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THE DUTY FREE CUP

Ascot, Saturday, August 11, 2018

MEDIA GUIDE

INDEX

3 The Dubai Duty Free

5 Order of Running & Admission Details

6 Raceday Programme, Concert Schedule, Record of teams in the Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup

7 The Prizes, Stable Staff Awards

8 Best Day’s Racing for Owners, Reserves & Winning Post – The Official Bookmaker

9 Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup Rules, Draw Procedure, Allocation of Horses to Teams & Jockeys to Mounts

10 Great Britain & Team

12 Europe Team

14 The Girls Team

16 The Rest Of The World Team

18 Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup Previous Results at Ascot

20 Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup Leading Jockeys & Records, Record of Teams in the Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup

22 Remembering Shergar

23 Dubai Duty Free – an unrivalled airport retailer

25 The Alistair Haggis Silver Saddle

26 Ascot Media Contacts

2 THE DUBAI DUTY FREE SHERGAR CUP

 The Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup is the world’s premier jockeys’ competition, a unique event where three top riders in each of four teams - Great Britain & Ireland, Europe, Rest of the World and The Girls - battle against each other in a thrilling six-race showdown.

 GBI Team

 Europe Team

 Rest of the World Team

 The Girls Team

 The six races are limited to 10 runners with either two or three horses racing for each team (this balances itself out over the course of the afternoon).

 Points are awarded on a 15, 10, 7, 5, 3 basis to the first five horses home (non-runners score 4 points).

 Subject to full fields, each jockey has five rides. This is to ensure that in the event of an injury, there is a spare jockey on each team who can assume mounts. The team with the highest total after the sixth race lifts the Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup.

 The jockey amassing the most individual points will take home an additional £3,000 plus the Alistair Haggis “Silver Saddle” trophy.

 All six races are handicaps and all will be run with identical prize money - £45,000 per race.

 There are two reserves per race, who can be utilised up to 45 minutes before each contest is run.

 Owners have a fantastic opportunity on Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup Day - there are no entry fees for the races, there is prize money down to last place (with reserves that miss out on a run paid £500 appearance money). There is also complimentary hospitality for owners throughout the day.

 Dubai Duty Free has been associated with the Shergar Cup since its inception, initially as team sponsor of the Rest of the World team and as a race sponsor. In 2006, the company became title sponsor for the first time and, since 2014, has sponsored the entire event.

 The Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup is being run for the 18th time at Ascot. The Shergar Cup first took place at Ascot in 2000 as a jockeys’ competition. It has gone from strength to strength ever since, attracting bumper crowds year after year.

 The event did not take place in 2005 because the racecourse was being redeveloped.

 The jockeys competing in the four-team Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup will wear full team colours at this year’s renewal. Please see the jockeys’ biographies section (pages 10-17) for further information about this year’s team colours.

 Female and male cheerleaders will welcome the winning rider back after each race and be part of the opening and closing ceremonies.

 Each team will have an anthem for the day, played whenever they have a winner - GB&I: The Boys Are Back in Town; ROW: Rockin All Over The World; GIRLS: Sisters Are Doing It for Themselves; EUR: Ca Plane .

 Bet With Ascot is offering an overall team bet and a Silver Saddle/Top Jockey bet.

3  All six races will be broadcast live on ITV4 and by Racing UK.

 The competition remembers Shergar, who won the 1981 Derby at Epsom Downs by the record margin of 10 lengths.

 Away from the track, the racing will be followed by the ever-popular Party In The Paddock. Rita Ora headlines this year's concert and she will be joined by Example + DJ Wire plus Soul II Soul. Radio 1 DJ Scott Mills will also perform between sets and into the evening to keep racegoers entertained.

RECORD OF TEAMS IN THE DUBAI DUTY FREE SHERGAR CUP

2012 – 2017 (Teams – Europe, Girls, Great Britain & Ireland, Rest of the World)

2 wins – Europe (2013, 2014), Rest of the World (2012, 2016) 1 win – Girls (2015), Great Britain & Ireland (2017)

2007 – 2011 (Teams – Europe, Great Britain, Ireland, Rest of the World)

3 wins – Ireland (2009, 2010, 2011) 1 win – Europe (2008), Rest of the World (2007)

2001-2006 (Teams – Great Britain & Ireland, Rest of the World)

3 wins – Rest of the World (2001, 2003 & 2004) 2 wins – Great Britain & Ireland (2002, 2006)

2000 (Teams – Europe, Rest of the World)

1 win – Europe (2000)

4 ORDER OF RUNNING

Ascot, Saturday, August 11, 2018

The Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup

The Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup Dash 1.05 pm 3+ £45,000 5f (Handicap) (Class 2) (86-105, 3Yo+)

The Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup Stayers 1.40 pm 4+ £45,000 1m 7f 209y (Handicap) (Class 2) (81-100, 3YO+)

The Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup Challenge 2.15 pm 4+ £45,000 1m 3f 211y (Handicap) (Class 3) (76-95, 3YO+)

The Dubai Duty Free

Shergar Cup Mile 2.50 pm 4+ £45,000 7f 213y (Handicap) (Class 2)

(81-100, 3YO+)

The Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup Classic 3.25 pm 3 £45,000 1m 3f 211y (Handicap) (Class 3) (76-95, 3YO Only)

The Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup Sprint 4.00 pm 3 £45,000 6f (Handicap) (Class 2) (81-100, 3YO ONLY)

ADMISSION DETAILS

King Edward VII Enclosure £69.00 in advance Winning Post Enclosure £49.00 in advance Furlong Club Package Including Queen Anne Enclosure £99.00 in advance The Queen Anne Enclosure sold out

please go to www.ascot.co.uk for further information.

5 TIMETABLE OF EVENTS

RACEDAY PROGRAMME

11:00am Gates Open

12:15pm Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup Opening Ceremony

1.05pm Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup First Race

4:00pm Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup Last Race

4.10pm Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup Closing Ceremony

4.40pm Concert Starts (subject to change)

8.35pm Concert Finishes (subject to change) Times may be subject to change

CONCERT LINE-UP

RITA ORA Rita Ora made her first official appearance in 2007 when she guested on Craig David's single Awkward. In 2009, Rita signed to Jay-Z's label Roc Nation and gained a breakthrough first number one in 2012 with her debut solo single, R.I.P., while her first album Ora also went straight to the top of the UK album charts later the same year. Having collaborated with Iggy Azalea, Snoop Lion, Charli XCX and Chris Brown in the USA, Rita released her first solo song in almost two years, Your Song in 2017, the first release from her eagerly anticipated second album. In February, 2018, she notched her 12th top-10 song with For You, equalling the record for most 10-ten songs by a British female solo artist. A talented actress and presenter, Rita has appeared in the film adaptation of the hit novel Fifty Shades of Grey and also been a judge on both The X Factor and The Voice.

EXAMPLE + DJ WIRE With a UK number one album, two UK number one singles, a festival headliner and a BRIT Award nomination among his many achievements to date, Example has become a household name across Britain, Europe and the US. The Londoner has sold-out tours around the world and is known as one of the best live acts in the business. DJ Wire is credited with playing an instrumental part in the formation of the UK grime scene with the release of his seminal track Believe Me in 2003. He went on to make the crossover into the world of drum & bass in 2006 by securing a residency at east ’s institution Herbal before teaming up with Chase & Status to set up and run MTA Records. It was through Chase & Status that he met Example, producing several tracks on the artist’s Won’ Go Quietly album. The duo have gone on to perform at festivals and club all over the world.

SOUL II SOUL Having started out with little more than a sound system and a supermarket trolley, Soul II Soul have grown to become one of the UK’s most successful and innovative groups of modern times, with album sales of more than 10 million worldwide. Founded in 1988 by Jazzie B, Soul II Soul are best known for their 1989 UK number one Back To Life and Keep On Moving, which reached number five in the charts the same year. The group, recipients of two Grammy Awards in 1990, have performed in over 20 countries and played at some of the most famous venues in the world including Wembley and New York's Universal Ample Theatre. Founding member Jazzie B, who continues to be the driving force of Soul II Soul, was awarded an OBE in 2007 for his services to music.

SCOTT MILLS Scott Mills will be hosting the after-racing concert and DJ’ing before and between acts. Scott's BBC Radio 1 show has created some of the most popular radio features ever, from Flirt Divert, Playground Insults and the world famous Innuendo Bingo.

6 THE PRIZES

THE SHERGAR CUP

At stake for the winning team is the magnificent Shergar Cup, which depicts the mighty 1981 Derby and King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes winner. It was graciously provided by His Highness The Aga Khan, who owned Shergar.

Points will be awarded to the first five horses to finish in each of the six Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup races as follows - winner: 15 points; second: 10 points; third: 7 points; fourth: 5 points; fifth: 3 points. If there is a non-runner which cannot be replaced by a reserve, 4 points will be awarded both to the team and jockey missing out on the ride. The team with the most points after the six races have been run will receive the Shergar Cup at the closing ceremony.

If a dead-heat occurs in a race, the points for the two places are added together, divided by two and shared between the two jockeys/teams.

If there is a tie for the Team or Silver Saddle competitions, there will be a countback on the number of winners and the team/jockey with the most winners will be adjudged the winner overall; if they are still level, then second places will be counted, then if necessary third places and then if necessary fourth places. If they are still level, there will be joint winners.

The six races are worth a total of £270,000 in prize money, paid down to 10th (last) place in all six races. With no entry fees to pay and £500 in number cloth sponsorship per contest for the ITV- televised races, these are the only races run during the year in Britain when every owner represented by a runner should be guaranteed to, at the very least, cover their costs.

ALISTAIR HAGGIS “SILVER SADDLE”

The jockey amassing the most individual points will take home an additional £3,000 plus the Alistair Haggis “Silver Saddle” trophy.

DUBAI DUTY FREE RIDE OF THE DAY

One jockey will receive the Dubai Duty Free Ride Of The Day Award.

STABLE STAFF AWARDS

Stable staff will once again benefit from special prizes worth over £5,000, more than on any other raceday in Britain. There is a £200 prize for the groom in charge of the best turned out horse in every race, while the winning lad or lass in each race will also receive £200. In addition, £100 will be given to the lad or lass leading up the 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th horses (i.e. the other points’ scorers) in every race. Stable staff will enjoy free food and drink in the stable staff canteen.

7 “BEST DAY’S RACING FOR OWNERS”

* Free entry for every race - so there’s nothing whatsoever to lose by entering.

* £270,000 in prize money.

* Last (10th) place prize money worth £553 in all races.

* Number cloth sponsorship in all ITV-televised races.

* Free hospitality - high-class buffet lunch, afternoon tea and free bar all day for owners and trainers with runners or reserves.

* Travel allowance of £500 for reserves if they do not get a run.

RESERVES

There are two reserves for every race. A reserve can be brought in up to 45 minutes before each race.

Runners have to declare to run one hour before each race, at which point there is a 15-minute window in which to bring in a reserve if there is a non-runner.

Reserves that do not get a run will receive a £500 travel allowance.

WINNING POST – THE OFFICIAL BOOKMAKER

For the fifth year, Winning Post is the official bookmaker to the Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup.

Winning Post was established over 30 years ago by Roy Holbrook with its first shop in Filton on the north side of Bristol. The firm has a chain of nine shops in Bristol, South Gloucestershire and Wales.

Winning Post commenced the operation of the main betting shop at shortly before Royal Ascot in 2014 and also operates the racecourse betting shop at Cheltenham.

For further information, please go to www.winning-post.co.uk

8 DUBAI DUTY FREE SHERGAR CUP RULES

The competition is an international jockeys’ tournament with 12 riders taking part, three in each of the four teams - The Girls (GIRLS) Great Britain & Ireland (GBI), Europe (EUR) and the Rest of the World (ROW). All horses entered are eligible to represent one of the four teams, regardless of ownership, and to be ridden by any of the jockeys participating in the competition.

The six races will be limited to 10 runners and two reserves.

Reserves must travel to Ascot on the day and can be substituted up until 45 minutes before their race. Reserves who do not run will be paid £500.

Entries must be made by noon on Monday, August 6.

Declarations to run must be made at the 48-hour stage, by 10.00am on Thursday, August 9. The top 10 in the weights (including penalties) at the 48-hour declaration stage will run, with those horses 11th and 12th in the weights acting as reserves.

DUBAI DUTY FREE SHERGAR CUP DRAW PROCEDURE

The British Horseracing Authority has granted special permission to the Ascot Racecourse Executive to stage a Draw on Thursday, August 9, at which jockeys from the four competing teams will be allocated horses.

ALLOCATION OF HORSES TO TEAMS AND JOCKEYS TO MOUNTS

1. In all races, the horses selected to run will be the top 10 in the handicap. Race analyst and broadcaster James Willoughby will rank the horses from 1-10 after declaration.

2. Once the ranking process has been completed, the four team names will go into a ballot. The order in which they are randomly drawn will determine which set of horses is allocated to each team.

3. Using a mathematical model, the International Racing Bureau (IRB) will then allocate jockeys automatically using the rankings. This gives the jockeys and teams an even spread of fancied mounts through the meeting.

4. A second ballot will then take place. The three jockeys representing each team will be drawn at random to determine an order (e.g. The Girls 1, The Girls 2 & The Girls 3) and will then be allocated to their rides according to the set formula.

5. The allocation of rides by this method will be final. Any trainer declaring a horse to run at the 48- hour declaration stage is deemed to have accepted these conditions.

6. All owners of participating horses agree that jockeys will wear the colours of the team which they represent as part of an agreement with the Racehorse Owners Association. All jockeys participating in this race will carry their names on the back of their silks.

9 GREAT BRITAIN & IRELAND

Fran Berry (Captain, Ireland) Born: January 2, 1981 Background: Bred to be a jockey. His father Frank was a Classic- winning apprentice (Giolla Mea in the 1968 Irish St Leger) who went to become Irish Jump rider 10 times and - after a spell training – is the long-time racing manager to leading owner J P McManus. Fran Berry, whose brother Alan rode successfully as an amateur over jumps and is now head lad to Gloucestershire-based trainer Jonjo O’Neill, originally made his name as a Jump jockey, winning the 1999 Coral Cup at the Cheltenham Festival on Khayrawani. Despite being 5 foot 8 inches tall, he is able to ride off 8st 9lb and has ridden solely on the Flat since 2001. He served as second rider behind Mick Kinane at 's powerful Curragh stable from 2002 until the end of 2009 when Kinane retired and Berry was promoted to the number one spot. But following the appointment of in 2011, he relinquished that role to become a freelance. He partnered over 1,050 winners in Ireland. In 2016, he made the move across the Irish Sea to become stable jockey to Ralph Beckett. The arrangement ended in in June, 2017, but Berry continues to be based in Britain, where he has had 177 successes (up to August 5, 2018). He won the G2 Sky Bet on Thundering Blue, trained by David Menuisier, on July 28, 2018 and has partnered four Royal Ascot winners. He enjoyed a first G1 success on Pathfork in the 2010 National Stakes and has also had Pattern race success in . Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup: He has participated in the Dubai Duty Free Shergar three times and was the Alistair Haggis “Silver Saddle” winner for the leading rider in both 2010 and 2017. Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup record – Appearances: 3 (2010, 2011, 2017); Wins: 4; Points 94

Pat Cosgrave (Northern Ireland) Born: June 2, 1982, at Banbridge in County Down, Northern Ireland Background: Cosgrave is a nephew of trainer Gerry Cosgrave. Pat was a member of Ireland's pony racing circuit and partnered 35 winners in that sport. He rode in his first race as a jockey when partnering the Kevin Prendergast-trained Hunan Scholar at Navan, on April 24, 1999. Later that year, on November 2, he broke his duck when the same trainer's Perugino Lady scored at Dundalk, and in 2003 he became champion apprentice when based with Aidan O'Brien. At the conclusion of the following season, he moved to Britain, initially to ride on the All-Weather for Newmarket trainer Nick Littmoden - he scored his debut British win on Tango Step at Lingfield on December 15, 2004 - and became retained rider to Karl Burke for 18 months before moving back to Newmarket and has remained living near the headquarters of British racing ever since. He partnered more than 100 winners in a year for the first time in 2015 when he enjoyed 104 British victories. His best tally was 120 the following year. He has had nearly 900 British & Irish wins (up to August 5). Success: His career highlights initially were mostly in sprint races, beginning with 's win in the 2008 G1 , followed by a 2010 G1 win on and success in the 2011 G1 Golden Jubilee Stakes on at Royal Ascot. Cosgrave has had Pattern race success for trainer William Haggas, including G2 wins on Storm The Stars (2015 Great Stakes) and Besharah (2015 ). In more recent times, he has ridden regularly for trainer . Cosgrave has enjoyed success for Godolphin in both the UAE and the UK, with his biggest win in 2018 so far coming on Best Solution in the G2 Princess Of Wales’s Stakes at Newmarket’s July Festival. Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup debut

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Adam Kirby () Born: August 22, 1988, Norwich Background: His late father, , bred several racehorses, including Magnet Cup winner Achilles, while his mother Anne trains greyhounds. His first ride was at Lingfield on October 1, 2004, when he partnered the Gay Kelleway-trained Broughton Knows to victory in an apprentice race. Attached to the shrewd Michael Wigham yard, Kirby soon gained a reputation as a youngster with a bright future. He gained the first double of his fledgling career on January 4, 2005, winning aboard Ragasah for Ernst Oertel and Eight for Kelleway. Hailed by Wigham as the best young rider he had seen since , Kirby soon enjoyed his first big-race victory when scoring aboard the Clive Cox-trained Out After Dark to take the Gosforth Park Cup at Newcastle in June, 2005, and the combination won again three months later in the . This was the start of a strong and successful link-up with Cox. Having ridden 54 British winners in 2005, Kirby finished second to Phillip Makin for the number of winners by an apprentice, beating the joint champions Hayley Turner (53) and Saleem Golam (44). Kirby joined the Cox yard in January, 2006 and the connection is as strong as ever, even though Kirby rides as a freelance. His best year, with 192 British successes, came in 2014. He first became All- Weather Champion Jockey in 2012/2013 and repeated the feat in 2013/2014 and 2016/2017. He also rides occasionally for Godolphin trainer Charlie Appleby. Two of his six G1 winners came within 24 hours of each other at Royal Ascot 2016, Profitable in the King's Stand Stakes and in the Prince Of Wales's Stakes, with the first only his partner Megan Evans gave birth to their son Charlie. His G1 winners have all been provided by Cox. He has ridden seven Royal Ascot winners, has partnered over 1,500 British winners, is 5ft 11in tall and can do 9st. Major wins include: Stakes (2013 ), (2013 Lethal Force, 2017 ), German 2,000 Guineas (2011 ), Prince Of Wales's Stakes (2016 My Dream Boat), King's Stand Stakes (2016 Profitable), 32Red Sprint Cup (2017 Harry Angel). Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup debut

11 EUROPE

Andrasch Starke (Captain, ) Born: January 4, 1974, near Hamburg, Germany. Background: Started riding aged 15 as an apprentice to leading German trainer Bruno Schutz in Cologne. Had his first ride aboard Waldeck on 10 March, 1989 - the horse finished 10th - and enjoyed his initial victory three months later on June 18 at Grossenkneten when he partnered Si Signeur. A first Pattern race came courtesy of the Hans Blume-trained Irish Stew in the Berlin Brandenburg Trophy at Hoppergarten in 1992. He had his first major success outside of Germany when Sternkonig collected the 1995 Premio Frederico Tesio at in 1995. The initial victory came on the Bruno Schutz-trained Oxalagu in the Grosser Dallmayr-Preis at Munich on August 3, 1997. The jockey has landed most of Germany’s major prizes including the seven times (1998 Robertico, 2000 Samum, 2002 Next Desert, 2006 Schiaparelli, 2008 Kamsin, 2013 Lucky Speed, 2015 Nutan). The best horse Starke has ridden was the filly , whom he partnered to success in the Oaks d’Italia, and in 2011. He rode the Peter Schiergen-trained filly to a stunning victory in the 2011 Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe, setting a race-record time, with Starke the first German jockey to win the great race (the previous German winner, Star Appeal in 1995, was partnered by ). He also created another piece of history on Danedream in the 2012 King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes as she became the first German-trained horse to win Ascot’s midsummer highlight. Has twice won the International Jockeys’ Championship at Happy Valley, . Accolades: German champion jockey eight times - 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2012, 2013, 2015 (jointly with Alexander Pietsch) Big Race Wins Include: Grosser Dallmayr-Preis - Bayerisches Zuchtrennan (1997 Oxalagu, 2006 Lord Of England, 2007 Soldier Hollow, 2012 Pastorius, 2013 Neatico), Rheinland Pokal (1997 Caitano, 2008 Kamsin), Deutsches Derby (1998 Robertico, 2000 Samum, 2002 Next Desert, 2006 Schiaparelli, 2008 Kamsin, 2013 Lucky Speed, 2015 Nutan), Grosser Preis Von Berlin (1999 Ungaro, 2007 Schiaparelli, 2011 Danedream), Pokal Grosser Erdgas Preis (1999 Ungaro), Grosser Preis Von Baden (2000 Samum, 2011 & 2012 Danedream), Preis der Diana (2003 Next Gina, 2008 Rosenreihe, 2017 Lacazar), Airlines International Cup (2004 Epalo), (2007 Schiaparelli, 2012 Girolamo, 2015 & 2016 Nightflower), Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe (2011 Danedream), King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2012 Danedream) Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup record – Appearances: 2 (2009, 2013); Wins: 0; Points 21

Per-Anders Graberg (Sweden) Born: July 19, 1974 Background: One of Scandinavia’s leading jockeys, Graberg was raised in Viksjö, just outside Stockholm. After becoming interested in racing during his school years, he started race riding in 1991, but it took some 60 rides before he had his first winner. He spent five winters working in the USA riding out for leading trainer Richard Mandela. He is based at Bro Park, the new racecourse at Sweden that was opened in 2016. He is 5ft 4in tall and does not have problems with his weight. Success: Graberg has won multiple Pattern contests in Scandinavia, including the G3 Stockholm Cup International five times, with four victories coming on the multiple winner Bank Of Burden (2011, 2012, 2014, 2015) plus Dorcia (2017). This will be Graberg’s second time riding in the UK – he had two rides in 2006, finishing unplaced in races on the All-Weather. Has also ridden at Meydan, UAE and in . Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup debut

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Gerald Mosse () Born: January 3, 1967 Background: The son of a trainer from the south of France and he first sat on a horse at the age of three. The first race ride came in April, 1983, and he rode 20 winners in that first season. Won the French apprentices' championship while attached to trainer Patrick Biancone's yard and was subsequently retained by trainer Francois Boutin and owner Jean-Luc Lagardere. He partnered Arazi for five wins in France in 1991 and late that year he teamed up with Biancone in Hong Kong and had a successful spell before returning to France in 1993, when he was retained by leading owner the Aga Khan for eight years. He returned to Hong Kong in 2001 and spent his time between the Asian metropolis and France. This summer, Mosse made the move to Britain and is the retained rider for owner Dr Johnny Hon. Accolades: one of only a few jockeys to have ridden over 550 winners in Hong Kong and the most successful jockey to have ridden at the Hong Kong International Races in December. First French rider to win the (2010 Americain). He has partnered at least 65 G1 winners worldwide. French Classic Wins (14): Poule d'Essai des Pouliches (1998 Zalaiyka), Poule d'Essai des Poulains (1996 , 1997 , 1999 Sendawar), (1988 Restless Kara, 1993 , 1997 Vereva, 1998 Zainta, 1999 ), Prix du (1994 Celtic Arms, 1996 , 2011 ), Prix Royal-Oak (1997 , 1998 Tiraaz) Other Big Race Wins Include: (1993 Gold Splash, 2011 Immortal Verse), (1994 Superfit, 2001 Industrial Pioneer, 2003 Elegant Fashion), (1991 River Verdon, 1999 ), (2010 ), (2002 All Thrills Too, 2007 ), (2009 Daryakana, 2012 Red Cadeaux), King’s Stand Stakes (2000 ), Melbourne Cup (2010 Americain) Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe (1990 Saumarez), St James’s Palace Stakes (1999 Sendawar). He has ridden four Royal Ascot winners. Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup: He was the Alistair Haggis “Silver Saddle” winner in both 2008 and 2013. Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup record: Appearances: seven (2001, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2013); Wins: 6; Points: 183

13 THE GIRLS

Josephine Gordon (England, Captain) Born: May 16, 1993, Devon Background: Josephine Gordon has always wanted to make a career out of working with horses – her mother, Cheryl, runs a livery yard near Tiverton in Devon. After catching the racing bug by competing in pony races at the age of 14, she enlisted at the in Newmarket at 16. Upon graduating, she joined trainer Annabel Murphy before spending two years with handler Jo Hughes. Hughes provided her with the first winner in September, 2013 but she had to wait almost 22 months for her second success, during which time she toyed with the idea of moving to America to become a work rider. The switch to another Lambourn trainer, Stan Moore, saw her career take off. In 2016, Gordon became the third women to be crowned Britain’s champion apprentice jockey, beating in a fierce tussle. She partnered 87 British winners in total during the year, with 50 of those counting towards the apprentice title. Gordon strengthened her links with Newmarket trainer Hugo Palmer at the start of 2017, when she had 106 British victories from 914 rides, emulating Hayley Turner becoming the second female jockey to enjoy more than 100 winners in a calendar year. She enjoyed a first Pattern race success on the Palmer-trained Koropick at Newcastle in the G3 at Newcastle in June, 2017. Her tally in 2018 is 29 successes (up to August 5). Gordon rides predominantly for Palmer, but has had winners for Sir and Saeed bin Suroor among many other trainers. First winner: Chester’slittlegem, Bath, September 4, 2013. Big race wins: Chipchase Stakes (2017 Koropick), Victoria Cup (2017 Fastnet Tempest), Nayef Stakes (2017 Apphia). Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup record – Appearances: 1 (2016); Wins: 0; Points: 10

Hayley Turner (England) Born: January 3, 1983, Nottingham Background: Hayley Turner, the joint champion UK apprentice in 2005, is the most successful female jockey in British racing history. Turner was taught to ride by her mother, a riding instructor. She started riding out for local trainer Mark Polglase, who supplied her first winner, Generate, at Pontefract on June 4, 2000. She attended the College, and then was apprenticed to Michael Bell in Newmarket. She spent 13 years riding for Bell until a split happened in June, 2013. She announced her retirement from race riding in November, 2015, following more than 760 successes in the UK and abroad. She took up a career as a television pundit. She returned to the saddle the 2016 Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup (won on Early Morning) and resumed race riding on occasions in 2017 (five British winners). Turner announced last year that she would ride in France (10 winners in 2017) over the winter where she was able to take advantage of the 2kg (4.4lb and for 2018 reduced to 1.5kg, 3.3lb) allowance for female jockeys, but this did not happen on a regular basis because of a three-month ban from December (2017) to March (2018) for betting. Turner has been riding in Britain during 2018, partnering 24 winners from 170 rides (as of August 6) including a double on the female-riders card at on Monday, August 6. Accolades: Turner became the first woman to be crowned Britain’s champion apprentice when partnering 44 winners during the 2005 Flat season, sharing the title with Saleem Golam. She also became only the fourth woman in Britain to ride out her apprentice claim, after Emma O’Gorman, Alex Greaves and Lisa Jones. Her success during the 2005 season led to Turner being awarded a Lester for apprentice jockey of the year, the first woman ever to gain that accolade. In 2008, she became the first female jockey to partner 100 winners in a calendar year in Britain. She was awarded an OBE in The Queen’s Birthday honours list in June, 2016, for services to . Big-Race Wins include: Turner’s first G1 victory came in July, 2011, aboard the David Simcock-trained in the Darley July Cup at Newmarket and she enjoyed further G1 success when the Bell-trained captured the Coolmore Nunthorpe Stakes at York the following month. She is only the second woman to have ridden a G1 winner in Britain and the first to win one outright as Alex Greaves’ success came when her mount Ya Malak dead-heated with for the 1997 Nunthorpe Stakes. In 2012, she enjoyed a G1 victory on the international stage when the Simcock-trained I’m A Dreamer landed the Beverly D Stakes at Arlington, USA. Other Details: Turner is part of the presenting teams at both ITV Racing (from 2017) and At The Races (from 2016). Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup: She holds the record for the number of appearances – 11. Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup record – Appearances: 11 (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017); Wins: 5; Points: 218

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Hollie Doyle (England) Born: October 11, 1996 Background: A graduate of the Pony Racing circuit, Hollie Doyle hails from Hereford. Her father Mark Doyle is a former jockey, while her mother Caroline rode in Arabian races, on horses bred by Hollie’s grandmother. Hollie Doyle, who started out in pony racing, rode her first winner on The Mongoose for trainer David Evans, who she was then apprenticed to before moving to Richard Hannon, at Salisbury on May 5, 2013, when an amateur rider. Doyle had two more winners as an amateur before becoming an apprentice after completing the appropriate course at the British Racing School in Newmarket. Doyle broke her collarbone in a fall at Goodwood in June, 2017, but enjoyed her best year to date with 59 winners from 516 rides in Britain, losing her right to claim on Hidden Stash at Lingfield Park on November 25. So far this year, she has ridden 29 winners (up to August 5), bringing her career total in Britain to 127. Doyle has struck up a good partnership with horses owned by Henry Ponsonby syndicates, including Scarlet Dragon and First Mohican. She stepped in late on to replace Michelle Payne at last year’s Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup, when making her debut in the competition. She described the opportunity “as a fantastic chance for me and it’s fab to be a part of it.” Big-Race Wins: Old Rowley Cup (2016 Scarlet Dragon), Upavon Fillies’ Stakes (2017 Billesdon Bess) Other Details: Her boyfriend is fellow jockey Tom Marquand, the Stobart Champion Apprentice of 2015. Doyle is able to ride at a low weight, the lowest in the last 12 months being 7st 11lb. She almost bagged her first Royal Ascot success this year when second on 66/1 outsider Ortiz in the . Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup record – Appearances 1 (2017); Wins: 0; Points: 10

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Yutaka Take (Japan, Captain) Born: March 15, 1969 in , Japan. Background: He has been the subject of national adulation in Japan, where he features as one of the country’s top sporting figures. is the son of legendary jockey turned trainer Kunihiko Take, who was known as the ‘Magician of the Turf’. He rode his first winner on Dyna Bishop at Hanshin on March 7, 1987, and won 69 races when champion apprentice that year, a record for a first-season rider. Achievements: Take has been champion Japanese jockey 18 times (1989-1990, 1992-2000 and 2002-2008 inclusive) and his 2005 title saw him win a record 212 races. In 1991 he became the first Japanese rider to win a Pattern race overseas when taking the G3 Seneca Stakes on El Senor at Saratoga, USA, and he was also the first Japanese jockey to win a Pattern race in Europe when landing the 1994 G1 Prix du Moulin on Ski Paradise at Longchamp, France, as well as the first to score in Britain, when winning the 2000 G1 Darley July Cup at Newmarket on . In recent years, Take has also plundered the G1 Prix d’Ispahan in France aboard in 2016 and the Hong Kong Cup courtesy of A Shin Hikari in 2015. Take is an internationally renowned jockey who has travelled extensively and was based in California in 2000 as well as riding in France during the 2001 and 2002 seasons, before returning to his domestic base. He partnered the great in all of his races, including the 2005 Japanese Triple Crown. On July 22, 2007, Take established a record in Japan when recording his 2,944th success at a (JRA) track, passing the record of 2,943 achieved by Yukio Okabe. On November 3, 2007, Take reached another milestone when becoming the first JRA rider to record 3,000 victories. That win, on two-year-old Sky Beauty at Kyoto racecourse, was his 14,288th JRA ride and came 20 years and eight months after the jockey made his career debut. The 5ft 7in jockey’s numerous notable victories include four in the thanks to (1999), Deep Impact (2006), (2010) and (2016) and he has won the Japanese Derby a record five times. He gained his 3,500th JRA victory at Kyoto in January, 2013 and achieved his 100th G1 victory overall on Tosen Ra in the at Kyoto in November, 2013. The JRA reports that he is now (August 6, 2018) on 3,989 JRA victories. He has had 24 wins overseas in , including seven G1 events in the , France, Hong Kong and Dubai. Take won at least one G1 contest for 23 straight seasons and taken a Graded stakes race for 32 consecutive seasons. In recent years, Take has been associated with multiple G1 winners A Shin Hikari, who ran at Royal Ascot in 2016, and the 2016 & 2017 Japanese Horse of the year Kitasan Black. He enjoyed a recent success in Europe when Japanese-trained Geniale won the G3 at Maisons-Laffitte, France, on July 22. Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup record – appearances: seven (2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2012 & 2015); wins: 4; points: 150

Joao Moreira (Brazil) Born: September 26, 1983, Curitiba, Brazil. Background: Moreira was born in the south of Brazil near Curitiba to a poor family. He was keen on riding horses from a young age and by lucky chance received a place in the Sao Paulo apprentice academy. He is recognised as one of the very best jockeys, having raced all over the world including Argentina, Hong Kong, Japan, , Singapore, Germany, , Uruguay, , Sweden, Dubai, France and the USA. Accolades: He was twice a winner of the top jockeys’ prize at the Brazilian Eclipse Awards (2006/07 and 2007/08) and holds the record at Brazil’s Cidade Jardim racetrack for most winners at one meeting, having ridden eight of the 11 winners at a single meeting in 2008. He has partnered more than 1,000 winners in Brazil. He moved to Singapore in 2009 and was champion jockey four times there (2010, 2011, 2012 & 2013) – he hit global headlines in September 2013 when riding eight winners on a nine-race card at Kranji. His exploits in Singapore first earned him the nickname ‘Magic Man’. He relocated the next month to Hong Kong for the 2013/14 season and has broken numerous records in the former British colony. Alongside three Hong Kong jockey championships (2014/15 (145), 2015/16 (168), 2016/17 (170) & just missed out by two in 2017/18 (134)), he set the record for the most winners in a season (170 – 2016/17 season), the fastest century of winners in a season (2016/17), and the most winners on a Hong Kong raceday (eight – March 5, 2017). In June, 2018, Moreira withdrew his application to ride in Hong Kong for the forthcoming season – he will be based in Japan instead, with the aim of becoming the Japan Racing Association’s third full-time foreign rider after Mirco Demuro and 16 if he passes language and rules tests. He is no stranger to success in international jockey competitions, winning Japan's World All-Star Jockeys in 2015, as well as other challenges in Hong Kong (2012) and Australia (2010). Major wins include: (2014 Amber Sky), (2014 Sterling City), (2017 ), Hong Kong Mile (2014 ), Hong Kong Cup (2014 ), Hong Kong Sprint (2015 Peniaphobia), Hong Kong Vase (2016 ), Newmarket Handicap (2015 Brazen Beau), Oakleigh Plate (2017 Sheidel), Queen Elizabeth II Cup (2017 Neorealism) Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup record – appearances: 1 (2013); wins: 1; points: 28

Corey Brown (Australia) Born: June 15, 1976, Taree, , Australia. Background: Brown’s grandfather Trevor and father Jack were both successful jockeys in the northern North South Wales region. Brown recalls his father giving him two clear career choices’ “teaching me how to change tyres or become a jockey.” He quickly realised “that I was never going to do anything else other than being a jockey” and became apprenticed to trainer Eric Anderson at Taree before moving to Bob Law at Gosford. Brown rode his first piece of trackwork at the age of 14 and partnered his first winner in 1991 aboard Another Square at Kempsey. Brown moved to shortly after to continue his career, joining handler Neil Campton at Rosehill. Within two years of arriving in Sydney, Brown became champion apprentice in 1993/944 and rode his first G1 winner aboard Camino Rose in the 1998 Coolmore Classic. He went on to ride in Hong Kong for between 1998 and 2001 for three successful seasons. On his return to Sydney in 2001, Brown won the Sydney jockeys premiership with 106 winners and the 2001 on Mr Prudent. He enjoyed a stellar 2003/04 season riding seven G1 winners including four winners on Epsom Day which included three G1 successes. There was a blip in his upward career movement when on a return to Hong Kong, he was banned for six months for a positive cocaine drug test in 2006, though he has always maintained his innocence. He became Lee Freedman’s stable jockey and finished the 2007/08 season as one of Australia’s leading riders with victories in races including the Lightning Stakes, Australia Stakes and the Doomben 10,000. In 2009, Brown in the space of seven days captured the Victoria Derby on Monaco Consul, the Emirates Stakes on All American and “the race that stops a nation”, the Melbourne Cup aboard Shocking. Brown had a three and a half year stint in Singapore, but returned to Australia at the end of 2016 and is back riding predominantly in Sydney, where he lives with his wife Kylie and their three daughters, Holli, Charlie and Maddy. In November, 2017, Brown partnered the Joseph O’Brien-trained to victory in the Melbourne Cup, registering his second victory in the famous G1 contest. He has enjoyed nearly 3,000 winners and approaching 50 G1s. Big race wins include: (Shocking 2010), (Eremein 2005), Melbourne Cup (Shocking 2009 & Rekindling 2017), Newmarket Handicap ( 2003), Sydney Cup (Prudent 2002 & Polarisation 2017), Victoria Derby (Monaco Consul 2009), Stradbroke Handicap (Impending 2017). Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup record debut.

17 DUBAI DUTY FREE SHERGAR CUP PREVIOUS RESULTS AT ASCOT Year Team Results Alistair Haggis “Silver Saddle” Teams winner GBI EUR Fran Berry 37 Alexander Pietsch 31 32 Adrie De Vries 27 GBI 86 17 6 ROW 67 2017 Fran Berry – 37 points EUR 64 ROW GIRLS GIRLS 23 Anthony Delpech 30 Hollie Doyle 10 Kerrin McEvoy 27 Emma-Jayne Wilson 10 Keita Tosaki 10 Hayley Turner 3 ROW GIRLS Gavin Larena 30 Emma-Jayne Wilson 24 Kenichi Ikezoe 25 Hayley Turner 20 ROW 68 13 Josephine Gordon 10 EUR 65 2016 – 38 points GIRLS 54 EUR GBI GBI 53 Thierry Jarnet 38 22 Pierre-Charles Boudot 24 Martin Harley 21 3 10 GIRLS ROW Sammy Jo Bell 35 Kerrin McEvoy 30 Emma-Jayne Wilson 23 Blake Shinn 24 GIRLS 80 Hayley Turner 22 Yutaka Take 12 GBI 67 2015 Sammy Jo Bell - 35 points ROW 66 GBI EUR EUR 27 Jamie Spencer 30 13 Graham Lee 20 Vincent Cheminaud 11 Pat Smullen 17 Adrie de Vries 3 EUR GBI Olivier Peslier 42 22 Adrie de Vries 24 15 EUR 69 Frankie Dettori 3 15 GIRLS 68 Olivier Peslier - 42 points 2014 GBI 52 GIRLS ROW ROW 51 Emma-Jayne Wilson 40 Craig Williams 25 Steffi Hofer 18 S’manga Khumalo 15 Hayley Turner 10 Yuichi Fukunaga 11 EUR ROW 46 Joao Moreira 28 Ioritz Mendizabal 34 18 EUR 97 Andrasch Starke 17 Yasunari Iwata 0 GBI 61 2013 Gerald Mosse - 46 points ROW 46 GBI GIRLS GIRLS 40 31 Rosie Napravnik 15 30 Cathy Gannon 13 Kevin Manning 0 Lisa Allpress 12 ROW GIRLS 45 Hayley Turner 26 Aaron Gryder 20 Chantal Sutherland 17 ROW 89 Yutaka Take 24 Emma-Jayne Wilson 11 EUR 55 2012 Matthew Chadwick - 45 points GIRLS 54 EUR GBI GBI 46 Cristian Demuro 25 Kieren Fallon 18 Andreas Suborics 20 James Doyle 18 Frankie Dettori 10 Johnny Murtagh 10 IRE ROW Colm O'Donoghue 25 25 Richard Hughes 23 Doug Whyte 17 IRE 70 Fran Berry 22 Yutaka Take 15 2011 GBR 63 – 35 points ROW 57 GBR EUR EUR 50 Paul Hanagan 35 Mirco Demuro 25 Jim Crowley 16 Christophe Lemaire 20 Hayley Turner 12 Olivier Peslier 5 IRE ROW Fran Berry 35 Yasunari Iwata 15 Richard Hughes 23 Anton Marcus 15 IRE 80 Pat Smullen 22 Luke Nolen 15 EUR 72 2010 Fran Berry – 35 points ROW 45 EUR GBR GBR 43 Olivier Peslier 28 Hayley Turner 21 25 Alan Munro 15 Umberto Rispoli 19 Jim Crowley 7

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Year Team Results Alistair Haggis “Silver Saddle” Teams winner IRE EUR Richard Hughes 49 Fredrik Johansson 30 Neil Callan 29 Gerald Mosse 18 IRE 101 Seamus Heffernan 23 Andrasch Starke 4 GBR 56 2009 Richard Hughes – 49 points EUR 52 GBR ROW ROW 47 Hayley Turner 30 Hiroyuki Uchida 27 Alan Munro 19 Ahmed Ajtebi 10 7 Malesh Narredu 10 EUR GBR Gerald Mosse 50 Hayley Turner 25 Mirco Demuro 26 Frankie Dettori 16 EUR 94 Halis Karatas 18 12 ROW 57 2008 Gerald Mosse – 50 points GBR 53 ROW IRE IRE 44 Yutaka Take 37 Richard Hughes 22 Russell Baze 20 Jamie Spencer 14 Jorge Ricardo 0 Kevin Manning 8 ROW GBR Hugh Bowman 37 Hayley Turner 32 Yutaka Take 25 Martin Dwyer 15 ROW 86 24 11 IRE 66 2007 Hugh Bowman – 37 points GBR 58 IRE EUR EUR 42 Kevin Manning 28 Frankie Dettori 20 Jimmy Fortune 25 Fredrik Johansson 15 Declan McDonogh 13 Andreas Suborics 7 GBI ROW 50 Frankie Dettori 29 Seb Sanders 30 Gerald Mosse 22 GBI 158 2006 Ryan Moore – 50 points Jamie Spencer 26 Doug Whyte 21 ROW 95 Robert Winston 20 Glen Boss 13 Hayley Turner 17 Emma-Jayne Wilson 7 Mick Kinane 10 Yuichi Fukunaga 3

2005 Not run as Ascot Racecourse was closed for redevelopment

ROW GBI Weichong Marwing 37 Mick Kinane 28 Frankie Dettori 31 Kieren Fallon 23 ROW 138 Weichong Marwing – 37 points 2004 Dario Vargiu 21 Jamie Spencer 23 GBI 102 Damien Oliver 17 Kevin Darley 13 Yutaka Take 17 Johnny Murtagh 10 Gerald Mosse 15 Darryll Holland 5 ROW GBI Doug Whyte 36 Kieren Fallon 43 Shane Dye 32 19 ROW 146 2003 Kieren Fallon - 43 points Fredrik Johansson 29 Darryll Holland 18 GBI 98 Andreas Suborics 20 Mick Kinane 10 Yutaka Take 20 Kevin Darley 5 Frankie Dettori 5 Johnny Murtagh 3 GBI ROW Richard Hughes 45 Hiroki Goto 27 Mick Kinane 30 David Flores 20 GBI 137 2002 Richard Hughes - 45 points Kieren Fallon 28 Craig Williams 17 ROW 110 Pat Eddery 18 Andreas Suborics 15 Kevin Darley 10 Gerald Mosse 14 Johnny Murtagh 6 Doug Whyte 10 ROW GBI David Flores 45 Pat Eddery 30 ROW 125 Mirco Demuro 30 Richard Hughes 27 David Flores - 45 points 2001 GBI 115 Gerald Mosse 18 Johnny Murtagh 25

Mick Kinane 18 Frankie Dettori 15 Kevin Darley 10 Norihiro Yokoyama 10 Kieren Fallon 5 Craig Williams 7 EUR ROW Mick Kinane 45 Frankie Dettori 18 Johnny Murtagh 37 Damien Oliver 15 EUR 157 Mick Kinane – 45 points 2000 Mirco Demuro 20 Jumaat Saimee 14 ROW 83 Richard Quinn 20 Masayoshi Ebina 13 Kevin Darley 18 Basil Marcus 13 Pat Eddery 17 Greg Hall 10

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Points Wins Appearances Hayley Turner 218 Richard Hughes 8 Hayley Turner 10 Richard Hughes 204 Kieren Fallon 6 Frankie Dettori 10 Gerald Mosse 183 6 Yutaka Take 7 Frankie Dettori 150 Gerald Mosse 6 Gerald Mosse 7 Yutaka Take 150 Hayley Turner 5 Richard Hughes 7 Kieren Fallon 147 Fran Berry 4 Kevin Darley 6 Michael Kinane 141 Jamie Spencer 4 Kieren Fallon 6 Jamie Spencer 125 Yutaka Take 4 Michael Kinane 6 Emma-Jayne Wilson 115 Emma-Jayne Wilson 3 Johnny Murtagh 6 Mirco Demuro 101 Emma-Jayne Wilson 6

DUBAI DUTY FREE SHERGAR CUP JOCKEY RECORDS (2000-2017)

Jockey Appearances (*Alistair Haggis “Silver Saddle” winner) Wins Points

Ahmed Ajtebi 1 (2009) 0 10 Lisa Allpress 1 (2013) 0 12 Russell Baze 1 (2008) 0 20 Darren Beadman 1 (2007) 0 24 Sammy Jo Bell 1 (2015*) 2 35 Fran Berry 3 (2010*, 2011, 2017*) 4 94 Glen Boss 1 (2006) 0 13 Pierre-Charles Boudot 1 (2016) 0 24 Hugh Bowman 2 (2007*, 2011) 2 62 Neil Callan 2 (2009, 2017) 1 46 Matthew Chadwick 1 (2012*) 1 45 Vincent Cheminaud 1 (2015) 0 11 Jim Crowley 2 (2010, 2011) 0 23 Kevin Darley 6 (2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007) 0 67 Silvestre De Sousa 1 (2016) 0 13 Anthony Delpech 1 (2017) 1 30 Cristian Demuro 1 (2012) 1 25 Mirco Demuro 4 (2000, 2001, 2008, 2011) 2 101 Frankie Dettori 10 (2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2012, 2014, 2016) 2 150 Hollie Doyle 1 (2017) 0 10 James Doyle 2 (2012, 2013) 2 49 Martin Dwyer 1 (2007) 0 15 Shane Dye 1 (2003) 1 32 Masayoshi Ebina 1 (2000) 0 13 Pat Eddery 4 (2000, 2001, 2002, 2003) 2 84 Kieren Fallon 6 (2001, 2002, 2003*, 2004, 2012, 2013) 6 147 Joe Fanning 1 (2016) 0 22 David Flores 2 (2001*, 2002) 2 65 Jimmy Fortune 2 (2007, 2014) 1 40 Yuichi Fukunaga 2 (2006, 2014) 0 14 Cathy Gannon 1 (2013) 0 13 Josephine Gordon 1 (2016) 0 10 Hiroki Goto 1 (2002) 0 27 Aaron Gryder 1 (2012) 1 20 Greg Hall 1 (2000) 0 10 Paul Hanagan 1 (2011*) 1 35 Martin Harley 1 (2016) 1 21 Seamus Heffernan 1 (2009) 0 23 Steffi Hofer 1 (2014) 0 18

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Jockey Appearances (*Alistair Haggis “Silver Saddle” winner) Wins Points

Darryll Holland 3 (2003, 2004, 2009) 0 30 Richard Hughes 7 (2001, 2002*, 2008, 2009*, 2010, 2011, 2014) 8 204 Kenichi Ikezoe 1 (2016) 0 25 Yasunari Iwata 2 (2010, 2013) 0 15 Thierry Jarnet 1 (2016*) 2 38 Fredrik Johansson 3 (2003, 2007, 2009) 2 74 Halis Karatas 1 (2008) 0 18 S'manga Khumalo 1 (2014) 0 15 Michael Kinane 6 (2000*, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006) 6 141 Graham Lee 1 (2015) 0 20 Christophe Lemaire 1 (2011) 0 20 Gavin Lerena 1 (2016) 2 30 Kevin Manning 3 (2007, 2008, 2013) 1 36 Anton Marcus 1 (2010) 0 15 Basil Marcus 1 (2000) 0 13 Weichong Marwing 1 (2004*) 1 37 Declan McDonogh 1 (2007) 0 13 Kerrin McEvoy 2 (2015, 2017) 1 57 Ioritz Mendizabal 1 (2013) 1 34 Ryan Moore 1 (2006*) 2 50 Joao Moreira 1 (2013) 1 28 Gerald Mosse 7 (2001, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008*, 2009, 2013*) 6 183 Alan Munro 2 (2009, 2010) 1 34 Oisin Murphy 1 (2016) 0 10 Johnny Murtagh 6 (2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2012) 1 91 Rosie Napravnik 1 (2013) 0 15 Malesh Narredu 1 (2009) 0 10 Luke Nolen 1 (2010) 1 15 Colm O'Donoghue 1 (2011) 1 25 Damian Oliver 2 (2000, 2004) 1 32 Olivier Peslier 4 (2010, 2011, 2014*, 2015) 2 88 Alexander Pietsch 1 (2017) 1 31 Tom Queally 1 (2014) 1 22 Richard Quinn 1 (2000) 1 20 Jorge Ricardo 1 (2008) 0 0 Umberto Rispoli 2 (2010, 2017) 0 25 Jumaat Saimee 1 (2000) 0 14 Seb Sanders 2 (2006, 2008) 2 42 Blake Shinn 1 (2015) 0 24 Pat Smullen 2 (2010, 2015) 0 39 Christophe Soumillon 1 (2010) 1 25 Jamie Spencer 5 (2004, 2006, 2008, 2015, 2017) 4 125 Andrasch Starke 2 (2009, 2013) 0 21 Gary Stevens 1 (2013) 1 18 Andreas Suborics 4 (2002, 2003, 2007, 2012) 1 62 Chantal Sutherland 1 (2012) 0 17 Yutaka Take 7 (2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2015) 4 150 Keita Tosaki 1 (2017) 0 10 Hayley Turner 11 (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017) 5 218 Hiroyuki Uchida 1 (2009) 0 27 Dario Vargiu 1 (2004) 0 21 Adrie de Vries 3 (2014, 2015, 2017) 1 54 Doug Whyte 4 (2002, 2003, 2006, 2011) 2 84 Craig Williams 3 (2001, 2002, 2014) 1 49 Emma-Jayne Wilson 6 (2006, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017) 3 115 Robert Winston 1 (2006) 1 20 Norihiro Yokoyama 1 (2001) 0 10

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REMEMBERING SHERGAR

Shergar’s name is etched in racing folklore as much for his headline-grabbing demise as for his exceptional performances on the racecourse, the most scintillating of those being his record- breaking victory in the 1981 Derby.

Kidnapped by the IRA following his retirement to stud in Ireland, the Aga Khan’s was one of the finest Derby winners of the 20th century and without argument the best racehorse of his generation with a lofty rating of 140.

Trained by Michael Stoute in Newmarket, Shergar won impressively on his first start as a two-year- old before finishing second to the more experienced on his only other outing in what is now the Racing Post Trophy.

Having been rated 31st among his peers in the 1980 , Shergar commenced his Classic season as a 33/1 ante-post chance for the Derby. Those odds tumbled after a 10-length victory in Sandown’s Classic Trial was followed by a 12-length demolition in the .

Shergar lined up as the 10/11 favourite for Derby glory at Epsom Downs in June. He did not disappoint his supporters as he once again accelerated away from rivals to register a stunning 10- length success - the widest winning margin in the long history of the premier Classic.

With the Epsom Classic in the bag, Shergar went to the Curragh and added the by four lengths before routing his elders by the same distance in Britain’s premier all-age middle-distance contest, the King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes, at Ascot.

The stage was set for an autumn hurrah in the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe at Longchamp, but in an unexpected twist, connections decided to take in the St Leger at . The extended mile and three quarters of the world’s oldest Classic proved beyond Shergar’s stamina reserves and he could finish no better than fourth.

That defeat was to be Shergar’s final race. Valued at £10 million, the colt retired to the Aga Khan’s Ballymany Stud in Ireland, but on February 8, 1983, hooded gunmen seized the . A £2- million ransom was demanded and refused. Shergar’s fate remains a mystery.

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SHOWCASING THE BRAND

Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup Title Sponsor

Sponsorship of international sport, and horse racing in particular, has long been part of Dubai Duty Free’s marketing and promotional drive.

The operation, which was founded in 1983 and has grown to become one of the world’s leading airport retailers, currently devotes 2.5% of its annual turnover to initiatives designed to promote the City of Dubai as a centre of excellence for business, leisure and sport and the Dubai Duty Free brand.

It has been associated with the Shergar Cup since its inception in 1999 and took over the role of title sponsor in 2006 since when the event has evolved to become one of British racing’s biggest success stories.

Commenting on his company’s sponsorship, Dubai Duty Free’s Executive Vice Chairman and CEO, Colm McLoughlin, said: ‘The Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup was an entirely new concept in British horse racing when it was introduced almost two decades ago and, having struck the right balance between innovation and tradition, continues to grow in status.

‘We are pleased to have played a part in its development and we are very happy that it plays to a sell- out crowd every year.’

In addition to the Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup, the organisation’s European sports sponsorship portfolio includes the Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby festival at The Curragh, the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open – held this year at Ballyliffin Golf Club in Co. Donegal– and the Dubai Duty Free Spring Trials and Dubai Duty Free International Weekend race meetings at Newbury.

On the domestic front, the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships, which are owned and managed by Dubai Duty Free, continue to attract the sport’s superstars and bring visitors from around the world to Dubai, along with Dubai Duty Free Golf World Cup.

With record-breaking sales and growth of more 10% for the first half of 2018, the operation is on track to reach record sales of US$2 billion this year, which marks its 35th anniversary.

Throughout the years Dubai Duty Free has received over 600 awards including the Frontier Awards for ‘Airport Retailer of the Year in Single Location’, which was won by the operation in 2017 for the eighth time.

Colm McLoughlin was also presented with several awards including the CEO Middle East Awards for “Retail CEO of the Year” in 2017.

23 In addition, he was conferred with an Honorary Doctorate of the University (DUniv) by the Middlesex University Dubai, as part of its celebration of the academic success of its Class of 2017.

Dubai Duty Free’s famous promotions have resulted in the operation ‘giving away’ US$277 million in prizes, 1691 luxury cars and 340 motor bikes as part of its innovative Millennium Millionaire and Finest Surprise promotions since they were launch in 1999 and 1989 respectively.

To date, Dubai Duty Free has 6,100 staff and of the original 100 who joined back in 1983, 26 remain in active service and referred to as ‘pioneers’.

To cater to the growing number of Chinese travellers, who account for 15 % of total sales, Dubai Duty Free currently has over 800 Chinese staff representing 13% of its total manpower.

In celebration of Dubai Duty Free’s 35th anniversary on 20th December, the airport retailer will again expand its annual anniversary promotion for a 25% pre-Christmas sale.

In what has become an annual shopping spree celebration, the airport retailer will offer a special discount on a wide range of products that will be available for all departing, transiting and arriving passengers at Dubai International Airport and Al Maktoum International Airport.

As part of the 35th Anniversary celebrations, Dubai Duty Free will ensure a party-like atmosphere throughout the retail operation.

Plans are in place to conduct a Millennium Millionaire draw, a Finest Surprise Luxury Car draw and a series of other promotional activities that will involve both travellers and staff.

24 THE ALISTAIR HAGGIS SILVER SADDLE

Alistair Haggis by close friend and colleague, Mike Vince, who is commentating on Saturday’s racing

If I came down from the commentary gantry at the end of the Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup and wanted to speak to Alistair (above left with Ascot’s Nick Smith), I knew exactly where to look - he’d be watching the Closing Ceremony in the quietest corner he could find, well away from the spotlight. That was Alistair. A man who would, and often did work morning, noon and night to make sure a project was successful, and then be positively the last person to step forward and accept the acclaim that was rightly due. Alistair loved racing, loved racing people and loved Ascot Racecourse. He had some of the finest PR skills I have ever come across in anyone I have dealt with in any sport, and his tireless work, latterly with colleagues at the International Racing Bureau, with trainers and jockeys is quite simply a cornerstone of why the Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup has become what it is today. It became tradition for there to be a production meeting in the days ahead of the Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup, in “Studio 6” we used to call it (though in reality a local restaurant), where we would talk through plans for the day. The rest of us would then head home but for Alistair it was straight back to work. I still have some of the 3am emails he sent with answers to any issues. When the QIPCO British Champion Series started, it came as no surprise to hear Alistair was on the team as PR Manager. Rod Street, the CEO of that organisation, knew his work was peerless and that he held the respect of the media. Quite simply, the hand of Haggis was always the seal of success. Devoted to his beloved Arsenal, Ali thrilled us all when marriage to Nim led to the arrival of son Alfie, on whom he doted. That such happiness should have been followed after such a short time by the cruelty of his illness and inevitable passing from Motor Neurone Disease in 2014 was hard for his friends and family to bear. Being able to say you were a friend of Alistair Haggis will always be something to cherish, and I’ll admit before my day’s work in the commentary box is done on Saturday afternoon, my eyes will go skywards. It was an appropriate gesture by Ascot and Dubai Duty Free to have the Silver Saddle named in Alistair’s honour in 2015, and it is wonderful we can welcome his family to the place he called ‘home’ for so many happy years to present the trophy. 25

MEDIA & RACING CONTACTS

Ashley Morton-Hunte Corporate and Racing Communications Manager 01344 878508 & 07803007997 [email protected]

Nick Smith Director of Racing and Communications: 01344 878524 & 07771 791449 [email protected]

Chris Stickels, Head of Racing and Clerk of the Course: 01344 878502 & 07970 621440 [email protected]

Lucy Humble Content Marketing Manager: 01344 878430 & 07800 639246 [email protected]

Olivia Hills Owners & Trainers Manager 01344 878529 & 07717 516066 [email protected]

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