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THE DUTY FREE CUP

Ascot, Saturday, August 6, 2016

MEDIA GUIDE

1

INDEX

3 The Dubai Duty Free

4 Order of Running & Admission Details

5 Timetable of Events

6 The Prizes

7 Best Day’s Racing for Owners & Reserves Winning Post – The Official Bookmaker New totepool Team Bet Launched

8 Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup Rules

9 Great Britain & Team

1o Europe Team

11 The Girls Team

12 Rest Of The World Team

13-14 Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup Previous Results at Ascot

15-16 Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup Leading Jockeys & Records

17 Remembering Shergar

18 A Global Leader in Airport Retailing

19 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, the Rest of the World and The Girls - battle against each other in a thrilling six-race showdown.

• The Girls team is captained ’s Emma-Jayne Wilson, a Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup regular who captained The Girls to an historic win in 2015. She is joined by , who has c0me out of retirement to ride at the event for the 10th time and Josephine Gordon, who is making her Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup debut.

• Brazilian-born , the reigning Stobart Jockey in Britain, leads the Rest Of The World team, which also features leading Japanese rider Kenichi Ikezoe and South African ace Gavin Lerena. All three are making their debuts at the Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup.

• Team Europe is captained by , who will be making his 10th appearance at the Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup. The Italian, who is rapidly approaching 3,000 winners in the UK, is joined by two of ’s leading jockeys in Pierre- Charles Boudot and , who are both riding in the competition for the first time.

• , long-associated with the Mark Johnston stable, captains the Great Britain & Ireland team which also consists of Martin Harley, who landed the 2015 King’s Stand Stakes at Royal Ascot on Goldream and , who is retained rider for Racing Limited. They are participating in the Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup for the first time.

• The six races are limited to 10 runners with either two or three horses racing for each team (this will balance itself out over the course of the afternoon), and 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 and 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) and there is complimentary hospitality 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 16th 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. It did not take place in 2005 when the racecourse 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 9-12) for further information about this year’s team colours.

• 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 .

• The first two races on Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup day will be broadcast on More4, with the remaining four contests shown on 4, making it the only raceday outside of Royal Ascot to be covered in its entirety by the broadcaster.

• Away from the track, the racing will be followed by the ever-popular Ascot Live - a free concert for racegoers featuring Ronan Keating, Gabrielle, Fun Lovin' Criminals, Lawson and the Of Queen. King Edward VII Enclosure ticket holders enjoy priority access to the front section by the stage. There will also be a fairground (included in the price of a ticket) on the Bandstand Lawns, Champagne and cocktail bars and a wide range of restaurants to visit before the music commences.

3 ORDER OF RUNNING

Ascot, Saturday, August 6, 2016

The Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup

The Dubai Duty Free More4 1.15 pm Shergar Cup Dash Stakes 3+ £45,000 Five furlongs (Handicap) (Class 2)(86-105)

The Dubai Duty Free About two More4 1.45 pm Shergar Cup Stayers 4+ £45,000 miles (Handicap) (Class 2)(81-100)

The Dubai Duty Free One mile CH4 2.20 pm Shergar Cup Challenge 4+ £45,000 about four (Handicap) (Class 3)(76-95) furlongs

The Dubai Duty Free CH4 2.55 pm Shergar Cup Mile 4+ £45,000 Old mile (Handicap) (Class 2)(81-100)

The Dubai Duty Free One mile CH4 3.30 pm Shergar Cup Classic 3 £45,000 about four (Handicap) (Class 3)(76-95) furlongs

The Dubai Duty Free CH4 4.05 pm Shergar Cup Sprint 3 £45,000 Six furlongs (Handicap) (Class 2)(81-100)

ADMISSION DETAILS

Admission prices on the day are as follows: King Edward VII Enclosure SOLD OUT Queen Anne Enclosure £30 in advance or £35 on the day

Free admission for accompanied children aged 18 and under.

To purchase tickets, visit www.ascot.co.uk or call Ascot’s booking line on 0844 346 3000.

4 TIMETABLE OF EVENTS

RACEDAY PROGRAMME

11:00am Gates Open

12:15pm Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup Opening Ceremony

1.15pm Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup First Race

4:05pm Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup Last Race

4.10pm Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup Closing Ceremony

4:30pm Concert Starts (subject to change)

9:00pm Concert Finishes (subject to change) Times may be subject to change

CONCERT SCHEDULE (TIMINGS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE ON THE DAY)

4:30pm Lawson Lawson are an English pop rock band, consisting of Andy Brown, Ryan Fletcher, Joel Peat and Adam Pitts. The band's debut , , was released in October, 2012 and reached number three on the UK Chart. To date, Lawson have seven UK top 20 hit singles.

5:20pm Gabrielle Gabrielle is a multi-platinum selling, BRIT Award winning English singer and songwriter with hits such as Rise, Sunshine and Out Of Reach. Her debut single Dreams topped the UK Singles Chart in 1993. Other notable singles include Going Nowhere, Give Me a Little More Time and Walk On By. Gabrielle's first two studio albums were inspired by Marvin Gaye, Barry White and Bobby Womack.

6:05pm Fun Lovin' Criminals The Fun Lovin’ Criminals are still the world’s finest and only purveyors of cinematic hip hop, rock N roll, blues-jaz and latino soul vibes. Through the mid-late 90s they chronicled life in their native New York City while bending the global ear to the sonic possibilities of exuberant hip-hop gangster-rock merged with lounge music and funk.

7:05pm Ronan Keating Since joining Boyzone at the age of 16, Ronan Keating has enjoyed major success in the music industry. His list of achievements is endless, with 40 million album sales with Boyzone, 22 million copies sold of nine solo albums, together with 14 solo Number One singles. Right now, Keating is all about pushing on with a bold new chapter in a two-decade-plus career.

8:20pm The Music of Queen - A Rock and Symphonic Spectacular! With over 300 million albums sold worldwide, Queen are one of a select few truly iconic British bands that can claim to be a supergroup. With over four decades of music and 18 number one albums to their names, they are recognised as one of the most influential rock bands of all times.

2008 saw the launch of a new concert celebrating the music of Queen, which gave fans the opportunity of hearing these classic songs as never before. The Music Of Queen – A RockPhonic show, features full rock band and stars from the West End smash hit musical We Will Rock You, performing epic arrangements of Queen’s music.

Featuring all of Queen’s classic hits including: A Of Magic, Bohemian Rhapsody, Radio Ga Ga, We Are The Champions, Somebody To , Who Wants To Live Forever, Killer Queen, Don’t Stop Me Now, Fat Bottomed Girls, I Want It All, and many more.

Heart Radio’s Toby Anstis be the main DJ for the evening. 5 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 Channel 4- 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.

Michael Kinane in 2000, David Flores in 2001, in 2002, in 2003, Weichong Marwing in 2004, in 2006, in 2007, Gerald Mosse in 2008, Richard Hughes for a second time in 2009, Fran Berry in 2010, in 2011, Matthew Chadwick in 2012, Gerald Mosse in 2013, in 2014 and Sammy Jo Bell in 2015 are the past winners of the Silver Saddle.

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.

6 “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 - £50 per horse in all Channel 4-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 - OFFICIAL BOOKMAKER

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

Winning Post was established 30 years ago by Roy Holbrook with its first shop in Filton on the north side of Bristol. The firm has now expanded to a chain of 12 shops – seven in Bristol, two in Gloucestershire and three in 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

Winning Post will price up all the races and open a book on the team competition and the Silver Saddle at the team selection stage, Thursday, August 6.

NEW TOTEPOOL TEAM BET LAUNCHED

For the first time, totepool will be offering racegoers the opportunity to bet on the winning team at the Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup.

Adam Smith, Marketing Manager for totepool, said: “We’re starting off on a relatively small scale – the bet will be available only on-course – but we intend to promote it quite heavily at the track and are excited about it.

“Customers can back a team to win the Shergar Cup. It’s a four-runner race and a bet that will last all day. The aim is to keep it as simple as possible.” 7 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 1.

Declarations to run must be made at the 48-hour stage, by 10.00am on Thursday, August 4. 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 4, 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.

2. Once the final fields are known on Thursday, August 4, the 10 runners in each race will be ranked from 1 to 10 by form experts/odds compilers from Winning Post, the Official Bookmaker to the Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup. A formula has been created to ensure that each of the four teams - Great Britain & Ireland, Europe, the Rest of the World and The Girls - receives a balanced spread of higher and lower ranked/priced horses and, further to that, that each of the three jockeys representing each team also gets a balanced spread of higher and lower ranked/priced horses for his/her five rides.

3. 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.

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.

8 GREAT BRITAIN & IRELAND

Joe Fanning (Ireland, Captain) Born: September 24, 1970, . Background: Joseph Kevin Fanning was brought up in Co. Wicklow with ponies and point-to-pointers. He graduated from the Irish racing school RACE in 1986. He first worked in Ireland - as a five- and-a-half stone apprentice - for Mick Connolly in Co Kildare. He moved on to Liam Browne, as well as having a spell in with Henry Candy. He joined Tommy ‘Squeak’ Fairhurst’s Middleham yard in Yorkshire with the intention of becoming a jump jockey, as he was fighting a battle with the scales. His first and only jump winner came on Holdenby in a Sedgefield handicap hurdle on November 14, 1989. After a bad fall at Newcastle, where he broke a bone in his neck, Fanning lost weight and subsequently had no in maintaining a new lighter frame. He rode his first Flat winner, also trained by Fairhurst, on Henry Will at Yarmouth on June 9, 1990. Three years later, he enjoyed the first big win of his career on Highflying in the Northumberland Plate. Still based in North Yorkshire, he rides principally for Mark Johnston. He has had seven Royal Ascot winners, all for Johnston, including Boscobel in the 2007 King Edward VII Stakes. He had great success on hero Darasim, also a Group winner on France and . The best horse to have been partnered by Fanning however is probably , the 2005 French Guineas, French Derby and St James’s Palace Stakes victor, whom he rode to the ’s first two successes in 2004 . He has been champion All-Weather jockey twice – in 2009/10 and 2011/12. His best year was in 2012 when he enjoyed 188 British winners and he has had more than 100 successes in a season eight times. His total number of British winners is more than 2,070. Has enjoyed plenty of Group race success but yet to have a G1 victory. Big-Race Wins include: (2013 Darasim), (2004 Shamardal), Goodwood Cup (2004 Darasim), Prix Guillaume d’Ornano (2004 Mister Monet), King Edward VII Stakes (2007 Boscobel), (2012 Heavy Metal), Challenge Stakes (2012 Fulbright), Stakes (2013 Universal), Princess Of Wales’s Stakes (2013 Universal), (2014 Bow Creek), Boomerang Mile (2014 Bow Creek). DUBAI DUTY FREE SHERGAR CUP RECORD - Debut.

Martin Harley (Ireland) Born: July 9, 1989 Background: Graduate of the pony racing circuit and a native of Co. Donegal. Younger brother of trainer Shaun Harley and nephew of Paul, a former jockey who trains in Germany. Originally apprenticed to Jim Bolger, he rode his first winner at Down Royal – Proud on June 24, 2007. He moved to Mick Channon’s West Ilsley yard in 2011 and was champion apprentice in Britain the following year with 57 wins. Recorded a first Classic success on board the Channon-trained Samitar in the G1 Irish 1000 Guineas at the Curragh in May, 2012. Appointed stable jockey to Marco Botti for the 2014 season before becoming a freelance rider at the start of 2015. Fractured four ribs and a bone in his neck at Lingfield in March 2014, but returned to the race riding just three months later. He gained two Group One victories on the Robert Cowell-trained Goldream in 2015 and has enjoyed more than 500 career winners, including three at Royal Ascot. Big-Race Wins include: Irish 1000 Guineas (2012 Samitar), Prix Royal- Oak (2013 Tac de Boistron), Stakes (2013 Al Thakira), Summer Mile (2014 Guest Of Honour), King’s Stand Stakes (2015 Goldream), Prix de l’Abbaye de Longchamp (2015 Goldream) DUBAI DUTY FREE SHERGAR CUP RECORD – Debut.

Oisin Murphy (Ireland) Born: September 6, 1995 Background: Nephew of former jump jockey Jim Culloty, who won three Cheltenham Gold Cups on Best Mate and trained the 2014 winner Lord Windermere. Murphy began riding at the age of four and competed in pony races and show jumping. Joined Culloty's Cork yard at the age of 13 before teaming up with trainer Tommy Stack two years later. Started riding out for Ireland's champion Flat trainer Aidan O'Brien at 16 and then moved to England as an apprentice for Andrew Balding in October, 2012. First win came aboard Imperial Glance at Salisbury on June 16, 2013. Capped 2013 with a memorable four-timer on day, including in the feature on Highland Colori. Had a three-month spell with leading Australian trainer Danny O'Brien in 2013/2014 and gained 13 successes. Crowned champion British apprentice in 2014 after riding 91 winners. Has had plenty of race riding experience in the UAE. Was appointed second jockey behind to Qatar Racing Ltd ahead of 2015 Flat season and became first jockey to the organisation when Atzeni returned to Roger Varian in late 2015. His best year so far came in 2015 when he had 91 British winners, but he is set to beat that total this year. Has partnered over 280 winners. Big-Race Wins include: (2014 Hot Streak), German 2,000 Guineas (2015 Karpino), Handicap (2015 Litigant), Henry II Stakes (2016 Pallasator) DUBAI DUTY FREE SHERGAR CUP RECORD – Debut.

9 EUROPE

Frankie Dettori (, Captain) Born : December 15, 1970, , Italy. Background: the son of Gianfranco, 13-time champion jockey in Italy. Frankie (christened Lanfranco) Dettori arrived from his homeland to join 's Newmarket yard as an apprentice in July, 1985. His first success came on Rif at Turin, Italy, on November 16, 1986, and he rode his first British winner on Lizzy Hare at Goodwood on June 9, 1987. He passed 100 winners for the first time in 1990 when recording 141 successes and created history when riding all seven winners on the Saturday at the Ascot Festival in September, 1996. Dettori survived a horrific plane crash at Newmarket in 2000 in which the pilot was killed. He was retained by Sheikh Mohammed's operation in 1993, but it was announced in September, 2012, that the retainer would not be renewed. It was subsequently revealed he had failed a drugs test whilst riding in France. On December 5, 2012, Dettori was suspended from riding for six months after being guilty of taking a prohibited substance, believed to be cocaine. He returned from his ban at the 2013 Investec Derby Festival and became retained rider for Sheikh Joaan Al Thani in July, 2013, whose horses run under the Al Shaqab Racing banner. He is married to Catherine and they have five children. His best total of British winners – 233 – came in 1994 and he has enjoyed over more than 100 such winners in a season 14 times. He has ridden over 100 winners at Group One level and is rapidly closing in on 3,000 British wins – achieved his 2,996th on Haddajah at Chelmsford City on August 2. Accolades/achievements: British champion apprentice in 1989 and champion jockey three times (1994, 1995 and 2004). Awarded an honorary MBE in December, 2000. Celebrated his 500th Group race victory on Dabirsim in the Prix Jean-Luc Lagadere at Longchamp on October 2, 2011. He is the most successful current jockey at Royal Ascot with 56 successes. British Classic Wins (15): QIPCO 2000 Guineas (1996 , 1999 ), QIPCO 1000 Guineas (1998 , 2002 , 2011 ), Investec Derby (2007 . 2015 ), Investec Oaks (1994 , 1995 , 2002 Kazzia), Ladbrokes St Leger (1995 Classic Cliché, 1996 , 2005 , 2006 , 2008 ). Big-Race Wins include: Breeders' Cup Classic (2008 Raven's Pass), (2000 , 2003 , 2006 ), King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes (1995 , 1998 , 1999 , 2004 ), Cup (1996 , 2002 , 2005 ), Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (1995 Lammtarra, 2001 , 2002 ), Gold Cup (1992 & 93 , 1998 , 2004 , 2012 ), St James's Palace Stakes (1997 , 2016 Gold)), King's Stand Stakes (1994 ), Prince of Wales's Stakes (2001 , 2002 , 2011 ), Stakes (1995 , 2015 Undrafted), (1990 , 1997 Allied Forces, 1998 Inktikhab, 2003 , 2004 , 2007 ). DUBAI DUTY FREE SHERGAR CUP RECORD – Dettori is riding at his 10th Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup at Ascot, a joint-record alongside Hayley Turner. He took part in 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2012 & 2014 and has been on the winning team three times – Europe in 2014, Rest Of The World in 2004 & 2003. He has had two winners - 2004 Justaquestion, 2007 Strategic Mount.

Thierry Jarnet (France) Born: March 24, 1967 Background: The son of a bar and restaurant owner in the Alpes Maritimes region of south- east France, Thierry Jarnet began working in a training yard at Maisons-Laffitte at the age of 15. He rode his first winner aboard Danini at Cagnes-Sur-Mer on February 17, 1985 and there followed spells in various yards at Chantilly and three months in America before he joined Alain de Royer-Dupre on a six-month contract. By this time he had caught the eye of the French champion trainer Andre Fabre, who offered him the job as stable jockey in 1991. He became French champion jockey in 1992 and also gained title for the next three seasons until Olivier Peslier broke his reign in 1996. He was associated with many of Fabre’s best horses of the 1990s including , , Tel Quel and Slickly. He split with Fabre is 2000 and became a freelance. His biggest successes in recent years have come aboard the great , winner of the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe in 2013 and 2014. Has enjoyed over 2,250 career winners, including 40 Group Ones. Yet to ride a winner at Ascot. Big-Race Wins include: 2000 Guineas (1995 Pennekamp), (1994 Pennekamp), (1994 ), (1991 Tel Quel), (2013 Treve), Poule d’Essaiu des Poulains (2011 Tin Horse), Poule d’Essai des Pouliches (2000 Bluemamba), Prix Royal-Oak (1995 ), Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe (2013 & 2014 Treve, 1992 Subotica), (1996 , 1991 Victoire Bleue), Prix de la Foret (2013 ), (2006 Corre Caminos, 1992 Subotica), (2013 Moonlight Cloud, 2011 Moonlight Cloud), Prix d’Ispahan (2009 Croco Rouge, 1993 ), (2013 Moonlight Cloud), Prix du Moulin (2014 , 2012 Moonlight Cloud), Prix de l’Opera (2014 We Are, 1997 Clondora), Grand Prix de (1999 Slickly, 1996 Grape Tree Road, 1992 Homme De Loi, 1991 Subotica), Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud (2015 Treve, 2002 & 2003 Ange Gabriel, 1995 , 1994 Apple Tree), Prix Saint-Alary (2002 Marotta, 1996 Luna Wells, 1993 ), Prix Vermaille (2015 Treve, 1993 Intrepidity), Vase (2002 Ange Gabriel) DUBAI DUTY FREE SHERGAR CUP RECORD – Debut.

Pierre-Charles Boudot (France) Born: December 21, 1992 Background: Son of Marc Boudot, a well-known jump trainer in Burgundy who died of a brain tumour at the age of 55 in January, 2008. He always wanted to be a jockey and attended the racing school at Gouvieux before becoming an apprentice jockey for Andre Fabre. Had his first ride at Loudeac on March 29, 2009 and registered a first win on 19 April of the same year as the Fabre-trained Pampeana triumphed at Meral. Gained a first Pattern victory when Brigantin landed the G3 Prix de Lutece in September, 2010. Made his British debut at Royal Ascot in 2011, when partnering Brigantin to finish third in the G1 Gold Cup. Registered a first Group One success on Gallante in the in July, 2014. Has partnered to three G1 wins, including a first British G1 victory in Chariot Stakes at Newmarket in October, 2015. Finished third in the French jockeys’ championship in both 2013 and 2014 before securing a first Cravache d’Or in 2015, when he shared the title with – Boudot won the final race of the year at Pau on December 31 to equal Soumillon’s 179 victories. He has had more than 800 successes and enjoys a commanding lead in the French jockeys’ title this year. Has had four rides at Ascot and is waiting for his first winner at the track. Big Race Wins include: (2011 Brigantin), (2013 Ocovango), Prix Eugene Adam (2013 Triple Threat), Prix Guillaume d’Ornano (2013 Vancouverite), Grand Prix de Paris (2014 Gallante), (2014 Esoterique), (2015 Siljan’s Sage), Prix Jacques le Marois (2015 Esoterique), Stakes (2015 Esoterique), (2016 Vadamos), (2016 Volta) DUBAI DUTY FREE SHERGAR CUP RECORD – Debut. 10 THE GIRLS

Emma-Jayne Wilson (Canada, Captain) Born September 1, 1981, Brampton, Ontario, Canada Background: Emma-Jayne Wilson is the winning-most female jockey of all-time in Canada (with 1,348 winners in North America as of August 1, 2016 - she has ridden in 9,882 North American races and her mounts have earned $65,842,020). She is only one of two female Canadian jockeys to have partnered over 1,000 winners (after the legendary Francine Villeneuve), achieving this on September 16, 2012. Wilson burst onto the North American racing scene in 2005 when landing the riding title at Woodbine, Canada. At its 167-day meet, Wilson partnered 175 winners from 1,096 mounts, becoming the first female to take the title in the racecourse’s 50-year history, and only the third ever apprentice to do so, following Sandy Hawley in 1969 and Mickey Walls in 1991. She started riding at the age of nine and soon had her heart set on becoming a jockey. Studied equine management at the University of Guelph and spent two years riding out at Woodbine Racecourse, where she caught the eye of leading agent Mike Luider. Gained her first winner on only her second ride - a horse called Ali Olah at Fort Erie, on August 28, 2004, and enjoyed an annus mirabilis in her first full season as an apprentice, recording a first Stakes victory on board Classic Stamp in the Grade Two Bell Canadian Handicap to go with her leading jockey title at Woodbine. Her achievements on the racetrack were rewarded with a Award for Outstanding Apprentice Jockey (with 146 wins for the year) and an Award for Outstanding Apprentice Jockey in North America - becoming only the second woman ever to land the apprentice Eclipse award. Wilson retained her leading jockeys’ title at Woodbine in 2006 with 144 successes and received a second Sovereign Award for Outstanding Apprentice Jockey. Became the first female rider to win the Grade One Queen’s Plate, part of Canada’s Triple Crown, when scoring on board Mike Fox in June, 2007. Competed in the Hong Kong International Jockey Challenge in December, 2007, and was granted a licence to ride in the former colony the following . She was out of action for nearly three months following a fall at Woodbine in August 21, 2010, when she suffered a lacerated liver. Wilson made an impressive debut at the Breeders’ Cup in November, 2011, partnering Excaper to finish second behind Wrote in the Grade One Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf and gained another Grade One success on Interpol in the Turf Stakes at Woodbine on September 13, 2015. Since 2005, she has finished in the top 100 jockeys by earnings each year in North America, 28th in 2005; 31st in 2006; 22nd in 2007; 30th in 2008; 36th in 2009; 61st in 2010; 18th in 2011 with earnings of US$7,157,347; 30th in 2012 ; 41st in 2013, 42nd in 2014 and 64th in 2015. Big-Race Wins include : Canadian Handicap (2005 Classic Stamp), Queen’s Plate (2007 Mike Fox), Stakes (2011 Windward Isles, 2013 So Long George), Stakes (2013 Llanarmon), Sky Classic Stakes (2015 Interpol), Northern Dancer Turf Stakes (2015 Interpol). DUBAI DUTY FREE SHERGAR CUP RECORD - Wilson, who won the inaugural Pimlico Female Jockey Challenge in June, 2011, is making her fifth appearance at the Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup, having participated in the competition in 2006, 2012, 2014 and 2015, when she captained The Girls to victory. She has enjoyed three winners – 2014 Retirement Plan, 2014 Don’t Call Me, 2015 Missed Call.

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 also attended the Northern Racing College, and then was apprenticed to Michael Bell in Newmarket. She spent 13 years riding for Bell until a split was announced in June, 2013. She announced her retirement from race riding in November, 2015, but is returning to the saddle just for the 2016 Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup and has recently had some rides in preparation. Accolades: Turner became the first woman to be crowned champion apprentice when partnering 44 winners during the 2005 Flat (turf) season, sharing the title with Saleem Golam. She also became only the fourth woman in Britain to ride out her apprentice claim, following 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 has ridden over 750 winners. She was awarded an OBE in The Queen’s Birthday honours list in June this year for services to . Big-Race Wins include: Turner’s first Group One victory came in July, 2011, aboard the David Simcock- trained in the Darley at Newmarket and she enjoyed further Group One success when the Bell-trained captured the Coolmore York the following month. She is only the second woman to have ridden a Group One winner in Britain and the first to win one outright as Alex Greaves’ success came when her mount dead-heated with for the 1997 Nunthorpe Stakes. In 2012, she enjoyed a Grade One victory on the international stage when the Simcock-trained I’m A Dreamer landed the Beverly D Stakes at Arlington, USA. Other Details: Has acted as a pundit on At The Races and also coached the riders ahead of the 2016 Magnolia Cup Charity Race at the Qatar Goodwood Festival. DUBAI DUTY FREE SHERGAR CUP RECORD – Turner is riding in her 10th Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup, a joint record alongside Frankie Dettori. She took part in 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014 & 2015 when in The Girls team that won a thrilling victory after being beaten by a point in 2014. She has been part of the winning team on one other occasion (Great Britain & Ireland in 2006) and enjoyed four winners - 2007 Relative Order, 2008 Gee Dee Nen, 2009 Noverre To Go, 2010 Yorgunnabelucky.

Josephine Gordon (England) 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 25-horse 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, has seen her career take off over the last 12 months. She is among Britain’s top 30 jockeys of 2016 (29 winners as of August 3 in the Stobart Flat Jockey’s championship) and is currently involved in a fierce tussle with at the top of the Stobart Apprentice Jockeys’ Championship table (she is two winners ahead as of August 3 2016). Yet to ride a winner at Ascot from nine starts. First winner: Chester’slittlegem, Bath, September 4, 2013 DUBAI DUTY FREE SHERGAR CUP RECORD – Debut. 11

REST OF THE WORLD

Silvestre De Sousa (Brazil, Captain) Born: December 31, 1980 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Background: Youngest of 10 siblings and learned to ride on his father's farm. Displayed little desire to try making a career out of riding and left to work at his brother's furniture factory at the age of 16. It was only after a chance meeting with Fausto Durso, a jockey who suggested his size and light frame made him ideally suited to race riding that de Sousa decided to try his luck as a professional rider. Joined the apprentices' school at Sao Paolo before becoming attached to the stable of the leading local trainer. Concluded his first full season as Brazil's champion apprentice and lost his claim within 16 months of race riding. His riding career was interrupted when he broke an arm in a fall, forcing him to spend over six months on the sidelines. After struggling to make a comeback in Brazil, relocated to Ireland in 2003 to work for trainer in , where he spent two years but lacked race riding opportunities. He had a winter stint in Dubai but was on the verge of returning to Brazil or going to Argentina in 2005 but a chance meeting with one of Dandy Nicholls' staff at the Curragh saw him move to England join the North Yorkshire-based handler. His first victory in the UK was on easy winner Sonic Anthem in a maiden for apprentice riders on the All-Weather at Southwell on New Year's Day, 2006, a race in which his future wife Vicky Behan finished third. They have a son, Ryan. He spent four productive winters riding in and was appointed retained rider to Godolphin in February, 2012 but parted ways with Maktoum family's operation in mid-2014 despite enjoying considerable success. He has ridden as a freelance since then and became champion jockey with 132 winners in Britain for the first time in 2015. He spent the end of that year riding in the USA, partnering two winners from 50 rides. He is leading the way in the Stobart Jockeys’ Championship again this year. He has had three Royal Ascot successes and partnered over 1,070 British winners. Big-Race Wins include: Dubai World Cup (2014 ), QIPCO Champion Stakes (2013 ), (2013 Farhh), Dubai Duty Free Stakes (2013 Sajjhaa), (2012 Hunter's Light), International (2015 ). DUBAI DUTY FREE SHERGAR CUP RECORD – Debut.

Kenichi Ikezoe (Japan) Born : July 23, 1979 Background: Son of former jockey and trainer Kaneo Ikezoe. Grew up in the Shiga Prefecture in the Kansai region of Japan. Started race riding in 1998 and enjoyed immediate success, winning his first race just two weeks after making his debut. Enjoyed 38 wins in his first season and was awarded the JRA Jockey Award for top newcomer. Gained a first G1 victory on Arrow Carry in the , the Japanese 1,000 Guineas, in April, 2002. Became the youngest jockey in JRA history to claim the three-year-old Triple Crown in 2011 on board . Rode the Japanese Horse of the Year in all of his starts in Japan, including six G1 wins – Christophe Soumillon rode the horse to finish second in the 2012 and 2013 renewals of the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe. Recorded a first overseas success at Meydan, UAE, in March, 2012, on Street Act in the Meydan Masters International Jockeys' Challenge. Married to model, actress and sports presenter Hori Akari. Yet to ride in Britain. Big-Race Wins include: Oka Sho (Japanese 1,000 Guineas) (2002 Arrow Carry), (2003 Durandal, 2011 Curren Chan), (2003 & 2004 Durandal, 2011 Eishin Apollon), (2004 Sweep Tosho), (2005 Sweep Tosho, 2009 Dream Journey, 2012 Orfevre), Queen Elizabeth II Commemorative Cup (2005 Sweep Tosho), Hansin Juvenile Fillies (2007 Tall Poppy), (Japanese Oaks) (2008 Tall Poppy, 2016 Sinhalite), (2009 Dream Journey, 2011 & 2013 Orfevre), (Japanese 2,000 Guineas) (2011 Orfevre), Tokyo Yushun (Japanese Derby) (2011 Orfevre), Kikuka Sho (Japanese St Leger) (2011 Orfevre), Takamasunomiya Kinen (2012 Curren Chan), (2015 Shonan Pandora), DUBAI DUTY FREE SHERGAR CUP RECORD – Debut.

Gavin Lerena () Born: July 2, 1985, , South Africa Background: Hails from a family steeped in South African horseracing – his great-grandfather and grandfather were both trainers, while his great-uncle Chappell was a jockey and trainer. Gavin’s uncle Spike is also a jockey-turned-trainer, while his father Tex was a top jockey in South Africa and for more than 20 years and then chairman of the South African Jockeys’ Association. He was initially turned down from the South African Jockeys’ Academy after selectors considered that he would grow too large to become a jockey but eventually enrolled following a short spell at an equestrian academy. Rode a record 283 winners as an apprentice – eclipsing the previous best set by Michael Roberts by 23 – and won the apprentices’ title three times (2005, 2006 & 2007). Was crowned champion jockey in South Africa for the first time last year, registering 220 wins for the 2014/2015 season, including a record 42 winners in a single month in June, 2015. He has ridden in China, Dubai, Harare, Hong Kong and Mauritius. Won the Longines International Jockeys’ Championship at Happy Valley, Hong Kong, in December, 2015, capturing two races on the card. Has taken part in similar contests in South Africa. Partnered nearly 1,500 winners. Yet to ride in Britain. Big-Race Wins include: South African Derby (2008 Kings Gambit, 2012 Pomodoro), Rising Sun Gold Challenge (2011 Dancewiththedevil), Summer Cup (2011 Dancewiththedevil, 2015 Master Sabina), Horse Chestnut Stakes (2012 Dancewiththedevil), Cape Derby (2015 Ertijaal) DUBAI DUTY FREE SHERGAR CUP RECORD – Debut.

12 DUBAI DUTY FREE SHERGAR CUP PREVIOUS RESULTS AT ASCOT

Year Team Results Alistair Haggis “Silver Saddle” Teams winner

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 30 Olivier Peslier 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 Richard Hughes 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 Gerald Mosse 46 Joao Moreira 28 Ioritz Mendizabal 34 Gary Stevens 18 EUR 97 Andrasch Starke 17 Yasunari Iwata 0 GBI 61 Gerald Mosse - 46 points 2013 ROW 46 GBI GIRLS GIRLS 40 31 Rosie Napravnik 15 Kieren Fallon 30 Cathy Gannon 13 Kevin Manning 0 Lisa Allpress 12

ROW GIRLS Matthew Chadwick 45 Hayley Turner 26 Aaron Gryder 20 Chantal Sutherland 17 ROW 89 Yutaka Take 24 Emma-Jayne Wilson 11 EUR 55 Matthew Chadwick - 45 points 2012 GIRLS 54 EUR GBI GBI 46 Cristian Demuro 25 Kieren Fallon 18 Andreas Suborics 20 James Doyle 18 Frankie Dettori 10 10

IRE ROW Colm O'Donoghue 25 Hugh Bowman 25 Richard Hughes 23 Doug Whyte 17 IRE 70 Fran Berry 22 Yutaka Take 15 2011 GBR 63 Paul Hanagan – 35 points ROW 57 GBR EUR EUR 50 Paul Hanagan 35 Mirco Demuro 25 Jim Crowley 16 20 Hayley Turner 12 Olivier Peslier 5

IRE ROW Fran Berry 35 Yasunari Iwata 15 Richard Hughes 23 IRE 80 Anton Marcus 15 Pat Smullen 22 EUR 72 Luke Nolen 15 2010 Fran Berry – 35 points ROW 45 EUR GBR 43 GBR Olivier Peslier 28 Hayley Turner 21 Christophe Soumillon 25 Alan Munro 15 Umberto Rispoli 19 Jim Crowley 7

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

13 Year Team Results Alistair Haggis “Silver Saddle” Teams winner

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 Kevin Darley 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 Ryan Moore 50 Frankie Dettori 29 Seb Sanders 30 Gerald Mosse 22 GBI 158 Ryan Moore – 50 points 2006 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

GBI ROW Pat Eddery 30 David Flores 45 ROW 125 Richard Hughes 27 David Flores - 45 points Mirco Demuro 30 2001 GBI 115 Johnny Murtagh 25 Gerald Mosse 18 Frankie Dettori 15 Mick Kinane 18 Norihiro Yokoyama 10 Kevin Darley 10 Craig Williams 7 Kieren Fallon 5

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

14 LEADING JOCKEYS AT THE DUBAI DUTY FREE SHERGAR CUP

Points Wins Appearances Richard Hughes 204 Richard Hughes 8 Frankie Dettori 9 Hayley Turner 195 Gerald Mosse 6 Hayley Turner 9 Gerald Mosse 183 Kieren Fallon 6 Richard Hughes 7 Yutaka Take 150 6 Gerald Mosse 7 Frankie Dettori 147 Yutaka Take 4 Yutaka Take 7 Kieren Fallon 147 Hayley Turner 4 Kevin Darley 6 Michael Kinane 141 Jamie Spencer 3 Kieren Fallon 6 Mirco Demuro 101 Emma-Jayne Wilson 3 Mick Kinane 6 Jamie Spencer 93 Johnny Murtagh 6 Johnny Murtagh 91

DUBAI DUTY FREE SHERGAR CUP JOCKEY RECORDS (2000-2015)

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 2 (2010*, 2011) 2 57 Glen Boss 1 (2006) 0 13 Hugh Bowman 2 (2007*, 2011) 2 62 Neil Callan 1 (2009) 1 29 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 Cristian Demuro 1 (2012) 1 25 Mirco Demuro 4 (2000, 2001, 2008, 2011) 2 101 Frankie Dettori 9 (2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2012, 2014) 2 147 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 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 Hiroki Goto 1 (2002) 0 27 Aaron Gryder 1 (2012) 1 20 Greg Hall 1 (2000) 0 10 Paul Hanagan 1 (2011*) 1 35 Seamus Heffernan 1 (2009) 0 23 Steffi Hofer 1 (2014) 0 18 Darryll Holland 3 (2003, 2004, 2009) 0 30 Richard Hughes 7 (2001, 2002*, 2008, 2009*, 2010, 2011, 2014) 8 204 Yasunari Iwata 2 (2010, 2013) 0 15 15 Jockey Appearances (*Alistair Haggis “Silver Saddle” winner) Wins Points

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 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 1 (2015) 1 30 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 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 Tom Queally 1 (2014) 1 22 Richard Quinn 1 (2000) 1 20 Jorge Ricardo 1 (2008) 0 0 Umberto Rispoli 1 (2010) 0 19 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 4 (2004, 2006, 2008, 2015) 3 93 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 Hayley Turner 9 (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015) 4 195 Hiroyuki Ochida 1 (2009) 0 27 Dario Vargiu 1 (2004) 0 21 Adrie de Vries 2 (2014, 2015) 0 27 Doug Whyte 4 (2002, 2003, 2006, 2011) 2 84 Craig Williams 3 (2001, 2002, 2014) 1 49 Emma-Jayne Wilson 4 (2006, 2012, 2014, 2015) 3 81 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.

Famously kidnapped by the IRA following his retirement to stud in Ireland, the Aga Khan’s colt 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 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. 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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DUBAI DUTY FREE SHERGAR CUP TITLE SPONSOR AN UNRIVALLED AIRPORT RETAILER

A division of the Dubai Department of Civil Aviation, Dubai Duty Free opened for business in December, 1983 and has grown to become one of the largest airport retailers in the world with sales of US$1.888 billion in 2015.

The company currently employs more than 6,000 people and, with the opening of Concourse D in February this year, now operates some 34,000 square metres of retail space at Dubai International Airport and a further 2,500 square metres at Al Maktoum International at Dubai South.

Centrally located in a bright atrium, the retail space at Concourse D takes duty free shopping to an exciting new level with an unrivalled premium brand product range, presented in an enchanting and customer-friendly environment.

Of the 26 million sales transactions recorded last year (an average of slightly more than 73,000 per day), perfumes continue to be the highest selling category, followed by liquor, tobacco, confectionery and gold.

In addition to its retail operation, renowned for its innovative Finest Surprise and Millennium Millionaire promotions, Dubai Duty Free runs a highly successful Leisure Division which includes the five-star Jumeirah Creekside Hotel, 5,000-seater Dubai Duty Free Tennis Stadium, The Irish Village and Century Village.

As well as the Shergar Cup, its growing sports sponsorship portfolio features the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open, hosted by The Rory Foundation and held this year at The K Club, the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships, Dubai Duty Free Darts Masters, Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby at The Curragh and the Spring Trials and International Weekend meetings at .

On the domestic front, the company owns and manages the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships, the Dubai Duty Free Darts Masters and supports a variety of other sporting attractions, including the Dubai Duty Free Golf World Cup, Dubai International Basketball Championships and the UIM XCAT World Series Powerboat Racing.

In October 2004 the company launched the Dubai Duty Free Foundation under the patronage of HH Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, the President of Dubai Civil Aviation and Chairman of Dubai Duty Free, which since its inception has supported 34 local and 51 overseas charities.

The company's rise to the top has seen it gather more than 500 industry awards, presented by international, regional and local entities, and in 2015 it was named 'Best Airport for Duty Free Shopping in the Middle East' for the fifteenth consecutive year.

Commenting on his company's sponsorship of the Shergar Cup, Dubai Duty Free's Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Colm McLoughlin, said, 'A ground breaking concept, the Shergar Cup is one of British racing's biggest success stories, attracting a sell-out crowd each year, and an eagerly anticipated highlight of our sporting calendar.

'A great family day out, its appeal stretches beyond the sport, crossing age and social boundaries, and has been enormously successful in introducing many new faces to racing over almost two decades.

'As title sponsor, we have been pleased to have played a part in its development, along with Ascot whose marketing expertise and enterprise in promoting this event has been outstanding, and we look forward to an exciting renewal.' 18

MEDIA & RACING CONTACTS

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]

Kirsty Sargeant, Owners’ & Trainers’ Manager 01344 878529 & 07717 516066 [email protected]

Ashley Morton-Hunte, Press Officer: 01344 878508 & 07803 007997 [email protected]

James Kick, Content Marketing Manager: 01344 878430 & 07773 257279 [email protected]

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