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3 November 2016 www.aladiyat.ae ISSUE 594 Dhs 5 Thunder Snow Storms to Group One success for

Meydan in the spotlight

Racing returns to the UAE’s flagship racecourse

Previews Meydan (Thu) Breeders’ Cup (Fri/Sat) Abu Dhabi (Sun) Cards Pages 41/47 Page 26/29 Pages 49/53

3 November 2016 3 Honours pretty much even after first forays Contents

News 3-15 5 Other Australian racing 17 Sh Mansour Festival 19 Bloodstock 20-25 Breeders´ Cup Fields 26-27 Michele MacDonalad 28-29 Nicholas Godfrey 30 Derek Thompson 31 John Berry 32 Howard Wright 33 Tom Jennings 35

Rreviews / Results Rashed Bouresly Nasir Askar Jebel Ali (Friday) 36-37 FTER just two meetings Watson did get on the scoresheet Ffrench, Hitchcott, Jose Sharjah (Saturday) 38-39 and 12 races of the new with Fast Enough proving just Santiago and Xavier Ziani who Previews / Cards UAE season, the statistics that, and Secret Ambition the sixth rode a winner apiece. Meydan (Thu) 41-47 areA obviously very much in their winner on the card supplying Satish Doug Watson doubled his Abu Dhabi (Sun) 48-53 embryonic form but one thing does Seemar an early winner. tally for the weekend with Eric stand out: 12 different owners have Fresu made the perfect Lemartinel, Elise Jeanne, Mohd seen their colours carried to victory. start as Charpy’s stable jockey Ramadan, Helal Al Alawi and Editorial Recent sales staged with first race success on Tadmir, Yousif bin Ghilan all getting Editor/writer by the Emirates Racing Authority with the six Jebel Ali races divided off the mark. have attracted new owners and have equally around the weighing room. For the last named, it was a first Mark Jackson helped contribute to this fact: two Richard Mullen, Fernando ever winner as a trainer so ‘hats off’ Art Director/Designer of the Jebel Ali winners were recent Jara, Bruno Reis, Pat Dobbs and to him! purchases, one for a ‘brand new’ apprentice, George Buckell, shared Eng. Mohamed Maher owner, Nasir Askar. the other five winners. Assistant Designer One jockey and a pair of trainers Similarly, six different owners have ended the first weekend on two collected trophies with the feature Nisar Shaikh winners with another ten managing a going to Sheikh Hamdan, who also Ismail KV sole success. sponsored the race and, later on the His name may be spelt differently card, a dream start for Nasir Askar; Graphic & Scanner but Musabbeh Al Mheiri is still his first runner as an owner, Secret Abdul Majeed training winners and was in double Ambition, looks just that after Nadim Ahmed form at Jebel Ali, highlighted by the winning a 7f handicap. impressive victory of Mushir in the Jockey Tadhg Library featured 1000m handicap. O’Shea rode two of the six winners Abdulla Khalifa The old adage ‘patience is a at Sharjah on Saturday, opening his K. Aboobacker virtue’ was given great credence seasonal account, as did Royston Antonio Fresu with the success of Salvadori in the Photographers 1000m maiden; his trainer, Rashed Fledgling 2016/2017 UAE statistics Fledgling 2016/2017 UAE statistics K.P. Majeed Bouresly had last graced a local JOCKEYS (by winners, then prize money) TRAINERS (by winners, then prize money) Abdul Razzak winner’s enclosure in February 2015 and he was saddling a victor for just Tadhg O’Shea 2 Musabbeh Al Mheiri 2 the fourth time in the last six seasons. Fernando Jara 1 Doug Watson 2 Correspondents Erwan Charpy made a flying start, landing the season’s opener Richard Mullen 1 Satish Seemar 1 Overseas with Tadmir, denying Doug Watson George Buckell 1 Helal Al Alawi 1 John BERRY a third consecutive victory in that particular contest. Pat Dobbs 1 Erwan Charpy 1 Nicholas GODFREY Tom JENNINGS Feedback Michele MACDONALD English Editorial Tele.:+971- 4 342 9999 - Fax: +971- 4 342 2121 Alastair NICOLSON For Back Numbers, Subscriptions and Photography enquiries, please contact: Essa Hassan Al Basher, Mobile: +971-50 452 6636 Derek THOMPSON P.O. Box 53300, Dubai, UAE. mail: [email protected] Howard WRIGHT Al-Adiyat is published and printed by the Dubai Information Centre. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the Bloodstock prior written permission of the publisher. Opinions expressed in Al-Adiyat do not necessarily reflect Beverley Townsend those of the publishers.

3 November 2016 5 melbourne cup A race that stopped a few hearts as well as a nation HAT had appeared an ultra competitive renewal of ’s flagship Wrace, Tuesday’s Group 1 Emirates Melbourne Cup, developed into a thrilling duel with Heartbreak City, from Ireland, locked in a titanic tussle with Almandin. For trainer Tony Martin and jockey Joao Moreira, sadly, it was to be ‘Heartbreak in Melbourne City’ with their gallant 6yo denied by a head, or little more than a flared nostril, in a truly memorable finish by Kerrin McEvoy and Almandin.

McEvoy, who is married to © GettyImages the sister of last year’s winning rider Michelle Payne, ended a 16 year wait between victories in the race, the longest of any multiple Melbourne Cup winning jockey. He said: “Word’s can’t describe it, I’m our four runners with a little bit in just ecstatic. hand at the weights.” “To be able to win another one, Williams and Almandin’s trainer, I’m just over the moon. Lloyd had Robert Hickmott, had combined to faith in me to get the job done, the win the 3200m contest with Green horse had a dream run through. Moon in 2012, while Graeme “I was worried Joao was kicking Rogerson saddled his 2007 victor as well as me but my horse was Efficient. The latter also had just so game, he put his ears back multiple owners sharing the big win and had a crack. He’s been so well in a race surely worthy of a new tag, handled by Lloyd, it was a really that of ‘the race that stops the racing canny job to get him qualified and world’. Hickmott, Williams and just give him a nice four week winning jockey, Kerrin McEvoy, break. He was so fresh and he are Australian but the horse was travelled like a star the whole way; born in Germany, where he was I was never off the bridle.” based before his arrival in Australia. Martin was magnanimous in He actually defeated 2014 McEvoy spent a very productive turned for home but could only plug defeat and said: “I’m so happy for Melbourne Cup winner, time as Godolphin’s second jockey on at the same pace. all the owners, my family and all the Protectionist, at Baden-Baden in between 2004 and 2008, partnering The jury remains out as to crew that work for us back home. June of that year. over 300 winners in Britain. whether he stayed the marathon It was a wonderful performance, Meanwhile, the runner-up, These included a St Leger trip but he still produced a blinder he ran full of heart but it’s just a Heartbreak City was foaled in aboard and Group and held on for third, well clear of shame we couldn’t quite get him France, is looked after by an One victories on a host of other fellow Godolphin runner, Qewy. across the line.” Irishman and was ridden by a Godolphin luminaries including Craig Williams partnered him for Moreira added: “It was tough, Brazilian who is a legend in Hong both and Shamardal. Charlie Appleby, while the Saeed bin he tries 120% and I’m very proud Kong, having previously taken On returning to Australia he rode Suroor-trained Beautiful Romance of the horse. I’m humbled, not by storm. numerous big winners for both never threatened but stayed on disappointed or upset.” He also won both of the Group Sheikh Mohammed and Godolphin for seventh, one place behind For Almandin’s connections it One sprints at Meydan on Dubai when the majority of their horses Sheikh Hamdan’s Almoonqith. was a case of ‘job well done’ and World Cup night in 2014. were trained by Peter Snowden. Godolphin’s John Ferguson added: another winner in ‘the race that McEvoy, partnering the horse in Even this year, he has enjoyed “ We are absolutely thrilled with stops a nation’ for owner Lloyd a race for the first time, was landing much Godolphin success, Hartnell and with Qewy too. Williams, one of about a dozen the most coveted prize racing has to combining with Charlie Appleby to Qewy has come a long way from names to appear by the horse’s offer in his homeland for a second win big races with Oceanographer when I had him, I don’t think he’ll name in the racecard! time, having also scored aboard and Qewy, who both ran in talk to me now! He has now owned or been Brew in 2000 for Mike Moroney. Tuesday’s race, as well as “It’s a great result, we’re involved in a record five winners of Only 20 at the time, it was that Francis Of Assisi. delighted and we’ve had a great his favourite race. famous victory which propelled Godolphin’s Hartnell, who campaign here. It’s confirmed what Williams said: “This is the race him into the limelight and was not started favourite for John O’Shea we believed we could achieve down we want to win and we thought wasted on Sheikh Mohammed and and James McDonald, loomed as here, we’ve learned a hell of a lot Almandin was our best chance of Team Godolphin. a massive danger as the runners and we will be back.” 6 3 November 2016

Snow Thunders home URTHER Group One © Scoopdyga success was registered by Godolphin with the most impressiveF victory of Thunder Snow in Sunday’s Criterium International at Saint-Cloud, winning the 7f juvenile feature by five lengths, eased down, from South Seas. Trained by Saeed bin Suroor and partnered by , he provided Darley’s freshman sire Helmet with a first Group One success and a 12th this year for the Godolpin team. Thunder Snow, who came into the race with a good level of form in Group races, broke well from the stalls and soon led. The other Godolphin runner, the Charlie Appleby-trained Bay worried, reporting Thunder Snow Of Poets and Buick, travelled well all the way and took over in front after a furlong, handled the ground. racing freely, and maintained “It was a very pleasing his advantage until entering the performance and Saeed bin Suroor, straight where Thunder Snow who is in Australia, will be happy. regained the lead when coming “Thunder Snow will be able across to the stands side. get a mile next year so it is Thunder Snow ran on strongly to all very exciting.” go clear and Christophe Soumillon Christophe Soumillon added: was able to ease down in the “Thunder Snow, who looked very closing stages. well, was calm and super relaxed. Lisa-Jane Graffard of Godolphin “I think he will be even better said: “Christophe was never over a mile and further.” 3 November 2016 7 Cup team beaten but unbowed

John Ferguson Charlie Appleby John O’Shea James McDonald

IRST prize may have eluded “I’m absolutely delighted with Right behind them came Qewy job to get him to where he is.” Rider Godolphin’s Group 1 the way the team has operated who finished powerfully to James McDonald said Hartnell had Melbourne Cup contingent, and, most importantly, we’ll take fourth. performed superbly. butF the team ran bravely and keep trying.” The outcome also proved to be “He found a good rhythm down well to figure in the finish of Hartnell continued his sparkling somewhat equitable with the three the back, he just runs a bit too freely Australia’s greatest race at form this season with another Godolphin trainers with runners in for a two mile race. Flemington on Tuesday. courageous effort. the race all getting into the money, “But he’s a good galloper who With Hartnell, trained by John The son of joined the with Saeed bin Suroor’s Beautiful gave it a real good crack.” O’Shea proving to be the pride of the leaders soon after turning for home Romance coming from near last to Charlie Appleby took great team in third under James McDonald but a hard run throughout most of finish seventh. satisfaction from the run of Qewy and Qewy fourth for Charlie the race left him defenceless when For Hartnell, trainer John O’Shea who has also won the Geelong Cup Appleby and Craig Williams, the the runs came from the back. and jockey James McDonald, the and more than trebled his lifetime stable made its presence felt in the First it was the Irish galloper third placing followed a similar earnings in two runs. A$6 million race. Heartbreak City who loomed result ten days earlier in Australia’s “Qewy’s gone and run the race of Godolphin chief executive and and then the former German best WFA race, the Cox Plate. his life,” Appleby said. racing manager John Ferguson said runner Almandin. “I’m extremely proud of him,” “We came here without even the result was unfortunate, but far That pair raced clear with O’Shea said. being in the race, we won our way from tragic. Almandin doing best to score by “He was wide for much of the into the Melbourne Cup and we’ve “At the end of the day to come a long head from Heartbreak City race and he still put himself into it. done well.“We’ve also learned a here and finish third and fourth is a with Hartnell just over four lengths “He’s had a wonderful preparation lot and we’ll be back with a bigger great ,” Ferguson said. further back. and the team have done a fantastic team next year.” Godolphin Facts And Figures (as at 01/11/2016)

Al Adiyat is available at ADNOC petrol stations throughout the UAE, as well as EPPCO petrol stations in Dubai 8 3 November 2016 Assisi easily wins Bendigo battle HE BRILLIANT form of races’, and the tactic has been an Godolphin’s Australian outstanding success. ‘touring team’ continued As well as the wins of Qewy and Twhen Francis Of Assisi landed last Francis Of Assisi, the Appleby- Wednesday’s Group 3 Bendigo Cup. trained Oceanographer was third in A week after the Charlie the Geelong Cup. Appleby-trained Qewy won the The star of the team, Scottish, Group 3 Geelong Cup, Francis was aimed at better races and Of Assisi produced a dominant duly ran the race of his life to performance to claim victory at finish second in the Group 1 Bendigo by three lengths in the Caulfield Cup. 1m4f handicap. The wisdom of the plan was Assistant trainer James emphasised in the case of Francis Ferguson, who has supervised the Of Assisi who collected more for preparation of Appleby’s team of his Bendigo Cup win than he had Francis Of Assisi five in Australia, said Francis Of in his entire career in the UK which Assisi was now likely to be aimed consisted of 16 races. “He’s a very genuine galloper but considered for a start in Saturday’s at another Melbourne spring target. “It makes so much sense to come I was surprised at what he showed Group 3 Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Appleby and the Godolphin team here,” Ferguson said. me when I put the foot down. Flemington, a race which provided adopted a to their Winning rider, Kerrin McEvoy, “And I was even more surprised Godolphin with its first Australian Australian campaign, targeting agreed: “They should bring 20 how far in front I was at the furlong victory when Hatha Anna won mainly ‘second tier country horses next year and come in July. pole.” Francis Of Assisi will now be it in 2001.

ARLEY have announced Territories, winner of the Group 1 and New borders as Darley acquire new Territories secondD to Gleneagles in the 2000 biggest win of his career when equally classy as a juvenile, winning a Machiavellian , and he is Guineas, will take up stud duties at taking the Prix Jean Prat over a mile over six furlongs at Chantilly in also from the immediate family of Dalham Hall Stud in 2017. at Chantilly as a 3yo, pouncing late July and coming off worst in the Champion Sire Street Cry. A limited number of lifetime to defeat Group One performer and scrimmaging late on in the Group Sam Bullard, director of Darley breeding rights will be sold in subsequent Godolphin acquisition 1 Prix Jean-Luc Lagadere which , said: “Territories proved the son of Invincible Spirit, who Dutch Connection, the pair going six saw Gleneagles disqualified and himself to be a miler right out of is from the immediate family of lengths clear of the field. Territories promoted to second. the top drawer with that impressive Darley success stories Shamardal That victory followed his second He also won the Group 3 Prix de victory in the Group 1 Prix Jean Prat, and Street Cry. Trained by Andre place to Gleneagles in the 2000 Fontainebleau at Longchamp over a as well as finishing best of all to take Fabre, Territories recorded the Guineas at Newmarket. He had been mile and was second to stablemate second in the 2000 Guineas. His in the Group 1 Prix juvenile form, too, was very high Jacques le Marois. class. “He is a good looking horse, Fellow new Darley residents, very typical of the speedy Green Belardo and Toormore were behind Desert line, with a great walk. His that day, as were Karakontie and sire Invincible Spirit has made a real Lightning Spear. impact on the breed, and Territories’ Territories is one of the best by relations Shamardal and Street Cry noted speed influence Invincible have been wonderful servants both Spirit, rated level with his Champion to breeders and to Darley. Juvenile Shalaa and above his Group “He has a bright future, and we are One sire sons Lawman and I Am delighted to be able to offer breeders Invincible. Like proven stallions the opportunity to purchase lifetime Dark Angel, Zoffany and his close breeding rights in him.” A fee will Territories relation Shamardal, he is out of be announced at a later date. Brave or sensible choice as Palmer Homes in on Sprint? RAINER Hugo Palmer race but, though the Sprint is no “My first runner at Santa Anita confirmed on Monday soft option, he has less to find on was Aktabantay, who had to be his star 3yo, Godolphin’s the figures to win it,” he said. withdrawn from the Juvenile THome Of The Brave will contest “I’ve watched a lot of horses Turf here with an injury,” the Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint as go hard and get swallowed up he added. opposed to the Mile on Saturday. in the Sprint, including his sire “The second was New Palmer had been sorely Starspangledbanner, but it isn’t Providence, who finished stone tempted to run his exuberant essential that he leads and I’m last, while Hawksmoor went very chestnut against Tepin and very excited to see what he can close at Keeneland recently. Limato in the Mile but has opted do.” Palmer believes the Mile at “It will be great to go back to for the shorter option in the belief Del Mar could be an option for California. I wouldn’t say Santa that his chance is stronger there. Home Of The Brave in 2017 and Anita owes me a winner, but it “They are two great options is hoping it could be a case of does owe me a runner and I think and he could have gone in either fourth time lucky in America. he can run a 3 November 2016 9

EAM GODOLPHIN will have its biggest Melbourne Cup representation ever after Cup team burgeoning TOceanographer forced his way Romance and Secret Number for into the field for Australia’s biggest Saeed bin Suroor, as well as his race with a barnstorming victory at own stable companion, the Charlie Flemington on Saturday. Appleby-trained Qewy. Oceanographer won the Group 3 Oceanographer’s win continued Lexus Stakes, in so doing promoting the outstanding form in Australia himself into the Cup field of 24 and of the small team sent to Melbourne becoming the fifth Godolphin runner by Appleby. in the 2016 renewal of the A$6 Before the Lexus victory, Appleby million race, sponsored by Emirates. had sent out the winners of the He joined Hartnell from Group 3 Geelong and Bendigo Cups, the John O’Shea stable, as well as seeing Scottish run second fellow UK raiders Beautiful in the Group 1 Caufield Cup. Modest as ever, Appleby Astern passed on a large share of the credit to winning rider Kerrin Appleby confirmed Oceanographer Australia’s most prestigious race McEvoy who has ridden all of would be a definite runner in the meeting had begun encouragingly Appleby’s runners. 3200m Group 1 Melbourne Cup. for Godolphin when Morton’s Fork “Kerrin’s given him a “He’ll back up for sure,” and Bezel finished second and third fantastic ride, he’s on fire,” Appleby said. “Whatever he does, in the Group 3 Club Stakes. Appleby said. “I told him to he’s done us proud. We’ll just turn A photograph was needed to ride him however he wanted. up and enjoy ourselves. confirm all placings in the race that I wasn’t going to tell him “The horses are thriving out kicks off Melbourne Cup week, how to do it, and the horse has here. The sunshine is doing them a with the John O’Shea-trained pair found for him.” power of good.” just missing out. Later on the card, Oceanographer came from last The Godolphin royal blue has a brave and honest effort carried with 500m to run to score by a long been carried by 20 runners, over 14 Astern into second place in the neck from Tom Melbourne with Melbourne Cups, since their first Group 1 Coolmore Stakes. another Godolphin runner, the John attempt on the race in 1998. In a race that brought together O’Shea-trained Tally, under Godolphin’s founder, Sheikh Australia’s best sprinters, James James McDonald Mohammed, was represented in a McDonald and the John O’Shea- in third. further four Cups before 1998 by trained Astern produced a typically runners who carried his maroon brilliant performance, only to be and white colours. overpowered in the final drive to It remains a prize Godolphin the line by Flying Artie. “He’s run and Sheikh Mohammed cherish, well but just found one better,” said though Maktoum success in O’Shea. “We know he’s one of the the race has been achieved by best of his age and he’s lost nothing Sheikh Hamdan, courtesy of At in defeat.” The son of Medaglia Talaq and Jeune in 1986 and D’Oro will now be rested and return 1994 respectively. to racing next autumn. Listed double for European Team RAINER Jim Bolger, stable “We were restricted in the later jockey and part of the season with going Godolphin completed a hat- and were finding it hard to get Ttrick of wins in Saturday’s Listed good ground. Eyrefield Stakes courtesy of a “With all due respect to

gutsy success from Dubai Sand Dundalk we didn’t want to go on © Racing Post on The Curragh. the sand. Hopefully he’ll be back The trio landed the previous here for the Derrinstown Trial two renewals of the 1m1f next season.” juvenile event with Parish Boy Dubai Sand, a son of Teofilo and Moonlilght Magic so ‘trend’ bred by Bolger, was losing followers perhaps predicted the his maiden tag at the third result with Manning’s mount time of asking. repelling all challengers after Meanwhile, at Newmarket, despite showing evidence of her Godolphin first colours, came kicking clear soon after turning Really Special went a long way to inexperience earlier in the race. from off the pace to try and for home. living up to her name with victory The favourite was far more lay down a challenge but Jim Bolger said: “He’s a nice in the British Studs EBF professional on this steep rise Crowley’s mount pulled out more staying 2yo. He’s basically a Montrose Fillies’ Stakes. in class and made nearly all the when asked and lengthened clear middle distance horse so it’s The homebred Shamardal running to win this Listed prize to score comfortably. Kazimiera good he could do that over a mile filly had won with ease on her with a powerful . held on for second from a closing on goodish ground. We have racecourse debut at Chelmsford The more patiently ridden field to give Godolphin the 1-2 in something to play with. City just over three weeks ago Kazimiera, wearing the the mile contest. 10 3 November 2016

News Snow storms home with Thunderous effort

Saeed Bin Suroor Thunder Storm Waldgeist

UTUMN is proving a fruitful Charles Boudot was unseated from way for him to sign off the season. Suroor and Soumillon a Group One season for Godolphin, and his mount Capchop moments after He will be absolutely delighted and double with Best Solution who Saeed bin Suroor tasted the start, as Bay Of Poets tanked we all are too. “This horse has had looked uncatchable entering the GroupA One success in France on through under to take quite a testing season; he has been final furlong. However, Waldgeist, Sunday when Thunder Storm the early lead. put through everything that could be a son of and just one of two posted an impressive victory in the Thunder Snow sat just behind thrown at him so to come through French-trained contenders among 7f Criterium International, a juvenile his fellow Godolphin runner until and win that authoritatively is the 13 runners, flashed to the front contest at Saint-Cloud. the home straight when Christophe absolutely fantastic. Credit to Saeed, under Pierre-Charles Boudot to win Surprisingly, it was a first Soumillon brought his mount right and the jockey.” He added: “He in style. The victory was welcome victory at the highest level for across to the stands side to race up looks good for next year. Christophe for Boudot who had been unshipped Godolphin’s stalwart handler since against the hedge which separates the said the ground didn’t cause him from Capchop in the Criterium Prince Bishop landed the 2015 stand from the course. any problems and he should be able International seconds after the stalls Dubai World Cup. Narrowly in front a furlong to get a mile.” On the same card, opened. The jockey said: “He is still So impressive was the success, out, Thunder Snow strode over 1m2f but also for juveniles, the quite tender and has plenty to learn it will have the team dreaming on purposefully to win with Group 1 Criterium de Saint-Cloud so we wanted to give him a good of further big race glory with the real authority. has attracted a strong challenge from lesson in his previous start. He still homebred son of Darley sire Helmet Hugh Anderson, managing director around Europe but it was Waldgeist, lacks a little strength but has a lot of for whom it was a first Group one of Godolphin, said: “I know it is the trained in France by Andre Fabre, quality and will make a good 3yo. It winner from his first crop. middle of the night in Australia but who landed the prize. is great to win the race for my boss There was drama at the stalls for Saeed, who is preparing for the He produced an electrifying turn and he is certainly a horse to watch when record breaking jockey Pierre- Melbourne Cup, this is a fantastic of foot to deny Godolphin, Bin out for next year.”

IGHT races at Lingfield last Thursday saw the start of the fourth All-Weather Muffri’Ha win celebrated Across Dubai Championships,E headlined by “The track or surface doesn’t the £40,000 Listed EBF Stallions matter to her, she is pretty Fleur de Lys Stakes, the first of 24 versatile and has really blossomed. Fast-Track Qualifiers during the Once we were in a nice 2016/17 campaign. rhythm, it was pretty plain Ten went to post for the mile sailing.” Connections were contest with Pat Cosgrave completing a double after a and Muffri’ha running out an very pleasing winning debut impressive and easy winner in the from Across Dubai in a 7f colours of Sheikh Juma Dalmook juvenile maiden. Al Maktoum. Bess Of Hardwick, a 4yo Muffri’ha Across Dubai Trained by William Haggas, filly trained by Luca Muffri’ha is now guaranteed a Maureen Haggas, wife of “She is going to have to have Cumani for her owner and free start in the £150,000 Fillies winning trainer William, said: a break but she is not short of breeder, the Duke of Devonshire, and Championships over 7f “Muffri’ha has done it well and speed so you would have to have was a neck winner of the 1m5f at Lingfield on Finals Day, Good loved it around there. She hugged a go at the final. It is great her £40,000 Listed EBF Stallions Friday, 14 April. the rail and had a good draw, which owner has kept the faith and left River Eden Fillies’ Stakes. The 4yo Iffraaj filly was a hot helped. It has been extraordinary her in training. We hoped to win Ridden by Andrea Atzeni, favourite on this, her all-weather how she has improved so much a Listed race so she has exceeded she finished well to snare debut, following her previous and we don’t really know why. expectations.” French challenger Dogma who triumph in the 1m1f Group 3 “We always liked her, even as Pat Cosgrave added: “Muffri’ha made a valiant effort to win from Darley Stakes at Newmarket. a 2yo, but she wasn’t very sound. was the best filly in the race but the front under Adam Kirby. Well away, she and Cosgrave Now she is just dead straightforward had to carry a penalty for being the The next Fast-Track qualifiers were allowed to dictate the pace and it has been a bit frustrating best filly in the race. are on November 12 at Lingfield, and, despite several dangers that she has never done it until “She was a class above the rest namely the 6f Golden Rose and looming early in the straight, the now. The last six weeks have been of the field and when I asked she 1m2f Churchill Stakes, both pair were never headed. quite remarkable. put the race to bed pretty quickly. Listed contests. 3 November 2016 11 Breeders’ Cup targets Found for Ballydoyle team

ASTER of Ballydoyle Stables and perennial Irish Champion Trainer, Aidan O’Brien,M had confirmed Arc heroine Found’s first preference at the Breeders’ Cup would be the Classic, a race that has tantalisingly eluded the Ballydoyle trainer in the past. Highland Reel was also included in the 14 entries for the $6million dirt contest, but the King George winner is bound for the Breeders’ Cup Turf. And, in a late change of heart Found Highland Reel by O’Brien, ‘the Lads’ and Team Ballydoyle, he will be joined in the O’Brien has registered 10 for the Mile after winning the horse who just wants fast ground field by Found, leaving the trainer Breeders’ Cup winners to date Group One and Sun and a good pace on. That’s when he without a runner in the Classic. and sends a strong raiding party to Chariot Stakes. is seen at his best.” O’Brien explained: “It was a bit California this year. She is joined in the race by Washington DC is on course of an unknown in that she hasn’t Highland Reel is among the Cougar Mountain and O’Brien for the Turf Sprint after finishing raced on the dirt. Galileo ran well favourites for the Turf after said: “ is a very good second in the Prix de l’Abbaye at in the Classic himself on dirt after finishing second to Found in the filly and seems to be getting quicker Chantilly while Seventh Heaven a long gruelling season as a 3yo. Arc and O’Brien added: “So far, so as the year goes on. and Pretty Perfect will both Anything is possible with Galileos good, basically. “She loves fast ground and is a represent O’Brien in the Filly & so we seriously considered but “He is a great horse; tough, strong traveller. Mare Turf. opted for the Turf.” consistent and runs at an “She is in good form. The filly From the powerful Ballydoyle “She is an amazing filly who has unbelievably high level all the has progressed with each and every 2yo team, and Roly a lot of tactical speed, but we know time. He handles all ground, is very every run; obviously we were very Poly represent O’Brien in the she stays a mile and a half. She has happy with fast ground, stays well happy with her at Newmarket in the Juvenile Fillies. been very competitive in Group and has plenty of tactical speed.” . Intelligence Cross and Ones from a mile up to a mile and Alice Springs, from O’Brien’s “Cougar Mountain will probably Lancaster Bomber remain in the a half.” crack 3yo fillies’ team, is bound well. He is a very tough, consistent mix for the Juvenile Turf.

HE BREEDERS’ CUP have announced the introduction of the Breeders’ Edition Breeders to be recognised Tof the Breeders’ Cup World Championship Trophy, which will at their Cup meeting be awarded to the breeder of the winner of each of the 2016 World native Brazil, on our Championship a significant manner. When the Championship races, with Three Day of racing, the breeder as well opportunity presented itself, it Chimneys Farm sponsoring. as the owner is awarded a trophy,” made the world of sense for Three “Three Chimneys is proud said Three Chimneys owner Chimneys to be the sponsor of this to be the inaugural sponsor of Goncalo Torrealba. prestigious award. We laud the Trophy winners will be held at the Breeders’ Edition of the “We find it only fitting that Breeders’ Cup for such forward Champion’s Terrace at Santa Anita 2016 Breeders’ Cup World the lifeblood of our industry, the thinking.” A presentation ceremony following the Winner’s Circle Championship Trophy. In my breeder, be recognised in such for each of the 13 Breeders’ Edition presentation for the owners.

OLLOWING the recent purchase of , it was Belmont hero to become Creator in Japan announcedF this year’s Arkansas Derby and running already have one on our winner 13th in the . roster with Constitution, Creator has been sold by On Creator’s next start it was ultimately too good owners WinStar Farm and he gained his Classic win of an opportunity to pass Bobby Flay to the Japan when defeating Destin by up for everyone, including Bloodhorse Breeders’ a nose to land the Belmont, the horse. Association, which intends although he has disappointed “Last year we visited the to retire him to stand at in subsequent starts in JBBA, and I was impressed Shizunai Stallion Station in the Jim Dandy Stakes with their facilities and Hokkaido from next year. and Travers. overall programme. They’ve The son of won WinStar president Elliott done such a great job a maiden at Oaklawn Walden said: “The JBBA with American horses like Park in February, approached us with a Empire Maker and Forty by seven lengths before a third strong desire to stand a top Niner, and we hope Creator in the Grade 2 Rebel Grade One winner by Tapit can have a similar impact Stakes, winning the Grade 1 like Creator, and since we for Japan and its breeders.” 12 3 November 2016 Zawraq one to look out for in 2017 OPES are high a third career outing for Sheikh Hamdan, said: “I for a profitable the son of Shamardal, believe he came out of 5yo campaign and first since his victory the race very well which withH Zawraq, homebred over Endless Drama in is great. by Sheikh Hamdan. the 2000 Guineas Trial “We were pleased he The exciting colt made in April last year, also at ran a good race and we a perfectly satisfactory Leopardstown. are obviously hoping to return from an absence of indicated see him next season, but 560 days when second to afterwards he would be we don’t want to look too Flying Fairies in a Listed recommending Zawraq far ahead. race at Leopardstown stays in training. Angus “With a horse like him recently. That was just Gold, racing manager to we take it day by day.” Zawraq High accolade for Shadwell’s Gowland in Italy October at the Capannelle. It ever international Stakes race of was her funding which Arabian horses and paved the way allowed the awards to be created for Italy to become a member of to recognise women ‘who have IFAHR (International Federation distinguished themselves for their of Arabian Horse Racing). commitment and their passion in the Gowland said: “I was very horse world’. surprised to be nominated by The 2016 Signore dell’Ippica HippoGroup Roma Capannelle Awards were held at the famous for the award. I feel very honoured Villa Miani in Rome on Tuesday. to have my achievements Among the winners was Rachael recognised formally. Gowland of Shadwell Estate “This accolade, however does Company for her contribution to not just reflect on me; it is a sign Arabian horse racing in Italy and that the DIAR programme is for project managing Shadwell’s working and gaining international continued sponsorship of recognition for how much it HE HIPPOGROUP Roma The awards are named after a Italian racing. benefits Arabian racing. Capannelle introduced the very famous Italian lady owner In 2016, through the work “It is also an indicator of how Signore dell’Ippica Awards and breeder, Donna Lydia Tesio Rachael has done with the respected and appreciated HH T16 years ago in 2000 to celebrate whose name is also carried by the Dubai International Arabian Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid women’s contributions to various Group 1 Premio Lydia Tesio, Races, Rome’s Capannelle Al Maktoum’s contribution to forms of equestrianism in Italy. contested annually in late Racecourse staged Italy’s first international racing industries is.” Joker Maurice holds all the aces over new trip ENIED a tilt at this year’s those reservations. Perfectly Group 1 Dubai Turf placed throughout, just behind the at Meydan by injury, leaders but always in the clear, Masakazu Takahashi© JapaneseD superstar Maurice had Moore moved to challenge two returned with a victory and two furlongs out with the pair in front second places before Sunday’s over a furlong from home. Group 1 Tenno Sho, or Emperor’s Maurice moved to drift right but Cup, at Tokyo. was soon corrected by Moore and Reunited with for the pair ran on strongly to deny a the first time since they won both running-on Real Steel, winner of the Group 1 Mile Championship this year’s Dubai Turf when, in performance. He’s very strong A return to is and Hong Kong Mile last year, the absence of Maurice, partnered with a good turn of foot and he reportedly on the horse’s agenda the 5yo son of Screen Hero was by Moore. was dominant today. He couldn’t with trainer, Noriyuki Hori, attempting one feat previously According to the jockey, he was have been more impressive. undecided which race to target to have eluded him: a victory not alone in believing Maurice “He has a big heart, big lungs and Meydan could be on his 2017 over 1m2f. stays the trip well. “He’s a very and when winning over a mile he schedule. Meanwhile, the much in Beaten over that trip on his good horse, he’s strong at a always felt as though he could demand Moore is due in Australia previous outing, stamina was mile and very hard to beat,” said go further so, like I, the horse on Tuesday to ride Bondi Beach considered a potential issue, Moore. “Today I thought, over wasn’t too concerned about the in the Melbourne Cup for but Moore clearly did not share 1m2f, was probably his best distance today!” Aidan O’Brien. 3 November 2016 13 Lumiere could shine at Sha Tin NNER of the 6f Charlie Johnston, assistant Group 1 Cheveley to his trainer father Mark, said: Park Stakes for Sheikh “Lumiere is not going to America, WHamdan bin Mohammed last year, but we have entered her in the Lumiere sits out this weekend’s Hong Kong Mile and that is in the Breeders’ Cup meeting but could back of our minds at the moment. be aimed at next month’s Group 1 “America would come a bit Hong Kong Mile. too soon for her. We will just Ultimately well beaten when see how she is, as that meeting blazing the early trail in the 1000 is not until December. If she is Guineas, the 3yo daughter of fit, well and healthy then it is a Shamardal then won the Listed definite possibility. Sir Stakes over a mile “A mile on quick ground on and was last seen when second in a fairly sharp track should suit the 7f Goup 2 Challenge Stakes. her perfectly.”

URE quality pervades the 184 entries for next month’s Hong Kong International Star quality abounds in Hong Kong entries Races,P revealed last week, A total of 135 of this year’s has a stellar hand among his and Group 1 this with star performers from four entries are overseas nominations, eight nominations this year. summer has Cup and Vase entries; continents and 13 jurisdictions against 49 from Hong Kong. In As well as the aforementioned and last year’s Group 1 Breeders’ setting their sights towards the all, 69 of the nominated horses are Highland Reel, winner of this Cup Juvenile Turf winner Hit It HK$83 million Sha Tin showcase Group One winners and include year’s Group 1 King George A Bomb is engaged in the Mile on Sunday 11 December. all four of last year’s victors, VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes, and Cup. Another international The international part of the card, Japan’s subsequent Horse of the O’Brien’s Group 1 Prix de l’Arc heavyweight, Japan’s Maurice sponsored by Longines, comprises Year, Maurice, compatriot A Shin de Triomphe heroine Found holds triumphed in the Hong Kong the HK$25 million Group 1 Hong Hikari, Ireland’s Highland Reel entries in both the Cup and the Mile last year but this time trainer Kong Cup (2000m), the HK$23 and local hero Peniaphobia. Vase; the brilliant 3yo filly Alice Noriyuki Hori is favouring a tilt at million Group 1 Hong Kong Mile, Vase winner, Highland Reel, Springs, with three Group One the showpiece , the HK$18.5 million Group 1 gave Ireland’s perennial Champion wins already on the board, could although the multiple Group One Hong Kong Sprint (1200m) and Trainer, Aidan O’Brien, a first start in either the Mile or the Cup; winner does hold a Mile entry, too. the HK$16.5 million Group 1 Hong Kong win in last year’s classic heroine Seventh Heaven, If he does contest the Cup, he Hong Kong Vase (2400m). Vase and the master of Ballydoyle winner of the Group 1 Irish Oaks could be joined by compatriot A Shin Hikari, the world’s best turf horse according to the official Longines World’s Best Racehorse Rankings. Hong Kong’s crop of talented nominees also features the last two Hong Kong Sprint winners Aerovelocity and

© HKJC.com Peniaphobia, as well as rising speed stars Lucky Bubbles and Amazing Kids, while 2014 Mile winner is engaged in Highland Reel Maurice both the Sprint and the Mile. O’Brien 3yo stars with next year in mind UAL Classic heroine, “Nothing is written in stone, but “We think he’s something to Minding, appears likely she would most definitely be one look forward to as a 4yo.” to star in a strong 4yo team to look forward to.” Joining Idaho in the big middle forD Aidan O’Brien next year. Definitely staying in training is distance events will be Derby The brilliant filly finished her Idaho, third in the Derby at Epsom runner-up US Army Ranger. Classic year with victory against and second in the Irish equivalent, He was forced to miss The the colts in the Queen Elizabeth II before winning the Great St Curragh version and, after a break, Stakes on Champions Day at Ascot, at York. was without a win in three starts. recording what was the seventh He was then hot favourite for But O’Brien has not lost the Group One success of her career. the St Leger but it all went awry faith and said: “He will stay in Other highlights this season have at where he unseated training; we rushed him a little bit Minding been achieved in the 1000 Guineas and was last for the Derby. at Newmarket and the Investec seen finishing fifth to Erupt in the “He had a break and none of “He didn’t get the run of the race Oaks at Epsom. O’Brien said: “I Canadian International. his races really worked out, but and we felt he would have been think the plan is for her to stay in O’Brien said: “It didn’t really we were very happy with him on right there. training; I think that is what the work in Canada. We’re looking his last run when eighth in the “We think he’s going to be a 4yo lads are thinking at the moment. forward to him next year. . to look forward to as well.” 14 3 November 2016 Curragh exhibition a big hit

HE view memorabilia and artefacts recently staged a fascinating never seen in public before, while exhibition to coincide with also showcasing the plans for the Ttheir final race days of 2016 new Curragh. which celebrated the end of an Items on display will include important era in the history of the ’s riding boots racecourse and the start of a very when he won on © Hely Racing Photographers exciting time as the new Curragh , an original 19 century development becomes a reality. engraving of the famous horse The exhibition, sponsored by , the solid silver Irish Dr Michael Smurfit, the Rogers Derby Trophy won by Family and Friarstown Stud, and many photographs and race owned by Bahraini businessman cards depicting the Curragh Khalid Rahim, will focus on the racecourse over the last historic past and the exciting three centuries. future of the racecourse giving Visiting the exhibition was free everyone a unique opportunity to for all racegoers at the Curragh Postponed on hold until Dubai EWMARKET trainer He rounded off his season retired Roger Varian is looking with a slightly disappointing forward to seeing performance when fifth in the FTER weeks of Stud for the 2017 breeding PostponedN return to the Dubai Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe deliberation, dual Derby season. “Harzand joins Born To World Cup Carnival after deciding and will now be given a winner Harzand has been Sea and at Gilltown to call time on his excellent deserved break. retiredA and will stand at Gilltown Stud in Ireland. Breeders are 2016 campaign. Varian said: “Postponed is in Stud on his owner the Aga welcome to come and see him on The 5yo won twice at Meydan good form, but we have not done Khan’s stallion roster in 2017. appointment, notably during the earlier in the year before adding to a lot with him since the Arc as he A son of Sea The Stars, Goffs Breeding Stock Sale.” his Group One tally with victories is not going to run this year. Harzand became a first winner of Harzand’s stud fee for 2017 is in the Coronation Cup at Epsom “All roads will lead back to the Derby at Epsom for his trainer yet to be announced. and the International Dubai at the start of next year, just Dermot Weld when he beat US at York. like they did this year.” Army Ranger in June. He then went on to complete the double at The Curragh, holding off Idaho. He ended his career with two ‘flat’ efforts in the and Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe but had earlier recorded Group success over 1m2f in the Ballysax Stakes. A statement released on the Aga Khan Studs’ website said: “The Aga Khan Studs are delighted to announce Harzand will be another exciting new addition to the roster of Gilltown 3 November 2016 15

ECENTLY created and supported by both Godolphin Active racehorse retirements and HH the Aga Khan, the associationR Au-Delà des Pistes, which aims to promote the retraining encouraged in France of retired racehorses for second Champion Jockey Christophe who careers, has hosted its first major now cares for the former charge of event, Retrained Racehorse Day, at Corine Barande-Barbe. Deauville Racecourse. Rider and horse are the same age! Between the eight races on The pair, both aged ten and a half the card, spectators were treated years, looked equally relaxed and to demonstrations of former happy walking around the parade racehorses now performing at ring. In addition to the traditional amateur or professional level in pony rides available on the such diverse disciplines as dressage, racecourse, young and older novice show jumping, eventing, polo or riders had the rare chance to get ‘the horse ball. leg up’ on a retired Thoroughbred. Group 1 Prix du Cadran hero Au-Delà des Pistes ambassador Kasbah Bliss, who has been turned Christophe Soumillon also signed into a successful dressage performer, autographs for his many fans on the was among the many highlights. association’s very popular stand. Emotion was at its peak during the The response from the public Champions Parade, which allowed was extremely positive, and Aliette industry professionals and racegoers Forien, owner of Haras de la alike to catch up with a particularly Reboursière and president of Au- select group of former elite Delà des Pistes, stated at the end racehorses, including two Dubai of a day packed with passion and World Cup winners among them, emotion: “Whether we breed, race, namely African Story and Prince sell, train or ride racehorses, we must Bishop, as well as a former Sheema worry about what happens to them at Classic victor in Cirrus des Aigles. the end of their career on the track. Vindaloo won 11 flat races before becoming an international horseball star! They were joined by Remember “Today’s event was a fascinating Rose, Papineau, Saratan and illustration of the countless ways in Pearl Flute in a cast of true equine which can continue About Au-Delà des Pistes stars who, between them, won 48 to perform and be part of people’s AU-DELÀ DES PISTES is a charitable association set up in 2016 Group races including 17 Group lives once their racing days are over through the joint initiative of Godolphin and the Aga Khan’s Studs. Ones for cumulated prize money or if they prove not suited for racing. Under the direction of the president, Aliette Forien who is the driving of €22,929,976! “Our thanks go to France Galop, force behind Haras de Montaigu, the charity has the following goals: Globe trotter Cirrus Des as well as all the donators and Aigles, the winner of seven Group volunteers who made this event • Promote the Thoroughbred as a horse capable of adapting to a One races himself and the most possible. This is the best possible second career recently pensioned of the lot, launch for Au-Delà des Pistes and • Raise awareness among horse fans and racing professionals proved particularly popular under we look forward to hosting many • Endorse structures to ensure acceptable standards of aftercare the western saddle of Charlie events of the same kind in the for retired racehorses Soumillon, daughter of multiple near future.”

ODOLPHIN’S Hartnell had the form of his comfortable Turnbull Stakes success Jameka has Hartnell revenge in her sights Gadvertised in no uncertain terms In landing this prize, she entered was chased home by Godolphin’s next Tuesday’s Melbourne Cup. with the equally easy victory of the record books as the first Australian debutant Scottish, “It’s a credit to the team and Jameka, who chased him home winner of both races in saddled by Charlie Appleby and Nick gave her a perfect ride,” he on that occasion, in the 1m4f consecutive years. who lost ground at the start under said. “It’s one of the big three, Group 1 Caulfield Cup just under Winning jockey, Kerrin McEvoy. along with the Cox Plate and two weeks ago. Nicholas Hall, was able Appleby’s charge had led with Melbourne Cup, so to win it is For the 4yo daughter of to stand up in the irons more than six furlongs to run and just fantastic. “She’s quite a Myboycharlie, it was a as they crossed the line was only swamped by the winner rare horse; I was happy to take second Group One win having stamped their just over a furlong out. on the boys in the autumn in the for Jameka who authority It was then Hall, who had Derby because I think she’s an won last year’s on the race in positioned his mount just behind extraordinary horse and she’s Crown Oak style. She the early speed, committed for proved it today.” Stakes two days after home and the race was over His extraordinary filly is the Melbourne Cup. as a contest. now vying for Melbourne Cup For winning trainer Ciaron favouritism with old foe Hartnell Maher, who is based at in an eagerly anticipated rematch. Caulfield, this was a Sheikh Hamdan’s Almoonqith landmark success courtesy was an excellent but never of a filly he holds in the fourth, staying on in highest regard and one who the final two furlongs to highlight looks sure to have a big say in his wellbeing.

3 November 2016 17 Australian racing RAMATIC seemed the most appropriate word to describe the thrilling Grapher plots route to Cup lastD stride victory of Godolphin’s Oceanographer and Kerrin having crossed many Oceans McEvoy in Saturday’s 2500m Group 3 Lexus Stakes, part of a Appleby, back in Melbourne cracking card at Flemington. having returned to Britain after the In doing so, the Charlie Appleby- Caulfield Cup a fortnight earlier, trained 4yo gelded son of Sea said: “We’re having a fantastic run The Stars secured his berth in the and I just have to congratulate the Melbourne Cup field. team who freshened him up down Fans of the hot favourite must here since his last run. Kerrin has have had their hearts in their given him a fantastic ride and I’m mouths as eventual runner-up Tom delighted for everyone.”

Melbourne looked to have landed Oceanographer will be heading ©Getty Images the spoils under a positive ride from into unusual territory for a European Glen Boss. stayer in coming back out to race so Oceanographer had been unable soon on Tuesday. to reel in stablemate Qewy when “Whether he can win the Cup or third behind him in the Geelong not I don’t know but he can handle Cup a week and a half earlier, but the quick turnaround for sure,” morning. He is thriving with the sun the Melbourne Cup is something it was a different story this time said Appleby. “He came out of the on his back.“Whatever all the horses I hadn’t thought about much as McEvoy produced him in the last race so well he was bucking do now, they’ve done us proud and beforehand but now it’s starting to shadow of the post to score. and kicking when I saw him this we will enjoy Tuesday. Winning become a bit more of a reality.” I Am A Star is just that Artie Flying when it mattered VING up to her name, the excited and pleased to win here AST with less than 400m and I’m delighted he’s won the big Shane Nichols-trained I on Derby day. It’s something you to run, Hugh Bowman Group One for 3yo colts. I couldn’t Am A Star proved just that dream might happen one day but unleashed Flying Artie to be happier.” Lwith victory in the Group 1 Myer it’s great it finally has.” Lregister a scintillating victory in Bowman completed a big race Classic, a 1600m contest for fillies the 1200m Group 1 double, partnering Le Romain to and mares. Stakes for Mick Price. win the 1600m Cantala Stakes for Partnered by Dean Yendall, Bowman, deputising for the Kris Lees. she hit the front 250m from home suspended Damien Oliver, Bowman cruised into contention and held off all challengers with positioned himself with a group and overhauled the breakaway her previous winning experience on the far side as the field tackled leader Mackintosh for what around Flemington perhaps the the Flemington straight and burst his trainer believes was a telling factor. through inside the final 100m to deserved success. “I’m trying to take it all in,” said win going away from Godolphin’s “He’s been underrated but not at Nichols after what was his first Astern in second. our stable,” said Lees. “We came in Group One success. “I’m very The win was a significant one confident he would run well and he at the highest level for Flying found the right breaks.” Artie, who had previously placed Bowman added: “We were in both the Golden Slipper and quietly confident and I’m delighted Icon secures Prized trophy Blue Diamond, and Price said: for everyone at the stable to get a ICTORIA DERBY glory Cummings. “My first thing to “He’s won the right Group One, big one. went the way of Prized reflect on is how beautifully Glyn hasn’t he? “This horse is outstanding; Icon with Glyn Schofield in had the horse travelling in the early “This race makes stallions; it was he won the Randwick Guineas Vthe saddle for James Cummings, stages and to win a staying race like fantastic and that’s just the horse. A fair and square and he has an a trainer whose family’s history this, horses just to be in their lesser horse couldn’t have done this excellent record.” is interwoven with that of own space. Flemington Racecourse. “He’s been a model of consistency The legendary and late Bart and he’s won this nicely and Cummings, nicknamed ‘the Cups convincingly.” King’, was the grandfather of Prized Icon’s trainer James, with the colt’s victory meaning four generations of the Cummings clan have now lifted the Victoria Derby trophy. Favourite Sacred Elixir loomed up seemingly full of running but nobody could live with the late turn of foot demonstrated by Prized Icon to secure the 2500m Group One feature. “It’ll take a little while for this to sink in,” said an emotional Flying Artie Le Romain

3 November 2016 19 Gulf States owners dominate in France OULOSE was the venue for In the following race, Bertras the final premier races of completed a double when he the HH Sheikh Mansour bin partnered the Phil Collington- TZayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian trained Jamaayil, a 4yo filly Horse Flat Racing Festival’s owned by Sheikh Hamdan, to international campaign and was victory in the €45,000 Group won by Karimah. 2 French Arabian Breeders’ A 3yo filly owned by the Royal Challenge Sprint over 1400m. Cavalry of Oman and bred by Bertras said: “Jamayil showed Sheikh Mansour, Karimah, under her class in a quality field and, like Francois Xavier Bertras landed the Karimah, is very much one for the €45,000 Group 2 Sheikh Zayed future.” The Royal Cavalry of Oman bin Sultan Al Nahyan Cup French also completed a double, with the Breeders’ Challenge. Charles Gourdain-trained Nafees, A daughter of Munjiz, trained by under Valentin Seguy, scoring Francois Rohaut, she crossed the a victory in the Group 2 French line with a length to spare over Diva Arabian Breeders’ Challenge over Representing the festival, Lara IPIC, the richest race in the world Du Paon and Christophe Soumillon 1600m and also worth €45,000. Sawaya said: “It was a fittingly for Purebred Arabians on 13 in last Thursday’s 1600m contest. The fourth of the €45,000 Group thrilling race that ended the November 2016 in Abu Dhabi. “We Bertras said: “She is a great filly Two contests, the 2200m French international part of the festival’s will now focus on the ‘One World, with a lot of potential and this is Arabian Breeders’ Challenge Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al 6 Continents’ extravaganza of the her second successive win in just Classic went to Qatar’s Al Shaqab Nahyan Cup series. “The series festival which will see the world’s two career starts. She is sired by Racing whose Khataab landed will now culminate wih the €1.2 Purebred Arabian racing fraternity Munjiz, currently one of the leading the spoils under Jerome Cabre for million Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan in attendance in Abu Dhabi, from 7 stallions in Europe.” trainer Thomas Fourcy. Al Nahyan Cup Crown Jewel to 14 November 2016.”

PPRENTICE jockey Kamil Grzybowski, born in Poland, ended up Polish apprentice given chance to shine at Sharjah withA a busy afternoon at Sharjah “It is a great experience and I have finished at least one year or last Saturday with five rides, really enjoyed riding at Sharjah. graduated from a racing academy including one in the colours of Now I want to get my first winner based in his or her home country HH Sheikh Khalifa. in the UAE! “I am very grateful for or other entity that provides That was aboard Rayaheen, the opportunity and thank Sheikh horse racing or related industry trained by Eric Lemartinel with Mansour, as well as festival training. whom the young jockey is currently organiser, Lara Sawaya, as I have Lara Sawaya said: “Under HH based at Al Asayl Stables. Of his already learned a lot and can only Sheikh Mansour’s guidelines five rides, a third on Al Waddad, improve with this opportunity.” many youngsters have travelled for Helal Al Alawi, was his The RSF mentorship programme far and wide to gain new best finish on an exciting afternoon is an annual event and any experience in their respective for him. candidate between the age group equestrian disciplines. Under His UAE opportunity came of 18-29 currently employed this unique programme, many about as a result of the Racing within the racing industry, either youngsters travelled abroad Scholarship Fund (RSF), a first of as an amateur or apprentice for the first time ever to gain its kind mentorship programme. An excited 22yo, Kamil said: jockey, or involved in some other more knowledge.” The board RSF is an initiative of the “I am very delighted to be part of racing activity, is eligible. received 19 applications from International Federation of Horse this programme. I am very happy It lasts a maximum of eight which 12 applicants were Racing Academies (IFHRA), to be in the UAE which is a great weeks and takes place in a country chosen, representing Australia, headquartered in Abu Dhabi and is place with good and large stables. other than where the incumbent Canada, Hungary, Ireland, Korea, funded by the HH Sheikh Mansour It is a privilege to be with such a normally resides. Poland, Puerto Rico, Sweden, bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global powerful yard which houses the According to the RSF Turkey, the United Kingdom and Arabian Horse Racing Festival. best of Arabian horses. guidelines, the candidate should the United States.

“We are delighted to have a Champion Juvenile with such credentials joining our current Shalaa fee set roster at Haras de Bouquetot,” WICE a Group One winner Racing and trainer . said stud manager Benoit as a juvenile last year, Sadly injury ravaged his Jeffroy. “There has already Shalaa will stand at a fee of 2016 campaign when he ran been a huge international T€27,500 at Haras de Bouquetot just twice, winning the Group 3 demand for Shalaa, enabling next year where he becomes the Bengough Stakes on his belated us to be selective on his first most expensive on their roster. return to action in October. book of mares. A 3yo son of Invincible Spirit, He was then well beaten, a “We strongly recommend he won both the Group 1 Darley fortnight later, in the big sprint breeders to send all their and Juddmonte on Champions Day, like the applications very early to avoid Middle Park for Al Shaqab Bengough Stakes, at Ascot. any disappointment.” 20 3 November 2016

Bloodstock Harlem heads cast of Globetrotters By Beverley Townsend

IGHLY anticipated, the Juddmonte draft took centre stage at last week’s TattersallsH Autumn Horses In Training Sale with Alastair Donald going to 520,000gns to secure Harlem, the week’s most expensive lot and soon to be off on his travels. “He’s for a Hong Kong-based owner who we bought Group One winner Spillway for,” said Donald. “He’s determined to win the Sydney Harlem Alastair Donald Bravo Zolo Cup, a A$2 million race at Randwick. Harlem will go into training with “I’m very happy to buy this Despite the two six figure mark of 77 to 100 as a result. As busy David Hayes and a client of Louis horse,” said Ghazali. “When I came acquisitions on the day, Stroud as Stroud was, Ghazali was equally le Metayer will also take a share from Qatar I had it in my mind that if added the number of purchases he so and on the second day secured the in the horse.” this horse wasn’t withdrawn he’d be had made was down on previous top lot when signing the docket at The colt, a 4yo son of Champs coming back with me. years and said: “I don’t think there’s 310,000gns for Cloudberry out of Elysees from the family of Grade “The new owner, Sheail Al the number of horses available here Roger Charlton’s yard. One winner Ventura and Geoffrey Kuwari, the leading owner in Qatar, as in previous years – we’ve bought The gelding took top billing on a © www.tattersalls .com Freer Stakes winner Kings Fete, told me there was no limit on what I five so far this year, sometimes day featuring strong demand from a won twice for Andre Fabre and should spend to buy this horse and we’ve bought eight, in other years as host of international buyers, among was last seen finishing fourth to that I had to bring him back with me. many as 12. them those searching for Melbourne Nearly Caught in the Group 2 Prix “We’ve had our eye on him for “We always buys a few at the Arc Cup prospects, potential big race Kergorlay at Deauville in August. three or four weeks now and it was Sale as well but only bought one American performers and Qatar The starring Juddmonte draft just a case of whether or not he’d this year. I do think the numbers are Derby hopes. concluded with 32 horses sold for a be withdrawn.” down but of course, a number are Cloudberry’s sale turned a turnover of 2,257,500gns. Both lots were sold on the third day sold privately as well.” tremendous profit for Charlton’s Juvenile Group race winners are of the sale, a session during which Stroud was still pretty busy Beckhampton Stables, who had paid a rare commodity at public auction, the first major impact was made throughout though with other just 15,000gns for him at Tattersalls but Pleaseletmewin was just that by Autumn Sale regular Anthony notable purchases including the as recently as July. and, not surprisingly, attracted Stroud who was busy sourcing talent Jeremy Noseda-trained, Listed Prix Charlton had sent the 3yo out to plenty of interest. Having attracted for the Dubai Carnival. du Ranelagh winner Bravo Zolo, win a Bath maiden on behalf of his a winning bid of 450,000gns from First, Stroud snapped up Dutch snapped up for 170,000gns as a breeder Lady Rothschild just days Qatari Champion Trainer Jassim Al Law, a 4yo son of Dutch Art rated potential prospect for the Dubai before that sale and was justified Ghazali, the colt more than justified 99 from Hughie Morrison’s stable, World Cup Carnival. in his decision to bring him back to his owner’s decision to sell. for 150,000gns. “He has the right profile for Dubai, Beckhampton when he went on to The son of Power arrived with That was followed by a winning the right rating and he’s sound,” said win his next three races. an official rating of 108 having run bid of 230,000gns for Above N Stroud. “I’m not sure who will train He was particularly impressive at out an impressive winner of the Beyond, a 3yo Exceed And Excel him yet but there should be plenty of Newbury on his most recent outing Group 3 Horris Hill Stakes at colt from Tom Dascombe’s yard opportunities for him there.” when easy winner of a mile handicap. Newbury on his most recent outing who is rated 103 after making all in He also spent 200,000gns for “It was a good sale,” said Charlton. for Ralph Beckett. That was his a Haydock handicap in September. another progressive campaigner in “The horse has really blossomed third success of the campaign and “Horses have to be rated at least 98 Treasury Notes. since the July Sale. He’s improved was offered with an entry in the to run at the Carnival,” said Stroud. Bought at this sale for 30,000gns enormously and I thought his last Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf. “So that limits the number of horses by Northern Racing last year, the son win at Newbury was impressive. That option will not be taken up, you can look at. Then they have to of Lope De Vega has won four races He’s a really nice horse, very sound it was subsequently revealed by his pass the vet, which is crucial, so a lot for David O’Meara this season and and very tough. He should continue new trainer. fall by the wayside.” improved from an official handicap to do well.”

Gassim Mohammad Ghazali Pleaseletmewin Anthony Stroud Cloudberry 3 November 2016 21

“He was expensive but when I saw him this morning, I felt I had to have him,” said Ghazali. “He’s held his level well. They’re not big races but he’s won four in a row and has been winning them well. He’s an improving horse and I hope he can run in something like the Qatar Derby.” Ghazali purchased nine horses over the course of the sale for 1,055,000gns, just behind Stroud who signed for ten lots at 1,145,000gns. Real Dominion Imperial Aviator Sincil Bank Ted Voute was in action throughout, sourcing a number of Waterhouse. “He’s a gorgeous “Hopefully he can run in the said Hillen. “It’s hard for a 3yo to horses for Prince Faisal bin Khalid’s horse,” said McKeever. “We King’s Cup,” said a representative beat older sprinters but he did it. Red Stable in Saudi Arabia. Leading thought he was the standout of the of Prince Sultan bin Mohammed’s I’m not sure where he’ll go yet but the way was Real Dominion, a day and we couldn’t leave him team. “He’s shown he acts well he could be one to take to Dubai 3yo son of Cape Blanco purchased behind. He’s an attractive stayer. on the all-weather, which will and there’ll be plenty of Listed and for 350,000gns having won two You wouldn’t know he’d run two suit our racing.” Group options for him next year.” of 12 starts for Andrew Balding, days ago. Owner Andrew Taylor added a At the conclusion of the sale, including an Ascot handicap by six “This sale has been a happy classy sprinter to his string in Final Tattersalls chairman Edmond lengths back in July. hunting ground for us; we bought Venture, an improved performer Mahony commented: “In a year Voute also went to 220,000gns for Group One winners Glencadam who has won four times for Alan when this sale has produced a Jorvick, a 3yo son of Mizzen Mast Gold and The Offer here. Let’s hope Swinbank this season before a fine Classic winner purchased for who won twice on the all-weather it continues!” fourth in the Beverley Bullet. 12,000gns, it is perhaps not at Deauville for David Smaga. The Hong Kong awaits for Sincil Bidding through Ian Mayson, surprising to see such frenetic colt will reportedly be aimed at the Bank, first past the post in two of Taylor stretched to 260,000gns to demand at this unique sale. King’s Cup. his three starts for David Simcock secure the Equiano gelding with “ winning this year’s The first of the three days started and who chased home the exciting plans to send him to Paul Midgley Tattersalls Irish 1000 Guineas only the trend of international demand Dreamfield in a conditions and perhaps Dubai. seven months after being bought with sales headed by that of classy race at Newmarket. “We’ve been tracking the horse here is yet another in a long list of 3yo Imperial Aviator and promising “He’s for an owner in Hong for a while,” said Mayson. “We outstanding success stories to come juvenile Sincil Bank who both Kong,” said Alastair Donald who liked what we saw at the races from the sale, and I have no doubt realised 270,000gns. made the successful bid after and he fits our profile as we there will be plenty more to come Australian buyers clashed on outbidding Stephen Hillen. “He’s a like fast horses. from this year’s sale. Imperial Aviator, who emerged as nice, scopey horse who still has a bit “He could be one to take to Dubai. “The turnover and median at an exciting 3yo for Roger Charlton of maturing to do. But he’s a good Mr Taylor has taken a few out there this week’s sale have both risen to in the spring when defeating physical who is effective at the right before and this horse seems to be record levels and the average has Ulysses in a maiden at Leicester en trip and on the right ground for the right type.” leapt by around 35%. route to taking a competitive Hong Kong. I know David Simcock Another classy sprinter who “Every year we reflect on the handicap at Newbury. held him in high regard.” will probably be seen in Dubai is extraordinary diversity of buyers Subsequently down the field in Also destined to continue his Shanghai Glory, who defeated but the sheer number of people the and Great career abroad is recent Carlingford older horses recently when taking here this week has been almost Voltigeur Stakes, he’s fared well Stakes winner Hawke, who has the Listed Testimonial Stakes on overwhelming. back in handicap company in recent next year’s King’s Cup in Saudi The Curragh for Charlie Hills. “Buyers from more than 30 months. Australian trainer Chris Arabia on his agenda after realising Agent Stephen Hillen, acting different countries have contributed Waller tried hard to secure him via 260,000gns to representatives of on behalf of Jim Hay, went to to the success of the sale, with his representative Guy Mulcaster, Prince Sultan bin Mohammed. 150,000gns to land the son of those from the Gulf region making while Charlton did his best to ensure The Oratorio gelding has hit Exceed And Excel and is hopeful he a massive contribution, American, the colt’s return to Beckhampton. a good run of form for Johnny can continue to acquit himself well Australian and Hong Kong However, they had no answer to Murtagh of late, since his recent at stakes level. interests all playing their part, and agent Johnny McKeever, who was performances also include a close “He’s a tough horse but the best prolific activity from throughout taking instructions from Adrian third to Long Island Sound in the thing about him is he’s a 3yo, so Europe with Greek and Spanish Bott who trains alongside Gai Diamond Stakes at Dundalk. hopefully there’s more to come,” buyers very much to the fore.”

Bravo Zolo Hawke Final Venture Above N Beyond 22 3 November 2016 Speedy Boarding for Darley highflyer Dubawi UAL Group One heroine Speedy Boarding is the second Speedy Boarding is set winner of the Prix de l’Opera for an illustrious first date to carry the Weinfeld family’s forD her broodmare career as she famous black silks with white spots will visit Darley flagbearer Dubawi to victory in the race after Zee Zee in 2017. Top won the race back in 2003. The 4yo daughter of Shamardal, She will now head back to her owned and bred by Meon Valley birthplace of Meon Valley Stud Stud out of the Listed winner in Hampshire before travelling to Dash To The Front, a daughter of Dalham Hall Stud to be covered by Diktat, was retired from racing Dubawi next year. after finishing second to Journey in Mark Weinfeld, part-owner Ascot’s Group 1 British Champions and stud manager, said: “We’re Fillies and Mares Stakes. delighted she’s joining the Speedy Boarding She struck at the highest level broodmare band. Speedy Boarding in the Prix Jean Romanet and the has won two Group Ones and this and did the job well. “I thought it as good as we have and is very Prix de l’Opera for trainer James was her year really. looked a good mating on paper and current at the moment. There have Fanshawe. Her other 12 career “We thought Jazzi Top might Dubawi will suit her physically been a couple of good ones by races also included victories in the be the one to give us a Group as well. Dubawi out of Shamardal mares Listed Ballymacoll Stud Stakes One this year but she was injured “If you go to Dubawi you have to and he’s a stallion who we’ve had a and the Group 2 Prix . and Speedy Boarding stepped up send a good mare; she’s probably bit of luck with in the past.”

The two colts by Galileo are both eligible for £25,000 Tattersalls Plenty qualified for October Book 1 Bonuses. They are the first foals out of Better Not Cry, herself the half-sister to the two Grade 1 Belmont Stakes winners Rags To bonuses at yearling sale Riches and Jazil, and a son out of the HE catalogue for the Tattersalls Grade 1 Beverley D Stakes heroine December Yearling Sale is now Mauralakana. online and, numbering 200 lots, In addition to the half- Twill take place on Monday 21 November. brother to Hartnell, the catalogue also Both Frankel and Galileo are well features half or three-parts brothers represented in an exciting catalogue which to the Group or Grade One winners includes own or half-brothers and sisters Gitano Hernando and Joshua Tree, to 85 Group and Listed performers, as as well as half-sisters to Classic and well as 17 yearlings eligible for £25,000 Group One winners , Tattersalls October Book 1 Bonuses, Charity Line, Cherry Collect, Dariana 13 eligible for the £150,000 Tattersalls and Final Score. October Auction Stakes, eight eligible for Tattersalls chairman Edmond the €300,000 Tattersalls Ireland Super Mahony said: “This sale is a consistent Auction Stakes and a further four eligible source of Group One winners and this for French Owners’ Premiums. year’s catalogue looks special. The three colts by Frankel include half- “Nine of the current top ten sires brothers to both Godolphin’s multiple in Britain and Ireland have yearlings Group One winner Hartnell and multiple catalogued with about 50 qualified for Hartnell Group Three winner Ladies Are Forever. various sales races or bonuses.”

RADE ONE heroine Euro Charline heads the stellar Charline among lots of Euro interest at Tattersalls cast of 1,059 lots assembled Furia Cruzada, who has been One winner. Quiet Reflection, the Gfor the Tattersalls December Mares campaigned in Britain this year, winner of two races at the highest Sale which begins a four day run at and 2016’s Italian 1000 Guineas level this year, is catalogued but her Newmarket on 28 November. heroine Conselice. trainer Karl Burke hopes the 3yo The 5yo daughter of Myboycharlie The National Stud consign daughter of Showcasing will stay in was retired earlier this year after Eblouissante, a daughter of training next year. suffering an injury ahead of a tilt at Bernardini and a half-sister to Tattersalls chairman Edmond the and with her , a Grade One winner on Mahony said: “As ever, mares biggest victory coming in the Grade 13 occasions. She will be offered in purchased at the December Sale 1 Beverly D Stakes in 2014. foal to Dansili. have produced Group One winners As previously reported Hazariya, Screen Star, the dam of last in every corner of the world in the dam of this year’s dual Derby year’s Cheveley Park Stakes 2016. It is the unique diversity of hero, Harzand, will be offered in heroine Lumiere, and Posteritas, the December Sale which sets it foal to Invincible Spirit. The sale dam of Prix Jean Prat winner apart from all others and which also features multiple Argentinean Mutual Trust are among the others every year attracts the international and Chilean Group One scorer to have already foaled a Group buyers in such numbers.” Euro Charline 3 November 2016 23 Lion roared home for The Last time ARLEY’S Kildangan Stud The Choisir colt, owned by is to be the new home former William Hill boss John for The Last Lion who, Brown and partner Megan Dennis, havingD bookended a remarkable won four of his starts and the stable 2yo campaign with victories in the was looking forward to races such Brocklesby and Group 1 Middle as next year’s Qipco 2000 Guineas Park Stakes, has been retired and the Commonwealth Cup before to stud having been purchased the surprise retirement decision by Godolphin. was made. The Mark Johnston-trained Johnston said: “It is with mixed juvenile delivered a first top flight feelings we say goodbye to The success for weighing room stalwart Last Lion who is off to begin what Joe Fanning, on the day of the I am sure will be a very successful rider’s 46th birthday at Newmarket career at stud. last month on what was his tenth “Of course, as a trainer, I would The Last Lion appearance of the season. have loved to have him next year Bred by Barronstown Stud and and to see what he might do stepped in 1888, never finished out of the of Darley stallions added: “The Tommy Stack, coincidentally up to a mile or in the top sprint races frame and collected a total of Last Lion is a good looking horse himself retiring as a trainer, The against his elders. £225,663 in prize money. who was an extremely tough and Last Lion is the ninth foal out of the “I had every confidence he “He will surely go down in precocious performer. He put up Group One placed Brief Truce mare would have trained on and done history as one of the best and a truly outstanding performance Mala Mala and is a half-brother to well but, at the same time, I am toughest horses I ever trained,” to win the Group 1 Middle Park the Listed winners Contest and delighted for his owners and for the added Johnston. Stakes from a top field. “To get out Russian Rock. horse himself; he has done so well “He is the type of horse every early and progress all season long Further back it is the family in such a very short space of time owner and trainer dreams of. He as he did shows a real love of the of Irish 1000 Guineas heroine he is already in such demand for truly is a lion of a horse but I hope game, and if he transmits that and Tarascon who was trained by Stack. stud purposes.” he is not the last. I am looking his durability to his stock, he will Johnston purchased the colt for The Last Lion, who became the forward to training his progeny and be a valuable addition to the stallion €82,000 at last year’s Goffs first to achieve the Brocklesby and I dearly hope there are many just ranks.” A fee for The Last Lion will Yearling Sale. Middle Park double since like him.” Sam Bullard, director be announced at a later date. Potential stars aplenty at Tattersalls Foal Sale half-brother to German Oaks and three foals in the catalogue victrix Penelopa. respectively, while brilliant miler As well as the previously Kingman has eight. Group One reported colt out of dual Classic winners Dunaden, Garswood, winner , the Dubawi Magician, No Nay Never, draft includes a half-sister to Hong Olympic Glory, Slade Power and Kong Cup winner Akeed Mofeed. War Command also have foals at Other leading sires with progeny Tattersalls from their initial crop. Akeed Mofeed on offer include Dansili, Dark Tattersalls chairman Edmond Angel, Invincible Spirit, Kodiac, Mahony said: “This year’s NE lot by Galileo, five by over four days starting on Lope De Vega, , Sea The catalogue features foals by all the his highflying, freshman 23 November. Stars and Shamardal. current top 20 active sires in Britain son Frankel and four by The sole foal by Galileo is a Toronado has the largest draft and Ireland, as well as numbers by ODubawi feature among the 1,136 filly out of Group 3 Leopardstown among the first crop sires with 41 an exciting of first crop lots catalogued for the Tattersalls 1000 Guineas Trial winner Lady on offer, while Charm Spirit and sires, all of which should appeal December Foal Sale, which has Springbank from Castlefarm Stud. Mukhadram have 28 each and Sea to the usual international cast of been published online. The Frankel quintet includes The Moon has 21. buyers who consistently make the The eagerly awaited auction an exciting half-sister to Oaks Derby winners Australia and December Foal Sale the premier takes place in Newmarket heroine Talent and an attractive Of The World have ten sale of its type in Europe.”

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PO Box 53300, Dubai, UAE E-mail [email protected] Tel: +971 4 342 99 99, Fax: +971 4 342 21 21 24 3 November 2016 Dubawi on the up but a Nyquist retired to Darley CLIPSE Champion New Approach to pricing Juvenile Nyquist, a 3yo son of Uncle Mo, who raced for ReddamE Racing, has been retired for fellow Darley resident from the track and will join the ARLEY’S flagship sire This year he has been represented Darley roster in 2017, Darley Dubawi will stand at his by the Group One winning announced on Monday. record fee of £250,000 at fillies and Journey, and The 2016 Grade 1 Kentucky DalhamD Hall Stud in Newmarket Canadian International hero Erupt. Derby hero was withdrawn on for the 2017 breeding season. The Meanwhile, Dubawi’s stud mate Sunday from Saturday’s Grade 1 14yo son of New Approach has had his fee Breeders’ Cup Classic with filling stood this year at £225,000. halved to £30,000 from £60,000. in his ankle. At Book 1 of the Tattersalls The son of Galileo, who Undefeated in his first eight October Yearling Sale earlier this supplied three Royal Ascot starts, Nyquist rattled off victories month he was responsible for three winners including champion Dawn in the Grade 1 Best Pal Stakes, of the top five lots including the Approach in his first crop, stood at Grade 1 Del Mar Futurity and Grade two colts who topped the auction at £50,000 in 2013 and at £80,000 in 1 FrontRunner Stakes, prior to 2,600,000gns. 2014 and 2015. sealing his juvenile championship Nyquist with a win at Keeneland in the Grade 1 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile. said Darren Fox, sales manager at He resumed this year at three Darley in America. “We started with a win in the Grade 2 San the year off with arguably our best Vicente Stakes and added the year ever in the shed with very Grade 1 Florida Derby to his strong demand across the board. resume, before his Kentucky Then Nyquist followed shortly Derby victory. thereafter with his Kentucky The Doug O’Neill trainee also Derby win; an champion ran third in the Grade 1 Preakness who was undefeated when winning Stakes. Nyquist’s record stands the Derby hasn’t happened since at 11-8-0-1 and earnings of , so it’s an exceptional $5,189,200. “This has been such a accomplishment and he is an Dubawi great year on a number of fronts,” exciting addition to the barn.”

ECENTLY crowned Champion Jockey, Jim Crowley, and Freddy Champ and Tylicki hospitalised after horror fall TylickiR were taken to hospital with gone to St George’s in Tooting for of respect to the two lads who suspected spinal injuries following further investigation. Freddy Tylicki had been injured, was that we a horrific four horse accident at was airlifted and Jim Crowley has abandon racing.” Kempton on Monday. gone by road ambulance. The four horses all galloped Following a delay of over an “Both are on spinal boards and away from the incident, hour, stewards consulted with the both gave their consent to me and seemingly unscathed. jockeys at the track and the decision the doctor to update their next of Crowley was actually released was taken to abandon the rest kin and family members. I can’t say later but Tylicki, who was conscious, of the meeting. anymore at this stage.” remained in intensive care in a Steve Drowne and Ted Durcan Drowne and Durcan were able to condition described as ‘stable’. also came down in the incident, walk back, albeit gingerly, to the A statement from the Injured which happened on the turn into weighing room. The four horses Jockeys Fund read: “Following the home straight in the third race, a involved were reported to be on the incident at Kempton Park, Freddy Tylicki mile fillies’ maiden. their feet following the incident. jockey Jim Crowley has been Crowley and Tylicki were both Clifford added: “I touched base discharged from St George’s It was then announced on Tuesday taken to the major trauma unit at with Steve Drowne and he was fine. Hospital, Tooting, to return home that Crowley had suffered a broken St George’s Hospital in Tooting, Ted Durcan was quite shaken. I just with his family. nose in the incident but, otherwise, with Tylicki transported by air hope and pray both Freddy and Jim “Freddy Tylicki, also involved in was just bruised and battered. ambulance, whereas Crowley was are okay. the incident, is in intensive care in Meanwhile, it transpired Durcan taken by road ambulance. “Having discussed it with the a stable condition. He is conscious had fractured an ankle. He made his Clerk of the course Barney jockeys and the stewards the and there will be a further update own way to hospital in Cambridge Clifford said: “Both jockeys have unanimous decision, as a mark once more is known.” to have his ankle checked.

To advertise contact us at PO Box 53300, Dubai, UAE E-mail [email protected] Tel: +971 4 342 99 99, Fax: +971 4 342 21 21 3 November 2016 25 T WAS early days in the , construction of an empire which would see Marcel Zariba Dubawi s Queen BoussacI crowned both French FFr210,000 on an exquisite son Fidalgo, sported Dubawi has now developed into Champion Owner and Breeder of the reigning Champion Sire, a pedigree only Boussac could the elite young stallion in Europe, on no fewer than 14 occasions , whose grandam Saint muster. By Asterus’ Grand Prix his 74 Graded and Group winners between 1939 and 1956. Astra had won the 1907 Prix de de Deauville victor Jock she was featuring 26 at the highest level. Indeed, Boussac had purchased Diane and was out of a three parts out of Nafah, herself by Abjer out Yet, consider this. Dubawi has the magnificent Haras de Fresnay- sister to Zariba’s third dam. of a daughter of Zariba’s Prix du sired just 21 foals of racing age le-Buffard only the year before he Christened Asterus, the colt Calvados victrix L’Esperance. from mares by ’ feasted his eyes upon a beautifully trounced his rivals in the Poule A full-sister to Fidalgo, Etoile globetrotting son , proportioned filly from the 1920 d’Essai des Poulains before De France bore the Premio Roma these featuring this season’s Deauville yearling consignment adding the following season’s hero Irvine and Group 1 heroine of Baron Maurice de Rothschild’s Champion Stakes. Stakes queen Place D’Etoile, the Left Hand, Group 1 Prix Marcel Haras de Champagne Saint Hilaire. Retired to Fresnay-le-Buffard, latter dam of two Classic aces in Boussac queen Wuheida, By the Baron’s 1914 Prix du Asterus was crowned French and Royal. Group 3 Stakes victrix Jockey Club and Grand Prix de Champion Sire of 1934, the year Fourth in the 1972 Cheveley Park So Mi Dar and Listed Rosemary Paris hero Sardanapale, the filly his daughter Adargatis supplied Stakes, Irvine’s three parts sister Stakes winner Laugh Aloud, as was out of St Lucre, she a winning Boussac with his first victory in Sunbittern produced a Premio well as a previous Group Three half-sister to Friar Rock and Fair the . Roma winner herself in the Shirley scorer in Majestic Dubawi. Play, first and a head second in the Of Zariba’s eleven foals, four Heights filly High Hawk, who Then there’s his leading New Belmont Stakes of 1916 and 1908 were successful at the highest subsequently found fame as the Zealand juvenile Cellarmaster, his respectively. Indeed, Fair Play’s level. To Asterus she produced dam of the Breeders’ Cup Turf grandam being Sunbittern’s half- son Man O’War had just won the Abjer, conqueror of hero In The Wings. sister Oligarchy. And arguably Preakness Stakes and Belmont in the 1935 Middle Park Stakes. Indeed, ’ sons Dubawi’s finest, the last two Stakes and was well on his way to Her daughter Corrida won the High Estate and Deploy sired the laureates of York’s showpiece, the sacred immortality. Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe in 1998 Derby hero High-Rise and Group 1 Juddmonte International: Boussac’s final bid of FFr45,000 both 1936 and 1937 and begot Oaks d’Italia heroine Zomaradah Arabian Queen’s dam, the dual was triumphant indeed, Zariba the 1945 Prix du Jockey Club hero from Sunbittern’s daughter High Group 2 victrix winning 13 of her 27 starts Coaraze as her only surviving Tern and her daughter Jawaher Barshiba sporting Place D’Etoile including the Prix Morny and Prix foal, while her sons Goyescas respectively. In the spring of as her fourth dam, Postponed’s de la Foret as a juvenile and the and Goya each finished second in 2005, Zomaradah’s first foal, third dam by Carwhite, great at three, the 2000 Guineas before winning Dubawi, bolted up in the Irish grandson of Coaraze. only her stamina failing when the Champion Stakes and Prix 2000 Guineas three weeks after Each and all last testament to runner-up in the Prix de Diane. des Sablons (now the Group 1 the 1000 Guineas had been won the magnificent and enduring Thus, Boussac returned to Prix Ganay) respectively. by , her grandam legacy of Zariba. the Baron’s 1924 Deauville The dam of the 1956 and 1959 a daughter of Shirley Heights consignment and invested Irish Derby heroes Talgo and and Sunbittern. Alastair Nicolson

Bow Creek, a multiple Group Sam Bullard, director of Three added to Darley Club Two winning son of Shamardal, Darley Stallions, said: “We were will command a club fee of €4,000 delighted with the success of when he is retired to Haras du Logis the Darley Club on its launch in Normandy. last year. All three stallions will also be “The initiative of offering available to breeders in 2017 on breeders the opportunity to secure Darley’s standard 1 October special a lasting stake in the future of an live foal terms. exciting young stallion was very The Darley Club was launched well received, and we are looking last year, with French Navy, forward to welcoming back all Fulbright, Hunter’s Light and those breeders who bought into our Outstrip, who covered 150 mares, Club 16 stallions and now receive the first on its books. their free nomination. Club terms remain unchanged, “The new stallions in Club 17 with breeders able to pay upfront are offered on the same fantastic Buratino for one nomination to breed to terms. All three stallions were HREE new names have been Coventry Stakes winner Buratino that stallion in his second and third high class, tough and consistent on added to the Darley Club will stand at Kildangan Stud in seasons for free. the racecourse and offer breeders initiative, in which breeders County Kildare at a fee of €5,000 If the breeder uses the stallion in the combination of performance, Tcan earn a lifetime breeding right to club terms, while Champion 2yo all three seasons, they will receive pedigree and class that we strive a stallion for paying upfront for a Toormore will join the Dalham Hall a loyalty bonus of a free lifetime to offer on Darley’s competitive nomination in the first season. Stud roster at a club fee of £5,000. breeding right. roster worldwide.” Al Adiyat is available at ADNOC petrol stations throughout the UAE, as well as EPPCO petrol stations in Dubai 26 3 November 2016

BREEDERS´ CUP FIELDS Santa Anita, Friday (Saturday morning in UAE) All race times UAE Saturday 01:25 JUVENILE TURF (GRADE 1) (2YO COLTS & GELDINGS) (TURF) 1m Firm NO. FORM HORSE AGE WGT TRAINER RTF JOCKEY 1 61452 Lancaster Bomber 2 8-10 A P O´Brien Seamie Heffernan 2 65121 Keep Quiet 2 8-10 Mark Casse 3 313 Channel Maker 2 8-10 Daniel J Vella John R Velazquez 4 13 Favorable Outcome 2 8-10 Chad C Brown Irad Ortiz Jr 5 211 Made You Look 2 8-10 6 121 Big Score 2 8-10 Tim Yakteen Flavien Prat 7 512 J. S. Choice 2 8-10 Todd Pletcher Kent J Desormeaux 8 212314 Intelligence Cross 2 8-10 A P O´Brien Ryan Moore 9 1211 Wellabled 2 8-10 Larry Rivelli E T Baird 10 118 Bowies Hero 2 8-10 Philip D´ Julien R Leparoux 11 11 Good Samaritan 2 8-10 William Mott 12 11119 Rodaini 2 8-10 Simon Crisford 13 611 Oscar Performance 2 8-10 Brian A Lynch Jose L Ortiz 14 212 Ticonderoga 2 8-10 Chad C Brown 15 313 Kitten´s Cat 2 8-10 Joe Sharp 16 421124 Harbour Master 2 8-10 James Cassidy Saturday 02:05 MILE Dirt (GRADE 1) (3YO+) (DIRT) 1m Fast 1 5-1221 Vyjack 6 9-0 Philip D´Amato Flavien Prat 2 720191 Tom´s Ready 3 8-11 Dallas Stewart Joel Rosario 3 11-232 Dortmund 4 9-0 Martin Garcia 4 353414 Point Piper 6 9-0 Hollendorfer Mario Gutierrez 5 243111 Accelerate 3 8-11 John W Sadler Tyler Baze 6 132111 Texas Chrome 3 8-11 J R Caldwell C J McMahon 7 1111-4 Runhappy 4 9-0 Laura Wohlers 8 64-922 Tamarkuz 6 9-0 Kiaran McLaughlin Mike E Smith 9 131532 3 8-11 Steven Asmussen Florent Geroux American Pharoah wins last year’s Classic Saturday 02:50 JUVENILE FILLIES TURF (GRADE 1) (2YO FILLIES) (TURF) 1m Firm 1 021222 Hydrangea 2 8-10 A P O´Brien Seamie Heffernan 2 1F12 Lull 2 8-10 Christophe Clement Joel Rosario 3 21 New Money Honey 2 8-10 Chad C Brown Javier Castellano 4 12111 Spain Burg 2 8-10 Kathy Ritvo Frankie Dettori 5 521 Victory To Victory 2 8-10 Mark Casse Julien R Leparoux 6 5113 Coasted 2 8-10 Leah Gyarmati Mike E Smith 7 1331 Intricately 2 8-10 Joseph Patrick O´Brien Donnacha O’Brien 8 291721 Madam Dancealot 2 8-10 Richard Baltas John R Velazquez 9 2115 Cavale Doree 2 8-10 C Ferland Flavien Prat 10 112 Happy 2 8-10 H Graham Motion Jose L Ortiz 11 3112 Rymska 2 8-10 Chad C Brown Irad Ortiz Jr 12 1233 La Force 2 8-10 Patrick Gallagher Rafael Bejarano 13 481122 2 8-10 A P O´Brien Ryan Moore 14 4511 La Coronel 2 8-10 Mark Casse Florent Geroux 15 1414 Con Te Partiro 2 8-10 Wesley A Ward 16 314 Sweeping Paddy 2 8-10 Saturday 03:35 DISTAFF (GRADE 1) (3YO+ FILLIES & MARES) (DIRT) 1m1f Fast 1 111111 3 8-9 Jerry Hollendorfer Mike E Smith 2 212604 Land Over Sea 3 8-12 Doug O´Neill Mario Gutierrez 3 3-1412 Curalina 4 8-12 Todd Pletcher John R Velazquez 4 11-261 Corona Del Inca 5 8-12 Guillermo J Frenkel Santillan Pablo G Falero 5 12-211 Stellar Wind 4 8-12 John W Sadler Victor Espinoza 6 -11231 Forever Unbridled 4 8-12 Dallas Stewart Joel Rosario 7 -21141 I´m A Chatterbox 4 8-12 J Larry Jones Florent Geroux 8 -11222 Beholder 6 8-12 Richard E Mandella Gary Stevens 3 November 2016 27

BREEDERS´ CUP FIELDS Santa Anita, Saturday (into Sunday in UAE) All race times UAE 11:05pm 6 11111 Three Rules 2 8-10 Jose Pinchin Cornelio H Velasquez JUVENILE FILLIES (GRADE 1) (2YO FILLIES) (DIRT) 1m110y Fast 7 11 Gormley 2 8-10 John Shirreffs Victor Espinoza NO. FORM HORSE AGE WGT TRAINER RTF JOCKEY 8 1132 Star Empire 2 8-10 Wesley A Ward Tyler Gaffalione 1 13 Colorful Charades 2 8-10 Rudy Rodriguez Luis Saez 9 111 Practical Joke 2 8-10 Chad C Brown Joel Rosario 2 112 With Honors 2 8-10 J Keith Desormeaux Flavien 10 511 Not This Time 2 8-10 Dale Romans Robby Albarado 3 21 Valadorna 2 8-10 Mark Casse Julien R Leparoux 11 51122 Lookin At Lee 2 8-10 Steven Asmussen Ricardo Santana Jr 4 11 Yellow Agate 2 8-10 Christophe Clement Manuel Franco 5 111 Sweet Loretta 2 8-10 Todd Pletcher Javier Castellano Sunday 02:22am 6 2134 Champagne Room 2 8-10 Peter Eurton Mario Gutierrez TURF (GRADE 1) (3YO+) (TURF) 1m4f Firm 7 351 Jamyson ´n Ginger 2 8-10 Rudy Rodriguez Irad Ortiz Jr 1 022826 Ralis 3 9-0 Doug O´Neill Mario Gutierrez 8 311 Dancing Rags 2 8-10 H Graham Motion Angel Cruz 2 151111 Da Big Hoss 5 9-0 Michael J Maker Florent Geroux 9 21 Union Strike 2 8-10 Craig Dollase Martin Garcia 3 37-421 Ectot35 5 9-0 Todd Pletcher Jose L Ortiz 10 4141 Noted And Quoted 2 8-10 Bob Baffert Rafael Bejarano 4 2-1112 Flintshire 6 9-0 Chad C Brown Javier Castellano 11 4112 Daddys Lil Darling 2 8-10 Kenneth McPeek Corey J Lanerie 5 2-3211 Ashleyluvssugar 5 9-0 Peter Eurton Gary Stevens 12 11 American Gal 2 8-10 Bob Baffert Mike E Smith 6 -70214 Mondialiste 6 9-0 David O´Meara Daniel Tudhope 7 -21012 Ulysses 3 8-10 Sir Michael Stoute Frankie Dettori 11:45pm 8 631333 Twilight Eclipse 7 9-0 Thomas Albertrani Joel Rosario FILLY & MARE TURF (GRADE 1) (3YO+ FILLIES & MARES) (TURF) 1m2f Firm 9 122124 Money Multiplier 4 9-0 Chad C Brown John R Velazquez 1 7-1213 Sea Calisi 4 8-12 Chad C Brown Florent Geroux 10 222212 Found21 4 8-11 A P O´Brien Ryan Moore 2 111127 Catch A Glimpse 3 8-8 Mark Casse Javier Castellano 11 -62732 Texas Ryano 5 9-0 Carla Gaines Flavien Prat 3 116115 Seventh Heaven 3 8-8 A P O´Brien Ryan Moore 12 821272 Highland Reel 4 9-0 A P O´Brien Seamie Heffernan 4 -55111 Avenge 4 8-12 Richard E Mandella Flavien Prat 13 634124 Metaboss 4 9-0 Philip D´Amato Rafael Bejarano 5 212211 Al´s Gal 5 8-12 Michael J Maker Jose L Ortiz 6 143132 Zipessa 4 8-12 Michael Stidham Joe Bravo Sunday 03:01am 7 34-132 Sentiero Italia 4 8-12 Kiaran McLaughlin Joel Rosario FILLY & MARE SPRINT (GRADE 1) (3YO+ FILLIES & MARES) (DIRT) 7f Fast 8 111-21 4 8-12 Chad C Brown Irad Ortiz Jr 1 129517 Paola Queen 3 8-10 Gustavo Delgado Javier Castellano 9 1111-1 Ryans Charm1 6 8-12 Patrick Gallagher Rafael Bejarano 2 122111 Haveyougoneaway 5 8-12 Thomas Morley John R Velazquez 10 -11112 Kitcat 4 8-12 Juan C Silva Gonzalo Ulloa 3 311314 Tara´s Tango 4 8-12 Jerry Hollendorfer Rafael Bejarano 11 -44233 Queen´s Trust 3 8-8 Sir Michael Stoute Frankie Dettori 4 123144 Gomo 3 8-8 Doug O´Neill Mario Gutierrez 12 910424 Pretty Perfect 3 8-8 A P O´Brien Seamie Heffernan 5 3-3515 Wonder Gal 4 8-12 Leah Gyarmati Kendrick Carmouche 13 222-66 Nuovo Record 5 8-12 Makoto Saito Yutaka Take 6 223412 By The Moon 4 8-12 Michelle Nevin Jose L Ortiz Sunday 00:21am 7 -22181 Gloryzapper 4 8-12 Philip D´Amato Stewart Elliott SPRINT (GRADE 1) (3YO+) (DIRT) 6f Fast 8 411232 Carina Mia 3 8-10 William Mott Julien R Leparoux 1 321152 Mind Your Biscuits 3 8-12 Robert N Falcone Jr Joel Rosario 9 211251 Paulassilverlining 4 8-12 Michelle Nevin Joseph Talamo 2 51-111 Drefong 3 8-12 Bob Baffert Martin Garcia 10 342163 Wavell Avenue 5 8-12 Chad C Brown Joel Rosario 3 1d1141 Delta Bluesman 6 9-0 Jorge Navarro Emisael Jaramillo 11 66-411 Irish Jasper 4 8-12 Chad C Brown Irad Ortiz Jr 4 -21111 Joking 7 9-0 Charlton Baker Manuel Franco 12 341342 Finest City 4 8-12 Ian Kruljac Mike E Smith 5 211111 A. P. Indian 6 9-0 Arnaud Delacour Joe Bravo 13 331756 Spelling Again 5 8-12 Brad H Cox Luis Saez 6 3-1111 Lord Nelson 4 9-0 Bob Baffert Flavien Prat Sunday 03:40am 7 240-11 Masochistic 6 9-0 Ronald W Ellis Mike E Smith MILE (GRADE 1) (3YO+) (TURF) 1m Firm 8 111231 Noholdingback Bear 3 8-12 Michael P De Paulo Eurico Rosa Da Silva 1 1-1118 What A View 5 9-0 Kenneth D Black Tyler Baze 9 162272 Limousine Liberal 4 9-0 Ben Colebrook Jose L Ortiz 2 731811 Alice Springs 3 8-8 A P O´Brien Ryan Moore Sunday 01:05am 3 -15342 Spectre 3 8-8 M Munch Javier Castellano SPRINT Turf (GRADE 1) (3YO+) (TURF) 6f110y Firm 4 -14451 Miss Temple City 4 8-11 H Graham Motion Edgar S Prado 1 8-5111 Pure Sensation 5 9-0 Christophe Clement Kendrick Carmouche 5 -34213 Tourist 5 9-0 William Mott Joel Rosario 2 9-2213 Obviously 8 9-0 Philip D´Amato Flavien Prat 6 162641 Photo Call 5 8-11 Todd Pletcher Kent J Desormeaux 3 5-9901 Mongolian Saturday 6 9-0 Enebish Ganbat Carlos Montalvo 7 292156 Dutch Connection 4 9-0 Charles Hills James Doyle 4 0-1122 Home Of The Brave 4 9-0 Hugo Palmer James Doyle 8 111112 Tepin 5 8-11 Mark Casse Julien R Leparoux 5 211732 Karar 4 9-0 F-H Graffard Gregory Benoist 9 21-122 Ironicus 5 9-0 Claude McGaughey III Jose L Ortiz 6 313541 Calgary Cat 6 8-12 Kevin Attard Luis Contreras 10 2-4121 Limato 4 9-0 Henry Candy Harry Bentley 7 252433 Suedois 5 9-0 David O´Meara Daniel Tudhope 11 1-2617 Ring Weekend 5 9-0 H Graham Motion John R Velazquez 8 352022 Washington DC 3 8-12 A P O´Brien Ryan Moore 12 11-339 Hit It A Bomb 3 8-11 A P O´Brien Seamie Heffernan 9 3-7142 A Lot 4 9-0 Chad C Brown Javier Castellano 13 -47111 Midnight Storm 5 9-0 Philip D´Amato Rafael Bejarano 10 -16241 Ambitious Brew 6 9-0 Martin F Jones Mike E Smith 14 852615 Cougar Mountain 5 9-0 A P O´Brien Donnacha O’Brien 11 -16346 Undrafted 6 9-0 Wesley A Ward John R Velazquez Sunday 04:35am 12 1-3622 Om 4 9-0 Dan L Hendricks Gary Stevens CLASSIC (GRADE 1) (3YO+) (DIRT) 1m2f Fast 13 -64511 Holy Lute 6 9-0 James Cassidy Jamie Theriot 1 316142 Effinex 5 9-0 James Jerkens Flavien Prat 14 2-3113 Celestine 4 8-11 William Mott Joel Rosario 2 -15113 4 9-0 Kiaran McLaughlin Joel Rosario 15 115116 Lady Shipman 4 8-11 Kiaran McLaughlin 3 4-6783 4 9-0 Todd Pletcher Javier Castellano 16 672213 Green Mask 5 9-0 Brad H Cox 4 111111 California Chrome 5 9-0 Art Sherman Victor Espinoza Sunday 01:43am 5 -123P3 Win The Space 4 9-0 George Papaprodromou Gary Stevens JUVENILE (GRADE 1) (2YO COLTS & GELDINGS) (DIRT) 1m110y Fast 6 3-1121 Melatonin1 5 9-0 David Hofmans Joseph Talamo 1 41112 Klimt 2 8-10 Bob Baffert Rafael Bejarano 7 88-172 War Story 4 9-0 Mario Serey Jr Scott Spieth 2 112 Syndergaard 2 8-10 Todd Pletcher John R Velazquez 8 2-3151 4 9-0 James Jerkens Irad Ortiz Jr 3 321 Term Of Art 2 8-10 Doug O´Neill Joseph Talamo 9 313441 Hoppertunity 5 9-0 Bob Baffert John R Velazquez 4 11 Theory 2 8-10 Todd Pletcher Javier Castellano 10 31111 Arrogate 3 8-10 Bob Baffert Mike E Smith 5 11U1 Classic Empire 2 8-10 Mark Casse Julien R Leparoux 28 3 November 2016 Michele MacDonald ‘In Full Stride’ by Michel e MacDonal d All eyes on Santa Anita EW CHAPTERS of some of racing’s most compelling stories will be scriptedN during the 33rd running of the Breeders’ Cup this weekend, including the saga of Dubai World Cup winner California Chrome and his all time record earnings, as well as Coolmore trainer Aidan O’Brien’s pursuit of a new global mark for seasonal Grade or Group One wins. A total of 185 horses, including California Chrome Frosted 38 (20.5%) that have been based in countries outside the United said was ‘a puffy ankle’. Breeding O’Brien came close to the mark in Canadian International Stakes States, were pre-entered for the 13 rights in Nyquist are owned by in 2001 when he trained 24 top winner Erupt, by Dubawi, and Grade One Breeders’ Cup races, Darley, and O’Neill indicated the level winners. Galileo’s Group Three winning worth a total of $28 million. Uncle Mo colt could stand in 2017 While Found, one of no less than son Ulysses. Godolphin has pre-entered five at Sheikh Mohammed’s Jonabell 11 previous winners who will try to Sadly though, the former misses runners, led by multiple Grade Farm in Lexington, where Frosted win another Cup trophy this year, the race after a late setback One winner Frosted, who will might be a stablemate. will have her work cut out for her ruled him out. try to upset California Chrome While Nyquist is out of the on dirt, O’Brien leads all trainers As always, the $2 million in the $6 million Breeders’ Cup Classic, another 3yo could be the by Breeders’ Cup pre-entries Breeders’ Cup Mile will offer one Classic after distinguishing main threat to California Chrome with 13 horses, and Coolmore of the most exciting clashes. This himself with brilliant wins in the in Juddmonte Farms’ record leads all owners with 14, so it year a quartet of dazzling female Grade 1 Metropolitan Handicap setting Travers Stakes winner will not be surprising to see those runners leads the way: Royal and Whitney Stakes earlier in the Arrogate, trained by Bob Baffert, connections in the winner’s circle Ascot Queen Tepin, America’s year. When they met in the Dubai who also plans to start Dubai at some stage. Champion Turf Female of 2015; World Cup, however, Frosted World Cup third Hoppertunity. Historically, Coolmore leads Miss Temple City, who twice could finish only fifth. One of the most interesting all owners in total Breeders’ Cup this year has defeated males at Following his undefeated season challengers among the 13 Classic wins with 11 by its principals, Grade One level and who ran that includes a pair of victories pre-entries was to be Coolmore’s while O’Brien ranks third among well at Royal Ascot; Photo Call, in Dubai and progressively game Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe all trainers with ten. who trounced rivals with early more impressive performances winner Found. The 4yo Galileo Of the Irish team’s contenders, speed in the First Lady Stakes through the summer and autumn, filly, who last year upset European the versatile Highland Reel, who at Keeneland in her most recent capped by runaway efforts in the Horse of the Year in already has won or placed in top start, and Alice Springs, thrice a Grade 1 Pacific Classic and the Breeders’ Cup Turf and will races in America, Britain, Hong Group One winner this season for Stakes, now defend her crown after a late Kong and Australia, and Found Coolmore and O’Brien in Europe. California Chrome will be tough change of plan. O’Brien described will be a force in the $4 million’ Darley July Cup winner Limato to defeat on what is his favourite her as ‘the most genuine horse’ he Turf at one and a half miles. is also in the mouthwatering Mile racing surface at Santa Anita Park. has ever trained who gives her Juddmonte’s globally mix, as is Godolphin’s Group Two The capstone of the two day all in every race. Found has only accomplished Flintshire is winner Dutch Connection. Breeders’ Cup, which will be finished out of the top three once in likely to be the Turf favourite, Perhaps the most dramatic run for a record ninth time at 20 career starts. however, as he seeks American story of this year is the return Santa Anita, the 1m2f Classic Going into the Breeders’ Cup, championship laurels for trainer of 2014 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile immediately lost one of its more O’Brien has saddled the winners Chad Brown. Fillies Turf winner Lady Eli, who high profile contenders when of 21 Flat Group One races this The Niarchos family’s Flaxman recovered from a bout of laminitis Kentucky Derby winner Nyquist year as he chases the late Bobby Holdings, which has amassed six and a year off to win the Grade 1 was withdrawn on 29 October Frankel’s global record of 25 elite previous Breeders’ Cup wins, were Flower Bowl Stakes, and will be due to what trainer Doug O’Neill triumphs in a single season. set to have a duo of competitors one of several standouts in the

Found Highland Reel Dutch Connection Limato 3 November 2016 29 Michele MacDonald ‘In Full Stride’ by Michel e MacDonal d

Tepin Beholder Songbird

Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Promise To Be True, and Group one of the highlights of the entire In the Turf Sprint, 2015 Turf. O’Brien has aimed Irish Two winner Roly Poly. two days. Multiple champion winner Mongolian Saturday Oaks and Yorkshire Oaks winner Intriguingly, Joseph O’Brien, Beholder, the 6yo winner of two is coming back off a big prep Seventh Heaven and Group who rode 2011 Breeders’ Cup previous Breeders’ Cup races at win at Keeneland and will try to Three winner Pretty Perfect, both Turf winner St Nicholas Abbey Santa Anita, will face off against defeat Godolphin’s Home Of The by Galileo, at the Filly and Mare prior to becoming a trainer undefeated 3yo Songbird, who Brave, trained by Hugo Palmer; Turf, while Godolphin sends out himself, will try to beat his father ran away from rivals in last year’s the Coolmore and O’Brien team’s Sentiero Italia, runner-up to Lady with Juvenile Fillies. Washington DC, and Al Shaqab’s Eli in the Flower Bowl. winner Intricately. Stellar Wind, the 2015 Karar, who recently finished Nuovo Record will try to However, the O’Brien father Champion 3yo Filly by Dubai second in the Prix de la Foret. become the first horse based in and son are most certainly not the World Cup winner Curlin, Seventeen horses were entered Japan to win a Breeders’ Cup race, only noteworthy trainers. also looms as a formidable in the Filly and Mare Sprint but while Catch A Glimpse attempts Baffert, who has saddled 13 contender; she just missed to only 14 can start. Last year’s to win her second consecutive Breeders’ Cup winners in his Stopchargingmaria in last year’s winner Wavell Avenue will be Cup event after taking last year’s career, second only to D Wayne Distaff and she is coming off two among the obvious contenders in a Juvenile Fillies Turf. Lukas’s 20, has nine entered strong races in which she handily division lacking a standout. The juvenile Cup races are overall, and he will send out defeated Beholder. almost always strong gauges of Grade One winner Noted And Meanwhile, in the other Some notable Breeders’ future stars, and the four events this Quoted and American Gal as Cup races, the Baffert-trained Cup absentees year should be closely watched. he tries to win his third Juvenile Dortmund will come out of the Bradester Mile In the Juvenile Turf, Rabbah Fillies following the victories of shadow of California Chrome Bloodstock has Stakes winner his champions Indian Blessing after chasing him unsuccessfully Cathyrn Sophia Filly & Mare Sprint Rodaini, trained by former and Silverbulletday. China this summer through autumn Cavorting Distaff Godolphin racing manager Horse Club will challenge with and have a chance to shine in Copano Rickey Dirt Mile Simon Crisford, and one of the Grade 1 Frizette Stakes winner the Dirt Mile. other interesting colts among the Yellow Agate from a possible Shadwell Stable’s 2015 Erupt Turf 19 entries is the Todd Pletcher- field of 13 in that division. Godolphin Mile winner Exaggerator Classic trained J S Choice, who is owned The Juvenile looks wide open, Tamarkuz and Runhappy, Gun Pit Mile by Korean interests and is first on with Not This Time, a Giant’s the 2015 Breeders’ Cup Sprint the also eligible list. Causeway half-brother to last year’s winner and American champion Journey Filly & Mare Turf But all starters could be chasing Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile winner who has not regained his form Lady Shipman Turf Sprint the Coolmore and O’Brien team of Liam’s Map, getting some buzz. He this season, will try to catch the Mubtaahij Classic War Front-sired colts Lancaster will have to defeat Baffert’s Grade speedy Dortmund. Bomber and Intelligence Cross. One winner Klimt and other elite Only nine runners have been Nyquist Classic O’Brien is also set to dispatch level winners Gormley, Practical nomianted for this year’s Sprint, Postponed Turf a powerful juggernaut in the Joke and Classic Empire, as well and the Baffert-trained Grade One Smart Call Filly & Mare Turf Juvenile Fillies Turf in the trio as undefeated Florida stakes winner winners Lord Nelson and Drefong of double Group One winner Three Rules. will be tough on their home track; So Mi Dar Turf Hydrangea, the likely favourite; Among the other races, the the former has notched three elite The Gurkha Mile runner-up Breeders’ Cup Distaff will be wins this season.

Home Of The Brave Runhappy Tamarkuz 30 3 November 2016 Nicholas Godfrey's International Post My Breeders’ Cup thoughts

OT long now until the winner Spain Burg now Holy Lute, who won the other leg, Breeders’ Cup, held at represents US trainer Kathy Ritvo. has bags to find on form, but Royal Santa Anita in California Distaff: Could be the race of Ascot winner Undrafted should forN the ninth time on Friday the meeting as outstanding 3yo know his way around after coming and Saturday. filly Songbird, unbeaten and close third in 2014. A middle to high With deadlines meaning this untouchable in 11 starts, won by a draw is ideal here. has to be compiled before the post cumulative 60 ½ lengths, puts her Juvenile: position draw, here’s a quick unbeaten record on the line against If the fillies’ version looks through the 13 races. the best field she has ever faced. ordinary, this is nothing of the sort. Opponents are headed by three Normally you’d have to fancy a FRIDAY time champion Beholder, 13 times west coast horse at this venue, and Juvenile Turf: a winner at this, her home venue, Gormley and Klmit went one-two Aidan O’Brien (ten previous and arch rival Stellar Wind. Don’t in the course and distance trial. Breeders’ Cup victories) is sending sweat it: Songbird’s gonna win. However, I’m not fully convinced his strongest team numerically and by either, whereas I loved the way has a stong hand in a race he has SATURDAY Syndergaard kept on when he Mile: won three times before as he saddles Juvenile Fillies: had no right to do so after being Much as I love Tepin, it is hard Dewhurst runner-up Lancaster A heap of recent winners but involved in a brutal pace battle for to believe rock hard Santa Anita turf Bomber and Intelligence Cross. no real standout. American Gal the Champagne Stakes in New York. will play to the strengths of a horse As both are sons of US sire has had a rushed preparation after Though his trainer Todd Pletcher who has shown such good form War Front, they may have fewer coughing when being prepared for has a worrying record in west coast with a bit of juice. Limato looks problems with possible hard the Del Mar Debutante; she came Breeders’ Cups, his sole victory at best of the Europeans; the angle of ground than many of their fellow back after a two month break to this venue came in this race with a 6f sprint type stepping up in this transatlantic visitors. win a minor event by six lengths, Shanghai Bobby in 2012. race has always been , Simon Crisford’s Rodaini also and she’s trained by Bob Baffert, Others in here include Champagne but Ironicus absolutely adores firm likes a fast surface but don’t ignore who won this with speedy types like winner Practical Joke and fellow ground and only just failed last time the home team, especially Good Silverbulletday and Indian Blessing. Grade One scorer Classic Empire, when closing from too far back in Samaritan, whose connections Filly & Mare Turf: plus Not This Time, burning down the Shadwell Turf Mile. had been toying with dirt, and that A potential fairytale given the house in Kentucky, and Florida It is a misconception to see this headline writer’s dream Oscar Lady Eli’s comeback from a life star Three Rules, unbeatable in race as a Euro benefit, by the way: Performance. With a short run to threatening bout of laminitis. She’s lesser grade at Gulfstream with five eight of the last 12 winners came the first turn on a tight track, the won here before (2015 Juvenile wins by a combined 31 lengths. from the States, and the European draw could well be vital. Fillies’ Turf), she won the Grade 1 Turf: four included three from the truly Dirt Mile: Flower Bowl last month, and she Flintshire has been trained all great Goldikova. Looks a strictly second-tier is trained by Chad Brown, who has year long with this single assignment Classic: event; hence Godolphin’s decision won three of the last four runnings. in mind, and he couldn’t stand the All the prime fancies, notably to send Frosted to the much more There’s a powerful European soft ground when turned over last California Chrome, Arrogate prestigious Classic than running him presence headed by Seventh time by Ectot in New York, though and Frosted, do their best work here, where he would have been hot Heaven and Queen’s Trust, but it is worth noting that, while this is a towards the lead and under normal favourite. what about Japanese hope Nuovo vastly different beast, Ectot is being circumstances, any race featuring Dortmund goes the other way, Record? This has been a long term virtually overlooked by European such an abundance of horses who avoiding California Chrome after target for the former Japanese Oaks bookmakers at around 10-1. like to race prominently would have a series of defeats. The question is winner and she loves fast ground. Alongside last year’s winner, you looking for a closer. whether he is sharp enough for what is Sprint: Found, the European party is headed However, it is a truism of US bound to be a lightning fast mile; the Prepare for a speedball showdown by noted globetrotter Highland Reel, racing that it is hard to make up question of last year’s Sprint winner (and even meltdown). If this virtually guaranteed to bring his too much ground in a Californian Runhappy is whether he can stretch was on the east coast, then you’d be A-game given his previous record off dirt race, and the image of Bayern, out to a mile. Didn’t look like it last looking at A.P Indian. But it’s on the plane (he’s already won a Grade Toast Of New York and California time out, although he was returning the west coast, and as Drefong and One in the US, and beat Flintshire in Chrome going around the track after a massive layoff. Dubai regular Masochistic could easily hurt each Hong Kong last year). in 1-2-3 position before finishing Tamarkuz also runs here. other in a speed duel, Lord Nelson Filly & Mare Sprint: 1-2-3 is hard to shake. Juvenile Fillies’ Turf: looks poised for success over the Last year’s winner Wavell Even with local pace type The O’Brien family collectively same course and distance of his last Avenue has won just one of her Melatonin thrown into this heady are mighty unwilling to come home three victories. six starts this year but only rarely pace battle, California Chrome will without this one. Joseph has booked Turf Sprint: has she encountered her optimum be hard to beat given the Dubai his younger brother Donnacha to ride Five times this race has taken conditions; she needs a blistering World Cup hero’s career best Intricately, favourite after winning place at Santa Anita on its pace to close into and she comes form in 2016 but if Frosted is ever the Moyglare Stud Stakes, from idiosyncratic downhill chute, and good in the autumn. Moreover, Chad going to get home over 1m2f, this which the runner-up Hydrangea five times the winner had previous Brown has been trying to inject a bit is the place. represents Aidan, alongside Roly winning form over course and more toe into her ready for the fast If she had run here instead of Poly and Promise To Be True. distance. Admittedly, there were Santa Anita surface: she ‘fired a the Turf, Arc winner Found would Best of the home team may be Le more ‘qualifiers’ than is the case this bullet’ on Saturday with the quickest be impossible to fancy on her Coronel, easy winner of her last two time around, but Ambitious Brew of 40 workouts over four furlongs at dirt debut. for Tepin’s trainer Mark Casse, who won a division of the local trial on as she completed her Nicholas Godfrey, won this in 2015. September 30. Cup preparations. Racing Post international editor 3 November 2016 31 Tommo’s World of racing by Derek Thompson TVG show inspiration MERICAN racing there is no doubt he will start six furlongs, the Prix de la Foret channel TVG pulled off red hot favourite, but there are over seven furlongs and I reckon a real coup this week dangers, including Arrogate, his stamina will last out to win whenA they transmitted live TV Frosted and Found. over eight furlongs in California pictures of California Chrome in Arrogate, who is trained by on Saturday night. his horsebox whilst being shipped Bob Baffert and ridden by Mike Songbird can make it 12 straight to the Breeders’ Cup race meeting Smith, won the Travers Stakes at wins in a row in the Breeders’ at Santa Anita! Saratoga in the fastest time ever Cup Distaff under Mike Smith. California Chrome, who of recorded in the 147 year history Songbird, who is named course won the Dubai World Cup of the race. after a Fleetwood Mac song, is back in March and is a red hot Frosted carries the hopes an outstanding racemare and favourite for Saturday’s Breeders’ of Dubai and is trained in the although both Stellar Wind and Cup Classic, seemed to love every USA by former UAE Champion Beholder look worthy rivals, she minute of having a cameraman in Trainer Kiaran McLaughlin, should fly home! his horsebox and took it like the while Found, will carry the hopes Simon Crisford, who for 20 I spent a couple of days in equine superstar he is! of Irish maestro Aidan O’Brien years was racing manager for Abu Dhabi last week, just seeing I’ve seen many things in racing who has had such an incredible Godolphin, will have his first how hard Lara Sawaya and her in my time but I’ve never seen record breaking year. runner as a trainer in the Breeders’ team are working in preparation live pictures from a moving Put all this lot together and Cup when his Rodaini runs in the for this meeting that is bringing horsebox, indeed, I can think more and you have a race worthy Juvenile Turf on Friday night. over 800 people from over 80 of many trainers who certainly of the name ‘Classic’! Crisford, based in Newmarket countries to this unique event. wouldn’t allow it, but it made Tepin who is the top mile horse and is actually one of my near Visitors from the USA will for compelling viewing. The TV in the world will start favourite neighbours, sent the 2yo for a include Keith Brackpool who is presenters were jokingly saying ‘it for the Mile race but she could be workout on the all-weather track the CEO of the Stronach Group was like Elvis Presley arriving at beaten by British raider Limato. at Chelmsford City last week and that owns many of the top the Grand Old Opry or the Beatles Tepin lost her 2016 unbeaten he went so well, he decided to racetracks in America, including arriving at the Shea Stadium!’ record last time and whether it ship him to the USA! Santa Anita. It was certainly a great way of was down to jockey error or what, After the Breeders’ Cup, all November 13th will also see the making the public aware of what she was still beaten which proves interest will switch to Abu Dhabi finals of the Sheikha Fatima lady is coming up this weekend, with she is not invincible! and the climax of the 2016 Sheikh jockeys and apprentices World four races on Friday and nine Limato, meanwhile, who is Mansour Festival featuring the Championships, and the week on Saturday culminating in the trained by Henry Candy and richest Purebred Arabian race will include workshops at the $6,000,000 Breeders’ Cup Classic. ridden by Qatar Champion Jockey in the world, the €1.2 million National Archives in Abu Dhabi California Chrome is going to Harry Bentley who lives in Dubai, Sheikh Zayed Triple Jewel, on featuring some of the top names take the world of beating and has won the Darley July Cup over Sunday 13 November. in the world of racing. Crisford targets US glory Cat a Discreet acquisition for RAINER Simon Crisford Bruce Raymond, racing Darley Japan has decided his promising manager to the owner, confirmed: Rodaini will take his chance “Rodaini is going to go to the RADE One winner Tin Saturday’s Group 1 Breeders’ Breeders’ Cup where we think the Discreet Cat will move Cup Juvenile Turf at Santa Anita. Juvenile Turf will suit him. The from Darley’s Jonabell Sporting the silks of Abdullah ground went soft at Newbury the GFarm in Kentucky to the Saeed Al Naboodah, the juvenile other day which would not have operation’s stud in Japan for the son of Exchange Rate won his been his cup of tea at all so he 2017 breeding season. first four starts, including the was withdrawn. “He did have an Owned by Godolphin, under Listed Flying Scotsman Stakes at entry in France last weekend in the the care of Saeed bin Suroor, the Doncaster but was disappointing Group 1 Criterium International now 13yo son of Forestry won when beating just one home in the but we have decided on the five races including the Group 2 Group 3 Autumn Stakes. Breeders’ Cup.” UAE Derby, the Grade 2 Jerome Discreet Cat Breeders’ Cup Handicap and the Grade 1 Cigar Mile as a 3yo. runners in Japan, including Retired to stud in 2008, he is Grade 3 Negishi Stakes winner the sire of the Grade One winners Air Khalifa and proven open class Dads Caps, Discreet Marq and performer Qismah. Secret Compass. “His sire, Forestry, is by Storm Harry Sweeney, president of Cat and will be an interesting Darley in Japan said: “We are very mating for mares from the Sunday excited to be standing Discreet Cat Silence line. We look forward to in Japan from next year. showing him to breeders in the “We think his progeny will be coming weeks.” suited to Japanese races and he A fee for Discreet Cat will be set already has some very promising at a later date. 32 3 November 2016 John Berry’s view from Newmarket ROUND this time of year we frequently hear laments (often in this column!) about Glories Past (and maybe theA ongoing decline in the strength of stayer, has been going worryingly Australian-bred stayers. future) for Australian Stayers down the same road. This trend has been going on for the old Williamstown Racecourse If the was losing Last week’s Tattersalls Horses in decades and is not news, but the (which closed in 1963 and was its position as the most prestigious Training Sale in Newmarket perfectly Emirates Melbourne Cup usually replaced by the new racecourse race in the world by the end of the summed up the inadequacies (or, at shines a glaring spotlight on the at Sandown, which still holds the 19th century, the race supplanting it any rate, perceived inadequacies) deficiencies of the Australian metropolitan fixture which follows was the and, , of the Australian breeding industry, breeding industry when it comes to the Flemington Carnival). Merman Merman won that too, in 1900. because Australian horsemen were the production of high class stayers. was then sold for 1,600 guineas to There were murmurings at queuing up to buy ‘second hand’ Once again this year’s Melbourne the famous actress , Ascot there might be a technical middle distance and staying horses Cup has ended up with a field stuffed for whom he left Melbourne on the objection following this victory. He with which to challenge for their with northern hemisphere-bred ‘Aberdeen’ on 3rd December 1896, was an absentee from the field for country’s big staying races. horses. However, set against this, the bound for England, where he would the Alexandra Plate (now Queen Happily, though, Saturday’s VRC Victoria Derby, the highlight on race under Ms Langtry’s nom de Alexandra Stakes) later in the Group One VRC Victoria Derby the first day of the VRC Carnival at course, ‘Mr Jersey’. (Women, of meeting which had been regarded as at Flemington provided a small Flemington, provided a ray of hope course, were not recognised as horse being at his mercy, which suggested suggestion the situation for Australian for the production of good staying owners in Victorian England). there were genuine grounds for staying-bred gallopers is not too dire. horses in Australia. In Great Britain, trained initially concern. Happily, no such objection Admittedly the 3yos are not yet racing Australia does actually have a rich by Fred Webb in Newmarket and was forthcoming, allowing Merman against their European competitors, staying tradition (as one could guess subsequently by Jack Robinson at and his connections to keep the great but even so it was a good opportunity from the fact its greatest race is run Foxhill in Wiltshire, Merman raced prize, presumably much to the delight to assess how the Aus-breds are faring over two miles or, nowadays, the with great distinction for several of a correspondent who reported: against their NZ-bred counterparts. metric equivalent, 3200m). The first years, starting off in his first season “Had he run he would assuredly As it was, the Aus-breds received great stallion to come from Australia there (1897) with wins in both have won, and his absence from the a glowing recommendation, because to stand at stud in England was the the Lewes Handicap at Lewes in post after being seen in the paddock, 15 of the 16 runners bore the ‘Aus’ NZ-bred Carbine, who had carved his the summer and the Cesarewitch seemed to give colour to the report suffix, and the Aus-bred winner name into the annals by carrying 10 Handicap at Newmarket (landing, there was an objection lodged against Prized Icon is clearly both a high class stone 5lb to victory over two miles in allegedly, bets worth £40,000 for his him for the Cup on the ground of horse and a strong stayer, having now the 1890 Melbourne Cup. owner) in the autumn. some informality in the nomination. It won Group One races at 1600m (as a He started out at stud in Australia, In 1898 Merman won the Jockey is to be hoped, however, that there is juvenile) and 2500m (at three). siring a champion (Wallace) in his Club Cup at Newmarket. The nothing in this surmise, and that this Under the circumstances, we first crop, before being bought in following year he made an even stout and honest horse may be left in probably shouldn’t be too surprised 1895 by the Duke of Portland to greater impression at ‘HQ’ in the possession of this, the greatest of the Prized Icon is trained by a man whose stand alongside St Simon at Welbeck autumn, running on three consecutive many racing trophies he has won.” name is synonymous with Australia’s Abbey Stud in Nottinghamshire. He days at the Houghton Meeting. On Although Merman was the greatest big staying races: James Cummings, enjoyed great success there, becoming the first day he finished third in the Australian horse racing in England at whose late grandfather Bart prepared responsible for a three generation Cesarewitch over two miles and the time, he certainly was not the only the Melbourne Cup winner 12 times. sequence of Derby winners via his two furlongs; on the second day he great one. When he contested the This Victoria Derby triumph is son Spearmint, successful in the finished sixth in the Cambridgeshire Cambridgeshire in 1898, the race was particularly notable as James is the ‘Blue Riband’ in 1906. over one mile and one furlong; and won by the Australian mare Georgic, fourth generation of Cummings The first great racehorses who on the third day he won the Jockey previously successful in the AJC All to train the winner. His great came from Australia to England Club Cup back over two mile and two Aged Stakes at Randwick in 1895 (five grandfather, Jim, sent subsequent were stayers. During the final years furlongs. Merman also kept himself years after Carbine had won the race Melbourne Cup hero Comic Court of the 19th century, Carbine was busy at Goodwood the following for the second time). When Merman over from Adelaide to land the prize merely one of several high class year, 1899. (Goodwood, of course, had contested the Epsom Gold Cup in 1948, while Jim’s son Bart saddled Australian Thoroughbreds to come to only held one meeting a year in those (now Coronation Cup) earlier that the winner five times. England. Arguably the most notable days, holding the fixture which is season, he had been up against the Bart’s son, Anthony, (James’ father) of the racehorses was the redoubtable now generally known as ‘Glorious 1896 VRC Derby winner Newhaven won the race with Fiveandahalfstar Merman, one of the most charismatic Goodwood). He started the meeting and the 1896 VRC Newmarket four years ago, and now James horses in racing history. by winning the Goodwood Plate over Handicap winner Maluma. Come the has completed a remarkable four Merman was a decent 2yo in his two miles (having finished fifth in the 20th century, the greatest horse (bar, generation family sequence. homeland in the 1894/’95 season, Liverpool Cup at Manchester three possibly, Black Caviar) ever to leave John Berry scoring at Flemington in Melbourne days previously, 300 miles away) Australian shores to race overseas is Mayor of Newmarket and at Morphettville in Adelaide. and ended it by taking the Goodwood was another great stayer: the mighty Thereafter he continued to improve, Cup, then still one of the biggest races NZ-bred chestnut gelding , year by year. He enjoyed a particularly in the world. He ended August by a true champion at distances up to good spring in Melbourne as a 4yo crossing the Channel to contest the the two miles at which he registered in 1896. After finishing fourth to Grand Prix de Deauville (trying and a magnificent victory in the 1930 in the VATC Caulfield failing to complete the mighty double Melbourne Cup. Nowadays, however, Cup, he ran twice at the VRC Carnival which the legendary Hungarian the Australian Thoroughbred has, at Flemington, finishing fourth in the mare Kincsem had landed 21 years for both better and worse, painted VRC Coburg Stakes on Derby Day previously). He had a few more itself into the corner of being the king before winning the VRC Yan Yean races that autumn and, although he of speed. Stakes on Cup Day three days later. failed to win, he recorded the notable Even New Zealand, which After the VRC Carnival was over he distinction of starting favourite for throughout racing history has been won the WRC Williamstown Cup at the Cesarewitch for the third time. one of the spiritual homes of the classy 3 November 2016 33 THE WRIGHT WORD 1. Wright 2. Word Racing on TV faces 3. stiff competition ORGET Aidan O’Brien’s the most recently published list has growing tally of Group One Gogglebox as the most watched winners, Joao Moreira’s Channel 4 offering, with 3.26 amazingF run of success in Hong million viewers. Kong or the time figures Dubai The previous decision to give World Cup winner California Channel 4 exclusivity in racing Chrome has been clocking up in coverage was bound to result in a workouts before this weekend’s significant drop in viewers. Even Breeders’ Cup. the most popular general interest Quite the most remarkable programmes on Channel 4 average statistic of last week involved the a quarter of the audiences the BBC figure 14.8 million. attracts; that’s an unavoidable fact That’s the number of people of TV life. who watched the unveiling of The best single day’s racing of Yet the overall fall has been Good luck to the massive team, the winner in the BBC television the year, Qipco Champions Day at spectacular, despite the huge effort some old faces, some new, that programme The Great British Bake Ascot last month, drew a Channel 4 Channel 4’s production team has has been assembled for ITV’s Off. And that’s without counting television audience of just 418,000. put into its work. New Year’s Day launch. They those who were otherwise engaged Admittedly that was 51,000 more Just as inevitably, British racing’s will need it. on the evening in question and used than the previous year’s record audience figures should rise on the Competition for TV viewing is recording services such as iPlayer. low, but compare that with the move to ITV, which had a peak fierce, and getting fiercer. Where It’s a staggering statistic; well, first two years of the Flat season’s figure of 6.32 million for its most there were once four channels in staggering to someone who was new finale, when more than a popular programme, an episode of Britain, now there are four hundred, not among the viewing audience million people watched the BBC Coronation Street, in the week in or so it seems. And the screen in for what will prove to be the most transmission, and you get an idea question and generally averages the living room, or the bedroom or watched television programme in of how far down the order British around half of the BBC’s totals for the kitchen, is no longer the only Britain this year, outside Euro 2016 racing has fallen. its top ten programmes. available medium. football and the Olympics. The alarming slide was a huge Yet only around 40% of ITV’s Laptops, tablets and smartphones Just where it would factor in the decision to remove racing coverage will be on its main are fast overtaking (if they have have slotted into the overall Channel 4 as the broadcaster channel; the rest is being shunted not already overtaken), the static list had 2016 been a blank year of choice and give a four year off to ITV4, a minority channel TV set for the consumption of for either. Probably at the top terrestrial contract to ITV from based on its 2015 achievement live news and sports coverage. of the list, which does not bear 1 January. The rights holders, of having attracted less than one Horse racing is only just waking thinking about. representing the racecourses, are per cent of Britain’s total TV up to the fact, and that applies the And this for a cookery hoping their decision to sell for a watching audience. That statistic world over. competition, a ‘knock out’ sum reported, and not denied, to makes Channel 4 seem like a giant Australia is among those setting tournament for making cakes and be around £30 million will restore among broadcasters, which it most the pace, as a Hong Kong-based pastries! It beggars belief, but it’s audience numbers to something clearly is not. journalist proved at the weekend, a fact, so we had better believe it. approaching those recorded One advantage for racing that when he was able to send a Twitter Just as those of us who indulge before the BBC walked away and ITV has over Channel 4 is the screenshot of watching the Victoria our passion for horse racing left Channel 4 in ‘not so ability to ‘cross sell’ to a bigger Derby via wi-fi while thousands must accept we are following a splendid isolation’. audience. Generous plugs between of feet up in an aeroplane. And minority pursuit. In this respect, British racing programmes on the main channel within a few seconds of the race What’s more, the minority is is likely to complete a Great may better enable ITV to guide ‘non being run, racing.com, the website getting smaller, judged by the British Bake Off in reverse, for specialist’ viewers to the correct channel owned by Racing Victoria, audience figures racing attracts in last week’s ‘cakewalk’ was the number for ITV4 on their remote had delivered a recording of the Britain, despite the best efforts of last to be broadcast by the BBC. controls. But I’m not holding my last half mile through its own Great British Racing, the officially Once a cooling off period has breath for this to happen. Twitter feed. backed promotion campaign whose been completed, the extravaganza Casual viewers are notoriously There’s a lesson there, and main aim is to switch on more is heading for Channel 4, and difficult to persuade to cross the I am sure it will not have been people to the of the sport the programme makers can say airwaves, particularly if they have lost on the Dubai Racing Club’s through live participation or ‘at goodbye to anything like last no interest in the subject in the communications team. home consumption’. week’s audience figure, given that first place. Howard Wright To advertise contact us at PO Box 53300, Dubai, UAE E-mail [email protected] Tel: +971 4 342 99 99, Fax: +971 4 342 21 21 SS

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Intricately gave Joseph, who took record suffers major setback out his training licence in June, IDAN O’BRIEN’S hopes Boudot to grab the lead inside the stable jockey. Earlier Promise To Be and Donnacha their first Group of equaling or surpassing final furlong from the Godolphin True, O’Brien’s only representative One success after the Bobby Frankel’s record colt, with a laboured third. in the Criterium International, filly pulled off a huge shock in the ofA 25 Grade or Group One wins Capri’s stable companions, failed to justify cramped odds in the Moyglare Stakes at the Curragh in a calendar year, set in 2003, Douglas MacArthur and Taj Mahal, hands of Heffernan, replacing Ryan in September, getting the better were dealt a serious blow in France filled the next two places, with Moore who earlier in the day steered of Hydrangea, trained by their on Sunday. the Frankel-sired pair Cuzco and Maurice to victory in the Tenno Sho dad Aidan, in a thrilling finish. To O’Brien, seeking to add to his François finishing seventh and eight before heading to Australia to partner compete a memorable day for the tally of 21 top flight wins this respectively. O’Brien, seeking Bondi Beach in Tuesday’s Emirates O’Brien family, Intricately was bred year, was strongly represented in his fifth Criterium de Saint-Cloud Melbourne Cup. by Anne-Marie, Aidan’s wife and the Criterium de Saint-Cloud and since the turn of the century, wasn’t Promise to Be True was no match Joseph and Donnacha’s mother. Criterium International at Saint- disappointed with Capri’s defeat. He for Godolphin’s Thunder Snow, Joseph enjoyed one of the Cloud, France’s final Group One said: “I think Capri ran very well. a first Group One winner for his biggest days of his riding career races of the season. He is still a baby and he is a horse sire Helmet. The winner, ridden by at the Breeders’ Cup, when Capri, one of the leading fancies to look forward to next year. I think Christophe Soumillon and trained by partnering St Nicholas Abbey to from Ballydoyle for next year’s he will be all right on better ground; Saeed bin Suroor, arrived in France victory in the 2011 Turf at Santa , was seeking to sign he is still babyish. He is a big horse on the back of a creditable fourth Anita, one of five rides he has off for the season with his fourth and I think he will improve a lot over behind Churchill in the Dewhurst had at the end of season American successive victory, since finishing the . Douglas Macarthur kept Stakes and readily drew clear to equine showpiece. second on his racecourse debut at going and is a horse who can get a score in dominant fashion. Andrew He said: “Intricately is in great the Curragh on Oaks weekend, in the mile and a half very well so I am Balding’s South Sea, owned by form. Our biggest dangers look to Criterium de Saint-Cloud. very happy with his run.” Qatar Racing, ran on nicely from the be the European runners. Obviously, Ridden by Seamie Heffernan, the ’s bid to go out rear of the field to relegate O’Brien’s Dad has a strong hand with favourite never looked like landing at the top with Rekindling in the Galileo filly to third. Hydrangea, Roly Poly and Promise a telling blow on his Group 1One same race, the trainer’s final runner To Be True, and I thought Spain debut, coming home in third behind after his surprise decision to retire O’Brien brothers team Burg was very good at Newmarket.” Andre Fabre’s Waldgeist and Best at the end of the season, ended up in Breeders’ Cup If Intricately wins the Fillies Turf, Solution, trained by the in form in disappointment. Rookie trainer Joseph O’Brien Donnacha O’Brien will become the Saeed bin Suroor. Sporting the silks of prominent has booked his younger brother youngest jockey to ride a winner The winner, one of two runners Australian owner Lloyd Williams, Donnacha, the 2016 Irish Champion in Breeders’ Cup history, a record flying the French flag in the 13 runner Rekindling failed to make any impact, Apprentice, to ride Intricately in the Joseph took from Fernando Jara who event, was delivered with a well trailing in last in the hands of Wayne $1m Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies won the 2006 Classic aboard timed challenge by Pierre-Charles Lordan, Wachman’s long serving Turf at Santa Anita on Friday. for Kiaran McLaughlin. Derrinstown stalwart passes away RISH stallion ranks lost a grand debut at three ensured he started a servant earlier this month with favourite for the 2000 Guineas but the sad death of Marju from he made little impact behind the naturalI causes at Sheikh Hamdan’s winner Mystiko. Derrinstown Stud. Marju redeemed his reputation The son of , who had by finishing second to Generous been pensioned from covering duty in the Derby and then defeating in 2011, was 28. subsequent Marju came under the hammer hero Second Set to win the as a yearling at Goffs in 1989, just Group 1 St James’s Palace Stakes days after his half-sister at Royal Ascot and was retired had landed the Prix Marcel Boussac to Derrinstown at the end of his at two. 3yo season. Salsabil’s owner Hamdan Al He proved an instant hit as a Maktoum had to go to Ir440,000gns stallion, with Prix de Diane heroine to secure the colt, but the outlay was , as well as Prix Vermeille Marju justified when the older sibling went and Yorkshire Oaks winner on to win the 1000 Guineas, Oaks, My Emma emerging from his Audemars Piguet QEII Cups; and It is as a leading broodmare Irish Derby and Prix Vermeille in very first crop. another household name in the sire Marju has really made his the following season. He went on to supply superstars former colony in Indigenous. majestic presence felt most in Marju was sent to John Dunlop , a multiple Group One Marju is also the sire of other recent years, though. and did not take long to show winner including when beating Group One winners Chinchon, His daughters have produced his brilliance, winning a York the colts in the Sussex Stakes; , and this year’s Group One winners maiden by six lengths on his sole Viva Pataca, a prolific winner in Marbye, while a stint shuttling to Marsha and Ribchester, as well as start at two. A convincing victory in Hong Kong whose haul included Australasia yielded Schweppes Canford Cliffs, Marcel, Ribbons the Group 3 on his the and two Oaks winner Marju Snip. and Vedelago. 36 3 November 2016 JebelAli Review (Friday) by Mark Jackson ACING returned to the UAE last Friday afternoon with Jebel Ali staging a Mushir Fast Enough and new sixR race card, highlighted by a 1000m handicap and won in style owner realises Secret Ambition by Mushir, one of three in the race Richard Mullen and Pupil owned by Sheikh Hamdan. entered the closing stages in the Apprentice George Buckell rode lead but eventually finished third, the winner, a 5yo son of Oasis with the Al Mheiri-trained Enery Dream who was registering his first digging deep for Fernando Jara to local victory at the 12th attempt. land the spoils, with Almohtaseb, Riding for his main local who had led under Sam Hitchcott employer, Musabbeh Al Mheiri, until headed by Pupil 500m out, Buckell was happy to stalk the snatching second close home. pace until committing for home “He is so consistent and always just after halfway. tries his best,” said Jara. “He ran In front with 300m to run, it plenty of good races in defeat last soon became clear they had the season and really deserved to get race in safe keeping, landing an his head back in front.” impressive victory in what had It was a first victory for Enery appeared a competitive contest. since landing a 1400m Jebel Ali Mushir “He has so much natural speed handicap in December 2013, his and burst out of the gates,” said only previous UAE success but the trainer’s account for the that under a patient ride with the Buckell. “He endured so many he did win five times in England. new campaign. pair biding their time in midfield problems last season we could The opening race of the UAE Selected by stable jockey, before closing after halfway. not really get him spot on and season was a 1950m handicap Richard Mullen, over Seemar’s They led in the final 100m to he did most of his training on and Erwan Charpy and new stable second runner, Mountain Lion, win with seemingly a bit in hand. the treadmill. jockey, Antonio Fresu, made the he justified that faith in a 1400m “He does not show a lot at home “Even with a troubled ideal beginning to their fledgling handicap, hanging on grimly to so it is nice he has won today,” preparation he was fifth in the alliance with the smooth success deny Qannaas. said Watson. “He is a new horse Jebel Ali Sprint and he is like a of Tadmir. A winner once in England, also from the ERA sale and we are still new horse this season. It was a second consecutive win over 1400m, he clearly handles learning about him.” Second place “He should be capable of for Charpy’s charge, victorious on this dirt surface well and, as a 3yo in that race, Long Water trained progressing from this and is the turf at Jinma Lake, in China, having only his 11th start, he could by Helal Al Alawi and ridden by a nice sprinter.” over 2418m on his previous be the type to build on this effort. Royston Ffrench, is also an ERA The trainer was celebrating a quick outing in April. Mullen said: “He did a few Racing in Dubai Sale graduate. double after the picture changed Settled well off the speed by decent pieces of work about Without a winner from 62 dramatically in the final 50m of the Fresu, Tadmir was asked to close a month ago but had not been runners last season, Rashed preceding 1600m handicap. halfway up the long straight and showing so much lately so it is Bouresly had earlier saddled responded well, closing the gap great he has done it today. his first winner since January on the leaders before hitting the “He is a new horse from the ERA 2015 when Salvadori and front 200m out and winning going sales which are a great initiative to Bruno Reis led close home in a away from his toiling rivals. encourage new owners and that is 1000m maiden. Fresu said: “We knew the exactly what has happened here; Unraced outside the UAE, horse stays well and they this is a first horse and runner for Bouresly’s charge was opening went pretty quick up front Nasir Askar. his account at the tenth attempt so his stamina was a key. “Hopefully he is a horse with but first at the minimum trip. “I had two rides at Abu plenty more to offer and will give He showed good resolution to Dhabi as an apprentice but Nasir lots more fun.” pass Logistics and was actually this is my first visit to Jebel Champion Trainer Doug running away from his rivals in Ali and the perfect start.” Watson rarely leaves Jebel Ali the final 50m. Satish Seemar has plenty empty handed but had to wait until Reis, riding in the UAE for the of new horses in his yard the concluding 1200m handicap first time since February 2011, this season and it was one of to get on the scoreboard. rode two winners during that them, local and dirt debutant Pat Dobbs was atop Fast campaign: one at Meydan and one Secret Ambition, who opened Enough who proved exactly at Sharjah.

Secret Ambition and Nasir Askar Fast Enough and connections Tadmir 3 November 2016 37

Jebel Ali Result Going: Dirt (Fast) Race 1 - CBD - 1950m(a9.75f) - Thoroughbreds 10 1 RAFEEJ (GB) 7yrs. B H TT-...... F Jara (60) Purse: AED 75,000 (1st: 45,000; 2nd: 15,000; 3rd: 8,250; 4th: 4,500; 5th: 2,250) 11 1.25 SHOLAAN (IRE) 7yrs. B G SR B2...... C Hayes (57.5) Handicap for NH & SH three year olds and older. Rated 00-75 12 4 PETERKIN (IRE) 5yrs. B H SR TT...... S Mazur (53) 1 - TADMIR (USA) 7yrs. Db/br G H...... A Fresu (57.5) Time: 0—59.03 - 12 Ran - Non-Runner: Gobooll Bernardini (USA) / Owsley (USA)...... Erwan Charpy Race 4 - Al Shafar Investment - 1000m(a5f) - Thoroughbreds H.E.Sh. Ahmed Bin Mohd Al Maktoum Purse: AED 65,000 (1st: 39,000; 2nd: 13,000; 3rd: 7,150; 4th: 3,900; 5th: 1,950) 2 6 TIDES RISE (USA) 4yrs. B G H TT...... F Jara (60) Maiden for NH two year olds and older & SH three year olds and older. (USA) / A Party For Two...... Ahmad bin Harmash 1 - SALVADORI (IRE) 5yrs. B G ...... B Reis (57) Mr. Al Hareth Hamad Al Badi Teofilo (IRE) / Rachelle (IRE)...... Rashed Bouresly 3 Nk RICH AND RIGHTEOUS (IRE) 4yrs. B G B...... R Mullen (60) Bouresly Racing Syndicate Galileo (IRE) / Rags To Riches (USA)...... Satish Seemar 2 1.25 LOGISTICS (FR) 3yrs. GR C B1...... A McLean (54) Imhamed M I Nagem Iffraaj (GB) / Raisonable (USA)...... Helal Al Alawi 4 4.25 DARKENING (IRE) 6yrs. B G SR...... A De Vries (58) Mr. Abdul Ghani Abdulla Abdul Ghani Al Abdul Ghani Shamardal (USA) / Dama’a (IRE)...... Ismail Mohammed 3 1.75 SPEIGEL (IRE) 3yrs. B G B...... T O’Shea (57) Sh. Juma Bin Dalmook Al Maktoum Oasis Dream (GB) / Kirinda (IRE)...... Ali Rashid Al Rayhi 5 Nk TARTOOR (GER) 4yrs. BR G ...... M Monaghan (57) Mr. Jumaa Mubarak Al Junaibi Oasis Dream (GB) / Templerin (GER)...... Erwan Charpy 4 0.75 BALLAD SINGER (GB) 3yrs. CH G ...... P Dobbs (57) H.H.Sh. Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Kyllachy (GB) / Clear Voice (USA)...... Doug Watson 6 0.5 FRASERBURGH (IRE) 6yrs. B G SR...... R Ffrench (55.5) Mr. Mohd. Khalifa Al Basti 7 3.25 HAMMERINDOWN (USA) 5yrs. Db/br G SR...... C Hayes (53.5) 5 1.5 LIBYAN PEACE (IRE) 3yrs. B C ...... R Mullen (57) 8 5 ETIBAAR (USA) 4yrs. B G B-...... S Hitchcott (57.5) (IRE) / Flashing Blade (GB)...... Satish Seemar 9 0.5 FLASH (IRE) 6yrs. B G SR B TT...... C (52) A Aboushkiwat Family 10 0.5 SHEEBA (GB) 4yrs. B G SR...... P Dobbs (62) 6 2.75 DASTARDLY (IRE) 5yrs. B G SR1 B1...... P Robles (57) 11 6 SKYGAZER (IRE) 4yrs. B C B TT...... T O’Shea (57.5) 7 2.25 HARD RUN (USA) 6yrs. B G SR1...... C Hayes (57) 12 5 LORD PROVOST (IRE) 6yrs. B G CP TT...... X Ziani (61) 8 2.5 AQLAAM HUNG (IRE) 5yrs. CH M ...... F Jara (55) Time: 1—59.95 - 12 Ran Time: 1—00.92 - 8 Ran Race 2 - Shadwell - 1600m(a8f) - Thoroughbreds Al Tal Engineering Purse: AED 85,000 (1st: 51,000; 2nd: 17,000; 3rd: 9,350; 4th: 5,100; 5th: 2,550) Race 5 - - 1400m(a7f) - Thoroughbreds Purse: AED 85,000 (1st: 51,000; 2nd: 17,000; 3rd: 9,350; 4th: 5,100; 5th: 2,550) Handicap for NH & SH three year olds and older. Rated 70-79 (84) Handicap for NH & SH three year olds and older. Rated 70-79 (84). 1 - ENERY (IRE) 7yrs. B H H...... F Jara (55) 1 - SECRET AMBITION (GB) 3yrs. B C SR1 TT...... R Mullen (61) Teofilo (IRE) / Annee Lumeire...... Musabbeh Al Mheiri Exceed And Excel (AUS) / Inner Secret...... Satish Seemar H.E.Sh. Hamdan Bin Mohd Al Maktoum Mr. Nasir Askar 2 0.5 ALMOHTASEB (GB) 4yrs. B G ...... S Hitchcott (60) 2 0.5 QANNAAS (USA) 7yrs. Db/br G SR TT...... T O’Shea (57.5) Oasis Dream (GB) / Cuis Ghaire (IRE)...... Doug Watson Hard Spun (USA) / Windsong...... Ali Rashid Al Rayhi H.H.Sh. Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum H.H.Sh. Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum 3 0.5 PUPIL (IRE) 5yrs. B G SR1 CP- TT...... R Mullen (59) 3 5 TADARROK (GB) 4yrs. CH C ...... P Dobbs (62) Emirates Entertainment Mastercraftsman (IRE) / Blue Iris (GB)...... Satish Seemar Altus Ad Festum Elusive Quality (USA) / Don’t Forget Faith...... Doug Watson Al Bait Mutawahed Team 4 5.5 PATENT (USA) 5yrs. Db/br G TT...... G Buckell (56.5) EERC (Mngr: Mrs Rebecca Byrne) A P Indy (USA) / Issaqueena (USA)...... Ali Rashid Al Rayhi 4 Nk WHAT ASHAM (GB) 4yrs. B G V-...... R Ffrench (53) Mr. Rashid Ali Al Raihe Pivotal (GB) / Coy (IRE)...... Beverley Deutrom 5 4.25 STREET ACT (USA) 9yrs. Db/br G B TT...... T O’Shea (53) Mrs. Hana Refai Street Cry (IRE) / Cannons Crown...... Ali Rashid Al Rayhi 5 1.25 MOUNTAIN LION (IRE) 5yrs. B G B...... C Noble (55.5) H.E.Sh. Ahmed Bin Mohd Al Maktoum Invincible Spirit (IRE) / Tuzla (FR)...... Satish Seemar 6 3.25 ASATIR (USA) 7yrs. B G B TT...... M Monaghan (60) Sh. Rashid Bin Dalmook Al Maktoum 7 12 PINTER (GB) 4yrs. B G ...... A Fresu (54) 6 1 OUTRANK (GB) 3yrs. CH C V1...... F Jara (59.5) 8 Nk PICTOGRAPH (USA) 3yrs. B C V1 TT...... X Ziani (55) 7 8 NAJM SUHAIL (GB) 5yrs. B G SR TT...... G Buckell (57.5) 9 9.25 ORMINDO (USA) 6yrs. CH G B...... R Ffrench (56.5) 8 10 HERE NOW (GB) 4yrs. B G SR TT...... C Hayes (60) PU TABREEK (USA) 5yrs. CH G ...... P Dobbs (57.5) 9 24 YAGHEER (IRE) 5yrs. B G ...... B Reis (61.5) Time: 1—38.03 - 10 Ran - Non-Runner: Yarroom Time: 1—26.69 - 9 Ran Race 3 - Shadwell Farm - 1000m(a5f) - Thoroughbreds Race 6 - ServeU - 1200m(a6f) - Thoroughbreds Purse: AED 105,000 (1st: 63,000; 2nd: 21,000; 3rd: 11,550; 4th: 6,300; 5th: 3,150) Purse: AED 70,000 (1st: 42,000; 2nd: 14,000; 3rd: 7,700; 4th: 4,200; 5th: 2,100) Handicap for NH & SH three year olds and older. Rated 85-105 Handicap for NH & SH three year olds and older. Rated 00-70. 1 - MUSHIR (GB) 5yrs. B H H...... G Buckell (53) 1 - FAST ENOUGH (IRE) 3yrs. B G P-...... P Dobbs (59.5) Oasis Dream (GB) / Shimah (USA)...... Musabbeh Al Mheiri Kodiac (GB) / La Chicana (IRE)...... Doug Watson H.H.Sh. Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Mr. Mohd. Khalifa Al Basti 2 2.25 HIGH ON LIFE (GB) 5yrs. B G TT...... R Ffrench (56.5) 2 1.25 LONG WATER (USA) 5yrs. B G B...... R Ffrench (55.5) Invincible Spirit (IRE) / Lovely Thought...... Salem bin Ghadayer Elusive Quality (USA) / Round Pond...... Helal Al Alawi H.E.Sh. Hamdan Bin Mohd Al Maktoum Mr. Abdul Ghani Abdulla Abdul Ghani Al Abdul Ghani 3 1.25 SPIN CYCLE (IRE) 10yrs. B G B- TT...... C Noble (54.5) 3 1.75 WAR STRIKE (USA) 4yrs. B G ...... C Hayes (54.5) Exceed And Excel (AUS) / Spinamix...... Satish Seemar (USA) / Michillinda...... Dhruba Selvaratnam Zabeel Racing International, Corp Mr. Mohamed Saeed Al Shahi 4 0.75 GREEB (GB) 5yrs. BR G ...... S Hitchcott (56.5) 4 1.75 SPECIAL BOY (IRE) 7yrs. B G H...... T O’Shea (54) Oasis Dream (GB) / Shamtari (IRE)...... Doug Watson Invincible Spirit (IRE) / Ezilla...... Musabbeh Al Mheiri H.H.Sh. Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum H.E.Sh. Mansoor Bin Mohd Al Maktoum 4 DH ALMARGO (IRE) 5yrs. B G V1 TT-...... X Ziani (54) 5 7.25 CORSO COMO (FR) 5yrs. B G TT...... F Jara (57.5) Invincible Spirit (IRE) / Alexander Youth..... Ahmad bin Harmash Lawman (FR) / Via Milano (FR)...... Musabbeh Al Mheiri Gianmaria Cerlini Mr. Musabbeh Al Mheiri & Hassan Al Hammadi 6 1.25 KILT ROCK (IRE) 9yrs. CH G B...... P Dobbs (59) 6 2.75 CANDY APPLES (IRE) 5yrs. B M ...... B Reis (55.5) 7 0.75 MUBTAGHAA (IRE) 4yrs. B G H-...... A De Vries (60) 7 0.5 ZALZILAH (GB) 5yrs. BR G SR TT...... R Mullen (57.5) 8 0.5 TRINITY FORCE (IRE) 5yrs. CH G TT-...... T O’Shea (53) 8 5.25 LEGEND’S GATE (IRE) 4yrs. B G SR TT...... S Mazur (55.5) 9 5.5 MIDLANDER (IRE) 4yrs. B C ...... R Mullen (56.5) Time: 1—12.85 - 8 Ran 38 3 November 2016 Sharjah Review (Saturday) by Mark Jackson

Men Alemarat Mathematics Easy as 1-2-3 for Watson’s Thoroughbreds HARJAH’s first meeting of copy hard fought victory of MH on from the rear to snatch third. his Inthar who made all to lose his the new season, last Saturday Areeb in the 1700m handicap. “It is a good result for the whole maiden tag in a 1200m handicap. afternoon, was highlighted by Trained by Elise Jeanne, it was a team,” said Watson. “We thought Having his seventh start, the 6yo Sthe concluding 2000m handicap and sixth career success for MH Areeb we had decent chances coming was having his second outing at Champion Jockey, Tadhg O’Shea, with all bar one over this course into the race and Mathematics Sharjah and first since his debut in who drew a rare blank at Jebel Ali and distance. had shown some decent form December of last year. the previous afternoon, was seen “It is great to get off the mark last season.” His best previous effort was a at his strongest to land the spoils for the season and hopefully plenty Runner-up in three Jebel Ali second over 1400m on the Abu aboard Men Alemarat. more winners will now follow,” sprints during the last campaign, Dhabi turf when partnered for the Four of the eight runners held said O’Shea. “I was actually pretty he was able to allay any stamina first time by Xavier Ziani who was every chance entering the final confident as I won on this horse at doubts under an excellent ride again in the saddle here. 200m but it was O’Shea and the Eric Al Ain last season and thought he from Hitchcott. “We thought he could run well Lemartinel-trained Men Alemarat was the best horse in the race. Out of luck with 37 runners in today,” said Ramadan. “He stays who prevailed in a thrilling battle “He is tough so I knew he would his first campaign with a training a bit further so we were happy to with Ajjaj. battle for me and he was brave.” licence last season, Yousif bin commit him from a long way out It was not as easy as it appeared it The only Thoroughbred contest Ghilan wasted no time opening and he ran on well. would be when they loomed outside on the card was a 1700m maiden and his account this time round and “It is always nice to get an early Hakim at the top of the straight, Champion Trainer, Doug Watson, saddled Ya Hala to win the opening winner for the season.” with that rival fighting back but saddled the first three home. 1200m maiden. A theme was being established eventually headed by Ajjaj. Sam Hitchcott was keen to get Well away, the 4yo filly, having on the straight course with O’Shea asked for maximum effort to the front on Mathematics and her fourth career start, was soon debutante Areej Al Gharbia the with Men Alemarat responding was able to secure the favoured rail blazing a trail under Jose Santiago third consecutive winner who was to lead close home, doubling his position, without seeming to exert and they were never headed. always in front. career win tally in the process. too much effort. The pair were Clear 400m from home, the filly Trained by Helal Al Alawi, “He ran some good races in able to enjoy a relatively easy lead started to tire in the final 200m but the 3yo filly showed plenty of defeat last season when he took on before winding up the pace entering was always going to hold on with early dash, before keeping on some top performers,” said O’Shea. the home turn. Laheeb Al Reef, outpaced when the determinedly to deny Es Huboob “We knew he acted on the surface They soon had most of their nine winner kicked for home, staying on from making a winning debut in a after a good third in HH the Ruler’s rivals in trouble with only stable for second. 1000m maiden. Trophy last season. companion, Paranormal, emerging Santiago, having his first mount Royston Ffrench was in the “He is a young horse and from the pack as a danger. of the new campaign, said: “She saddle and the pair established a hopefully there is more to come.” He briefly threatened under showed plenty of speed there and I new track record. The win sparked something of apprentice Adam McLean but was always happy. It is a great way “She is a nice filly who will a sense of déjà vu as 30 minutes Hitchcott’s mount responded well to start the new season.” hopefully improve with this earlier, O’Shea was in the winner’s to deny that pair with Watson’s third Trainer Mohd Ramadan was experience and should stay further,” enclosure after a virtual carbon runner, More To Come, running enthusiastic as ever cheering on said Al Alawi.

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Sharjah Result Going: Dirt (Fast) Race 1 - Sharjah Municipality - 1200m(a6f) - Purebred Arabians 8 Ns SHAH JAHAN DE RODAIM (AE) 3yrs. CH F ...... G Buckell (54) Purse: AED 35,000 (1st: 21,000; 2nd: 7,000; 3rd: 3,850; 4th: 2,100; 5th: 1,050) 9 0.5 NESR AL REEF (AE) 3yrs. B C B1...... J Santiago (57) Maiden for four year olds and older. 10 0.75 RAYAHEEN (AE) 3yrs. CH F B1...... K Grzybowski (54) 1 - YA HALA (US) 4yrs. B F SR...... J Santiago (55) 11 1.5 AL HUDA (AE) 3yrs. CH F B1...... S Mazur (55) Djet Set De Falgas (FR) / Wikings Wixen...... Yousif bin Ghilan 12 20 AL HAYAA (AE) 3yrs. B F ...... G Mešetovic (55) Mr. Khalfan Hamad Al Qubaisi 13 2 YALMOUD (AE) 3yrs. CH C B1...... S Hitchcott (57) 2 2 LAHEEB ALREEF (AE) 4yrs. B C B2...... F Jara (55) Time: 1—05.50 (Track Record) - 13 Ran - Non-Runner: Rayyan Al Reef Bibi De Carrere (FR) / Laila De Carrere...... Abdulla Al Hammadi Race 4 - Longines - 1700m(a8.5f) - Thoroughbreds Al Ajban Stables Purse: AED 35,000 (1st: 21,000; 2nd: 7,000; 3rd: 3,850; 4th: 2,100; 5th: 1,050) 3 5 AMMAL (FR) 4yrs. CH F ...... R Ffrench (55) Maiden FOR NH & SH three year olds and older. Quazar (FR) / Habaib (FR)...... Jean de Roüalle 1 - MATHEMATICS (GB) 5yrs. B G SR H...... S Hitchcott (57) H.E.Sh. Mansour Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Exceed And Excel (AUS) / Mindsharp...... Doug Watson 4 Nk TAWAJUD (AE) 4yrs. CH C B...... T O’Shea (55) H.E.Sh. Maktoum Bin Mohd Al Maktoum Abu Alemarat (FR) / Al Afia (AE)...... Eric Lemartinel 2 2 PARANORMAL (IRE) 3yrs. B G ...... A McLean (53) H.H.Sh. Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Pivotal (GB) / Clairvoyance (IRE)...... Doug Watson 5 SHd MAJD AL GHARBIA (AE) 4yrs. GR C SR B1...... A McLean (53) Mr. Mohd. Khalifa Al Basti Majd Al (GB) / Hadia De Faust...... Helal Al Alawi 3 8 MORE TO COME (GB) 3yrs. B C ...... P Dobbs (55.5) Emirates Entertainment Mr. Suhail Ali Salmeen Ali Al Mazrouei Altus Ad Festum Sea The Stars (IRE) / Magic Tree (UAE)...... Doug Watson 6 4 CONCERTO (FR) 4yrs. CH C SR B- TT...... X Ziani (57) EERC (Mngr: Mrs Rebecca Byrne) 7 Nk ZAAFRAN AL RAWASI (AE) 4yrs. B C CP-...... S Hitchcott (55) 4 2 FORMIDABLE SECRET (FR) 3yrs. CH G SR- CP1...... X Ziani (55.5) 8 7 AF MIAAD (AE) 4yrs. GR F SR CH1...... R Mullen (53) Excellent Art (GB) / Sydney’s Secret.... Ahmad bin Harmash 9 2.5 YAA SALAM (US) 7yrs. CH H SR1...... J Rosales (57) H.E.Sh. Hamdan Bin Mohd Al Maktoum 10 15 QASID W’RSAN (AE) 4yrs. CH C ...... M Monaghan (55) 5 1.25 CROWDED (GB) 5yrs. CH G ...... A Fresu (57) 11 2 TIR AL BEDA’A (AE) 4yrs. B C ...... K Grzybowski (53.5) Pivotal (GB) / Bustling (GB)...... Erwan Charpy 12 1 KASAB (AE) 6yrs. GR H B2...... P Robles (55) H.E.Sh. Ahmed Bin Mohd Al Maktoum 13 5 ATEYQ W’RSAN (AE) 5yrs. CH H ...... G Buckell (54) 6 4 ROMOSH (IRE) 4yrs. B F ...... G Buckell (54) 14 4 MO NOURA (AE) 5yrs. CH M B1...... A Al Siyabi (53.5) 7 6 AVENUE OF DREAMS (GB) 4yrs. B G SR-...... T O’Shea (57) 15 20 SAKHER (AE) 4yrs. CH C B1...... G Mešetovic (55) 8 1.5 GAMEPLAY (GB) 3yrs. B G ...... K Grzybowski (54) 16 Dist AL ISKANDAR (AE) 5yrs. B H B1...... I Koyuncu (53) 9 8 HUNDRED STEPS (IRE) 4yrs. B F ...... B Reis (55) Time: 1—19.20 - 16 Ran - Non-Runners: Yalap Al Naif, Sarraf, Marjan Al Reef, Af Tebyan 10 19 SUCCESSFUL YEAR (GB) 6yrs. B H ...... J Santiago (57) Race 2 - Longines - 1200m(a6f) - Purebred Arabians Time: 1—47.97 - 10 Ran Purse: AED 30,000 (1st: 18,000; 2nd: 6,000; 3rd: 3,300; 4th: 1,800; 5th: 900) Race 5 - Gov. of Sharjah - 1700m(a8.5f) - Purebred Arabians Handicap for four year olds and older bred in the UAE. Rated 00-35 Purse: AED 35,000 (1st: 21,000; 2nd: 7,000; 3rd: 3,850; 4th: 2,100; 5th: 1,050) 1 - INTHAR (AE) 6yrs. CH H TT...... X Ziani (57.5) Handicap for four year olds and older bred in the UAE. Rated 00-40 Kaolino (FR) / Mar Wahack (FR)...... Mohd Ramadan 1 - MH AREEB (AE) 7yrs. CH H CP...... T O’Shea (60) Mr. Mohd Al Aaser Ghadab (FR) / Sheemah (AE)...... Elise Jeanne 2 1.5 ES DEEMHA (AE) 5yrs. GR M CP...... T O’Shea (58) Mr. Mansoor Khalifa Sultan bin Habtoor Big Easy (US) / Jolie Du Cassou (FR)...... Ibrahim Aseel 2 0.5 INAYAT W’RSAN (AE) 5yrs. GR H SR H1...... R Mullen (56.5) H.E.Sh. Abdulla Bin Majid Al Qassemi Tronasonic (US) / Espinacja (PL)...... Jaci Wickham 3 1 ZAMEEL W’RSAN (AE) 7yrs. B R SR B1 TT....R Mullen (59) Sh. Khalid Bin Sultan Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Zachzell (US) / Our Queen B (US)...... Jaci Wickham 3 3 AL WAQQAD (AE) 8yrs. B H B...... K Grzybowski (58.5) Sh. Hazza Bin Sultan Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Nizam (GB) / La Belle Fatma (FR)...... Helal Al Alawi 4 1.25 ALINA (AE) 4yrs. CH F SR B...... G Buckell (58.5) Mr. Ali Abdulaziz Al Owais Calin Du Loup (FR) / Bas Ana (FR)...... Veronika Aske 4 5 MAFTOON AL REEF (AE) 6yrs. B H B...... J Rosales (58.5) Al Awda Stables Bibi De Carrere (FR) / Maffia (FR)...... Abdulla Al Hammadi 5 0.75 BAREEZ W’RSAN (AE) 7yrs. B H V- TT...... M Monaghan (58.5) Al Ajban Stables Tron Ku Tu (US) / Philly Phrenzi (US)...... Jaci Wickham 5 1.25 SAKLAWI AL REEF (AE) 5yrs. B H ...... F Jara (60) Sh. Khalid Bin Sultan Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Bibi De Carrere (FR) / Siglavie...... Abdulla Al Hammadi 6 1.5 AL HARTH (AE) 5yrs. B H ...... G Mešetovic (58.5) Al Ajban Stables 7 1.5 QAITAR AL REEF (AE) 6yrs. CH H B...... F Jara (60) 6 Ns AF SAQUEL (AE) 5yrs. GR G TT...... A McLean (57) 8 0.5 NAKHWAT AL REEF (AE) 5yrs. B M B1...... J Rosales (57.5) 7 5 AMEER AL SRAYA (AE) 10yrs. CH H ...... R Ffrench (58.5) 9 0.5 SHAHRAZAD AL MARAS (AE) 4yrs. B F CP-...... S Hitchcott (57.5) 8 5 THA’ER (AE) 8yrs. B H ...... X Ziani (58.5) 10 1.25 MH LAZZAZ (AE) 8yrs. CH G TT-...... J Santiago (59) 9 10 A’NNABAK W’RSAN (AE) 10yrs. CH H B2 H- TT...... M Monaghan (57.5) 11 7 AZ AL NAYEF (AE) 6yrs. B H SR...... K Grzybowski (58) 10 6 IHTIRAM W’RSAN (AE) 7yrs. CH H ...... S Mazur (53) 12 7 MAAREK (AE) 4yrs. GR F SR B2...... A Al Siyabi (58.5) 11 14 WALD JOHNNY (AE) 7yrs. B H B TT...... G Buckell (54) 13 0.5 AF RAJES (AE) 4yrs. B C SR TT...... P Dobbs (59) 12 19 RABBAH AL REEF (AE) 4yrs. B C ...... S Hitchcott (58.5) 14 2 ROH AL ETTIHAD (AE) 4yrs. B C B2 CP-...... A McLean (55.5) 13 8 DALAL W’RSAN (AE) 5yrs. GR M ...... A Fresu (53) 15 17 SOBAIH W’RSAN (AE) 5yrs. GR M ...... R Ffrench (59) Time: 2—02.31 - 13 Ran Time: 1—21.70 - 15 Ran - Non-Runners: Baroud De Rodaim, Barakat Al Reef, Race 6 - Longines - 2000m(a10f) - Purebred Arabians Qais W’rsan, Af Al Fajr, Es Samrah Purse: AED 50,000 (1st: 30,000; 2nd: 10,000; 3rd: 5,500; 4th: 3,000; 5th: 1,500) Race 3 - Sharjah Police HQ - 1000m(a5f) - Purebred Arabians Handicap for four year olds and older. Rated 00-55 Purse: AED 25,000 (1st: 15,000; 2nd: 5,000; 3rd: 2,750; 4th: 1,500; 5th: 750) 1 - MEN ALEMARAT (AE) 4yrs. CH G B...... T O’Shea (60) Maiden for three year olds ONLY with no official rating (NOR) bred in the UAE. Abu Alemarat (FR) / Men Abu Dhabi...... Eric Lemartinel 1 - AREEJ AL GHARBIA (AE) 3yrs. CH F ...... R Ffrench (55) H.H.Sh. Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Mababb (AE) / Dainounat Al Naif (QA)...... Helal Al Alawi 2 Hd AJJAJ (FR) 5yrs. CH H B...... I Koyuncu (57.5) Mr. Suhail Ali Salmeen Ali Al Mazrouei Thar De Candelon (FR) / Shumoos...... Majed Al Jahouri 2 0.75 ES HUBOOB (AE) 3yrs. B C ...... A Madrid Jr (57) H.E.Sh. Mansour Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Big Easy (US) / Es Zalzaala (AE)...... Ibrahim Aseel 3 1.25 BANAN AL REEF (AE) 7yrs. B H ...... J Rosales (56) H.E.Sh. Abdulla Bin Majid Al Qassemi Bibi De Carrere (FR) / Valdora (FR)....Abdulla Al Hammadi 3 3.5 AL TIRYAQ (AE) 3yrs. B C ...... F Jara (57) Al Ajban Stables Bibi De Carrere (FR) / Amalia (FR).....Abdulla Al Hammadi 4 4 HAKIM (AE) 5yrs. B G SR...... P Dobbs (56) Emirates Entertainment Al Ajban Stables Altus Ad Festum Al Nasr (FR) / Haifa’a (FR)...... Doug Watson 4 1.5 AF KAFU (AE) 3yrs. B C SR...... R Mullen (57) EERC (Mngr: Mrs Rebecca Byrne) Af Al Buraq (AE) / Af Malika (AE)...... Ernst Oertel 5 1.75 MEFTAH AL REEF (AE) 5yrs. B H ...... R Mullen (56.5) Mr. Khalid Khalifa Al Nabooda Bibi De Carrere (FR) / Maffia (FR)...... Abdulla Al Hammadi 5 0.75 BAYNAH (AE) 3yrs. GR F ...... A McLean (53) Al Ajban Stables Jaib De Carrere (FR) / Gabeeba (AE)...... Helal Al Alawi 6 3.5 SNAFFY (FR) 4yrs. B C B...... S Hitchcott (55) Al Rahoomi Racing Syndicate 7 25 ZAFFAAN (GB) 8yrs. CH H ...... F Jara (60) 6 3 HAWAFEZ (AE) 3yrs. B C B1...... T O’Shea (57) 8 11 MAJOR (FR) 6yrs. B H ...... M Monaghan (56.5) 7 Nk AF MEEQAT (AE) 3yrs. CH C SR CP1..... R de Oliveira (57) Time: 2—28.80 - 8 Ran - Non-Runner: Yamina De Monlau

3 November 2016 41 Meydan Preview (Thursday) By Mark Jackson Storm fancied to Belt home ACING returns to the Stable jockey, Pat Dobbs, elects to UAE’s flagship racecourse ride Storm Belt with Sam Hitchcott this evening with seven aboard Jeeraan who could have been races,R all on the dirt and highlighted partnered by Dane O’Neill who has by a 2000m handicap which would opted for Etijaah. not look out of place at next year’s Champion Jockey Tadhg O’Shea Dubai World Cup Carnival. rides Watson’s fourth runner, Doug Watson saddled Etijaah to Zain Eagle. win the equivalent race last year Interestingly, Al Mheiri only had when he beat no less than Special one entry, Interpret, his winner of Fighter, subsequently winner of the 2014 Jebel Ali Stakes. Unraced the Group One concluding round outside of the UAE, this half-brother Storm Belt of the Al Maktoum Challenge for to 2007 Dubai World Cup winner Musabbeh Al Mheiri. Invasor has ability but does give the The undercard is highlighted won at both Jebel Ali and Nad Al Champion Trainer, Watson, was impression Jebel Ali suits him better by two other handicaps, one over Sheba as a juvenile in late 2002. responsible for a quarter of the 16 as when a staying on fourth in last 1600m and a sprint over 1200m. Fledgling owner Nasir Askar entries revealed on Monday, headed season’s Jebel Ali Mile. The Al Rayhi-trained boasts a 100% success rate thus by Etijaah who tries to repeat his Both Watson and Ali Rashid Al Mutahaddith won on the first day far, having seen his only previous victory of 12 months ago. Rayhi landed doubles on the card of the last campaign at Jebel Ali and runner, Secret Ambition, victorious He was a consistent performer 12 months ago when there were added two victories over this 1200m at Jebel Ali on Friday. last season but had to wait until his just six races, as there were in 2014 course and distance in January. Al Boraq and apprentice Cameron sixth and final outing, at Al Ain in when Al Mheiri and Satish Seemar He is all about early speed so his Noble sport his colours with March, to get his head back in front enjoyed a brace apiece. draw, in two, looks ideal. Mullen choosing stable companion when victorious in the inaugural Al Rayhi relies on Ehtedaam Both Al Rayhi’s Meydan victories Leap Of Hope. Al Ain Mile. in the feature and who will be were achieved at the expense of With a rating of 68, the only He was fourth over this course having just his second local and Watson’s Padlock and the American runner to have been assessed by the and distance on his second outing dirt start. Tailed off on his one run relies on Indescribable. handicapper, the Rashed Bouresly- of the last campaign, in a race won last season, last December, on his Like Padlock, owned by Mohd trained Kahrab gives the others by Jeeraan, like Etijaah trained by first outing since October 2013, he Khalifa Al Basti, Indescribable something to aim at. Watson for Sheikh Hamdan. has clearly had more than his fair is making his dirt and local bow Formerly with Mark Johnston, Jeeraan was then well beaten in share of problems. having won four times on turf in this son of Dark Angel, a 110,000gns his other two starts of last season Seemar entered both admirable England. The 1600m handicap looks yearling, joined his new handler for but with legitimate excuses (raised veteran Tiz Now Tiz Then, who a particularly fiendish conundrum for £12,000 at Doncaster in August. in grade but still ahead of the won on his seasonal debut last Pick Six players with a case makeable The race attracted ten entries but reopposing Storm Belt and tried on season, and Press Room, off the for the majority of the runners. only three trainers with Ahmad bin turf) on both occasions. track since March 2015 after his The Watson duo of Active Spirit Harmash the other handler involved Another stable companion, seventh start on a busy first season and Nathr should be in the mix, with Al Zeem perhaps the pick of Storm Belt, will be conceding when twice a winner for the yard. along with Seemar’s Filfil, Shaakis the trio he has declared. weight to all his rivals and looks a The trainer elected to run for Erwan Charpy and Stormardal, big danger to all. just Press Room which could trained by Ismail Mohammed. Selections Twice a winner at Sharjah, he be significant with Richard Juveniles are not traditionally Race 1: Leap Of Hope has also won at Jebel Ali, as well Mullen aboard. seen on a prolific basis in the UAE as here at Meydan and kept good Like Watson, Ahmad bin but of course this year’s 2yos form Race 2: Docket company last season when he did Harmash entered four and has next year’s Classic generation and Race 3: Boarding Party not really fire. declared both Handsome Man they get an opportunity to advertise That said, three of the races and Sharpalo. The latter, like any such illustrious pretensions in a Race 4: Shaakis he contested were won by the Press Room and Tribalism, due to 1400m maiden. Race 5: Storm Belt (NB) aforementioned Special Fighter State Law’s presence in the field, Mike de Kock’s subsequent UAE and, in the other, he chased home have to run from out of the 2000 Guineas and Derby winner, Race 6: Mutahaddith (Nap) subsequent Dubai World Cup handicap with the last named at a Victory Moon, would arguably be Race 7: Mister Parma winner, California Chrome! particular disadvantage. the most famous example having

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Race Race 6:30 PM THOROUGHBREDS Maiden 7:05 PM THOROUGHBREDS Handicap 70-79(84) Emirates Holidays Emirates SkyCargo

Purse: AED 150,000 Purse: AED 160,000 (1st: AED 90,000; 2nd: AED 30,000; 3rd: AED 16,500; 4th: AED 9,000; 5th: AED 4,500) (1st: AED 96,000; 2nd: AED 32,000; 3rd: AED 17,600; 4th: AED 9,600; 5th: AED 4,800) For Maiden NH two year olds & SH three year olds ONLY. Weight: NH 2 year olds 55kg, SH 3 For NH & SH three year olds and older. Rated 70-79 (84). year olds 59.5kg, Allowances: Fillies 2kg. AED 560 to enter, free to declare and start. Note: Should no SH 3 year olds declare to run the weights will be adjusted to 57kg. AED 525 to enter, free to declare and start. TRINITY FORCE (IRE) 5yrs. CH G (6) OR: 84 Iffraaj (US) / Nasharaat (IRE) by Green Desert (USA) 60 Kgs 2yrs. Db/br C (0) NOR AL BORAQ (USA) Trainer: Ali Rashid Al Rayhi Tadhg O’Shea Archarcharch ( USA ) / There I Go (USA ) by Hennessy (USA ) 57 Kgs (7) Union Racing Trainer: Satish Seemar Cameron Noble (3kg) 1 Breeder: Con Marnane Mr. Nasir Askar (MRW 52kg) (4) 11 Starts (2-1-1) 1 Breeder: English Range Farm Date Crs Dist TC Type Dhs. Time Jockey Wgt FP Len Rn Bt/By Kgs OR 28Oct16 Jeb(d) 1000 F 85-105 63 0:59:03 T O’Shea 53 8 6.75 12 Mushir 53 86 11Mar16 Mey(d) 1200 F 74-84 87 1:11:78 W Smith 58.5 8 8.25 10 Alareef 58 86 AL ZEEM (USA) 2yrs. Gr/Ro C (0) TT NOR 06Mar16 Abu(T) 1400 G 74-84 60 1:22:76 T O’Shea 58.5 13 5.75 13 Cross Grain 59 86 Old Fashioned (USA) / Twilights Prayer (USA) by Allen’s Prospect (USA) 57 Kgs 16Aug15 Dun(a) 1200 F Hcp 1:11:87 C Keane 56 9 7 10 Balmont Mast 61 86 Trainer: Ahmad bin Harmash Dane O’Neill H.H.Sh. Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum (3) MUHTARAM (GB) 6yrs. B G (215) V OR: 82 2 Breeder: J M Herbener Jr & Matthew R Herbener Shamardal (USA) / Neshla (GB) by Singspiel (IRE) 59 Kgs Trainer: Musabbeh Al Mheiri Fernando Jara KAHRAB (IRE) 2yrs. GR C (104) OR: 66 (1) H.E.Sh. Mansoor Bin Mohd Al Maktoum Dark Angle (IRE) / Dance Club (IRE) by Fasliyev (USA) 57 Kgs 2 Breeder: Rabbah Bloodstock Ltd Trainer: Rashed Bouresly Bruno Reis 23 Starts (2-3-5) (6) Bouresly Racing Syndicate 02Apr16 Jin Trl(T) 2218 G 65+ 900 2:18:75 F Jara 54 4 3.25 9 Start Right 61 82 3 Breeder: Deer Forest Stud 04Mar16 Jeb(d) 1400 F 84-94 57 1:24:68 F Jara 54 7 12.25 9 Sahaafy 60 86 4 Starts (0-0-0) 13Feb16 Mey(T) 1600 G 84-94 99 1:38:25 F Jara 55 7 3.75 14 Groor 55.5 88 Date Crs Dist TC Type Dhs. Time Jockey Wgt FP Len Rn Bt/By Kgs OR 30Jan16 Mey(T) 1400 G 84-94 99 1:22:88 F Jara 55 4 6.5 14 Championship 57 88 22Jul16 Thr(T) 1200 G Nurs 1:11:00 F Norton 56.5 4 5.25 9 Alicante Dawn 60.5 01Jun16 Rip(T) 1000 G Novice 1:01:60 J Fanning 58 5 9.25 7 Shamsaya 56 DOCKET (USA) 4yrs. Db/br G (237) SR1 OR: 80 13May16 Ham(T) 1000 GF Novice 0:59:00 J Fanning 58 5 3.75 7 Lomu 61 (USA) / Court Dress (USA) by Speightstown (USA) 58 Kgs 29Apr16 Mus(T) 1000 GF Novice 1:03:50 J Fanning 58 4 6.25 5 Lomu 58 Trainer: Doug Watson Patrick Dobbs (3) Mr. Mohd. Khalifa Al Basti 3 Breeder: Darley SBOOG (USA) 2yrs. Gr/Ro C (0) V NOR The Factor (USA) / Touch Of Joy (USA) by Crafty Prospector (USA) 57 Kgs 6 Starts (1-0-2) 11Mar16 Mey(d) 1200 F 74-84 87 1:11:78 P Dobbs 56 3 2.5 10 Alareef 58 80 Trainer: Ahmad bin Harmash Royston Ffrench 08Mar15 Tam(T) 1700 F Cond 1:44:35 F De La Cruz 54.5 4 1.5 8 Prince Vincenzo 53.5 (2) H.H.Sh. Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum 17Jan15 Tam(T) 1700 F Maid 1:43:08 F De La Cruz 54.5 1 2.75 10 Replay 54.5 4 Breeder: Morris B Floyd 27Dec14 Tam(T) 1600 F Maid 1:37:55 F De La Cruz 54.5 3 2.75 10 Midnight Trace 54.5

DECRUZ (IRE) 2yrs. GR F (127) NOR WEKEYLL (GB) 4yrs. B G (258) TT OR: 80 Dark Angel (IRE) / Yazmin (IRE) by Green Desert (USA) 55 Kgs Exceed And Excel (AUS) / Sensible (GB) by Almutawakel (GB) 58 Kgs Trainer: Rashed Bouresly Christopher Hayes Trainer: Dhruba Selvaratnam Christopher Hayes (1) Bouresly Racing Syndicate (9) H.H.Sh. Ahmed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum 4 Breeder: P D Rogers 5 Breeder: Frank Dunne 1 Starts (0-0-0) 6 Starts (1-0-0) 29Jun16 Bat(T) 1000 S Novice 1:06:70 S Levey 56 6 16.75 6 Springbourne 55.5 19Feb16 Jeb(d) 1400 F 68-79 48 1:24:96 C Hayes 60 4 15 8 Fitzgerald 59.5 84 30Jan16 Mey(T) 1400 G 84-94 99 1:22:88 C Hayes 53.5 8 8.5 14 Championship 57 85 18Dec15 Jeb(d) 1200 F 69-84 51 1:11:53 C Hayes 58 6 11.25 9 Banaadeer 57.5 85 DON’T LIE KITTEN (USA) 2yrs. B F (0) H NOR 09Aug15 Wnd(T) 1700 GF 00-85 1:41:30 P Cosgrave 60.5 7 16.75 7 Franco’s Secret 59 85 Kitten’s Joy (USA) / Southern Alibi (USA) by Elusive Quality (USA) 55 Kgs Trainer: Ahmad bin Harmash Xavier Ziani AKEED CHAMPION (GB) 4yrs. B C (230) OR: 79 (5) H.H.Sh. Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Dubawi (IRE) / Shy Lady (FR) by Kaldoun (FR) 57.5 Kgs 6 Breeder: Kenneth L Ramsey & Sarah K Ramsey Trainer: Satish Seemar Richard Mullen (2) Miss Avni Kapoor & Charnesh Kapoor 5 Breeder: Rabbah Bloodstock Ltd LEAP OF HOPE (USA) 2yrs. Db/br F (0) SR1 NOR Cowboy Cal (USA) / Double Devils Food (USA) by (USA) 55 Kgs 10 Starts (2-3-0) 18Mar16 Jeb(d) 1600 F 64-79 48 1:37:74 R Mullen 59.5 8 Dist 8 Just A Penny 60 83 Trainer: Satish Seemar Richard Mullen 02Oct15 Asc(T) 1400 G 00-85 1:27:10 R Moore 59 6 3.75 18 Cricklewood Green 53.5 84 (7) Sh. Mohd Bin Khalifa Al Maktoum 09Sep15 Don(T) 1400 G 00-100 1:24:10 J Spencer 56 7 8.25 8 Sulaalaat 59.5 84 7 Breeder: David Purvis & Ferran Robinson 15Aug15 Nmk(T) 1400 G 00-80 1:23:00 J Garritty 59 1 Ns 10 Easy Tiger 58.5 80

Track Record: MASHAAREF (GB) - Time: 1—23:54 - 26/2/2015 - S De Sousa TAAJ (AUS) 4yrs. BR G (358) B1 OR: 78 Street Cry (IRE) / Star On High (USA) by Fusaichi Pegasus (USA) 57 Kgs Trainer: Satish Seemar Cameron Noble (3kg) (4) Sh. Mohd Bin Khalifa Al Maktoum/Emirates Park (MRW 52kg) 6 Breeder: Gilgai Farm 6 Starts (1-0-1) 11Nov15 Bdg(T) 1600 G Unknown 1:36:96 D Dunn 57.5 8 7.5 11 Chasing Glory 58.5 29Oct15 Crn(T) 1600 G Unknown 1:37:56 D Dunn 56.5 3 0.75 9 Tavernier Blue 58.5 08Oct15 Gos(T) 1600 G Maid 1:40:66 T Berry 56 1 0.75 8 Duporche 55 23Sep15 WaF(T) 1400 G Maid 1:23:85 T Berry 56.5 8 5.75 11 Montauk 59

EPSILON (USA) 4yrs. B G (398) SR OR: 77 Desert Party (USA) / Munnaya (USA) by II (CAN) 56.5 Kgs Trainer: Ernst Oertel Rafael de Oliveira (6) Mr. Khalid Khalifa Al Nabooda 7 Breeder: Darley 7 Starts (1-0-1) 02Oct15 Kee(d) 1800 S Allow 1:50:14 C Lanerie 53.5 7 21.75 9 Raagheb 53.5 17Aug15 Pid(a) 1700 F Maid 1:42:92 A Gallardo 54 1 3 7 Afleet Opening 54 12Jul15 Arl(a) 1200 F Maid 1:11:66 J Felix 55 3 5 8 Arch Rivalry 55 03May15 Bel(d) 1700 F Maid 1:43:53 A Cruz 51 8 10.75 9 Money Multiplier 53

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I’TILAF (GB) 6yrs. B G (349) TT OR: 77 GAMEPLAY (GB) 3yrs. B G (5) V1 OR: 55 Street Cry (IRE) / Be Happy (BRZ) by Ghadeer (FR) 56.5 Kgs Lawman (FR) / Top Toss (IRE) by Linamix (FR) 59.5 Kgs Trainer: Ali Rashid Al Rayhi Sam Hitchcott Trainer: Helal Al Alawi Cerapio Figueroa (3kg) (8) H.E.Sh. Saeed Bin Mohd Al Maktoum (9) Mr. Abdul Ghani Abdulla Abdul Ghani Al Abdul Ghani (MRW 48.5kg) 8 Breeder: Darley 3 Breeder: Skymarc Farm Inc 3 Starts (1-0-0) 10 Starts (0-0-1) 20Nov15 Ala(d) 1800 F Maid 42 1:55:34 T O’Shea 57 1 1.25 15 Arabian Skies 57 29Oct16 Shj(d) 1700 F Maid 21 1:47:97 K Grzybowski 54 8 24.75 10 Mathematics 57 58 21Mar14 Jeb(d) 1400 F Maid 36 1:25:81 R Ffrench 60 6 11.75 6 Bismark 55.5 17Mar16 Ala(d) 1400 F 00-70 42 1:25:56 R Ffrench 53 11 Dist 12 Tagseed 62 60 13Mar14 Mey(a) 1600 S Maid 39 1:38:47 S Al Mazrooei 57 13 14.25 15 Expert Answer 60 27Feb16 Shj(d) 1700 F 00-75 21 1:48:48 R Ffrench 53.5 7 11.25 15 Moosir 56.5 60 13Feb16 Mey(d) 1400 F Maid 75 1:25:55 R Ffrench 54 5 14.5 14 Mister Parma 54 60 LONG WATER (USA) 5yrs. B G (6) B OR: 77 Elusive Quality (USA) / Round Pond (USA) by Awesome Again (CAN) 56.5 Kgs PICTOGRAPH (USA) 3yrs. B G (6) CP1 V- TT OR: 77 Trainer: Helal Al Alawi Royston Ffrench Lonhro (AUS) / Puppet Queen (USA) by (USA) 59.5 Kgs (5) Mr. Abdul Ghani Abdulla Abdul Ghani Al Abdul Ghani Trainer: Ahmad bin Harmash Adam McLean (3kg) 9 Breeder: Darley (5) Mr. Mohammed Ali Al Dhaheri (MRW 53kg) 14 Starts (1-1-3) 4 Breeder: Darley 28Oct16 Jeb(d) 1200 F 70-79 51 1:12:85 R Ffrench 55.5 2 1.75 8 Fast Enough 59.5 75 5 Starts (0-0-2) 04Mar16 Jeb(d) 1600 F 60-74 45 1:37:35 H Crouch 57.5 8 15 11 Just A Penny 58 79 28Oct16 Jeb(d) 1600 F 70-79 51 1:38:03 X Ziani 55 8 Dist 10 Enery 55 77 11Feb16 Mey(d) 1600 F 78-89 36 1:37:41 H Crouch 53.5 6 16.25 8 Grand Argentier 60 80 23Jan16 Lin(a) 1600 S Maid 1:36:50 M Lane 54 3 2.75 9 Sea Of Flames 54 78 05Feb16 Jeb(d) 1200 F 78-89 54 1:11:50 T O’Shea 54 4 1.5 9 Conform With Fact 57.5 80 22Dec15 Wol(a) 1400 S Maid 1:27:50 A Kirby 59.5 3 2.25 12 Always Welcome 59.5 20Oct15 Wol(a) 1400 S Maid 1:28:10 J Doyle 59.5 4 1.5 11 Swilly Sunset 59.5 SOWAYLM (GB) 9yrs. B G (342) SR TT OR: 70 Tobougg (IRE) / (GB) by (IRE) 53 Kgs PRINCE JAI (GB) 3yrs. CH G (264) SR CP OR: 58 Trainer: Mohd Ramadan Antonio Fresu Showcasing (GB) / Play Around (IRE) by Niniski (USA) 59.5 Kgs (10) Mr. Mohd Al Aaser Trainer: Satish Seemar Cameron Noble (3kg) 10 Breeder: Darley (8) The Parmar Family (MRW 52kg) 28 Starts (2-5-4) 5 Breeder: Ellis Stud & Bellow Hill Stud 27Nov15 Jeb(d) 1950 F 60-74 45 2:00:79 C Hayes 57 8 27.5 9 Busatto 59.5 73 9 Starts (0-0-2) 14Nov15 Shj(d) 2000 F 00-75 21 1:59:50 C Hayes 59.5 3 8.25 7 Watheeq 55.5 74 13Feb16 Mey(d) 1400 F Maid 75 1:25:55 H Crouch 53.5 3 12 14 Mister Parma 54 58 30Oct15 Jeb(d) 1600 F 68-79 48 1:39:66 C Hayes 56 6 3.5 12 Amaan 53.5 75 14Jan16 Mey(d) 1400 F Cond 45 1:25:55 R Mullen 57 6 15 8 Steady Pace 57 58 20Feb15 Jeb(d) 1950 F R Cond 45 1:59:57 O Murphy 58 5 4.75 15 Diwaan 59.5 75 18Dec15 Jeb(d) 1400 F Maid 36 1:26:41 C Hayes 54 11 18.25 16 Sky Jockey 60 58 27Oct15 Lin(a) 1400 S 00-70 1:25:60 P Hanagan 54 4 1.25 12 Voice 60.5 56 Track Record: MASHAAREF (GB) - Time: 1—23:54 - 26/2/2015 - S De Sousa SCANDICCI (USA) 3yrs. Db/br G (0) SR1 NOR (USA) / Dear Bela (ARG) by Indygo Shiner (USA) 59.5 Kgs Trainer: Satish Seemar Marc Monaghan (nil) Pick 6 Analysis (2) Touch Gold Racing & Sean Ewing (MRW 52kg) Twice a Meydan winner, both over 1600m in November 2014, the 6 Breeder: Darley Muhtaram will be fancied to claim this due to his penchant for the distance, but a rating of 84 makes Trinity Force a force to be reckoned SHORT DISTANCE (USA) 3yrs. Db/br C (309) NOR with despite finishing eighth in the 5f sprint at Jebel Ali last week. Smart Strike (CAN) / Ransomed Bride (GB) by Cape Cross (IRE) 59.5 Kgs Trainer: Beverley Deutrom Adrie De Vries The Doug Watson-saddled Docket could be the best of the rest. (3) Mr. Sayed Hashish (Duane Fonseca) 7 Breeder: Greenwood Lodge Farm Inc Selections 2 Starts (0-0-0) 30Dec15 Wol(a) 1700 S Maid 1:48:90 S Kelly 59.5 5 4.25 10 Disobedience 59.5 Muhtaram Trinity Force Docket 09Dec15 Kmp(a) 1600 S Maid 1:38:89 O Murphy 59.5 4 5.75 12 Towerlands Park 59.5 Race 7:40 PM THOROUGHBREDS Maiden STILL LIFE (GB) 3yrs. CH G (409) SR NOR Dutch Art (GB) / Helen Glaz (IRE) by Gian’ts Causeway (USA) 59.5 Kgs Arabian Adventures Trainer: Ali Rashid Al Rayhi Tadhg O’Shea (11) Sh. Abdul Aziz Bin Humaid Al Nuaimi / Sh. Ahmed Bin Humaid Al Nuaimi 8 Breeder: Stud 1 Starts (0-0-0) 21Sep15 Nav(T) 1200 S Maid 1:12:84 S Foley 59.5 9 20.25 9 Munshid 59.5

TALLOIRE (USA) 3yrs. Db/br C (0) NOR Congrats (USA) / Intercontinental (GB) by (USA) 59.5 Kgs Trainer: Doug Watson Sam Hitchcott (1) Mr. Mohd. Khalifa Al Basti Purse: AED 150,000 9 Breeder: Juddmonte Farms INC (1st: AED 90,000; 2nd: AED 30,000; 3rd: AED 16,500; 4th: AED 9,000; 5th: AED 4,500) For Maiden NH two year olds and older & SH three year olds and older. Weight: NH 2 year olds 54kg, SH 3 year olds 55kg, NH 3 year olds 59.5kg, NH & SH 4 year olds and older 60kg, Allowances: Fillies & Mares 2kg. Note: Preference to run will be given to NH 2 year olds. Should no NH 2 year olds declare to run the weights will be adjusted to SH 3 year olds 53kg. NH 3 year olds 56.5kg, NH 4 year olds and older & SH 3 year olds and older 57kg. AED 525 to enter, free to declare and start. IMPORTANT NOTICE BOARDING PARTY (USA) 4yrs. CH G (237) V OR: 68 More Than Ready (USA) / Oceans Apart (GB) by Desert Prince (IRE) 60 Kgs Trainer: Doug Watson Patrick Dobbs Please note the Meydan (10) Mr. Abdul Mohsen Al Abdul Kareem 1 Breeder: Elite Racing Club 10 Starts (0-2-0) Pick 6 Competition is Date Crs Dist TC Type Dhs. Time Jockey Wgt FP Len Rn Bt/By Kgs OR 11Mar16 Mey(d) 1600 F Maid 75 1:38:29 P Dobbs 60 2 1.75 7 Rockley 54 68 from Race 2 to Race 7 28Oct15 Kmp(a) 1600 S 00-70 1:38:80 O Lakjal 58 5 6.5 12 Charlies Mate 59 68 10Oct15 Chd(a) 1600 S 00-75 1:36:90 M Lane 56 2 3 10 Clarentine 58.5 68 12Aug15 Kmp(a) 1600 S 00-70 1:40:00 M Lane 60 5 1 7 Big Mclntosh 55 69 Inclusive The Double Tricast CRIMINALISTIC (GB) 3yrs. B C (399) SR OR: 67 Dubawi (IRE) / Forensics (AUS) by Flying Spur (AUS) 59.5 Kgs Trainer: Salem bin Ghadayer Royston Ffrench Competitions are (4) Mr. Hamad Rashid Ghadayer 2 Breeder: Darley Race 2+3 6 Starts (0-2-1) 01Oct15 Chd(a) 1600 S 00-70 1:37:70 M Lane 57 6 3.5 13 Miss Pimpernel 59 63 Race 4+5 26Sep15 Chd(a) 1600 S 00-65 1:39:10 M Lane 59.5 2 Ns 11 Indigo 59 63 09Sep15 Ang(a) 1400 S 00-65 1:28:30 T Marquand 58 12 7.25 13 ’s Muse 60 65 29Jun15 Wol(a) 1400 S Maid 1:29:30 W Buick 59.5 10 55 11 Majdool 59.5 Race 6+7

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ROMOSH (IRE) 4yrs. B F (5) OR: 52 ACTIVE SPIRIT (IRE) 5yrs. CH G (252) V OR: 90 Yeats (IRE) / River Patrol (GB) by Rousillon (USA) 58 Kgs Pivotal (GB) / Local Spirit (USA) by Lion Cavern (USA) 58 Kgs

Emirates Entertainment Trainer: Rashed Bouresly Bruno Reis Altus Ad Festum Trainer: Doug Watson Patrick Dobbs (6) Bouresly Racing Syndicate (4) EERC (Mngr: Mrs Rebecca Byrne) 10 Breeder: Castletown Bloodstock 4 Breeder: Darley 6 Starts (0-0-0) 10 Starts (3-1-0) 29Oct16 Shj(d) 1700 F Maid 21 1:47:97 G Buckell 54 6 17.25 10 Mathematics 57 52 25Feb16 Mey(d) 2000 F 78-89 36 2:04:27 S Hitchcott 58.5 2 1.75 8 Brabbham 53.5 90 09Jan16 Ala(d) 1800 F 00-70 48 1:51:89 C Sanchez 54 11 15.5 12 Lanadam 62 52 13Feb16 Mey(d) 1900 F 64-79 81 1:59:22 P Dobbs 59 1 5 13 Nathr 59.5 82 01Jan16 Mey(d) 1600 F Maid 75 1:38:28 S Mazur 58 11 Dist 15 Blue Creek 54 30Jan16 Mey(d) 1600 F 64-74 78 1:38:29 P Dobbs 59 1 1.75 7 Blue Creek 55.5 77 11Dec15 Jeb(d) 1600 F Maid 36 1:40:33 J Santiago 57.5 8 11.25 12 Tides Rise 59.5 01Jan16 Mey(d) 1600 F 74-84 87 1:39:02 S Hitchcott 54.5 10 Dist 10 Stormardal 57 77

2yrs. BR C (83) NOR FORGIVETHENFORGET (GB) FILFIL (USA) 6yrs. B G (294) SR B TT OR: 89 Foxwedge (AUS) / Search Party (GB) by Rainbow Quest (USA) 54 Kgs Hard Spun (USA) / Dixietwostepper (USA) by More Than Ready (USA) 57.5 Kgs Trainer: Ahmad bin Harmash Antonio Fresu Trainer: Satish Seemar Cameron Noble (3kg) Mr. Hamdan Al Manssori (7) (6) H.E.Sh. Hamdan Bin Mohd Al Maktoum (MRW 52kg) 11 Breeder: G Hedley & Mike Channon Bloodstock Ltd 5 Breeder: Fares Farm LLC 2 Starts (0-0-0) 24 Starts (5-1-2) 12Aug16 Nmk(T) 1400 GF Maid 1:25:90 T Brown 59.5 6 9 11 Rich Legacy 57 14Jan16 Mey(d) 1600 F 78-89 36 1:36:94 H Crouch 57 8 Dist 8 Tiz Now Tiz Then 59.5 93 09Jul16 Asc(T) 1400 GF Maid 1:30:40 T Durcan 58.5 5 5 10 Paulownia 56 01Jan16 Mey(d) 1400 F 84-94 99 1:25:57 R Mullen 57 4 14.75 9 Kilt Rock 58 93 03Apr15 Jin Trl(T) 1600 G 80-110 450 1:34:56 A Ajtebi 59.5 9 24.25 9 Life Partner 57 94 NALOUT (USA) 2yrs. Db/br F (0) SR1 NOR 28Feb15 Mey(d) 1400 F 95-105 66 1:25:30 R Mullen 56.5 4 4 13 Heavy Metal 57.5 95 Afleet Alex (USA) / Glory Glory (USA) by Honour And Glory (USA) 53 Kgs Trainer: Satish Seemar Richard Mullen GAVROCHE (USA) 5yrs. CH G (230) SR TT OR: 88 Mr. Nasir Askar (12) Distorted Humor (USA) / Michita (USA) by Dynaformer (USA) 57 Kgs 12 Breeder: Coffee Pot Stable Trainer: Satish Seemar Richard Mullen (9) Al Bait Mutawahed Team Track Record: MASHAAREF (GB) - Time: 1—23:54 - 26/2/2015 - S De Sousa 6 Breeder: Darley 9 Starts (2-0-2) 18Mar16 Jeb(d) 1400 F R Cond 66 1:24:72 R Mullen 53.5 5 5.75 8 Shaishee 58 88 03Jul15 Arl(T) 1700 G Cond 1:45:27 J Felix 55 6 11.5 7 Lewis Vale 56 Pick 6 Analysis 28Mar15 Tam(d) 1700 F Allow 1:44:79 D Centeno 53.5 1 2.5 8 Racetrack Romance 53.5 Boarding Party’s close second in a 1600m run here in March should make 14Feb15 Tam(T) 1700 F Allow 1:42:96 F De La Cruz 53.5 3 6.5 10 Special Envoy 53.5 him favourite ahead of Pictograph, a dismal eighth over 8f on the opening day at Jebel Ali last week. TALYANI (GB) 4yrs. CH G (440) SR1 OR: 88 Short Distance could take long strides towards ensuring his stock rises Halling (USA) / Italian Connection (GB) by Cadeaux Genereux (GB) 57 Kgs having shown good pace over this trip in the past. (Duane Fonseca) Trainer: Dhruba Selvaratnam Christopher Hayes (7) H.H.Sh. Ahmed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum 7 Breeder: Meon Valley Stud Selections Boarding Party Pictograph Short Distance 5 Starts (3-0-1) 21Aug15 Yor(T) 1600 GS 00-100 1:36:60 J Fanning 55.5 15 27.25 19 My Dream Boat 57 88 31Jul15 Nmk(T) 1600 GS 00-80 1:41:90 P Cosgrave 58 1 3.5 7 Estikhraaj 59 76 Race 24Jul15 Yor(T) 1800 GF 00-80 1:50:80 N Evans 57 1 2 9 Peterhouse 60 76 8:15 PM THOROUGHBREDS Handicap 80-89(94) 17Jun15 Chd(a) 1600 S 00-85 1:37:60 P Cosgrave 57.5 3 2 6 Inexorable Tide 58 76

Emirates A380 SHAAKIS (IRE) 4yrs. GR G (244) H OR: 87 Dark Angel (IRE) / Curious Lashes (IRE) by Footstepinthesand (GB) 56.5 Kgs Trainer: Erwan Charpy Antonio Fresu (8) H.H.Sh. Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum 8 Breeder: Sinead Bishop 15 Starts (3-2-1) 04Mar16 Jeb(d) 1400 F 84-94 57 1:24:68 D O’Neill 55 4 8 9 Sahaafy 60 87 30Jan16 Mey(T) 1800 G 84-94 99 1:48:96 D Probert 54 4 3 16 Torchlighter 59 87 29Aug15 Gwo(T) 1800 S 00-90 1:57:90 D O’Neill 59.5 5 3.75 9 Imshivalla 58.5 87 16Aug15 Pfr(T) 1600 G 00-95 1:45:00 D O’Neill 58 2 Nk 6 Swift Emperor 56.5 87 Purse: AED 175,000 (1st: AED 105,000; 2nd: AED 35,000; 3rd: AED 19,250; 4th: AED 10,500; 5th: AED 5,250) CORNROW (GB) 6yrs. CH G (747) OR: 85 For NH & SH three year olds and older. Rated 80-89 (94). New Approach (IRE) / Needlecraft (IRE) by Mark Of Esteem (IRE) 55.5 Kgs AED 612.5 to enter, free to declare and start. Trainer: Beverley Deutrom George Buckell (1.5kg) (2) Osama Refai (MRW 54kg) NATHR (USA) 5yrs. Db/br H (237) V OR: 93 9 Breeder: Darley Dixie Union (USA) / Sweet Rider (USA) by (USA) 59.5 Kgs 7 Starts (3-0-1) Trainer: Doug Watson Dane O’Neill 18Oct14 Asc(T) 1600 H Hcp 1:45:30 W Buick 56 13 17.5 27 Bronze Angel 58 97 (10) H.H.Sh. Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum 27Sep14 Nmk(T) 1800 GF Hert Hcp 1:48:60 W Buick 54.5 13 6.75 31 Bronze Angel 54.5 94 1 Breeder: Courtlandt Farm 06Sep14 Asc(T) 1400 GF Hcp 1:26:40 W Buick 57 3 Nk 17 Safety Check 56 94 16 Starts (3-5-2) 09Aug14 Hdo(T) 1600 G 00-95 1:42:00 W Buick 60 1 Nk 10 Yourartisonfire 58.5 87 Date Crs Dist TC Type Dhs. Time Jockey Wgt FP Len Rn Bt/By Kgs OR 11Mar16 Mey(d) 1900 F 68-79 81 1:57:05 P Hanagan 59.5 1 9.25 11 Brabbham 60 83 5yrs. Db/br G (6) TT OR: 80 13Feb16 Mey(d) 1900 F 64-79 81 1:59:22 P Hanagan 59.5 2 5 13 Active Spirit 59 83 PATENT (USA) A P Indy (USA) / Issaqueena (USA) by Mr Prospector (USA) 53 Kgs 30Jan16 Mey(d) 2000 F 74-84 87 2:06:43 P Hanagan 57 4 2 14 Brabbham 53 83 Trainer: Ali Rashid Al Rayhi Tadhg O’Shea 14Jan16 Mey(d) 1600 F 78-89 36 1:36:94 P Hanagan 55 2 2 8 Tiz Now Tiz Then 59.5 83 (3) Mr. Rashid Ali Al Rayhi 10 Breeder: Darley PHILOSOPHER (IRE) 4yrs. CH G (473) SR TT OR: 92 12 Starts (1-2-2) Shamardal (USA) / Philae (USA) by Seeking The Gold (USA) 59 Kgs 28Oct16 Jeb(d) 1600 F 70-79 51 1:38:03 G Buckell 56.5 4 6.5 10 Enery 55 80 Trainer: Salem bin Ghadayer Royston Ffrench 02Aug15 Mth(d) 1700 F Cond 1:44:22 G Saez 54 4 6.5 7 Box Office 54 (5) H.E.Sh. Hamdan Bin Mohd Al Maktoum 09Jul15 Bel(T) 1700 F Cond 1:40:07 J Bravo 53.5 7 8 12 Give No Quarter 53.5 2 Breeder: Darley 08Jun15 Bel(T) 1600 F Allow 1:33:30 Jr I Ortiz 55.5 2 5.75 8 Tourist 55.5 4 Starts (2-0-1) 19Jul15 Mai(T) 1600 GS Cond 1:38:40 M Barzalona 57 3 Nk 6 Mc Queen 57 13May15 Sai(T) 1600 F Cond 1:41:36 M Barzalona 57 5 2.75 6 Leonida 57 Track Record: ONE MAN BAND (IRE) - Time: 1—35:21 - 26/3/2016 - S Hitchcott 15Apr15 Cha(a) 1600 F Cond 1:37:94 M Barzalona 57 1 3.5 8 Leonida 57 05Mar15 Dea(a) 1500 F Maid 1:31:82 M Barzalona 58 1 Nk 12 Extremis 58 Pick 6 Analysis STORMARDAL (IRE) 5yrs. B H (237) CP2 OR: 91 This could turn out to be the most exciting event on the card with the Wat- Shamardal (USA) / Dievotchkina (IRE) by Bluebird (USA) 58.5 Kgs son-trained Nathr and Active Spirit, as well as Ismail Mohammed’s Stor- Trainer: Ismail Mohammed Adrie De Vries mardal all lining up as prospective candidates having scripted two wins (1) Sh. Juma Bin Dalmook Al Maktoum apiece here last term. 3 Breeder: Kevin & Meta Cullen 20 Starts (4-1-3) Satish Seemar’s Filfil will have to rewind to find the form that saw him win 11Mar16 Mey(d) 1600 F 78-89 99 1:37:36 W Smith 57 1 1.25 6 Tried And Ture 56 87 twice over this trip in Dec 2014. (Duane Fonseca) 14Jan16 Mey(d) 1600 F 78-89 36 1:36:94 W Smith 57 6 17.75 8 Tiz Now Tiz Then 59.5 87 01Jan16 Mey(d) 1600 F 74-84 87 1:39:02 W Smith 57 1 0.5 10 Muhtaram 56.5 83 Selections 19Nov15 Mey(d) 2000 F 69-84 87 2:07:21 D Probert 58 9 12 11 Respect Me 59 85 Stormardal Nathr Filfil

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Race HANDSOME MAN (IRE) 7yrs. CH G (244) V2 TT OR: 91 8:50 PM THOROUGHBREDS Handicap 84-99(104) Nayef (USA) / Danceabout (GB) by Shareef Dancer (USA) 53.5 Kgs Trainer: Ahmad bin Harmash Xavier Ziani Emirates Airline (6) H.E.Sh. Saeed Bin Mohd Al Maktoum 5 Breeder: Stud 15 Starts (3-3-1) 04Mar16 Jeb(d) 1800 F R Cond 66 1:49:66 F Tylicki 56 6 13.25 8 Mizbah 53.5 91 23Jan14 Mey(T) 2435 G 95-105 66 2:31:91 K Fallon 56.5 9 5 14 Certerach 59 97 31Aug13 Che(T) 2700 G Listed 2:54:70 K Fallon 57 3 3.5 9 Sun Central 62 97 29Jun13 Ncs(T) 3200 GS Hert Hcp 3:34:10 R Winston 60 17 Dist 18 Tominator 61.5 98

UNTOLD SECRET (GB) 4yrs. B C (442) SR OR: 91 Shamardal (USA) / Confidential Lady (GB) by Singspiel (IRE) 53.5 Kgs Purse: AED 195,000 Trainer: Salem bin Ghadayer Royston Ffrench (1st: AED 117,000; 2nd: AED 39,000; 3rd: AED 21,450; 4th: AED 11,700; 5th: AED 5,850) (8) Mr. Hamad Rashid Ghadayer For NH & SH three year olds and older. For horses rated 84-99 (104). 6 Breeder: Cheveley Park Stud Ltd AED 682,5 to enter, free to declare and start. 5 Starts (1-2-1) 19Aug15 Clf(T) 1800 GS Listed 1:50:40 M Barzalona 58 6 5.75 7 Meteoric 56 STORM BELT (USA) 7yrs. DkB H (243) V- OR: 104 03Jul15 Dea(T) 2000 GS Cond 2:07:09 M Barzalona 57.5 1 Nk 5 Pretorio 57 More Than Ready (USA) / Mari’s Thunder (USA) by Thunder (USA) 60 Kgs 05May15 Sai(T) 2000 S G2 2:13:04 M Barzalona 58 2 6 3 Sumbal 58 Trainer: Doug Watson Patrick Dobbs 17Apr15 Mai(T) 2000 F Maid 2:09:60 M Barzalona 58 2 Ns 11 Andalou 58 (10) H.E.Sh. Hamdan Bin Mohd Al Maktoum 1 Breeder: Darley ZAIN EAGLE (GB) 6yrs. B H (336) OR: 91 28 Starts (4-6-0) Dylan Thomas (IRE) / Pearl City (USA) by Carson City (USA) 53.5 Kgs Date Crs Dist TC Type Dhs. Time Jockey Wgt FP Len Rn Bt/By Kgs OR Trainer: Doug Watson Tadhg O’Shea 05Mar16 Mey(d) 2000 F G1 240 2:03:09 S Hitchcott 57 8 14.25 12 Special Fighter 57 104 Asaad Al Banwan 25Feb16 Mey(d) 2000 F 95+ 90 2:04:24 S Hitchcott 53 2 2 8 California Chrome 60 105 (1) 7 Breeder: Biddestone Stud Ltd 21Jan16 Mey(d) 1900 F 100-123 72 1:57:39 S Hitchcott 59.5 4 7.5 6 Special Fighter 59 108 13 Starts (2-2-0) 17Dec15 Mey(d) 2000 F Listed 135 2:04:59 P Dobbs 57 6 19.25 7 Special Fighter 57 108 03Dec15 Mey(d) 2000 F 79-94 99 2:05:16 P Dobbs 57.5 8 23.75 12 Jeeraan 57.5 94 05Nov15 Mey(d) 2000 F 84-99 102 2:11:44 P Dobbs 57 4 7.5 9 Etijaah 53 97 INTERPRET (USA) 8yrs. B G (258) V OR: 102 15Jan15 Mey(d) 2000 F 95-105 66 2:06:06 S De Sousa 56.5 10 Dist 10 Le Bernardin 58 97 Distorted Humor (USA) / Quendom (ARG) by Interprete (ARG) 59 Kgs 25Jul14 Asc(T) 2000 GS 00-100 2:10:20 R Hughes 63 5 6.75 7 Forgotten Hero 60 97 Trainer: Musabbeh Al Mheiri George Buckell (1.5kg) (9) H.E.Sh. Majid Bin Mohd Al Maktoum (MRW 54kg) PRESS ROOM (USA) 6yrs. CH G (594) SR B TT OR: 86 2 Breeder: Alessandro Miserocchi Street Cry (IRE) / Causeway Lass (AUS) by Giant’s Causeway (USA) 53 Kgs 21 Starts (5-5-0) Trainer: Satish Seemar Richard Mullen 19Feb16 Jeb(d) 1950 F Listed 300 1:57:93 W Smith 57 6 7.75 11 Haatheq 57 105 Sh. Rashid Bin Dalmook Al Maktoum 05Feb16 Jeb(d) 1950 F R Cond 66 1:58:73 F Jara 59.5 6 8.75 11 Haatheq 59.5 106 (3) 8 Breeder: Darley 22Jan16 Jeb(d) 1600 F G3 345 1:38:06 F Jara 57 4 1.75 10 Sefri 57 106 11 Starts (4-0-2) 20Mar15 Jeb(d) 1800 F R Cond 66 1:49:25 S De Sousa 59.5 1 NK 9 Pit Stop 55 106 20Mar15 Jeb(d) 1950 F 70-90 51 1:59:47 R Mullen 59 6 10.75 8 Insaany 58 86 28Feb15 Mey(d) 2200 F 80-90 36 2:19:72 R Mullen 55.5 1 1.5 8 Respect Me 57 84 JEERAAN (USA) 6yrs. B G (273) OR: 99 31Jan15 Mey(d) 2000 F 70-80 66 2:06:93 R Mullen 57.5 1 0.75 11 Mizbah 55 79 Distorted Humor (USA) / Jaish (USA) by Seeking The Gold (USA) 57.5 Kgs 31Dec14 Mey(d) 2200 F 70-80 66 2:20:50 R Mullen 56.5 3 1.25 14 Diwaan 57.5 78 Trainer: Doug Watson Sam Hitchcott (7) H.H.Sh. Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum SHARPALO (FR) 4yrs. B G (171) SR1 H1 OR: 86 3 Breeder: Shadwell Farm LLC Shamardal (USA) / Pony Girl (IRE) by (GB) 53 Kgs 15 Starts (4-0-1) Trainer: Ahmad bin Harmash Antonio Fresu 04Feb16 Mey(T) 2810 G 95+ 90 2:57:91 P Hanagan 53.5 12 22.5 13 Battersea 53 99 Mr. Hamdan Al Manssori 17Dec15 Mey(d) 2000 F Listed 135 2:04:59 P Hanagan 57 5 13.75 7 Special Fighter 57 99 (2) 9 Breeder: Wertheimer et Frere 03Dec15 Mey(d) 2000 F 79-94 99 2:05:16 D O’Neill 57.5 1 2 12 Torchlighter 57 94 11 Starts (2-2-0) 05Nov15 Mey(d) 2000 F 84-99 102 2:11:44 D O’Neill 56 5 18.5 9 Etijaah 53 95 16May16 Dea(T) 1400 F Hcp 1:23:61 M Guyon 58.5 14 17.5 17 Yume 57 14Apr16 Mar(T) 1550 GS Cond 1:35:29 T Piccone 57 2 Nk 6 Nisham 57 ETIJAAH (USA) 6yrs. B G (229) H OR: 94 17Mar16 Cha(a) 1500 F Hcp 1:29:21 M Guyon 60.5 5 3 17 Zuberoa 55 Daaher (CAN) / Hasheema (IRE) by Darshaan (GB) 55 Kgs 20Feb16 Csm(a) 1600 F Listed 1:34:01 F Blondel 56.5 4 4.25 8 Incahoots 55 Trainer: Doug Watson Dane O’Neill (4) H.H.Sh. Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum TRIBALISM (USA) 3yrs. Gr/Ro G (193) TT OR: 85 4 Breeder: Shadwell Farm LLC Tapit (USA) / Well Related (USA) by Quiet American (USA) 53 Kgs 26 Starts (5-3-3) Trainer: Ahmed Al Shamsi Christopher Hayes 19Mar16 Ala(d) 1600 F Cond 90 1:37:12 S Hitchcott 57 1 1.25 11 Taqneen 57 91 Mr. Buti Ahmed Rashed Abdulla Al Shamsi 25Feb16 Mey(d) 2000 F 78-89 36 2:04:27 P Hanagan 59 3 1.75 8 Brabbham 53.5 91 (5) 10 Breeder: Darley 21Jan16 Mey(d) 1900 F 78-89 36 1:58:35 P Hanagan 59 2 1.25 8 Respect Me 59.5 91 5 Starts (0-0-1) 08Jan16 Jeb(d) 1950 F 74-89 54 1:59:13 D O’Neill 59.5 4 2.5 8 Ostaad 57 93 24Apr16 Cha(a) 1900 F Hcp 1:56:58 M Barzalona 58 16 UR 16 Gardol City 58.5 22Mar16 Cha(a) 2100 F Cond 2:10:95 M Barzalona 55 4 1.25 8 Khien Shan 57 21Oct15 Dea(a) 1900 F Maid 1:57:18 M Barzalona 58 3 2.75 13 Academic 58 06Oct15 Mai(T) 1400 H Maid 1:32:10 M Barzalona 58 8 14.75 8 Dhevanafushi 58

Track Record: CALIFORNIA CHROME (USA) - Time: 2—01:83 - 26/3/2016 - V Espinoza

Pick 6 Analysis Etijaah looks most likely to land this one having shown tremendous improve- ment last season, which started with him winning this corresponding race. Stablemate Storm Belt could provide the thrills here and push Etijaah, but Press Room may be desperate to make headlines after abstaining from competition for nearly 600 days. (Duane Fonseca) Selections Etijaah Storm Belt Press Room

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Race KHUBALA (IRE) 7yrs. B G (237) SR OR: 86 9:25 PM THOROUGHBREDS Handicap 80-89(94) Acclamation (GB) / Raghida (IRE) by Nordico (USA) 56 Kgs Trainer: Ernst Oertel Rafael de Oliveira emirates.com (5) Mr. Khalid Khalifa Al Nabooda 8 Breeder: James F Hanley 28 Starts (5-3-3) 11Mar16 Mey(d) 1200 F 74-84 87 1:11:78 F Tylicki 59 5 3.75 10 Alareef 58 87 04Mar16 Jeb(d) 1000 F Listed 300 0:58:78 T O’Shea 57 9 9 12 Morawij 57 91 19Feb16 Jeb(d) 1000 F R Cond 66 0:59:20 T O’Shea 55 7 6.5 8 United Color 58 91 24Oct14 Don(T) 1200 GS 00-100 1:15:80 P Hanagan 59.5 3 1 18 Jamaican Bolt 57 95

MUTAHADDITH (GB) 6yrs. B G (230) TT OR: 86 Shamardal (USA) / Castaway Queen (IRE) by Selkirk (USA) 56 Kgs Purse: AED 175,000 Trainer: Ali Rashid Al Rayhi Tadhg O’Shea (1st: AED 105,000; 2nd: AED 35,000; 3rd: AED 19,250; 4th: AED 10,500; 5th: AED 5,250) (2) H.E.Sh. Hamdan Bin Mohd Al Maktoum For NH & SH three year olds and older. Rated 80-89 (94). 9 Breeder: Horizon Bloodstock Ltd AED 612.5 to enter, free to declare and start. 13 Starts (3-2-0) 18Mar16 Jeb(d) 1200 F R Cond 66 1:11:61 S Hitchcott 53.5 12 Dist 12 Krypton Factor 56.5 86 AJRAAM (USA) 6yrs. B G (230) H- OR: 91 11Mar16 Mey(d) 1200 F 74-84 87 1:11:78 T O’Shea 57.5 2 Ns 10 Alareef 58 84 Daaher (CAN) / Abby Road (IRE) by Danehill (USA) 58.5 Kgs 13Feb16 Mey(d) 1200 F 74-84 870 1:12:69 T O’Shea 57.5 4 4.75 7 Stunned 58.5 84 Trainer: Musabbeh Al Mheiri Fernando Jara 30Jan16 Mey(d) 1200 F 64-79 81 1:12:70 T O’Shea 57 1 2.75 7 Padlock 59.5 77 (6) H.H.Sh. Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum 1 Breeder: Shadwell Farm LLC DAIRAM (USA) 6yrs. B H (230) TT OR: 85 20 Starts (4-3-3) Jazil (USA) / Tarteel (USA) by Bahri (USA) 55.5 Kgs Date Crs Dist TC Type Dhs. Time Jockey Wgt FP Len Rn Bt/By Kgs OR Trainer: Musabbeh Al Mheiri Dane O’Neill 18Mar16 Jeb(d) 1200 F R Cond 66 1:11:61 J Rosales 55 6 6.5 12 Krypton Factor 56.5 93 H.H.Sh. Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum 04Mar16 Jeb(d) 1000 F Listed 300 0:58:78 P Hanagan 57 7 6.5 12 Morawij 57 93 (4) 10 Breeder: Shadwell Farm LLC 05Feb16 Jeb(d) 1200 F 78-89 54 1:11:50 P Hanagan 59.5 9 Dist 9 Conform With Fact 57.5 93 16Jan16 Mey(d) 1400 F 74-84 75 1:24:65 P Hanagan 60 1 Ns 8 Padlock 56 89 25 Starts (4-8-4) 18Mar16 Jeb(d) 1200 F 64-79 48 1:13:60 P Hanagan 60 2 1.25 5 Speedy Move 58.5 84 05Feb16 Jeb(d) 1000 F 60-80 45 0:59:86 P Hanagan 62 1 0.5 7 Mathematics 55 80 FITZGERALD (USA) 4yrs. B G (230) H- TT OR: 91 22Jan16 Jeb(d) 1200 F 60-74 45 1:12:66 P Hanagan 59 1 NK 8 Mathematics 53 77 Elusive Quality (USA) / Filamonia (ARG) by Slew Gin Fizz (USA) 58.5 Kgs 16Jan16 Mey(d) 1400 F 64-74 78 1:24:60 D O’Neill 60 5 16.25 10 State Law 59.5 79 Trainer: Ahmad bin Harmash Antonio Fresu (8) Mr. Buti Bintooq Almarri 2 Breeder: Darley LEHAAF (ARG) 7yrs. DkB G (264) SR TT OR: 85 10 Starts (2-2-5) Excellent Art (GB) / Sarkha (AUS) by Danehill (USA) 55.5 Kgs 18Mar16 Jeb(d) 1400 F R Cond 66 1:24:72 T O’Shea 53.5 2 Nk 8 Shaishee 58 88 Trainer: Satish Seemar Cameron Noble (3kg) 11Mar16 Mey(d) 1600 F 78-89 99 1:37:36 F Tylicki 57.5 3 5 6 Stormardal 57 88 (11) Al Bait Mutawahed Team (MRW 52kg) 19Feb16 Jeb(d) 1400 F 68-79 48 1:24:96 F Tylicki 59.5 1 2.25 8 Modern History 59 83 11 Breeder: Phalaris S R L 13Feb16 Mey(d) 1200 F 74-84 870 1:12:69 F Tylicki 57 3 1.75 7 Stunned 58.5 83 20 Starts (4-2-3) 13Feb16 Mey(T) 1200 G 84-94 99 1:11:09 R Mullen 58.5 9 13.75 12 Banaadeer 60 96 ROOSSEY (IRE) 4yrs. B G (264) SR TT OR: 91 16Jan16 Mey(T) 1200 G 84-94 99 1:11:29 R Mullen 58.5 5 3.5 10 Charlie Croker 55.5 96 Acclamation (GB) / Tatiana Romanova (USA) by Mr Greeley (USA) 58.5 Kgs 14Feb15 Mey(T) 1600 G 85-95 84 1:36:67 W Smith 59 7 3 13 Journeyman 57 97 Trainer: Dhruba Selvaratnam Christopher Hayes 31Jan15 Mey(T) 1400 F 85-95 84 1:22:78 W Smith 59 7 4.5 16 Fils Anges 58 97 (10) H.H.Sh. Ahmed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum 3 Breeder: Ballyreddin Stud INDESCRIBABLE (IRE) 4yrs. B G (418) OR: 84 16 Starts (2-4-2) 13Feb16 Mey(T) 1200 G 84-94 99 1:11:09 C Hayes 56.5 3 1 12 Banaadeer 60 91 Invincible Spirit (IRE) / Subtle Charm (GB) by Machiavellian (USA) 55 Kgs 05Feb16 Jeb(d) 1200 F 78-89 54 1:11:50 C Hayes 59 2 Nk 9 Conform With Fact 57.5 91 Trainer: Doug Watson Patrick Dobbs 16Jan16 Mey(T) 1200 G 84-94 99 1:11:29 C Hayes 55 2 Nk 10 Charlie Croker 55.5 88 (3) Mr. Mohd. Khalifa Al Basti 12 Breeder: Darley 01Jan16 Mey(d) 1400 F 84-94 99 1:25:57 C Hayes 56.5 7 21.5 9 Kilt Rock 58 91 22 Starts (4-2-2) TIME FLIES (GB) 4yrs. B G (371) TT OR: 90 12Sep15 Don(T) 1100 G Hcp 1:08:70 S De Sousa 53 18 12.75 20 Steps 60.5 91 Exceed And Excel (AUS) / Simply Times (USA) by Dodge (USA) 58 Kgs 05Sep15 Hdo(T) 1000 GS 00-100 1:00:50 J Doyle 56 15 19.75 15 Maljaa 59 91 Trainer: Salem bin Ghadayer Royston Ffrench 19Aug15 Yor(T) 1100 GS 00-105 1:03:40 J Doyle 55.5 20 27.5 20 Caspian Prince 60.5 93 11Aug15 Ntt(T) 1000 GF Cond 0:58:00 S De Sousa 54.5 3 3.25 5 Desert Law 56 93 (1) Mr. Ahmed Jaber 4 Breeder: Times of Wigan Ltd 6 Starts (1-3-2) 29Oct15 Lin(a) 1400 S 00-105 1:23:50 N Mackay 52.5 3 1 12 Crazy 54 86 Track Record: MUARRAB (GB) - Time: 1—10:20 - 5/3/2016 - P Hanagan 10Sep15 Chd(a) 1200 S Maid 1:11:00 N Mackay 59.5 1 5 6 Rock Royalty 59.5 86 08Jun15 Wnd(T) 1200 GF Maid 1:13:60 J Doyle 59.5 2 1 8 Aranka 57 87 28May15 Lin(a) 1600 S Maid 1:38:80 W Buick 58 2 1.25 11 Intrude 58 Pick 6 Analysis

SPEEDY MOVE (IRE) 4yrs. B G (230) SR OR: 89 Meydan has proved a happy hunting ground for Mutahaddith, who will be Iffraaj (GB) / Beautiful Filly (GB) by Oasis Dream (GB) 57.5 Kgs looking to complete a hat-trick of 6f wins this calendar year, having won Trainer: Satish Seemar Richard Mullen (12) Touch Gold Racing & Sean Ewing twice in January, beating the Watson-trained Padlock on both occasions. 5 Breeder: Rabbah Bloodstock Ltd Watson will hope to buck that trend through Indescribable, who returns 12 Starts (4-0-1) after a near 14-month absence and it would be foolish to rule out the Dhru- 18Mar16 Jeb(d) 1200 F 64-79 48 1:13:60 M Monaghan 58.5 1 1.25 5 Dairam 60 84 26Sep15 Hdo(T) 1200 S 00-90 1:13:50 A Kirby 58 8 4.5 16 Brando 57 86 ba Selvaratnam-saddled Roossey, who was third over 6f here in March. 29Aug15 Nmk(T) 1200 G 00-90 1:11:90 T Queally 59.5 6 9 8 Dragon King 57.5 86 (Duane Fonseca) 08Aug15 Hdo(T) 1200 GF 00-85 1:11:50 M Harley 59.5 1 Nk 9 Nezar 60.5 80 Selections

BUSTOPHER (USA) 6yrs. Db/br G (258) OR: 88 Mutahaddith Indescribable Roossey Elusive Quality (USA) / Catstar (USA) by (USA) 57 Kgs Trainer: Rashed Bouresly Bruno Reis (9) Bouresly Racing Syndicate 6 Breeder: Darley To Advertise in 8 Starts (1-2-1) 19Feb16 Jeb(d) 1000 F R Cond 66 0:59:20 D Probert 54 5 2.75 8 United Color 58 86 13Feb16 Mey(T) 1200 G 84-94 99 1:11:09 B Doyle 55 7 10.5 12 Banaadeer 60 88 05Feb16 Jeb(d) 1200 F 78-89 54 1:11:50 H Crouch 55 5 2.25 9 Conform With Fact 57.5 88 06May14 Kmp(a) 1600 S 00-90 1:38:50 M Barzalona 60 7 7.25 8 Secret Art 58.5 88

OCEAN TELEGRAPH (USA) 4yrs. Db/br G (230) OR: 88 Street Cry (IRE) / Sea Chanter (USA) by War Chant (USA) 57 Kgs Trainer: Dhruba Selvaratnam George Buckell (1.5kg) Contact us at (7) Mr. Khalifa A Dasmal (MRW 54kg) 7 Breeder: Darley Post Box No: 53300, Dubai, UAE 9 Starts (1-0-0) 18Mar16 Jeb(d) 1400 F R Cond 66 1:24:72 C Hayes 53.5 8 Dist 8 Shaishee 58 88 26Sep15 Bel(T) 2000 F Allow 2:00:38 L Saez 54.5 11 10.5 12 Team Colors 54.5 e-mail: media@[email protected] 01Aug15 Sar(T) 1900 F Allow 1:53:37 L Saez 54 12 16 12 Go Around 54 20Jun15 Bel(T) 1700 F Allow 1:43:32 L Saez 55.5 4 3.25 8 Syntax 54.5 Tele: +971 4 342 99 99, Fax: +971 4 342 21 21

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Race ENTIFAADHA (GB) 7yrs. B G (231) TT- OR: 67 10:00 PM THOROUGHBREDS Handicap 60-75 Dansili (GB) / Model Queen (USA) by Kingmambo (USA) 56.5 Kgs Trainer: Musabbeh Al Mheiri Dane O’Neill Emirates Skywards (14) H.H.Sh. Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum 8 Breeder: Highclere Stud 28 Starts (2-2-3) 17Mar16 Ala(d) 1400 F 00-70 42 1:25:56 D O’Neill 62 9 15.75 12 Tagseed 62 70 30Jan16 Mey(d) 1600 F 64-74 78 1:38:29 F Jara 59 6 13.5 7 Active Spirit 59 77 16Jan16 Mey(d) 1400 F 74-84 75 1:24:65 D O’Neill 55.5 4 6.5 8 Ajraam 60 79 14Feb15 Mey(d) 1600 F R Cond 66 1:38:80 P Hanagan 59.5 3 8 10 Dubai Iconic 59.5 82

CARBON DATING (IRE) 4yrs. B G (55) SR B- TT OR: 64 The Carbon Unit (USA) / Advertising Space (IRE) by Galileo (IRE) 55 Kgs Purse: AED 150,000 Trainer: Satish Seemar Cameron Noble (3kg) (1st: AED 90,000; 2nd: AED 30,000; 3rd: AED 16,500; 4th: AED 9,000; 5th: AED 4,500) (10) Thistle Bloodstock Ltd (MRW 53kg) 9 Breeder: Thistle Bloodstock Ltd For NH & SH three year olds and older. Rated 60-75. AED 525 to enter, free to declare and start. 20 Starts (1-1-4) 09Sep16 Don(T) 2100 G 00-85 2:10:40 P Makin 59 5 4 9 Khairaat 56 83 26Aug16 Ham(T) 2400 G 00-90 2:39:30 T O’Shea 60 5 0.5 14 Multellie 59 83 4yrs. B G (555) OR: 74 WELL OFF (GER) 30Jul16 Ham(T) 2200 G 00-75 2:26:30 P Makin 64 1 3.25 9 Al Destoor 63.5 76 Monsun (GER) / Wells Present (GER) by Cadeaux Genereux (GB) 60 Kgs 23Jul16 Che(T) 2700 G 00-80 3:01:30 T O’Shea 58 3 2.5 12 Marengo 59 75 Trainer: Beverley Deutrom Adam McLean (3kg) Mr. Yousif Ali Yousif Alkhaja Al-Ali (MRW 53kg) (8) HOLY IRELAND (SPA) 5yrs. BR H (258) SR B OR: 64 1 Breeder: Stall Ullmann Holy Roman Emperor (IRE) / Sonic Sea (IRE) by Zafonic (USA) 55 Kgs 2 Starts (1-0-0) Date Crs Dist TC Type Dhs. Time Jockey Wgt FP Len Rn Bt/By Kgs OR Trainer: Ernst Oertel Rafael de Oliveira 28Apr15 Chd(a) 2000 S 00-75 2:05:70 W Buick 60.5 5 10.5 7 Noro Lim 59 75 (9) Mr. Khalid Khalifa Al Nabooda 10 Breeder: Cuadra Tiziano SL 06Apr15 Red(T) 1600 GF Maid 1:38:40 J Doyle 56.5 1 Hd 11 Spryt 56.5 20 Starts (4-1-3) 19Feb16 Jeb(d) 1200 F 58-69 42 1:13:21 M Fernandes 54 10 15.75 11 Odooj 58 70 CONQUERANT (GB) 5yrs. CH G (230) B2 OR: 73 16Jan16 Mey(d) 1400 F 64-74 78 1:24:60 D David 56 10 Dist 10 State Law 59.5 70 Dubawi (IRE) / The World (GB) by (USA) 59.5 Kgs 08Jan16 Jeb(d) 1400 F 69-84 51 1:24:89 D David 53 7 Dist 8 Beachy Head 60 70 Trainer: Ismail Mohammed Adrie De Vries 03Mar15 Cha(a) 1400 F Hcp 1:25:06 G Braem 57.5 17 5.25 17 Chopsoave 60 (6) H.E.Sh. Hamdan Bin Mohd Al Maktoum 2 Breeder: Darley SKYGAZER (IRE) 4yrs. B C (6) B TT OR: 64 20 Starts (1-6-5) Echo Of Light (GB) / Calando (USA) by Storm Cat (USA) 55 Kgs 18Mar16 Jeb(d) 1200 F 64-79 48 1:13:60 T O’Shea 56 3 6.25 5 Speedy Move 58.5 75 Trainer: Ali Rashid Al Rayhi Sam Hitchcott 11Mar16 Mey(d) 1400 F 68-79 81 1:23:82 R Mullen 57 2 7.25 7 Baroot 56 77 H.E.Sh. Mansoor Bin Mohd Al Maktoum 30Jan16 Mey(d) 1600 F 64-74 78 1:38:29 W Smith 60 4 7 7 Active Spirit 59 79 (2) 11 Breeder: Darley 16Jan16 Mey(d) 1400 F 74-84 75 1:24:65 C Hayes 56.5 3 6.5 8 Ajraam 60 82 16 Starts (1-1-1) 28Oct16 Jeb(d) 1950 F 00-75 45 1:59:95 T O’Shea 57.5 11 24.5 12 Tadmir 57.5 65 MISTER PARMA (IRE) 3yrs. CH G (264) SR TT OR: 75 26Feb16 Ala(d) 1600 F 00-75 45 1:38:06 T O’Shea 58 3 5.5 14 Taqneen 62 65 Iffraaj (GB) / Annee Lumiere (IRE) by Giant’s Casuseway (USA) 59.5 Kgs 12Feb16 Ala(d) 2000 F Maid 42 2:05:47 T O’Shea 56.5 1 5.5 13 Stamford 57 57 Trainer: Satish Seemar Richard Mullen 05Feb16 Jeb(d) 1600 F Maid 36 1:39:26 T O’Shea 60 4 2.25 13 Fa’iz 60 57 (4) The Parmar Family 3 Breeder: Christopher Glynn FA’IZ (IRE) 7yrs. B/Br G (215) CP TT OR: 62 2 Starts (1-0-0) Dansili (GB) / Carisolo (GB) by Dubai Millennium (GB) 54 Kgs 13Feb16 Mey(d) 1400 F Maid 75 1:25:55 R Mullen 54 1 2.25 14 Omri 58 Trainer: Erwan Charpy Antonio Fresu 21Oct15 Kmp(a) 1600 S Maid 1:41:80 H Bentley 59.5 7 9.5 8 Bluebeard 59.5 (5) H.E.Sh. Maktoum Bin Mohd Al Maktoum 12 Breeder: Darley BANHAM (USA) 3yrs. GR G (127) SR1 B1 OR: 72 46 Starts (1-9-5) Exchange Rate (USA) / Palisade (USA) by Gone West (USA) 58 Kgs 02Apr16 Jin Trl(T) 1600 G 65+ 300 1:36:59 T O’Shea 54.5 4 8.25 9 Court Room 57 68 Trainer: Ahmad bin Harmash Fernando Jara 04Mar16 Jeb(d) 1600 F 60-74 45 1:37:35 D Probert 54 3 7.5 11 Just A Penny 58 62 (1) Mr. Hamdan Al Manssori 27Feb16 Shj(d) 1700 F 00-75 21 1:48:48 D Probert 57 4 7.5 15 Moosir 56.5 64 4 Breeder: Juddmonte Farms INC 13Feb16 Mey(d) 1600 F 58-69 75 1:39:08 D Probert 55.5 5 6 13 Tobaco 57 64 6 Starts (0-0-0) 29Jun16 Bat(T) 2000 S 00-80 2:17:50 D Probert 54.5 6 24.75 7 Icebuster 62 72 ALRAASED (USA) 7yrs. Db/br G (307) B OR: 60 10Jun16 San(T) 2000 G 00-80 2:10:30 K Shoemark 55.5 4 2.75 8 Shabbah 60 72 Exchange Rate (USA) / Alabaq (USA) by Riverman (USA) 53 Kgs 26Apr16 Bat(T) 2000 G 00-75 2:12:70 G Baker 59.5 5 9.5 11 Shabbah 55.5 73 Trainer: Ali Rashid Al Rayhi Tadhg O’Shea 07Apr16 Chd(a) 1600 S Maid 1:41:10 W T-Davies 56.5 5 7.25 9 Murad Khan 56.5 (3) H.H.Sh. Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum 13 Breeder: Shadwell Farm LLC MARCHING TIME (GB) 10yrs. B G (250) SR OR: 70 22 Starts (2-3-4) 01Jan16 Mey(d) 1400 F 58-69 75 1:26:55 P Hanagan 53.5 3 3.25 9 Tajheez 55.5 60 Sadler’s Wells (USA) / Marching West (USA) by Gone West (USA) 58 Kgs 13Dec15 Abu(T) 1400 G 78-89 60 1:26:35 T O’Shea 53.5 4 1.5 14 Idler 56 79 Trainer: Doug Watson Patrick Dobbs 05Dec15 Shj(d) 2000 F 00-75 21 2:03:84 T O’Shea 53 4 2.75 16 Tadmir 55 60 H.H.Sh. Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum (7) 21Nov15 Shj(d) 1700 F 00-75 21 1:45:57 D O’Neill 55 3 4 14 Mukhabarat 54.5 58 5 Breeder: Juddmonte Farms Ltd 53 Starts (4-7-6) 27Feb16 Shj(d) 1700 F 00-75 21 1:48:48 D O’Neill 62 15 Dist 15 Moosir 56.5 75 FORMIDABLE SECRET (FR) 3yrs. CH G (5) SR- B1 CP- OR: 60 30Jan16 Mey(d) 1600 F 64-74 78 1:38:29 P Hanagan 60 5 12.5 7 Active Spirit 59 79 Excellent Art (GB) / Sydney’s Secret (USA) by Fusaichi Pegasus (USA) 53 Kgs 16Jan16 Mey(T) 1600 G 84-94 99 1:37:17 P Hanagan 57.5 5 7 10 Udododontu 57.5 94 Trainer: Ahmad bin Harmash Xavier Ziani 17Dec15 Mey(d) 1400 F 64-74 78 1:26:21 P Hanagan 60 2 2 8 Zalzilah 54.5 79 (13) H.E.Sh. Hamdan Bin Mohd Al Maktoum 14 Breeder: Michel Henochsberg &Mme Dominique Ades Hazan

3 Starts (0-0-0) 3yrs. Db/br C (237) SR OR: 72 ROCKLEY (USA) 29Oct16 Shj(d) 1700 F Maid 21 1:47:97 X Ziani 55.5 4 12 10 Mathematics 57 Speighstown (USA) / African skies (GB) by Johannesburg (USA) 58 Kgs 05Feb16 Jeb(d) 1600 F Maid 36 1:39:26 F Jara 54 12 Dist 13 Fa’iz 60 Trainer: Salem bin Ghadayer Royston Ffrench 22Jan16 Jeb(d) 1400 F Maid 36 1:27:24 J Santiago 54 12 22.5 16 Mr Churchill 57.5 (11) Mr. Hamad Rashid Ghadayer 6 Breeder: Pam Cockerill, Sean Graham & Beechwood Farming Investments Ltd Track Record: ONE MAN BAND (IRE) - Time: 1—35:21 - 26/3/2016 - S Hitchcott

7 Starts (1-0-2) 11Mar16 Mey(d) 1600 F Maid 75 1:38:29 R Ffrench 54 1 1.75 7 Boarding Party 60 70 04Mar16 Jeb(d) 1200 F Maid 36 1:12:68 R Ffrench 55.5 4 7.25 15 Mountain Lion 60 70 Pick 6 Analysis 03Sep15 Chd(a) 1600 S 00-70 1:38:50 K Stott 59 6 12 7 York Minster 56 70 22Aug15 Chd(a) 1600 S Maid 1:40:00 L Steward 58 3 5.25 10 Danehill Kodiac 59.5 72 The Salem bin Ghadayer-trained Rockley looked comfortable winning over this trip in March and should be fancied to make it two in two starts at LIMAN (IRE) 6yrs. CH H (622) TT OR: 68 Meydan, but it would be foolish to assume success as inevitable especially Trade Fair (GB) / Lady of The Inn (IRE) by Hamas (IRE) 57 Kgs since he finds himself in the company of Conquerant, looking for his first Trainer: Ahmed Al Shamsi Christopher Hayes win in over two years, and top rated Well Off, who has won over this dis- (12) Mr. Buti Ahmed Rashed Abdulla Al Shamsi 7 Breeder: Mrs P Mansergh Wallace tance but on turf. (Duane Fonseca) 16 Starts (4-0-2) Selections 20Feb15 Jeb(d) 1400 F R Cond 45 1:22:09 S Al Mazrooei 55 11 19.25 15 Gobooll 58 85 Rockley Conquerant Well Off 31Jan15 Mey(d) 1200 F R Cond 66 1:11:51 H Bentley 59.5 10 23.25 14 Satwa Story 59.5 85 23Oct14 Dea(a) 1500 F Claim 1:28:09 G Benoist 59.5 1 0.5 13 Point Blank 59.5 85 10Oct14 Cha(a) 1600 F Claim 1:36:30 G Benoist 56 9 3.25 12 Silverheels 59 Graduated from the 2016 Racing in Dubai Sale

48 3 November 2016 Abu Dhabi Preview (Sunday) by Lucky Name DAY AFTER ’s Bonfire Night fireworks, racing returns to the Capital Paddy’s Day to spark after Bonfire Night forA the first time since March with a meeting highlighted by the Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan Cup Prep, a 1600m conditions race. It was won last year by Areem, denied a run the previous week when only a reserve for the world’s richest Purebred Arabian race, the €1.2 million Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan Jewel Crown over the same 1600m. The fixtures are reversed this year with the €1.2 million extravaganza Abu Alabyad Shateh being staged next week and sure to provide plenty of fireworks itself, Al Nahyan Jewel Crown but was debut at Al Ain in January for combine, this time with Amaan who and the American connections of withdrawn at the start. Sheikh Hamdan but the 6yo was a can go well fresh as he demonstrated Paddy’s Day will be hoping for a Owned by Sheikh Hamdan bin bitter disappointment on his only when winning over 1600m at Jebel big run in this evening’s prep. Mansour Al Nahyan, Shateh is subsequent outing a month later. Ali on the first day of last season. Trained by Scott Powell, who speedy and versatile enough to He is surely better than that effort Once a winner in France for Jean- is also part of the 5yo’s ownership have won last season’s Group 3 Al and could be a horse to follow this Claude Rouget, he has also won team, Quarter Moon Ranch, this Ruwais over 1000m before finding season. Ali Rashid Al Rayhi relies on here at Abu Dhabi, over 2200m in multiple Grade One winner has only only subsequent Kahayla Classic the same owner’s El Salaam, a turf February 2014. one turf outing to his name. winner, AF Mathmoon, too strong in winner in England and victorious at Mutual Force has been a great That was in the Sheikh Zayed bin the 1400m Group 1 Bani Yas on the Al Ain in February. Dane O’Neill servant to the Grandstand Stables Sultan Al Nahyan Jewel Crown itself Meydan dirt. elects to ride him. of Ali Rashid Al Rayhi for almost last year when he never threatened Like Paddy’s Day, the Eric Eric Lemartinel runs two with six years but did fail to win last and failed to beat a rival, but this Lemartinel-trained Abu Alabyad Tadhg O’Shea choosing RB Dixie season having visited the winner’s looks a great opportunity to race on did take aim at the €1.2 million Burning over Molahen El Alhan. enclosure at least once in each of the the surface again. jackpot last year, faring a lot better The only Thoroughbred race on previous four campaigns. Reunited It is also another chance to race than his American rival by finishing the card, also a 2200m handicap, with Saeed Al Mazrooei, he can right-handed, an alien concept to fifth. He has not won since the 2015 looks wide open with the weights go well. Satish Seemar had four horses trained in America. He has Group 1 HH the President’s Cup, headed by Sheikh Hamdan’s entered and, with the field capped been pleasing connections in his over 2200m, but has run some big Almerzem Trained by Musabbeh Al at 12, has to rely on Last Fighter preparations at Abu Dhabi and, races in defeat since, headlined by a Mheiri, he has yet to win on turf and and Emirates Galloper, having hopefully, will be able to show his close second to Thakif when seeking will be having his eighth outing on also declared his other pair who are true colours. to defend his President’s Cup crown. ‘the green stuff’. among the reserves. Having successfully defended Lemartinel, based at Al Asayl Ernst Oertel does not have The master of Zabeel Stables his crown in this year’s Sheikh Stables for HH Sheikh Khalifa bin many Thoroughbred runners and has needed to be patient with Last Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan Cup Zayed Al Nahyan, also saddles RB his Moontime will be having Fighter, not seen in competitive Triple Crown in America, he is Torch, Hamza and Meydan Du just his second UAE start having, action since December last year undoubtedly a quality performer but Paon for his main patron. seemingly, not taken to the Jebel Ali when having his second start needs to prove his adaptability for Trained by Ibrahim Al Hadhrami, dirt back in February. His sole career for the yard. turf with Pat Dobbs looking a good the Royal Cavalry of Oman success was registered on debut, in Previously with Godolphin and jockey booking. own Djet Taouy who has not won a Newmarket maiden when trained Saeed bin Suroor, the 7yo won at Officially the best horse in the since June 2014 but is a dual Group for Godolphin by Charlie Appleby. Meydan in 2013 when looking a race, he should still face a stiff test One winner and has been competing He also ran once over hurdles, progressive individual with scope of his credentials with the likes consistently in the best company. for John Ferguson. for improvement. of Shateh, Abu Alabyad and Djet The most valuable of the handicaps His win was achieved on soft We expect fireworks on the Abu Taouy in opposition. on the card is over 2200m for which ground though and previous Dhabi track next week for their big Trained by Majed Al Jahouri, 12 have been declared. connections have seemingly avoided race and this evening we should Shateh was due to take his chance in Erwan Charpy saddled Jabal fast ground with him in the past. discover whether Paddy’s Day will last year’s Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Aly to make a winning local Sheikh Hamdan and Charpy again be a rocket or a damp squib!

Selections Race 1: AF Monsef

Race 2: Ramadi Al Rawasi

Race 3: Sanad

Race 4: Shateh (Nap)

Race 5: Jabal Aly (NB)

Race 6: Mutual Force Last Fighter Mutual Force 3 November 2016 49

JABAL AL REEF (AE) 3yrs. B C (0) NOR 5:00 PM PUREBRED ARABIANS UAE Bred Maiden Bibi De Carrere (FR) / Djezebel (US) by Djendel (FR) 57 Kgs 1 Trainer: Abdulla Al Hammadi Yas Island Maiden ( ) Al Ajban Stables 14 Breeder: Sh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan Sponsored by RESERVE

AF YATROQ (AE) 3yrs. GR C (0) SR B NOR Rail Position: Out 7m Abu Dhabi Equestrian Club Af Al Buraq (AE) / Nuzhaat (GB) by Izentespeshal (US) 57 Kgs Purse: AED 80,000 Trainer: Ernst Oertel (1st: AED 48,000; 2nd: AED 16,000; 3rd: AED 8,800; 4th: AED 4,800; 5th: AED 2,400) ( ) Mr. Khalid Khalifa Al Nabooda For Maiden three year olds ONLY bred in the UAE. Weight: 57kg, Allowances: Fillies 2kg. 15 Breeder: Khalid Khalifa Al Nabooda RESERVE AED 280 to enter, free to declare and start. HAREER AL REEF (AE) 3yrs. B C (0) NOR AF MAHSHOUM (AE) 3yrs. GR C (0) SR NOR Bibi De Carrere (FR) / Valdora (FR) by Dormane (FR) 57 Kgs Af Al Buraq (AE) / Rabiha De Faust (FR) by Al Sakbe (FR) 57 Kgs Trainer: Abdulla Al Hammadi Trainer: Ali Rashid Al Rayhi Tadhg O’Shea ( ) Al Ajban Stables (8) Mr. Khalid Khalifa Al Nabooda 16 Breeder: Sh Tahnoon bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan RESERVE 1 Breeder: Khalid Khalifa Al Nabooda

AF MONSEF (AE) 3yrs. B C (0) NOR Track Record: AREEM (FR) - Time: 1—27:60 - 2/3/2014 - S De Sousa Af Al Buraq (AE) / Temptayshuhn (FR) by Arawak D’Aroco (FR) 57 Kgs Trainer: Musabbeh Al Mheiri Fernando Jara (10) Mr. Khalid Khalifa Al Nabooda 5:30 PM PUREBRED ARABIANS UAE Bred Conditions 2 Breeder: Khalid Khalifa Al Nabooda 2 Abu Dhabi Equestrian Club Cup AMEED (AE) 3yrs. CH C (0) B1 NOR Abu Alemarat (FR) / Le Gusta Bailar (US) by Line Dancer (US) 57 Kgs (For Private Owners Only) Trainer: Eric Lemartinel Kamil Grzybowski (1.5kg) (7) H.H.Sh. Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan (MRW 54kg) Sponsored by Rail Position: Out 7m 3 Breeder: Sh Sultan bin Falah Al Nahyan Abu Dhabi Equestrian Club IFRAAJ (AE) 3yrs. CH C (0) CP1 NOR Purse: AED 70,000 (Plus AED 10,000 Breeders Premuim) Zefiro De Nulvi (IT) / Ana Dhabiania (FR) by Tidjani (FR) 57 Kgs (1st: AED 42,000; 2nd: AED 14,000; 3rd: AED 7,700; 4th: AED 4,200; 5th: AED 2,100) Trainer: Eric Lemartinel Gerald Avranche For four year olds and older that HAVE NOT WON 2 RACES bred in UAE. Weight: 57kg, Penalties: (9) H.H.Sh. Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Winners of 1 Race since November 30, 2015 2.5kg, Allowances: Fillies & Mares 2kg. 4 Breeder: Sh Sultan bin Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan AED 280 to enter, free to declare and start.

AF ASHRAS (AE) 5yrs. GR H (231) SR B OR: 45 MOUBARAK (AE) 3yrs. B C (0) B1 NOR Af Al Buraq (AE) / Modjalla (FR) by Tidjani (FR) 59.5 Kgs Calin Du Loup (FR) / Men Abu Dhabi (AE) by Johnny Onthe Spot (US) 57 Kgs Trainer: Ernst Oertel Richard Mullen Trainer: Eric Lemartinel Sam Hitchcott (11) Mr. Khalid Khalifa Al Nabooda (3) H.H.Sh. Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan 1 Breeder: Khalid Khalifa Al Nabooda 5 Breeder: Sh Sultan bin Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan 9 Starts (1-1-3) Date Crs Dist TC Type Dhs. Time Jockey Wgt FP Len Rn Bt/By Kgs OR QANNAS AL REEF (AE) 3yrs. B C (0) NOR 20Mar16 Abu(T) 1400 G Cond 72 1:31:29 R Mullen 58 3 3.25 9 Af Maqayes 56 45 Bibi De Carrere (FR) / Kasieba (FR) by Tidjani (FR) 57 Kgs 13Mar16 Abu(T) 1200 G 00-45 48 1:19:14 R Mullen 60 2 0.75 13 Af Ssayeb 58.5 45 Trainer: Abdulla Al Hammadi Jose Santiago 14Feb16 Abu(T) 1400 G 00-60 48 1:33:83 T O’Shea 53 3 0.75 14 Dere’a Al Jazeera 54.5 40 (2) Al Ajban Stables 07Feb16 Abu(T) 1200 G 25-50 48 1:20:76 R Mullen 55.5 3 0.5 12 Latifa Princess 55 40 6 Breeder: Al Reef Stables INTHAR (AE) 6yrs. CH H (8) TT OR: 40 AF MARRAH (AE) 3yrs. B F (0) SR B NOR Kaolino (FR) / Mar Wahack (FR) by Elios De Carrere (FR) 59.5 Kgs Al Kesbe (FR) / Af Intidab (AE) by Bengali D’Albret (FR) 55 Kgs Trainer: Mohd Ramadan Xavier Ziani Trainer: Ernst Oertel Richard Mullen (3) Mr. Mohd Al Aaser (6) Mr. Khalid Khalifa Al Nabooda 2 Breeder: Abdul Malik Al Yaquob 7 Breeder: Khalid Khalifa Al Nabooda 7 Starts (1-1-0) 29Oct16 Shj(d) 1200 F 00-35 18 1:21:70 X Ziani 57.5 1 1.5 16 Es Deemha 58 30 AJAIEB AL MARAS (AE) 3yrs. B F (0) NOR 20Mar16 Abu(T) 1400 G Maid 48 1:33:49 X Ziani 58 2 2.25 14 Dorhess De Brugere 60 35 Morshed (AE) / Rafaela Du Paon (FR) by Tidjani (FR) 55 Kgs 07Feb16 Abu(T) 1200 G 25-50 48 1:20:76 R Ffrench 53.5 11 6.5 12 Latifa Princess 55 35 Trainer: Saifaldin Deeb Christopher Hayes 15Jan16 Ala(d) 1400 F 00-35 42 1:36:60 J Santiago 57.5 7 12.25 12 Tha’er 57 30 (12) Mr. Faisal Sameer Al Mahmoud Al Ali 8 Breeder: Faisal Sameer Mahmoud Al Ali NAIEM (AE) 5yrs. GR H (231) B OR: 43 Af Albahar (AE) / Naomi Al Maury (FR) by Kesberoy (FR) 59.5 Kgs AZ ZENOBIA (AE) 3yrs. CH F (0) V1 NOR Trainer: Helal Al Alawi Cerapio Figueroa (3kg) Mahabb (AE) / Dorgha De Brugere (FR) by Dormane (FR) 55 Kgs (7) Mr. Ali Abdulaziz Al Owais (MRW 48.5kg) Trainer: Helal Al Alawi Royston Ffrench 3 Breeder: Ali Abdulaziz Al Owais (4) Mr. Mohd Hareb Mohd Hareb Al Otaiba 10 Starts (1-1-2) 9 Breeder: Abdulaziz Ahmed Rahman Mohd Al Muhairi 20Mar16 Abu(T) 1400 G Cond 72 1:31:29 D O’Neill 58 9 Dist 9 Af Maqayes 56 45 13Mar16 Abu(T) 1200 G 00-45 48 1:19:14 M Monaghan 58.5 9 8.5 13 Af Ssayeb 58.5 45 BAHDAH AL REEF (AE) 3yrs. B F (0) NOR 26Feb16 Ala(d) 1400 F 00-40 42 1:35:81 H Crouch 57 1 1 12 Sand Champ 56.5 39 Bibi De Carrere (FR) / Bahera (FR) by Dormane (FR) 55 Kgs 09Jan16 Ala(d) 1000 F 00-55 42 1:05:22 W Smith 53.5 3 3.5 9 Af Maqayes 60 39 Trainer: Abdulla Al Hammadi Xavier Ziani (11) Al Ajban Stables RAMADI AL RAWASI (AE) 4yrs. GR C (238) OR: 47 10 Breeder: HH The President Dahess (GB) / Rama (AE) by Martin Al Maury (FR) 59.5 Kgs Trainer: Saifaldin Deeb Royston Ffrench LAAMAA AL REEF (AE) 3yrs. B F (0) NOR (1) Mr. Faisal Sameer Al Mahmoud Al Ali Bibi De Carrere (FR) / Laila De Carrere (FR) by Kesberoy (FR) 55 Kgs 4 Breeder: Faisal Sameer Mahmoud Al Ali Trainer: Abdulla Al Hammadi Jesus Rosales 6 Starts (1-1-1) (1) Al Ajban Stables 13Mar16 Abu(T) 1200 G 00-45 48 1:19:14 P Dobbs 58 10 8.5 13 Af Ssayeb 58.5 39 11 Breeder: Al Reef Stables 06Mar16 Abu(T) 1400 G Maid 48 1:32:99 P Dobbs 56 1 2.25 16 Negmah 57 39 26Feb16 Ala(d) 1400 F 00-40 42 1:35:81 S Hitchcott 56.5 3 1 12 Naiem 57 39 SHAHRAZAD DE RODAIM (AE) 3yrs. B F (0) V1 NOR 29Jan16 Ala(d) 1000 F Maid 42 1:07:40 S Hitchcott 57.5 2 4.25 15 Es Kwashi 57.5 Kong (US) / Rose (US) by Doran (FR) 55 Kgs Trainer: Helal Al Alawi Adrie De Vries AF MADRUB (AE) 4yrs. GR F (231) SR CP OR: 50 (5) Mr. Ali Ebraheem Buhendi Abdulla Al Hosani Af Al Buraq (AE) / Amie D’ar (FR) by Akbar (FR) 57.5 Kgs 12 Breeder: Mohd Ateeq Mohd Al Mazrouei Trainer: Ernst Oertel Tadhg O’Shea (4) Mr. Khalid Khalifa Al Nabooda AF ABAHE (AE) 3yrs. CH C (0) SR B NOR 5 Breeder: Khalid Khalifa Al Nabooda Al Kesbe (FR) / Kerouane (FR) by Tidjani (FR) 57 Kgs 3 Starts (1-0-0) Trainer: Ernst Oertel 20Mar16 Mey(T) 1400 G Maid 48 1:33:52 F Jara 54 1 1.25 15 Mawahib 56 ( ) Mr. Khalid Khalifa Al Nabooda 14Feb16 Abu(T) 1600 G Pres 66 1:48:59 R Mullen 55.5 4 3.5 16 Al Jazi 55.5 13 Breeder: Khalid Khalifa Al Nabooda RESERVE 09Jan16 Ala(d) 1400 F Maid 42 1:36:07 D David 54 7 13.5 12 Sauternes Al Maury 58

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AF SAQUEL (AE) 5yrs. GR G (8) TT OR: 38 AF KHAFAJEH (AE) 4yrs. GR F (253) SR B NOR Af Al Buraq (AE) / Karraway (GB) by Vert Olive (FR) 57 Kgs Af Al Buraq (AE) / So In Love (AE) by Sample Copy (US) 55 Kgs Trainer: Ahmed Al Shamsi Adam McLean (3kg) Trainer: Ernst Oertel (5) Mr. Ahmed Rashed Abdulla Sultan Al Shamsi (MRW 53kg) ( ) Mr. Khalid Khalifa Al Nabooda 6 Breeder: Khalid Khalifa Al Nabooda 15 Breeder: Khalid Khalifa Al Nabooda RESERVE 5 Starts (0-0-0) 1 Starts (0-0-0) 29Oct16 Shj(d) 1700 F 00-40 21 2:02:31 A McLean 57 6 9.75 13 Mh Areeb 60 40 27Feb16 Shj(d) 1200 F Maid 21 1:21:16 S Hitchcott 54 8 16.75 16 Jinad 58 26Feb16 Ala(d) 1400 F Maid 42 1:35:77 M Fernandes 55.5 4 4.75 12 Af Al Asef 57.5 12Dec15 Ala(d) 1600 F Cond 48 1:53:30 D Probert 57 8 Dist 9 Ghaith 57 15Nov15 Abu(T) 1600 G Maid 48 1:49:54 R Ffrench 57 4 10.25 16 Jamila Al Reef 55 Track Record: AREEM (FR) - Time: 1—27:60 - 2/3/2014 - S De Sousa

AL HARTH (AE) 5yrs. B H (8) OR: 32 Val D’Azun (FR) / GRP Baynoona (AE) by Ezil (FR) 57 Kgs 6:00 PM PUREBRED ARABIANS Maiden Trainer: Khalifa Al Neyadi Szczepan Mazur (2) Mr. Khalifa Matar Mohd Matar Al Neyadi 3 7 Breeder: Harbi Maatouq Harbi Al Meri Al Hosn Maiden 23 Starts (0-2-2) 29Oct16 Shj(d) 1200 F 00-35 18 1:21:70 G Mešetovic 58.5 6 6 16 Inthar Sponsored by 57.5 32 20Mar16 Abu(T) 1400 G Maid 48 1:33:49 M Zeeshan 58 8 9.5 14 Dorhess De Brugere 60 32 Rail Position: Out 7m 17Mar16 Ala(d) 2000 F 00-45 42 2:18:95 I Koyuncu 53 11 Dist 15 Major 58 32 Abu Dhabi Equestrian Club 13Mar16 Abu(T) 1600 G Maid 48 1:49:11 M Zeeshan 58 4 8.75 12 Snaffy 57.5 32 Purse: AED 80,000 (1st: AED 48,000; 2nd: AED 16,000; 3rd: AED 8,800; 4th: AED 4,800; 5th: AED 2,400) For Maiden four year olds and older. Weight: 57kg, Allowances: UAE bred 2kg, Fillies & Mares 2kg. 6yrs. B H (232) B TT OR: 50 MAHDI (AE) AED 280 to enter, free to declare and start. Johnny Onthe Spot (US) / Haifa’a (FR) by Dorwan Du Cayrou (FR) 57 Kgs Trainer: Ahmed Al Mehairbi Christopher Hayes AKBAR DU BERLAIS (FR) 4yrs. B C (0) NOR Mr. Saif Asheer Ali Sulaiman Al Mazrouei (12) Akbar (FR) / Djesireh (FR) by Prince D’Orient (FR) 57 Kgs 8 Breeder: HH Sh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Trainer: Helal Al Alawi Royston Ffrench 11 Starts (1-1-2) Mr. Faisal Al Rahmani 19Mar16 Ala(d) 1800 F 00-65 51 2:00:98 H Bentley 54 12 Dist 15 Munaaf 53.5 50 (11) 1 Breeder: Jean Marc Lucas 19Feb16 Jeb(d) 1800 F Pres 30 2:04:07 T O’Shea 59.5 9 Dist 9 Sahm W’rsan 57 58 15Feb15 Abu(T) 1400 G 00-60 42 1:30:20 D O’Neill 55.5 12 16.75 16 Ain Jaloot 58 50 30Jan15 Ala(d) 1600 G Cond 48 1:52:08 S De Sousa 62 6 10.25 12 Ns Shamikh 62 65 SANAD (FR) 4yrs. CH C (0) NOR Munjiz (FR) / Haboob (FR) by Akbar (FR) 57 Kgs Trainer: Jean de Roüalle Adrie De Vries MASHAHED (AE) 7yrs. CH G (232) B OR: 30 H.E.Sh. Mansour Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Johnny Onthe Spot (US) / Al Malekah (FR) by Djel Bon (FR) 57 Kgs (7) 2 Breeder: Sh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan Trainer: Mohammed Al Shamsi Goran Mešetovic (10) Mr. Mohd Saeed Salem Al Shamisi 9 Breeder: HH Sh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan UGO DE L’AVANT (FR) 8yrs. CH H (232) NOR 13 Starts (1-0-0) Munjiz (FR) / Jeudi De Carrere (FR) by Royal De Carrere (FR) 57 Kgs 19Mar16 Ala(d) 1600 F 00-40 42 1:50:59 S Mazur 53.5 7 14.5 11 Tha’er 56.5 25 Trainer: Ahmed Al Shamsi Adam McLean (3kg) 12Mar16 Shj(d) 1700 F 00-40 24 1:59:59 S Mazur 53.5 7 15.75 10 Es Zeriyab 56.5 25 (3) Mr. Ahmed Rashed Abdulla Sultan Al Shamsi (MRW 53kg) 09Jan16 Ala(d) 1800 F Cond 42 2:06:09 D Probert 62 9 Dist 10 Al Yawazi 60 30 3 Breeder: Sabine Couturier 03Jan16 Abu(T) 1200 S Cond 48 1:25:21 D Probert 60 14 Dist 14 Af Al Sally 60 30 2 Starts (0-0-0) Date Crs Dist TC Type Dhs. Time Jockey Wgt FP Len Rn Bt/By Kgs OR 19Mar16 Ala(d) 1600 F Maid 42 1:53:69 G Phillips 57.5 7 7.25 12 Silex Al Maury 60 4yrs. B C (234) CP OR: 40 MH TAWAG (AE) 08Jan12 Abu(T) 1600 GF Maid 21 1:48:65 R Ffrench 54 10 Dist 14 Seef 56.5 Bibi De Carrere (FR) / Arkadya (FR) by Dormane (FR) 57 Kgs Trainer: Elise Jeanne Jose Santiago (6) Mr. Mansoor Khalifa Sultan bin Habtoor AF AL JAHED (AE) 4yrs. GR C (0) SR B NOR 10 Breeder: Mansoor Khalifa Sultan bin Habtoor Af Al Buraq (AE) / Fleur Du Cayrou (FR) by Dormane (FR) 55 Kgs 4 Starts (0-0-1) Trainer: Ernst Oertel Richard Mullen 17Mar16 Ala(d) 1400 F 00-35 42 1:36:69 R Mullen 60 4 3.75 12 Secret Sentinel 60 40 (5) Mr. Khalid Khalifa Al Nabooda 12Feb16 Ala(d) 1400 F Maid 42 1:37:33 J Santiago 56 3 0.75 12 Shehab Abu Dhabi 56 4 Breeder: Khalid Khalifa Al Nabooda 20Dec15 Abu(T) 1400 G Pres 66 1:35:53 J Santiago 56 6 6.75 14 Af La’asae 55.5 21Nov15 Shj(d) 1200 F Maid 15 1:18:64 J Santiago 54.5 5 6.25 13 Rabbah Al Reef 54.5 AF HEMESH (AE) 4yrs. B C (232) B NOR Khoutoubia (FR) / Djelie D’Albret (FR) by Djebel De L’Ardus (FR) 55 Kgs WALD JOHNNY (AE) 7yrs. B H (8) B- TT OR: 30 Trainer: Ahmed Al Mehairbi Christopher Hayes Johnny Onthe Spot (US) / Deima (FR) by Bayard (FR) 57 Kgs (9) Mr. Mohd Obaid Al Khayyal Trainer: Saeed Hadher Al Mazrouei George Buckell (1.5kg) 5 Breeder: Khalid Khalifa Al Nabooda (9) Mr. Khalifa Hadher Abdulla Al Mazrouei (MRW 54kg) 1 Starts (0-1-0) 11 Breeder: Khalifa Hadher Abdulla Al Mazrouei 19Mar16 Ala(d) 1400 F Maid 42 1:37:22 J Rosales 55 2 1.25 11 Murawih W’rsan 57 25 Starts (1-1-2) 29Oct16 Shj(d) 1700 F 00-40 21 2:02:31 G Buckell 54 11 Dist 13 Mh Areeb 60 30 AL QAQAA (AE) 6yrs. GR H (238) SR B NOR 19Mar16 Ala(d) 1600 F 00-40 42 1:50:59 R Mullen 55.5 10 Dist 11 Tha’er 56.5 30 Amer / Kangana De Nerak (FR) by Manganate (FR) 55 Kgs 27Feb16 Shj(d) 1700 F 00-35 18 2:02:21 F Jara 55.5 2 5 15 Ameer Al Sraya 57.5 25 Trainer: Ernst Oertel Rafael de Oliveira 21Feb16 Abu(T) 1200 G 00-75 48 1:16:36 S Mazur 53 12 21.5 12 Al Shabab 53 25 (1) Al Yaquob Arabians 6 Breeder: Abdul Malik Al Yaquob ZENA AL MARAS (AE) 4yrs. GR F (234) CP- OR: 35 3 Starts (0-0-0) Majd Al Arab (GB) / Salwhere (FR) by Guytou De Carrere (FR) 55 Kgs 13Mar16 Abu(T) 1600 G Maid 48 1:49:11 G Buckell 55.5 9 16.75 12 Snaffy 57.5 Trainer: Saifaldin Deeb Sam Hitchcott 27Feb16 Shj(d) 2000 F Maid 18 2:25:50 T O’Shea 60 6 Dist 11 Amer Al Reef 60 (8) Mr. Faisal Sameer Al Mahmoud Al Ali 07Feb16 Abu(T) 1400 G Maid 48 1:36:75 T O’Shea 60 8 20.5 12 Az Al Nayef 57.5 12 Breeder: Faisal Sameer Mahmoud Al Ali 4 Starts (0-0-3) ARRAB (AE) 6yrs. GR H (603) NOR 17Mar16 Ala(d) 2000 F Maid 42 2:22:33 S Hitchcott 55 10 Dist 13 Namoos Al Reef 57 Ourour Al Mels (FR) / Nassima De Carrere (FR) by Djebel Du Bac (FR) 55 Kgs 13Mar16 Abu(T) 1400 G Maid 48 1:34:76 H Bentley 55 3 3.25 15 Bushrah Al Reef 55 Trainer: Khalifa Al Neyadi Goran Mešetovic 12Feb16 Ala(d) 1600 F Maid 42 1:54:43 M Monaghan 55 3 4 15 As Ariaf 55.5 Mr. Saeed Mohd Ibrahim Al Suwaidi 07Feb16 Abu(T) 1400 G Maid 48 1:36:75 R Ffrench 55 3 5.5 12 Az Al Nayef 57.5 (10) 7 Breeder: Saeed Mohd Ibrahim Al Suwaidi 3 Starts (0-0-0) AF AL FAJR (AE) 9yrs. B M (254) SR NOR 14Mar15 Shj(d) 1200 G Maid 24 1:21:66 P Dobbs 58.5 7 7.5 15 Az Laheeb 56.5 Tidjari Des Forges (FR) / Mirandava (FR) by Vert Olive (FR) 55 Kgs 22Feb15 Abu(T) 1400 G Maid 48 1:33:05 T O’Shea 59.5 7 14.5 16 Saif W’rsan 59.5 Trainer: Mohammed Al Shamsi 01Feb15 Abu(T) 1400 G Maid 48 1:34:69 A De Vries 59.5 4 3.75 14 Shamikht Al Dhafra 54.5 ( ) Mr. Majid Ahmed Ali Al Owais 13 Breeder: Khalid Khalifa Al Nabooda RESERVE DAIYAN W’RSAN (AE) 4yrs. B C (254) SR- B1 NOR 3 Starts (0-0-0) Fares Ikhnatoon (EG) / Darling Doraa (US) by Monarch Ah (US) 55 Kgs Trainer: Jaci Wickham Marc Monaghan (nil) MAYKHAF (AE) 4yrs. GR C (0) NOR (2) Sh. Hazza Bin Sultan Bin Zayed Al Nahyan (MRW 55kg) Concord (AE) / Al Dhafra (AE) by Bibi De Carrere (FR) 57 Kgs 8 Breeder: Sh Hazza bin Sultan bin Zayed Al Nahyan Trainer: Khalifa Al Neyadi 2 Starts (0-0-0) ( ) Mr. Abdalla Yaqoub Abdalla Hamad Al Mansoori 26Feb16 Ala(d) 1800 F Pres 60 2:04:71 M Monaghan 54.5 10 Dist 12 Es Kwashi 51.5 14 Breeder: Ahmed RashId Abdulla Al Shamsi RESERVE 12Feb16 Ala(d) 1400 F Maid 42 1:37:33 M Monaghan 54.5 7 12.75 12 Shehab Abu Dhabi 56

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HA’ASOOM (FR) 5yrs. B M (232) SR NOR DJET TAOUY (FR) 7yrs. B H (231) SR- B1 CP- OR: 110 Saklawi Jadrine (FR) / Maha Bibi (AE) by Bibi De Carrere (FR) 55 Kgs Dahess (GB) / Win Taouy (FR) by Drug (RU) 60 Kgs Trainer: Majed Al Jahouri Tadhg O’Shea Trainer: Ibrahim Al Hadhrami Szczepan Mazur (12) H.E.Sh. Mansour Bin Zayed Al Nahyan (2) Royal Cavalry Oman 9 Breeder: Sh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan 2 Breeder: Paul Jean Daverio 3 Starts (0-0-1) 31 Starts (4-3-4) 19Mar16 Ala(d) 1600 F Maid 42 1:53:69 T O’Shea 58 5 6.75 12 Silex Al Maury 60 20Mar16 Abu(T) 2200 G G1 600 2:26:86 S Mazur 57 7 12.75 10 Abhaar 57 115 20Dec15 Abu(T) 1600 G Maid 48 1:51:76 W Smith 58 4 5.5 14 Maftoon Al Reef 58 14Feb16 Abu(T) 2200 G G1 1800 2:30:65 S Mazur 57 4 3.25 16 Thakif 57 115 12Dec15 Ala(d) 1800 F Maid 42 2:05:92 P Dobbs 55 3 20.75 9 Hamares 57 04Oct15 Lon(T) 2000 G G1 2:10:48 D Michaux 58 15 20.25 19 Al Mourtajez 58 05Sep15 Vel(a) 2100 S G2 2:22:70 D Michaux 60 3 6 9 Handassa 60

HARAM AL REEF (AE) 4yrs. B C (238) NOR PADDY’S DAY (US) 5yrs. B H (43) TT- OR: 120 Bibi De Carrere (FR) / Ashaaya D’Aroco (FR) by Dormane (FR) 55 Kgs Burning Sand (US) / Ak Loretta (US) by Virgule Al Maury (FR) 60 Kgs Trainer: Abdulla Al Hammadi Jesus Rosales Trainer: Scott Powell Patrick Dobbs (6) Al Ajban Stables (11) Quarter Moon Ranch LLC 10 Breeder: Sh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan 3 Breeder: Jane R Teutsch 2 Starts (0-0-0) 23 Starts (16-5-0) 13Mar16 Abu(T) 1400 G Maid 48 1:34:76 F Jara 57 8 7 15 Bushrah Al Reef 55 24Sep16 Chu(d) 1700 G Grade 1 1:53:49 C Borel 56 1 8.25 9 Thess Is Awesome 56 15Nov15 Abu(T) 1400 G Maid 48 1:35:61 R Mullen 57 5 5.25 12 Hamza 57 17Sep16 LA(d) 1600 G Grade 2 1:50:09 R Mullen 56 2 Nk 9 Sand Victor 56 10Sep16 Dlw(d) 2000 G Grade 1 2:16:74 R Chiappe 56.5 1 5 7 Rb Madymoiselle 52 16Jul16 Dlw(d) 1600 G Allow 1:53:96 R Chiappe 54.5 1 11 5 Thess Is Awesome 54.5 MOUHOOBAH (AE) 5yrs. B M (316) B NOR Ghantoot (AE) / Benika (GB) by Bengali D’Albret (FR) 53 Kgs RB TORCH (US) 5yrs. CH H (262) CP TT OR: 110 Trainer: Khalifa Al Neyadi Szczepan Mazur TH Richie (US) / Burnie Gee PW (US) by Burning Sand (US) 60 Kgs Mr. Khalid Salmeen Ali Theeban (4) Trainer: Eric Lemartinel Adrie De Vries 11 Breeder: Ahmed RashId Abdulla Al Shamsi H.H.Sh. Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan 3 Starts (0-0-0) (9) 4 Breeder: Dianne Waldron 26Dec15 Ala(d) 1600 F Maid 42 1:55:15 D Probert 55 11 Dist 12 Af Afaal 57 9 Starts (4-2-2) 07Nov15 Shj(d) 1200 F Maid 21 1:21:85 X Ziani 53 11 Dist 14 55 18Feb16 Mey(d) 1400 F G2 30 1:31:67 T O’Shea 55.5 3 8.5 8 Af Mathmoon 55.5 104 10Jan15 Ala(d) 1400 G Maid 42 1:38:41 X Ziani 53.5 6 15.5 11 Bashayer 55.5 07Feb16 Abu(T) 1000 G G3 180 1:02:87 T O’Shea 58 3 2.75 8 Shateh 58 101 17Dec15 Mey(d) 1600 F G2 108 1:48:65 W Smith 57 7 12.25 12 Manark 60 105 RASHA AL LAZAZ (AE) 5yrs. B M (0) NOR 03Dec15 Mey(d) 1600 F R Cond 96 1:47:87 W Smith 56.5 1 1 9 Rb So Rich 55 90 Rapid (AE) / Rasha Al Dhafra (AE) by Bibi De Carrere (FR) 53 Kgs Trainer: Jameel Salman Cerapio Figueroa (3kg) SHATEH (FR) 7yrs. CH H (232) SR B- OR: 116 (8) Mr. Matar Ali Sayah Mohd Al Mansouri (MRW 48.5kg) Mahabb (AE) / Fanar (FR) by Akbar (FR) 60 Kgs 12 Breeder: Matar Ali Sayah Mohd Al Mansouri Trainer: Majed Al Jahouri Richard Mullen (5) Sh. Hamdan bin Mansour Al Nahyan 5 Breeder: Sh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan AF MUKHIFAH (AE) 5yrs. GR M (231) SR B NOR 13 Starts (3-8-1) Af Al Buraq (AE) / Al Bayyinah (AE) by Al Maury (FR) 53 Kgs 19Mar16 Ala(d) 1600 F Pres 150 1:48:43 H Bentley 58 2 Nk 11 Rb Rich Surprise 57 116 Trainer: Ernst Oertel 06Mar16 Abu(T) 1400 G G1 300 1:28:32 H Bentley 57 2 1.5 10 Af Mathmoon 57 116 ( ) Mr. Khalid Khalifa Al Nabooda 18Feb16 Mey(d) 1400 F G2 30 1:31:67 P Dobbs 55.5 2 1.5 8 Af Mathmoon 55.5 107 13 Breeder: Khalid Khalifa Al Nabooda RESERVE 07Feb16 Abu(T) 1000 G G3 180 1:02:87 H Bentley 58 1 2.25 8 Sha’red 60 105 1 Starts (0-0-0) BADIRA DE MONLAU (FR) 4yrs. B F (231) V OR: 95 YARNOOF (FR) 5yrs. B M (238) SR NOR Munjiz (FR) / Sultana De Manlau (FR) by Dormane (FR) 58 Kgs Saklawi Jadrane (FR) / Baynona (FR) by Tidjani (FR) 55 Kgs Trainer: Helal Al Alawi Royston Ffrench Trainer: Majed Al Jahouri (7) Mr. Abdul Ghani Abdulla Abdul Ghani Al Abdul Ghani 6 Breeder: Marie Ange Bourdette ( ) H.E.Sh. Mansour Bin Zayed Al Nahyan 14 Breeder: Sh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan 9 Starts (1-0-3) RESERVE 20Mar16 Abu(T) 2200 G Pres 120 2:27:69 D O’Neill 56 4 12.25 12 Mahbooba 55 95 2 Starts (0-0-0) 06Mar16 Abu(T) 2400 G G3 180 2:42:24 S Mazur 53 4 4.75 10 Sniper De Monlau 56 85 26Feb16 Ala(d) 1800 F Maid 42 2:03:03 R Ffrench 54.5 1 13.5 15 Djelila Al Mels 58 67 AF AL MEHLEB (AE) 4yrs. GR C (239) SR B NOR 21Feb16 Abu(T) 2200 G G3 180 2:30:64 R Ffrench 53 3 1.25 7 Mahbooba 53 67 Af Al Buraq (AE) / Lacy-Jay (US) by Burning Sand (US) 55 Kgs Trainer: Ernst Oertel HAMZA (AE) 4yrs. GR C (231) B OR: 102 ( ) Mr. Khalid Khalifa Al Nabooda Al Nasr (FR) / Al Misk (FR) by Vadeer (GB) 58 Kgs 15 Breeder: Khalid Khalifa Al Nabooda RESERVE Trainer: Eric Lemartinel Jesus Rosales 2 Starts (0-0-0) (3) H.H.Sh. Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan 7 Breeder: Sh Sultan bin Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan 4yrs. GR F (8) HB NOR 11 Starts (3-2-3) AF MIAAD (AE) 20Mar16 Abu(T) 2200 G Pres 120 2:27:69 H Bentley 57 3 4.25 12 Mahbooba 55 77 Khoutoubia (FR) / Af Kalrajm (AE) by Amer 53 Kgs 12Mar16 Shj(d) 1700 F Pres 90 1:59:23 T O’Shea 55.5 1 SHd 7 Es Kwashi 55.5 77 Trainer: Ernst Oertel 21Feb16 Abu(T) 1600 G Pres 66 1:45:32 T O’Shea 57.5 1 2.75 10 Sarab Al Reef 55.5 77 ( ) Mr. Khalid Khalifa Al Nabooda 17Jan16 Abu(T) 1600 G 00-95 60 1:52:91 T O’Shea 59 2 1.25 5 Af Hakeem 53 78 16 Breeder: Khalid Khalifa Al Nabooda RESERVE 1 Starts (0-0-0) MEYDAN DU PAON (FR) 4yrs. B C (231) B OR: 99 Mahabb (AE) / Jade Du Paon (FR) by Dormane (FR) 58 Kgs Track Record: ALANUDD (Unchainedd Melody) (US) - Time: 1—40:12 - 8/3/1998 - P Brette Trainer: Eric Lemartinel Kamil Grzybowski (1.5kg) (8) H.H.Sh. Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan (MRW 54kg) 6:30 PM PUREBRED ARABIANS Rated Conditions 65+ 8 Breeder: Sergio Rafraffaello 5 Starts (1-0-1) 4 20Mar16 Abu(T) 2200 G Pres 120 2:27:69 R Mullen 57 5 12.5 12 Mahbooba 55 102 Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan 06Mar16 Abu(T) 2400 G G3 180 2:42:24 G Avranche 55 3 Nk 10 Sniper De Monlau 56 60 21Feb16 Abu(T) 2200 G G3 180 2:30:64 G Avranche 55 4 2.5 7 Mahbooba 53 50 Al Nahyan Cup (Prep) 29Jan16 Ala(d) 1600 F Maid 42 1:53:53 T O’Shea 56 1 2.25 15 Yalap Al Naif 60 Sponsored by Rail Position: Out 7m NAHEE (FR) 6yrs. B H (231) OR: 102 Bibi De Carrere (FR) / Djezkia (FR) by Dormane (FR) 58 Kgs Abu Dhabi Equestrian Club Trainer: Majed Al Jahouri Sam Hitchcott Purse: AED 125,000 (6) H.E.Sh. Mansour Bin Zayed Al Nahyan 9 Breeder: Sh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan (1st: AED 75,000; 2nd: AED 25,000; 3rd: AED 13,750; 4th: AED 7,500; 5th: AED 3,750) 12 Starts (4-3-0) For four year olds and older. For horses rated 65+ Weight: Horses rated 65-74 53kg, Horses rated 20Mar16 Abu(T) 2200 G G1 600 2:26:86 P Dobbs 57 7 15.75 10 Abhaar 57 102 75-84 55kg, Horses rated 85-94 56.5kg, Horses rated 95-104 58kg, Horses rated 105+ 60kg 14Feb16 Abu(T) 2200 G G1 1800 2:30:65 S Hitchcott 57 7 6 16 Thakif 57 102 AED 437.5 to enter, free to declare and start. 07Jan16 Mey(d) 1600 F G1 36 1:46:82 S Mazur 57 12 Dist 12 Thakif 57 110 29Oct14 Tou(T) 1400 GS G3 1:31:67 M Forest 58 5 5.5 11 Ghazwa 56 ABU ALABYAD (FR) 6yrs. CH H (231) B TT OR: 115 Akbar (FR) / Ortie (FR) by Djouran (FR) 60 Kgs NAJM ALEMARAT (FR) 7yrs. CH G (232) B OR: 95 Trainer: Eric Lemartinel Gerald Avranche Dormane (FR) / Fryga (US) by Wielki Raz (US) 58 Kgs (10) H.H.Sh. Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Trainer: Eric Lemartinel Dane O’Neill 1 Breeder: Sh Sultan bin Khalifa Al Nahyan (4) H.H.Sh. Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan 19 Starts (6-2-5) 10 Breeder: HH Sh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Date Crs Dist TC Type Dhs. Time Jockey Wgt FP Len Rn Bt/By Kgs OR 25 Starts (6-4-4) 20Mar16 Abu(T) 2200 G G1 600 2:26:86 T O’Shea 57 3 4.25 10 Abhaar 57 115 19Mar16 Ala(d) 1600 F Pres 150 1:48:43 D O’Neill 57 3 6.25 11 Rb Rich Surprise 57 94 03Mar16 Mey(d) 2000 F G1 54 2:15:45 G Avranche 57 5 14 11 Handassa 57 122 09Jan16 Ala(d) 2000 F 00-90 42 2:17:01 G Avranche 60 1 0.75 11 Zeyad 53 90 14Feb16 Abu(T) 2200 G G1 1800 2:30:65 G Avranche 57 2 0.5 16 Thakif 57 111 12Dec15 Ala(d) 1800 F 00-90 63 2:03:19 G Avranche 60 2 2.5 12 Madjanthat 53 90 06Dec15 Abu(T) 1600 G G3 252 1:48:09 G Avranche 59.5 3 4 11 Areem 57.5 113 08Nov15 Abu(T) 1600 G Pres 120 1:50:54 A Wullschleger 62 1 1.25 13 Haizoom 62 80

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AF MAQAYES (AE) 4yrs. B C (231) SR OR: 75 BALAD AL REEF (AE) 5yrs. B H (232) OR: 65 Af Al Buraq (AE) / Af Abad (AE) by Madour (FR) 55 Kgs Bibi De Carrere (FR) / Valdora (FR) by Dormane (FR) 53 Kgs Trainer: Ali Rashid Al Rayhi Tadhg O’Shea Trainer: Abdulla Al Hammadi Fernando Jara (1) Mr. Khalid Khalifa Al Nabooda (4) Al Ajban Stables 11 Breeder: Khalid Khalifa Al Nabooda 6 Breeder: Sh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan 9 Starts (6-2-0) 15 Starts (3-1-3) 20Mar16 Abu(T) 1400 G Cond 72 1:31:29 T O’Shea 56 1 3.25 9 Af Rahia 53.5 75 19Mar16 Ala(d) 5100 F Pres 72 6:36:03 F Jara 53.5 1 1.75 10 Sheikh Down 53.5 60 06Mar16 Abu(T) 1000 G 00-75 48 1:02:15 T O’Shea 60 1 1 12 Af Laja 54 75 12Feb16 Ala(d) 3200 F 00-100 66 3:50:31 F Jara 53 3 2 15 Ghadeer 58 50 21Feb16 Abu(T) 1200 G 00-75 48 1:16:36 T O’Shea 58 2 Nk 12 Al Shabab 53 75 15Jan16 Ala(d) 1600 F 00-75 57 1:48:94 R Mullen 53 5 10 12 Jabal Aly 60 50 14Feb16 Abu(T) 1200 G 00-85 54 1:18:19 T O’Shea 55 6 2.25 12 Love To Dance 57 75 18Dec15 Jeb(d) 1400 F Cond 24 1:37:31 R Mullen 59.5 1 2.5 11 Af Rahia 53 42

BONY DES VIALETTES (FR) 5yrs. B M (308) CP1 OR: 77 HAMARES (FR) 5yrs. B H (268) SR B OR: 50 Kebella (FR) / Quarmen Des Vialettes (FR) by Dormane (FR) 55 Kgs Bibi De Carrere (FR) / Assrar (FR) by Domance (FR) 53 Kgs Trainer: Saeed Hadher Al Mazrouei Xavier Ziani Trainer: Majed Al Jahouri Royston Ffrench (12) Mr. Saeed Hadher Abdullah Al Mazrooei (9) H.E.Sh. Mansour Bin Zayed Al Nahyan 12 Breeder: Jean Pierre Raynal 7 Breeder: Sh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan 15 Starts (1-0-2) 7 Starts (1-0-1) 03Jan16 Abu(T) 1200 G 60-85 54 1:24:31 F Tylicki 59.5 13 Dist 13 Najem S’heel 60 84 12Feb16 Ala(d) 3200 F 00-100 66 3:50:31 W Smith 53.5 9 Dist 15 Ghadeer 58 70 06Dec15 Abu(T) 1600 G G3 252 1:48:09 D Probert 53.5 10 Dist 11 Areem 57.5 84 29Jan16 Ala(d) 2000 F Cond 48 2:19:94 W Smith 62 4 6.25 15 Merzal 59 70 29Apr15 Doh(d) 1200 F Cond 1:16:64 S Golam 55 11 23.25 12 Samjida 56 15Jan16 Ala(d) 3200 F 00-90 60 3:48:86 W Smith 53 4 6.25 8 Dig Dagon 53 70 16Apr15 Doh(T) 1200 G 50-80 1:17:28 S Ladjadj 60 3 1.25 13 Al Mostarsil 60 09Jan16 Ala(d) 2000 F 00-90 42 2:17:01 W Smith 53 4 5 11 Najm Alemarat 60 70

Track Record: ALANUDD (Unchainedd Melody) (US) - Time: 1—40:12 - 8/3/1998 - P Brette JAMILA AL REEF (AE) 6yrs. GR M (238) OR: 52 Fanfan De Carrere (FR) / Djezebel (US) by Djendel (FR) 53 Kgs 7:00 PM PUREBRED ARABIANS Handicap 00-85 Trainer: Abdulla Al Hammadi Jesus Rosales (6) Al Ajban Stables 5 Corniche Handicap 8 Breeder: Sh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan 17 Starts (2-3-3) Sponsored by 13Mar16 Abu(T) 1600 G 50-80 51 1:44:87 J Rosales 53 8 17.75 8 Da’areen 53 52 21Feb16 Abu(T) 2200 G 00-70 51 2:33:81 J Rosales 57.5 2 1.5 10 Sataar Al Reef 60 50 13Dec15 Abu(T) 2200 G Cond 48 2:42:73 J Rosales 57.5 1 6 5 Mh Samurai 59.5 50 Rail Position: Out 7m Abu Dhabi Equestrian Club 15Nov15 Abu(T) 1600 G Maid 48 1:49:54 J Rosales 55 1 3.25 16 Dahham W’rsan 57 45 Purse: AED 100,000 (1st: AED 60,000; 2nd: AED 20,000; 3rd: AED 11,000; 4th: AED 6,000; 5th: AED 3,000) KANA’AN (AE) 8yrs. B H (239) SR B OR: 54 For four year olds and older. Rated 00-85. Bibi De Carrere (FR) / Tornade Du Desert (FR) by Tornado De Syrah (FR) 53 Kgs AED 350 to enter, free to declare and start. Trainer: Readh Al Kindi Jose Santiago (12) Mr. Readh Al Kindi 6yrs. CH G (268) OR: 80 JABAL ALY (GB) 9 Breeder: Al Reef Stables Fadjik (GB) / Qosheeyya (GB) by Nuits St Georges (FR) 60 Kgs 21 Starts (2-2-2) Trainer: Erwan Charpy Antonio Fresu 12Mar16 Shj(d) 2700 F 00-65 30 3:09:97 J Rosales 53 3 4.5 8 The Secret 55.5 42 (7) H.H.Sh. Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum 14Feb16 Abu(T) 1400 G 00-60 48 1:33:83 J Rosales 58 7 6 14 Dere’a Al Jazeera 54.5 55 1 Breeder: Shadwell SNC 20Nov15 Ala(d) 1000 F 00-45 45 1:05:82 J Rosales 59.5 7 13 13 Latifa Princess 53 44 9 Starts (4-1-1) 01Feb15 Abu(T) 2200 G Cond 48 2:33:06 J Rosales 57.5 1 SHd 14 Banan Al Reef 54 52 Date Crs Dist TC Type Dhs. Time Jockey Wgt FP Len Rn Bt/By Kgs OR 12Feb16 Ala(d) 1600 F 00-85 54 1:48:84 P Hanagan 60 8 dist 8 El Salaam 55 80 15Jan16 Ala(d) 1600 F 00-75 57 1:48:94 P Hanagan 60 1 SHd 12 Rb Inferno 55.5 75 SAFINA GHANTOOT (AE) 7yrs. GR H (266) V OR: 65 22Sep15 Lin(d) 1600 S 00-90 1:47:10 P Collington 63.5 1 Nk 10 Kao Kat Mhf 62.5 90 Tron Ku Tu (US) / Love Joy (US) by By Golly (US) 53 Kgs 26Jul15 Nbu(T) 1600 S 50-90 1:51:22 P Da Costa 63.5 5 11 12 Aghsaan 60.5 90 Trainer: Helal Al Alawi Cerapio Figueroa (3kg) (8) Mr. Ali Rubayea Al Khamerri (MRW 48.5 kg) 10 Breeder: Sh Falah bin Zayed Al Nahyan MOLAHEN EL ALHAN (AE) 6yrs. B G (231) B TT OR: 78 Al Nasr (FR) / Florine De Carrere (FR) by Djurman (FR) 59 Kgs 22 Starts (2-5-3) 14Feb16 Abu(T) 1200 G 00-85 54 1:18:19 H Crouch 53.5 10 11.5 12 Love To Dance 57 67 Trainer: Eric Lemartinel Gerald Avranche 29Jan16 Ala(d) 1000 F 00-70 54 1:05:61 H Crouch 55.5 2 3.25 14 Love To Dance 60 65 H.H.Sh. Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan (11) 17Jan16 Abu(T) 1200 G 00-70 48 1:21:72 G Buckell 57.5 4 9 8 Af Maqayes 54.5 70 2 Breeder: HH Sh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan 03Jan16 Abu(T) 1200 G 60-85 54 1:24:31 R Ffrench 53.5 3 0.75 13 Najem S’heel 60 65 18 Starts (8-2-2) 20Mar16 Abu(T) 1600 G 50-85 60 1:43:63 D O’Neill 58 5 6 15 Cheik Roque 53 80 13Mar16 Abu(T) 1600 G 50-80 51 1:44:87 T O’Shea 60 4 7 8 Da’areen 53 80 SAMIR (FR) 5yrs. B H (232) SR B TT OR: 60 14Feb16 Abu(T) 1600 G 60-80 54 1:46:90 T O’Shea 60 1 2.5 4 Nawarat Al Reef 53.5 77 Akbar (FR) / Sbiba (FR) by Dormane (FR) 53 Kgs 03Jan16 Abu(T) 1200 G 60-85 54 1:24:31 G Avranche 58.5 12 20.5 13 Najem S’heel 60 82 Trainer: Ernst Oertel Richard Mullen (1) Mr. Badr Abdulla Ismail Al Mutawa EL SALAAM (GB) 5yrs. CH G (231) B OR: 76 11 Breeder: Pierre Hoyeau Bengali D’Albret (FR) / Seglaoui (FR) by Tidjani (FR) 58 Kgs 5 Starts (1-1-0) Trainer: Ali Rashid Al Rayhi Dane O’Neill 19Mar16 Ala(d) 1800 F 00-65 51 2:00:98 W Smith 60 15 Dist 15 Munaaf 53.5 65 (5) H.H.Sh. Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum 26Dec15 Ala(d) 2600 F 00-85 60 3:06:13 D Probert 53 7 15.5 14 Haanoof 57.5 65 25Sep15 Nmk(T) 2000 GS G1 2:15:82 H Bentley 61 6 15.5 10 Mahess Du Soleil 61 3 Breeder: Shadwell Estate Co Ltd 05Sep15 Her(T) 2400 G Maid 2:52:87 M Kenrick 65 1 3.5 9 Sunbulla 62.5 10 Starts (2-3-0) 20Mar16 Abu(T) 1600 G 50-85 60 1:43:63 P Hanagan 58 12 14.5 15 Cheik Roque 53 80 26Feb16 Ala(d) 1600 F Cond 54 1:49:67 P Hanagan 60.5 2 4.25 13 Rb Rich Surprise 60.5 80 SATAAR AL REEF (AE) 5yrs. B H (231) OR: 62 12Feb16 Ala(d) 1600 F 00-85 54 1:48:84 T O’Shea 55 1 5 8 Zeyad 57.5 69 Bibi De Carrere (FR) / Af Yasater (AE) by Amer 53 Kgs 17Jan16 Abu(T) 1600 G Cond 48 1:50:56 P Hanagan 59.5 4 11.25 14 Af Tawaq 57.5 69 Trainer: Abdulla Al Hammadi Sam Hitchcott (3) Al Ajban Stables RB DIXIE BURNING (US) 6yrs. B M (231) B OR: 73 12 Breeder: Sh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan Burning Sand (US) / Dixies Delight (US) by Sam Tiki (US) 56.5 Kgs 13 Starts (2-4-2) Trainer: Eric Lemartinel Tadhg O’Shea 20Mar16 Abu(T) 1600 G 50-85 60 1:43:63 S Hitchcott 53.5 7 7.25 15 Cheik Roque 53 62 (2) H.H.Sh. Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan 21Feb16 Abu(T) 2200 G 00-70 51 2:33:81 R Mullen 60 1 1.5 10 Jamila Al Reef 57.5 55 4 Breeder: Dianne Waldron 29Jan16 Ala(d) 2000 F Cond 48 2:19:94 S Hitchcott 60 12 Dist 15 Merzal 59 60 4 Starts (3-0-1) 17Jan16 Abu(T) 1600 G Cond 48 1:50:56 J Rosales 57.5 7 16.5 14 Af Tawaq 57.5 63 20Mar16 Abu(T) 1600 G 50-85 60 1:43:63 M Monaghan 54 3 4.5 15 Cheik Roque 53 73 20Mar14 Ala(a) 1800 S 40-65 48 2:02:04 T O’Shea 58.5 1 1.75 14 Zeyad 53 65 5yrs. CH H (231) B OR: 50 09Mar14 Abu(T) 1600 GF Cond 42 1:43:07 T O’Shea 57.5 1 3.5 12 Richly Blessed 57 65 KARBALAS (FR) Orient Express (FR) / Tell Arca (FR) by Tidjani (FR) 53 Kgs 31Jan14 Ala(a) 1400 S Maid 36 1:36:57 T O’Shea 56 1 1.75 12 Alizee Du Bibal 56 Trainer: Ibrahim Al Hadhrami ( ) Royal Cavalry Oman 5yrs. GR H (232) SR TT OR: 50 BABEL D’AILLAS (FR) 13 Breeder: Jean-Claude Di Francesco Dahess (GB) / Ozana D’Aillas (FR) by Kairouan De Jos (FR) 53 Kgs RESERVE 10 Starts (1-1-0) Trainer: Mohd Ramadan Christopher Hayes (10) Mr. Mohd Al Aaser 5 Breeder: Dominique Jurquet LIVE RICH (US) 7yrs. CH H (232) CP2 OR: 45 12 Starts (0-1-1) TH Richie (US) / Djenzel (US) by Djendel (FR) 53 Kgs 19Mar16 Ala(d) 1800 F 00-65 51 2:00:98 R Mullen 54 4 17.25 15 Munaaf 53.5 52 Trainer: Saeed Hadher Al Mazrouei 12Mar16 Shj(d) 2700 F 00-65 30 3:09:97 R Mullen 55.5 4 9.5 8 The Secret 55.5 55 ( ) Mr. Khalifa Ahmed Khalifa Khalaf Al Mazrouei 06Mar16 Abu(T) 1200 G 00-80 57 1:15:62 D Probert 54 8 12.5 10 Love To Dance 59 55 14 Breeder: Dianne Waldron RESERVE 14Feb16 Abu(T) 1400 G 00-60 48 1:33:83 W Smith 60 11 10.75 14 Dere’a Al Jazeera 54.5 60 26 Starts (2-2-4)

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GOZLA’AN (FR) 5yrs. B M (234) SR OR: 43 AMAAN (USA) 7yrs. CH H (240) B OR: 76 Bibi De Carrere (FR) / Djouna (FR) by Djouras Tu (FR) 53 Kgs Nayef (USA) / Saleela (USA) by (USA) 56 Kgs Trainer: Majed Al Jahouri Trainer: Erwan Charpy Marc Monaghan (nil) ( ) H.E.Sh. Mansour Bin Zayed Al Nahyan (2) H.H.Sh. Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum (MRW 55kg) 15 Breeder: Sh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan RESERVE 7 Breeder: Shadwell Farm LLC 9 Starts (1-0-1) 41 Starts (4-7-4) 11Mar16 Mey(d) 1600 F 58-69 75 1:37:84 D O’Neill 57 7 10.25 7 Moosir 58 67 THA’ER (AE) 8yrs. B H (8) CP2 OR: 37 04Mar16 Jeb(d) 1600 F 60-74 45 1:37:35 P Hanagan 55.5 7 12.25 11 Just A Penny 58 69 13Feb16 Mey(d) 1600 F 58-69 75 1:39:08 P Hanagan 58.5 6 8.75 13 Tobaco 57 70 Nizam (GB) / Djamila Lotoise (FR) by Djourman (FR) 53 Kgs 05Feb16 Jeb(d) 1800 F 58-69 42 1:51:14 P Hanagan 58.5 4 1.75 10 Tides Rise 57.5 70 Trainer: Saeed Hadher Al Mazrouei ( ) Mr. Saeed Hadher Abdullah Al Mazrooei TAKREYM (IRE) 5yrs. B G (289) OR: 76 16 Breeder: Abdul Basit Al Yaqoub RESERVE Clodovil (IRE) / Somoushe (IRE) by Black Minnaloushe (USA) 56 Kgs 27 Starts (4-2-1) Trainer: Dhruba Selvaratnam Christopher Hayes

Track Record: ALANUDD (Unchainedd Melody) (US) - Time: 2—23:49 - 9/2/1996 - Juan Carlos Arias (1) H.H.Sh. Ahmed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum 8 Breeder: John Fielding 5 Starts (1-1-1) 7:30 PM THOROUGHBREDS Handicap 64-79(84) 22Jan16 Jeb(d) 1200 F 60-74 45 1:12:66 C Hayes 58.5 4 3.75 8 Dairam 59 76 08Jan16 Jeb(d) 1400 F 69-84 51 1:24:89 C Hayes 54 5 8 8 Beachy Head 60 76 24May14 Hdo(T) 1400 S 00-95 1:32:50 A Atzeni 54.5 3 3.75 6 Bretherton 55 82 6 Al Rawdah Handicap 05May14 Wnd(T) 1700 GS Maid 1:45:50 R Moore 57.5 1 7 7 Chauvelin 56

Sponsored by EMIRATES GALLOPER (IRE) 5yrs. B G (357) OR: 75 Dalakhani (IRE) / Emmy Award (IRE) by Sadler’s Wells (USA) 55.5 Kgs Abu Dhabi Equestrian Club Rail Position: Out 7m Trainer: Satish Seemar Cameron Noble (3kg) (3) H.E.Sh. Maktoum Bin Mohd Al Maktoum (MRW 52kg) Purse: AED 90,000 9 Breeder: Darley (1st: AED 54,000; 2nd: AED 18,000; 3rd: AED 9,900; 4th: AED 5,400; 5th: AED 2,700) 5 Starts (1-0-0) For NH & SH three year olds and older. Rated 64-79 (84). 15Nov15 Abu(T) 1600 G R Cond 75 1:37:74 D Probert 53.5 8 10.75 14 Forjatt 59.5 75 AED 315 to enter, free to declare and start. 17Jul14 Ham(T) 2600 G 00-85 2:45:30 K Fallon 57.5 7 Dist 7 Snow Squall 54.5 83 13Jun14 Gwo(T) 2000 G 00-90 2:08:30 K Fallon 58.5 6 15 6 Mount Logan 59.5 83 02Aug13 Nmk(T) 1400 G Novice 1:26:10 S De Sousa 59.5 5 11.25 6 Shifting Power 58 ALMERZEM (USA) 5yrs. Db/br G (310) OR: 82 Medaglia D’oro (USA) / Tashawak (IRE) by Night Shift (USA) 59 Kgs 8yrs. B H (218) SR TT OR: 75 Trainer: Musabbeh Al Mheiri Dane O’Neill MUTUAL FORCE (USA) Arch (USA) / Freeroll (USA) by Touch Gold (USA) 55.5 Kgs (12) H.H.Sh. Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Trainer: Ali Rashid Al Rayhi Saeed Al Mazrooei (3kg) 1 Breeder: Shadwell Farm LLC H.E.Sh. Majid Bin Mohd Al Maktoum (MRW 54kg) 12 Starts (1-1-0) (8) 10 Breeder: Claiborne Farm Date Crs Dist TC Type Dhs. Time Jockey Wgt FP Len Rn Bt/By Kgs OR 01Jan16 Mey(d) 2200 F 64-79 81 2:19:01 P Hanagan 59 PU 10 Mizbah 59.5 82 57 Starts (7-3-3) 20Dec15 Abu(T) 2400 G 74-94 63 2:37:94 P Hanagan 53 5 3.25 8 Hunters Creek 54 82 02Apr16 Jin Trl(T) 2218 G 65+ 900 2:18:75 X Ziani 53 5 4.5 9 Start Right 61 75 07Feb16 Abu(T) 2200 G 74-89 66 2:21:47 T O’Shea 53 5 10.75 12 Makzon 55.5 77 22Nov15 Abu(T) 2200 G 74-89 60 2:20:71 F Jara 53 2 0.5 14 Moonlight Dash 56.5 78 16Jan16 Mey(d) 1900 F 58-69 75 1:58:52 T O’Shea 55 4 13.5 14 Brabbham 58 63 08Nov15 Abu(T) 2200 G 64-79 54 2:24:51 D O’Neill 57.5 6 5.5 13 Blue Tiger’s Eye 57 78 09Jan16 Ala(d) 1800 F 00-70 48 1:51:89 T O’Shea 60 9 5 12 Lanadam 62 66

LAST FIGHTER (IRE) 7yrs. B G (324) B- OR: 79 EMIRATES SKYWARDS (IRE) 4yrs. B G (438) SR B TT OR: 74 Cape Cross (IRE) / Launch Time (USA) by Relaunch (USA) 57.5 Kgs Dubawi (IRE) / Mont Etoile (IRE) by (IRE) 55 Kgs Trainer: Satish Seemar Richard Mullen Trainer: Mohd Ramadan Szczepan Mazur (11) H.E.Sh. Saeed Bin Mohd Al Maktoum (9) Mr. Mohd Al Aaser 2 Breeder: Yeomanstown Lodge Stud 11 Breeder: Darley 7 Starts (2-3-0) 6 Starts (1-3-0) 18Dec15 Jeb(d) 1800 F R Cond 66 1:50:50 H Crouch 52.5 9 Dist 9 Sefri 55 85 26Aug15 Kmp(a) 2200 S 00-85 2:20:20 W Buick 60 8 Dist 8 Landwade Lad 59 82 19Nov15 Mey(d) 1600 F 84-94 99 1:38:07 R Mullen 53.5 6 23.75 7 One Man Band 55 85 13Aug15 Sal(T) 2800 G 00-85 3:09:00 M Lane 59 6 8.25 9 The Twisler 57.5 82 02Feb13 Mey(a) 1900 S 70-90 45 1:57:17 S De Sousa 59 2 0.75 10 Rebel Song 54.5 88 07Apr15 Chd(a) 2700 S Maid 2:53:80 M Lane 53.5 1 2.25 483 Havisham 53.5 19Jan13 Mey(a) 1600 S 60-80 39 1:37:06 S De Sousa 60 1 1 16 Jamhoori 57 80 17Oct14 Hdo(T) 2100 S Maid 2:17:70 C Hardie 58 2 1.75 9 Famley Garth 59.5

MOONTIME (GB) 5yrs. B G (261) SR CP TT- OR: 79 WINTERGREEN (IRE) 7yrs. B H (294) B2 CP- OR: 74 Sea The Stars (IRE) / Time On (GB) by Sadler’s Wells (USA) 57.5 Kgs Authorized (IRE) / Spring Oak (GB) by Mark Of Esteem (IRE) 55 Kgs Trainer: Ernst Oertel Rafael de Oliveira Trainer: Ismail Mohammed Adrie De Vries (5) Mr. Khalid Khalifa Al Nabooda (4) Mr. Sultan Ali 12 Breeder: Darley 3 Breeder: W & R Barnett Ltd 7 Starts (1-0-2) 21 Starts (1-1-4) 19Feb16 Jeb(d) 1600 F 78-89 54 1:36:93 T O’Shea 53.5 7 Dist 7 Padlock 55.5 79 17Jan16 Abu(T) 2200 G 69-84 60 2:24:04 C Hayes 54 7 22.75 13 Makzon 53.5 76 20Dec15 Abu(T) 2400 G 74-94 63 2:37:94 W Smith 53 7 6.75 8 Hunters Creek 54 76 21Aug15 Bgr(M) 3300 G Maid 4:02:10 A Coleman 3 24 6 Agenor 22Nov15 Abu(T) 2200 G 74-89 60 2:20:71 W Smith 53 12 19 14 Moonlight Dash 56.5 76 24Oct14 Don(T) 2900 S 00-95 3:19:10 W Buick 56 12 16.25 18 Spectator 51.5 87 08Nov15 Abu(T) 2200 G 64-79 54 2:24:51 W Smith 56.5 3 2.25 13 Blue Tiger’s Eye 57 76 24May14 Hdo(T) 2400 S 00-100 2:43:40 P Hanagan 57 6 10.25 6 Wrangler 57.5 88

TIDES RISE (USA) 4yrs. B G (9) H TT OR: 70 6yrs. B G (233) EP TT OR: 79 PRINCE SUHAIL (IRE) Henrythenavigator (USA) / A Party For Two (CAN) by Lear Fan (USA) 53 Kgs Marju (IRE) / Larme (IRE) by (USA) 57.5 Kgs Trainer: Ahmad bin Harmash Trainer: Erwan Charpy Antonio Fresu ( ) Mr. Al Hareth Hamad Al Badi Al Bait Mutawahed Team (7) 13 Breeder: Robert Schaedle 4 Breeder: Petra Bloodstock Agency Ltd RESERVE 17 Starts (2-4-2) 19 Starts (2-3-4) 18Mar16 Jeb(d) 1950 F 60-74 45 1:59:47 G Buckell 57.5 6 11.75 9 Rich And Righteous 54.5 79 04Mar16 Jeb(d) 1600 F 60-74 45 1:37:35 G Buckell 57.5 10 18.5 11 Just A Penny 58 79 RICH AND RIGHTEOUS (IRE) 4yrs. B G (9) B OR: 70 20Mar15 Jeb(d) 1950 F 70-90 51 1:59:47 O Murphy 56 2 1.5 8 Insaany 58 79 Galileo (IRE) / Rags To Riches (USA) by A P Indy (USA) 53 Kgs 01Mar15 Abu(T) 2200 G 65-75 54 2:14:18 G Avranche 56.5 1 1.5 13 Wintergreen 57.5 73 Trainer: Satish Seemar ( ) Imhamed M I Nagem HISTORIC FIND (GB) 7yrs. CH G (238) OR: 78 14 Breeder: Chelston & Wynatt RESERVE Pivotal (GB) / Philae (USA) by Seeking The Gold (USA) 57 Kgs 12 Starts (1-1-3) Trainer: Ismail Mohammed George Buckell (1.5kg) (10) Sh. Juma Bin Dalmook Al Maktoum (MRW 54kg) SKY JOCKEY (GB) 5yrs. CH G (240) SR CP- TT OR: 68 5 Breeder: Darley Dubawi (IRE) / Danella (FR) by Highest Honor (FR) 53 Kgs 18 Starts (1-1-0) Trainer: Satish Seemar 13Mar16 Abu(T) 1600 G 68-79 60 1:35:32 G Buckell 55 8 20.75 11 Invincible Strike 58 78 ( ) H.E.Sh. Majid Bin Mohd Al Maktoum 26Dec14 Jeb(d) 1800 F 65-85 42 1:49:80 W Smith 55.5 7 15 13 Silver Galaxy 59 78 15 Breeder: Brook Stud Bloodstock & W A Tinkler RESERVE 13Dec14 Shj(d) 2000 G 60-80 21 2:05:52 S Al Mazrooei 56.5 7 Dist 12 Diwaan 57.5 75 11 Starts (1-4-1) 09Nov14 Abu(T) 1600 G 80-90 63 1:37:32 S Al Mazrooei 51 10 11.25 16 Royal Revival 54 83

ISTINFAAR (USA) 4yrs. B G (238) SR- CP- OR: 67 MARXIAN (IRE) 4yrs. B C (238) CP OR: 77 Street Cry (IRE) / Yaqeen (GB) by Green Desert (USA) 53 Kgs Dubawi (IRE) / Conquette Rouge (IRE) by Croco Rouge (IRE) 56.5 Kgs Trainer: Ahmad bin Harmash Trainer: Helal Al Alawi Tadhg O’Shea ( ) Mr. Abdulla Al Rahmani (6) Mr. Abdul Ghani Abdulla Abdul Ghani Al Abdul Ghani 16 Breeder: Shadwell Farm LLC 6 Breeder: Roundhill Stud & C & M Murphy RESERVE 11 Starts (1-0-0) 8 Starts (1-0-1) 13Mar16 Abu(T) 1600 G 68-79 60 1:35:32 R Ffrench 58 5 10.25 11 Invincible Strike 58 79 19Feb16 Jeb(d) 1600 F 78-89 54 1:36:93 R Mullen 53.5 6 14.75 7 Padlock 55.5 79 Track Record: COBURG (GB) - Time: 2—10:34 - 25/4/1996 - Bryn Crossley 30Jan16 Mey(d) 2000 F 74-84 87 2:06:43 H Crouch 53.5 12 Dist 14 Brabbham 53 79 25Sep15 Sai(T) 2100 S Cond 2:19:20 M Barzalona 57 5 15.75 5 Jules Et Jim 57 Graduated from the 2016 Racing in Dubai Sale