looks like an exciting prospect for his connections. The Bolger/Manning combination returned to the winner’s enclosure half an hour later, in the six furlong maiden with the unraced Caesaria. The 3yo colt showed battling qualities to pip Aidan O’Brien’s newcomer Master Speaker by a head, the pair pulling well clear of Late Rosebud. The well-backed Alpinist earned a step up in grade after landing the final event, a maiden over a mile. Showing a likeable attitude, the New Approach colt ran on well in determined fashion to defeat the staying-on Silver Lightening with Dermot Weld’s Lake District, sporting the Saburo silks, completing the minor places on his racecourse debut. “He’s hardy and is going the right way,” said Bolger. “He’ll appreciate better ground and we’ll step him up in trip. He might go for one of the Derby trials.” Johnny Murtagh, who has a strong book of rides at Meydan today, opened his account for the season in the ?100,000 Lincoln Handicap aboard Sweet Lightning. The 6yo, winner of the 2011 British Lincoln at Doncaster, made history by becoming the first horse to win both races. Travelling sweetly for Murtagh, the 7yo made

smooth headway to track the leaders, forging clear inside the final furlong to score in good style for local trainer Tommy Carmody. Carmody, who saddles Royal Diamond in tonight’s Sheema Classic, said: “This horse improved tremendously over the winter and, hopefully, he’ll progress again from here. He might come back here for a Listed race (the 10 furlong Alleged Stakes) in two weeks, or go to Leopardstown for the Heritage Stakes.”

Busy night for Irish Thirteen runners, representing seven trainers, carry Irish hopes at Meydan today. Twelve months ago Aidan O’Brien was among the winners, saddling Daddy Long Legs to victory in the UAE Derby, he returns with a strong team. The pick of his five-pronged assault is St Nicholas Abbey in the $5 million Sheema Classic, of which 2012 Japanese Horse of the Year Gentildonna is his main danger. Tommy Carmody, fresh from winning Sunday’s Irish Lincoln, has switched Irish St Leger winner Royal Diamond from the Dubai Gold Cup to the Sheema Classic. He had a run already at Meydan this year, showing little in the Nad Al Sheba Trophy and faces a stiff task.

Imperial Monarch, winner of the Group 1 Grand Prix de Paris, is joined by John Oxx’s Saddler’s Rock in the $1 million Dubai Gold Cup, the stayer’s highlight. The former, trained by O’Brien, is untested over the two mile trip but being a son of Galileo shouldn’t have any stamina fears. Saddlers’ Rock, winner of the Goodwood Cup, failed to land a blow in the Nad Al Sheba Trophy, having being settled at the rear in a slowly run event. David Marnane, the most successful Irish trainer at Meydan, saddles Elleval in the UAE Derby. Winner of the Meydan Classic (on turf), the Damian Lavelle-owned gelding has thrived in the Dubai sunshine. He made a pleasing debut on his Tapeta debut in the trial, the Al Bastakiya finishing an unlucky fourth behind Secret Number. He has enjoyed a smooth build-up and pleased his trainer. Lines Of Battle, trained by O’Brien, completes the Irish challenge, as he bids to give the yard back-to-back wins in the event. Not seen since finishing unplaced in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf, the War Chant colt, a winner of the Listed Star Appeal Stakes at Dundalk, has the assistance of Ryan Moore, chasing his first victory in the race. Sole Power spearheads the Irish challenge in the Al Quoz Sprint,

JOHN BERRY’S VIEW FROM NEWMARKET

Flat Start F

OR a couple of centuries or so, ‘The Start of the Flat’ was a phrase to quicken the pulse of any racing enthusiast in Britain. Those days, sadly, are gone forever – even if years such as this one (when the snow-covered first Saturday of the new season saw no turf racing, Flat or National Hunt, held anywhere in Britain) are the exception, rather than the rule. Nowadays, it is inevitable that the new season starts with a whimper rather than a roar. When contemplating the low-key start of the Flat in the modern era, it is easy to overlook how utterly changed is the racing landscape since the days when the Lincoln meeting was a really major event. Nowadays we take year-round racing for granted as a fact of life. However, that fact is only a very recent luxury. Until the late ‘80s, there was no Flat racing in the British Isles over the winter, from early November until late March. We are now so

accustomed to the daily winter diet of all-weather Flat racing that it is easy to forget that fact – and what is even easier to forget is that it is only in the post-war era that there has been any racing at all over the winter in the eyes of many racegoers. There has, of course, been jumps racing over the winter for centuries. However, until the ‘50s, this sport barely ranked as racing in the eyes of many of racing’s followers. Flat racing and National Hunt racing were completely separate codes, ruled by discreet bodies: the Jockey Club ran Flat racing, while the National Hunt Committee ran the jumping. For the majority of racing men, National Hunt racing was not really racing at all, but a pursuit for “the needy and the greedy”. Tattersalls’ view summed it up: a multiple winner under National Hunt rules would be described as a maiden when offered in the sale-ring unless he had augmented his jumps triumphs with a victory on the Flat.

It is easy to understand, therefore, why during the pre-war era the Lincoln meeting really was a very major event, whose status is shown by the fact that the 12 horses in the board-game ‘Totopoly’ are named after the Lincoln winners from 1926 to ’37 inclusive. Nowadays, racegoers head to the Lincoln meeting knowing that it is merely the first day’s racing since the previous day and that there had been a competitive Group race (the Winter Derby) run at Lingfield the previous weekend; in contrast, in days gone by, most of them went there feeling that it was the first race-meeting for over four months. The advent of winter Flat racing came, obviously, with the introduction of all-weather racing on 30th October 1989 at Lingfield. Putting a date to the earlier change in attitude which had led British racing men to regard National Hunt racing as ‘proper racing’ is a less clear-cut task. However, it is probably fair to say that the crucial factor in the acceptance of National Hunt racing into ‘polite society’ was the patronage of the late Queen Mother.

The monarchy has been British racing’s greatest patron since the 17th century, and remains so to this day. However, following the death of her husband King George VI in 1952, Queen Elizabeth (who thus became the Queen Mother, while her daughter Elizabeth became Queen) began to own National Hunt horses, inspired by the enthusiasm for the sport of Lord Mildmay, who was the country’s leading amateur rider at the time. She sent her horses to the stable of Lord Mildmay’s trainer Peter Cazalet, and soon became as successful as she was enthusiastic – and the ‘royal warrant’ which her patronage bestowed on the sport radically changed its status in society. Nowadays, we hear a lament every year that the start of the Flat is a damp squib about which something should be done. The truth, though, is that, thanks to the Queen Mother and to the advent of all-weather racing, there is precious little which could be done to make to make the start of the Flat a bigger occasion. When there is very good and very popular racing every week of the year, a grand re-opening is very, very hard to stage.

one of four Irish runners declared for the $1 million dash on the turf. Returning for a third crack at the race, Sole Power has sound claims of going one better this race after only finding Australian sprinter Ortensia too strong last year. Aidan O’Brien’s Starspangledbanner, the 2010 European champion sprinter, has disappointed since returning from a failed spell at stud, while the Mick Halford-trained pair Russian Soul and Invincible Ash need to improve to make an impact in a race, the South African sprinter Shea Shea, winner of the Meydan Sprint, sets a high standard. Gordon Lord Byron was a revelation last year for his small yard, culminating in his victory in the Prix de la Foret on Arc day. He steps back in distance in the Dubai Golden Shaheen, one of three Irish runners in the Group 1 event on Tapeta. He has a run already, running out a ready winner of a minor event at Dundalk. It was a workmanlike performance and he needs to step up markedly, particularly as he’s unproven under these conditions. At least the 5yo has benefit of a plum draw in stall two. Balmont Mast has no issues with the underfoot conditions, running third behind Reynaldothewizard in the Mahab Al Shimaal. Reply, the final Irish challenger, has little chance of snapping a long losing run on his return.

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TOMMO’S WORLD

by Derek Thompson

Jebel Ali celebrate great season in style H

ARD work deserves a pay off and that was certainly the case at the JW Marriott here in Dubai last Friday night when those involved with the success story that is Jebel Ali Racecourse got together to celebrate their 21st racing season. It's not for me to say whether or not this was the best ever season but it certainly felt like it and over 700 gathered at what is Dubai's newest and apparently tallest hotel in the world to cut the celebratory cake and have a great time! And boy did we have a great time! The Columbian dancers performed everything from the charleston to the belly dance, a 7yo boy called Yousaf - grandson of racecourse manager Engineer Shareef al Halawani entertained with some amazing piano playing and then the evening

rounded off with the presentations very kindly sponsored by The Ardmore Trading from Ireland - to the champions. Not surprisingly, Musabah Al Muhairi and Wayne Smith romped away with the leading trainer and jockey awards, with Sheikh Hamdan scraping home in the owner's list. Meanwhile the ever cheerful owner Fathi Eased, as well as Al Muhairi and Smith, won cars after the exploits of Russian Rock and Treble Jig who earlier in the day kept his unbeaten record and made it six out of six at Jebel Ali by winning the featured Shadwell Stakes. Al Habtoor Motors once again did Jebel Ali proud by announcing that they would give a car away at every meeting next season and they, like the rest of the sponsors, are to be congratulated for their

tireless support. Also on a personal note, I would like to thank all the race fans who every two weeks pack out Jebel Ali and help to make it the racecourse with the best atmosphere in the world. The world will be watching this weekend as the great, good and famous fly in on Emirates for the richest racemeeting in the world, the Dubai world cup. Let me say the Americans are going to be very difficult to beat and in Animal Kingdom and Royal Delta they have two horses of the highest class, but the home team won it last year and they can do it again, but this time with Hunters Light! The 5yo has won twice at the track this season and with home advantage can score under Sylvestre de Souza for trainer Saeed bin Suroor.

I was lucky enough to go around the Al Quoz stable of Bin Suroor a few weeks ago and found horses and facilities out of the top drawer! Indeed, his Sajjhaa has impressed me more than any other horse this season and this big, tough filly with stacks of ability could take all the beating in the Dubai Duty Free. Michael Barzelona, the brilliant 21yo rider from France, won the Dubai World Cup last year with Monterosso and he is aiming to become the first horse ever to win it twice. However, Barzelona's best chance of a win on Saturday night looks to be on the Australian import Mental who looked very good first time out and could well beat them all in the Dubai Golden Shaheen.

Watch out for the Japanese in the Dubai Sheema Classic, particularly with Gentildonna who has won her last five starts including the Japan Cup and this very talented lady can show the fellas the way home! All in all it promises to be an incredible night and then after all the racing you can enjoy the music of Seal. What I hope for then is that the race fans travel home and tell everyone about their great experience in Dubai. There's nothing quite like it as you will find out on Saturday night!

IMPORTANT NOTICE

Please note the Meydan

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competition is from Race 4 to Race 9 inclusive.

The Double Tricast Competitions are Races 4+5

Races 6+7

Races 8+9

ALASTAIR'S SPINNING WORLD OF RACING

Twenty-Four Not Out!

Nolan’s confidence was hardly misplaced, Black Caviar loping along on the flank of her stable companion Karuta Queen until blasting clear the instant her pilot gave her a little more rein entering

the home straight. Unbeaten in each of her 24 races, Black Caviar was winning for the 14th time at the highest level and thus equalled the Australian record of the legendary Kingston Town completed some 31 years earlier. The victory provided a boost, as if one were needed, for her yearling half-brother, who is set to appear as lot 131 at Inglis’ Australian Easter Sale on 9th April. Indeed, the son of Redoute’s Choice is not just a half-brother to one superstar, but to two, Helsinge’s third foal being the leading 3yo All Too Hard, who added February’s Group 1 MRC C.F. Orr Stakes and Group 1 MRC Futurity Stakes to his Classic success in last autumn’s Group 1 MRC Caulfield Guineas.

month after her scintillating reappearance in the race named in her honour, Australia’s darling Black Caviar made what is likely to be her farewell appearance in Melbourne on a balmy Friday evening at Moonee Valley in the Group 1 MVRC William Reid Stakes. Her six rivals included the former Hong Kong Horse of the Year Good Ba Ba and the Perth sensation Luckygray but such was their anticipated threat that jockey Luke Nolan treated her adoring fans to a victory parade before the race.

Fourteen Group Ones

Pierro The Most Joyous A half-length runner-up to All Too Hard in the Caulfield Guineas, Pierro made it 10 wins from 10 runs in Sydney in the following afternoon’s Group 1 ATC Canterbury Stakes at Rosehill, taking command early in the home straight and holding the late thrust of the outstanding 6yo mare More Joyous to comfortably prevail by three-quarters of a length. Australia’s Champion Juvenile, the sleek bay defeated All Too Hard in the Group 1 ATC Sires’ Produce Stakes in a productive April, which also brought victories in the Group 1 ATC Golden Slipper Stakes and Group 1 ATC Champagne Stakes. Pierro is 1 of 20 Group winners from

the first five crops of Darley’s Australian Horse of the Year Lonhro, of whom Beaded, Benfica, Denman and the recent Al Shindagha Sprint king Mental have also triumphed at the highest level. Successful in 11 Group 1 events including the Caulfield Guineas, Lonhro is by another Australian Horse of the Year, Octagonal, and is presently covering his first Northern Hemisphere book of mares at Darley’s Jonabell Farm in Kentucky. Indeed, Pierro is out of the Daylami mare Miss Right Note, whose dam Sky Song produced the Group 1 Prix d’Ispahan and Group 1 Gran Premio del Jockey Club ace Laverock to Octagonal. Sky Song is by Sadler’s Wells, whose three parts-brother Nureyev is the damsire of

Octagonal’s sire, the Group 1 VRC Australian Guineas hero Zabeel, himself New Zealand’s Champion Sire on 12 occasions. Moreover, Pierro features a 5x5x5 combination of Sadler’s Wells’ damsire Bold Reason and his three parts-brother Never Bend, each top-class sons of the Kentucky Oaks heroine Lalun.

‫ﺑﺄداء ﺟ ّﺒـﺎر ّ‬ ‫وﻗـﻮة ﻓﺎﺋﻘـﺔ‪،‬‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫ﻳﺘﺴﻠـﻖ أﻋﻠـﻰ اﳌﺮﺗﻔﻌـﺎت‪.‬‬ ‫ﺑﺎﺗـﺮول‬ ‫ﻧﻴﺴــﺎن ﺑﺎﺗﺮول ﻣﺰوّد ﺑﻘﻮّة ﻫﺎﺋﻠﺔ ّ‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫اﻟﺘﺤﺪﻳﺎت‪ .‬ﻓﻤﻊ وﺟﻮد اﶈﺮّك ‪ V8‬ﺛﻤﺎﱐ اﻷﺳــﻄﻮاﻧﺎت‪ ،‬ﺳﻌﺔ ‪٥٫٦‬‬ ‫ﺗﺘﻐﻠﺐ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺟﻤﻴﻊ‬ ‫ﻟﱰ اﻟﺬي ّ‬ ‫ﻳﻮﻟﺪ ﻗﻮّة ﺟﺎﳏﺔ ﺗﺒﻠﻎ ‪ ٤٠٠‬ﺣﺼﺎن*‪ ،‬وﻧﻈﺎم اﻟﺪﻓﻊ اﻟﺮﺑﺎﻋﻲ ﻟﻜﻞ اﻷوﺿﺎع‪ ،‬ﺑﺈﻣﻜﺎن ﺑﺎﺗﺮول ّ‬ ‫ﺗﺴﻠﻖ أﺻﻌﺐ اﳌﺮﺗﻔﻌﺎت‬ ‫ﲟﻨﺘﻬﻰ اﻟﺴــﻬﻮﻟﺔ دون اﳌﺴﺎوﻣﺔ ﻋﻠﻰ اﻻﻗﺘﺼﺎدﻳﺔ ﰲ اﺳــﺘﻬﻼك اﻟﻮﻗﻮد‪ .‬اﺧﺘﱪ ﻗﻴﺎدة ﺑﺎﺗﺮول واﻛﺘﺸﻒ ﺟﻤﻴﻊ ﻣﺰاﻳﺎه اﻟﺮاﺋﺪة‬ ‫ﻋﻨﺪ زﻳﺎرﺗﻚ ﻟﺼﺎﻟﺔ ﻋﺮض ﻧﻴﺴﺎن اﻷﻗﺮب إﻟﻴﻚ‪.‬‬

‫‪PATROL‬‬ ‫ﻗــﻮّة ﻻ ُﺗﻀـﺎﻫــﻰ‬

‫ﻧﻴﺴﺎن ﺑﺎﺗﺮول‪ .‬ﺑﻄﻞ اﻟﺪروب‪.‬‬ ‫ٌ‬ ‫إﺑﺪاع ُﻳﺜﻴـﺮ اﳊﻤﺎس‪.‬‬ ‫ﻧﻴﺴﺎن‪.‬‬

‫ﺑـﺮاﻋـﺔ ﻋﻠﻰ اﻟﻄﺮﻗـﺎت اﻟﻮﻋـﺮة‬ ‫أدا ٌء ﻣﺘﻔـﻮّق‬

‫ﻧﻈﺎم اﻟﺪﻓﻊ اﻟﺮﺑﺎﻋﻲ‬

‫ﻧﺎﻗﻞ ﺣﺮﻛﺔ اوﺗﻮﻣﺎﺗﻴﻜﻲ‬

‫ﻧﺎﻗﻞ ﺣﺮﻛﺔ ﻳﺪوي‬

‫ﻟﻜﻞ اﻷوﺿﺎع‬

‫ﺳﺒﺎﻋﻲ اﻟﺴﺮﻋﺎت‬

‫ﺳﺪاﺳﻲ اﻟﺴﺮﻋﺎت‬

‫*ﰲ ﻓﺌﺎت ّ‬ ‫ﳏﺪدة ﻓﻘﻂ‪.‬‬

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‫أﻋـــﻮام‬

‫ﻣـﻦ اﻟـﻀﻤـﺎن‬

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30 March 2013

JEBEL ALI RACECOURSE

2012/2013

1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th Runs

Sh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum Sh Mansoor bin Mohd Al Maktoum Fathi Esaed Mohd Egziama Sh Ahmed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Khalid Khalifa Al Nabooda Sh Hamdan bin Mohd Al Maktoum Jaber Abdulla Musabah Al Muhairi Ali Rashid Al Raihe Satish Seemar Dhruba Selvaratnam Mubarak bin Shafya Doug Watson Wayne Smith Richard Mullen Paul Hanagan James Doyle Royston Ffrench Harry Bentley

OWNERS 8 11 8 4 8 1 5 10 5 1 4 5 3 1 TRAINERS 22 12 13 13 12 4 5 10 3 1 2 11 JOCKEYS 19 7 8 2 6 9 6 6 4 7 4 1

2nd

Prizemoney

1st 2nd 11 4 0 7 1 5 3

7 4 1 5 0 4 2

9 3 1 7 0 5 2

77 52 16 55 16 60 17

926,100 478,400 1,331,850 636,350 164,000 467,900 253,850

10 10 6 96 16 22 16 142 8 8 8 100 7 5 7 57 3 0 1 23 10 9 7 68

2,373,800 1,298,100 828,500 636,350 211,250 657,150

6 6 3 7 3 3

2,072,250 542,050 619,500 545,900 383,600 242,050

7 1 54 7 5 59 4 2 33 3 5 42 10 10 57 7 2 35

ABU DHABI EQUESTRIAN CLUB 1st

UAE 2012/2013 CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS

2012/2013

3rd

4th

5th

Runs Prizemoney

133

1,528,200

Sh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan

1,807,600

Khalid Khalifa Al Nabooda

476,650

Sh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum

688,600

Sh Hamdan bin Mohd Al Maktoum

541,600

Al Reef Stables

304,100

134

1,525,200

TRAINERS Ernst Oertel

Eric Lemartinel

107

1,028,350

Jaber Bittar

133

680,900

Majed Al Jahouri

1,796,850

Ibrahim Al Hadhrami

290,400

4th 5th

Runs

Prizemoney

26 18 11 16 7 12 8 4 7 9

29 19 9 12 9 8 14 4 11 8

346 185 156 205 107 119 120 37 126 96

6,452,544 1,720,272 14,306,478 2,750,784 753,016 2,295,900 1,062,852 1,529,624 1,666,500 1,130,488

22 23 34 24 8 24 22 13 11 8

22 20 41 25 8 21 19 13 7 10

231 239 399 281 125 235 203 120 91 76

2,524,232 3,499,022 3,730,380 3,589,840 10,178,070 2,993,196 813,750 1,323,070 2,285,150 7,103,636

16 26 17 9 14 20 5 15 18 23

24 24 14 11 21 8 6 7 15 29

239 245 182 166 179 165 92 128 172 256

2,779,050 3,297,656 2,921,808 4,961,784 2,156,416 2,664,504 5,496,834 1,260,852 1,433,438 1,388,056

OWNERS (TOP 10 ) Sh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum H H Sh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Godolphin Sh Hamdan bin Mohd Al Maktoum Khalid Khalifa Al Nabooda Sh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan Sh Mansoor bin Mohd Al Maktoum Fathi Esaed Mohd Egziama Sh Ahmed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Sh Majid bin Mohd Al Maktoum

36 29 29 16 15 14 11 10 8 8

37 22 21 22 11 9 7 2 16 7

31 23 20 16 7 12 10 2 14 5

TRAINERS (TOP 10 ) Ernst Oertel Musabah Al Muhairi Ali Rashid Al Raihe Satish Seemar Saeed bin Suroor Doug Watson Dr Jaber Bittar Eric Lemartinel Majed Al Jahouri Mike de Kock

OWNERS H H Sh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan

3rd

34 33 31 31 20 17 16 15 14 13

26 24 34 18 18 27 13 10 9 9

26 18 42 18 13 25 16 7 11 10

JOCKEYS (TOP 10 ) Tadhg OShea Richard Mullen Wayne Smith Paul Hanagan Dane ONeill Harry Bentley Silvestre De Sousa Andrianus de Vries James Doyle Royston Ffrench

32 25 23 22 20 17 16 15 12 11

22 19 22 24 10 12 14 12 16 22

28 17 12 13 14 19 8 14 16 26

MEYDAN SEASONAL STATISTICS 2012/2013

JOCKEYS Tadhg O’Shea

1,054,350

Gerald Avranche

747,150

Dane O’Neill

536,450

Harry Bentley

1,096,400

Richard Mullen

471,450

SHARJAH EQUESTRIAN & RACING CLUB 2012/2013 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th

6th

Runs Prizemoney

OWNERS H H Sh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan 5 6 7 Sh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum 5 5 1 Sh Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan 3 0 1 Sh Saeed bin Maktoum Al Maktoum 2 3 2 Khalid Khalifa Al Nabooda 2 2 0 Abdulla Ali Abdul Ghani Al Khouri 2 1 1

7 4 0 2 3 0

4 1 2 4 1 0

2 3 2 3 2 0

41 28 23 41 22 4

180,600 157,700 54,450 66,800 51,250 55,500

Manuel Anthony Oertel Ernst Bittar Dr Jaber Duffield Gillian Al Muhairi Musabah

TRAINERS 7 6 3 5 6 7 4 2 3 3 2 0 3 1 0

4 8 3 3 0

4 4 4 2 2

2 2 7 3 1

45 44 58 22 9

235,400 182,700 96,050 85,650 87,850

OShea Tadhg ONeill Dane Dobbs Patrick de Vries Andrianus Hanagan Paul

JOCKEYS 5 6 4 5 2 1 4 1 2 3 3 4 2 3 0

3 1 3 4 1

3 0 1 1 1

1 3 4 0 0

33 23 19 24 9

156,200 108,150 117,100 124,750 76,050

1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th

6th

Runs

Prizemoney

OWNERS Sh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum Godolphin H H Sh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Sh Hamdan bin Mohd Al Maktoum Khalid Khalifa Al Nabooda Sh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan Sh Mansoor bin Mohd Al Maktoum Fathi Esaed Mohd Egziama

36 29 26 15 14 13 9 9

37 21 22 20 11 9 7 2

30 20 23 15 6 12 10 2

25 11 17 15 7 11 8 4

27 9 17 11 7 8 14 4

27 14 15 14 11 11 10 4

332 6,423,144 156 14,306,478 177 1,633,322 191 2,402,034 100 689,166 111 2,165,900 110 975,852 36 1,457,624

13 10 10 18 12 10 5 3

8 9 8 9 5 8 6 5

8 13 10 19 8 9 4 3

10 13 5 15 8 9 7 2

125 10,178,070 129 2,411,790 75 7,079,636 194 1,957,380 70 5,718,168 119 1,736,196 55 901,152 58 610,800

8 6 13 5 6 8 6 5 6 8 3 4 6 9 4 10

4 3 4 6 4 6 4 4

6 5 6 8 4 11 4 10

7 7 6 9 1 4 5 6

87 72 55 77 40 70 60 78

TRAINERS Saeed bin Suroor Satish Seemar Mike De Kock Ali Rashid Al Raihe Mahmoud Al Zarooni Doug Watson Mubarak bin Shafya Abdulla bin Huzaim

20 15 13 12 10 9 7 6

18 9 8 17 8 8 5 4

JOCKEYS Paul Hanagan Silvestre De Sousa Mickael Barzalona Richard Mullen Christophe Soumillon Dane ONeill Harry Bentley Tadhg O’Shea

13 11 10 10 7 7 6 6

4,109,534 5,289,334 4,712,516 2,205,706 4,020,512 1,239,316 1,256,354 1,212,550

Season 2012 - 2013

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30 March 2013

STATISTICS 2 0 1 2 / 2 0 1 3

compiled by

Mark Monkhouse www.comeracinguae.com

S e a s o n

UAE Jockeys’ Championship

UAE Owners’ Championship Owner 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th U/p Total Hrs HH Sh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum 36 37 31 26 29 184 343 85 HH Sh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan 29 22 23 18 19 74 185 44 Godolphin 29 21 21 12 10 67 160 78 HE Sh Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum 16 22 16 15 11 123 203 53 Khalid Khalifa Al Nabooda 15 11 7 7 9 58 107 33 HE Sh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan 14 9 12 12 8 63 118 34 HE Sh Mansoor bin Mohammed Al Maktoum 11 7 10 8 14 71 121 23 Fathi Esaed Mohd Egziama 10 2 2 4 4 15 37 8 HH Sh Ahmed bin Rashid Al Maktoum 8 16 14 7 11 73 129 37 HE Sh Majid bin Mohammed Al Maktoum 8 7 4 8 7 59 93 27 HE Sh Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Maktoum 7 5 13 13 7 75 120 30 HE Sh Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan 7 3 3 4 4 27 48 14 Jaber Abdullah 7 1 5 5 10 29 57 15 Al Reef Stables 6 6 3 8 7 48 78 26 Ali Haddad 6 3 1 3 2 12 27 6 HE Sh Sultan bin Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan 5 3 3 4 3 30 48 12 Zabeel Racing International, Corp 5 1 1 5 2 13 27 9 HE Sh Maktoum bin Mohammed Al Maktoum 4 7 5 6 5 25 52 11 Sultan Ali 4 1 3 0 2 11 21 8 HE Sh Saeed bin Mohammed Al Maktoum 3 7 4 1 3 44 62 19 HE Sh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan 3 4 9 10 8 42 76 26 Mohd Abdulla Bel Obaida 3 2 3 1 1 15 25 6 Saeed Mananah 3 2 2 3 5 21 36 8 Abdulla Ali Abdul Ghani Al Khouri 3 2 2 3 0 5 15 3 Ali Abdulaziz Al Owais 2 4 0 2 1 11 20 5 HE Sh Saeed bin Maktoum Al Maktoum 2 3 2 3 4 42 56 20 Ahmed Hareb Mohd Hareb Al Otaiba 2 3 0 2 0 4 11 2 Mansoor Khalifa Sultan bin Habtoor 2 2 3 3 2 22 34 8 Nabil Mourad 2 2 1 0 1 3 9 1 Mohd Khaleel Ahmed 2 1 3 0 2 3 11 3 Ahmad Al Falasi 2 0 2 2 2 6 14 4 Rashed Mohd Mahran Al Bloushi 2 0 1 2 0 5 10 2 Ahmad Al Shaikh 2 0 1 1 4 8 16 4 Mssrs Chandler, Westwood et al 2 0 1 1 0 0 4 1 Majid Ahmed Ali Al Owais 2 0 1 1 0 2 6 4 Saeed Naser Al Romaithi 2 0 0 0 1 14 17 5 Majid Jahangard & Mrs Maryam Nasser Saeid 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 Universal Racing 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 EERC (Mngr: Mrs Rebecca Byrne) 1 6 8 6 2 20 43 8 HE Sh Sultan bin Zayed Al Nahyan 1 5 3 3 5 43 60 18 Ali bin Suroor Al Dhahiri 1 3 2 3 3 8 20 5 Fawzi Abdulla Nass 1 2 3 6 1 21 34 11 Mohd Matar Al Falahi 1 2 2 3 2 16 26 5 Al Yaquob Arabians 1 2 2 2 2 10 19 5 Thistle Bloodstock Ltd 1 2 2 0 2 12 19 6

Win% Win 10 4,594,440 16 1,047,000 18 10,460,400 8 1,098,960 14 522,000 12 1,691,760 9 483,000 27 1,380,000 6 850,920 9 545,880 6 291,000 15 171,000 12 360,000 8 198,000 22 434,880 10 464,880 19 818,400 8 168,000 19 168,000 5 135,000 4 84,000 12 117,000 8 129,000 20 75,000 10 80,000 4 36,000 18 60,000 6 74,000 22 108,000 18 717,600 14 72,000 20 84,000 13 284,880 50 651,360 33 33,000 12 48,000 100 96,000 67 938,400 2 69,000 2 30,000 5 30,000 3 42,000 4 27,000 5 30,000 5 21,000

Place Winnings 1,858,104 6,452,544 673,872 1,720,872 3,974,878 14,435,278 1,578,224 2,677,184 231,016 753,016 1,513,540 3,205,300 579,852 1,062,852 150,974 1,530,974 815,580 1,666,500 522,808 1,068,688 419,520 710,520 66,150 237,150 152,660 512,660 139,650 337,650 306,150 741,030 325,080 789,960 303,300 1,121,700 287,766 455,766 43,200 211,200 252,922 387,922 152,200 236,200 54,000 171,000 115,200 244,200 28,700 103,700 39,550 119,550 33,200 69,200 47,300 107,300 50,910 124,910 46,550 154,550 314,028 1,031,628 46,298 118,298 19,850 103,850 35,324 320,204 78,200 729,560 10,300 43,300 3,000 51,000 0 96,000 0 938,400 282,250 351,250 64,750 94,750 60,250 90,250 368,132 410,132 41,550 68,550 31,700 61,700 61,940 82,940

1st 30 29 16 11 10 8 8 7 7 5 5 4 3 3 3 3

2nd 28 21 22 7 2 16 7 5 1 3 1 7 7 2 2 1

3rd 25 21 16 10 2 14 4 12 5 3 1 5 4 3 2 3

4th 20 12 15 8 4 7 8 13 5 4 5 6 1 1 3 0

5th 27 10 11 14 4 11 7 7 10 3 2 5 3 1 5 2

U/p Total Hrs 134 264 63 67 160 78 123 203 53 70 120 23 15 37 8 73 129 37 59 93 27 74 118 29 29 57 15 30 48 12 13 27 9 25 52 11 44 62 19 15 25 6 21 36 8 8 17 5

Win% Win 11 4,330,440 18 10,460,400 8 1,098,960 9 483,000 27 1,380,000 6 850,920 9 545,880 6 291,000 12 360,000 10 464,880 19 818,400 8 168,000 5 135,000 12 117,000 8 129,000 18 153,000

Place Winnings 1,628,676 5,959,116 3,974,878 14,435,278 1,578,224 2,677,184 579,852 1,062,852 150,974 1,530,974 815,580 1,666,500 522,808 1,068,688 415,120 706,120 152,660 512,660 325,080 789,960 303,300 1,121,700 287,766 455,766 252,922 387,922 54,000 171,000 115,200 244,200 43,200 196,200

1st 29 14 13 7 6 6 6 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1

2nd 22 9 8 3 9 6 3 4 2 4 3 3 2 0 0 0 5

3rd 23 12 7 3 6 3 1 9 2 0 2 0 3 1 1 0 3

4th 18 12 7 4 6 8 3 10 3 2 3 2 3 2 1 0 3

5th 19 8 8 4 2 7 2 8 0 1 4 0 2 0 0 0 5

U/p Total Hors Win% 74 185 44 16 57 112 32 13 49 92 30 14 27 48 14 15 50 79 22 8 48 78 26 8 11 26 5 23 42 76 26 4 5 15 3 20 11 20 5 10 42 56 20 4 4 11 2 18 22 34 8 6 5 10 2 20 2 6 4 33 5 7 1 29 43 60 18 2

Win 1,047,000 1,691,760 447,000 171,000 264,000 198,000 434,880 84,000 75,000 80,000 36,000 60,000 74,000 84,000 33,000 48,000 30,000

Place 673,872 1,513,540 200,966 66,150 229,428 139,650 306,150 152,200 28,700 39,550 33,200 47,300 50,910 19,850 10,300 0 64,750

2nd 22 19 22 24 10 12 14 12 16 22 18 10 8 6 10 9 5 10 6 7

3rd 28 17 12 13 14 19 8 14 16 26 16 10 7 8 11 4 9 7 8 3

4th 16 26 17 9 14 20 5 15 18 23 19 8 8 4 10 10 2 6 4 11

5th 24 24 14 10 21 8 6 7 15 29 10 15 9 6 7 5 4 17 4 8

U/p 117 135 92 87 99 89 43 65 95 146 80 82 43 21 47 64 63 93 10 61

Tlt 239 246 180 165 178 165 92 128 172 257 154 136 86 55 93 100 91 140 39 95

Win% 13.39 10.16 12.78 13.33 11.24 10.30 17.39 11.72 6.98 4.28 7.14 8.09 12.79 18.18 8.60 8.00 8.79 5.00 17.95 5.26

Win 1,728,840 2,000,160 2,052,000 3,745,440 1,470,000 1,994,280 3,862,320 587,000 744,960 501,000 648,000 1,141,800 490,440 3,135,360 1,579,800 348,000 1,539,360 204,000 2,528,160 475,320

Place 1,050,210 1,297,496 871,158 1,203,096 686,416 673,574 1,607,514 673,852 688,478 887,056 917,740 837,478 471,470 1,577,156 2,438,556 459,070 427,150 261,450 1,492,352 571,902

Winnings 2,779,050 3,297,656 2,923,158 4,948,536 2,156,416 2,667,854 5,469,834 1,260,852 1,433,438 1,388,056 1,565,740 1,979,278 961,910 4,712,516 4,018,356 807,070 1,966,510 465,450 4,020,512 1,047,222

UAE Trainers’ Championship Trainer E Oertel M Al Muhairi A R Al Raihe S Seemar S bin Suroor D Watson J Bittar E Lemartinel M Al Jahouri M de Kock M bin Shafya A Manuel M Al Zarooni I Hadhrami G Duffield D Selvaratnam A bin Huzaim D Simcock J Peromingo I Ellahi S Al Ghurair

1st 34 33 31 31 20 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 8 8 7 7 3 2 2 2

2nd 26 24 34 18 18 27 13 10 9 9 6 16 8 7 7 16 7 0 3 3 2

3rd 26 17 42 18 13 25 15 7 11 10 9 7 12 7 5 15 4 1 3 2 4

4th 22 24 34 24 8 24 22 13 11 8 11 13 5 5 5 7 6 0 3 3 3

5th 22 20 41 25 8 21 19 13 7 10 7 10 8 5 7 8 5 2 3 4 3

U/p 101 121 217 164 58 120 117 62 39 26 52 76 27 38 45 76 71 9 36 42 34

Ttl 231 239 399 280 125 234 202 120 91 76 97 133 70 70 77 129 100 15 50 56 48

Hrs 55 53 82 74 54 55 65 28 26 25 22 38 41 19 22 36 29 6 17 20 14

Win% 14.72 13.81 7.77 11.07 16.00 7.26 7.92 12.50 15.38 17.11 12.37 8.27 14.29 11.43 10.39 5.43 7.00 20.00 4.00 3.57 4.17

Win 1,511,880 2,631,960 1,990,920 2,369,160 7,302,960 1,539,000 453,000 809,880 1,691,760 4,780,320 531,000 293,000 3,422,400 177,000 237,000 585,960 495,960 1,181,280 48,000 36,000 74,000

Place Winnings 1,012,952 2,524,832 866,312 3,498,272 1,739,460 3,730,380 1,220,680 3,589,840 2,875,110 10,178,070 1,454,196 2,993,196 358,000 811,000 517,170 1,327,050 1,502,490 3,194,250 2,323,316 7,103,636 716,702 1,247,702 227,650 520,650 2,295,768 5,718,168 155,600 332,600 177,186 414,186 749,320 1,335,280 241,640 737,600 90,896 1,272,176 37,800 85,800 33,200 69,200 58,310 132,310

Jockey W Smith R Mullen P Hanagan D O’Neill S De Sousa T O’Shea A de Vries M Barzalona H Bentley J Doyle P Dobbs R Ffrench K Fallon M Monaghan (3kg) C Soumillon P Cosgrave T Durcan C Sanchez

1st 21 20 19 14 11 10 10 10 10 9 8 7 7 7 7 6 3 2

2nd 18 11 17 6 12 6 6 6 5 10 16 15 10 8 6 6 4 3

3rd 10 10 10 10 6 14 8 8 9 11 14 15 10 4 8 5 2 1

4th 11 15 8 9 2 8 10 4 13 9 17 16 10 10 4 2 8 2

5th 10 14 10 18 6 13 2 6 7 8 7 18 5 4 4 9 4 0

U/p 55 78 60 61 39 82 39 21 57 67 55 81 44 44 10 48 43 33

Tlt 125 148 124 118 76 133 75 55 101 114 117 152 86 77 39 76 64 41

Win% 16.80 13.51 15.32 11.86 14.47 7.52 13.33 18.18 9.90 7.89 6.84 4.61 8.14 9.09 17.95 7.89 4.69 4.88

Win 1,932,000 1,868,160 3,658,440 1,224,000 3,760,320 888,840 438,000 3,135,360 1,013,280 663,960 573,000 270,000 1,525,800 324,000 2,528,160 970,800 323,880 75,000

Place 784,110 1,082,280 1,030,486 555,596 1,525,416 662,288 538,542 1,577,156 404,154 552,428 889,190 681,390 1,427,984 428,020 1,492,352 719,728 497,864 52,600

Winnings 2,716,110 2,950,440 4,688,926 1,779,596 5,285,736 1,551,128 976,542 4,712,516 1,417,434 1,216,388 1,462,190 951,390 2,953,784 752,020 4,020,512 1,690,528 821,744 127,600

Jockeys ’ Championship (Purebred Arabians)

UAE Owners’ Championship (Purebred Arabians) Owner HH Sh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan HE Sh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan Khalid Khalifa Al Nabooda HE Sh Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan HH Sh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum Al Reef Stables Ali Haddad HE Sh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan Abdulla Ali Abdul Ghani Al Khouri Ali Abdulaziz Al Owais HE Sh Saeed bin Maktoum Al Maktoum Ahmed Hareb Mohd Hareb Al Otaiba Mansoor Khalifa Sultan bin Habtoor Rashed Mohd Mahran Al Bloushi Majid Ahmed Ali Al Owais Saeed Naser Al Romaithi HE Sh Sultan bin Zayed Al Nahyan

1st 32 25 23 22 20 17 16 15 12 11 11 11 11 10 8 8 8 7 7 5

Jockeys ’ Championship (Thoroughbreds)

UAE Owners’ Championship (Thoroughbreds) Owner HH Sh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum Godolphin HE Sh Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum HE Sh Mansoor bin Mohammed Al Maktoum Fathi Esaed Mohd Egziama HH Sh Ahmed bin Rashid Al Maktoum HE Sh Majid bin Mohammed Al Maktoum HE Sh Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Maktoum Jaber Abdullah HE Sh Sultan bin Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Zabeel Racing International, Corp HE Sh Maktoum bin Mohammed Al Maktoum HE Sh Saeed bin Mohammed Al Maktoum Mohd Abdulla Bel Obaida Saeed Mananah Sultan Ali

Jockey T O’Shea R Mullen W Smith P Hanagan D O’Neill H Bentley S De Sousa A de Vries J Doyle R Ffrench P Dobbs P Cosgrave G Avranche M Barzalona K Fallon M Monaghan (3kg) A Ajtebi S Hitchcott C Soumillon T Durcan

Winnings 1,720,872 3,205,300 647,966 237,150 493,428 337,650 741,030 236,200 103,700 119,550 69,200 107,300 124,910 103,850 43,300 48,000 94,750

Jockey T O’Shea G Avranche H Bentley S Hitchcott A Ajtebi D O’Neill R Mullen A de Vries P Cosgrave D O’Donohoe S De Sousa R Ffrench P Hanagan J Doyle P Dobbs C Sanchez J Rosales X Ziani

1st 22 11 7 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 4 3 3 3 3 2 2

2nd 16 6 7 7 4 4 8 6 4 2 2 7 7 6 2 1 5 4

3rd 14 5 10 4 6 4 7 6 5 4 2 11 3 5 2 0 5 4

4th 8 6 7 5 2 5 11 5 6 2 3 7 1 9 2 4 9 6

5th 11 7 1 14 0 3 10 5 6 2 0 11 0 7 3 4 3 2

U/p 35 28 32 56 25 38 57 26 34 30 4 65 27 28 25 33 58 40

Tlt 106 63 64 92 43 60 98 53 60 45 16 105 41 58 37 45 82 58

Win% 20.75 17.46 10.94 6.52 13.95 10.00 5.10 9.43 8.33 11.11 31.25 3.81 7.32 5.17 8.11 6.67 2.44 3.45

Win 840,000 490,440 981,000 159,000 545,760 246,000 132,000 149,000 171,000 173,000 102,000 231,000 87,000 81,000 75,000 63,000 42,000 33,000

Place 387,922 416,170 269,420 194,900 147,800 130,820 215,216 135,310 117,750 60,700 82,098 205,666 172,610 136,050 28,550 26,350 129,800 76,800

Winnings 1,227,922 906,610 1,250,420 353,900 693,560 376,820 347,216 284,310 288,750 233,700 184,098 436,666 259,610 217,050 103,550 89,350 171,800 109,800

30 March 2013

AKHBAR AL KHAIL (ERA Official Weekly Racing Calendar) – Sunday March 24, 13 - Issue 22

STEWARDS REPORTS Abu Dhabi Equestrian Club. Sunday March 17, 2013 Race 1. Al Bateen Maiden Race 1600m SAHM W’RSAN (AE) (S Al Anazi) began awkwardly. IHTIRAM W’RSAN (AE) (M Monaghan), ZERGAT LA’AYOUN (AE) (D O’Donohoe), HEDRA (AE) (A de Vries) and AF KALNATHER (AE) (S Al Taleei) were slow to begin. DHABABAH (AE) (R Ffrench) and QAISAR (AE) (J Doyle) bumped on jumping. BEDAYER AL ASAYL (AE) (T O’Shea) and IHTIRAM W’RSAN (AE) raced keenly in the early stages. JALWA (AE) (H Bentley) hung outwards rounding the home bend. Race 2. Al Manhal Handicap 1600m After arriving at the starting gates, the tack on AL MOUTTAKEL (FR) (D O’Donohoe) was adjusted. RICHLORE (US) (T O’Shea) began awkwardly. Race 3. The Grand Finale 2200m After being fractious in the parade ring, it was established enroute to the start that the bit on ISTARA (FR) (H Bentley) had not been fitted correctly and was unsafe. ISTARA (FR) was subsequently a late scratching at 5.58pm. MANAN (US) (G Avranche) was slow to begin. Making the home bend, NAJM ALEMARAT (FR) (T O’Shea) shifted outwards momentarily impeding RANEET (FR) (P Dobbs). Jockey T O’Shea (NAJM ALEMARAT [FR]) was issued a warning and advised to exercise greater care when shifting ground in future. Approaching the 200m, BOUTHAYNA AL REEF (AE) (D O’Donohoe) drifted outwards impeding MANAN (US), obliging it to be eased and alter course to the inside of BOUTHAYNA AL REEF (AE). Jockey D O’Donohoe (BOUTHAYNA AL REEF [AE]) was issued a warning and advised that he must stop riding and straighten his mounts sooner when shifting ground in future. A post-race veterinary examination of DYNAMIK’AL FAUQUEY (FR) (S Al Reffai) revealed the horse to be lame in the right fore. Trainer Mr M Al Shamsi was advised that DYNAMIK’AL FAUQUEY (FR) would be required to pass a suitability to race examination by the ERA Veterinary Officer prior to it being permitted to be entered to race again. Race 4. Wathba Stud Farm Cup For Private Owners Only 1600m AF QAMOOS (AE) (G Avranche) and MOOSER (AE) (A de Vries) were slow to begin. MAGIK DU PAON (FR) (W Smith) began awkwardly, shifting inwards and outwards, and then raced keenly in the early stages. AS MUHEEB (AE) (S Al Reffai) returned having lost its left hind shoe in running. Race 5. Emirates Championship (Group 1) 2200m VISIONARY LADY (FR) (A de Vries) jumped inwards at the start bumping JARNIN (FR) (R Ffrench) in onto RAKED (FR) (C Sanchez). KAREEM W’RSAN (AE) (W Smith) was slow to begin. AF KAMAASH (AE) (J Rosales) raced keenly in the early stages. Approaching the 600m, RAKED (FR) was impeded behind VISIONARY LADY (FR) for a short distance as it gave ground. A post-race veterinary examination of LAHIB (FR) (P Dobbs) revealed the horse to be lame in the left fore. Trainer Mr P Barbe was advised that LAHIB (FR) would be required to pass a suitability to race examination by the ERA Veterinary Officer prior to it being permitted to be entered to race again. A post-race veterinary examination of VISIONARY LADY (FR), which finished tailed off, revealed no abnormalities. Race 6. Abu Dhabi Championship (Group 3) 2200m DR FAUSTUS (IRE) (D O’Neill) was slow to begin. DR FAUSTUS (IRE) was impeded for clear running behind DORMELLO (IRE) (J Doyle) after making the home bend. Report Summary Fines: Nil Warnings: Race 3: Jockey T O’Shea (NAJM ALEMARAT [FR]) – ERA Rule 69(i) Race 3: Jockey D O’Donohoe (BOUTHAYNA AL REEF [AE]) – ERA Rule 69(i)

Reprimands: Nil Suspensions: Nil Vet Embargoes: Race 3: DYNAMIK’AL FAUQUEY (FR) – Trainer Mr M Al Shamsi – suitability to race examination. Race 5: LAHIB (FR) – Trainer Mr P Barbe – suitability to race examination. Vaccination Embargoes: Nil Stall Tests: Nil Paddock Schooling: Nil Racecourse Gallops: Nil Riding Changes: Nil Scratchings: Race 1: BAREEZ W’RSAN (AE) – Trainer Ms J Wickham – ERA Rule 60(ii): 17.03.13 Race 1: QUTOOF (AE) – Trainer Mr A Manuel – ERA Rule 60(ii): 16.03.13 Race 2: AMJAD AL DHAFRA (AE) – Trainer Mr M Kettle – ERA Rule 60(ii): 12.03.13 Race 2: DUZAR (FR) – Trainer Mr M Al Jahouri – ERA Rule 60(ii): 17.03.13 Race 3: ISTARA (FR) – Trainer Mr M Al Shamsi – 17.03.13 (Late Scr) Race 4: MH WAFI (AE) – Trainer Ms S Al Ghurair – ERA Rule 60(ii): 17.03.13 Race 6: CONCORDANT (GB) – Trainer Mr S Seemar – ERA Rule 60(ii): 17.03.13 Embargoes Lifted: Nil Gear Changes: Race 6: CANADIAN (IRE) – raced in a Tongue Tie (back on) Weight Changes: Race 2: Jockey S Hitchcott was given permission to ride 1.0kg over at 54.0kg Race 2: Jockey D O’Neill was given permission to ride 1.0kg over at 56.0kg Race 2: Jockey A Murgia was given permission to ride 0.5kg over at 53.5kg Race 2: Jockey C Sanchez was given permission to ride 0.5kg over at 53.5kg Race 3: Jockey D O’Neill was given permission to ride 1.0kg over at 56.0kg Race 3: Apprentice M Monaghan was allowed to claim only 2.0kg of his allowance to ride at 53.0kg Race 3: Jockey J Doyle was given permission to ride 1.0kg over at 56.0kg Race 5: Jockey A de Vries was given permission to ride 1.0kg over at 56.0kg Pre-Race Samples: Pre-race samples were taken from randomly selected runners in Races 2, 4, 5 and 6 Post-Race Samples: Post-race samples were taken from the winners of all Races and SAHIB DU CLOS (FR) (2nd Race 5), THEORETICALLY (US) (3rd Race 5), MALTHOUSE (GER) (2nd Race 6), DORMELLO (IRE) (3rd Race 6) Adjourned Enquiries: Nil Jebel Ali Racecourse. Friday March 22, 2013 Race 1. Al Sahel Contracting Company LLC 1950m MAQARAAT (IRE) (P Dobbs), UKRAINIAN (IRE) (R Ffrench) and EKTIBAAS (GB) (S Al Mazrooei) were slow to begin. The saddle on CAFÉ RACER (IRE) slipped forward in the early stages of the race, placing Apprentice M Khan in some difficulty for the remainder of the race. Race 2. Roma Capannelle 1800m HABALWATAN (IRE) (S Al Reffai) was a late scratching at 2.38pm when the horse refused to proceed to the starting gates. Trainer Mr K Al Neyadi was advised that HABALWATAN (IRE) would be required to paddock school and complete a stalls test and a racecourse gallop to the satisfaction of the Stewards prior to it being permitted to be entered to race again. LA KALAM (GB) (C Sanchez) was difficult to load. Trainer Mr M Ibrahim was advised that LA KALAM (GB) would be required to complete a satisfactory stalls test prior to it being permitted to be entered to race again. MR CHURCHILL (IRE) (D O’Donohoe) began awkwardly. Passing the 1600m, KINGSHIP SPIRIT (IRE) (S Al Mazrooei), which was racing keenly, was eased when CITIZEN’S CHARTER (USA) (P Cosgrave) shifted to the inside of the heels of LA KALAM (GB) (C Sanchez). KINGSHIP SPIRIT

(IRE) then raced keenly for a short distance thereafter. AL MARMOOM (USA) (T O’Shea) made the bend at the 1200m awkwardly. Race 3. Shadwell 1800m SUBMARINER (USA) (S Al Mazrooei) began awkwardly. FARRIER (USA) (M Monaghan) made the bend at the 1200m awkwardly. Race 4. Al Shafar Investment 1600m AL RAZI (USA) (M Monaghan) and BARANSKY (GB) (R Mullen) were slow to begin. HACIENDA (IRE) (P Cosgrave) and MOMARIS (GB) (J Doyle) made the bend at the 1200m awkwardly. Race 5. The British University in Dubai 1400m AMAAN (USA) (G Avranche), SPIRIT OF BATTLE (USA) (T O’Shea) and SILAAH (GB) (C Sanchez) began awkwardly. KAISS (USA) (M Monaghan) was crowded on jumping between FORJATT (IRE) (J Doyle) and MASHAAREF (GB) (A de Vries). Approaching the 400m, SPIRIT OF BATTLE (USA) was disappointed for a run behind and between FORJATT (IRE) and ROICEAD (USA) (S Hitchcott), both which drifted ground slightly, and SPIRIT OF BATTLE (USA) was then angled to the inside of FORJATT (IRE). Race 6. Al Habtoor Motors 1400m PORTO ALEGRE (GB) (M Monaghan) was resaddled after arriving at the starting gates. GREAT NAMOOS (GB) (A Murgia) was fractious in the starting gates. Trainer Mr A Al Shamsi was advised that GREAT NAMOOS (GB) would be required to complete a satisfactory stalls test prior to it being permitted to be entered to race again. RACE TO DUBAI (USA) (S Al Mazrooei) jumped outwards at the start crowding WHITE CITY (USA) (R Mullen). GREAT NAMOOS (GB) was slow to begin. THE BARBARIAN KING (SAF) (S Hitchcott) and PORTO ALEGRE (GB) began awkwardly. OAKHAM (GB) (A de Vries) was crowded at the start between ALBAYAN (IRE) (R Ffrench) and SHARK IN THE SEA (GB) (H Bentley). Report Summary Fines: Race 6: Trainer Mr A bin Huzaim (OAKHAM [GB]) – ERA Rule 51(vi): AED 250 Warnings: Nil Reprimands: Nil Suspensions: Nil Vet Embargoes: Nil Vaccination Embargoes: Nil Stall Tests: Race 2: HABALWATAN (IRE) – Trainer Mr K Al Neyadi – 1 satisfactory stalls test. Race 2: LA KALAM (GB) – Trainer Mr M Ibrahim – 1 satisfactory stalls test. Race 6: GREAT NAMOOS (GB) – Trainer Mr A Al Shamsi – 1 satisfactory stalls test. Paddock Schooling: Race 2: HABALWATAN (IRE) – Trainer Mr K Al Neyadi Racecourse Gallop: Race 2: HABALWATAN (IRE) – Trainer Mr K Al Neyadi Riding Changes: Nil Scratchings: Race 2: HABALWATAN (IRE) – Trainer Mr K Al Neyadi: 22.03.13 (Late Scr) Race 4: KIZ KULESI (GB) – Trainer Mr I Mohammed – ERA Rule 60(ii): 21.03.13 Race 5: JARDIM (BRZ) – Trainer Mr M de Kock – ERA Rule 60(ii): 22.03.13 Embargoes Lifted: Nil Gear Changes: Race 6: OAKHAM (GB) - Raced in Shadow Roll, not Blinkers Weight Changes: Race 1: Jockey D O’Donohoe was given permission to ride 1.0kg over at 55.0kg Race 1: Apprentice M Khan was allowed to claim only 2.0kg of his allowance to ride at 52.5kg Race 6: Jockey A de Vries was given permission to ride 1.0kg over at 56.0kg Pre-Race Samples: Nil Post-Race Samples: Post-race samples were taken from the winners of all Races.

30 March 2013 VETERINARY LIST Horse Date Embargoed Embargo Trainer AF ASHRA’AT (AE) 15.12.12 Veterinary certificate of soundness required M Hussain AL WASL (IRE) 8.3.13 Veterinary certificate of soundness required M Ibrahim ANCESTRAL FORE (SAF) 1.12.12 Indefinite veterinary embargo M de Kock BAASIL (GB) 16.12.12 Suitability to race examination J Salman BARQ (IRE) 14.1.11 Veterinary certificate of soundness required D Watson CAITYLNS HOT (US) 3.2.13 Suitability to race examination H Al Hammadi COMRADESHIP (IRE) 10.2.12 Bled, must perform a satisfactory gallop R Bouresly DESERT LAW (IRE) 2.3.13 Bled, must perform a satisfactory gallop S bin Suroor DHAHAB (AE) 16.3.13 Suitability to race examination I Al Hadhrami DYNAMIK’AL FAUQUEY (FR) 17.3.13 Suitability to race examination M Al Shamsi EXCEEDED (GB) 22.11.12 Paddock & tunnel schooling required R Bouresly HABALWATAN (IRE) 22.3.13 Racecourse gallop required K Al Neyadi HABALWATAN (IRE) 22.3.13 Paddock schooling required K Al Neydai HAPPY DUBAI (IRE) 17.1.13 Bled, must perform a satisfactory gallop A Al Raihe HIGH COMEDY (GB) 6.12.12 Veterinary certificate of soundness required K Al Neyadi IBN SINA (IRE) 22.11.12 Bled, must perform a satisfactory gallop H Albloushi LAHIB (FR) 17.3.13 Suitability to race examination P Barbe MASTERSTROKE (USA) 9.3.13 Veterinary certificate of soundness required M Al Zarooni MYSTICISM (USA) 21.2.13

Paddock schooling required S bin Suroor PRICE IS TRUTH (USA) 14.3.13 Veterinary certificate of soundness required S Seemar ROCKS OFF (GB) 16.2.13 Veterinary certificate of soundness required F Nass ROCKY US (AE) 3.2.13 Suitability to race examination A Manuel RS SANJAR (AE) 22.2.13 Bled, must perform a satisfactory gallop K Al Neyadi SAFIR BAINUNA (AE) 10.2.13 Racecourse gallop required A Al Mehairbi SHUJA (USA) 2.2.13 Veterinary certificate of soundness required A bin Huzaim SNOWMASTER (USA) 25.10.12 Bled, must perform a satisfactory gallop S Seemar SOUL OF A NATION (USA) 25.1.13 Veterinary certificate of soundness required R Bouresly SWITZERLAND (IRE) 24.2.13 Bled, must perform a satisfactory gallop A Al Raihe TAISEER (FR) 23.12.12 Veterinary certificate of soundness required M Ramadan UMFREY DE L’AVANT (FR) 3.3.13 Suitability to race examination I Al Hadhrami VAINQUEUR DU CLOS (FR) 3.3.13 Racecourse gallop required S Deeb VETERINARY WITHDRAWAL CERTIFICATES Veterinary Withdrawal Certificates have been submitted for the following horses and under Rule 60 (ii) the horse may not run until the date shown, unless a Veterinary Certificate staring its suitability to race, is received by the Registry Office: Horse Date Withdrawn May Not Run Before Bareez W’rsan (AE) 17.3.13 27.3.13 Concordant (GB) 17.3.13 27.3.13 Duzar (FR) 17.3.13 27.3.13 Jardim (BRZ) 22.3.13 1.4.13 Kiz KulesI (GB) 21.3.13 31.3.13 MH Wafi (AE) 17.3.13 27.3.13 Qutoof (AE) 16.3.13 26.3.13

STARTERS LIST The following horses are required to pass a stalls test under the supervision of the ERA Starter: Horse Date Embargoed Embargo Trainer AL GHARAAF W’RSAN (AE) 8.2.13 3 stalls tests B Al Ketbi BARQ (IRE) 14.1.11 1 stalls test D Watson BARTOLOMEU (GB) 3.1.13 1 stalls test E Oertel BIBI BASHA (AE) 9.12.12 1 stalls test J Bittar DARKENING (IRE) 9.3.13 1 stalls test I Mohammed ESPIRITU (FR) 8.2.13 1 stalls test G Al Marri GREAT NAMOOS (GB) 22.3.13 1 stalls test A Al Shamsi HABALWATAN (IRE) 22.3.13 1 stalls test K Al Neydai HF HARBI (AE) 16.3.13 1 stalls test A Manuel LA KALAM (GB) 22.3.13 1 stalls test M Ibrahim MASTERSTROKE (USA) 9.3.13 1 stalls test M Al Zarooni PRINCESS ROSE ANNE (IRE) 8.3.13 1 stalls test M Ibrahim SAFIR BAINUNA (AE) 10.2.13 1 stalls test A Al Mehairbi SOUL OF A NATION (USA) 25.1.13 1 stalls test R Bouresly TEVEZ THE TIGER (USA) 11.3.11 1 stalls test S Seemar WAKEED WR’SAN (AE) 16.3.13 1 stalls test B Al Ketbi Any declaration to run any of the above in races will not be accepted until embargo has been removed.

JOCKEYS All riders are subject to formal approval by the ERA Licensing Committee before riding. Jockey Stable AHMAD Omar (a) Red Stables AIDA Mohd Fazza III AJTEBI Ahmad Godolphin Marmoom AL ANAZI Sultan Arkan Stables AL MAZROOEI Saeed (a) Grandstand AL REFFAI Safwan Red AL SUBOSI Ahmed (a) Red AL TALEEI Salima Liwa BARZALONA Mickael Godolphin Marmoom BENTLEY Harry Grandstand COSGRAVE Patrick Blue M de Kock DE SOUSA Silvestre Al Quoz DE VRIES Andrianus Al Aasfa DOBBS Patrick Red DOYLE James Jebel Ali DURCAN Ted FALLON Kieren FFRENCH Royston Grandstand FRIBERG Max (a) ADEC E Lemartinel HANAGAN Paul Dubai Stables HITCHCOTT Sam Oasis 2 KHAN Mumraiz (a) Oasis 1 KOPLIK Rene Oasis 1 MONAGHAN Marc (a) Zabeel MULLEN Richard Zabeel MURGIA Antioco Godolphin Marmoom NICHOLLS Adrian NYAWO Brian Blue M de Kock ODONOHOE Daragh Al Quoz ONEILL Dane Red OSHEA Tadhg PEDDIE Craig Oasis 1 QUINN Jimmy Desert 1 R Bouresly ROSALES Jesus Emaar SANCHEZ Carlos Emaar SANDOVAL Carlos Emaar SANTIAGO Jose Zabeel SMITH David Oasis 1 SMITH Wayne Oasis 1 SOUMILLON Christophe Blue M de Kock ULUBAEV Khamzat Desert 2 S Benzel ZIANI Xavier Al Aasfa

Jockey (Tel) 971 50 902 2228 971 50 790 9807 971 50 655 5593 971 56 301 6959 971 50 883 1212 971 50 501 0662 971 50 241 7777 971 50 128 4858 971 50 640 6876 971 56 133 8904 971 56 739 5006

971 56 615 6349 971 55 584 1377 971 50 655 9791 971 50 168 4487 971 50 465 8855 971 56 283 8366 971 50 452 2527 971 55 392 3986 971 50 842 1382 971 50 505 2079 971 50 957 6074 971 56 775 3745 971 50 417 9231 971 50 552 4523 971 50 884 1910 971 56 103 2609 971 50 751 4295 971 50 823 3181 971 50 841 9063 971 56 728 1075 971 50 280 4497 971 50 455 9639 971 50 244 1288 971 50 382 4152 971 50 273 3083

MRW (Kg) 52 (4.5) 51.0 54.0 52.0 47.0 (3) 52.0 51 (4.5) 51.0 52.0 52.5 54.5 53.0 56.0 54.0 55.0 53.0 54.0 53.0 52 (1.5) 53.0 52.5 50.0 (2.5) 57.0 52.0 (3) 53.0 52.0 52.0 52.0 53.0 55.0 52.5 56.5 51.0 52.0 53.5 53.0 51.0 53.0 52.0 55.5 54.0 52.0

Trainers are reminded of their responsibility to check availability prior to booking. VISITING JOCKEYS Jockey AL SIYABI Asad ANGLAND Tye APPU KPG AVRANCHE Gerald BASTER Stephen BRAVO Joe BUGHANAIM Faleh BUICK William CARROLL Gary DELPECH Anthony DOLEUZE Olivier DOYLE Brett DWYER Martin FANNING Joseph FOLEY Shane GEROUDIS Johnny GRABERG Per-Anders GUTIERREZ Mario HARLEY Martin HOBAN Conor (a) HOFER Stephanie HUGHES Richard IWATA Yasunari KELLY Caroline (a) KINGSCOTE Richard LADJADJ Stephan LEMAIRE Christopher LYNCH Fergal MANNING Kevin MARTINEZ Jose MARTINEZ Willie MARWING Weichong MCDONOGH Declan MIYUKI Hideaki MOORE Ryan MORRIS Luke MURTAGH John O’BRIEN Joseph ODONOGHUE Colm ONEILL Kieran PURTON Zac QUEALLY Tom ROSARIO Joel SPENCER Jamie STARKE Andrasch STEVENS Gary TAKE Yutaka TURNER Hayley

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Jockey (Tel) 968 977 33 555 91 9900 001 841 974 339 37796 65 81 897 374

973 345 30671 971 55 199 7344 44 7885 092 200 353 87 616 4674 971 56 774 8619 46 704 401 100 971 52 730 6604 353 877 445 959 44 7768 894 828 44 7545 587 653

34 678 635 123

971 50 844 9756

971 56 251 0057

44 787 947 8158

MRW (Kg) 55.0 55.0 51.0 54.0 53.0 53.0 48.0 54.0 54.5 51.0 55.0 54.0 53.0 51.0 53.0 57.0 53.0 52.0 55.0 50.0 (2.5) 52.0 55.0 54.0 51.0 (4.5) 53.0 53.0 53.5 53.0 56.5 53.0 50.0 53.0 54.0 53.0 55.0 52.0 55.0 56.0 54.0 53.0 54.0 55.0 54.0 54.0 55.0 54.0 54.0 52.0

53 Photo gallery by: Abdullah Khalifa

30 March 2013

JEBEL ALI REVIEW (FRIDAY)

by Mark Jackson

Jig secures Treble car prizes for connections S

OUTH African Ernst Oertel looks likely to be crowned UAE Champion Trainer after his closest pursuer Musabah Al Muhairi saddled one winner at Jebel Ali’s final meeting of the season on Friday afternoon. That leaves Al Muhairi on 33 winners, one less than Oertel with only next Saturday’s Dubai World Cup meeting remaining where Oertel looks set to saddle four runners, opposed to Al Muhairi’s one. However, Al Muhairi’s single likely runner next Saturday is Al Quoz Sprint winner Russian Rock. His four Jebel Ali wins this season, along with four from Treble Jig, winner of Friday’s featured 1800m conditions race, saw Al Muhairi and stable jockey Wayne Smith not only win the Ardmore-sponsored Jebel Ali Championships, but the pair were also presented with the keys to a brand new Chevrolet Tahoe. Those prizes, kindly donated by HE Sheikh Majed bin Mohammed Al Maktoum, also went to the season’s leading trainer and jockey at Jebel Ali, as well as one for the owner of the most successful horse. Fathi Esaed Mohd Egziama,

owner of both Treble Jig and Russian Rock won that prize, courtesy of the latter who also finished second in a race earlier in the season, to seal that title. However, HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum wins the Ardmore-sponsored owners’ award having won more seconds than Egziama throughout the season. As mentioned, Treble Jig, winner of the Jebel Ali Stakes and Mile in each of the last two seasons, maintained his 100% strike rate on the course with victory over the Satish Seemartrained Farrier in the featured 1800m conditions race, kindly sponsored by Sheikh Hamdan through the UK arm of his breeding operation, Shadwell. Smith and Treble Jig tracked stable companion Trojan Nights before committing for home 600m out, quickening clear and always looking likely to hold the challenge of Farrier. Smith said: “We were very hopeful before the race as he is just a different class around here and he has not let us down. “It has been another great season here at Jebel Ali.”

That win gave Al Muhairi every chance of at least joining Oertel on 34 winners but it was not to be. The main support race, a 1400m conditions event, went to ‘the home team’ of racecourse owner HH Sheikh Ahmed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, his trainer Dhruba Selvartnam and jockey James Doyle. They combined with Forjatt, recording his second consecutive course and distance victory. Doyle, sadly suspended on Dubai World Cup night, said: “That is a good end to my season and Forjatt is a nice horse for this kind of company.” Al Muhairi’s title hopes still looked alive when Smith and Daar Rashid loomed large 300m out in the concluding 1400m maiden but they could not get past Journalistic, a first winner for trainer Mohd Ibrahim who was saddling his 24th runner. Carlos Sanchez was in the saddle. Racing opened with a 1950m handicap and reigning Champion Trainer Ali Rashid Al Raihe kept his slim chance of retaining his title alive with the victory of Blue Sea and Harry Bentley

who denied Al Muhairi’s Enery. It was then the turn of former champion Satish Seemar to fuel his dim hope of regaining the crown when On War and stable jockey Richard Mullen landed the 1800m handicap.

The other race, a 1600m handicap, was won comfortably by the Mubarak bin Shafya-trained Iguaza Falls, another end of season winner for jockey Adrie de Vries who is finishing the season with a real flourish.

On War

Pick 6 Favourites Race 1 1. Interpret . . . . . . . . . . 3,618 2. Ukrainian . . . . . . . . . 1,756 3. Izaaj . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,202 Race 2 1. Sowaylm . . . . . . . . . . 3,981 2. Mutule Force . . . . . . 1,607 3. Watheeq . . . . . . . . . . . . 870 Race 3 1. Treble Jig . . . . . . . . . 5,220 2. Farrier . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,229 3. Encipher. . . . . . . . . . . . 720

Race 4 1. Qannaas . . . . . . . . . . 2,279 2. Momaris . . . . . . . . . . 1,433 3. Funon . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,018 Race 5 1. Forjatt . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,884 2. Kaiss . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,477 3. Straight Talk . . . . . . . 1,202 Race 6 1. Daar Rashid . . . . . . . 4,579 2. That’s Plenty . . . . . . . . 967 3. Race To Dubai. . . . . . . 827

PICK 6 RESULTS 6 5 4 3 2 1

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Total Entries

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .No Winner . . . . . . . . . . .1 winner received Dhs 7,200 . . . . . . . . . .41 winners received Dhs 800 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .494 correct . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3,049 correct . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3,358 correct

8,928

30 March 2013

JEBEL ALI RESULTS

Going: Fast (All Races on Dirt)

Race 1 - A L S AHEL C ONTRACTING C OMPANY LLC - 1950m(a9.75f) - Thorougbreds

Race 4 - A L S HAFAR I NVESTMENT - 1600m(a8f) - Thorougbreds

Purse: AED 80,000 (1st: 48,000; 2nd: 16,000; 3rd: 8,800; 4th: 4,800; 5th: 2,400) Handicap for NH 4 year olds & older & SH 3 year olds & older. Rated 70-90 1 - BLUE SEA (IRE) 4yrs. B C SR TT . . . . . . . . .Harry Bentley (54) Singspiel (IRE) / Height Of Vanity . . . . . . . .Ali Rashid Al Raihe Mr. Jaber Abdullah 2 2.25 ENERY (IRE) 4yrs. B C H1 . . . . . . . . . . .Patrick Cosgrave (56.5) Teofilo (IRE) / Annee Lumeire . . . . . . . . . . .Musabah Al Muhairi H.E.Sh. Hamdan Bin Mohd. Al Maktoum 3 0.75 UKRAINIAN (IRE) 4yrs. B G V . . . . . . . . .Royston Ffrench (58) Teofilo (IRE) / Livadiya . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ali Rashid Al Raihe H.E.Sh. Majid Bin Mohd Al Maktoum 4 1.75 INTERPRET (USA) 5yrs. B H . . . . . . . . . . . . .Wayne Smith (57) Distorted Humor (USA) / Quendom . . . . . . .Musabah Al Muhairi H.E.Sh. Majid Bin Mohd Al Maktoum 5 0.5 FADHAA (IRE) 5yrs. B G . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dane O’Neill (56.5) 6 Ns MAQARAAT (IRE) 5yrs. GR G TT . . . . . . .Patrick Dobbs (58.5) 7 0.5 MIZBAH (GB) 4yrs. B G SR CP . . . . . . . . . . .Tadhg O’Shea (54) 8 2 SARBOLA (GB) 6yrs. B G SR . . . . . . . . . . . . . .James Doyle (56) 9 2.25 IZAAJ (USA) 6yrs. CH G . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Adrie De Vries (60) 10 2.25 EKTIBAAS (GB) 5yrs. CH H B TT . . . . .Saeed Al Mazrooei (50) 11 1.25 EDDIE JOCK (IRE) 9yrs. CH G SR B TT . . . . . .Richard Mullen (56.5) 12 Dist SPANISH WEDDING (GB) 4yrs. CH G SR . . . . . . . . . .D O’Donohoe (55) 13 16 CAFE RACER (IRE) 7yrs. B G SR TT . . . .Mumraiz Khan (52.5) Time: 1—58.94 - 13 Ran

Purse: AED 80,000 (1st: 48,000; 2nd: 16,000; 3rd: 8,800; 4th: 4,800; 5th: 2,400) Handicap for NH 4 year olds & older & SH 3 year olds & older. Rated 70-85 1 - IGUAZU FALLS (USA) 8yrs. CH G TT . .Adrie De Vries (56.5) Pivotal (GB) / Anna Palariva . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mubarak Bin Shafya H.E.Sh. Mansoor Bin Mohd Al Maktoum 2 3.25 TOUCH GOLD (IRE) 4yrs. B C SR . . . . . .D O’Donohoe (55.5) Oasis Dream (GB) / Seek Easy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ernst Oertel H.E.Sh. Sultan Bin Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan 3 Nk MABAANY (GB) 4yrs. B G SR . . . . . . . . .Gerald Avranche (60) Exceed And Excel (AUS) / Tarbiyah . . . . . . . . . . . .Erwan Charpy H.H.Sh. Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum 4 1.25 ART OF WAR (SAF) 8yrs. B G B TT . . . . . .Jose Santiago (53.5) Kahal (GB) / Cariad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Satish Seemar Mr. Darwish Abdullah Al Bishri 5 SHd MOMARIS (GB) 5yrs. B G V . . . . . . . . . . . . .James Doyle (55.5) 6 SHd FUNON (IRE) 5yrs. B G . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dane O’Neill (59) 7 SHd QANNAAS (USA) 4yrs. Db/br G SR TT . . .Royston Ffrench (60) 8 2.25 BARANSKY (GB) 5yrs. B G TT . . . . . . . . . .Richard Mullen (58) 9 Nk AL RAZI (USA) 6yrs. B G SR B TT . . . . . .Marc Monaghan (57) 10 1.25 MAATH GOOL (GB) 6yrs. B G SR1 . . . . . .Patrick Dobbs (56.5) 11 10 COLOUR GUARD (GB) 5yrs. B G . . . . . . . .Wayne Smith (59.5) 12 3.5 LATKHAF (USA) 5yrs. CH H SR . . . . . . . . .Harry Bentley (57.5) 13 0.5 NEED TO KNOW (SAF) 4yrs. B G SR B- . . .Tadhg O’Shea (58) 14 0.5 GRIZZLE (GB) 4yrs. B C SR . . . . . . . . . . . .Sam Hitchcott (55.5) 15 4.25 HACIENDA (IRE) 6yrs. BR G V- . . . . . . . .Patrick Cosgrave (57) Time: 1—37.61 - 15 Ran - Non-Runner: Kiz Kulesi

Race 2 - R O M A C APANNELLE - 1800m(a9f) - Thorougbreds Purse: AED 65,000 (1st: 39,000; 2nd: 13,000; 3rd: 7,150; 4th: 3,900; 5th: 1,950) Handicap for NH 4 year olds & older & SH 3 year olds & older. Rated 60-75 1 - ON WAR (USA) 5yrs. B G SR H . . . . . . . . .Richard Mullen (58) Smart Strike (CAN) / Ashraaf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Satish Seemar H.E.Sh. Mansoor Bin Mohd Al Maktoum 2 1.5 SOWAYLM (GB) 6yrs. B G SR . . . . . . . . . . . .James Doyle (59) Tobougg (IRE) / Ameerat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dhruba Selvaratnam H.H.Sh. Ahmed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum 3 3.5 CRACKDOWN (IRE) 7yrs. B G CP2 . . .Gerald Avranche (57.5) Refuse To Bend (IRE) / Whitefoot . . . . . . . . . . . . .Erwan Charpy H.E.Sh. Hamdan Bin Mohd. Al Maktoum 4 0.75 PASCHENDALE (GB) 6yrs. B H P . . . . . . . . . .Wayne Smith (57) Refuse To Bend (IRE) / Fading Light . . . . . .Musabah Al Muhairi H.E.Sh. Saeed Bin Mohd Al Maktoum 5 2.25 CITIZEN’S CHARTER (USA) 4yrs. B G . . . . .Patrick Cosgrave (58.5) 6 2 BURNETT (IRE) 6yrs. B G B- . . . . . . . .Khamzat Ulubaev (55.5) 7 0.75 MUTUAL FORCE (USA) 5yrs. B H SR TT . . . . . . .Royston Ffrench (60) 8 Nk MR CHURCHILL (IRE) 4yrs. B C B . . . . . .D O’Donohoe (55.5) 9 7 KINGSHIP SPIRIT (IRE) 7yrs. B G SR B2 TT . . .Saeed Al Mazrooei (51.5) 10 3.25 WATHEEQ (USA) 4yrs. B G TT . . . . . . . . . .Dane O’Neill (55.5) 11 3 LA KALAM (GB) 6yrs. CH M . . . . . . . . . . .Carlos Sanchez (58) 12 1 DEVDAS (IRE) 4yrs. B C SR BP1 . . . . . . . . .Adrie De Vries (56) 13 4 AL MARMOOM (USA) 7yrs. B H SR TT . . . . .Tadhg O’Shea (59.5) 14 1.25 FA’IZ (IRE) 4yrs. B/Br G CP . . . . . . . . . . . .Sam Hitchcott (57.5) 15 13 GALACTOS (ARG) 7yrs. Db/br G TT . . . . .Harry Bentley (55.5) Time: 1—51.05 - 15 Ran - Non-Runners: Habalwatan, Pulpit Point, Mutayaser, Slew De Beaune, Futurist

Race 3 - S HADWELL - 1800m(a9f) - Thorougbreds Purse: AED 120,000 (1st: 72,000; 2nd: 24,000; 3rd: 13,200; 4th: 7,200; 5th: 3,600) Rated conditions for NH 4 year olds & older & SH 3 year olds & older. Rated 85+ 1 - TREBLE JIG (USA) 6yrs. B H TT- . . . . . . .Wayne Smith (59.5) Gone West (USA) / Light Jig . . . . . . . . . . . .Musabah Al Muhairi Fathi Esaed Mohd Egziama 2 0.75 FARRIER (USA) 5yrs. B G SR . . . . . . . .Marc Monaghan (55.5) Tapit (USA) / Wild Vision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Satish Seemar H.E.Sh. Maktoum Bin Mohd Al Maktoum 3 7.25 ZAIN SHAMARDAL (IRE) 5yrs. B H TT . . . . . .Royston Ffrench (59) Shamardal (USA) / Novelina . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ali Rashid Al Raihe Royal Cavalry Oman 4 3.25 CANWINN (IRE) 7yrs. B G SR . . . . . . . . . . . .James Doyle (58.5) Refuse To Bend (IRE) / Born To Glamour . .Dhruba Selvaratnam H.H.Sh. Ahmed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum 5 Hd ENCIPHER (USA) 4yrs. B C . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Tadhg O’Shea (59) 6 0.5 TROJAN NIGHTS (USA) 5yrs. CH G . . . . . .Patrick Dobbs (59) 7 4.5 SUBMARINER (USA) 7yrs. CH G SR . .Saeed Al Mazrooei (54) 8 Ns REBEL SONG (IRE) 4yrs. B C TT . . . . . . .Adrie De Vries (58.5) 9 5.5 DERBAAS (USA) 7yrs. B H SR TT . . . . . . . . .Dane O’Neill (59) 10 8.25 DORIAN CROWN (GB) 7yrs. BR H . . .Khamzat Ulubaev (58.5) Time: 1—49.11 - 10 Ran

Race 5 - T H E B RITISH U NIVERSITY

D UBAI - 1400m(a7f) - Thorougbreds

Purse: AED 120,000 (1st: 72,000; 2nd: 24,000; 3rd: 13,200; 4th: 7,200; 5th: 3,600) Rated conditions for NH & SH 3 year olds & older. Rated 85+ 1 - FORJATT (IRE) 5yrs. B G . . . . . . . . . . . . . .James Doyle (58.5) Iffraaj (GB) / Graceful Air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dhruba Selvaratnam H.H.Sh. Ahmed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum 2 0.5 SPIRIT OF BATTLE (USA) 5yrs. B H SR B . . . . .Tadhg O’Shea (57) Elusive Quality (USA) / Victoria Star . . . . . .Abdulla bin Huzaim H.E.Sh. Maktoum Bin Mohd Al Maktoum 3 Nk STRAIGHT TALK (IRE) 6yrs. B H V TT . . . . .Wayne Smith (59) Refuse To Bend (IRE) / Caumshinaun . . . . .Musabah Al Muhairi H.E.Sh. Saeed Bin Mohd Al Maktoum 4 2 MASHAAREF (GB) 5yrs. B G . . . . . . . . . .Adrie De Vries (58.5) Cape Cross (IRE) / Etizaaz . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Musabah Al Muhairi H.H.Sh. Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum 5 0.5 NAWWAAR (USA) 4yrs. CH C SR . . . . .Royston Ffrench (58.5) 6 Nk KAISS (USA) 6yrs. CH G SR TT . . . . . . . . .Marc Monaghan (56) 7 8 ROICEAD (USA) 6yrs. B G . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sam Hitchcott (57) 8 Nk DOHASA (IRE) 8yrs. B G SR B . . . . . . . . . . . .D O’Donohoe (57) 9 2.5 ZAFEEN SPEED (GB) 6yrs. CH G V TT- . . . . .Saeed Al Mazrooei (54) 10 7.25 FAMOUS WARRIOR (IRE) 6yrs. B G SR CP1 TT . . . . .Patrick Dobbs (58.5) 11 2.25 ENTIFAADHA (GB) 4yrs. B G . . . . . . . . . . . .Dane O’Neill (57) 12 1.25 AMAAN (USA) 4yrs. CH C V1 B- . . . . . .Gerald Avranche (58.5) 13 1.75 MONTMORENCY (IRE) 7yrs. CH H SR B TT . . . . . .Richard Mullen (57) 14 0.75 FIRESTREAK (GB) 8yrs. B G H1 . . . . . . . . .Harry Bentley (58.5) 16 5 SILAAH (GB) 9yrs. B G SR CP TT . . . . . . . .Carlos Sanchez (57) Time: 1—25.62 - 15 Ran - Non-Runner: Jardim

Race 6 - A L H ABTOOR M OTORS - 1400m(a7f) - Thorougbreds Purse: AED 60,000 (1st: 36,000; 2nd: 12,000; 3rd: 6,600; 4th: 3,600; 5th: 1,800) Maiden for NH & SH 3 year olds & older. 1 - JOURNALISTIC (USA) 4yrs. B C SR- . . . .Carlos Sanchez (59) Street Sense (USA) / Cajun Two Step . . . . . . . . . . .Mohd Ibrahim Mr. Malaz Ibrahim Abdelmagid 2 0.5 ALBAYAN (IRE) 4yrs. B C SR TT . . . . . . .Royston Ffrench (59) Street Cry (IRE) / Ama . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ali Rashid Al Raihe H.E.Sh. Majid Bin Mohd Al Maktoum 3 SHd DAAR RASHID (USA) 3yrs. B C SR . . . . . . .Wayne Smith (55) Exceed And Excel (AUS) / Sayyedati Symphony . . . . .Musabah Al Muhairi Mr. Mohd Abdulla Bel Obaida 4 2.5 SHARK IN THE SEA (GB) 4yrs. B C SR B- TT . . . . . .Harry Bentley (59) Sakhee (USA) / Wassendale . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ali Rashid Al Raihe Mr. Rashid Ali Alraihe 5 6 MERJAAN (GB) 5yrs. B H SR- CP TT . . . . . . .Dane O’Neill (59) 6 1.25 THAT’S PLENTY (IRE) 4yrs. B C B TT . . . .Tadhg O’Shea (59) 7 SHd MUHTARAM (GB) 3yrs. B G V2 . . . . . . . . . . .James Doyle (55) 8 3.25 GULF OF ALASKA (GB) 4yrs. B C SR1 . . . . .Patrick Cosgrave (59) 9 1.25 WHITE CITY (USA) 4yrs. Db/br C SR TT . . . . .Richard Mullen (59) 10 6 MARHI (USA) 4yrs. B C SR B TT . . . . . . . . . .Jose Santiago (59) 11 1.25 RACE TO DUBAI (USA) 5yrs. CH H SR TT . . .Saeed Al Mazrooei (56) 12 9.25 CONSTANS (IRE) 3yrs. GR C SR EP . . . . . . .D O’Donohoe (55) 13 14 OAKHAM (GB) 3yrs. CH C B2 . . . . . . . . . . .Adrie De Vries (56) 14 6.5 THE BARBARIAN KING (SAF) 4yrs. B G V1 . . . . . .Sam Hitchcott (59) 15 27 PORTO ALEGRE (GB) 6yrs. B G SR TT . . . .Marc Monaghan (56) 16 12 GREAT NAMOOS (GB) 4yrs. B C . . . . . . .Antioco Murgia (59) Time: 1—25.98 - 16 Ran - Non-Runners: Greeta’s Cape, Extroverted, City Song

30 March 2013

DUBAI KAHAYLA CLASSIC (4.30PM)

Seraphin Du Paon

Past winners clash in a true Classic HE Dubai Kahayla Classic this year has turned out to be the most wide open race in the history of the Arabian showpiece, and has drawn a maximum 16 runners, including the two past winners Seraphin Du Paon and TM Fred

Texas.Adrie de Vries, the winning jockey on TM Fred Texas last year, is booked on Seraphin Du Paon, the 2011 winner. However, he seems to be the second choice of the two entries from the Al Asayl Stables as the stable jockey Tadhg O’Shea has opted for local

debutant TM Junior Johnson.TM Junior Johnson, a full-brother to last year’s winner TM Fred Texas, comes in to the race with five victories and a second place finish from six career starts.However, TM Junior Johnson has not appeared at a racecourse for more

Versac Py

SELECTIONS

1: Naseem

2: Nieshan

than a year and has never run beyond 1400m. Seraphin Du Paon was a bit disappointing in his last start when he trailed Nieshan by nine lengths in the Maktoum Challenge Round 3 over the Kahayla Cup course and distance.TM Fred Texas, the

defending champion, will be ridden by Olivier Peslier, who has won the Kahayla Classic twice on Magic De Piboul in 2001 and Seraphin Du Paon two years ago.The 6yo grey son of Burning Sand, now trained by Hector Castellanos, doesn’t appear to be in the same form when he won the DWC opener last year and has been well beaten in his last four starts in France and Qatar.Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, the owner, also has Rich Frynchman and Al Mamun Monlau entered as he bids to retain his hold on the DWC’s Arabian showpiece. Nieshan spearheads Eric Lemartinel’s three entries along with Albar Lotois and AF Sanadek.Nieshan was runner-up behind Seraphin Du Paon in 2011 and finished fifth to TM Fred Texas last year. He has won the dress rehearsal – the Maktoum Challenge Round 3 – for the third time in succession and his connections will certainly feel he would be ‘third time lucky’ in this race.Versac PY is the solitary entry in the colours of Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, whose silks have been carried to victory six times, the most by any owner.Trained by Erwan Charpy,

3: Versac Py

30 March 2013

By TIM AROON

4:30 PM

DUBAI KAHAYLA CLASSIC

PUREBRED ARABIANS

GROUP 1

Sponsored by

Turf Purse: US $ 5,000,000 (1st: $ 3,000,000, 2nd: $ 1,000,000, 3rd: $ 500,000, 4th: $ 250,000, 5th: $ 150,000, 6th: $ 100,000) For NH four year olds and older & SH three year olds and older. By Invitations Only. Weight: SH 3 year olds 54,5 kg, NH & SH 4 year olds and older 57 kg, Allowances: Fillies & Mares 2 kg. Free to enter, US $ 50,000 to declare and start.

AESOP’S FABLES (USA) 4yrs. B C (21)

57 Kgs

Distorted Humor (USA) / Abhisheka (IRE) by Sadler’s Wells (USA)

Kieren Fallon

Breeder:Darley

Draw: 1

10 (2-3-2) Godolphin

Saeed bin Suroor (UAE)

I’M A DREAMER (IRE) 6yrs. B M (148)

55 Kgs

Noverre (USA) / Summer Dreams (IRE) by Sadler’s Wells (USA) Hayley Turner Breeder:Sean Murphy

Draw: 2

16 (5-1-3) St Albans Bloodstock LLP

David Simcock (GB)

123-23 CITY STYLE (USA) 7yrs. CH G (21)

Draw: 3 Mahmoud Al Zarooni (UAE)

LITTLE MIKE (USA) 6yrs. B G (21)

5 With a raid on Dubai’s riches always the long-term plan, Dale Romans rested his gelding until Super Saturday when he raced prominently but folded tamely in the closing stages to finish eighth, over six lengths behind winner Hunter’s Light in Round 3 of the Al Maktoum Challenge. That race was on Tapeta though and the impression is that connections were using the outing to determine whether the 6yo would run in this contest or the Dubai World Cup. After the below par effort, his sights were quickly shifted to this. A proven turf performer, expect him to grab the lead and tell the others: “Catch me if you can”.

Gary Stevens

Breeder:Carlo E Vaccarezza

111

Draw: 4 Dale Romans (USA)

OR: 123

55 Kgs

SAJJHAA (GB) 6yrs. B M (21) King’s Best (USA) / Anaamil (IRE) by Darshaan (GB)

Silvestre De Sousa

Breeder:Darley

Draw: 5

16 (7-4-0)Godolphin

OR: 115

57 Kgs

Spanish Steps (USA) / Hay Jude (USA) by Wavering Monarch (USA)

22 (12-2-1) Priscella Vaccarezza

Although beaten twice since then, he received a confidence booster when comfortably scoring in the New Zealand Stakes last time and comes here with connections in bullish mood. The one we may all be kicking ourselves over for forgetting about afterwards is Little Mike. Far from what his name suggests, he is a strapping son of Spanish Steps and burst onto the international stage with a gutsy win in the Breeders’ Cup Turf last November, claiming the scalps of proven European superstars such as St Nicholas Abbey, Shareta and Treasure Beach who will all be making an appearance on World Cup night.

Mickael Barzalona

Breeder:Stonerside Stable

OR: 116

57 Kgs

City Zip (USA) / Brattothecore (CAN) by Katahaula County (CAN)

23 (7-4-4) Godolphin

Ocean Park

OR: 115

Saeed bin Suroor (UAE)

IGUGU (AUS) 5yrs. B M (21)

OR: 115

55 Kgs

Galileo (IRE) / Zarinia (IRE) by Intikhab (USA)

Anthony Delpech

Breeder:Kia Ora Stud

Draw: 6

14 (10-2-1) Sh. Mohd Bin Khalifa Al Maktoum & Mr & Mrs Andre J MacDonaldMike de Kock (SAF) OR: 115

OCEAN PARK (NZ) 4yrs. B C (21)

57 Kgs

Thorn Park (AUS) / Sayyida (NZ) by Zabeel (NZ)

John Murtagh

Breeder:Trelawney Thoroughbred Ltd

Draw: 7

14 (8-3-1) Andrew Wong, Steve Yan, Gary Hennessy

Gary Hennessy (NZ)

OR: 122

FULBRIGHT (GB) 4yrs. B C (28)

57 Kgs

323

Exceed And Excel (AUS) / Lindfield Bell (IRE) by Fairy King (USA)

Ahmad Ajtebi

Breeder:RF & SD Knipe

Draw: 8

23 (8-2-5) H.E.Sh. Hamdan Bin Mohd. Al MaktoumMahmoud Al Zarooni (UAE)

GIOFRA (GB) 5yrs. B M (111)

SR TT

Dansili (GB) / Gracefully (IRE) by Orpen (USA)

55 Kgs Maxime Guyon

Breeder:Haras De La Perelle 9 (4-2-1) Haras De La Perelle

OR: 113

Draw: 9 Alain De Royer-Dupré (FR)

THE APACHE (SAF) 5yrs. B H (21)

Mogok (USA) / Apache Rose (SAF) by Dolpour (IRE)

OR: 117

57 Kgs

Christophe Soumillon

Breeder:Scott Bros

Draw: 10

17 (7-3-1) Sh. Mohd Bin Khalifa Al Maktoum & Winston ChowMike de Kock (SAF) OR: 117

04161 MUSHREQ (AUS) 4yrs. B G (37)

Flying Spur (AUS) / Alharir (AUS) by Jeune (GB)

57 Kgs Paul Hanagan

Breeder:Shadwell Stud Australasia Ltd 15 (4-1-1) H.H.Sh. Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum

64-

Draw: 11 Mike de Kock (SAF)

WIGMORE HALL (IRE) 6yrs. B G (167)

57 Kgs

High Chaparral (IRE) / Love And Laughter (IRE) by Theatrical (IRE)

Ryan Moore

Breeder:K & Mrs Cullen

Draw: 12

28 (7-4-3) Mark Hawtin

Michael Bell (GB)

FRENCH FIFTEEN (FR) 4yrs. CH C (28)

13 14

Draw: 13 Nicolas Clement (FR)

TRADE STORM (GB) 5yrs. B H (28)

OR: 118

57 Kgs

Trade Fair (GB) / Frisson (GB) by Slip Anchor (GB)

Jamie Spencer

Breeder:GT Lucas 21 (5-2-1) Qatar Racing Limited

Giofra

Olivier Peslier

Breeder:Aliette Forien & Gilles Forien

011

OR: 115

57 Kgs

Turtle Bowl (IRE) / Spring Morning (FR) by Ashkalani (IRE)

12 (6-3-0) Sh. Abdullah Bin Khalifa Al Thani

OR: 117

Draw: 14 David Simcock (GB)

OR: 116

30 March 2013

DUBAI SHEEMA CLASSIC (9.20PM)

Gentildonna

NLY at Meydan could you get champions from six different countries racing under the same roof and once again the Dubai Sheema Classic pitches some of the finest equine talent from around the globe against one another.

Sheema Classic set to justify the title Ranked the highest rated 3yo filly in the world last season, Japan’s Gentildonna came out on top in one of the races of 2012 when just getting the better of Arc runner-up Orfevre in the Group 1 Japan Cup last November.Drawn wide that day, she showed a

Prince Bishop.

SELECTIONS

1: Gentildonna

tremendous turn of foot to grab the lead but also bags of courage to fend off the wayward Orfevre after a barging match ensued in the closing stages.Kept fresh since then, trainer Sei Ishizaka was reported to be very happy with her condition after she underwent her

final gallop at Ritto Training Centre before departing for the UAE.Meydan work watchers would also confirm her well being as she has looked in rude health when striding out across the Tapeta in the mornings since arriving on these shores.One horse who has been here and owns the T-shirt is St Nicholas Abbey. Narrowly denied by Cirrus Des Aigles in this contest 12 months ago, his preparation has been nearly identical this time around, having not visited the track since the Breeders’ Cup in November.One thing Aiden O’Brien’s charge thrives on is a fast pace and it has to be wondered where the likely speed is to come from here. With no confirmed front runners, the race could be a carbon copy of the trial, the slowly run Dubai City of Gold, where Jakkalberry just got the better of Await The Dawn. The former is an absentee due to an injury setback so here to uphold the form is Mike de Kock’s inmate.Await The Dawn has

2: St Nicholas Abbey

certainly looked like a top level performer on his day but time and again he has disappointed when upped into Group 1 company and he really does have to get over that jinx if he is to make an impact.Like St Nicholas Abbey, another horse who seems to thrive on international travel is Dunaden.Winner of the 2011 Melbourne Cup, he couldn’t retain his Flemington title a year later but has put in some decent performances nonetheless, including when scooping the Caufield Cup in October.This will be the first time he has raced in Dubai, but the forecast firm ground should not be a worry, for his Hong Kong Vase triumph at Sha Tin in 2011 came on a good to firm surface. This was the first time in his career he had won on ground firmer than good.One who may have ground worries is fellow French raider Shareta. Although the form book says she won the Yorkshire Oaks in August when the ground was described as good to firm, it was

3: Dunaden

30 March 2013

BY ROSS BIRKETT 9:20 PM Dubai

Sheema Classic

THOROUGHBREDS

GROUP 1

Presented by

Purse: US $ 5,000,000 (1st: $ 3,000,000, 2nd: $ 1,000,000, 3rd: $ 500,000, 4th: $ 250,000, 5th: $ 150,000, 6th: $ 100,000) For NH four year olds and older & SH three year olds and older. By Invitations Only. Weight: SH 3 year olds 53 kg, NH 4 year olds 56,5 kg, NH 5 year olds and older & SH 4 year olds and older 57 kg, Allowances: Fillies & Mares 2 kg. Free to enter, US $ 50,000 to declare and start.

SHARETA (IRE) 5yrs. B M (147)

Sinndar (IRE) / Shawara (IRE) by Barathea (IRE)

55 Kgs Christophe Lemaire

Breeder:HH The Aga Khan’s Studs SC 16 (5-5-2) H.H. Aga Khan

Draw: 1 Alain De Royer-Dupré (FR)

ROYAL DIAMOND (IRE) 7yrs. B G (28)

57 Kgs

King’s Best (USA) / Irresistible Jewel (IRE) by Danehill (USA)

John Murtagh

Breeder:Moyglare Stud Farm Ltd 26 (6-3-4) Mr. Andrew Tinkler

Draw: 2 Thomas Carmody (IRE)

GIROLAMO (GER) 4yrs. CH C (188)

Andrasch Starke

Breeder:Gestüt Ebbesloh

Draw: 3 Peter Schiergen (GER)

537-33 PRINCE BISHOP (IRE) 6yrs. CH G (21)

Dubawi (IRE) / North East Bay (USA) by Prospect Bay (CAN)

137

57 Kgs Draw: 4

Saeed bin Suroor (UAE)

SHARESTAN (IRE) 5yrs. B H (21)

Silvestre De Sousa

Breeder:HH The Aga Khan’s Stud SC

Draw: 5 Saeed bin Suroor (UAE)

ST NICHOLAS ABBEY (IRE) 6yrs. B H (147)

Joseph O’Brien

Breeder:Barton Bloodstock & Villiers Synd

Draw: 6

19 (7-2-7) Derrick Smith, Mrs John Magnier & Michael Tabor Aidan O’Brien (IRE)

TRAILBLAZER (JPN) 6yrs. B H (21)

probably riding a lot softer than that after a sharp rain shower hit the course prior to the race and before the officials had time to change the going.Despite this, the daughter of Sinndar has solid claims through her narrow defeat to subsequent Arc heroine Solemia at Saint-Cloud in May and her respectable fifth in the Breeders’ Cup Mile behind Little Mike. The step up in trip to 2410m should be in her favour.Successful in this race with Rewilding in 2011, Godolphin have another strong hand, led by the ever

OR: 119

54.5 Kgs

Deep Impact (JPN) / Donna Blini (GB) by Bertolini (USA)

Yasunari Iwata

Breeder:Northern Racing

Draw: 8

9 (7-1-0) Sunday Racing Co Ltd

Sei Ishizaka (JPN)

VERY NICE NAME (FR) 4yrs. DkB C (30)

Olivier Peslier

Breeder:Boucret Remi 12 (6-1-4) Sh. Abdullah Bin Khalifa Al Thani

Draw: 9 Alban de Mieulle (QA)

OR: 114

57 Kgs

DUNADEN (FR) 7yrs. B H (111)

Nicobar (GB) / La Marlia (FR) by Kaldounevees (FR)

Jamie Spencer

Breeder:Comte Edouard Decazes 36 (10-9-7) Pearl Bloodstock Ltd

0-912

AWAIT THE DAWN (USA) 6yrs. B H (21)

OR: 122

56.5 Kgs

Whipper (USA) / Namona (IRE) by Halling (USA)

Draw: 10 Mikel Delzangles (FR)

OR: 122

57 Kgs

Giant’s Causeway (USA) / Valentine Band (USA) by Dixieland Band (USA)Patrick Cosgrave Breeder:Juddmonte Farms INC

Draw: 11

12 (6-1-1) Ms Katrina M Partridge, Mssrs Mike de Kock, Chris S Haynes, Gary M Grant, Jehan Malherbe & Dr John McVeigh

Await The Dawn

Draw: 7 Yasutoshi Ikee (JPN)

GENTILDONNA (JPN) 4yrs. B F (125)

reliable Prince Bishop.Twice Group 1 placed on the Tapeta, the return to turf is an interesting one for Saeed bin Suroor’s charge – the last time he raced on the green stuff was when finishing well down the field in a Listed race at Chester in 2011. However, delve a little deeper and you will see he got the better of none other than a certain Cirrus Des Aigles in a French Group 2 back in 2010.If he can get back to anywhere near that form then we may well be crowning a new Prince in the Sheema Classic.

Yutaka Take

Breeder:North Hills Management

St Nicholas Abbey

OR: 124

57 Kgs

Zenno Rob Roy (JPN) / Lirio (USA) by Forty Niner (USA) 24 (6-2-2) Koji Maeda

OR: 112

57 Kgs

Montjeu (IRE) / Leaping Water (GB) by Sure Blade (USA)

OR: 113

57 Kgs

Shamardal (USA) / Sharesha (IRE) by Ashkalani (IRE) 10 (5-1-3) Godolphin

OR: 116

Mickael Barzalona

Breeder:Thurso Ltd 18 (6-1-3) Godolphin

OR: 112

56.5 Kgs

Dai Jin (GB) / Golden Time (GER) by Surumu (GER) 8 (2-0-2) Gestüt Ebbesloh

OR: 118

Dunaden

Mike de Kock (SAF)

OR: 120

30 March 2013

DUBAI WORLD CUP (10.05PM)

Monterosso

Hunter’s Light

Monterosso bids to make history

INALLY the waiting is over. After months of deliberation, rumination and speculation, judgment day, the 18th running of the Dubai World Cup, is finally upon us. No horse in the history of the race has won consecutive renewals. Indeed, only one horse has tried; Silver Charm in 1999 when he could only finish a laboured sixth behind Almutawakel. Bidding to rewrite the records is last year’s hero Monterosso. Triumphant on that sultry evening 12 months ago, things haven’t gone as expected with

Godolphin’s charge and he will be coming here to defend his crown on the back of some disappointing efforts. Not seen until July after his World Cup triumph, he never got going in soft ground in the Eclipse Stakes at Sandown and then was kept fresh for a Dubai campaign which kicked off three weeks ago on Super Saturday where he finished a remote tenth behind Hunter’s Light. It certainly looks as though Monterosso’s crown is slipping and it will take a monumental improvement from that Super

Saturday return to stop the jewels from being taken. That’s not to say the $10m jackpot could be heading outside of the Emirates. Fellow blue boy Hunter’s Light comes here on the back of two mightily impressive wins in Rounds two and three of the Al Maktoum Challenge. The son of Dubawi has now won his last three starts, all of which came under today’s big race jockey Silvestre De Sousa who seems to get on extremely well with the entire who has a tendency to hang left in the closing stages of his races.

However, Meydan’s layout nullifies that problem and he lines up a worthy favourite for the world’s richest horserace. After winning eight World Cups when held on the dirt of Nad Al Sheba, American raiders have had a miserly experience since the switch to Meydan’s Tapeta surface was made in 2010. This hasn’t put them off from trying year after year though and they’re back with arguably their strongest assault in recent years. Heading the party is their wondermare Royal Delta. A distaff phenomenon in her

homeland which has seen her win successive Breeders’ Cups Ladies’ Classics, she needs to overcome her bad experience in this race last season when she was severely hampered turning for home and never recovered after that to finish ninth, some eight lengths behind Monterosso. The daughter of Empire Maker has had an identical prep to 12 months ago and looked mightily impressive when drawing clear in a Grade 3 at Gulfstream Park last month. The only time she has finished unplaced in her last 14 runs was

Animal Kingdom

SELECTIONS

1: Hunter’s Light

Capponi

2: Animal Kingdom

3: Treasure Beach

30 March 2013

BY ROSS BIRKETT PICK 6 10:05 PM

LEG 6 Dubai World Cup

THOROUGHBREDS

Group 1

Sponsored by

Dist 1600 1400 1600 1400

1.25 3.75 3.75

55 100 55 99 54.5 85 57

Group 2

LAW ENFORCEMENT (IRE) 3yrs. B C (168) Lawman (FR) / Broken Spectre (GB) by Rainbow Quest (USA) Richard Hughes Trainer: Richard Hannon (GB) Mohamed Saeed Al Shahi (1) Breeder: Mrs E J O’Grady 5 Starts (4-1-0) Crs Mil(T) San(T) Nmk(T) Eps(T)

1 1 5

SECRET NUMBER (GB) 3yrs. B C (21) Raven’s Pass (USA) / Mysterial (USA) by Alleged (USA) Trainer: Saeed bin Suroor (UAE) Silvestre De Sousa Godolphin (7) Breeder: Darley 2 Starts (2-0-0)

09Mar13 14Feb13 17Jan13 12Sep12

Purse: US $ 2,000,000 (1st: $ 1,200,000; 2nd: $ 400,000; 3rd: $ 200,000; 4th: $ 100,000; 5th: $ 60,000; 6th: $ 40,000) For NH & SH three year olds Only. By Invitation Only. Weight: NH three year olds 55kg, SH three year olds 59.5kg, Allowance: Fillies 2kg. Free enter, US $ 20,000 to declare and start.

Date 13Oct12 01Sep12 24Aug12 02Aug12

54.5 58.5 58.5

57 112 54.5112 56 112 57 104

LEG 1

M Barzalona M Barzalona A Ajtebi

EMOTIF (ARG) 3yrs. BR F (21) SR- B1 Giant’s Causeway (USA) / Elisita (ARG) by Ride The Rails (USA) Patrick Cosgrave Trainer: Mike de Kock (SAF) Sh. Mohd Bin Khalifa Al Maktoum (6) Breeder: Fazenda Mondesir SA 4 Starts (1-0-0)

Track Record: OPINION POLL (IRE) - Time: 3—23:73 - 2012

PICK 6

1:38:00 1:49:50 1:48:60

OR: 109 57 Kgs

Ahzeemah Ahzeemah Anatolian Bay Willow

Listed Maid Maid

DICE FLAVOR (USA) 3yrs. CH C (42) SR CP Scat Daddy (USA) / Afleet Summer (USA) by Afleet (CAN) Trainer: Patrick Gallagher (USA) Jose Valdivia Jr Oda Racing Stable or US Equine (5) Breeder: Paget Bloodstock, Nearctic & Carhue Investments 5 Starts (2-0-2)

09Mar13 24Oct12

2810 2810 2410 2200

56 113 60.5115 56.5 57.5115

G S F

OR: 110 57 Kgs

Second Empire (IRE) / Lady Maroof (NZ) by Maroof (USA) Christophe Soumillon Trainer: Mike de Kock (SAF) (10) Mr. Mohd Khaleel Ahmed Breeder: Sydney A Muller, F M Ratner & L M Salzman 18 Starts (6-0-7) Mey(T) Mey(T) Mey(T) Mey(a)

55 105 58 55 56

1600 1700 1700

LINES OF BATTLE (USA) 3yrs. Db/br C (147) CP War Front (USA) / Black Speck (USA) by Arch (USA) Trainer: Aidan O’Brien (IRE) Ryan Moore Mr. Joesph Allen, Mrs John Magnier, Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith (4) Breeder: Joseph Allen 5 Starts (2-1-0)

Tadhg O’Shea

STAR EMPIRE (SAF) 6yrs. B G (28)

02Mar13 07Feb13 17Jan13 24Feb11

Mey(T) Lei(T) Wol(a)

OR: 109 54.5 Kgs

Authorized (IRE) / Al Hasnaa (GB) by Zafonic (USA) Mickael Barzalona Trainer: Mahmoud Al Zarooni (UAE) Godolphin (8) Breeder: Brick Kiln Farming 7 Starts (3-1-1) 02Mar13 06Oct12 26Aug12 02Aug12

28Feb13 16Oct12 22Sep12

OR: 113 57 Kgs

02Mar13 20Oct12 07Oct12 14Sep12

57 107 57 105 55.5107 56 107

OR: 109 55 Kgs

OR: 105 52.5 Kgs

Barathea (IRE) / Vermentina (IRE) by Darshaan (GB) Christophe Lemaire Trainer: Alain De Royer-Dupré (FR) H.H. Aga Khan (6) Breeder: The Aga Khan’s Studs SC 7 Starts (2-1-0) 28Oct12 06Oct12 09Sep12 15Aug12

NOW SPUN (USA) 3yrs. B C (30) SR Hard Spun (USA) / Campionessa (USA) by A P Indy (USA) Trainer: Mahmoud Al Zarooni (UAE) Mickael Barzalona Godolphin (3) Breeder: Hickstead Farm 3 Starts (2-0-0)

OR: 107 57 Kgs

54.5102 54.5102 59 88 59.5 77

S G S G

Listed Listed Cond Maid

1:36:60 1:26:40 1:25:90 1:25:50

H Miyuki H Miyuki R Moore H Miyuki

57 55 55 55

9 1 1 1

8 5 Ns 1

16 11 14 12

Charlie Brave Up To Date Taisei Robbery Tiz Tremendous

SNOWBOARDER (USA) 3yrs. CH C (21) SR Raven’s Pass (USA) / Gaudete (USA) by Distorted Humor (USA) Trainer: Mahmoud Al Zarooni (UAE) William Buick (11) H.E.Sh. Hamdan Bin Mohd. Al Maktoum Breeder: Fares Farm LLC 8 Starts (3-3-2)

09Mar13 14Feb13 17Jan13 11Oct12

Mey(a) Mey(a) Mey(a) Kmp(a)

1900 1600 1400 1600

S S S S

Listed G3 Cond Cond

2:01:35 1:36:70 1:23:68 1:38:70

M Barzalona S De Sousa K Fallon M Barzalona

54.5 55 54.5 57

3 2 3 1

3.75 2.25 4.75 Ns

10 8 14 5

23Feb13 02Feb13 15Dec12 03Nov12

Gul(d) SaA(d) Hol(a) SaA(d)

1700 1700 1700 1700

F F F F

Grade Grade Grade Grade

2 2 1 1

1:42:24 1:42:95 1:43:50 1:44:58

M M M M

Gutierrez Gutierrez Gutierrez Gutierrez

52.5 53.5 55 55.5

5 3 5 2

10 6.75 9 Hd

9 4 11 8

56 55 55 54

OR: 102 55 Kgs

Secret Number Soft Falling Rain Soft Falling Rain Wayfoong Express

HE’S HAD ENOUGH (USA) 3yrs. Gr/Ro C (35) SR B TT Tapit (USA) / Amelia (USA) by Dixieland Band (USA) Trainer: Doug O’Neill (USA) Mario Gutierrez (12) Reddam Racing LLC Breeder: Alexander Groves Matz LLC 7 Starts (1-1-1)

OR: 102 55 Kgs

Secret Number Now Spun El Estruendoso Rapid Approach

1600 1400 1400 1400

OR: 105 55 Kgs

54.5101 59.5 91 62 91 57 94

OR: 110 55 Kgs

Orb Flashback Violence Shanghai Bobby

52.5 53.5 55 55.5

Track Record: SARRSAR (GB) - Time: 1—56:09 - 2012 (Continued Next Page)

30 March 2013

PICK 6 7:05 PM

Al Quoz Sprint

STARSPANGLEDBANNER (AUS) 6yrs. CH H (147) Choisir (AUS) / Gold Anthem (AUS) by Made of Gold (USA) Joseph O’Brien Trainer: Aidan O’Brien (IRE) (10) Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith, Mrs John Magnier & Anthony Mithen Breeder: Emily Krstina Pty Ltd 22 Starts (7-3-2)

LEG 2 THOROUGHBREDS

Group 1

Sponsored by

03Nov12 26Oct12 07Oct12 15Sep12

Turf

SaA(T) Dun(a) Lon(T) Cur(T)

Purse: US $ 1,000,000 (1st: $ 600,000; 2nd: $ 200,000; 3rd: $ 100,000; 4th: $ 50,000; 5th: $ 30,000; 6th: $ 20,000) For NH & SH three year olds and older. By Invitation Only. Weight: NH three year olds 57kg, SH three year olds 59.5kg, NH & SH four year olds and older 60kg, Allowance: Fillies & Mares 2kg. Free enter, US $ 10,000 to declare and start.

EAGLE REGIMENT (AUS) 5yrs. B G (62) El Moxie (USA) / Fire Lake (AUS) by Bureaucracy (NZ) Trainer: Ka Leung Man (HK) Olivier Doleuze Cheng Ka Shing (1) Breeder: Sovereign Stud 12 Starts (7-3-0)

Date 27Jan13 05Feb12 15Jan12 27Nov11

Crs Sha(T) Sha(T) Sha(T) Sha(T)

Dist 1000 1200 1000 1000

TC G G G G

Type G1 (HK) G1 (HK) G1 (HK) 80-100

Time 0:56:00 1:08:98 0:57:00 0:56:00

O O O O

Jockey Doleuze Doleuze Doleuze Doleuze

Wgt 57 57 57 60.5

FP 1 9 1 1

Len 1.5 4.25 Nk Ns

Rn 14 12 12 14

MONSIEUR JOE (IRE) 6yrs. B G (21) Choisir (AUS) / Pascali (GB) by Compton Place (GB) William Buick Trainer: Robert Cowell (GB) Mrs. Helen Checkley (2) Breeder: Nicola & Eleanor Kent 38 Starts (8-6-3)

09Mar13 07Oct12 16Sep12 24Aug12

Mey(T) Lon(T) Lon(T) Yor(T)

1000 1000 1000 1000

G S GS G

Listed G1 G3 G2

0:57:02 1:01:17 0:56:00 0:57:00

W Buick O Peslier O Peslier R Mullen

8 59 8 62 56.5 1 14 62

4.5 7.75 0.75 6.25

16 18 7 19

GANAS (IRE) 5yrs. B G (21)

Oasis Dream (GB) / Hollow Dynasty (USA) by Deputy Commander (USA) Trainer: Ernst Oertel (UAE) Tadhg O’Shea H.E.Sh. Sultan Bin Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan (3) Breeder: Sh Sultan bin Khalifa Al Nahyan 17 Starts (4-1-3)

09Mar13 14Feb13 24Jan13 20Dec12

Mey(a) Mey(a) Mey(a) Mey(a)

1200 1200 1200 1200

S S G S

G3 G3 Cond 90+

1:11:89 1:10:59 1:11:21 1:10:77

T T T T

O’Shea O’Shea O’Shea O’Shea

57 57 57 53

5 11 3 1

6.25 9.5 1.25 1.5

10 14 14 8

21Feb13 31Jan13 01Nov12 06Oct12

Mey(T) Mey(T) Sai(T) Lon(T)

1000 1400 1600 1600

G G H S

100+ 100+ G3 G2

0:57:75 1:24:27 1:50:80 1:44:49

K Ulubaev K Fallon C Soumillon A Starke

1 60 2 59 57.5 10 57.5 2

1.25 0.75 16.75 0.75

13 16 11 8

Invincible Spirit (IRE) / Crystal Gaze (IRE) by Rainbow Quest (USA) Jamie Spencer Trainer: Robert Cowell (GB) Qatar Racing Limited (5) Breeder: Ballygallon Stud Ltd 20 Starts (4-6-3)

09Mar13 07Oct12 24Aug12 03Aug12

Mey(T) Lon(T) Yor(T) Gwo(T)

1000 1000 1000 1000

G S G G

Listed G1 G1 G2

0:57:02 1:01:17 0:57:00 0:57:00

J Spencer L Dettori L Dettori L Dettori

5 59 11 62 2 62 57.5 2

3.75 8.5 Nk 1.25

16 18 19 17

VARSITY (USA) 6yrs. B G (56) Indian Charlie (USA) / Tears of Joy (USA) by Mt Livermore (USA) Trainer: Christophe Clement (USA) Mr & Mrs Bertram Firestone (6) Breeder: Mr & Mrs Bertram R Firestone 11 Starts (6-2-0) Gul(T) Gul(T) Pen(T) Mth(T)

1000 1000 1000 1100

F F F F

Cond Cond Listed Cond

0:54:00 0:55:00 0:56:00 1:00:92

J Bravo J Bravo K Carmouche J Bravo

54 54 55.5 53

1 1 7 1

1.25 2.5 2.75 0.5

1000 1000 1000 1100

G G G G

Listed 100+ Grade 1 Cond

0:57:02 0:57:13 0:56:00 1:03:10

C Soumillon C Soumillon P Strydom P Strydom

59 60 60 60

1 7 1 1

2.5 5 2.25 3.75

6 6 10 6

09Mar13 08Mar13 22Feb13 17Jan13

Mey(T) Jeb(d) Jeb(d) Mey(T)

1000 1000 1000 1200

G F F G

Listed Listed R Cond 100-110

0:57:02 0:59:09 0:58:46 1:09:04

W W W W

Smith Smith Smith Smith

59 56 59 56.5

4 1 1 4

3.5 0.75 1.25 5.25

RUSSIAN SOUL (IRE) 5yrs. B G (21) Invincible Spirit (IRE) / Russian Hill (GB) by Indian Ridge (IRE) Trainer: Michael Halford (IRE) Mrs. Antoinette G Kavanagh (9) Breeder: Societe Civile de L’Ecurie de Meautry 13 Starts (3-6-2)

09Mar13 21Feb13 31Jan13 17Jan13

Mey(T) Mey(T) Mey(T) Mey(T)

1000 1000 1000 1200

G G G G

Listed 100+ 100+ 100-110

0:57:02 0:57:75 0:57:13 1:09:04

R Moore S Foley S Foley S Foley

59 56.5 53 55

3 2 2 2

3.5 1.25 0.75 1.25

59 115 60.5 61 107 59.5107

16 12 9 8

55 54 54 53

59 119 54.5119 60 56

Wayne Smith

Mey(T) Mey(T) Mey(T) Mey(T)

7.25 2 21.5 0.5

G G G GS

G1 (HK) 1:09:28 G1 (HK) 0:56:00 G1 1:08:50 G1 0:59:00

T Queally G Mosse G Mosse B Doyle

57 57 57 59

8 8 4 16

5.75 3.75 3.25 12.5

1000 1200 1000 1200

G G G G

Listed 100+ 100+ 100-110

0:57:02 1:09:10 0:57:75 1:09:04

K Fallon J Spencer M Monaghan J Spencer

11 57 3 55 7 54 58.5 5

6 3 4.75 5.5

GREAT ATTACK (USA) 6yrs. B H (56) Greatness (USA) / Cat Attack (USA) by Storm Cat (USA) Trainer: Wesley Ward (USA) (13) Houyhnhnm Stable Breeder: Edward Seltzer & Murray Durst 20 Starts (7-4-3)

02Feb13 05Jan13 03Nov12 05May12

Gul(T) Tam(T) SaA(T) Chu(T)

1000 1000 1300 1000

F G F G

Cond Listed Grade 1 Grade 3

0:54:00 0:56:00 1:11:39 0:56:00

L Saez A Serpa J Rosario J Rosario

55 52.5 57 54.5

3 1 5 1

2.5 1.75 3 0.75

MEDICEAN MAN (GB) 7yrs. CH G (21) Medicean (GB) / Kalindi (GB) by Efisio (GB) Trainer: Jeremy Gask (GB) (14) Stuart Dobb & Miss Kate Dobb Breeder: Barry Taylor 40 Starts (8-4-5)

14 14 11 11

Mizdirection Balmont Mast Gordon Lord Byron Maarek

09Mar13 21Feb13 31Jan13 20Oct12

Mey(T) Mey(T) Mey(T) Asc(T)

1000 1000 1000 1200

G G G S

Listed 100+ 100+ G2

0:57:02 0:57:75 0:57:13 1:15:90

H Bentley P Cosgrave H Bentley P Cosgrave

6 59 3 59 54.5 1 11 57

Tye Angland

9 14 12 22

Lucky Nine Eagle Regiment Lord Kanaloa Little Bridge

16 12 13 16

Shea Shea Kavanagh Dux Scholar Tamaathul

B TT

1000 1000 1000 1000

G S G G

Listed G1 Listed G1

0:57:02 1:01:17 0:58:00 0:57:00

J Murtagh J Murtagh J Murtagh W Lordan

59 62 61 62

Joel Rosario

6 7 14 12

Varsity Silver Cloud Mizdirection Bridgetown

2.5 4.75 1.5 3.75

MR BIG (AUS) 4yrs. B G (90) Elusive Quality (USA) / Basamaat (IRE) by Danehill (USA) Trainer: Michael Freedman (SING) (16) O & T Stable Breeder: Shadwell Stud Australasia Ltd 19 Starts (10-6-3) 30Dec12 23Nov12 23Sep12 19Aug12

Pan(T) Kra(a) Kra(T) Kra(a)

1200 1000 1200 1200

F F S F

G3 (Mal) Cond G3(Sing) G3(Sing)

1:08:60 0:58:00 1:10:01 1:10:64

S Baster T Rehaizat S Baster S Baster

58 57.5 56 52.5

1 2 1 1

Shea Shea Kilt Rock Kilt Rock Tamaathul

59 104 56 113 57 112 59.5104

59 106 60 105 54.5101 59.5100

OR: 110 57 Kgs

16 13 12 15

Shea Shea Dux Scholar Russian Soul Maarek

2 0.5 Nk 1.25

16 18 12 19

59 60 53 57

110 110 107 109

OR: 113 57 Kgs

Shea Shea Wizz Kid Jwala Ortensia

B TT

59 113 60.5 58.5115 61 115

OR: 116 57 Kgs

Zac Purton

14 5 14 9

Feisty Leo Safe Home Waikato Speedy Cat

58 51 57.5 50.5

Track Record: SHEA SHEA (SAF) - Time: 0—57:02 - 2013

7:45 PM

LEG 3

Dubai Golden Shaheen

THOROUGHBREDS

Group 1

Sponsored by

Date 03Nov12 07Oct12 16Sep12 23Aug12

Crs SaA(T) Lon(T) Lon(T) Yor(T)

Dist 2400 2400 2400 2400

TC F S GS GF

Type Time Grade 1 2:22:83 G1 2:37:68 G1 2:29:06 G1 2:33:80

C C C C

Jockey Lemaire Lemaire Lemaire Lemaire

Wgt 56 58 58 60.5

FP 5 9 1 1

Len Rn 2.5 12 12.25 18 2 13 Nk 6

ROYAL DIAMOND (IRE) 7yrs. B G (28) King’s Best (USA) / Irresistible Jewel (IRE) by Danehill (USA) Trainer: Thomas Carmody (IRE) Mr. Andrew Tinkler (2) Breeder: Moyglare Stud Farm Ltd 26 Starts (6-3-4)

02Mar13 15Sep12 25Aug12 23Jun12

Mey(T) Cur(T) Yor(T) DRo(T)

2810 2800 2800 2600

G S GS S

G3 2:59:26 G1 3:08:47 Hert Hcp 3:00:70 Prem Hcp2:52:39

J Murtagh N McCullagh N McCullagh N McCullagh

60.5 62 57 62.5

7 1 2 3

8 Hd Nk 3

Bt/By Kgs OR Little Mike 57 Solemia 58 118 Pirika 58 The Fugue 56

OR: 112 57 Kgs John Murtagh

10 9 19 9

Ahzeemah Massiyn Willing Foe Alhellal

GIROLAMO (GER) 4yrs. CH C (188) Dai Jin (GB) / Golden Time (GER) by Surumu (GER) Trainer: Peter Schiergen (GER) Andrasch Starke Gestüt Ebbesloh (3) Breeder: Gestüt Ebbesloh 8 Starts (2-0-2)

23Sep12 02Sep12 31Jul12 01Jul12

Col(T) Bad(T) Gwo(T) Hmb(T)

2400 2400 2400 2400

G G G G

G1 G1 G3 G1

2:26:37 2:36:23 2:37:00 2:32:23

A Starke M Demuro A Starke A Starke

56.5 56 57 58

1 5 4 3

0.5 9.5 5.75 0.5

7 7 7 14

Mey(a) Mey(a) Mey(a) Mey(a)

2000 1900 2000 2000

S S S S

G1 G2 G1 G1

2:03:65 1:58:19 2:02:67 2:03:05

R Moore R Moore L Dettori L Dettori

57 57 57 57

3 3 7 3

3 3.75 7.25 4.5

12 12 13 14

56 112 57 58 54.5

OR: 116 56.5 Kgs

Feuerblitz Danedream Noble Mission Pastorius

PRINCE BISHOP (IRE) 6yrs. CH G (21) V Dubawi (IRE) / North East Bay (USA) by Prospect Bay (CAN) Trainer: Saeed bin Suroor (UAE) Mickael Barzalona Godolphin (4) Breeder: Thurso Ltd 18 Starts (6-1-3) 09Mar13 07Feb13 31Mar12 10Mar12

OR: 118 55 Kgs

56.5 58.5 57 58

OR: 113 57 Kgs

Hunter’s Light Hunter’s Light Monterosso Capponi

57 57 57 57

115 115 116 117

Paul Hanagan

WIGMORE HALL (IRE) 6yrs. B G (167) High Chaparral (IRE) / Love And Laughter (IRE) by Theatrical (IRE) Trainer: Michael Bell (GB) Ryan Moore (12) Mark Hawtin Breeder: K & Mrs Cullen 28 Starts (7-4-3) 14Oct12 16Sep12 18Aug12 28Jul12

55 117 57 115 57 57

Group 1

SHARETA (IRE) 5yrs. B M (147) SR Sinndar (IRE) / Shawara (IRE) by Barathea (IRE) Trainer: Alain De Royer-Dupré (FR) Christophe Lemaire H.H. Aga Khan (1) Breeder: HH The Aga Khan’s Studs SC 16 Starts (5-5-2)

57 56 57 55.5115

OR: 117 57 Kgs

THOROUGHBREDS

Purse: US $ 5,000,000 (1st: $ 3,000,000; 2nd: $ 1,000,000; 3rd: $ 500,000; 4th: $ 250,000; 5th: $ 150,000; 6th: $ 100,000) For NH four year olds and older & SH three year olds and older. By Invitation Only. Weight: SH three year olds 53kg, NH four year olds 56.5kg, NH five year olds and older & SH four year olds and older 57kg, Allowance: Fillies & Mares 2kg. Free enter, US $ 50,000 to declare and start.

58 113 57 113 57 113 58.5110

OR: 117 55 Kgs

LEG 5

Dubai Sheema Classic

59 59 59 49.5

OR: 113 57 Kgs

Trade Storm Moonwalk In Paris Barbecue Eddie Red Jazz

SR TT

Dansili (GB) / Gracefully (IRE) by Orpen (USA) Trainer: Alain De Royer-Dupré (FR) Haras De La Perelle (9) Breeder: Haras De La Perelle 9 Starts (4-2-1)

OR: 122 57 Kgs

Veyron Nashville Alcopop All Too Hard

FULBRIGHT (GB) 4yrs. B C (28) TT Exceed And Excel (AUS) / Lindfield Belle (IRE) by Fairy King (USA) Trainer: Mahmoud Al Zarooni (UAE) Ahmad Ajtebi H.E.Sh. Hamdan Bin Mohd. Al Maktoum (8) Breeder: RF & SD Knipe 23 Starts (8-2-5) 02Mar13 14Feb13 10Jan13 13Oct12

55 118 58.5118 60 57.5

John Murtagh

3.5 1.75 0.5 Nk

PICK 6 9:20 PM

Sajjhaa Sajjhaa Bravura Queen’s Bay

OCEAN PARK (NZ) 4yrs. B C (21) Thorn Park (AUS) / Sayyida (NZ) by Zabeel (NZ) Trainer: Gary Hennessy (NZ) Andrew Wong, Steve Yan, Gary Hennessy (7) Breeder: Trelawney Thoroughbred Ltd 14 Starts (8-3-1)

OR: 115 55 Kgs

57 58 58 57

OR: 116 57 Kgs

SHARESTAN (IRE) 5yrs. B H (21) Shamardal (USA) / Sharesha (IRE) by Ashkalani (IRE) Silvestre De Sousa Trainer: Saeed bin Suroor (UAE) Godolphin (5) Breeder: HH The Aga Khan’s Stud SC 10 Starts (5-1-3)

09Mar13 31Jan13 10Jan13 30Jun12

Mey(T) Mey(T) Mey(T) Cur(T)

1800 1800 1800 1600

G G G S

G1 G2 Cond Listed

1:48:96 1:49:68 1:49:72 1:44:79

S De Sousa S De Sousa S De Sousa J Murtagh

57 57 57 62.5

7 3 1 1

4 3 4 3.75

10 10 9 6

SaA(T) Lon(T) Leo(T) Yor(T)

2400 2400 2000 2100

F S G GF

Grade 1 2:22:83 G1 2:37:68 G1 2:00:92 G1 2:06:50

J J J J

O’Brien O’Brien O’Brien O’Brien

3 57 59.5 11 60.5 3 59.5 3

1.25 15 2 7

TRAILBLAZER (JPN) 6yrs. B H (21) Zenno Rob Roy (JPN) / Lirio (USA) by Forty Niner (USA) Trainer: Yasutoshi Ikee (JPN) Koji Maeda (7) Breeder: North Hills Management 24 Starts (6-2-2)

09Mar13 23Dec12 03Nov12 06Oct12

Mey(a) Nak(T) SaA(T) SaA(T)

2000 2500 2400 1600

S F F F

G1 2:03:65 Grade 1 2:31:90 Grade 1 2:22:83 Grade 2 1:31:95

Y Y Y Y

Take Take Take Take

57 57 57 55

10 13 4 2

15.25 14.25 2.25 0.5

12 18 6 9

58 112 53.5104 57 104 61.5104

Tok(T) Kyo(T) Hsn(T) Tok(T)

2400 2000 1800 2400

F F F F

Grade Grade Grade Grade

1 1 2 2

2:23:10 2:00:40 1:46:80 2:23:60

Y Iwata Y Iwata Y Iwata Y Kawada

53 53 54 55

1 1 1 1

Ns Ns 1.5 5

OR: 124 57 Kgs

Little Mike Solemia Snow Fairy Frankel

57 58 59 123 59.5123

Yutaka Take

12 16 12 5

Hunter’s Light Gold Ship Little Mike Obviously

GENTILDONNA (JPN) 4yrs. B F (125) H Deep Impact (JPN) / Donna Blini (GB) by Bertolini (USA) Trainer: Sei Ishizaka (JPN) Yasunari Iwata Sunday Racing Co Ltd (8) Breeder: Northern Racing 9 Starts (7-1-0) 25Nov12 14Oct12 16Sep12 20May12

55 113 57 113 56.5111 56.5108

OR: 119 57 Kgs

Musir Anaerobio Mandaean Black Spirit

Sajjhaa The Apache So Beautiful Mizani

ST NICHOLAS ABBEY (IRE) 6yrs. B H (147) Montjeu (IRE) / Leaping Water (GB) by Sure Blade (USA) Trainer: Aidan O’Brien (IRE) Joseph O’Brien Derrick Smith, Mrs John Magnier & Michael Tabor (6) Breeder: Barton Bloodstock & Villiers Synd 19 Starts (7-2-7) 03Nov12 07Oct12 08Sep12 22Aug12

OR: 112 57 Kgs

17 18 10 5

57 119 55 57 56

OR: 122 54.5 Kgs

Orfevre Verxina Verxina Verxina

57 55 54 55

30 March 2013 VERY NICE NAME (FR) 4yrs. DkB C (30) Whipper (USA) / Namona (IRE) by Halling (USA) Trainer: Alban de Mieulle (QA) Sh. Abdullah Bin Khalifa Al Thani (9) Breeder: Boucret Remi 12 Starts (6-1-4)

Olivier Peslier

28Feb13

Doh(T)

2400

G1 (Qat) 2:26:97

O Peslier

1.5

Peter Anders

07Feb13

Doh(T)

2200

G1 (Qat) 2:13:19

P Convertino

0.5

Dubawi King

17Jan13

Doh(T)

2100

G3 (Qat) 2:09:10

P Convertino

57.5

0.5

Dubawi King

27Dec12

Doh(T)

2000

Cond

P Convertino

Seema