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15 December 2016 5 Old adversaries locked Contents NEWS 5-15 together at the top BLOODSTOCK 16 SPINNING WORLD 17 OUR victories in six races appeared to have propelled NICHOLAS GODFREY 18 reigning Champion Jockey, HOWARD WRIGHT 19 F Tadhg O’Shea, to the top of the DEREK THOMPSON 20 jockeys’ table. JOHN BERRY 21 However, the man he dethroned, TOM JENNINGS 22 Richard Mullen, then fought back MICHELE MACDONALD 23 winning the next two races, the final THE FONZ 24 events of the weekend at Abu Dhabi. RACING STATISTICS 25 Having landed the finale at POLO 26 Al Ain, half of a double on Saturday, O’Shea was victorious ENDURANCE 27 in three of the first four races on QATAR 28-29 Sunday, taking him to 16 winners REVIEWS / RESULTS for the season. JEBEL ALI (FRI) 30-31 At that stage, he was two ahead AL AIN (SAT) 32-33 of Mullen whose double took ABU DHABI (SUN) 34-35 him level on victories and ahead PREVIEWS / CARDS courtesy of more seconds (they MEYDAN (THU) 38-45 have identical numbers of both SHARJAH (SAT) 47-53 third and fourth placings). Mullen also rode five winners, ABU DHABI (SUN) 55-61 Khalid Khalifa Al Nabooda including a Jebel Ali double, over a productive weekend for both. a lot less rides). Dobbs is stable Lemartinel whom he trails by one Editorial Pat Dobbs is trying valiantly jockey to reigning Champion (12-13). Meanwhile, Mullen’s main Editor to hang on to their coat tails Trainer Doug Watson, currently employer, Satish Seemar, has also Mark Jackson and has moved on to ten (from embroiled in a close race with Eric reached double figures with exactly Writer ten winners to his credit. The owners’ table has a Duane Fonseca fascinating look to it with Purebred Head of English Design Arabian ‘specialists’ Sheikh Eng. Mohamed Maher Khalifa (12), two winners ahead of Sheikh Mansour. Assistant Designer The latter’s ten is the same Nisar Shaikh number as Sheikh Hamdan with Khalid Khalifa Al Nabooda Ismail KV enjoing another great campaign. Graphic & Scanner His UAE-foaled Purebred Arabians have already contributed Abdul Majeed nine winners to give him a fair Nadim Ahmed Richard Mullen Eric Lemartinel chance of bettering last year’s 24. Library 2016/2017 UAE statistics Abdulla Khalifa 2016/2017 UAE statistics 2016/2017 UAE statistics OWNERS (by winners, then prize money) JOCKEYS (by winners, then prize money) TRAINERS (by winners, then prize money) K. Aboobacker Photographers H H Sh Khalifa (bin Zayed ) 12 Richard Mullen 16 Eric Lemartinel 13 K.P. Majeed Sh Mansour (bin Zayed ) 10 Tadhg O’Shea 16 Doug Watson 12 Abdul Razzak Sh Hamdan (bin Rashid) 10 Patrick Dobbs 10 Satish Seemar 10 Correspondents Khalid Khalifa Al Nabooda 9 Royston Ffrench 8 Ernst Oertel 9 Overseas Mohd Khalifa Al Basti 7 Adrie De Vries 8 Ahmad bin Harmash 8 John BERRY Nicholas GODFREY Feedback Tom JENNINGS English Editorial Tele.:+971- 4 342 9999 - Fax: +971- 4 342 2121 Michele MACDONALD For Back Numbers, Subscriptions and Photography enquiries, please contact: Alastair NICOLSON Essa Hassan Al Basher, Mobile: +971-50 452 6636 P.O. Box 53300, Dubai, UAE. mail: [email protected] Derek THOMPSON Al-Adiyat is published and printed by the Dubai Horse Racing Information Centre.. Howard WRIGHT 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 dodo notnot necessarilynecessarily reflectreflect Beverley TOWNSEND those of the publishers. 6 15 December 2016 NEWS Baffert maintains Mastery of Futurity RAINED by Bob Baffert, the “You don’t know how they are the stretch, but after I gave him unbeaten Mastery is vying going to do going two turns for a reminder, he responded and Tfor favouritism for next year’s the first time until they try it,” said was strong.” Kentucky Derby after a runaway Baffert. “Turning for home he hit a On the same card, the fillies’ victory in Saturday’s Grade 1 bit of a lull and I didn’t know if he equivalent, the Starlet Stakes, was Futurity Stakes, over 1700m at was going to go on or flatten out. won by Abel Tasman, trained by Los Alamitos. Mike said it was a good thing I put Simon Callaghan and ridden by Ridden by Mike Smith, in doing the blinkers back on him because Joe Talamo. so, he gave the trainer his ninth he hit the brakes when he made the “I think the distance is the key win in a race he made his own lead but the last part he threw it in for this filly,” said Callaghan, in its former guise as the another gear.” son of former Newmarket Hollywood Futurity. The jockey added: “He relaxed stalwart Neville. “We decided Sent off hot favourite, the son of great today and I think the key to supplement because she was Candy Ride took command on the was Bob putting the blinkers back getting good at the right time and far turn before scoring by more than on. He started looking around a I thought she had the stamina for seven lengths from outsider Irap. little when he made the front in this race.” Mastery Moore the merrier as Ryan picks up second World’s Best Jockey title in three years Soul Stirring BY DUANE FONSECA YAN MOORE lifted his victory for second Longines World’s HE FOCUS on wonder so special because I used to also RBest Jockey title in three horse Frankel’s initial ride her dam . years when he was presented with Tprogeny has been intense “I was confident from the the trophy for 2016 in Hong Kong and on Sunday he enjoyed his beginning and we were in a good last week. first win at the top level when position and she was relaxed. Briton Moore, who won the his juvenile daughter, Soul She easily hit the front at the inaugural trophy in 2014, was handed Stirring, landed the Grade 1 stretch and with her big strides his second award at a gala dinner at Hanshin Juvenile Fillies Stakes and stamina, I think she can go a the Hong Kong Jockey Club. at Hanshin in Japan for trainer little bit further in distance.” The 33yo was bestowed with Kazuo Fujisawa. She has now won all three the honour after he finished atop The 1600m turf feature is career starts to date and was able the international leaderboard, Japan’s biggest 2yo race for to provide Lemaire with Grade which took into account races run on nine occasions. A further four fillies and this filly, whose One victory number ten in Japan, between 1 December 2015 and 30 third places helped him secure dam Stacelita won six Group 13 fewer than her trainer. November 2016. 166 points. One contests, maintained her The Hanshin Juvenile Moore won eight of the So dominant was Moore unbeaten record in style, moving Fillies has been won by future qualifying Group or Grade One during the season that Belgian to the front a furlong out under champions such as Vodka races, including the Longines Hong jockey , Christophe Lemaire and soon and Buena Vista in the past, Kong Mile and Longines Hong who claimed the runner-up spot, in control. while last year’s winner Major Kong Vase at Sha Tin, the Dubai could only manage 98, with Lemaire, who also won the Emblem also went on to record Turf on Dubai World Cup night, the the Australian Hugh Bowman same race last year aboard Major Grade One success at three Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe at taking third, a mere four points Emblem, said: “I’m ecstatic. It’s in 2016. Chantilly and produced a narrow behind. United States-based Javier winner in the Queen Elizabeth II Castellano placed fourth with Stakes at Royal Ascot. 72 points, while 2015 winner His golden run saw him script Frankie Dettori settled for fifth eight wins and finish runner-up with 62 points. LONGINES World’s Best Jockey Final Standings Jockey Total Points Ryan Moore 166 Christophe Soumillon 98 Hugh Bowman 94 Javier Castellano 72 Lanfranco Dettori 62 15 December 2016 7 6ZHGHVWRÀUH3LVWRODW0H\GDQ ONSIDERED an exciting Lanwades Stud Stakes on her most 3yo Eishin Dunkirk colt recent outing. Cby his connections, Pistol, Another of the septet set to bred and owned by Berit and travel to Meydan from Sweden Ivan Sjoberg of Ravdansens Stud this winter is the American-bred in Sweden, is set to head a party juvenile Victor Kalejs. of seven from Scandinavia The son of Spring At Last was heading to the 2017 Dubai World purchased for just £10,000 at Goffs Cup Carnival. UK Breeze-Up Sale this spring and In training with Patrick Wahl, he already has four victories under has won five races and earned nearly his belt. €100,000 since his racecourse He will be the first runner in debut in May. With Dubai next on Dubai for both trainer Roy Arne the agenda, the handsome chestnut Kvisla and owners Teleko Racing will now have to prove himself in and will hope to emulate his sire tougher company. by winning in Dubai; subsequent Spring At Last He will make the journey to Grade One winner, Spring At Last, the UAE together with stable representing the USA, landed the companion Arabda, a 5yo 2007 Group 2 Godolphin Mile at Elnadim mare who won the Listed Nad Al Sheba. 0HGLFLˬMXVWZKDW WKHGRFWRURUGHUHḠ Cannock Chase in Slovakia to Yorkshire OALED in the USA, 3yo having won two maiden races colt Medici, a son of 2008 and finished seventh in the Listed FDubai World Cup winner Derby Trial. Curlin and winner of the Austrian When trained in Slovakia by Derby, as well as the Slovak St Jaroslav Hanacek for a leading Leger, has been named Slovakian Slovak stable MPL Racing, Horse of the Year. he had four starts, winning three Medici was moved to Slovakia and finishing runner-up in from Germany earlier this year, the other. AEED SUHAIL’S Grade One the Grade 1 Woodbine International winner Cannock Chase will at four. Stake up stallion duties under The 5yo was last seen winning the Worsall Grange management the Group 3 Huxley Stakes at banner for the 2017 breeding season Chester in May after which Stoute and will stand at Nunstainton Stud said: “He’s a very progressive horse in North Yorkshire. who we have always liked. He has a Bred by Hascombe and Valiant turn of foot and a bit of class.” Studs out of Horse Chestnut mare Nunstainton are also offering Lynnwood Chase, he was bought a £10,000 breeders’ bonus to the by Charlie Gordon-Watson for breeder of any horse from the 310,000gns at Book 1 of the first crop of Cannock Chase that Tattersalls October Yearling Sale wins either a Class 1 or Class in 2012. 2, 3, 4, 5 maiden in England, or Trained by Sir Michael Stoute either a Class 1 or open maiden in he won the Group 3 Tercentenary Ireland during the horse’s 2yo Stakes at Royal Ascot as a 3yo and racing campaign. Curlin

Quote of the week

He’s a pleasure to ride 99% of the time. The other one percent is in the stalls, where he can get a bit agitated.

Ryan Moore about Maurice DIWHUWKHLUVFLQWLOODWLQJYLFWRU\ LQ6XQGD\¶V+RQJ.RQJ&Xp 8 15 December 2016 Strong Al Adiyat connections at DIAR awards

Phil Cannings, Emma Berry, Capt. Salim Alhakmani and Nabila Ramdani with Abdulla Al Ansari, H.E. Mirza Al Sayegh (third from right) and Masoud Saleh (far right). OHN BERRY, a weekly appointed European Editor almost Chairman of the DIAR Committee revamped this year and restricted Al Adiyat contributor, must 12 months ago, wins an all at a special ceremony held in to just three categories: Print Jhave been beaming with expenses paid trip to Dubai in London last Tuesday said: “I am Media which includes articles pride when his wife, Emma Berry, 2017, £2,000 in cash and charitable thrilled to win this award and published online, Digital Media scooped the top award in the 2016 donation of £2,000 which will grateful to the organisers and encompassing video and social Dubai International Arabian Races benefit her nominated cause, World sponsors for making it possible. media platforms and Photographer Journalists Competition with a Horse Welfare. “There are many more of the Year. maiden entry. Abdulla Al Ansari, head of media opportunities to see Arabian Each category carries a first Staged under the patronage of on the DIAR Committee said: racing now with high profile prize of £2,000 plus a runners-up His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin “The judges made Emma’s entry races appearing regularly on prize, with the trip to Dubai being Rashid Al Maktoum, the Dubai the winner by a clear margin. The Thoroughbred cards. I was very awarded to the category winner International Arabian Races article is educational, informative impressed when I went to Newbury whose submission, in the opinion (DIAR) is a European showcase for and clearly establishes DIAR’s with the effort that had been made of the panel, contributes most to Arabian racing staged annually at position on the global stage. to attract a family crowd which the promotion of Arabian racing. Newbury Racecourse in July, which “The panel was impressed by must be a positive step towards Nabila Ramdani who was among has inspired a series of international both the quality and the content attracting new followers of the the prize winners in last year’s Arabian contests run under the of the piece which in our opinion sport. The thrill and excitement of competition and entered two DIAR banner and sponsored by represents a further breakthrough racing is the same whether they are categories this year, took first prize Shadwell in countries as far afield for Arabian racing, commanding Arabians or Thoroughbreds and in the Digital Media category for as Australia and the USA. space in a well respected but it is natural, therefore that there her insightful and comprehensive Berry, whose article entitled primarily Thoroughbred focussed will be crossover in the coverage event review posted on YouTube, ‘Arabian World Series a Growing international publication.” and interest.” while Newbury Weekly News Force’ appeared in Thoroughbred Berry, who received her award The format of the competition, photographer Phil Cannings won Daily News where she was from H.E. Mirza Al Sayegh, which was introduced in 2009, was first prize in the photographic 15 December 2016 9

competition for his high angle organisation considered to have shot of the crowds gathered made an outstanding contribution for the judging of the Arabian to Arabian racing and breeding Rainbow competition. during the past 12 months. The panel of judges chaired Announcing this year’s winner, by Abdulla Al Ansari comprised The Royal Cavalry of the Sultinate of Shadwell Stud Director Richard Oman, H.E Mirza Al Sayegh, Director Lancaster, Newbury Racecourse’s of the Office of His Highness Sheikh head of communications Andy Hamdan said, “His Highness is Clifton, leading UAE journalist passionate about the Arabian horses and publisher Mohammed Taha and is delighted to acknowledge the of Al Adiyat fame, Arabian outstanding contribution made to the Racing Organisation director promotion of Arabians by Brigadier Genny Haynes, and Sportsguide’s General Abdulrazzaq Al Shahwarzi managing director Philip Brannan. and his team. “This year the competition “Their troop of 100 horses was received more entries than ever among the top attractions at the before,” added Al Ansari. “The Royal Windsor Horse Show earlier judges had to consider more than this year as part of Her Majesty The 40 submissions from 22 journalists Queen’s 90th birthday celebrations, and almost 50 images and I am introducing many new people to grateful to them for their continued the breed. commitment and enthusiasm for “In Arabian racing the Royal this event.” Cavalry of Oman are consistent Look who is back! Royal Cavalry of Oman supporters internationally, and honoured by particularly here in the UK where Sheikh Hamdan they have established a base. Their Inaugurated in 2015 to mark colours are seen at the majority of the retirement of His Highness fixtures in Britain and their support Godolphin have their first Sheikh Hamdan Al Maktoum’s extends to the sponsorship of races two runners of the season at longstanding trainer, Gill Duffield, and events.” Meydan on Thursday with the H.H Sheikh Hamdan Special The award was received by Capt. Recognition Award is presented Salim Alhakmani on behalf the Capezzano in the 1400m annually to an individual or Royal Cavalry of Oman. maiden (7.05pm) and Footridge in The Listed Dubai International Arabian Races Dubai Creek Mile (10.00pm). Both are trained by Charlie Journalists Awards 2016 Appleby and will be ridden Print Media Category by Colm O’Donoghue. Winner - Emma Berry, Thoroughbred Daily News Runner-up - Vikki Hancock, European Bloodstock News Digital Media Category Look who is back too! Winner - Nabila Ramdani Mike de Kock also has his Runner-up - Laura King first runner of the season, Photographer of the Year opposing Capezzano with Winner - Phil Cannings the unraced Mazeed Runner-up - Amy Taylor in the colours of His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Special Recognition Award Sheikh Mohd bin Khalifa Royal Cavalry of the Sultinate of Oman Al Maktoum. 10 15 December 2016 Storm hopes to produce Stars in Germany HIRD in last year’s Derby Storm The Stars opened his at Epsom, Storm The Stars account on his second start as a 3yo Twill be trained next season by in a 1m2f maiden, and won a Listed Andreas Wohler in Germany with a race at Goodwood before finishing future stallion career in mind. third in the Derby to the John Wohler has explained owner Gosden-trained pair of Sheikh Juma Dalmook Al Maktoum and Jack Hobbs. is hoping that next season will pave Storm The Stars was also runner- the way for Storm The Stars to up in the Irish Derby to Jack Hobbs, stand at stud. He has been flown to while his penultimate start as a 3yo Germany after serving four weeks in saw him win the Group 2 Great quarantine. The 4yo son of Sea The Voltigeur Stakes at York. Stars was trained by William Haggas He was switched to the yard of initially and was a narrow runner-up Chris Waller in Australia, where he in two maidens as a 2yo, finishing finished third in two Group Two behind Golden Horn at Nottingham. contests at Randwick. Slide of the week Ride of the week A Shin Hikari, , Sha Tin, Sunday Ryan Moore, Hong Kong Cup, Sha Tin, Sunday

Meanwhile, with his compatriot ‘losing his head’ out in front, Maurice was being given an ultra confident ride Emphatic winner of the in the same race by Ryan Moore. same race last year Settled virtually in last, he was a long way out of his ground and, for a long time, on the last turn but, having railed like a greyhound, officially the best turf was soon chasing, and passing those in front of him. horse in the world Great ride from the world’s best jockey. after his Prix d’Ispahan win at Chantilly in May, the Japanese star bolted before the race and, pretty much, repeated the dose throughout the contest. Talented, but seemingly, a horse with a mind of his own!

welcomes your comments & suggestions Write to: Feedback PO Box 53300, Dubai, UAE E-mail: [email protected] 15 December 2016 11 Flemington looking to Asia for a Great revival BY DUANE FONSECA combine the excitement of world ICTORIA RACING CLUB class Thoroughbred racing and a (VRC) will host the inaugural taste of Asian culture.” VGreat Horse Raceday Simon Love, the VRC chief in February with the goal of executive, said the club is keen assimilating Melbourne’s growing to ‘engage’ with Melbourne’s Asian populace into the sport. Asian population. The Great Horse Raceday, Love said: “Great Horse Raceday which will be held on 18 February is part of the VRC’s increased focus and mark the finale of summer on engaging with Melbourne’s racing at Flemington, will feature diverse community. We want the $750,000 Group 1 Black to attract new racegoers and Caviar Lightning, named after the diversify the occasion for existing legendary Australian mare Black customers by offering a taste of our Caviar, whose track exploits saw multicultural city through Asian her win all her 25 starts. experiences focused on racing, The 5f Group 1 Black Caviar food and entertainment. Lightning is Flemington’s first “The name, Great Horse Raceday, 2yo showed plenty of her dam’s for a small filly and has a cruising Group One of the new year and acknowledges our close ties to the traits when she recently led all the speed I remember her mother had. marks the start of the 2017 Global Asian racing industry and the great way and won an 800m trial with I’m not saying she’s going to be as Sprint Challenge Series, which horses we have been fortunate four other runners. good as her mother, I don’t think will see the world’s best sprinters enough to witness at Flemington, Co-trainer David Hayes said: “I there ever will be one, but she’s compete in a ten race series. Over including the super mare thought she was brilliant out of the certainly going to be a competitive $1 million is on offer to any horse Black Caviar.” gates and it was a good solid trial. filly.” Oscietra will run in another winning three of the ten races Meanwhile, Black Caviar’s She wasn’t put under any pressure trial on 23 December before she across three different countries. first foal Oscietra, by Exceed And at all in the straight and was looking debuts at either Moonee Valley According to a VRC statement: Excel, seems to have inherited her around but was still good enough to on 31 December or Flemington on “Great Horse Raceday will mother’s winning mentality: the win. She has a lovely, big action New Year’s Day. Godolphin Facts And Figures (as at 11/12/2016)

Who is consistently Top 5 jockeys by strike rate ‘hammering home’ the winners? (riders with 5 winners or more)

Top 5 trainers by strike rate Trainer Winners Runners % (handlers with 3 winners or more) Tadgh O’Shea 16 92 17.39

Trainer Winners Runners % Saeed Al Mazrooei 7 43 16.28 Jean de Roualle 5 13 38.46 Patrick Dobbs 10 64 15.63 Elise Jeanne 4 23 17.39 Eric Lemartinel 13 89 14.61 Richard Mullen 16 107 14.95 Ismail Mohammed 3 21 14.29 Dane O’Neill 6 42 14.28 Doug Watson 12 85 14.18 12 15 December 2016 ALTER SWINBURN, one of the finest jockeys of his Thrice an winner, Wgeneration who will forever be associated with brilliant Derby winners Shergar and the Saeed bin :DOWHU6ZLQEXUQVDGO\GLHV Suroor-trained Lammtarra, has died at the age of 55. Nicknamed the Choirboy, because of his youthful, almost angelic, appearance Swinburn memorably steered Shergar to an emphatic ten length success in the Derby as a 19yo in 1981, the first of three wins in the Epsom Classic. Swinburn also won the Epsom feature on Shahrastani in 1986 and Lammtarra nine years later. Bin Suroor was winning the race for the first and, to date, only time with Lammtarra who sported the green silks of Saeed Maktoum Walter Swinburn (at Jebel Ali) Al Maktoum. Born in Oxford, Swinburn rode his first winner, Paddy’s Luck, on 12 July 1978 at Kempton but gained considerable exposure for his winning ride on Shergar, easing the winner down before the line. Winner of the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe and Breeders’ Cup Turf among many other top level prizes in a glitteringly successful riding career, Swinburn enjoyed the many highs and lows in the life as a jockey before joining the training ranks in 2004, winning four Group Three events with Stotsfold before handing in his licence in 2011. Swinburn and Shergar Lammtara Swinburn almost died after being catapulted into the running rail Training predominantly for Immediate tributes to Swinburn included at Sha Tin, Hong Kong, in 1996, his father-in-law, Peter Harris, in suffering multiple injuries, including Hertfordshire, Swinburn celebrated Sir Michael Stoute: “He had the right temperament for the big days a punctured lung, and was in a coma more than 250 winners in seven and thrived on them. He also had great positional sense in a race for four days. seasons as a trainer, including which stood him in good stead. We enjoyed many great days together Within six months, Swinburn Royal Ascot success with Royal but I would say our first Derby together with Shergar, when he was was back on the track to record Hunt Cup scorer Julienas, before just 19, was an obvious one. turf success aboard the Sir Michael calling it a day five years ago due to “I think winning at the Breeders’ Cup was also up there as it Stoute-trained Pilsudski in ‘commercial reasons’. Sir Michael was our first win at Breeders’ Cup. He’ll be much missed.” November 1996, but after suffering Stoute, the trainer of Shergar, was Criquette Head-Maarek: “When I out about the news of problems with his weight, Swinburn among those to pay tribute on Walter dying, I was very, very sad. announced his retirement from the Monday, describing Swinburn as a “We had some glorious times together and won a lot of big races with saddle in 2000. ‘natural horseman with great hands’. horses like Hatoof. “He was such a talented rider. He had really soft hands and had fantastic judgement during races. “He was also a great horseman and seemed to know exactly what he was doing all the time. “In my opinion, I think he was one of the greatest ever jockeys.” Mick Kinane: “His ride on Lammtarra, previously just a maiden winner, in the Derby, was a phenomenal achievement to manage an inexperienced horse around Epsom. That was one of his outstanding achievements and he definitely had ice in his veins on the big days; nothing seemed to bother him. “He was a hugely talented man with fantastic, lovely, quiet hands. Horses settled for him and he was a great .” Frankie Dettori, via twitter Very saddened to hear the shocking news of Walter Swinburn passing away. A true talent and gentleman, thoughts are with his family. Royston Ffrench, via twitter RIP Walter Swinburn, very sad news. Walter was an inspiration to me Shergar first, the rest nowhere! when I started out. A true legend of our great sport. 15 December 2016 13 THE GARHOUD SPRINT LISTED MEYDAN RACECOURSE 1200M (A6F) DIRT PAST RESULTS Listed in 2014. Run on all weather in 2013. Switched to dirt in 2014 Dec 17 2015 MUARRAB (GB) HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum M Al Muhairi P Hanagan 1:11:11 Dec 18 2014 RAFEEJ (GB) HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum M Al Muhairi S De Sousa 1:11:48 Dec 19 2013 RAFEEJ (GB) HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum M Al Muhairi D O’Neill 1:10:78 THE DUBAI CREEK MILE LISTED MEYDAN RACECOURSE 1600M (A8F) DIRT PAST RESULTS Listed in 2014. Run on all weather in 2013. Switched to dirt in 2014 Dec 17 2015 LE BERNARDIN (USA) Sheikh Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Maktoum A Al Raihe T O’Shea 1:36:12 Dec 18 2014 SURFER (USA) Zabeel Racing International, Corp S Seemar R Mullen 1:38:42 Dec 19 2013 SURFER (USA) Zabeel Racing International, Corp S Seemar R Mullen 1:37:49 THE ENTISAR LISTED MEYDAN RACECOURSE 2000M (A10F) DIRT PAST RESULTS Listed in 2014. Run on all weather in 2013. Switched to dirt in 2014 Dec 17 2015 SPECIAL FIGHTER (IRE) Sheikh Mansoor bin Mohammed Al Maktoum M Al Muhairi F Jara 2:04:59 Dec 18 2014 COOPTADO (ARG) Valentin Bukhtoyarov & Evgeny Kappushev D Watson A de Vries 2:06:69 Dec 19 2013 RALSTON ROAD (IRE) Thistle Bloodstock Ltd S Seemar T O’Shea 2:04:70 14 15 December 2016 HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL RACES Maurice © Masakazu Takahashi

YeYYetett MooM Mooreoorere t thehehe mem merriererrierrriier ffo foror MaM auauricerriice BY HOWARD WRIGHT Sha Tin debut. Smart though reach the magic mark of 130 Yutaka Take, who scorched clear ONG KONG 2 Japan 2: those performances were, and remains to be seen. before the final bend and was no all square on the day they gave him an international Disappointment of the race more than a passenger as A Shin Hbetween the two Asian rating of 124, Maurice surpassed was the other major Japanese Hikari’s energy reserves emptied super powers at Sunday’s them on Sunday, racing clear at contender A Shin Hikari, officially out. They beat only two of International races at Sha Tin in the 200m mark to beat the fast the best horse on the card with a their 11 rivals. Hong Kong, where the standout finishing, Hong Kong-trained rating of 129, after his amazing Moore came within half a length performance came from Maurice, Secret Weapon by three lengths, summer success in France. of claiming another success on who signed off before starting his with another Japanese-based pair, A quirky character at the best one of last year’s winners, but that stud career in Japan’s north island Staphanos and Lovely Day, third of times, he has flopped twice was the distance he was beaten with a scintillating success in the and fourth. since, and having done himself in the 1m4f on Hong Kong Cup, the feature of Moore was positively animated no favours by getting loose in the , who looked to have the four Group One contests on a after the race, explaining: “He parade ring on Sunday, he seemed the legs of his 13 opponents when, cracking card. was easing up at the finish. He’s to be given a poor tactical ride by after making the running from the All four winners from 2016 improved every time I’ve ridden were back in action, but only him, and although he’s very good Maurice was trying a different at a mile, he’s possibly better at race by stepping up from the ten furlongs. Mile to the more classic distance “He’s a pleasure to ride 99% of of ten furlongs, and according to the time. The other one percent is winning jockey Ryan Moore the in the stalls, where he can get a move was to his benefit. bit agitated, but there was a good Moore should know. He has pace early here and as soon as I now ridden Maurice four times found room in the straight and and notched four wins, three of put him into gear, he finished them at Sha Tin for a remarkable off well.” record as only the second horse First indications from the from Japan to win three Group official handicappers on hand, as © Masakazu Takahashi One races on overseas soil. they neared the end of their work As well as the Hong Mile and in compiling the 2017 Longines Cup, Maurice and Moore won the World’s Best Racehorses Champions Mile at the beginning Rankings, was that Maurice might of May, to go with the Mile go up another couple of pounds Championship they landed at when the list is published next Kyoto as a prelude to last year’s month, although whether he will Maurice 15 December 2016 15

start, he kicked four lengths clear soon after the final turn. However, that was without reckoning on Hong Kong Champion Jockey Joao Moreira, who lived up to his nickname of Magic Man by conjuring a remarkable home run out of Japanese-trained Satono Crown, an exasperating 4yo who had won © Masakazu Takahashi just four of his ten starts, including in the first three races of his career, had never won a Group One race and had finished in double figures in three of his last five outings, including in this year’s QEII Cup over this Sha Tin course. Satono Crown Sunday was his day, though, and having been worse than midfield Purton, who scooped the Sprint with less than half the race to on 2014 winner Aerovelocity and travel, he powered up the centre of Mile on Beauty Only for Hong the track to collar Highland Reel Kong trainers Paul O’Sullivan and in the last three strides and won Tony Cruz respectively. going away. Cheered on by a huge group of It would be easy to criticise flag waving fans, Aerovelocity Moore for making too much made up for missing last year’s use of Aidan O’Brien’s latest race through injury with a globetrotter, or maybe of not courageous short-head success pushing on sufficiently before the over the fast finishing Lucky home turn, but neither case stands Bubbles, prompting Purton to serious examination. Although say: “He’s not quite the horse he Highland Reel might have run used to be and when I felt Lucky below his very best form, he still Bubbles breathing down on ran well enough to beat the third me 50m out, I was just praying horse, French-trained One Foot for the line.” In Heaven, whose participation If Lucky Bubbles’ syndicate Aerolovecity was in doubt until 24 hours before owners can be persuaded to the race because of health issues, campaign him outside Asia for the by almost seven lengths, with 11 first time, he could be a possible others, including the disappointing for one of the Dubai World Cup British-trained Big Orange, even night sprints, where 2015 race farther behind. winner Peniaphobia, who ran a “No complaints, he ran his heart close third after making much of out,” O’Brien said. So he did, and the running, may be tempted over he will be back next year, probably to improve on his third place in with the as this year’s Al Quoz Sprint. one of his early targets. Purton’s success on Beauty

Moreira, who also won two Only was achieved more cosily, © Cedric Lan races on a particularly competitive and having led 150m out in the undercard, had to play second centre of the track, he won by fiddle in the other International half a length from a trio of locals events to his great local rival Zac headed by Helene Paragon.

Beauty Only 16 15 December 2016 BLOODSTOCK

races including the Prix Morny and to visit Shalaa Middle Park Stakes as a 2yo. BY BEVERLEY TOWNSEND He will stand his first season at stud at a fee of €27,500 and is fully ONDERMARE Treve, a booked for 2017. dual winner of the Prix de Benoit Jeffroy, stud manager at Wl’Arc de Triomphe, will be Haras de Bouquetot said: “We’re covered by Haras de Bouquetot’s sending Treve to Shalaa as we new recruit Shalaa in 2017. believe he’s a very exciting stallion The 6yo daughter of Motivator is for the future and we would like to currently carrying her first foal by support him with our best mares. Darley’s flagship sire Dubawi. “Treve along with Twyla Tharp, Shalaa, a 3yo son of Invincible dam of The Fugue, and Puggy, the Spirit, was trained by John Gosden dam of Avenir Certain, and Group Treve for Al Shaqab Racing to win six One winner Jemayel will visit Shalaa.” Shalaa No Toast but a new home, but not Yew York, for Thewayyouare HEWAYYOUARE, sire has also sired three individual is a half-brother to Champion of the 2014 UAE Derby Stakes winners in 2016, Filly Peeping Fawn, a Twinner and Breeders’ including recent French Listed daughter of Danehill, from the Cup Classic runner-up, Toast winner Thewayyouwish and outstanding American family Of New York, has moved from the Hugo Palmer-trained We of champions Spinning World, Germany’s Gestut Romerhof to Are Ninety. Aldebaran and El Gran Senor. Haras de Corlay in France for Trained by Andre Fabre to Originally retired to stud at the 2017 breeding season. win four times as a juvenile, Coolmore, the deal to relocate As well as Toast Of New including the Group 1 Criterium the now 11yo will see him Toast Of New York York, the son of Machiavellian International, Thewayyouare stand at a 2017 fee of €3,000. Bumper catalogue for Sad loss of January Sale in Keeneland young sire EENELAND, America’s “The January Sale traditionally biggest bloodstock sales is a solid market for broodmares, Delegator Kcompany, has catalogued broodmare prospects and short IRST SEASON sire Retired to stand at Overbury 1,892 horses for its 59th Horses yearlings, which we expect will Delegator has died at the Stud in Gloucestershire, he has of All Ages Sale, to be held 9-13 be popular because not all buyers Fage of ten, after being been represented by his first 2yos January, 2017. filled their orders when weanlings found in his paddock at Overbury on the racetrack this year. These include no less than were offered at the November Stud on Thursday evening having His most notable offspring is 726 broodmares, as well as Breeding Stock Sale,” Keeneland suffered an apparent heart attack. Group Three heroine Delectation, 147 broodmare prospects, 732 vice president of racing and sales The son of Dansili was bred by who landed the Firth of Clyde Stakes yearlings and 280 horses of racing Bob Elliston said. Poilin Good out of the unraced for Bryan Smart in September. age. Seven stallions and stallion “The January Sale also affords Efisio mare Indian Love Bird Simon Sweeting, manager of prospects are also set to go under breeders the opportunity to replenish and was originally trained by Overbury Stud paid tribute and the hammer. or upgrade their broodmare bands Brian Meehan to win the Group 3 said: “Delegator was a horse with For those interested, the massive with many quality mares in foal to top Craven Stakes as a 3yo. a lovely manner and a delight interactive catalogue is available sires and numerous young broodmare He then went on to finish to have around. He’s made a online at the Keeneland website. prospects from which to choose.” second behind Sea The Stars in wonderful start and we all had the 2000 Guineas. very high hopes for his future. Purchased by Godolphin after “I’m especially sad for Dan finishing second in the St James’s Matty, who has looked after him Palace Stakes, he won a further since he arrived here in the autumn three times for Saeed bin Suroor of 2012, all the many mare owners including in the Group 2 Duke of who have booked to him for next York Stakes at five. spring and the team at Darley and He was also a Meydan Carnival Godolphin; I’m deeply indebted winner in February 2012, posting to them for entrusting Delegator’s a comfortable victory in a 1400m stallion career to us. handicap before making his final “If his stock progress as well career start in that year’s Dubai Duy from two to three as he did, he’ll be Free when eighth behind Cityscape. a sizeable loss to British breeders.” 15 December 2016 17 ALASTAIR NICOLSON'S SPINNING WORLD OF RACING Maurice The Hong Kong Hero HE MOST prestigious and valuable masked ball that is T Hong Kong’s International Day again attracted many of the world’s finest Thoroughbreds, albeit most of the home team sporting elaborate monikers to conceal their true identities. The opening feature saw a gal- lant attempt by Highland Reel to make all and retain his Hong by Coolmore’s Group 1 Phoenix Kong Vase laurels foiled in the Stakes and Group 1 Prix Jean- final stride by the Japanese raider Luc Lagardere Grand Criterium Satono Crown. Third in last sea- hero Holy Roman Emperor and son’s Group One Tokyo Yushun, the ninth to triumph at the highest the dark bay thus paid homage to level. Featuring a 3x5 coupling of his sire Marju, who sadly passed Maurice the outstanding three parts broth- away in retirement at Derrinstown ers Secretariat and Sir Gaylord, Stud two months ago to the day. 1 Cheveley Park Stakes hero- successful in last year’s Grade Gentleman Only is the sixth foal Successful in the 1991 St ine Lightening Pearl but also a 1 Takamatsunomiya Kinen and of Goldendale, whose eighth, the James’s Palace Stakes and run- three parts brother to another of Grade 1 Singapore International Zebedee colt Dee Dee D’Oro ner-up in the Derby, the three Marju’s standouts, the Group 1 Sprint, the New Zealand-bred finished runner-up in the Derby parts brother to the magnificent Yorkshire Oaks and Group 1 Prix 8yo is one of 34 Graded and Italiano this spring. Salsabil has sired 36 Graded Vermeille queen My Emma. Group winners by Waikato Stud’s Thus to the finale, the Hong and Group winners from his It wasn’t long until les noms de Group 1 VRC Australian Guineas Kong Cup. Last year’s laure- 1,111 foals, Satono Crown being guerre came to the fore. Cloaked in hero Pins and one of eight to ate A Shin Hikari bolted to post the tenth to triumph at the his alias of Aerovelocity, Naisoso have triumphed at the highest and in the race itself, yielded his highest level. Warrior headed Peniaphobia level. Featuring a fifth genera- crown as his Japanese compa- The fifth foal of the Listed entering the final 100m and held tion coupling of the Oaks heroine triot Maurice quickened entering Silken Glider Stakes victrix the late surge of Lucky Bubbles to Neasham Belle and her full-sis- the final 200m. Successful in this Jioconda, Satono Crown is not regain the Hong Kong Sprint he ter, the Oaks runner-up Netherton year’s Grade 1 Champions Mile only a full-brother to the Group had won two years before. Also Maid, Naisoso Warrior is the third and Grade 1 Autumn Tenno Sho foal of Exodus, herself a three and last season’s Grade 1 Hong parts-sister to two fine individuals Kong Mile, Grade 1 Yasuda Kinen by Star Way in the New Zealand and Grade 1 Mile Championship, Champion 3yo Filly Nimue and the bay hails from the first crop the Group 1 WRC Wellington of Lex Stud’s 2008 ace Cup ace Smiling Like. Screen Hero, whose five Graded Resplendent in the alias of winners also feature the Grade 1 Beauty Only, Gentleman Only Arima Kinen scorer Gold Actor. surged up the centre of the straight Inbred to both Almahmoud and to claim the spoils close home in Lady Angela, Northern Dancer’s a blanket finish to the Hong Kong female grandparents, Maurice is Mile. Successful in the Group 3 the sixth foal of Mejiro Frances, Premio Guido Berardelli as a juve- whose dam Mejiro Monterey won nile and last month’s warm-up, the American Jockey Club Cup the Grade 2 Hong Kong Jockey and Copa Republica Argentina, Club Mile, the bay 5yo is one of both now accorded Grade Satono Crown 31 Graded and Group winners Two status.

Marju Aerolovecity Beauty Only 18 15 December 2016 NICHOLAS GODFREY'S INTERNATIONAL POST Moore’s magnificent – just ask the guys he keeps on beating!

LTHOUGH Zac Purton left his mark on last weekend’s AHong Kong International meeting with a double, surely it was only right and proper the other two big race winners were split one apiece between the two riders generally perceived as the world’s best. Record breaking Brazilian Joao Moreira landed a surprise success as Satono Crown Meanwhile in America... never dethroned Highland Reel. Ryan say never, but Dubai World Cup Moore is rarely outdone on the winner California Chrome still looks biggest stages, however, and he likely to sign off in the inaugural duly partnered top class Japanese Pegasus World Cup on 28 January miler Maurice to an authoritative and then head off for stud duties victory over a mile and quarter Thankfully, there can be no And Hugh Bowman? “He’s without another visit to Meydan. in the showpiece event, the quibbling about the result as they uncomplicated, he’s a man of no First, though, he is on target to run Hong Kong Cup. have the right man in Moore, who nonsense,” says the Aussie who in the specially convened ‘Winter The victory put the seal on a is well ahead of his colleagues in stands second on the TRC list. Challenge’ at Los Alamitos, his remarkable year for Moore, who the global weighing room. But if “He’s very focused, he’s very home track, on Saturday. was crowned the World’s Best you’re looking for a more scientific humble and he’s very fair.” Incidentally, with the Pegasus Jockey on the Friday before the approach to jockey ranking, by the Other news to emerge from Hong now only about six weeks away, international meeting. Admittedly, way, try the TRC Global Rankings Kong involves what could be a the complexion of the field for the the points ranking for the official (visit thoroughbredracing.com) significant change in interference $12 million contest remains in a Longines-sponsored title is a trifle though the result is the same, rules worldwide, where France state of absolute flux. Arrogate, simplistic: 12 for a win, six for which is hardly surprising as and Germany risk being isolated who beat California Chrome in second and four for third place in Moore has won 21 Group or Grade from other major racing nations. that epic Breeders’ Cup Classic, is the world’s Top 100 races as ranked Ones since Frankie Dettori won The IFHA harmonisation of generally expected to show up, but by the International Federation of the Longines prize in 2015. raceday rules committee has at the time of writing Juddmonte Horseracing Authorities (IFHA). Still, perhaps the most backed the approach used in most have still to obtain a spot in the Moreover, the time period persuasive testament to Moore’s jurisdictions, whereby a horse who starting gate. Indeed, as it stands, involved, 1 December 2015 until talents comes from his rivals, who causes interference but does not Shaman Ghost is virtually the 30 November 201, is clearly seem united in their belief that improve its placing as a result has only horse whose connections ludicrous. On that basis, Hong he is the man to beat. “He’s a its finishing position confirmed. have stated their intention to run. Kong starts the campaign instead fierce competitor,” says Dettori. “I Meanwhile, Richard Fahey, There could be a reason for that: of ending it when the calendar enjoy riding against him because in town to saddle Growl (last in he is owned by Frank Stronach, year finishes just a month later. he forces me to another level as HK Sprint), revealed Godolphin’s who also owns the Pegasus venue, It is not baffling as to why: they a rider.” Prix Jacques le Marois victor Gulfstream Park, and the race is want to make a show of presenting Christophe Soumillon adds: Ribchester is set to start in the his brainchild; he’ll be hoping the trophy in Hong Kong, where ”He’s a great jockey, he’s very Dubai Turf. “The first part of his there is a lively trade for the other the International races are also patient and is probably the greatest campaign looks pretty obvious,” places in the field. sponsored by Longines. we have seen in a very long time.” the trainer said. “He’ll go to Dubai Twelve slots in the gate have and then there’s the Lockinge been sold at $1m a pop; perhaps and the Queen Anne and we’ll only two horses are definite see how he gets on, but races we starters. You do the maths, as they haven’t drawn a line through like say: others will be sold, but it the Eclipse; they’re definitely on looks a bit of a buyer’s market my mind.” at the moment. While we’re on Fahey has also left the door the subject of Los Alamitos, open to Paul Hanagan, recently Dubai regular Bob Baffert won replaced by Jim Crowley as Sheikh the Futurity, the former Hollywood Hamdan’s number one, renewing Futurity, for a record ninth time on his long term partnership with the Saturday with an unbeaten son of stable. Though that door has never Candy Ride called Mastery. really been shut; Hanagan rode ten After scoring by more than seven winners from 89 rides for Fahey in lengths, he’s now nearly favourite 2016 and the popular jockey won for next year’s Kentucky Derby. the British title twice with Fahey’s full support before he took on his Nicholas Godfrey, Ribchester retainer with the Sheikh. Racing Post international editor 15 December 2016 19 THE WRIGHT WORD 1. Wright 2. Word Bowman on target 3. thanks to photo finish USTRALIA, in the form Tosaki, twice Champion Jockey post in the fourth and final leg, of Hugh Bowman, edged in Japan and currently leading the the photo-finish camera came Aout Britain, represented table again. His mount, Big Bang into its own. Bowman was down by Ryan Moore, in the Bong, a domestically 67-rated the field and out of the points, Longines International Jockeys’ handicapper who reached a mark but Ryan Moore, who drove the Championship staged at Happy of 106 from three outings as a favourite Giant Turtle home for Valley in Hong Kong last week, 2yo in Britain, including second his first win in 17 starts in the but the real winner was the photo- spot in the Group 3 Acomb second challenge event, was finish camera. Stakes on his farewell appearance in there pitching, by virtue of All the vagaries of this type of last year, had done no better than having dead-heated for third event, where the quality of the one fourth place from his seven place behind Mutual Joy. runners rarely extends beyond the outings in Hong Kong. If Moore, twice a previous ordinary and the random draw Last week proved to be eighth winner of the event, had finished for mounts can have a significant time lucky for Big Bang Bong, third on Beauty Prince in the short field and four jockeys had impact, were on show, although although the exceptionally strong last leg, he would have equalled to stand down. A hasty revision it could be argued that they betting market suggested there Bowman’s total. The print showed of the rules made the third race combined to make it an exciting was no great confidence he would he had been beaten inches into redundant, which can hardly have spectacle for the crowd and an do so, for he started the second fourth place, so no points. gone down well with Johnny intriguing puzzle for punters. longest price at 29/1. Big Bang At least Moore’s supporters Murtagh, who won the ‘missing’ Going into the final leg of four, Bong was blissfully unaware of had a run for their money, race and would have won the half a dozen of the 12 jockeys his odds and Tosaki sent him to unlike anyone hoping last year’s competition had it counted. involved stood a chance of the front over 100m out to prevail winner Gavin Larena might Further programme adjustment winning the first prize, which was by three-quarters of a length. end the evening with his name came about in 2012, when equivalent to just over £50,000 The result gave Tosaki 12 points on the score sheet. His mount Longines added their name to and was said to be the richest and propelled him into a share of was withdrawn at the start on the event and it took place in of its kind. The other half dozen third place with Mirco Demuro veterinary advice, leaving the the first week of January. Craig were there simply to make up in the final table. Demuro had South African to go from hero to Williams was the winner, but that the numbers for betting purposes, provided the performance of the zero in a year. was that. The Meydan Masters and four of them carried the grand night in the third leg on bottom Larena’s experience prompted quietly left the Dubai stage, and total of nil points into the race. weight Mutual Joy, after being recollection of the similar event there seems to be no appetite One of the four previous non- detached from the rest of the field that was run for three years as to bring it back, even though scorers, in a competition where with 600m of the 1650m trip to the Meydan Masters, an initiative similar events around the world, only the first three placings run but producing a remarkable to mark the opening season of in Britain, Japan, Mauritius and qualify for points, was Keita run up the centre of the short the new racecourse that became a South Africa for instance, seem Happy Valley straight to collar moveable feast for three years. It to be crowd pleasers. Bowman’s mount Kiram in the started as the last meeting before The Hong Kong challenge, for last couple of strides. the Dubai World Cup in 2010, instance, which was introduced Had Kiram held on, the game when Richard Hills trounced in 1998, goes from strength to would have been over, with the field of 12 international strength. Last week’s officially Bowman uncatchable, after stars with a total of 116 points. published attendance figure of he started the challenge with a That was remarkable; Jamie 29,601 was the highest since smooth length and a half success Spencer’s tally of just eight points 1999, and the meeting’s betting on the New Zealand-bred was inexplicable. turnover, equivalent to nearly 3yo maiden Premiere, second The second year, when the £126 million, has been bettered favourite on the strength of two event was moved to the middle only once. Someone, other than second places from three starts. of February, belonged to the Hugh Bowman and the Happy Instead, interest was maintained American Calvin Borel, but only Valley photo-finish cameraman,

© Cedric Lan to the end, and beyond, because three of the four scheduled races must be doing something right. Big Bang Bong once the runners had passed the counted, because the other drew a Howard Wright

Giant Turtle Mutual Joy Premiere 20 15 December 2016 TOMMO’S WORLD OF RACING by Derek Thompson 2OGRQHRU7KH1HZ2QH" +DUGO\PDWWHUVKHLVYHU\JRRG T WOULD be easy to call board but his jubilant mood was Caspian Caviar Gold Cup. Frodon The New One ‘the old one’ tempered somewhat because relished the rain sodden ground Ibecause he seems to have Johnson only had the ride because and was the highlight of an across been around for a long time, but the horse’s intended partner, Ryan the cards four-timer for his trainer the horse, approaching his ninth Hatch, suffered a terrible fall the Paul Nicholls! birthday and trained by Nigel day before and remains in hospital. The most impressive winner of Twiston Davies, rolled back the As for The New One, who’s the day for me was the French years with an emphatic all the way to say he is too old for another bred, Phillip Hobbs-trained Defi win in the International Hurdle at a crack at the Champion Hurdle! Du Seuil who made it four wins in wet Cheltenham! From what I saw at Cheltenham a row when coasting home in the Recording his 17th win from 26 last Saturday he is as good as ever Triumph Hurdle Trial under jockey starts he beat My Tent Or Yours, and if they ride him from the front, Barry Geraghty who went on to teams up with one of the north’s the horse who had finished second he could take some catching come ride a treble. top trainers like his former boss in last season’s Champion Hurdle, the Cheltenham Festival in March. Defi Du Seuil looked a totally Richard Fahey! and he did it the hard way, grinding The New One was one of three different class to his highly rated And finally... it was good to be it out from the front and it was his winners for Twiston Davies and rivals and he looks the one they all invited to Old Trafford on Sunday third win in this prestigious race. his eldest son Sam was also in have to beat in the Triumph Hurdle by those enthusiastic racehorse Richard Johnson, the Champion good form riding outsider Frodon itself at Cheltenham in March owners Ged Mason and Sir Alex Jockey, was the lucky man on to victory in the big race, the Paul Hanagan, who recently lost Ferguson to watch Manchester his job as number one rider to United beat Spurs 1-0 in a thrilling HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid premier league match! Al Maktoum, has put his house in I actually sat in the directors’ box Newmarket up for sale and is to and also present was the former head back up north with his family. England manager Sam Allardyce, Hanagan could well reclaim his the present England manager jockeys’ title for, with the new Gareth Southgate and a rather ‘big champion Jim Crowley taking fella’ who sat in front of me who, over as Sheikh Hamdan’s retained when I tapped him on the shoulder, rider and Silvestre de Sousa turned out to be the former spending more time riding in Hong world heavyweight champion Kong, now could be the time for Vladimir Klitchco! Hanagan to go for the UK Jockeys’ Quite amazing who you meet at Tommo with Vladimir Klitchco Championship, especially if he the football these days!!

Prize money details for Meydan - 15/12/2016 JEBEL ALI PICK 6 RESULTS Pick 6/6 47,535 6 out of 6 Selections ...... 1R:LQQHUV

Pick 5/6 6,000 5 out of 6 Selections ...... :LQQHUV  Pick 4/6 4,000 4 out of 6 Selections ...... :LQQHUV HDFKUHFHLYHG Early Tricast 20,000 3 out of 6 Selections ...... &RUUHFW Middle Tricast 20,000 Late Tricast 20,000 2 out of 6 Selections ...... &RUUHFW Triple Trio 44,280 1 out of 6 Selection ...... &RUUHFW Superfecta 5,000 Total Entries 6,477

AL AIN PICK 6 RESULTS Major UAE 6 out of 6 Selections ...... 1R:LQQHUV 5 out of 6 Selections ...... No Winner handicap movers (Thoroughbreds) 4 out of 6 Selections ...... :LQQHUV HDFKUHFHLYHG Horse New Rating Old Rating Move (+ unless stated) 3 out of 6 Selections ...... :LQQHUV HDFKUHFHLYHG Stunned 100 90 10 2 out of 6 Selections ...... &RUUHFW Eavesdropper 103 95 8 1 out of 6 Selection ...... &RUUHFW Brabbham 89 84 5 Total Entries 3,650 Ordinal 85 75 5 15 December 2016 21 JOHN BERRY’S VIEW FROM NEWMARKET 8QOLNHO\+HURHV3OD\ Their Trump Cards O SOONER had this campaigned exclusively on the column gone to press last AW, his 92 consecutive AW Nweek with its musings runs yielding 15 victories for his about alternative suggestions for current connections. (And the nice Horse of the Year honours than thing is his current owner will another hero galloped his way be his last owner, Page having into contention for such an award confirmed the reason why he does with a gritty victory on the all- not run his horse in claimers or weather at Lingfield Park. sellers is Desert Strike is not for Coincidentally, the idea of sale, and that the horse will have Horse of the Year being decided a home for life on Page’s property by something other than proven once he is retired). finishing third in the Derby (and, racing ability or Group One Where Desert Strike has done although this would be irrelevant achievement has just received particularly well is that 20 of his from the point of view of a British a boost from an unexpected Donald Trump 24 AW victories have come in award, second in the Irish Derby). source. Many were scratching handicaps. This puts him well However, on the basis that their heads last week when it was attention to his merit last week ahead of La Estrella and Stand notable achievements should announced Donald Trump had was Desert Strike, a 10yo gelding Guard in this respect, the former come into consideration however been announced as the recipient by the former Darley stallion having won four AW handicaps mainstream or left field they of Time Magazine’s prestigious Bertolini. and the latter ten. In fact, the only might be, should we not consider ‘Person of the Year’ award. In Desert Strike is not (yet) horse in Great Britain to have the unraced 24yo Nicholas Bill every way bar one, this was a Britain’s winningmost horse come close to Desert Strike’s mare Harrietfield? Last week she seriously questionable decision. on the all-weather. That honour total of 20 AW handicap victories earned herself an unusual footnote If Time Magazine were making is held by the now-retired La was China Castle, successful 17 in the history books when four of the award based on good deeds Estrella, whose final tally of AW times (out of a total of 26 AW her offspring ran on the same card, or public service, it could have victories stands at 27, one more wins) for now-retired Middleham all competing at Hexham on the been able to come up with than the total registered by his trainer Patrick Haslam in such same afternoon. umpteen much more deserving contemporary, Stand Guard. company between January 1996 One of them (Clan Legend, recipients. However, Trump has However, Desert Strike put and December 2001. a 6yo son of Midnight Legend) registered a truly remarkable himself within striking distance of Incidentally, Paul Mulrennan, won. Of the other three, Little achievement; despite having no the record last week by winning at who rode Desert Strike to victory Glenshee (her 10yo daughter political background, no record Lingfield, taking his AW record to at Lingfield last week, has of , a six time winner) of public or military service and 140-24-20-13. Overall, his figures happy memories of both horses, unseated her rider and Clan Chief no obvious aptitude for diplomacy stand at 188-26-24-23. That’s having notched two wins on (her 7yo son of Generous, a dual (in fact, nothing whatsoever wonderful: 188 runs, finishing in China Castle in 2001 when a 7lb winner) and her lightly raced 9yo to recommend him other than the first three 73 times! claiming apprentice. Helissio gelding Here’s To Harry a history of appearing on bad What makes Desert Strike’s It’s probably stretching things were pulled up. television programmes, and a lot achievements so special is he has to nominate Desert Strike All four horses are trained in of money) he has pulled off the won these races despite being as a contender for Horse of the Fife, Scotland by their breeder, miracle of achieving the double campaigned almost exclusively in Year for 2016. Nick Alexander. of firstly winning the Republican handicaps, rather than in selling However, last week’s victory It is not unknown for a nomination for presidency or claiming races. His current was pretty special and, if he broodmare to be represented by and then attaining the highest trainer, the Lincolnshire-based can eventually win another four four runners on the same card. political accolade of all, by being Conor Dore, claimed him out of a races to make him the all time This happened at Wagga in New voted as President of the United seller at Warwick in August 2012, most prolific British AW winner, South Wales on 13 February 2014 States of America. in which he had finished third, then he surely would deserve a when the Lochrae mare Gold In short, Donald Trump trained by Charles Hills. nomination for such an award Locket had four runners (two by represents nothing that any Since joining Dore’s for the year in which he broke Alert and two by Marwina). normal parent could aspire for Lincolnshire stable, he has run the record. The two Alert horses both won, their children to be, but he is 93 times, with 90 of those races As for Broodmare of the incidentally, and one of them clearly a worthy winner of the being in handicap company. Year in Great Britain? The (Power Alert) is now a graded ‘Person of the Year’ award simply The other three outings have 15yo Australian-bred but Irish Stakes winner in the USA for because of having demonstrated been in claimers, races which domiciled Danehill mare Hveger expatriate Australian Breeders’ a remarkable ability to succeed have yielded two wins and one must be a candidate, her 4yo Cup winning trainer Brian Lynch. against the odds and in unlikely sixth place. son Highland Reel having taken Where does this leave us? circumstances. Desert Strike’s first run for Britain’s principal weight for Nowhere really; but the lesson On that basis, why should we Dore and his current owner age race, the King George VI from Donald Trump’s receipt of not be nominating unlikely heroes Andrew Page was on the turf at and Queen Elizabeth Stakes and Time’s ‘Person of the Year’ award for Horse of the Year awards? Folkestone (when he finished her 3yo son Idaho having won is that unlikely achievements The horse who most notably drew fifth) but since then he has been the Great Voltigeur Stakes after should be hailed. 22 15 December 2016 TOM JENNINGS’ VIEW FROM IRELAND Satono Crown denies lengths by Tony Cruz’s 5yo in the Longines-backed contest. “I had a grand trip through. He +LJKODQG5HHOLQWKULOOHU was a little bit outpaced from two APANESE stayer Satono out. He ran OK,” said O’Brien. Crown, ridden by local His father Aidan added: “He has Jchampion Joao Moreira, run a solid race. He is a horse who narrowly denied Highland Reel needs fast ground and a fast pace consecutive victories in Sunday’s and to get the splits. He has run Hong Kong Vase at Sha Tin very well.” Racecourse, the opening Group One race of Hong Kong’s biggest Minding crowned HRI day in front of a record crowd Horse of the Year of 100,710. Minding, owned by Derrick Ridden by Ryan Moore and Smith, Mrs John Magnier and trained by Aidan O’Brien, who had Michael Tabor, was crowned 2016 made the long trek from Ireland Horse of the Year at the Horse to see his remarkable globetrotter Racing Ireland annual awards and four time Group One winner in a function at Leopardstown Aidan O’Brien in action, Highland Reel looked Racecourse last week. to have the prize in the bag when over 100,000kms, having made currently sits in fourth behind She enjoyed a wonderful opening up a healthy margin over his seasonal reappearance at Cirrus Des Aigles, Treve and campaign, winning five of his 13 rivals off the home turn. Meydan in the Sheema Classic Gloria De Campeao in Europe’s the seven Group One races The 4yo Galileo colt, winner of in March, in which he ran fourth leading prize money earners. she contested. The daughter of the King George and Breeders’ behind Postponed. Later on the card O’Brien Galileo was successful in the Cup Turf, agonisingly failed to Aidan O’Brien, denied his 23rd teamed up with his son Donnacha, 1000 Guineas at Newmarket in hold the late charge of Satono Group or Grade One winner of the Irish Champion Apprentice, May and the Epsom Oaks before Crown, under an inspired ride 2016, was proud of Highland with Cougar Mountain in the Mile. taking the Pretty Polly Stakes at from Moreira, who overhauled the Reel’s brave effort: He said: “He The son of Fastnet Rock, sporting The Curragh, the Nassau Stakes gallant favourite close home, the ran very well, he’s had a long the silks of Michael Tabor, was at Goodwood and the Queen pair pulling well clear of One Foot season but he ran a great race dismissed by local punters and Elizabeth II Stakes at Ascot In Heaven, representing French and ran his heart out. He’s had a faced a stiff task taking on a in October. trainer Alain Royer-Dupre. phenomenal season.” strong Japanese challenge and a Minding’s trainer, Aidan Highland Reel, the hot favourite, Moore added: “He’s run very powerful local team, led by the O’Brien, won the Flat award for was seeking to emulate Luso and well, a cracking race given the 2014 winner Able Friend. a remarkable season that was Doctor Dino, the only horses pressure. But it’s disappointing Cougar Mountain, 0-10 at highlighted by 22 Group One to win consecutive renewals in to get beaten. We pulled a long Group One level, wasn’t totally wins, and 1-2-3 finishes in both the the history of the race since the way clear but the winner is a disgraced in the hands of his Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe inaugural running in 1994. good horse.” young rider, who was having his and the 1000 Guineas. He was In the 12 months since Highland Highland Reel will remain in first experience of riding at Sha Champion Trainer in Ireland once Reel defeated in last training next year and will be Tin, finishing a respectable tenth again with 117 wins, he was also year’s edition, he has raced nine targeted at many of the major of 14 behind the locally-trained Champion Trainer in Britain with times in six countries, travelled prizes on the world stage. He Beauty One, beaten less than four 13 Group One victories alone.

$O$GL\DWLVDYDLODEOHDW$'12&SHWURO VWDWLRQVWKURXJKRXWWKH8$(DVZHOO DV(33&2SHWUROVWDWLRQVLQ'XEDL 15 December 2016 23 MICHELE MACDONALD ‘IN FULL STRIDE’ by Michele MacDonald In American Racing, 2016 is a Very Brown Year IME MAGAZINE just with some of the world’s most named President-elect successful owners, and they began T Donald Trump as its to send him horses that he polished Person of the Year, but if such an into special jewels. honor was given for the sport of In one of the most intriguing racing in the United States, then stories that is continuing to unfold, that distinction would likely go Brown took French Group One to Chad Brown. winner Stacelita from owner The soft-spoken yet driven Martin Schwartz, who had raced trainer has set personal best season the filly in Europe, and turned records for stable earnings for at her into a champion in the least the last seven consecutive United States. Her performances has trained eight Breeders’ Cup years, but his 2016 numbers have caught the eye of Shadai Farm winners, including New Money eclipsed all his rivals throughout owner Teruya Yoshida, who Honey in this year’s Juvenile the Americas. purchased the daughter of Monsun Fillies’ Turf. That number is two As this year’s racing season and bred her to undefeated more than Frankel saddled, and winds down, Brown tops all Chad Brown champion Frankel (named after ranks Brown behind only Hall of trainers on this side of the world Brown’s mentor). Famers D. Wayne Lukas (20), Bob with $22.98 million in earnings Sam for a partnership including On December 11, the filly foal Baffert (14), Bill Mott (10), and even though he has started far prominent new American owner Stacelita produced, Soul Stirring, Shug McGaughey and Richard fewer runners than his nearest Sol Kumin. became Frankel’s first Group One Mandella, who each have nine, as rivals, Todd Pletcher and Mark Although his Derby starters winner by taking the Hanshin does Pletcher. Casse. His winners include no were unplaced, Brown has come Juvenile Fillies’ Stakes in Japan. Coolmore’s Irish-based trainer fewer than ten individual Grade a long way from the days when he Brown’s early success with turf Aidan O’Brien has 11 Breeders’ One victors, including potential went out on his own in 2007. He runners ‘pigeon holed’ him to some Cup winners. champion Flintshire. had just finished working for Hall degree with many, who thought he While leading all American Brown’s hallmark is quality, and of Famer Bobby Frankel and had was best with grass horses. But the trainers in earnings for 2016 is a his success at the highest levels saddled Ginger Punch when she past two seasons have conclusively huge professional first for Brown, of racing in a relatively short won the Breeders’ Cup Distaff, yet shown, if anyone needed proof, he also counted notching his period of time; he will turn 38 on Brown found himself turned down Brown can train top dirt runners, 1,000th career win and breaking December 18, marks him as a man for stalls for his meagre ten horse and his future aspirations include the seasonal record for wins not just of the present, but also for stable at Gulfstream Park and winning major dirt races such at Saratoga with 40 as major the future. Fair Grounds. as the Kentucky Derby and landmarks this year. With his clients including Sheikh Brown won with his second Travers Stakes. His accomplishment of Hamdan bin Rashid al Maktoum starter but then endured a winless This year, Brown trained juvenile bringing phenomenal Grade One and Prince Khalid Abdullah’s winter at Oaklawn Park. It didn’t colt Practical Joke to win two winner Lady Eli back to her Juddmonte Farms, it could be just take him long, however, to make Grade One dirt races in New York. best after her life threatening battle a matter of time before Brown a mark at the highest level as he More interestingly, he saddled 3yo with laminitis also emphasised makes his debut in Dubai, although religiously abided by Frankel’s Connect to defeat older runners his unstinting commitment to he has made it clear he does not old school methods of sticking in the Cigar Mile, and he has individual care for his horses. believe in starting horses in premier to the basics and focusing on tabbed that son of Dubai World “It’s like a dream come true,” races unless they deserve to be individual horses. Cup winner Curlin as a possible Brown mused of the achievements, in the gate. In 2008, he sent out Maram starter in the $12 million Pegasus deflecting credit to his employees. “We try not to bring horses to triumph in the Breeders’ Cup World Cup Invitational Stakes set “I’m just an exceptionally lucky up to big races unless we have a Juvenile Fillies’ Turf for Prince for January 28 at Gulfstream. guy to be able to wake up and go real chance to win. It’s just not Saud bin Khaled and Karen Woods, It would not be implausible, if to the barn every day.” a part of our program,” Brown attaining international recognition. Connect runs well in that event, to said before this year’s Kentucky Due to the five years he spent proceed to the Dubai World Cup. Michele MacDonald Derby, in which he saddled Shagaf working as Frankel’s assistant, he Brown has made a habit of award winning for Sheikh Hamdan and My Man already had developed connections winning big races, and he already international journalist

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It was one of two wins on the night in Al Ain for Emirati handler Al Alawi, who admitted even he was stunned at watching his charge shoot down the biggest prize purse of the week. “He’s very moody, does what he likes, but he was outstanding today and he has shown his class in the biggest race of the week. It’s an absolute honour to HOSE who think racing is a the end of year showcase, a massive victories in the Hong Kong Vase win,” said Al Alawi, who had a good sport on the wane, better think 17.4% hike on the previous year’s and Hong Kong Cup respectively. week just like the simmering Satish Ttwice. In certain parts of the figure. There was a 4.7% increase in The Cup success turned out to be Seemar, who followed the Jebel world it is anything but that. turnover too with the 2016 meeting an outstanding send off for the 2015 Ali double he achieved with Secret The UAE has always managed generating a massive HK$1.518 Japanese Horse of the Year, who Ambition and Ordinal, by winning to lure huge crowds at nearly billion for organisers. emerged as a brilliant miler with an the only other Thoroughbred races every race meet across the five Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges, unbeaten record of six wins in six of the week in both Al Ain and venues used here irrespective of the Hong Kong Jockey Club’s chief races and now goes to stud. Abu Dhabi with Montmorency and whether it’s Thoroughbreds or executive officer, was clearly over At home too, despite the fact that Akeed Champion respectively. Purebred Arabians that are taking the moon and said: “This was one it may have been a rather quiet week, Former Champion Trainer centre stage. of the most astonishing days of a few exciting contests emerged and Satish moved up to third on the This past week organisers at Jebel international racing we have seen in one runner in particular showed trainers’ table with the quadruple, Ali, Al Ain and Abu Dhabi could Hong Kong. To give some context, his true character when it mattered but he denied he was thinking of all boast of overflowing parking ten years ago, this meeting had a most. Sniper De Monlau is often another championship just now. lots and stands that were packed turnover of just HK$930 million and spoken off as moody, albeit one with “It’s too early for that, for me it’s to the rafters. a crowd of 56,000.” great potential. But if running in always been about my horses The last week has been a good The quality of racing too the big ones, and moreover winning running in and winning the biggest one for international racing too with was top class with a total of 53 them, pleases him then so be it. races,” he said. records falling, newer benchmarks horses, including 26 flown in from His trainer Helal Al Alawi wasn’t Elsewhere, in polo, the final of the being set and legends departing the overseas, competing in the four complaining, after all he was terrific Sir Winston Churchill Cup turned scene. All of that happened in Hong HKIR contests. In all, 23 Group in the Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al out to be an intense affair, with Bin Kong on a single day during the One winners turned up for runs at Nahyan National Day Cup winning Drai beating Habtoor Polo 7-5 in annual HK$83 million Longines the massive prize purses on offer. the Dh500,000 race over 9f by a Dubai. Perhaps team Habtoor are Hong Kong International Races, But it was Japanese trainer Noriyuki comfortable two lengths after a slow saving their best for this week’s the biggest meeting of the year at Hori who made history when he start, being stuck in the rear, running exhibition match against England Sha Tin Racecourse. Organisers became the first overseas handler to wide like he is known to do and then whom they face in their backyard claimed the venue witnessed a total clinch a double on the night thanks tearing away from the rest of the at the Al Habtoor Polo Resort and footfall of a whopping 100,710 at to Satono Crown and Maurice’s field in the last two furlongs or so. Club on Friday. 15 December 2016 25 UAE 2017/2016 Championship Standings Up to 14WK1RYHPEHU2016

1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th Runs Prizemoney Dhs OWNERS’ CHAMPIONSHIP (TOP 10 ) H H Sh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan 12 5 15 6 5 86 965,750 Sh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum 10 9 8 7 13 96 1,162,533 Sh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan 10 8 4 4 3 58 1,639,384 Khalid Khalifa Al Nabooda 9 6 5 6 4 61 550,600 Mohd Khalifa Al Basti 7 3 4 3 3 38 600,500 Abdul Ghani Abdulla Abdul Ghani Al AbdulGhani 4 2 5 2 2 24 636,350 Sh Mansoor bin Mohd Al Maktoum 4 2 1 1 1 16 516,250 Al Ajban Stables 3 8 8 7 8 83 566,950 Mansoor Khalifa Sultan bin Habtoor 3 3 0 1 0 14 237,700 Mohd Al Aaser 3 2 1 5 1 31 165,400 TRAINERS’ CHAMPIONSHIP (TOP 10 ) Eric Lemartinel 13 5 15 6 5 89 3,576,902 Doug Watson 12 9 9 11 5 85 1,274,775 Satish Seemar 10 8 11 9 10 99 1,088,750 Ernst Oertel 9 6 4 7 3 65 515,800 Ahmad bin Harmash 8 9 8 6 2 61 1,106,525 Ali Rashid Al Rayhi 8 8 7 9 8 78 826,300 Helal Naser Al Alawi 7 9 10 5 9 99 855,800 Musabbeh Al Mheiri 6 8 8 8 15 79 905,758 Jean de Roualle 5 1 1 0 0 13 295,850 Majed Al Jahouri 4 4 3 3 1 33 490,150 JOCKEYS’ CHAMPIONSHIP (TOP 10 ) Richard Mullen 16 11 13 11 6 107 1,338,500 Tadhg O’Shea 16 9 13 11 5 92 1,213,200 Patrick Dobbs 10 6 10 10 5 64 1,008,800 Andrianus de Vries 8 9 5 7 7 61 875,450 Royston Ffrench 8 8 8 8 9 92 1,083,050 Sam Hitchcott 7 4 6 4 4 76 493,225 Saeed Al Mazrooei 7 3 2 4 2 43 411,950 Dane O’Neill 6 4 3 3 8 42 695,208 Antonio Fresu 6 2 6 4 5 58 467,750 Fernando Jara 4 12 7 6 10 68 793,300 26 15 December 2016 POLO %LQ'UDLOLYHXSWRWKHLUELOOLQJLQ :LQVWRQ&KXUFKLOOWRXUQDPHQW

HE SIR WINSTON their way and when the going The Subsidiary Final saw Maya Smythe on board Galando. CHURCHILL CUP drew got tough the champions proved Kuwait Polo team edge Mahra Youssef Sawwas was third atop Tto a close on Saturday their mettle. Polo 5-4. Elton. Mohammed Al Habtoor, with Bin Drai winning an Bin Drai took the lead in the Meanwhile, Salim Ahmed Al chairman of Al Habtoor Polo intensely contested final 7-5 at first chukka, but Habtoor hit back Suwaidi claimed the honours in Resort and Club said: “We are the Al Habtoor Polo Resort and immediately, still the winners the EEF Show Jumping Training proud to be the hosts of such Club in Dubai. led 4-3 at half-time. Bin Drai led Show which ran on the sidelines a great show and we want to Bin Drai were the favourites 6-4 going into the final chukka, of the polo tournament. The show support and aid the growth of all going into the final against but Habtoor reduced the deficit proved to be one of the largest in equestrian sports in the UAE.” Habtoor Polo, but if they had after Guillermo Cuitino converted the region this season, with a total International judge and EEF expected the showpiece match to a penalty. of 200 entries signing up across member, Alison Abrahams added: be a walk in the park they were However, Bin Drai managed to the four categories. “The level of show jumping in wrong. Fortunately, Bin Drai have score again before the end for the Finishing second behind Al Dubai and the UAE is rising and the players who can turn things final victorious 7-5 score. Suwaidi, who rode Concha, was will only rise further.” 15 December 2016 27

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9HURQLFD6LPXODWHVDQRWKHUÀQH ÀQLVKLQWKHVDQGVRI$O:DWKED ERONICA SIMULA is Al Wathba is an everyday Saif Ahmed Al Mozroui on board with Sri Lanka’s Jahan Perlyasamy proving to be a force on the dustbowl, but on days when nature Jassas, while a further 3 minutes settling for third. V UAE’s distance riding circuit decides to have its say in the running and 49 seconds adrift in third was Riding 6yo stallion Khatem, and even Saturday’s sandstorm of a race, conditions can get terrible. another local rider Saeed Hamoud Brown kept herself in contention across the UAE could not stop the On Saturday it was just that. The air Saeed Al Khayari. from the start, posting the second Italian from claiming a second was fraught with a heady mix of Simula said: “This is my second best time of 1 hour 49 minutes 39 major victory. sand, which made breathing a tad big win here in the UAE and I am seconds at the end of the 39km first Simula returned to the Emirates difficult for both riders and horses very excited about the way things phase where she was 6 minutes and International Endurance Village in and with visibility restricted to a have been going. It was a tough 7 seconds off the pace set by Ahmad Al Wathba, the scene of her previous few metres, it became imperative to ride because of the conditions, but Hassan Abdollahi on board the 12yo big success in the HH Sheikha approach each stage with caution. I am glad that we have been able Castlebar Ruger. Fatima bint Mubarak Ladies And though the wind decided to to finish it and claim the honours. Abdollahi’s disqualification at the Endurance Cup on 26 November, play havoc Saturday, making riding The horse and team did well to end of the 23km second phase due and left as the winner of the FEI CEI conditions difficult for the field of make it a good fruitful ride and we to his horse’s irregular gait paved 1 star CEN 100km Endurance Ride. 82 starters, Simula persevered for a couldn’t be happier because again the way for the Briton to move well deserved win in a race in which the conditions were really windy into the lead and she held on all a mere 18 horses passed. Simula and dusty and it was tough to ride the way to the end, winning with a handled the Rachid Ahansal-trained out there.” total ride time of 3 hours 43 minutes Zenith Des Pins well to post a total Women it seemed were having and 57 seconds. ride time of 3 hours 32 minutes and a field day in the Al Wathba sands Al Qubaisi, who was second riding 20 seconds to win the race that had Saturday, with another rider, Capuleto, finished 11 minutes and been broken into four stages of 40, Britain’s Harriet Constance Gardner 35 seconds later in 3:55:32, while 25, 19 and 16km. Finishing second, Brown clinching the shorter FEI third-placed Perlyasamy, riding a good 12 minutes and 33 seconds CEI 80km ride honours ahead of Versika Du Fausset, was a further behind Simula, was Emirati rider Emirati Butti Ghemran Al Qubaisi, minute and two seconds adrift.

YAS For Private Owners (Top 5 finishers) Rider Horse Stable Total Time 1. Veronica Simula Zenith Des Pins Mubarak Al Arti 3:32.20 2. Saif Ahmed Al Mazroui Jassas SS Stables 3:44.53 3. Saeed Hamoud Saeed Al Khayari Remramh SS Stables 3:48.42 4. Madan Singh Hukam Singh Stardust Joanak Readh FA Al Kindi 3:50.12 5. Saleh Ali Mubarak Al Karbi Hannad Al Khaleej Stables 3:55.39 28 15 December 2016 QATAR Hakeem hits the ground running LQ'RKDHYHQDV0XOOHQ KRJVWKHOLPHOLJKW OCAL debutant, Hakeem gave a stunning account of Lhimself and showed he has adapted well to life in the Middle East by winning the prestigious Al Wajba Cup over 6f under Richard Mullen, who himself turned out to be the star performer, taking the riding plaudits after winning four of the 16 races during last weekend’s double header at the Racing and Equestrian Club in Doha. It was Hakeem’s first outing since being gelded and Mullen rode the HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Khalifa Al Thani-owned, Julian Smart-trained 2yo perfectly in the featured Al Wajba Cup. He did survive a late scare by Perfect Storm and Moi Moi Moi, both trained by Ibrahim Al Malki, who were second and third under Saleem Golam and Eduardo Pedroza respectively. Hakeem But the groundwork had been when Bronze Maquette forgot prevailed by half a length ahead of for Purebred Arabians over a mile, done earlier when he had seized the previous week’s disappointing Fadak ridden by Golam, with Abeer where the 5yo edged Carab by a the lead. It was Mullen’s only second behind Zman Awal in the Al settling for third a further length head, with Zameer another half victory Thursday night following Wakra Cup to win a Thoroughbred behind under Gerald Avranche. length behind in third. up nicely from a hat-trick achieved conditions race for fillies and O’Shea’s second success of The 8f Thoroughbred classified a day earlier. mares over 1850m. the night came on the back of stakes was won by Charme Tadhg O’Shea, meanwhile, O’Shea produced the 4yo filly the Jassim Mohammed Ghazali- Secret, with Xavier Ziani bringing managed two winners Thursday to go in the last furlong and she trained Rasi in a conditions run the 4yo colt home a short head

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BY DUANE FONSECA ahead of Black Treacle with Could However, it was Mullen who Mullen completed his treble for with Almasah taking third, the in Be a close third. dominated proceedings Wednesday the night when steering the Jassim form Meqdam Al Zaidy claimed Marjan claimed his second night. The Briton opened his Mohammed Ghazali-trained Al his fifth win of the year with win of 2016 when Jean Baptiste account winning the mile long Hareth to a similar length and a comfortable three lengths from Hamel rode the 4yo to victory Local Thoroughbred maiden half win over Batter in the Local Bahia Du Barthas, with Mindza a in a mile long contest for Local with Qhudoua, who managed to Thoroughbred open over 1400m further length behind in third. Thoroughbreds rated 85 and below. shed her maiden status at the 13th with Mutawassal in third. It was Alban de Mieulle had a one- Hamel ensured Marjan remained attempt. The 5yo mare was a length a second successive win for Al two in the Purebred Arabian in the hunt and despite moving ahead of debutante Jakom at the Hareth after last month’s triumph maiden over a mile, with Sehab wide the colt produced enough finish, with Muzyanah taking third in the Qatari Diar Cup. and My First General filling pace to outdo the O’Shea-ridden a further two lengths behind. Trainer Ibrahim Al Malki the top two spots and Tasslam Muraqabah by a length and quarter Mullen’s second success arrived and stable jockey Eduardo setting for third, while Bustawi at the finish. Al Moheeb, under on the back of Receding Waves in Pedroza combined for a double Ismail’s charge The Smart One Mullen, took third. the Thoroughbred classified stakes success, winning the Class 6 sprinted to a one and a half length Kayaan shed his maiden status for 3yos over 1200m. Receding Thoroughbred maiden (6f) and success under O’Shea in the in style under Darren Williams in a Waves had won the 7f Ain Khaled a conditions event for Purebred Class 3 Thoroughbred handicap race for Local Thoroughbreds over Cup last month and adjusted well Arabians over 7f. While What A over 1200m. Alkazim ran on well 6f, beating second placed Al Kayda to the shorter trip beating Risk Surprise claimed a three-quarter towards the end to snatch second by six lengths, with Hamamah Adjusted by a length and a half, length win in the Thoroughbred by a head from Littlemissblakeney, settling for third. Avranche with Shaka Zulu settling for third. run beating Thaelab into second who was third. and Marvin Suerland enjoyed contrasting victories riding Al Marboush and Al Aasi in Purebred Arabian contests Thursday night. While Avranche steered Injaaz Stud’s Al Marboush to a two 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th Runs Prizemoney length win over Al Murabitoon, OWNER with Mowhoubat Al Zaidy taking Mr. Khalifa Bin Sheail Al Kuwari 12 6 8 8 11 68 692,680 third in the 7f event, Suerland helped Al Aasi beat Al Eshrah by Umm Qarn 12 7 7 10 5 55 634,480 a short head for the first win of his Sh. Faisal Bin Hamad Bin Jassim Al Thani 11 6 3 1 2 25 421,720 career in the maiden over the same H.H Sheikh Mohammed Bin Khalifa Al Thani 5 3 5 3.5 3 29 310,520 distance, with Majidah in third. Mr. Mohammed Kazim Al Ansari & Sons 5 4 3 0 0 22 290,240 Golam may have come close to Injaaz Stud 5 2 2.5 1 3 30 280,840 winning Thursday’s feature race, Eng. Hassan Ali Abdulmalik 3 2 4 5.5 1 28 152,280 but he did take home the honour of winning Wednesday’s prized event, Mr. Mishal Bin Ali Al Attiya 3 1 0 0 1 7 121,000 the Class 1 Al Khor Cup over 10f. Mr. Hassan Ali Hassan Al Matwi 2 0 7 1 2 26 101,960 In the process of riding the Ahmed Mr. Mohammed Nasser Al Ramzani 1 3 2 3 4 33 98,240 Kobeissi-trained Fort Moville to a half length victory over TRAINER Courtofversailles, he succeeded in Jassim Mohammed Ghazali 14 15 8 4 5 74 100,860 stopping the latter from claiming Ibrahim Al Malki 17 17 10 10 10 85 98,540 his fifth straight win. Fort Moville’s A. de Mieulle 12 9 8 11 5 60 83,375 stablemate Crescent took third. Ahmed Kobeissi 5 4 3 0 0 25 36,280 Julian Smart 4 3 5 3 2 26 35,240 Mohammed Jassim Ghazali 4 2 2 4 4 34 34,840 Mubarak Al Khayarin 4 1 4.5 6 8 40 31,310 Majed Seifeddine 3 5 5 1 5 47 31,085 Zuhair Mohsen 3 7 2 5 5 49 25,550 Mohammed Riyaz 4 3 6 3 5 37 20,490

JOCKEY Harry Bentley 12 9 4 6 1 44 90,030 Gaetan Faucon 8 8 8 4 5 48 64,975 Alberto Sanna 8 8 10 15 5 74 55,210 Eduardo Pedroza 9 8 5 4 3 41 50,605 Marvin Suerland 8 11 1 2 6 61 50,570 Saleem Golam 5 9 4 8.5 5 56 44,315 Gerald Avranche 6 3 8 2 1 42 34,410 Richard Mullen 6 2 6 3 3 36 33,650 Pierantonio Convertino 4 4 7 7 10 57 32,935 JP Guillambert 4 3 9 5 12 69 32,595 30 15 December 2016 JEBEL ALI REVIEW (FRIDAY) BY MARK JACKSON Opposition Stunned by Watson duo AST Friday’s meeting The obvious exception though “Trust me, this is a very at Jebel Ali Racecourse was Stunned who cruised to the nice horse and one you Lwas highlighted by, what front just under halfway before will hear a lot about in the appeared on paper at least, a powering home in style. future because we really competitive 1400m handicap in “They are two very nice think he’s very good.” which Champion UAE Trainer, horses,” said Watson. “We had Mullen added: “This, we Doug Watson, saddled four of the been struggling to find a race for think, is a really nice horse 13 runners and supplied both first Stunned and this looked the best and certainly one to look and second. starting point for his season. The forward to. He did that in Sam Hitchcott, aboard seemingly 1400m, up this hill, was perhaps a style today and, hopefully, stable second string Stunned, query stamina wise but he has run can build on this.” landed the spoils with an ultimately on very strongly. Trainer and jockey Stunned comfortable victory, chased home “Sam knows him very well as he wasted little time in by stable companion Lytham St rides him out at home daily so we, registering their own the most persistent of which was Annes, like the winner, owned by pretty much, left the tactics up to double, courtesy of the hard fought runner-up Darkening. Mohd Khalifa Al Basti. him and he gave him a great ride. victory of Secret Ambition in the “That was a very good ride from The latter, under Adrie de Vries, “Lytham St Annes had never following 1600m handicap. Settled a promising apprentice jockey,” was slowly away but soon led and, raced on dirt before so it was a in the middle of the pack, behind said trainer Al Rayhi. “This horse at halfway, it was clear they had great effort and very positive with a frantic early speed set by stable made all to win at Sharjah last most of their 12 rivals in trouble. regard to going forward.” companion Invincible Strike, time under Tadhg O’Shea who Just 30 minutes later, Mullen’s mount made smooth suggested we try similar tactics the owner was celebrating progress to chase the pace before again and it worked very well.” a rapid double after the hitting the front in the final 100m In that race at Sharjah, as he was equally comfortable to win comprehensively. here and therefore perhaps a case victory of Ordinal, ridden “We have six horses this season, of déjà vu, Skygazer was chased by Richard Mullen for our first racing in the UAE, and home by Darkening. Satish Seemar. Having wins like this are very exciting,” Colm O’Donoghue is undoubtedly only his second local said owner Nasir Askar. a world class jockey and looks outing, after an excellent However, his runner in the certain to prove an inspired recruit by second on his first start for last, Nailout was unable to land a Ahmad bin Harmash, whose horses current connections in a blow in the 1600m maiden, won are flying, and the pair combined 1000m Jebel Ali handicap by debutant Hello, a third winner with Brabbham, victorious in an a fortnight earlier, he made on the card for Mohd Khalifa Al 1800m handicap. ‘short shrift’ of his 11 Basti, a second for Doug Watson Settled in the middle of the field, opponents here and looks a and a first for jockey Pat Dobbs. Brabbham was asked to close early nice prospect. The meeting opened with a in the straight before hitting the “He has always trained handicap over 1950m in which front almost 400m from home and very well and first time the Ali Rashid Al Rayhi-trained he stayed on in determined fashion. the race did not pan out to Skygazer and local apprentice, “This horse has won over 2000m suit him as there was no Saeed Al Mazrooei, were probably at Meydan so stamina was never cover so he probably over never headed. Quickly away, the an issue,” said O’Donoghue, exerted in the early part. pair were soon in front and, despite riding his first Jebel Ali winner. Today, he is a lot fitter and looking likely to be swamped “He has a great big galloping everything went perfectly,” early in the long straight, kept on action and the Jebel Ali hill really Ordinal said Seemar. going, seeing off all challengers, seemed to suit him.”

Skygazer Brabbham 15 December 2016 31 JEBEL ALI RESULT GOING: DIRT (FAST) Race 1 - STS - 1950m(a9.75f) - Thoroughbreds Race 4 - CBD - 1200m(a6f) - Thoroughbreds Purse: AED 75,000 (1st: 45,000; 2nd: 15,000; 3rd: 8,250; 4th: 4,500; 5th: 2,250) Purse: AED 80,000 (1st: 48,000; 2nd: 16,000; 3rd: 8,800; 4th: 4,800; 5th: 2,400) Handicap for NH & SH three year olds and older. Rated 00-75 Handicap for NH & SH three year olds and older. Rated 63-74 (79) 1 - SKYGAZER (IRE) 4yrs. B C B TT ...S Al Mazrooei (56.5) 1 - ORDINAL (GB) 3yrs. B C ...... R Mullen (58) Echo Of Light (GB) / Calando ...... Ali Rashid Al Rayhi Shamardal (USA) / Mille (GB) ...... Satish Seemar H.E.Sh. Mansoor Bin Mohd Al Maktoum Mr. Mohd. Khalifa Al Basti 2 Nk DARKENING (IRE) 6yrs. B G SR ...... A De Vries (58.5) 2 1.75 NAJM SUHAIL (GB) 5yrs. B G SR ..... S Al Mazrooei (54) Shamardal (USA) / Dama’a (IRE) ...... Ismail Mohammed Proclamation (IRE) / Najoom Zaman ...... Ali Rashid Al Rayhi Sh. Juma Bin Dalmook Al Maktoum 3 1.25 TADMIR (USA) 7yrs. Db/br G H ...... A Fresu (62) Mr. Rashed Mohd Mahran Al Bloushi Bernardini (USA) / Owsley (USA) ...... Erwan Charpy 3 2.25 LOGISTICS (FR) 3yrs. GR C B ...... R Ffrench (53) H.E.Sh. Ahmed Bin Mohd Al Maktoum Iffraaj (GB) / Raisonable (USA) ...... Helal Al Alawi 4 1.5 RICH AND RIGHTEOUS (IRE) 4yrs. B G SR B ...... R Mullen (60.5) Mr. Abdul Ghani Abdulla Abdul Ghani Al Abdul Ghani Galileo (IRE) / Rags To Riches (USA) ...... Satish Seemar 4 6.25 WAR SPIRIT (GB) 5yrs. RO G SR1 ...... H Bentley (58) Imhamed M I Nagem Exceed And Excel (AUS) / Alybgood...... Dhruba Selvaratnam 5 6.25 STREET ACT (USA) 9yrs. Db/br G B TT ...... T O’Shea (59) Mr. Mohamed Saeed Al Shahi 6 0.75 LIFE AND TIMES (USA) 8yrs. Db/br G SR H ...... G Avranche (61) 5 1.25 SAILOR’S WAY (GB) 3yrs. B G ...... P Sirigu (55) 7 2.5 FROCK COAT (IRE) 3yrs. CH G CP ....M Monaghan (56.5) 6 Ns TAMAATHUL (GB) 9yrs. GR G SR TT ...... D O’Neill (59.5) 8 1.25 GODREVY (USA) 4yrs. Db/br C V ...... I Koyuncu (59.5) 7 8.25 BRAZEN (GB) 6yrs. B H ...... T O’Shea (60) 9 6.25 HAMMERINDOWN (USA) 5yrs. Db/br G SR ...... H Bentley (54) 8 SHd CANDY APPLES (IRE) 5yrs. B M ...... G Kocakaya (53) 10 2.75 JUNUNEE (IRE) 4yrs. B C SR B ...... C Noble (52) 9 4.25 LIMAN (IRE) 6yrs. CH H TT ...... A Fresu (53) 11 7.25 RAMONTI FLASH (IRE) 6yrs. B G SR B TT ...... S Hitchcott (55) 10 SHd SEASTROM (GB) 3yrs. B G SR1 ...... A De Vries (59) 12 6.5 FORMIDABLE SECRET (FR) 3yrs. CH G B2 CP- ...... X Ziani (53) 13 5 BANHAM (USA) 3yrs. GR G SR- CP1 B- .....C O’Donoghue (56) 11 2.25 DOUGAL (IRE) 4yrs. B C ...... B Reis (59.5) Time: 1—59.49 - 13 Ran Time: 1—12.22 - 11 Ran - Non-Runner: So Noble Race 2 - Al Shafar Investment - 1800m(a9f) - Thoroughbreds Race 5 - ASCANA - 1600m(a8f) - Thoroughbreds Purse: AED 90,000 (1st: 54,000; 2nd: 18,000; 3rd: 9,900; 4th: 5,400; 5th: 2,700) Purse: AED 75,000 (1st: 45,000; 2nd: 15,000; 3rd: 8,250; 4th: 4,500; 5th: 2,250) Handicap for NH & SH three year olds and older. Rated 75-84 (89) Handicap for NH & SH three year olds and older. Rated 00-75 1 - BRABBHAM (USA) 6yrs. B H SR TT ...... C O’Donoghue (57.5) 1 - SECRET AMBITION (GB) 3yrs. B C SR TT ...... R Mullen (61) Bernardini (USA) / Easter Bunnette ..... Ahmad bin Harmash Exceed And Excel (AUS) / Inner Secret ...... Satish Seemar H.E.Sh. Ahmed Bin Mohd Al Maktoum Mr. Nasir Askar 2 2.25 DIWAAN (GB) 7yrs. B G ...... P Dobbs (59.5) 2 Hd TIDES RISE (USA) 4yrs. B G H TT ...... C O’Donoghue (61) Echo Of Light (GB) / Embassy (GB) ...... Doug Watson Henrythenavigator (USA) / A Party For Two ...... Ahmad bin Harmash H.E.Sh. Ahmed Bin Mohd Al Maktoum Mr. Al Hareth Hamad Al Badi 3 0.5 PRINCE SUHAIL (IRE) 6yrs. B G EP TT ...... A Fresu (53.5) 3 2.25 TADARROK (GB) 4yrs. CH C V1 ...... P Dobbs (58)

Emirates Entertainment Marju (IRE) / Larme (IRE) ...... Erwan Charpy Altus Ad Festum Elusive Quality (USA) / Don’t Forget Faith ...... Doug Watson Al Bait Mutawahed Team 4 SHd ASATIR (USA) 7yrs. B G B TT ...... M Monaghan (54) EERC (Mngr: Mrs Rebecca Byrne) Elusive Quality (USA) / Valid Warning ...... Erwan Charpy 4 0.5 INVINCIBLE STRIKE (IRE) 5yrs. GR G SR ...... C Noble (58.5) H.E.Sh. Maktoum Bin Mohd Al Maktoum Invincible Spirit (IRE) / Lazaretta (IRE) ...... Satish Seemar 5 3 CRY JOY (USA) 5yrs. B H B TT ...... X Ziani (54.5) Sh. Juma Bin Dalmook Al Maktoum 6 2.5 WHEAT SHEAF (GB) 4yrs. B G ...... S Hitchcott (55.5) 5 5.25 LAKE HAWK (IRE) 7yrs. B H TT...... T O’Shea (55.5) 7 1.5 SHAAKIS (IRE) 4yrs. GR G H ...... D O’Neill (58) 6 1.25 WHAT ASHAM (GB) 4yrs. B G TT ...... R Ffrench (53) 8 1.5 GAVROCHE (USA) 5yrs. CH G SR B1 TT...... C Noble (53.5) 7 Ns MARXIAN (IRE) 4yrs. B C V ...... A McLean (59) 9 1.75 JINTSHI (GB) 3yrs. B C SR1 ...... R Mullen (53) 8 13.5 SULLIVAN STREET (IRE) 5yrs. CH G SR ...... A De Vries (57.5) DNF TALYANI (GB) 4yrs. CH G SR...... H Bentley (59.5) 9 6.25 KALKRAND (IRE) 3yrs. B C ...... S Al Mazrooei (56.58) Time: 1—49.92 - 10 Ran Time: 1—39.02 - 9 Ran - Non-Runner: Fa’iz Race 3 - Shadwell Farm - 1400m(a7f) - Thoroughbreds Race 6 - Al Rammal Engineering - 1600m(a8f) - Thoroughbreds Purse: AED 95,000 (1st: 57,000; 2nd: 19,000; 3rd: 10,450; 4th: 5,700; 5th: 2,850) Purse: AED 65,000 (1st: 39,000; 2nd: 13,000; 3rd: 7,150; 4th: 3,900; 5th: 1,950) Handicap for NH & SH three year olds and older. Rated 80-89 (94) Maiden for NH two year olds and older & SH three year olds and older. 1 - STUNNED (GB) 5yrs. B G V ...... S Hitchcott (58) 1 - HELLO (IRE) 3yrs. B G ...... P Dobbs (59.5) Shamardal (USA) / Amazed (GB) ...... Doug Watson Mr. Mohd. Khalifa Al Basti     7HRÀOR ,5( &UHHVH *% ...... Doug Watson 2 4.25 LYTHAM ST ANNES (IRE) 3yrs. B G .....A De Vries (57) Mr. Mohd. Khalifa Al Basti Bahamian Bounty (GB) / Kerrys Requiem ...... Doug Watson 2 Ns PICTOGRAPH (USA) 3yrs. B G CP- TT ...... C O’Donoghue (59.5) Mr. Mohd. Khalifa Al Basti Lonhro (AUS) / Puppet Queen ...... Ahmad bin Harmash 3 0.5 FIT THE BILL (IRE) 4yrs. B G SR1 ...... R Mullen (53) Mr. Mohammed Ali Al Dhaheri Iffraaj )GB) / Najam (GB) ...... Satish Seemar 3 SHd CROWDED (GB) 5yrs. CH G ...... A Fresu (60) The Parmar Family Pivotal (GB) / Bustling (GB) ...... Erwan Charpy 4 0.75 IDLER (IRE) 7yrs. B G B- ...... C O’Donoghue (57.5) H.E.Sh. Ahmed Bin Mohd Al Maktoum Exceed And Excel (AUS) / Dilly Dally ...... Ahmad bin Harmash 4 0.5 MORE TO COME (GB) 3yrs. B C V1 ...... S Hitchcott (59.5)

Emirates Entertainment H.E.Sh. Hamdan Bin Mohd Al Maktoum Altus Ad Festum Sea The Stars (IRE) / Magic Tree (UAE) ...... Doug Watson 5 1.5 LONG WATER (USA) 5yrs. B G B ...... R Ffrench (55.5) EERC (Mngr: Mrs Rebecca Byrne) 6 1 OKIMONO (GB) 7yrs. B G ...... P Dobbs (56) 5 4 DUBAWI’S THUNDER (GB) 5yrs. B G ...... G Kocakaya (60) 7 2.5 SUGAR BOY (GER) 4yrs. Db/br G SR B- TT- ...... P Sirigu (54) 6 6.75 NALOUT (USA) 2yrs. Db/br F SR ...... R Mullen (53) 8 1 HEART OF LIONS (USA) 3yrs. B C ...... M Monaghan (53) 9 1 JAWHAR (IRE) 8yrs. CH G H ...... T O’Shea (60) 7 7.25 JORVIK (IRE) 4yrs. B G P ...... M Monaghan (60) 10 Nk MUSHAAKIS (IRE) 6yrs. B G ...... D O’Neill (60) 8 8.25 SECRET TRADE (IRE) 3yrs. CH G TT ...... T O’Shea (59.5) 11 6 GOBOOLL (GB) 8yrs. GR G B- ...... H Bentley (60) 9 12 CACHAO (GB) 3yrs. BR C SR B TT ...... X Ziani (59.5) 12 5 NEW STRATEGY (IRE) 4yrs. B G TT ...... A Fresu (54.5) 10 Nk TAUTOLOGY (GB) 3yrs. B C ...... -%XWWHUÀHOG  13 0.5 PUPIL (IRE) 5yrs. B G CP TT ...... C Noble (52) 11 4.25 ANBAR (GB) 4yrs. BR C B2 ...... B Reis (60) Time: 1—24.94 - 13 Ran Time: 1—40.30 - 11 Ran 32 15 December 2016

AL AIN REVIEW (SATURDAY) BY MARK JACKSON Sniper hits the target DQGVKRRWVWRYLFWRU\ OCKEY Royston Ffrench have won at least two more but certainly earned his riding fee kept drifting across the track at Jaboard Sniper De Monlau, Abu Dhabi. victorious in the inaugural running “He is a very good, young horse of the National Day Cup at Al Ain who, hopefully, can build on last Saturday. this and it is great to win such a A conditions contest over valuable prize.” 1800m, Ffrench’s mount was Sheikh Mansour supplied both slowly away and soon trailing his the first and second in a 2000m seven rivals with his jockey hard at handicap with local apprentice, Sniper De Monlau work almost immediately. Saeed Al Mazrooei, aboard Tadhg O’Shea who eased him Despite a less than ideal wide Making his dirt debut on just the winner, Ajjaj, trained by into contention behind leaders draw, Richard Mullen was his sixth career outing, Sniper De Majed Al Jahouri. Cristal Des Vialettes and Akbar obviously keen to get to the Monlau did not appear happy until They ran on far too strongly Du Berlais. front on the Ernst Oertel-trained switched wide by Ffrench at halfway. for Harry Bentley and Munaaf They had no answer when AF Al Jahed and the pair were Taking the home turn on the who was saddled by Ahmed O’Shea took his mount to the front, never headed in a 1600m maiden, outside of the field, the Helal Al Mehairbi. travelling strongly, halfway up the ultimately winning easily. Al Alawi-trained Sniper De Winning in style, Ajjaj was straight before powering clear in Unplaced in any of his three Monlau really knuckled down doubling his career win tally on his the final 200m. previous outings, Mullen’s mount in the straight, running ‘gun 19th start. “He won what appeared “He has done that nicely was far too good on this occasion barrel straight’, hitting the front a competitive race in good style,” enough,” said O’Shea. “It is and appears to be improving. 200m from home and staying on said Al Mazrooei. “This trip really always nice to ride a winner for Mullen is stable jockey for Satish powerfully to deny Faucon Du seems to suit him and he was Mohd Ramadan who is such an Seemar whose yard apprentice, Loup who had led from the top of running on strongly at the end.” enthusiastic trainer.” Cameron Noble, rode his first local the straight under Richard Mullen. The opening 2000m maiden The trainer looked set to winner with the thrilling victory “The trainer and his team have was won emphatically by Babel complete a double when Paolo of the veteran, Montmorency done a magnificent job with this D’Aillas, trained on the Al Ain Sirigu produced his Ubu Al Mels in a 1000m handicap, the only horse who is very talented but can track by Mohd Ramadan. to lead close home in a 1000m Thoroughbred race on the card. be quirky,” said Ffrench. Having his 15th career start handicap, only to be thwarted Most of the field held a chance “He won two of his five races and eighth outing on dirt, he in the dying strides by George approaching the final 400m last season and should probably was always travelling well under Buckell and RB Goliath. and it was soon after the 10yo However it was a winning Montmorency hit the front. double for trainer Al Alawi who He responded gamely to said: “It has been a very good Noble’s urgings, holding on evening indeed.” from a host of challengers, The finale, a 2600m handicap, headed by Intermedium. was Round 1 of the Al Ain “It has taken a while to get off the Marathon Series and O’Shea mark but this is a grand old horse bookended the card with victory who really fought well for me,” aboard Sheikh Down, denying said Noble. “It was a bit rough early Ffrench a double aboard Aslaan. on but once we found racing room Trained by Eric Lemartinel for it went quite smoothly. Obviously I Sheikh Khalifa, Sheikh Down am grateful to Mr Seemar and the looked likely to win easily at the owner for this opportunity.” top of the straight but, ultimately, Seemar’s charge was recording was forced to dig deep against an his sixth UAE victory but first Ajjaj improving rival. since March 2012.

Montmorency Sheikh Down 15 December 2016 33 AL AIN RESULT GOING: DIRT (FAST) Race 1 - Watba Stud Farm Cup - 2000m(a10f) - Purebred Arabians 8 1.25 SAMHA AL REEF (AE) 4yrs. B F ...... S Hitchcott (55) Purse: AED 70,000 (1st: 42,000; 2nd: 14,000; 3rd: 7,700; 4th: 4,200; 5th: 2,100) 9 2.75 MALEEHAH AL REEF (AE) 4yrs. GR F SR ...... J Santiago (55) Maiden for four year olds and older. 10 2.25 ILAF AL REEF (AE) 4yrs. B C SR1 ...... G Avranche (57) 1 - BABEL D’AILLAS (FR) 5yrs. GR H SR TT ...... T O’Shea (57) 11 3.5 ARAGORN FORTA (AE) 4yrs. B G P1 B- ...... B Doyle (57) Dahess (GB) / Ozana D’Aillas (FR) ...... Mohd Ramadan 12 1 AL BORAQ W’RSAN (AE) 6yrs. B H B1 ..... G Mešetovic (57) Mr. Mohd Al Aaser 13 17 MUTAQADEM (AE) 6yrs. B H SR1 B1 CP- ...... A Fresu (57) 2 6.25 AKBAR DU BERLAIS (FR) 4yrs. B C ...G Buckell (55.5) 14 2.5 MESBAH AL REEF (AE) 4yrs. B F SR...... P Sirigu (55) Akbar (FR) / Djesireh (FR) ...... Helal Al Alawi 15 Dist MAS MEERAD (AE) 5yrs. GR H ...... P Robles (57) Mr. Faisal Al Rahmani Time: 1—51.70 - 15 Ran - Non-Runners: Rabah W’rsan, Aasal Al Reef, Eid Al Reef, Zena Al Maras 3 4.5 CRISTAL DES VIALETTES (FR) 4yrs. CH C B ...... A Fresu (57) Race 5 - Falaj Hazza - 1000m(a5f) - Thoroughbreds 4 4.25 SALAH AL MELS (FR) 4yrs. CH C SR ...... P Dobbs (57) Purse: AED 70,000 (1st: 42,000; 2nd: 14,000; 3rd: 7,700; 4th: 4,200; 5th: 2,100) 5 3.5 MOUNIA DE MONLAU (FR) 5yrs. B M V ...... R Ffrench (55) Handicap for NH two year olds and older & SH three year olds & older. For 6 2.5 DJOULSIR (FR) 4yrs. CH C V1 ...... S Al Mazrooei (54.5) NH & SH three year olds & older rated 00-70 & NH two year olds rated 00-83 7 6.75 AL QAQAA (AE) 6yrs. GR H SR B ...... R Mullen (55) 1 - MONTMORENCY (IRE) 10yrs. CH G SR B2 V- TT ..... C Noble (55) 8 Nk ELHAAM (QA) 5yrs. B M B ...... A De Vries (55.5) Pivotal (GB) / Clear Spring (USA) ...... Satish Seemar 9 6.75 MAYKHAF (AE) 4yrs. GR C B ...... A Al Siyabi (55) H.E.Sh. Majid Bin Mohd Al Maktoum 10 9.25 HELOUAT MLEEH (AE) 5yrs. B M SR CP- ...... P Sirigu (53) 2 0.5 INTERMEDIUM (GB) 5yrs. GR G SR- V2 TT- ....S Al Mazrooei (53) 11 1.75 MENIKA ANAH (FR) 4yrs. CH F ...... C Noble (52) Exceed And Excel (AUS) / Gweneira ....Ali Rashid Al Rayhi Time: 2—20.85 H.E.Sh. Maktoum Bin Mohd Al Maktoum Race 2 - - 2000m(a10f) - Purebred Arabians 3 Hd MOOQTAR (USA) 6yrs. B H ...... G Buckell (60) Mezied 4 Hd HERE NOW (GB) 4yrs. B G SR TT ...... B Doyle (58) Purse: AED 75,000 (1st: 45,000; 2nd: 15,000; 3rd: 8,250; 4th: 4,500; 5th: 2,250) 5 SHd TAJHEEZ (IRE) 6yrs. B G V...... D O’Neill (60) Handicap for four year olds and older. Rated 00-55 6 Hd QANNAAS (USA) 7yrs. Db/br G SR TT ...... T O’Shea (58) 1 - AJJAJ (FR) 5yrs. CH H SR ...... S Al Mazrooei (57.5) 7 0.5 SPECIAL BOY (IRE) 7yrs. B G H- ...... R Ffrench (61) Thar De Candelon (FR) / Shumoos ...... Majed Al Jahouri 8 1.25 TAGSEED (IRE) 10yrs. B G H TT- ...... A McLean (59) H.E.Sh. Mansour Bin Zayed Al Nahyan 9 0.5 JOURNALISTIC (USA) 7yrs. B H ...... I Koyuncu (57.5) 2 4.25 MUNAAF (FR) 6yrs. B H B TT ...... H Bentley (60) 10 2.5 OMRI (USA) 5yrs. Db/br M ...... H Bentley (57) Bibi De Carrere (FR) / Fanar (FR) ...... Ahmed Al Mehairbi 11 2.25 MARHI (USA) 7yrs. B G SR TT...... P Sirigu (54) H.E.Sh. Mansour Bin Zayed Al Nahyan 12 0.5 COPPERBELT (GB) 5yrs. B G SR B1 ...... S Mazur (58.5) 3 2.25 AL YAWAZI (AE) 6yrs. B M B ...... G Avranche (55) 13 1.5 INTENSE EFFORT (IRE) 5yrs. B G ...... A De Vries (61.5) 4 4 BASHAYER (FR) 5yrs. GR M B ...... T O’Shea (55) 14 Nk NEEDLELEAF (USA) 9yrs. B G SR1 B1 TT ...... -%XWWHUÀHOG  5 4.25 DORHESS DE BRUGERE (FR) 5yrs. GR H SR B ...... C Noble (54.5) 15 6.5 MOUNTAIN LION (IRE) 5yrs. B G B ...... R Mullen (57.5) 6 1.5 AL WAQQAD (AE) 8yrs. B H B ...... R Ffrench (53.5) Time: 1—00.01 - 15 Ran 7 Nk FOLADH (AE) 8yrs. B H SR ...... R Mullen (53) 8 0.5 MD STERLING SILVER (US) 8yrs. GR H B ...... G Kocakaya (54) Race 6 - Al Maqam - 1000m(a5f) - Purebred Arabians 9 3.5 SNAFFY (FR) 4yrs. B C B ...... J Rosales (53) Purse: AED 80,000 (1st: 48,000; 2nd: 16,000; 3rd: 8,800; 4th: 4,800; 5th: 2,400) 10 2 AL HARTH (AE) 5yrs. B H ...... A Al Siyabi (54) Handicap for four year olds and older. Rated 00-60 11 9.25 MAJOR (FR) 6yrs. B H CP2 ...... S Hitchcott (55) 1 - RB GOLIATH (US) 4yrs. CH C V ...... G Buckell (56.5) 12 5.25 AIN ALHASOOD (IT) 7yrs. B H SR TT- ...... M Monaghan (56) Madjani (FR) / Burnie Gee PW (US) ...... Helal Al Alawi 13 14 DERE’A AL JAZEERA (AE) 7yrs. B H CP2 ...... G Buckell (54.5) Mr. Abdul Ghani Abdulla Abdul Ghani Al Abdul Ghani 14 15.5 NAMOOS AL REEF (AE) 10yrs. B H ...... I Koyuncu (55) 2 0.75 UBU AL MELS (FR) 8yrs. B H SR ...... P Sirigu (54) Time: 2—19.54 - 14 Ran - Non-Runners: Al Dheeb, Meftah Al Reef, Ghaith, Concerto, Raad W’rsan Dormane (FR) / Lhora Al Mels (FR) ...... Mohd Ramadan Mr. Mohd Al Aaser Race 3 - Sh. Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan - 3 4.5 AF THOBOR (AE) 5yrs. B H SR B ...... R Mullen (53) National Day Cup - 1800m(a9f) - Purebred Arabians 4 4.5 ESWARAH (US) 5yrs. CH M B TT ...... K Grzybowski (53) Purse: AED 500,000 (1st: 300,000; 2nd: 100,000; 3rd: 55,000; 4th: 30,000; 5th: 15,000) 5 0.5 SAFINA GHANTOOT (AE) 7yrs. GR H V ...... S Al Mazrooei (57) Conditions for four year olds and older. 6 4 SALMEEN (US) 4yrs. B C SR ...... H Bentley (54) 1 - SNIPER DE MONLAU (FR) 4yrs. CH C V1 .....R Ffrench (57) 7 1 TM AC-DC (US) 7yrs. CH H CP...... J Santiago (53) Calin Du Loup (FR) / Clairvoyant (AE) ...... Helal Al Alawi 8 4 FIRDOS (FR) 4yrs. CH F B TT ...... T O’Shea (58) Mr. Abdul Ghani Abdulla Abdul Ghani Al Abdul Ghani 9 1.5 RASEKH (FR) 4yrs. CH C SR- B ...... S Mazur (53) 2 2 FAUCON DU LOUP (FR) 6yrs. B H SR ...... R Mullen (57) 10 Hd MAJD ABU DHABI (AE) 7yrs. B H CP ...... M Monaghan (55.5) Darweesh (GB) / Sirene Du Loup (FR) ...... Elise Jeanne 11 1 LATIFA PRINCESS (AE) 7yrs. B M ...... S Hitchcott (53.5) Mr. Mansoor Khalifa Sultan bin Habtoor 12 2.5 AB KHAYLAN (AE) 4yrs. GR C V TT ...... R Ffrench (53) 3 4.5 RB SO RICH (US) 5yrs. GR H CP2 V- ...... B Reis (57) 13 2.25 AL HADAF (AE) 6yrs. CH H SR B- TT- ...... A Fresu (53) 4 1.25 HAAJEB (FR) 6yrs. CH H B ...... S Mazur (57) 14 2.5 AIM HI (US) 9yrs. GR H B ...... I Koyuncu (57.5) 5 2.75 NAJM ALEMARAT (FR) 7yrs. CH G B .....G Avranche (57) 15 1.25 CLOE DU FAUST (FR) 4yrs. CH F B TT .....G Avranche (58) 6 1.75 AF MAQAYES (AE) 4yrs. B C SR ...... T O’Shea (57) Time: 1—05.47 - 15 Ran - Non-Runner: Safouan 7 4.5 RB RICH SURPRISE (US) 5yrs. B H B ...... A De Vries (57) 8 22 DJET TAOUY (FR) 7yrs. B H SR- CP ...... P Dobbs (57) Race 7 - Round 1 of The Al Ain Marathon Time: 2—02.19 - 8 Ran Series - 2600m(a13f) - Purebred Arabians Purse: AED 100,000 (1st: 60,000; 2nd: 20,000; 3rd: 11,000; 4th: 6,000; 5th: 3,000) Race 4 - Al Jahili - 1600m(a8f) - Purebred Arabians Handicap for four year olds and older. Rated 00-90 Purse: AED 70,000 (1st: 42,000; 2nd: 14,000; 3rd: 7,700; 4th: 4,200; 5th: 2,100) 1 - SHEIKH DOWN (US) 7yrs. CH H B TT ...... T O’Shea (53) Maiden for four year olds and older bred in the UAE. Calin Du Loup (FR) / Burning Firestar ...... Eric Lemartinel 1 - AF AL JAHED (AE) 4yrs. GR C SR B2 ...... R Mullen (57) H.H.Sh. Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Af Al Buraq (AE) / Fleur Du Cayrou (FR) ...... Ernst Oertel 2 Nk ASLAAN (FR) 4yrs. B C V ...... R Ffrench (53) Mr. Khalid Khalifa Al Nabooda Bibi De Carrere (FR) / Assrar (FR) ...... Helal Al Alawi 2 14 AF HEMESH (AE) 4yrs. B C ...... H Bentley (57) H.E.Sh. Mansour Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Khoutoubia (FR) / Djelie D’Albret ...... Ahmed Al Mehairbi 3 2.75 BALAD AL REEF (AE) 5yrs. B H B ...... S Hitchcott (53.5) Mr. Mohd Obaid Al Khayyal 4 14.5 KARBALAS (FR) 5yrs. CH H B ...... S Mazur (53) 3 1 TASHKEEL (AE) 4yrs. B C B...... T O’Shea (57) 5 10 VOYOU DE FAUST (FR) 7yrs. CH H SR ...... R de Oliveira (60) 4 10.25 QATARAT AL REEF (AE) 4yrs. B F SR ...... J Rosales (55) 6 8 DIG DAGON (AE) 8yrs. B H ...... R Mullen (53) 5 4.25 AF JAHOOM (AE) 4yrs. GR F ...... G Buckell (54) 7 11.5 QASSAM W’RSAN (AE) 8yrs. B H SR B ...... C Noble (52) 6 6.25 MUNJIZ AL REEF (AE) 4yrs. B C ...... A Madrid Jr (57) 8 Dist WALD JOHNNY (AE) 7yrs. B H TT ...... J Rosales (53) 7 SHd GHALIA W’RSAN (AE) 4yrs. GR F B1 ...... C Noble (52) Time: 3—04.33 (Track Record)- 8 Ran - Non-Runners: Maydan Du Causse, Mor’eb 34 15 December 2016 ABU DHABI REVIEW (SUNDAY) BY MARK JACKSON HEIKH KHALIFA, his Al Asayl-based trainer Eric SLemartinel and stable jockey, Tadhg O’Shea, certainly not for the ThreeThree a nicenice crowdcrorowowdwd first time and very unlikely to be the last, were the team to follow at Abu Dhabi last Sunday, combining with three of the first four winners forfor TeamTeam AlAl AsaylAssaayyl on the card. Raced three times in her native Pride of place went to the very France earlier this year, she was useful Mahbooba who was the having just her second local comfortable winner of a 1600m start having finished third in conditions contest, restricted a similar race on the Al Ain dirt to fillies and mares, in which three weeks ago. she was chased home by Gerald “We thought she would win Avranche aboard her stable at Al Ain the other day but has companion, Deyaar. really appreciated the return to Conceding weight to all her nine turf today,” said O’Shea. “The fast rivals, Mahbooba was allowed ground has suited her because she to take a lead from Bony Des shows that type of speed at home Vialettes until O’Shea sent her for but did not find it on the dirt. home about 500m out. “Hopefully she is a nice filly to Twice victorious over 2200m look forward to for the future.” last season, Mahbooba was never Just 30 minutes later the likely to stop and, despite it being same connections were back in her first outing since March and the the winner’s enclosure but the weight impost, she never looked admirable RB Dixie Burning had likely to be caught. to work a lot harder for her victory Mahbooba “This was a good race for her in a 1600m handicap. Trained by Ernst Oertel, AF which Az Dhabyan tried to make comeback as there were few Winner of both her previous La’Asae has now won three all under Saeed Al Mazrooei, only options,” explained Lemartinel. outings this season, she has now of his five career starts for to be swamped 300m from home. “She did win over this Abu Dhabi won five of just seven starts and owner and breeder, Khalid Az Laheeb then led, briefly, only 1600m on her debut but will be showed a very willing attitude Khalifa Al Nabooda. to be overpowered by Es Maydan better when returned to further.” to battle past El Salaam and The finale, a 1400m handicap and who then, himself, had no answer O’Shea echoed those sentiments then hold off the very late challenge the only Thoroughbred contest on to the late challenge of Pat Dobbs and said: “I knew I was on the of AF Al Hazer. the card, also went to Mullen, this aboard Izz Bladi. best filly in the race so was “She is a lovely game mare with time riding for his main employer, They then looked to be in danger always going to keep things as a great attitude,” said O’Shea. Satish Seemar, who was responsible of being denied by MH Tawag, simple as possible. “She is also very versatile, stays for five of the 14 runners. finishing fast and late under George “We actually thought Deyaar further and was undefeated in two Mullen picked the right one and Buckell, but the line appeared just was our main danger and starts at Al Ain on their synthetic was rewarded with a very pleasing in time for Dobbs’ mount. it is a great result for the whole surface so she is a pleasure to be victory aboard Akeed Champion, Having only her fifth career team at Al Asayl.” associated with.” a first horse in the UAE for new start and trained by Ibrahim Al It was actually a third consecutive Turning for home, O’Shea looked owners, Avni Kapoor, Charnesh Hadhrami, she was repeating a victory for the ever powerful Al to hold a massive chance of making Kapoor and Nirav Kapoor. course and victory success of three Asayl squadron on a card in which it four consecutive victories when “He is a nice horse and this is the weeks ago in a similar race. Lemartinel was only represented in looming as a serious threat on the first chance we have had to run him “We had a bad draw today but four of the six races. Helal Al Alawi-trained AK Adour on turf so we are delighted,” said she has plenty of early speed,” said Earlier, a full field of 16 in a 2200m conditions race. Seemar. “I am also very pleased Dobbs who has now won on the may have gone to post for the However, Richard Mullen had for the owners for whom he is a filly both times he has ridden her. 1600m maiden but only one truly other ideas aboard AF La’Asae first horse.” “We actually led a bit too soon as it mattered throughout the straight with the pair storming clear 400m The picture changed consistently transpired but the opportunity was with Tahany powering clear from home and never looking in throughout the final half of the there and sometimes you just have under O’Shea. danger of being caught. opening 1400m conditions race in to take them.”

Akeed Champion RB Dixie Burning AF La’Asae 15 December 2016 35 ABU DHABI RESULT GOING: TURF (GOOD) Race 1 - Damas - 1400m(a7f) - Purebred Arabians 8 1 SATAAR AL REEF (AE) 5yrs. B H ...... S Hitchcott (53.5) Purse: AED 80,000 (1st: 48,000; 2nd: 16,000; 3rd: 8,800; 4th: 4,800; 5th: 2,400) 9 19.5 SILEX AL MAURY (FR) 5yrs. B H SR1 B1 ...... C Noble (52) Conditions for four year olds and older that Have Not Won 2 Races bred in the UAE. 10 1 CHEIK ROQUE (FR) 4yrs. GR C B ...... A Fresu (60) 1 - IZZ BLADI (AE) 4yrs. B F CP ...... P Dobbs (57.5) Time: 1—43.63 - 10 Ran Bibi De Carrere ((FR) / Kandra De Carrere ....Ibrahim Al Hadhrami Race 4 - Nez D’Or - 1600m(a8f) - Purebred Arabians Ben Shahwan Arabian Horse Stables Purse: AED 95,000 (1st: 57,000; 2nd: 19,000; 3rd: 10,450; 4th: 5,700; 5th: 2,850) 2 Hd MH TAWAG (AE) 4yrs. B C CP ...... G Buckell (58) Conditions for four year olds and older Fillies & Mares. Bibi De Carrere (FR) / Arkadya (FR) ...... Elise Jeanne 1 - MAHBOOBA (FR) 4yrs. B F B TT ...... T O’Shea (59.5) Mr. Mansoor Khalifa Sultan bin Habtoor Bibi De Carrere (FR) / Nevad Du Loup ...... Eric Lemartinel 3 1.75 ES AL ASEEL NIGMAH (AE) 5yrs. B H .....A De Vries (57) H.H.Sh. Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Dahess (GB) / Ws Aseel (AE) ...... Ibrahim Aseel 2 2.5 DEYAAR (FR) 4yrs. B F CP TT ...... G Avranche (57) H.E.Sh. Abdulla Bin Majid Al Qassemi Abu Alemarat (FR) / Florine De Carrere ...... Eric Lemartinel 4 Ns ES MAYDAN (AE) 7yrs. GR H ...... D O’Neill (57) H.H.Sh. Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan 5 0.75 RAHEEB AL REEF (AE) 4yrs. B C B1 ...... J Santiago (57) 3 2.25 NAWARAT AL REEF (AE) 5yrs. B M ...... S Hitchcott (55) 6 Ns AZ LAHEEB (AE) 7yrs. B M SR B TT ...... X Ziani (55) Bibi De Carrere (FR) / Nomarchie ...... Abdulla Al Hammadi 7 1.25 AL JAZI (AE) 4yrs. B F B TT ...... T O’Shea (57.5) Al Ajban Stables 8 1.5 EIZ AL REEF (AE) 4yrs. CH C ...... S Hitchcott (57) 4 1.25 BADIRA DE MONLAU (FR) 4yrs. B F V ...... R Ffrench (58.5) 9 Hd AS ARIAF (AE) 5yrs. GR M SR B1 ...... A Fresu (57.5) 5 1.25 DELISHESS (US) 7yrs. GR M SR- CP- ...... B Doyle (57) 10 2.25 AZ DHABYAN (AE) 5yrs. CH H SR ...... S Al Mazrooei (54.5) 6 0.75 HAIZOOM (FR) 5yrs. B M CP ...... C Noble (55.5) 11 3.25 KARAMA AL REEF (AE) 4yrs. B F ...... J Rosales (55) 7 6.5 JAMILA AL REEF (AE) 6yrs. GR M ...... J Rosales (55) 12 Nk AL AIN (AE) 4yrs. B F TT ...... G Mešetovic (55) 8 3.5 SILK STOCKINGS (US) 6yrs. GR M ...... R Mullen (57) 13 1.25 MO NOURA (AE) 5yrs. CH M B ...... G Kocakaya (55) 9 5.25 BONY DES VIALETTES (FR) 5yrs. B M B CP- ...... A Fresu (57) 14 1 AF AL MAWHEBAH (AE) 4yrs. B F SR B TT ...... P Sirigu (57.5) 10 27 AL FARA’AH (AE) 4yrs. CH F B1 TT ..... G Mešetovic (55) 15 3.5 MAWAHIB (AE) 4yrs. B G B TT...... G Avranche (57) Time: 1—44.74 - 10 Ran 16 0.5 INAYAT W’RSAN (AE) 5yrs. GR H SR ...... R Mullen (57) Time: 1—32.44 - 16 Ran - Non-Runners: Kabeer Al Reef, Af Menawer, Af Khafajeh Race 5 - Watba Stud Farm Cup - 2200m(a11f) - Purebred Arabians Race 2 - - 1600m(a8f) - Purebred Arabians Purse: AED 70,000 (1st: 42,000; 2nd: 14,000; 3rd: 7,700; 4th: 4,200; 5th: 2,100) Chaikh Man Conditions for four year olds and older that Have Not Won 3 Races. Purse: AED 80,000 (1st: 48,000; 2nd: 16,000; 3rd: 8,800; 4th: 4,800; 5th: 2,400) 1 - AF LA’ASAE (AE) 4yrs. GR C SR ...... R Mullen (55) Maiden for three year olds and older. Af Al Buraq (AE) / Af Intidab (AE) ...... Ernst Oertel 1 - TAHANY (FR) 3yrs. CH F B TT ...... T O’Shea (53) Munjiz (FR) / Elisa Du Paon (FR) ...... Eric Lemartinel Mr. Khalid Khalifa Al Nabooda H.H.Sh. Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan 2 1.5 DJELILA AL MELS (FR) 5yrs. CH M SR ...... P Dobbs (55) 2 5.25 NEGMAH (OM) 4yrs. CH F SR- ...... S Mazur (58) Akbar (FR) / Onia Al Mels (FR) ...... Ibrahim Al Hadhrami Nenuphar Al Maury (FR) / Ghaleyah ...... Ibrahim Al Hadhrami Ben Shahwan Arabian Horse Stables Royal Cavalry Oman 3 Hd AK ADOUR (FR) 7yrs. CH H ...... T O’Shea (57) 3 4 MAKE ME RICH CS (US) 4yrs. CH C SR ...... P Dobbs (60) Akbar (FR) / Petite Class (FR) ...... Saifaldin Deeb TH Richie (US) / Souul Mate ..... Hassan Saleh Al Hammadi Mr. Saood Faisal Al Rahmani Mr. Hassan Saleh Al Hammadi 4 3 BAYAN (AE) 7yrs. B H SR- B TT ...... M Monaghan (55) 4 1 ES SAMRAH (AE) 4yrs. CH F ...... A De Vries (56) 5 2 NAMROOD (FR) 5yrs. CH H B ...... A De Vries (57) 5 1.75 AL WATAN (AE) 4yrs. B C ...... J Santiago (58) 6 1.25 MH KANZ (AE) 5yrs. CH M SR CP ...... J Santiago (53) 6 1.5 LAHEEB ALREEF (AE) 4yrs. B C B ...... S Hitchcott (58) 7 3.25 AF AL MEHLEB (AE) 4yrs. GR C SR B ..... R de Oliveira (55.5) 7 1.75 MAHRUSS W’RSAN (AE) 5yrs. B H TT ...... B Reis (58) 8 18.5 AL GASSIMI (FR) 5yrs. B H ...... R Ffrench (57) 8 Ns DAHHAM W’RSAN (AE) 7yrs. CH H ...... R Ffrench (58) 9 6.25 LIVE RICH (US) 7yrs. CH H B CP- ...... A Fresu (57) 9 1.25 IHTIRAM W’RSAN (AE) 7yrs. CH H TT .... G Mešetovic (58) Time: 2—29.24 - 9 Ran 10 DH AS BOUSHRA (AE) 5yrs. B M SR CP1 ...... A Fresu (56) Race 6 - Gee Whizz - 1400m(a7f) - Thoroughbreds 11 2.75 SULTAN DE MONLAU (FR) 5yrs. CH G ....S Al Mazrooei (57.5) Purse: AED 90,000 (1st: 54,000; 2nd: 18,000; 3rd: 9,900; 4th: 5,400; 5th: 2,700) 12 0.75 BARAKAT AL REEF (AE) 4yrs. B C B ...... P Robles (58) Handicap for NH & SH three year olds and older. Rated 68-79 (84) 13 1 CATCH ME HIPOLYTE (FR) 4yrs. CH G SR B ...... R Mullen (60) 1 - AKEED CHAMPION (GB) 4yrs. B C TT ...... R Mullen (59.5) 14 4 VLAD ALAWDA (AE) 4yrs. CH C SR B1 TT .... G Buckell (56.5) Dubawi (IRE) / Shy Lady (FR) ...... Satish Seemar 15 Ns QAIS W’RSAN (AE) 6yrs. GR H SR B TT ...... C Noble (55.5) Miss Avni Kapoor, Charnesh Kapoor, Nirav Kapoor 16 5 FAHDHAN W’RSAN (AE) 5yrs. GR H ..... M Monaghan (58) 2 0.5 PATHWAY TO HONOUR (GB) 4yrs. CH G SR ...... G Buckell (55.5) Time: 1—45.56 - 16 Ran - Non-Runners: Hayyan W’rsan, Habab, Tarfah, Af Nashet New Approach (IRE) / Cheerleader ...... Musabbeh Al Mheiri Race 3 - Bibi De Carrere - 1600m(a8f) - Purebred Arabians Saoud Raeisi/Masoud Mohamed Purse: AED 95,000 (1st: 57,000; 2nd: 19,000; 3rd: 10,450; 4th: 5,700; 5th: 2,850) 3 Ns CONQUERANT (GB) 5yrs. CH G CP ...... A De Vries (56.5) Handicap for four year olds and older. Rated 00-80 Dubawi (IRE) / The World (GB)...... Ismail Mohammed 1 - RB DIXIE BURNING (US) 6yrs. B M B ...... T O’Shea (57.5) H.E.Sh. Hamdan Bin Mohd Al Maktoum Burning Sand (US) / Dixies Delight (US) ...... Eric Lemartinel 4 0.5 TAAJ (AUS) 4yrs. BR G B2 ...... C O’Donoghue (57) H.H.Sh. Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan 5 Nk HIGHEST LEVEL (IRE) 4yrs. B G SR1 ...... S Hitchcott (58.5) 2 Hd AF AL HAZER (AE) 6yrs. GR H SR ...... R de Oliveira (56) 6 0.75 LEHBAB (IRE) 4yrs. B G SR B ...... M Monaghan (58) AF Al Buraq (AE) / Kerouane (FR) ...... Ernst Oertel 7 Ns COURT ROOM (IRE) 5yrs. B H ...... T O’Shea (56.5) Mr. Khalid Khalifa Al Nabooda 8 1.75 SHIHAB (IRE) 7yrs. B G SR B TT ...... C Noble (55) 3 1.75 MOLAHEN EL ALHAN (AE) 6yrs. B G B TT ...... G Avranche (55) 9 6 ALMOHTASEB (GB) 4yrs. B G ...... P Dobbs (60) Al Nasr (FR) / Florine De Carrere (FR) ...... Eric Lemartinel 10 3 GHOST ARMY (IRE) 7yrs. B G SR- TT ...... A Fresu (54) H.H.Sh. Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan 11 3.25 WEKEYLL (GB) 4yrs. B G TT ...... B Doyle (60) 4 1.25 JABAL ALY (GB) 6yrs. CH G CP1 ...... M Monaghan (57.5) 12 Nk DAIRAM (USA) 6yrs. B H TT...... D O’Neill (60) 5 0.75 EL SALAAM (GB) 5yrs. CH G B ...... D O’Neill (55.5) 13 3.25 FOREVERTHEOPTIMIST (IRE) 7yrs. GR G TT ...... A McLean (53.5) 6 0.75 SANAD (FR) 4yrs. CH C ...... R Mullen (53) 14 7 MONOLIGHT (GB) 4yrs. B C ...... P Sirigu (57) 7 1.25 DA’AREEN (FR) 5yrs. GR M B ...... R Ffrench (56.5) Time: 1—23.27 - 13 Ran - Non-Runners: Cornrow, Always Welcome, Global City, Court Room, Crowdmania

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(The Entisar) 20:50 TB Listed 2000m (a10f) Dirt We wanted to see how he will run be nice to ride him in a race again as I have Ahmad Bin Harmash, trainer of over the shorter distances and he has a won on both occasions I have ridden him. Ennobled Friend: good amount of experience of running He looks like a miler. He ran a mile at in Meydan. The Dubai Creek Mile Meydan last month and we were happy 22:00 TB Listed 1600m (a8f) Dirt with him because he finished third. We Bhupat Seemar, assistant to Satish Ahmad Bin Harmash, trainer of Fitzgerald: are happy with the way he works and we Seemar, trainer of Indianapolis Fitzgerald has been doing well over 6f and decided to hand him a longer 10f trip this and Midlander: won a race here at Meydan last time, but time because we wanted to see how he will Midlander has been training well and we we are keen on moving him up in trip to handle it. From my experience these older ran him in Jebel Ali but it seems he didn’t see how he can handle the mile. Then we’ll horses can handle longer distances well. like the hill there but Meydan’s flat track take our further decision with him. should suit him well. He has good speed But he has always shown good quality. Bhupat Seemar, assistant to Satish coming out of the gates, but this is a high He has shown good quality training at a Seemar, trainer of Gold City: quality race and he has never ran in a race mile in the stables and now it’s time to see He never really runs a bad race and last with these kind of high quality horses so he the truth. year he was second to Frosted. He is a top will really have to step up in class to make quality horse and is up always there. He has something of it. Bhupat Seemar, assistant to Satish his head with all of the top quality horses Indianapolis was a high class horse in Seemar, trainer of Farrier: and performs well so we are expecting the USA and was a big name during those Farrier is a very good grass horse and was a good run from him. Well see how he days, but he’s had a few injuries over in a Group One race here last year where he goes in this mile and a quarter challenge time. Hopefully, he’s over them and he finished second, but we want to see how he and then think about the Maktoum will run better does back on dirt, but I guess he’ll go back Challenge later. to the turf during the Carnival Doug Watson, trainer of My Catch: Doug Watson, trainer of Etijaah, Storm He is in great form and won on his first Doug Watson, trainer of Cool Cowboy: Belt and Candy Boy: race last year, so we’ll see how it goes this He is in great shape and was third in the Etijaah and Storm Belt have both time but it is definitely a much tougher Godolphin Mile here during the last Dubai been doing very well and Candy Boy race here. f he breaks well from the gates World Cup meeting so he definitely has a too is looking good for this one, but then he’ll definitely have a chance of chance. He had a run up the hill at Jebel Ali if we have a best chance I think it is winning, but it’s going to be a very tough for his fitness recently. So we’ll see how it with Candy Boy. race for him. goes with him.

Tadgh O’Shea, rider of Trinity Force: Dhruba Selvaratnam, trainer of Morawij Dhruba Selvaratnam, trainer This is a step up in grade for him but and United Color: of Dormello: he is a nice horse and certainly should Obviously Muarrab is going to be very He is ready for a run and this looks a good not be disgraced. hard to beat but at least Morawij has had opportunity with there being noting on the a run this season which can only be to our turf for him at the moment. Dane O’Neill, rider of Prince of All: advantage. United Color is having his first He is a new horse to the UAE but has run back and will certainly benefit from it. Tadgh O’Shea, rider of Le Bernardin: some good form in Ireland and looks a We have a lovely draw, he goes well fresh nice recruit. He works on dirt and has Tadgh O’Shea, rider of Ghaamer: and is in as a good a shape as we can get won on the all-weather in Dundalk. He has a bad draw but I was lucky enough him at home. He does have a penalty We will find out a bit more about to ride him from a similar position on the though which, obviously makes life more him on Thursday. first night of this year’s Carnival and we difficult in such a good race. managed to win. Muarrab looks the one to (The Garhoud Sprint) beat but we are drawn next to him and can Dane O’Neill, rider of Maftool: He is a 21:25 TB Listed 1200m (a6f) Dirt hopefully use that to our advantage. nice horse who goes well fresh and seems Ahmad Bin Harmash, trainer in good form. It is a good race as you would of Almargo: Dane O’Neill, rider of Muarrab: We have expect but hopefully he will run well. He ran a good race at Jebel Ali and a bad draw and carry a penalty so it is not was a close third. He was in a different going to be easy but he goes well fresh and, Quotes compiled by Duane Fonseca stable earlier. obviously, conditions suit him well. It will

Muarrab Le Bernardin 38 15 December 2016 MEYDAN PREVIEW (THURSDAY) BY MARK JACKSON &RXOGZHOOEHDFDVHRI'pMjYXRQJUHDWFDUG HREE Thoroughbred Listed races highlight this evening’s TMeydan card, highlighted by the return to action of Muarrab, winner of last season’s 1200m Group 1 Golden Shaheen on Dubai World Cup night. Trained by Musabbeh Al Mheiri for Sheikh Hamdan and victorious in tonight’s The Garhoud Sprint, a Listed contest over the same course and distance, 12 months ago, Muarrab also has a Jebel Ali Sprint on his ever expanding CV. He did have the benefit of a run last season before landing this but he has won first time out in each of the last three campaigns so that should not be an issue. He does have to give weight to all his 11 rivals but should certainly be competitive, but Muarrab connections may have been relieved to see Reynaldothewizard, winner Trained by Ali Rashid Al Frankyfourfingers won the Unlike the other two, the third of the 2013 Golden Shaheen and Rayhi, he won the 2015 Al Ain 1900m Group Two middle round Listed contest, The Entisar over a great servant in recent years to Mile on dirt, so is proven on a of the Al Maktoum Challenge in 2000m, is guaranteed to have a Satish Seemar, was not declared similar surface and was victorious 2015 for Salem bin Ghadayer. new winner and Watson’s Candy on Tuesday having appeared on in last season’s 1400m HH the He has only had three Boy looks a fascinating contender. Monday’s entries. President’s Cup. outings since and just one last He has clearly not been easy That in itself may be a tip towards Interestingly, he was not entered season, when well beaten to train and has only had two stable companion, Indianapolis in this evening’s The Dubai Creek behind Le Bernardin in the Al UAE outings, keeping the best who will be having just his fourth Mile, another of the three Listed Maktoum Challenge I. of company in each of the two start for the yard. A Grade One contests, seemingly implying the Maftool keeps threatening to be most recent renewals of the Dubai performer in his native America, yard are hopeful last year’s winner, a very good horse, as when winning World Cup! Far from disgraced on he was a well beaten fourth, to Le Bernardin, can follow up. the 2015 Group 3 UAE 2000 either occasion, this is obviously a Muarrab, on his UAE debut last Like Muarrab, he has a penalty Guineas for Godolphin and Saeed lesser assignment but most of his season but the fact he takes his having followed up his victory bin Suroor, defeating Mubtaahij trainer’s runners have been needing chance could be significant with the in this 12 months ago by winning who then gained revenge in the their initial race this season. benefit of a summer in the desert on the Group Two opening round of Group 2 UAE Derby. his back. the Al Maktoum Challenge, over He was gelded after a winless Selections Dhruba Selvaratnam is able to the same 1600m. summer of 2015 and switched utilise the services of stable jockey, That was on his seasonal bow and to Musabbeh Al Mheiri and the Race 1: Haajeb Chris Hayes, for only the second he also won first time out in 2014 so ownership of Sheikh Hamdan, time this season after the pilot clearly goes well fresh. immediately winning a 1600m Race 2: Mazeed damaged a wrist after the opening Also penalised, though to a Meydan handicap (exactly meeting of the campaign. slightly lesser degree, is Cool 53 weeks after his previous Race 3: Al Yaboob (NB) They combine with Morawij, last Cowboy, trained by Doug Watson success in the aforementioned season’s Jebel Ali Sprint winner and triumphant in Super Saturday’s UAE 2000 Guineas). Race 4: Tobaco (Nap) with Brett Doyle aboard stablemate, Burj Nahaar, again over this 1600m, He beat Cool Cowboy on United Color. when Le Bernardin was third. that occasion but was a big Race 5: Candy Boy My Catch, a winner over track He looked in need of his return to disappointment on his sole and trip for Doug Watson 11 action, when third on his first look subsequent outing when beating Race 6: Muarrab months ago, may need his first run at Jebel Ali and, with his trainer just two home in the Godolphin since February, so Ghaamer may starting to hit top form, looks sure Mile when Cool Cowboy Race 7: Maftool prove a bigger rival. to go well. was third.

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Race AZIZ (PL) 6yrs. CH H (312) EP B- OR: 93 6:30 PM PUREBRED ARABIANS Rated Conditions 75+ Nougatin (FR) / Aaran (PL) by Boryslaw (PL) 55 Kgs Trainer: Musabbeh Al Mheiri Fernando Jara 7 (11) Mr. Ziad Galadari The Madjani Stakes Breeder: Zbigniew Gorski Sponsored by 23 Starts (6-3-1) Lincoln Navigator 07Feb16 Abu(T) 1000 G G3 180 1:02:87 F Jara 58 7 12.25 8 Shateh 58 93 03Oct15 Wrw(T) 2400 G Cond 0 2:49:20 B Giedyk 62 8 33 8 Westim 62 19Sep15 Wrw(T) 1400 G Cond 0 1:33:80 M Srnec 66.5 1 0.5 10 Adding 56.5 23Aug15 Wrw(T) 1600 G Cond 0 1:49:00 T Lukasek 62 4 0.5 5 Muzahim 62

%$%(/'·$,//$6 )5 5yrs. GR H (5) SR TT OR: 75 'DKHVV *% 2]DQD'·$LOODV )5 E\.DLURXDQ'H-RV )5 53 Kgs Trainer: Mohd Ramadan Paolo Sirigu 8 (10) Mr. Mohd Al Aaser Purse: AED 160,000 Breeder: Dominique Jurquet (1st: AED 96,000; 2nd: AED 32,000; 3rd: AED 17,600; 4th: AED 9,600; 5th: AED 4,800) 15 Starts (1-2-2) 1 For four year olds and older. Rated 75+. Weight: Horses rated 75-84 53kg, Horses rated 85-94 10Dec16 Ala(d) 2000 F Maid 42 2:20:85 T O’Shea 57 6.25 11 Akbar Du Berlais 55.5 70 2 55kg, Horses rated 95-104 56.5kg, Horses rated 105-110 58kg, Horses rated 110+ 60kg. 13Nov16 Abu(T) 1600 G 40-75 120 1:44:05 C Klinkenberg 62 1.25 15 Rb Dixie Burning 62 50 3 AED 560 to enter, free to declare and start. 06Nov16 Abu(T) 2200 GF 00-85 60 2:27:45 S Mazur 53.5 2 12 Rb Dixie Burning 56.5 50 19Mar16 Ala(d) 1800 F 00-65 51 2:00:98 R Mullen 54 4 17.25 15 Munaaf 53.5 52 BURNING BREEZE (US) 6yrs. GR H (14) SR OR: 110 Burning Sand (US) / Tri-Illusive Lady (US) by Seyvilla Triumph (US) 60 Kgs BADIRA DE MONLAU (FR) 4yrs. B F (4) V OR: 83 Trainer: Helal Al Alawi Bruno Reis Munjiz (FR) / Sultana De Manlau (FR) by Dormane (FR) 53 Kgs (3) Mr. Abdul Ghani Abdulla Abdul Ghani Al Abdul Ghani 1 Trainer: Helal Al Alawi Antonio Fresu Breeder: Joseph A Or Betty J Gillis 9 (1) Mr. Abdul Ghani Abdulla Abdul Ghani Al Abdul Ghani 20 Starts (3-4-6) Date Crs Dist TC Type Dhs. Time Jockey Wgt FP Len Rn Bt/By Kgs OR Breeder: Marie Ange Bourdette 12 Starts (1-0-3) 01Dec16 Mey(d) 1400 F G2 108 1:30:25 B Reis 56 3 17.75 10 Shateh 56 110 11Dec16 Abu(T) 1600 G Cond 57 1:44:74 R Ffrench 58.5 4 6 10 Mahbooba 59.5 83 04Feb16 Mey(d) 2200 F G1 42 2:32:46 R Ffrench 57 6 9.75 7 Haajeb 57 112 18Nov16 Ala(d) 1600 F 00-90 60 1:50:28 S Al Mazrooei 56.5 10 Dist 12 Hamares 53 88 07Jan16 Mey(d) 1600 F G1 36 1:46:82 G Buckell 57 8 11 12 Thakif 57 100 06Nov16 Abu(T) 1600 GF R Cond 75 1:41:57 R Ffrench 58 9 14.5 12 Shateh 60 95 17Dec15 Mey(d) 1600 F G2 108 1:48:65 R Mullen 57 8 Dist 12 Manark 60 100 20Mar16 Abu(T) 2200 G Pres 120 2:27:69 D O’Neill 56 4 12.25 12 Mahbooba 55 95

HAAJEB (FR) 6yrs. CH H (5) B OR: 110 HAMZA (AE) 4yrs. GR C (11) B OR: 76 Mawood (AE) / Shumoos (FR) by Djouras Tu (FR) 60 Kgs Al Nasr (FR) / Al Misk (FR) by Vadeer (GB) 53 Kgs Trainer: Majed Al Jahouri Saeed Al Mazrooei (2.5kg) Trainer: Eric Lemartinel 7DGKJ2·6KHD (12) H.E.Sh. Mansour Bin Zayed Al Nahyan (MRW 54kg) 2 (5) H.H.Sh. Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Breeder: Sh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan 10 Breeder: Sh Sultan bin Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan 31 Starts (3-5-3) 14 Starts (3-3-4) 10Dec16 Ala(d) 1800 F Cond 300 2:02:19 S Mazur 57 4 7.75 8 Sniper De Monlau 57 115 04Dec16 Abu(T) 1600 G G3 252 1:43:83 J Rosales 55.5 3 2.75 8 Sharaf Al Reef 55.5 95 01Dec16 Mey(d) 1400 F G2 108 1:30:25 S Mazur 59 5 19 10 Shateh 56 115 18Nov16 Ala(d) 1600 F 00-90 60 1:50:28 J Rosales 53.5 2 1.25 12 Hamares 53 77 26Mar16 Mey(d) 2000 F G1 600 2:15:45 W Smith 57 10 Dist 15 Af Mathmoon 57 115 06Nov16 Abu(T) 1600 GF R Cond 75 1:41:57 J Rosales 58 8 12 12 Shateh 60 102 03Mar16 Mey(d) 2000 F G1 54 2:15:45 W Smith 57 6 14.5 11 Handassa 57 118 20Mar16 Abu(T) 2200 G Pres 120 2:27:69 H Bentley 57 3 4.25 12 Mahbooba 55 77

RB SO RICH (US) 5yrs. GR H (5) CP OR: 110 SAUTERNES AL MAURY (FR) 4yrs. B C (27) V OR: 75 Th Richie (US) / Royale Fanfare (US) by Monarch Ah (US) 60 Kgs Mahabb (AE) / Savavit Al Maury (FR) by Dormane (FR) 53 Kgs Trainer: Helal Al Alawi Richard Mullen Trainer: Doug Watson 'DQH2·1HLOO (9) Mr. Abdul Ghani Abdulla Abdul Ghani Al Abdul Ghani 3 (4) H.H.Sh. Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Breeder: Dianne Waldron 11 Breeder: Renee Laure Koch 19 Starts (3-1-3) 3 Starts (2-0-0) 10Dec16 Ala(d) 1800 F Cond 300 2:02:19 B Reis 57 3 6.5 8 Sniper De Monlau 57 110 18Nov16 Ala(d) 1600 F 00-60 48 1:49:99 D O’Neill 60 1 8.25 11 Al Waqqad 53 60 01Dec16 Mey(d) 1400 F G2 108 1:30:25 R Ffrench 56 6 Dist 10 Shateh 56 110 19Mar16 Ala(d) 1800 F 00-65 51 2:00:98 P Hanagan 60 5 18 15 Munaaf 53.5 70 13Nov16 Abu(T) 1600 G G1 720 1:40:44 R Ffrench 57 14 16.5 16 Rb Burn 57 110 09Jan16 Ala(d) 1400 F Maid 42 1:36:07 P Hanagan 58 1 1.5 12 Af Ssayeb 56 20Mar16 Abu(T) 2200 G G1 600 2:26:86 R Ffrench 57 4 6.75 10 Abhaar 57 110

VOYOU DE FAUST (FR) 7yrs. CH H (5) SR OR: 77 SHAHEER (AE) 5yrs. CH H (264) B TT OR: 112 Al Saoudi (FR) / Gina De Carrere (FR) by Rubis De Carrere (FR) 53 Kgs Abu Alemarat (FR) / Jameela (FR) by Tidjani (FR) 60 Kgs Trainer: Omar Daraj Ismail Koyuncu (2.5kg) Trainer: Eric Lemartinel Patrick Dobbs (7) Mr. Saeed Naser Al Romaithi (MRW 52.5kg) 4 (2) H.H.Sh. Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan 12 Breeder: SARL Haras De Saint Faust Breeder: Sh Sultan bin Khalifa Al Nahyan 19 Starts (3-1-1) 9 Starts (3-3-0) 10Dec16 Ala(d) 2600 F 00-90 60 3:04:33 R de Oliveira 60 5 Dist 8 Sheikh Down 53 87 26Mar16 Mey(d) 2000 F G1 600 2:15:45 C Hayes 57 6 9.25 15 Af Mathmoon 57 112 01Dec16 Mey(d) 1400 F G2 108 1:30:25 R de Oliveira 56 7 Dist 10 Shateh 56 87 03Mar16 Mey(d) 2000 F G1 54 2:15:45 C Hayes 57 4 13.75 11 Handassa 57 111 14Feb16 Abu(T) 2200 G G1 1800 2:30:65 C Sanchez 57 12 Dist 16 Thakif 57 87 14Feb16 Abu(T) 2200 G G1 1800 2:30:65 C Hayes 57 11 13.5 16 Thakif 57 111 03Jan16 Abu(T) 2200 S 70-100 66 2:41:97 R Ffrench 58.5 10 Dist 10 Nashmee 53 95 15Mar15 Abu(T) 2200 G Pres 120 2:28:26 T O’Shea 57 1 1.75 7 Sataar Al Reef 57 111

BON BAISER DE FAUST (FR) 5yrs. B H (14) V OR: 95 Madjani (FR) / Orphe Du Clos (FR) by Kerbella (FR) 56.5 Kgs Trainer: Doug Watson Sam Hitchcott IMPORTANT NOTICE 5 (6) H.H.Sh. Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Breeder: Haras De Saint Faust, France 15 Starts (4-2-2) Please note the Meydan 01Dec16 Mey(d) 1400 F G2 108 1:30:25 S Hitchcott 56 8 Dist 10 Shateh 56 95 06Mar16 Abu(T) 1400 G G1 300 1:28:32 D O’Neill 57 8 16 10 Af Mathmoon 57 100 14Feb16 Abu(T) 2200 G G1 1800 2:30:65 P Hanagan 57 10 12 16 Thakif 57 100 Pick 6 Competition is 07Jan16 Mey(d) 1600 F G1 36 1:46:82 D O’Neill 57 10 24.5 12 Thakif 57 105 from Race 2 to Race 7 RB TORCH (US) 5yrs. CH H (14) B TT OR: 100 TH Richie (US) / Burnie Gee PW (US) by Burning Sand (US) 56.5 Kgs Inclusive Trainer: Eric Lemartinel Adrie De Vries 6 (8) H.H.Sh. Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan The Double Tricast Competitions are Breeder: Dianne Waldron 11 Starts (4-2-2) Race 2+3 01Dec16 Mey(d) 1400 F G2 108 1:30:25 G Avranche 56 9 Dist 10 Shateh 56 110 06Nov16 Abu(T) 1600 GF R Cond 75 1:41:57 A De Vries 60 6 7 12 Shateh 60 110 18Feb16 Mey(d) 1400 F G2 30 1:31:67 T O’Shea 55.5 3 8.5 8 Af Mathmoon 55.5 104 Race 4+5 07Feb16 Abu(T) 1000 G G3 180 1:02:87 T O’Shea 58 3 2.75 8 Shateh 58 101 Race 6+7 40 15 December 2016

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Purse: AED 150,000 Race 7:40 PM THOROUGHBREDS Maiden (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 55kg, SH 3 year olds and older 59.5kg, Allowances: Fillies 2kg. The Lincoln MKX Trophy Note: Should no SH 3 year olds enter and declare to run the weights will be adjusted to 57kg. AED 525 to enter, free to declare and start.

AL ZEEM (USA) 2yrs. Gr/Ro C (42) TT NOR 2OG)DVKLRQHG 86$ 7ZLOLJKWV3UD\HU 86$ E\$OOHQ·V3URVSHFW 86$ 57 Kgs Trainer: Ahmad bin Harmash Antonio Fresu 1 (5) H.H.Sh. Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Breeder: J M Herbener Jr & Matthew R Herbener 1 Starts (0-0-0) Purse: AED 150,000 Date Crs Dist TC Type Dhs. Time Jockey Wgt FP Len Rn Bt/By Kgs OR (1st: AED 90,000; 2nd: AED 30,000; 3rd: AED 16,500; 4th: AED 9,000; 5th: AED 4,500) 03Nov16 Mey(d) 1400 F Maid 90 1:27:29 D O’Neill 57 RF 7 Don’t Lie Kitten 55 For Maiden NH & SH three year olds and older. Weight: SH 3 year olds 53.5kg, NH 3 year olds 58.5kg, NH & SH 4 year olds and older 60kg, Allowances: Fillies & Mares 2kg. CAPEZZANO (USA) 2yrs. B C (118) NOR Note: 1st Preference to run will be given to NH & SH year olds. 2nd Preference to run will be %HUQDUGLQL 86$ &DEOHNQLW 86$ E\8QEULGOHG·V6RQJ 86$ 57 Kgs given to NH four year olds. Should no SH 3 year olds declare to run the weights will be adjusted to NH 3 year olds 55.5kg. NH & SH 4 year olds and older 57kg. Trainer: Charlie Appleby &ROP2·'RQRJKXH AED 525 to enter, free to declare and start. 2 (6) Godolphin Breeder: Darley AVENUE OF DREAMS (GB) 4yrs. B G (13) V1 B- TT- OR: 60 1 Starts (0-0-0) New approach (IRE) / Caro George (USA) by Distant View (USA) 57 Kgs 9 19Aug16 Yor(T) 1400 G Maid 0 1:24:30 W Buick 59.5 5.25 13 Rivet 59.5 Trainer: Ali Rashid Al Rayhi Jacob Butterfield (nil) 1 (16) Sh. Abdul Aziz Bin Humaid Al Nuaimi / Sh. Ahmed Bin Humaid Al Nuaimi (MRW 54kg) COSMO CHARLIE (USA) 2yrs. Db/br C (0) NOR Breeder: Springfield Farm Partnership Stay Thirsty (USA) / Lake Como (USA) by Salt Lake (USA) 57 Kgs 4 Starts (0-0-1) Trainer: Doug Watson Patrick Dobbs Date Crs Dist TC Type Dhs. Time Jockey Wgt FP Len Rn Bt/By Kgs OR 6 3 (1) .LOGDUH6WXG)UDQNLH2·&RQQRU 02Dec16 Ala(d) 1800 F Maid 42 1:54:17 J Butterfield 57 11 14 Tartoor 57 8 Breeder: Roger S Braugh Jr 17Nov16 Mey(d) 1600 F Maid 90 1:38:62 S Al Mazrooei 54.5 20.25 11 North America 57 7 29Oct16 Shj(d) 1700 F Maid 21 1:47:97 T O’Shea 57 23.25 10 Mathematics 57 06Jun15 Ncs(T) 2000 GF Maid 0 2:09:30 G Lee 57 3 8.75 7 Neymar 56 DAWWASS (USA) 2yrs. CH C (0) SR1 NOR

6SHLJKWVWRZQ 86$ 4XDLQWO\ 86$ E\*LDQW·V&DXVHZD\ 86$ 57 Kgs DUBAI POST (IRE) 5yrs. BR H (13) OR: 58 Trainer: Satish Seemar 7DGKJ2·6KHD Dubawi (IRE) / Storming Sioux (GB) by Storming Home (GB) 57 Kgs (7) Mr. Ali Haddad 4 Trainer: Beverley Deutrom Adam McLean (3kg) Breeder: Ron Gilbert 2 (8) Mr. Bassam Abdulaziz Alfighawai (MRW 53kg) Breeder: Rabbah Bloodstock Ltd KAHRAB (IRE) 2yrs. GR C (28) OR: 72 3 Starts (0-0-0) Dark Angle (IRE) / Dance Club (IRE) by Fasliyev (USA) 57 Kgs 02Dec16 Ala(d) 1800 F Maid 42 1:54:17 R Ffrench 57 7 11.75 14 Tartoor 57 11 Trainer: Rashed Bouresly Gokhan Kocakaya 03Dec15 Mey(d) 1200 F Maid 75 1:10:87 F Jara 60 Dist 12 Polar River 53 20Nov15 Ala(d) 1800 F Maid 42 1:55:34 R Ffrench 57 13 Dist 15 I’tilaf 57 5 (8) Bouresly Racing Syndicate Breeder: Deer Forest Stud 6 Starts (0-1-0) GLOBALIST (GER) 4yrs. DkB G (14) NOR 17Nov16 Mey(d) 1400 F Maid 90 1:27:31 B Reis 57 2 3 6 Mufeed 57 66 Sea The Stars (IRE) / Global World (GER) by Big Shuffle (USA) 57 Kgs 03Nov16 Mey(d) 1400 F Maid 90 1:27:29 B Reis 57 4 6.5 7 Don’t Lie Kitten 55 66 Trainer: Rashed Bouresly Bruno Reis 4 22Jul16 Thr(a) 1200 G Nurs 0 1:11:00 F Norton 56.5 5.25 9 Alicante Dawn 60.5 3 (1) Bouresly Racing Syndicate 5 01Jun16 Rip(T) 1000 G Novice 0 1:01:60 J Fanning 58 9.25 7 Shamsaya 56 Breeder: Stiftung Gestüt Fährhof 1 Starts (0-1-0) 2 MAZEED (USA) 2yrs. CH C (0) SR1 NOR 01Dec16 Mey(d) 1200 F Maid 90 1:12:70 B Reis 60 4.25 13 Shoreditch 60 Street Cry (IRE) / Speed Succeeds (USA) by Gone West (USA) 57 Kgs Trainer: Mike de Kock Adrie De Vries AL YABOOB (IRE) 3yrs. B G (13) SR OR: 69 6 (4) Sh. Mohd Bin Khalifa Al Maktoum Arcano (IRE) / Red Blossom (USA) by Silver Hawk (USA) 55.5 Kgs Breeder: Whisper Hill Farm LLC Trainer: Ali Jan Paolo Sirigu 4 (7) Mr. Mohammad Mahran Jamsheer Breeder: Glending Bloodstock SABEGG (USA) 2yrs. CH C (0) SR1 TT NOR 4 Starts (0-1-0) Girolamo (USA) / Lady Dora (USA) by Lord At War (ARG) 57 Kgs 02Dec16 Ala(d) 1800 F Maid 42 1:54:17 P Sirigu 56 5 9.25 14 Tartoor 57 69 Trainer: Ahmad bin Harmash 'DQH2·1HLOO 18Nov16 Ala(d) 2000 F Maid 42 2:09:87 P Sirigu 55.5 2 Nk 15 Godrevy 54.5 (2) H.H.Sh. Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum 6 7 11Mar16 Mey(d) 2000 F Maid 75 2:05:58 R Ffrench 54 Dist 9 Burnt Pavlova 53 Breeder: Sequel Thoroughbreds & Anthony Grey 11Feb16 Mey(T) 1400 G Cond 45 1:24:26 M Monaghan 55.5 13 22.75 14 Comicas 57

2yrs. B C (28) SR NOR VOICE OF THE NORTH (USA) AZZEEZ WA BAHEE (USA) 3yrs. Db/br G (279) SR B NOR Biondetti (USA) / Rebooted (USA) by Mr Greeley (USA) 57 Kgs Hat Trick (JAP) / Shy Greeting (ARG) by Shy Tom (USA) 55.5 Kgs Trainer: Satish Seemar Richard Mullen Trainer: Satish Seemar Cameron Noble (3kg) 8 (3) Mr. Ahmad Al Shaikh (12) A Aboushkiwat Family (MRW 52kg) Breeder: Woodford Thoroughbreds LLC 5 Breeder: Robert B Trussell Jr 1 Starts (0-0-0) 17Nov16 Mey(d) 1400 F Maid 90 1:27:31 A De Vries 57 4 3 6 Mufeed 57 2 Starts (0-0-0) 11Mar16 Mey(d) 2000 F Maid 75 2:05:58 R Mullen 54 7 Dist 9 Burnt Pavlova 53 13 Track Record: MASHAAREF (GB) - Time: 1—23:54 - 26/2/2015 - S De Sousa 30Jan16 Mey(d) 1200 F Maid 75 1:13:55 H Crouch 53.5 24 14 Tobaco 58

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BOWERY (USA) 3yrs. B G (13) SR B2 V OR: 60 VIVERNUS (USA) 3yrs. Db/br C (147) NOR Bernardini (USA) / Almaasah (USA) by Street Cry (IRE) 55.5 Kgs Street Cry (IRE) / Lady Pegasus (USA) by Fusaichi Pegasus (USA) 55.5 Kgs Trainer: Ismail Mohammed Adrie De Vries Trainer: Musabbeh Al Mheiri George Buckell (1.5kg) 6 (6) Mr. Sultan Ali 15 (2) Mr. Sultan Saeed Harib (MRW 54kg) Breeder: Darley Breeder: Darley 3 Starts (0-0-1) 2 Starts (0-0-0) 6 02Dec16 Ala(d) 1800 F Maid 42 1:54:17 A De Vries 56 10 Dist 14 Tartoor 57 21Jul16 Dea(T) 1200 F Allow 0 1:10:98 M Barzalona 55 6 10 Gold Vibe 52.5 30May16 Mai(T) 1600 H Maid 0 1:52:31 J Smith 55.5 6 12 12 Gaetano Donizetti 58 18Nov16 Ala(d) 2000 F Maid 42 2:09:87 A De Vries 55.5 6 5.5 15 Godrevy 54.5 11Mar16 Mey(d) 2000 F Maid 75 2:05:58 P Hanagan 54 3 13 9 Burnt Pavlova 53 SHERDAT (IRE) 3yrs. B F (198) OR: 73 Shirocco (GER) / Jathaabeh (GB) by Nashwan (USA) 53.5 Kgs DEHBASHI (USA) 3yrs. B G (28) NOR Trainer: Mohd Ibrahim Ismail Koyuncu (2.5kg) Blame (USA) / Fiscal Policy (USA) by Wildcat Heir (USA) 55.5 Kgs (5) Mr. Mansor Mahdi Abdel Hamid (MRW 52.5kg) Trainer: Doug Watson Patrick Dobbs 16 Breeder: Darley (4) Mr. Mohd. Khalifa Al Basti 7 3 Starts (0-0-1) Breeder: SF Bloodstock LLC 31May16 Lin(a) 2000 S Maid 0 2:05:20 H Bentley 56 11 10 11 Haddajah 56 1 Starts (0-0-1) 19May16 Lin(T) 2300 G Maid 0 2:34:00 H Bentley 52.5 5 7.75 9 Jam Session 61.5 3 17Nov16 Mey(d) 1600 F Maid 90 1:38:62 S Hitchcott 56 9.25 11 North America 57 25Apr16 Chd(a) 2000 S Maid 0 2:08:50 J Mitchell 56 3 3.75 8 Pursuitofthestars 56

EAGLECRAFT (USA) 3yrs. B G (0) NOR Street Crt (USA) / First Blush (IRE) by Pivotal (GB) 55.5 Kgs Track Record: CALIFORNIA CHROME (USA) - Time: 2—01:83 - 26/3/2016 - V Espinoza Trainer: Ibrahim Al Hadhrami Szczepan Mazur 8 (15) Al Bait Mutawahed Team Breeder: Darley Pick 6 Analysis FIVEHUNDREDMILES (IRE) 3yrs. B C (13) OR: 70 FivehundredmilesZDVZHOOEHDWHQLQWRWKLUGLQ$O$LQRYHUDPLOHWZR 7KH&DUERQ8QLW 86$ 7KHUH·V$/LJKW ,5( E\)DQWDVWLF/LJKW 86$ 55.5 Kgs ZHHNVDJREXWDVWHSXSLQWULSE\DIXUORQJFRXOGKHOSUHYHDOKLVWUXHVHOI Trainer: Satish Seemar 7DGKJ2·6KHD 7KH VDPH JRHV IRU ERWK Dehbashi and Globalist ZKR DSSHDU JRRG IRU 9 (10) Thistle Bloodstock Ltd ORQJHUWULSV Duane Fonseca) Breeder: Thistle Bloodstock Ltd 4 Starts (0-0-4) SELECTIONS 02Dec16 Ala(d) 1800 F Maid 42 1:54:17 R Mullen 56 3 4.5 14 Tartoor 57 70 Fivehundredmiles Dehbashi Globalist 18Aug16 Ham(T) 1800 GF Maid 0 1:58:10 T O’Shea 59.5 3 10 5 Apres Midi 57 30Jul16 Ham(T) 1200 G Maid 0 1:14:80 T O’Shea 59.5 3 4.25 7 Foresight 59.5 23Jun16 Ham(T) 1800 G Maid 0 1:58:80 T O’Shea 59.5 3 3 6 Parliamentarian 58.5 Race 8:15 PM THOROUGHBREDS Handicap 70-79(84)(NH 2YO 87-100) PARKLIFE (IRE) 3yrs. CH C (28) NOR Street Cry (IRE) / Spring Oak (GB) by Mark Of Esteem (IRE) 55.5 Kgs Trainer: Beverley Deutrom Antonio Fresu The Lincoln MKC Trophy 10 (9) Mrs. Hana Refai Breeder: Darley 2 Starts (0-0-0) 17Nov16 Mey(d) 1600 F Maid 90 1:38:62 R Ffrench 56 5 11.25 11 North America 57 18Nov15 Cmp(T) 2000 S Maid 0 2:22:46 M Barzalona 56.5 9 25 10 Zalvados 58

PURPLE WIND (IRE) 3yrs. B G (13) SR- CP1 OR: 64 Frozen Power (IRE) / Lilac Mist (GB) by Spectrum (IRE) 55.5 Kgs Trainer: Ahmad bin Harmash &ROP2·'RQRJKXH Purse: AED 160,000 11 (3) Mr. Hamad Al Kaabi/Abdulrahman Isa Al Saad (1st: AED 96,000; 2nd: AED 32,000; 3rd: AED 17,600; 4th: AED 9,600; 5th: AED 4,800) Breeder: Robert Ryan,Brendan Quinn & Joan Quinn For NH two year olds and older & SH three year olds and older and NH & SH three year olds 5 Starts (0-0-0) and older rated 70-79 (84) and NH two year olds rated 87-100. 02Dec16 Ala(d) 1800 F Maid 42 1:54:17 C O’Donoghue 56 11 Dist 14 Tartoor 57 65 AED 560 to enter, free to declare and start. 18Nov16 Ala(d) 2000 F Maid 42 2:09:87 H Bentley 55.5 4 3 15 Godrevy 54.5 57 BUELLER (USA) 3yrs. B C (151) OR: 84 11Mar16 Mey(d) 1600 F Maid 75 1:38:29 X Ziani 54 5 6.25 7 Rockley 54 0HGDJOLD'·RUR 86$ &KHHNH\&KDP 86$ E\$3,QG\ 86$ 59.5 Kgs 05Feb16 Jeb(d) 1600 F Maid 36 1:39:26 X Ziani 54 11 Dist 13 Fa’iz 60 Trainer: Doug Watson Adam McLean (3kg) 1 (13) Mr. Sultan Saeed Harib (MRW 53kg) SECRET TRADE (IRE) 3yrs. CH G (6) TT OR: 60 Breeder: Darley Teofilo (IRE) / Persian Secret (FR) by Persian Heights (GB) 55.5 Kgs 5 Starts (1-0-0) Date Crs Dist TC Type Dhs. Time Jockey Wgt FP Len Rn Bt/By Kgs OR Trainer: Ali Rashid Al Rayhi Saeed Al Mazrooei (2.5kg) 17Jul16 Mai(T) 2000 F G2 0 2:00:30 J Smith 56 8 13.25 10 Heshem 56 (14) Sh. Abdul Aziz Bin Humaid Al Nuaimi / Sh. Ahmed Bin Humaid Al Nuaimi (MRW 54kg) 12 5 01Jun16 Cha(a) 1900 F Cond 0 1:58:59 V Cheminaud 57 8.5 6 Ghaaly 57 Breeder: Darley 02May16 Mai(T) 2400 F Cond 0 2:36:70 M Barzalona 57 4 10.25 6 Mahari 57 3 Starts (0-0-0) 24Jun15 Cha(T) 1400 GS Cond 0 1:28:50 M Barzalona 55.5 1 Nk 6 Salerno 55.5 09Dec16 Jeb(d) 1600 F Maid 39 1:40:30 T O’Shea 59.5 8 Dist 11 Hello 59.5 02Dec16 Ala(d) 1800 F Maid 42 1:54:17 S Al Mazrooei 54 4 5.75 14 Tartoor 57 18Nov16 Ala(d) 2000 F Maid 42 2:09:87 T O’Shea 55.5 7 9.75 15 Godrevy 54.5 MUHTARAM (GB) 6yrs. B G (28) V OR: 82 Shamardal (USA) / Neshla (GB) by Singspiel (IRE) 59 Kgs Trainer: Musabbeh Al Mheiri Fernando Jara SECURITIES (IRE) 3yrs. CH G (28) SR B1 NOR 2 (3) H.E.Sh. Mansoor Bin Mohd Al Maktoum New Approach (IRE) / Hush Money (CHI) by Hussonet (USA) 55.5 Kgs Breeder: Rabbah Bloodstock Ltd Trainer: Satish Seemar Richard Mullen 25 Starts (2-5-5) 13 (11) Michael Hilary Burke & Michael James Burke 17Nov16 Mey(d) 2000 F 73-84 102 2:05:53 F Jara 56.5 2 2.5 12 Trinity Force 57.5 82 Breeder: Darley 03Nov16 Mey(d) 1400 F 70-79 96 1:26:18 F Jara 59 2 3.75 10 Long Water 56.5 82 1 Starts (0-0-0) 02Apr16 Jin Trl(T) 2218 G 65+ 900 2:18:75 F Jara 54 4 3.25 9 Start Right 61 82 17Nov16 Mey(d) 1600 F Maid 90 1:38:62 C Noble 53 7 14.75 11 North America 57 04Mar16 Jeb(d) 1400 F 84-94 57 1:24:68 F Jara 54 7 12.25 9 Sahaafy 60 86

62*12'·$025( 86$ 3yrs. B G (13) V OR: 68 BANNOCK (IRE) 7yrs. B G (14) V- TT OR: 81 Bernardini (USA) / Love Dancing (ARG) by Salt Lake (USA) 55.5 Kgs Bertolini (USA) / Laoub (USA) by Red Ransom (USA) 58.5 Kgs Trainer: Musabbeh Al Mheiri Fernando Jara Trainer: Ahmad bin Harmash &ROP2·'RQRJKXH 14 (13) Fathi Esaed Mohd Egziama 3 (2) H.E.Sh. Hamdan Bin Mohd Al Maktoum Breeder: Darley Breeder: Darley 6 Starts (0-1-1) 42 Starts (3-9-4) 02Dec16 Ala(d) 1800 F Maid 42 1:54:17 F Jara 56 2 1.25 14 Tartoor 57 66 01Dec16 Mey(d) 1400 F 75-84 102 1:24:58 C O’Donoghue 56.5 2 7 11 Desert Force 59 82 2 18Nov16 Ala(d) 2000 F Maid 42 2:09:87 F Jara 55.5 3 1.75 15 Godrevy 54.5 62 17Nov16 Mey(d) 1400 F 80-89 105 1:25:34 X Ziani 54 1.75 9 Fitzgerald 58.5 82 9 11Nov16 Jeb(d) 1800 F 00-75 45 1:50:57 G Buckell 54 14 Dist 16 Fraserburgh 55.5 62 19Mar16 Ala(d) 1600 F Cond 90 1:37:12 X Ziani 57 18.75 11 Etijaah 57 86 6 13Apr16 Bev(T) 2000 GS Maid 0 2:13:10 F Norton 59.5 6 27.5 8 Sightline 57 06Mar16 Abu(T) 1400 G 74-84 60 1:22:76 X Ziani 58.5 1 13 Cross Grain 59 86

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CENTRIFUGAL (IRE) 7yrs. CH G (28) V OR: 80 ALEKO (GB) 3yrs. B C (154) TT OR: 76 Pivotal (GB) / Tempting Fate (IRE) by Persian Bold (IRE) 58 Kgs Cape Cross (IRE) / Monnavanna (IRE) by Machiavellian (USA) 55.5 Kgs Trainer: Doug Watson Sam Hitchcott Trainer: Erwan Charpy Antonio Fresu (8) H.E.Sh. Hamdan Bin Mohd Al Maktoum 4 (11) Al Bait Mutawahed Team Breeder: Darley 12 Breeder: Mrs Rebecca Philips 28 Starts (3-5-5) 17Nov16 Mey(d) 1200 F 70-79 96 1:12:94 P Dobbs 58 2 1.75 7 Ticket Holder 58 80 10 Starts (1-1-2) 5 02Apr16 Jin Trl(T) 1600 G 65+ 300 1:36:59 S Hitchcott 60 9 Dist 9 Court Room 57 80 14Jul16 Lei(T) 1700 G 00-80 0 1:45:40 J Doyle 58.5 8.25 5 Miss Carbonia 58 78 6 03Apr15 Jin Trl(T) 1600 G 65-85 300 1:35:72 P Dobbs 59.5 3 1.25 10 Hacienda 59 80 08Jun16 Hdo(T) 1600 GF 00-90 0 1:39:80 J Doyle 56 8 6 Galvanize 57 78 14Feb15 Mey(d) 1400 F 75-85 72 1:24:66 P Dobbs 54.5 2 1 11 Year Of Glory 57.5 78 06May16 Asc(T) 1600 GF 00-85 0 1:38:90 W Buick 56 3 1.25 17 Taurean Star 59.5 75 27Apr16 Bgh(T) 1600 GF 00-75 0 1:36:40 F Norton 60.5 2 Ns 6 Frozen Force 58.5 75 BUSTOPHER (USA) 6yrs. Db/br G (20) OR: 79 Elusive Quality (USA) / Catstar (USA) by Storm Cat (USA) 57.5 Kgs COLOUR GUARD (GB) 8yrs. B G (28) V OR: 75 Trainer: Rashed Bouresly Gokhan Kocakaya Shamardal (USA) / Colorvista (GB) by Shirley Heights (GB) 55.5 Kgs (10) Bouresly Racing Syndicate 5 Trainer: Musabbeh Al Mheiri George Buckell (1.5kg) Breeder: Darley (12) H.E.Sh. Hamdan Bin Mohd Al Maktoum (MRW 54kg) 10 Starts (1-2-1) 13 25Nov16 Jeb(d) 1000 F 65-85 51 0:59:09 G Kocakaya 62 11 9.25 12 Indescribable 61.5 85 Breeder: Meon Valley Stud 03Nov16 Mey(d) 1200 F 80-89 105 1:13:24 B Reis 57 9 17 11 Ajraam 58.5 88 33 Starts (4-3-3) 19Feb16 Jeb(d) 1000 F R Cond 66 0:59:20 D Probert 54 5 2.75 8 United Color 58 86 17Nov16 Mey(d) 1600 F 63-74 93 1:39:06 F Jara 59 5 10 11 Sky Jockey 54.5 77 7 13Feb16 Mey(T) 1200 G 84-94 99 1:11:09 B Doyle 55 10.5 12 Banaadeer 60 88 02Apr16 Jin Trl(T) 1600 G 65+ 300 1:36:59 F Jara 62 5 8.75 9 Court Room 57 85 01Jan16 Mey(d) 1600 F 74-84 87 1:39:02 F Jara 55.5 6 12 10 Stormardal 57 79 4 GAVROCHE (USA) 5yrs. CH G (6) SR B TT OR: 79 17Dec15 Mey(d) 1400 F 64-74 78 1:26:21 F Jara 60 2.5 8 Zalzilah 54.5 79 Distorted Humor (USA) / Michita (USA) by Dynaformer (USA) 57.5 Kgs Trainer: Satish Seemar Cameron Noble (3kg) WELL OFF (GER) 4yrs. B G (42) OR: 74 (14) Al Bait Mutawahed Team (MRW 52kg) 6 Monsun (GER) / Wells Present (GER) by Cadeaux Genereux (GB) 55 Kgs Breeder: Darley Trainer: Beverley Deutrom Adrie De Vries 12 Starts (2-0-2) 09Dec16 Jeb(d) 1800 F 75-84 54 1:49:92 C Noble 53.5 8 11.25 10 Brabbham 57.5 82 14 (1) Mr. Yousif Ali Yousif Alkhaja Al-Ali 25Nov16 Jeb(d) 1600 F 70-79 51 1:37:46 C Noble 57 5 7.25 11 Tides Rise 53.5 84 Breeder: Stall Ullmann 6 03Nov16 Mey(d) 1600 F 80-89 105 1:38:51 R Mullen 57 15.75 9 Stormardal 58.5 88 3 Starts (1-0-0) 5 18Mar16 Jeb(d) 1400 F R Cond 66 1:24:72 R Mullen 53.5 5.75 8 Shaishee 58 88 03Nov16 Mey(d) 1600 F 60-75 117 1:40:82 A McLean 57 11 25.5 14 Mister Parma 59.5 74 28Apr15 Chd(a) 2000 S 00-75 0 2:05:70 W Buick 60.5 5 10.5 7 Noro Lim 59 75 1 TOBACO (ARG) 3yrs. DkB G (306) OR: 79 06Apr15 Red(T) 1600 GF Maid 0 1:38:40 J Doyle 56.5 Hd 11 Spryt 56.5 Roman Ruler (USA) / Tacanuya (ARG) by Southern Halo (USA) 57.5 Kgs Trainer: Doug Watson Patrick Dobbs GALESBURG (IRE) 3yrs. B G (162) TT OR: 74 (6) Mr. Mohd. Khalifa Al Basti 7 Shamardal (USA) / Calista (GB) by Caerleon (USA) 54.5 Kgs Breeder: Vacacion Trainer: Satish Seemar Richard Mullen 4 Starts (2-2-0) 13Feb16 Mey(d) 1600 F 58-69 75 1:39:08 P Dobbs 57 1 0.75 13 Baroot 60 74 15 (4) Al Bait Mutawahed Team 1 30Jan16 Mey(d) 1200 F Maid 75 1:13:55 P Dobbs 58 3.25 14 Quiet Diplomacy 57 Breeder: Darley 01Jan16 Mey(d) 1600 F Maid 75 1:38:28 P Dobbs 56 2 5 15 Blue Creek 54 2 12 Starts (3-0-1) 18Dec15 Jeb(d) 1400 F Maid 36 1:26:41 P Dobbs 56.5 Nk 16 Sky Jockey 60 06Jul16 Ctt(T) 100 G 00-75 0 1:26:20 J Fanning 60.5 6 6.75 8 Baron Bolt 60.5 75 24Jun16 Che(T) 1500 GS 00-80 0 1:34:00 R Fitzpatrick 57 7 11 9 Viscount Barfield 57.5 77 :+,7(<2·*:$81 ,5( 5yrs. GR G (389) SR- OR: 79 11Jun16 San(T) 1400 GF 00-95 0 1:29:90 P Mulrennan 54.5 9 4 9 Destroyer 54 78 'DODNKDQL ,5( $QJHO2I7KH*ZDXQ ,5( E\6DGOHU·V:HOOV 86$ 57.5 Kgs 21May16 Gwo(T) 1400 G Hcp 0 1:28:00 N Mackay 51.5 12 8.25 14 Oh This Is Us 52 80 Trainer: Khalifa Al Neyadi Anas Al Siyabi (9) Mr. Khalifa Matar Mohd Matar Al Neyadi 8 MARXIAN (IRE) 4yrs. B C (6) V OR: 73 Breeder: Abergwavn Farm Dubawi (IRE) / Conquette Rouge (IRE) by Croco Rouge (IRE) 54.5 Kgs 10 Starts (1-1-1) 22Nov15 Abu(T) 2200 G 74-89 60 2:20:71 R Ffrench 55.5 5 8.25 14 Moonlight Dash 56.5 84 Trainer: Helal Al Alawi 7DGKJ2·6KHD 7 20Mar15 Jeb(d) 1950 F 70-90 51 1:59:47 P Dobbs 58 12.75 8 Insaany 58 84 16 (5) Mr. Abdul Ghani Abdulla Abdul Ghani Al Abdul Ghani 13 20Feb15 Jeb(d) 1950 F R Cond 45 1:59:57 G Buckell 56 28.75 15 Diwaan 59.5 84 Breeder: Roundhill Stud & C & M Murphy 24Oct14 Dun(a) 2400 F Hcp 0 2:29:74 P Smullen 58 12 17.5 14 Gretzky 58.5 90 11 Starts (1-0-2) 09Dec16 Jeb(d) 1600 F 00-75 45 1:39:02 A McLean 59 7 9.25 9 Secret Ambition 61 75 SALVADORI (IRE) 5yrs. B G (34) OR: 78 25Nov16 Jeb(d) 1600 F 70-79 51 1:37:46 R Ffrench 55 3 SHd 11 Tides Rise 53.5 74 Teofilo (IRE) / Rachelle (IRE) by Mark of Esteem (IRE) 57 Kgs 06Nov16 Abu(T) 2200 GF 64-79 54 2:15:03 T O’Shea 56.5 8 8 12 Mutual Force 54 77 Trainer: Rashed Bouresly Bruno Reis 13Mar16 Abu(T) 1600 G 68-79 60 1:35:32 R Ffrench 58 5 10.25 11 Invincible Strike 58 79 9 (15) Bouresly Racing Syndicate Breeder: Darley WATHEEQ (USA) 7yrs. B G (19) OR: 73 11 Starts (2-0-1) 11Nov16 Jeb(d) 1400 F 63-74 48 1:24:58 B Reis 56 1 3 9 Secret Ambition 57 71 Street Cry (IRE) / Mehthaaf (USA) by Nureyev (USA) 54.5 Kgs 28Oct16 Jeb(d) 1000 F Maid 3.9 1:00:92 B Reis 57 1 1.25 8 Logistics 54 58 Trainer: Ali Rashid Al Rayhi 4 11Mar16 Mey(d) 2000 F Maid 75 2:05:58 F Tylicki 60 17.25 9 Burnt Pavlova 53 61 ( ) H.H.Sh. Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum 6 17 04Mar16 Jeb(d) 1600 F 60-74 45 1:37:35 R Ffrench 53 12 11 Just A Penny 58 61 Breeder: Shadwell Farm LLC RESERVE 34 Starts (5-2-1) PREPARED (GB) 7yrs. CH G (320) B TT OR: 77 26Nov16 Shj(d) 2000 F 00-75 21 2:07:48 D O’Neill 62 7 8.75 12 Skygazer 54.5 75 More Than Ready(USA) / Mannington (AUS) by Danehill (USA) 56.5 Kgs 17Nov16 Mey(d) 2000 F 73-84 102 2:05:53 D O’Neill 54 5 16.25 12 Trinity Force 57.5 77 Trainer: Ali Rashid Al Rayhi Saeed Al Mazrooei (2.5kg) 14Nov15 Shj(d) 2000 F 00-75 21 1:59:50 D O’Neill 55.5 1 8 7 Grilletto 55 65 10 (16) H.E.Sh. Majid Bin Mohd Al Maktoum (MRW 54kg) 14Mar15 Shj(d) 2000 G R Cond 24 2:04:77 P Hanagan 56.5 10 25.25 11 Famous Warrior 56.5 69 Breeder: Darley 13 Starts (1-0-3) 6 30Jan16 Mey(d) 2000 F 74-84 87 2:06:43 T O’Shea 55.5 7 14 Brabbham 53 79 Track Record: ONE MAN BAND (IRE) - Time: 1—35:21 - 26/3/2016 - S Hitchcott 14Jan16 Mey(d) 1600 F 78-89 36 1:36:94 T O’Shea 54.5 5 5.75 8 Tiz Now Tiz Then 59.5 82 08Jan16 Jeb(d) 1950 F 74-89 54 1:59:13 T O’Shea 54.5 3 2 8 Ostaad 57 82 01Jan16 Mey(d) 1600 F 74-84 87 1:39:02 T O’Shea 57.5 7 12 10 Stormardal 57 84 Pick 6 Analysis 7KHH[SHULPHQWZLWKSalvadoriFRQWLQXHVDQG5DVKHG%RXUHVO\ZLOOEH MOOSIR (USA) 6yrs. B G (28) V OR: 76 Daaher (CAN) / Torrestrella (IRE) by Orpen (USA) 56 Kgs KRSLQJWKH\RFODLPVKLVWKLUGVWUDLJKWZLQRYHUDGLIIHUHQWGLVWDQFHDIWHU Trainer: Doug Watson 'DQH2·1HLOO IDQGIVXFFHVVDW-HEHO$OL7KHSUHVHQFHRISUHYLRXVWULSDQGWUDFN 11 (7) H.H.Sh. Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum ZLQQHUMoosirWKRXJKVKRXOGPDNHLWFRPSHWLWLYH$PLOHFRXOGDOVR Breeder: Shadwell Farm LLC 17 Starts (3-1-0) VXLWMuhtaramZKRÀQLVKHGVHFRQGWZLFHKHUHRYHUDQGIXUORQJV 17Nov16 Mey(d) 1600 F 63-74 93 1:39:06 D O’Neill 58.5 7 11 11 Sky Jockey 54.5 76 Duane Fonseca) 11Mar16 Mey(d) 1600 F 58-69 75 1:37:84 P Hanagan 58 1 3.75 7 Muharrib 54.5 69 27Feb16 Shj(d) 1700 F 00-75 21 1:48:48 P Hanagan 56.5 1 0.5 15 Lake Hawk 56 63 SELECTIONS 13Mar15 Ala(d) 1600 G 50-60 39 1:38:36 P Hanagan 55.5 2 2.75 15 Westhoughton 53 62 Salvadori Moosir Muhtaram

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Race GOLD CITY (IRE) 7yrs. B G (264) SR B TT OR: 108 8:50 PM THOROUGHBREDS LISTED Pivotal (GB) / Storm Lily (USA) by Storm Cat (USA) 57 Kgs Trainer: Satish Seemar Richard Mullen 6 (6) H.E.Sh. Mansoor Bin Mohd Al Maktoum The Entisar Breeder: Darley Sponsored by 27 Starts (3-7-1) Al Tayer Motors 26Mar16 Mey(d) 1600 F G2 600 1:35:21 R Mullen 57 8 17.25 9 One Man Band 57 109 05Mar16 Mey(d) 2000 F G1 240 2:03:09 R Mullen 57 11 21.25 12 Special Fighter 57 109 04Feb16 Mey(d) 1900 F G2 150 1:56:67 R Mullen 57.5 2 5 9 Frosted 57 108 07Jan16 Mey(d) 1600 F G2 150 1:37:12 H Crouch 57 9 10.25 13 Le Bernardin 57 110

TRINITY FORCE (IRE) 5yrs. CH G (14) OR: 88 Iffraaj (US) / Nasharaat (IRE) by Green Desert (USA) 57 Kgs Trainer: Ali Rashid Al Rayhi 7DGKJ2·6KHD 7 (7) Union Racing Breeder: Con Marnane Purse: AED 250,000 14 Starts (3-1-1) 5 (1st: AED 150,000; 2nd: AED 50,000; 3rd: AED 25,000; 4th: AED 12,500; 5th: AED 7,500; 6th: AED 5,000) 01Dec16 Mey(d) 2000 F 85-94 114 2:06:22 R Mullen 54.5 8.25 12 Tried And True 53.5 88 1 For NH & SH three year olds and older. Weight: SH 3 year olds 53kg, NH 3 year olds 58kg, NH 17Nov16 Mey(d) 2000 F 73-84 102 2:05:53 T O’Shea 57.5 2.5 12 Muhtaram 56.5 84 4 & SH 4 year olds and older 59.5kg, Penalties: Winners of a Group or Grade 1 since Decmber 31, 03Nov16 Mey(d) 1400 F 70-79 96 1:26:18 T O’Shea 60 4.75 10 Long Water 56.5 84 8 2015 2.5kg, Winners of a Group or Grade 2 since Decmber 31, 2015 1.5kg, Winners of a Group 28Oct16 Jeb(d) 1000 F 85-105 63 0:59:03 T O’Shea 53 6.75 12 Mushir 53 86 or Grade 3 since Decmber 31, 2015 1kg, Allowances: Fillies & Mares 2kg. Note: Entries will not be accepted for horses rated below 85. Should no SH 3 year olds declare ETIJAAH (USA) 6yrs. B G (42) H OR: 103 to run the weights will be adjusted to NH 3 year olds 55.5kg. NH 4 year olds and older & SH 4 Daaher (CAN) / Hasheema (IRE) by Darshaan (GB) 57 Kgs year olds and older 57kg. AED 875 to enter, free to declare and start. Trainer: Doug Watson Sam Hitchcott 8 (8) H.H.Sh. Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum LOS BARBADOS (IRE) 4yrs. B G (272) B OR: 97 Breeder: Shadwell Farm LLC Galileo (IRE) / Milanova (AUS) by Danehill (USA) 57 Kgs 27 Starts (6-3-3) 03Nov16 Mey(d) 2000 F 84-99 117 2:06:86 D O’Neill 55 1 5.25 10 Handsome Man 53.5 94 Emirates Entertainment Trainer: Fawzi Nass Adrie De Vries Altus Ad Festum 19Mar16 Ala(d) 1600 F Cond 90 1:37:12 S Hitchcott 57 1 1.25 11 Taqneen 57 91 1 (1) EERC (Mngr: Mrs Rebecca Byrne) & Fawzi Nass 3 25Feb16 Mey(d) 2000 F 78-89 36 2:04:27 P Hanagan 59 1.75 8 Brabbham 53.5 91 Breeder: Milanova Syndicate 21Jan16 Mey(d) 1900 F 78-89 36 1:58:35 P Hanagan 59 2 1.25 8 Respect Me 59.5 91 7 Starts (1-1-2) Date Crs Dist TC Type Dhs. Time Jockey Wgt FP Len Rn Bt/By Kgs OR 18Mar16 Jeb(d) 1800 F R Cond 66 1:50:87 W Smith 55 2 Nk 6 Forjatt 59.5 91 STORM BELT (USA) 7yrs. DkB H (42) OR: 104 04Mar16 Jeb(d) 1800 F R Cond 66 1:49:66 W Smith 55 4 5.25 8 Mizbah 53.5 91 0RUH7KDQ5HDG\ 86$ 0DUL·V7KXQGHU 86$ E\7KXQGHU*XOFK 86$ 57 Kgs 13Oct15 Cur(T) 2000 G Cond 0 2:16:27 D O’Brien 57.5 4 3.75 6 Shadagann 60 91 Trainer: Doug Watson Fernando Jara 29Aug15 Wex(T) 2200 S Maid 0 2:20:42 J O’Brien 59.5 1 11 10 The Last Marju 58 82 9 (9) H.E.Sh. Hamdan Bin Mohd Al Maktoum Breeder: Darley 29 Starts (4-6-0) TOP CLEARANCE (USA) 4yrs. B G (28) SR- TT OR: 104 03Nov16 Mey(d) 2000 F 84-99 117 2:06:86 P Dobbs 60 6 15.75 10 Etijaah 55 104 Majestic Warrior (USA) / Sweet Beat (USA) by Tiznow (USA) 57 Kgs 05Mar16 Mey(d) 2000 F G1 240 2:03:09 S Hitchcott 57 8 14.25 12 Special Fighter 57 104 Trainer: Dhruba Selvaratnam Christopher Hayes 25Feb16 Mey(d) 2000 F 95+ 90 2:04:24 S Hitchcott 53 2 2 8 California Chrome 60 105 (2) H.H.Sh. Ahmed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum 2 21Jan16 Mey(d) 1900 F 100-123 72 1:57:39 S Hitchcott 59.5 4 7.5 6 Special Fighter 59 108 Breeder: Gary & Mary West Stables Inc 10 Starts (3-2-0) HUNTING GROUND (USA) 6yrs. B G (294) OR: 102 17Nov16 Mey(d) 1600 F R Cond 135 1:38:73 P Smullen 58 5 10.5 10 Need To Know 56.5 104 Street Cry (IRE) / Panty Raid (USA) by Include (USA) 57 Kgs 05Mar16 Mey(d) 1600 F G3 120 1:36:43 P Smullen 57 6 10.75 8 Cool Cowboy 57 105 Trainer: Salem bin Ghadayer Saeed Al Mazrooei(nil) 18Feb16 Mey(d) 1900 F 95-118 66 1:56:72 C Hayes 56.5 5 10.75 14 Faulkner 58.5 105 (10) H.E.Sh. Hamdan Bin Mohd Al Maktoum (MRW 54kg) 21Jan16 Mey(d) 1600 F 95-118 66 1:38:14 C Hayes 57 1 1 14 American Hope 57 100 10 Breeder: Darley 24 Starts (4-2-3) ENNOBLED FRIEND (USA) 6yrs. B G (28) B TT OR: 102 25Feb16 Mey(d) 2000 F 95+ 90 2:04:24 M Barzalona 53.5 4 4.5 8 California Chrome 60 102 Malibu Moon (USA) / Seek to Soar (USA) by Seeking The Gold (USA) 57 Kgs 14Jan16 Mey(d) 2000 F 95-108 66 2:04:64 M Barzalona 59 5 2.5 10 Munaaser 57.5 104 Trainer: Ahmad bin Harmash &ROP2·'RQRJKXH 07Jan16 Mey(d) 1900 F 95-108 66 1:57:85 M Barzalona 58 3 2.25 9 One Man Band 59 104 (3) Sh. Juma Bin Dalmook Al Maktoum 3 22Jan15 Mey(d) 2000 F 80-90 36 2:06:40 M Barzalona 59.5 1 4.5 10 Cry Joy 54.5 93 Breeder: Phillips Racing Partnership 18 Starts (1-3-3) CANDY BOY (USA) 5yrs. B H (264) SR OR: 115 17Nov16 Mey(d) 1600 F R Cond 135 1:38:73 R Mullen 58 3 2.25 10 Need To Know 56.5 102 &DQG\5LGH $5* 6KH·V$Q(OHYHQ 86$ E\,Q([FHVV ,5( 57 Kgs 18Feb16 Mey(T) 1600 G 95-108 66 1:36:14 M Monaghan 58 14 10.75 16 Carry On Deryck 57.5 102 Trainer: Doug Watson Patrick Dobbs 28Jan16 Mey(T) 1800 G G2 120 1:47:85 F Tylicki 57.5 12 18 14 Forries Waltz 57.5 102 (11) Ramzan Kadyrov 22Jan16 Jeb(d) 1600 F G3 345 1:38:06 F Tylicki 57 3 1.75 10 Sefri 57 102 11 Breeder: Lee & Susan Searing 14 Starts (2-4-2) REMBRANDT VAN RIJN (IRE) 5yrs. B G (270) SR B OR: 105 26Mar16 Mey(d) 2000 F G1 6000 2:01:83 P Dobbs 57 7 5.75 12 California Chrome 57 115 Peintre Celebre (USA) / Private Life (FR) by Bering (GB) 57 Kgs 28Mar15 Mey(d) 2000 F G1 6000 2:03:24 P Dobbs 57 4 9.25 9 57 115 Trainer: Salem bin Ghadayer Antonio Fresu 01Nov14 SaA(d) 2000 F Grade 1 0 1:59:88 C Nakatani 55.5 6 5.5 14 Bayern 55.5 (4) H.E.Sh. Hamdan Bin Mohd Al Maktoum 4 20Sep14 Prx(d) 1800 F Grade 2 0 1:46:96 J Rosario 55.5 3 5.75 8 Bayern 56 Breeder: Bjorn Nielsen 11 Starts (4-3-1) PRINCE OF ALL (GB) 5yrs. CH H (790) OR: 105 20Mar16 Abu(T) 2200 G G3 240 2:16:30 R Ffrench 57 3 1.25 12 Khusoosy 56.5 105 Iffraaj (GB) / Ya Hajar (GB) by Lycius (USA) 57 Kgs 29Aug15 Wnd(T) 2000 GS G3 0 2:07:70 G Baker 57.5 7 4.75 8 Racing History 54 102 Trainer: Ali Rashid Al Rayhi 'DQH2·1HLOO 08Aug15 Hdo(T) 2100 GF 00-105 0 2:10:20 G Baker 60.5 1 2 11 The Character 54 96 (12) H.H.Sh. Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum 12Jun15 San(T) 2000 GF 00-90 0 2:08:00 G Baker 60.5 1 0.5 9 Solo Hunter 55 90 12 Breeder: Rabbah Bloodstock Ltd 7 Starts (2-1-1) INTERPRET (USA) 8yrs. B G (20) V OR: 100 17Oct14 Dun(a) 2000 F Listed 0 2:13:56 C Hayes 59.5 4 4.5 7 Obliterator 58 109 Distorted Humor (USA) / Quendom (ARG) by Interprete (ARG) 57 Kgs 03Oct14 Dun(a) 2000 F G3 0 2:09:76 C Hayes 58.5 2 0.5 8 Cat O’mountain 61 109 Trainer: Musabbeh Al Mheiri George Buckell(nil) 13Sep14 Leo(T) 2000 G G3 0 2:03:12 C Hayes 57 4 8 10 57 110 (5) H.E.Sh. Majid Bin Mohd Al Maktoum (MRW 54kg) 5 17Jun14 Asc(T) 1600 G G1 0 1:39:00 C Hayes 57 7 6 7 Kingman 57 102 Breeder: Alessandro Miserocchi 23 Starts (5-5-1) 25Nov16 Jeb(d) 1800 F R Cond 66 1:49:14 G Buckell 56.5 8 23.75 10 Sharpalo 53 102 Track Record: CALIFORNIA CHROME (USA) - Time: 2—01:83 - 26/3/2016 - V Espinoza 03Nov16 Mey(d) 2000 F 84-99 117 2:06:86 G Buckell 57.5 3 8.5 10 Etijaah 55 102 19Feb16 Jeb(d) 1950 F Listed 300 1:57:93 W Smith 57 6 7.75 11 Haatheq 57 105 05Feb16 Jeb(d) 1950 F R Cond 66 1:58:73 F Jara 59.5 6 8.75 11 Haatheq 59.5 106 Pick 6 Analysis EtijaahZDVOLWHUDOO\XQFKDOOHQJHGRYHUWKLVWULSKHUHDPRQWKEDFNDQG To Advertise in Contact us at VKRXOGEHIDYRXULWHWKLVWLPHWRRZKLOHHunting GroundUHWXUQVWR 0H\GDQDIWHUKLVIRXUWKSODFHÀQLVKWR'XEDL:RUOG&XSZLQQHU&DOL- Post Box NO: 53300, Dubai, UAE IRUQLD&KURPHLQDZDUPXSLQ)HEUXDU\7UDFNDQGWULSZLQQHUTrinity e-mail: media@[email protected] ForceFRXOGVSLFHWKLQJVXSIXUWKHU Duane Fonseca) SELECTIONS Tele: +971 4 342 99 99, Fax: +971 4 342 21 21 Etijaah Hunting Ground Trinity Force 44 15 December 2016

Race UNITED COLOR (USA) 7yrs. B H (272) TT OR: 104 9:25 PM THOROUGHBREDS LISTED Ghostzapper (USA) / Silk Candy (CAN) by Langfuhr (CAN) 57 Kgs Trainer: Dhruba Selvaratnam Brett Doyle 6 (6) H.H.Sh. Ahmed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum The Garhoud Sprint Breeder: Adena Springs Sponsored by 39 Starts (11-3-13) Lincoln Continental 18Mar16 Jeb(d) 1200 F R Cond 66 1:11:61 C Hayes 58 4 3.75 12 Krypton Factor 56.5 104 04Mar16 Jeb(d) 1000 F Listed 300 0:58:78 C Hayes 57 3 2.25 12 Morawij 57 106 19Feb16 Jeb(d) 1000 F R Cond 66 0:59:20 W Smith 58 1 1.25 8 Morawij 59.5 101 07Jan16 Mey(T) 1400 G 100-113 72 1:23:61 C Hayes 56.5 15 10 16 Ghaamer 56 104

MIDLANDER (IRE) 4yrs. B C (48) B1 OR: 95 Shamardal (USA) / Mille (GB) by Dubai Millennium (GB) 57 Kgs Trainer: Satish Seemar Richard Mullen 7 (7) Mr. Ali Haddad Purse: AED 250,000 Breeder: Darley 21 Starts (6-3-0) (1st: AED 150,000; 2nd: AED 50,000; 3rd: AED 25,000; 4th: AED 12,500; 5th: AED 7,500; 6th: AED 5,000) 28Oct16 Jeb(d) 1000 F 85-105 63 0:59:03 R Mullen 56.5 9 12.25 12 Mushir 53 95 For NH & SH three year olds and older. Weight: SH 3 year olds 56.5kg, NH 3 year olds and older 21Sep15 Lei(T) 1000 GS 00-95 0 1:00:80 W Buick 59.5 1 0.75 10 Apache Storm 58.5 90 & SH 4 year olds and older 59.5kg, Penalties: Winners of a Group or Grade 1 since Decmber 31, 05Sep15 Hdo(T) 1000 GS 00-100 0 1:00:50 S De Sousa 56 9 4 15 Maljaa 59 91 2015 2.5kg, Winners of a Group or Grade 2 since Decmber 31, 2015 1.5kg, Winners of a Group 19Aug15 Yor(T) 1100 GS 00-105 0 1:03:40 W Buick 55.5 14 9.25 20 Caspian Prince 60.5 93 or Grade 3 since Decmber 31, 2015 1kg, Allowances: Fillies & Mares 2kg. Note: Should no SH 3 year olds declare to run the weights will be adjusted to NH 3 year olds SHAISHEE (USA) 6yrs. Db/br G (272) V OR: 102 and older & SH 4 year olds and older 57kg. Indian Charlie (USA) / Hatpin (USA) by Smart Strike (CAN) 57 Kgs AED 875 to enter, free to declare and start. Trainer: Musabbeh Al Mheiri Fernando Jara 8 (8) H.H.Sh. Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum 6yrs. B G (14) B2 OR: 98 HEAVY METAL (GB) Breeder: Audley Farm Exceed And Excel (AUS) / Rock Opera (SAF) by Lecture (USA) 57 Kgs 27 Starts (5-6-6) 1 Trainer: Salem bin Ghadayer Antonio Fresu 18Mar16 Jeb(d) 1400 F R Cond 66 1:24:72 P Hanagan 58 NK 8 Fitzgerald 53.5 102 05Mar16 Mey(d) 1200 F G3 120 1:10:20 T O’Shea 57 4 7.25 6 Muarrab 57 107 1 (1) H.E.Sh. Hamdan Bin Mohd Al Maktoum 4 25Feb16 Mey(d) 1200 F 95-118 66 1:10:86 D Probert 60 7.75 10 Marking 60 109 Breeder: Darley 19Feb16 Jeb(d) 1000 F R Cond 66 0:59:20 P Hanagan 59.5 6 4.25 8 United Color 58 109 45 Starts (8-6-0) Date Crs Dist TC Type Dhs. Time Jockey Wgt FP Len Rn Bt/By Kgs OR MY CATCH (IRE) 5yrs. B G (308) OR: 105 4 01Dec16 Mey(d) 1600 F 85-94 114 1:38:96 R Ffrench 59.5 3.25 9 Stormardal 60 98 Camacho (GB) / Catch The Sea (IRE) by (IRE) 57 Kgs 2 17Nov16 Mey(d) 1600 F R Cond 135 1:38:73 R Ffrench 56.5 2 10 Need To Know 56.5 98 Trainer: Doug Watson Patrick Dobbs 6 18Mar16 Jeb(d) 1400 F R Cond 66 1:24:72 R Ffrench 58 13.25 8 Shaishee 58 101 9 (9) Valentin Bukhtoyarov & Evgeny Kappushev 2 25Feb16 Mey(d) 1400 F 100-123 72 1:23:55 M Barzalona 57 6 6 One Man Band 60 104 Breeder: D Noonan & Loughphilip Bloodstock 18 Starts (4-2-2) 11Feb16 Mey(d) 1200 F G3 120 1:10:88 P Dobbs 57 4 5 10 Rich Tapestry 57 105 AJWAD (GB) 3yrs. B C (287) OR: 87 28Jan16 Mey(d) 1200 F 95-118 66 1:11:52 P Dobbs 60 2 2 6 Kifaah 56.5 105 Rock Of Gibraltar (IRE) / Afrodita (IRE) by Montjeu (IRE) 57 Kgs 07Jan16 Mey(d) 1200 F 95-108 66 1:11:61 P Dobbs 58.5 3 2.75 8 Nawwaar 55.5 105 Trainer: Rashed Bouresly Gokhan Kocakaya 19Nov15 Mey(d) 1200 F 80-94 99 1:11:67 P Dobbs 59 1 6.5 6 Tamaathul 56 97 2 (2) Bouresly Racing Syndicate INDIANAPOLIS (USA) 5yrs. Db/br H (315) SR B2 V- TT OR: 98 Breeder: Litex Commerce 0HGDJOLD'·2UR 86$ 3UHWW\¶16PDUW 86$ E\%HDX*HQLXV &$1 57 Kgs 4 Starts (0-1-1) Trainer: Satish Seemar Adrie De Vries 03Mar16 Mey(T) 1400 G Listed 75 1:23:55 F Tylicki 55 4 7.75 9 Pure Diamond 53 87 (10) A Aboushkiwat Family 3 10 11Feb16 Mey(T) 1400 G Cond 45 1:24:26 D Probert 57 3.5 14 Comicas 57 Breeder: Turner Breeders 30Jan16 Mey(d) 1200 F Maid 75 1:13:55 F Jara 54 8 9.5 14 Tobaco 58 2 8 Starts (3-0-0) 22Jan16 Jeb(d) 1400 F Maid 36 1:27:24 F Jara 54 Nk 16 Mr Churchill 57.5 04Feb16 Mey(d) 1600 F G3 120 1:37:37 R Mullen 57 7 14.75 7 Confrontation 57 102 14Jan16 Mey(d) 1200 F Listed 90 1:10:97 F Jara 57 6 12.25 9 Reynaldothewizard 57 105 5 MUTAHADDITH (GB) 6yrs. B G (42) TT OR: 86 17Dec15 Mey(d) 1200 F Listed 135 1:11:11 R Mullen 57 8.25 9 Muarrab 59.5 105 26Dec14 SaA(d) 1400 F Grade 1 0 1:20:69 G Stevens 53.5 4 2.25 9 Shared Belief 56 Shamardal (USA) / Castaway Queen (IRE) by Selkirk (USA) 57 Kgs

Trainer: Ali Rashid Al Rayhi Saeed Al Mazrooei(nil) MUARRAB (GB) 7yrs. B G (264) OR: 115 3 (3) H.E.Sh. Hamdan Bin Mohd Al Maktoum (MRW 54kg) Oasis Dream (GB) / Licence To Thrill (GB) by Wolfhound (USA) 59.5 Kgs Breeder: Horizon Bloodstock Ltd Trainer: Musabbeh Al Mheiri 'DQH2·1HLOO (11) H.H.Sh. Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum 14 Starts (3-2-0) 11 Breeder: Stratford Place Stud 03Nov16 Mey(d) 1200 F 80-89 105 1:13:24 T O’Shea 56 4 1.75 11 Ajraam 58.5 86 18Mar16 Jeb(d) 1200 F R Cond 66 1:11:61 S Hitchcott 53.5 12 Dist 12 Krypton Factor 56.5 86 24 Starts (13-3-2) 26Mar16 Mey(d) 1200 F G1 1200 1:10:59 P Hanagan 57 1 NK 10 X Y Jet 57 112 11Mar16 Mey(d) 1200 F 74-84 87 1:11:78 T O’Shea 57.5 2 Ns 10 Alareef 58 84 05Mar16 Mey(d) 1200 F G3 120 1:10:20 P Hanagan 57 1 5.25 6 Kifaah 57 112 13Feb16 Mey(d) 1200 F 74-84 870 1:12:69 T O’Shea 57.5 4 4.75 7 Stunned 58.5 84 11Feb16 Mey(d) 1200 F G3 120 1:10:88 P Hanagan 57 2 1.5 10 Rich Tapestry 57 112 14Jan16 Mey(d) 1200 F Listed 90 1:10:97 P Hanagan 57 5 12.25 9 Reynaldothewizard 57 113 ALMARGO (IRE) 5yrs. B G (20) V OR: 90 Invincible Spirit (IRE) / Alexander Youth (IRE) by Exceed And Excel (AUS) 57 Kgs GHAAMER (USA) 6yrs. B G (264) SR TT OR: 112 Hard Spun (USA) / Teeba (USA) by Seeking The Gold (USA) 57 Kgs Trainer: Ahmad bin Harmash &ROP2·'RQRJKXH Trainer: Ali Rashid Al Rayhi 7DGKJ2·6KHD (4) Gianmaria Cerlini 4 12 (12) H.H.Sh. Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Breeder: Mountarmstrong Stud Breeder: Shadwell Farm LLC 27 Starts (6-1-3) 25 Starts (7-4-2) 15 25Nov16 Jeb(d) 1200 F 85-105 63 1:10:35 A Fresu 53 3 0.75 16 Mushir 55 90 26Mar16 Mey(T) 1800 G G1 3600 1:47:13 T O’Shea 57 18.25 15 Real Steel 57 112 2 28Oct16 Jeb(d) 1000 F 85-105 63 0:59:03 X Ziani 54 4 4.25 12 Mushir 53 90 25Feb16 Mey(T) 1600 G G2 150 1:36:45 P Hanagan 57.5 SHd 10 Safety Check 59 109 1 13Feb16 Mey(T) 1600 G 84-94 99 1:38:25 M Monaghan 56.5 12 8 14 Groor 55.5 95 14Feb16 Abu(T) 1400 G Listed 228 1:23:93 P Hanagan 57 NK 10 Zahee 57 106 21Jan16 Mey(T) 1400 G G2 150 1:22:77 D O’Neill 57 8 10.75 9 Safety Check 57 106 28Jan16 Mey(d) 1400 F 100-123 72 1:24:45 M Barzalona 56 8 17.75 9 Cool Cowboy 58.5 100

Track Record: MUARRAB (GB) - Time: 1—10:20 - 5/3/2016 - P Hanagan MORAWIJ (GB) 6yrs. CH G (20) SR OR: 105 Exceed And Excel (AUS) / Sister Moonshine (FR) by Piccolo (GB) 57 Kgs Trainer: Dhruba Selvaratnam Christopher Hayes Pick 6 Analysis 5 (5) H.H.Sh. Ahmed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum 'XEDL*ROGHQ6KDKHHQZLQQHUMuarrabLVGHÀQLWHO\WKHRQHWRZDWFKRXW Breeder: Dunchurch Lodge Stud Co IRUKDYLQJZRQWZLFHKHUHODVW\HDUEXWMutahaddith’sFORVHIRXUWKKHUH 25 Starts (6-4-3) ODVWPRQWKDQGDVKRUWHUWULSIRUHeavy MetalPDNHLWDQLQWHUHVWLQJPL[ 4 25Nov16 Jeb(d) 1200 F 85-105 63 1:10:35 J Doyle 60 1.25 16 Mushir 55 105 Duane Fonseca) 26Mar16 Mey(d) 1200 F G1 1200 1:10:59 C Hayes 57 3 4 10 Muarrab 57 105 04Mar16 Jeb(d) 1000 F Listed 300 0:58:78 W Smith 57 1 1.25 12 Spin Cycle 57 105 SELECTIONS 2 19Feb16 Jeb(d) 1000 F R Cond 66 0:59:20 C Hayes 59.5 1.25 8 United Color 58 105 Muarrab Mutahaddith Heavy Metal

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Race 10:00 PM THOROUGHBREDS LISTED COOL COWBOY (USA) 5yrs. CH H (34) SR OR: 112 Kodiak Kowboy (USA) / Grand Breeze (USA) by Grand Slam (USA) 58 Kgs Trainer: Doug Watson Patrick Dobbs The Dubai Creek Mile 7 (7) Zaur Sekrekov Sponsored by Breeder: Columbiana Farm Lincoln MKZ 19 Starts (7-6-2) 11Nov16 Jeb(d) 1400 F R Cond 66 1:23:40 P Dobbs 60 3 8.25 10 Beachy Head 54 112 26Mar16 Mey(d) 1600 F G2 600 1:35:21 P Dobbs 57 3 4.75 9 One Man Band 57 112 05Mar16 Mey(d) 1600 F G3 120 1:36:43 P Dobbs 57 1 3.75 8 Ross 57 111 18Feb16 Mey(d) 1600 F 100-123 72 1:37:15 P Dobbs 60 2 0.5 12 Maftool 59.5 110

FAUVISM (USA) 7yrs. B G (320) OR: 95 Zamindar (USA) / Chaffinch (USA) by Lear Fan (USA) 57 Kgs Purse: AED 250,000 Trainer: Rashed Bouresly Bruno Reis 8 (8) Bouresly Racing Syndicate (1st: AED 150,000; 2nd: AED 50,000; 3rd: AED 25,000; 4th: AED 12,500; 5th: AED 7,500; 6th: AED 5,000) Breeder: Juddmonte Farms INC For NH & SH three year olds and older. Weight: SH 3 year olds 54.5kg, NH 3 year olds 59kg, NH & SH 4 year olds and older 59.5kg, Penalties: Winners of a Group or Grade 1 since Decmber 15 Starts (2-2-3) 8 31, 2015 2.5kg, Winners of a Group or Grade 2 since Decmber 31, 2015 1.5kg, Winners of a 30Jan16 Mey(T) 1800 G 84-94 99 1:48:96 D David 58 8.25 16 Torchlighter 59 95 10 Group or Grade 3 since Decmber 31, 2015 1kg, Allowances: Fillies & Mares 2kg. 22Jan16 Jeb(d) 1600 F G3 345 1:38:06 D O’Neill 57 21.25 10 Sefri 57 95 4 Note: Entries will not be accepted for horses rated below 85. Should no SH 3 year olds declare to 13Feb14 Doh(T) 1600 G Cond 0 1:37:75 S Ladjadj 60 1.75 13 Excuse To Linger 60 4 run the weights will be adjusted to NH 3 year olds 56.5kg. NH & SH 4 year olds and older 57kg. 04Feb14 Doh(T) 2100 G G3 (Qat) 0 2:10:43 Y Aouabed 54 1.5 16 Willie The Whipper 55 AED 875 to enter, free to declare and start. DORMELLO (IRE) 8yrs. B H (270) SR OR: 109 MAFTOOL (USA) 4yrs. Db/br G (264) SR OR: 112 Hard Spun (USA) / With Intention (USA) by Mr Greeley (USA) 57 Kgs Dansili (GB) / Field Of Hope (IRE) by Selkirk (USA) 57 Kgs Trainer: Musabbeh Al Mheiri 'DQH2·1HLOO Trainer: Dhruba Selvaratnam Christopher Hayes 1 (1) H.H.Sh. Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum 9 (9) H.H.Sh. Ahmed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Breeder: C Kidder & J K & Linda Griggs Breeder: Grundy Bloodstock SRL 15 Starts (4-4-2) Date Crs Dist TC Type Dhs. Time Jockey Wgt FP Len Rn Bt/By Kgs OR 33 Starts (7-3-4) 4 26Mar16 Mey(d) 1600 F G2 600 1:35:21 P Hanagan 57 7 16.75 9 One Man Band 57 112 20Mar16 Abu(T) 2200 G G3 240 2:16:30 P Dobbs 57 2.25 12 Khusoosy 56.5 109 1 18Feb16 Mey(d) 1600 F 100-123 72 1:37:15 D O’Neill 59.5 1 0.5 12 Cool Cowboy 60 109 03Mar16 Mey(T) 2000 G 95-108 66 2:02:67 C Hayes 58 2.75 14 Beach Bar 56.5 104 2 06Sep15 Vel(T) 2400 G G2 0 2:29:45 D O’Neill 55.5 2 0.5 9 Connecticut 60 11Feb16 Mey(T) 1800 G 95-108 66 1:50:03 C Hayes 58 1.5 14 Musaddas 57.5 104 4 17Aug15 Chd(a) 1600 S Cond 0 1:36:20 D O’Neill 61 3 1.5 6 Algaith 56 106 21Jan16 Mey(T) 2435 G 95+ 90 2:35:06 C Hayes 56.5 0.75 14 Haafaguinea 60 104

FARRIER (USA) 8yrs. B G (264) SR CP- OR: 104 FRANKYFOURFINGERS (FR) 6yrs. DkB H (343) OR: 111 Tapit (USA) / Wild Vision (USA) by Wild Again (USA) 57 Kgs Trainer: Satish Seemar Richard Mullen Sunday Break (JPN) / Texaloula (FR) by Kendor (FR) 57 Kgs 2 (2) H.E.Sh. Maktoum Bin Mohd Al Maktoum Trainer: Salem bin Ghadayer Sam Hitchcott Breeder: Winchell Thoroughbreds LLC 10 (10) H.E.Sh. Hamdan Bin Mohd Al Maktoum 23 Starts (4-8-5) Breeder: SCEA Des Prairies 26Mar16 Mey(T) 1800 G G1 3600 1:47:13 R Mullen 57 13 8 15 Real Steel 57 112 2 20 Starts (6-6-1) 05Mar16 Mey(T) 1800 G G1 180 1:48:71 R Mullen 57 1.5 9 Tryster 57 104 11 2 07Jan16 Mey(d) 1600 F G2 150 1:37:12 M Barzalona 57 16.5 13 Le Bernardin 57 111 19Feb16 Jeb(d) 1950 F Listed 300 1:57:93 R Mullen 57 Ns 11 Haatheq 57 104 5 14Jan16 Mey(d) 2000 F 95-108 66 2:04:64 R Mullen 59 4 2 10 Munaaser 57.5 104 28Mar15 Mey(d) 1600 F G2 600 1:36:81 M Barzalona 57 2 15 Tamarkuz 57 111 07Mar15 Mey(d) 2000 F G1 240 2:04:92 M Barzalona 57 4 8.25 9 African Story 57 112 1 FOOTBRIDGE (USA) 6yrs. B G (301) B OR: 106 05Feb15 Mey(d) 1900 F G2 150 1:58:24 M Barzalona 57 Hd 11 Prince Bishop 57 108 Street Cry (IRE) / Thousand Islands (GB) by Dubai Millennium (GB) 57 Kgs Trainer: Charlie Appleby &ROP2·'RQRJKXH NEED TO KNOW (SAF) 8yrs. B G (28) B TT OR: 103 (3) Godolphin 3 Western Winter (USA) / Promisefrommyheart (SAF) by Elliodor (FR) 57 Kgs Breeder: Darley 17 Starts (3-4-3) Trainer: Ali Rashid Al Rayhi Saeed Al Mazrooei(nil) 18Feb16 Mey(d) 1600 F 100-123 72 1:37:15 R Mullen 58 5 0.75 12 Maftool 59.5 106 11 (11) H.E.Sh. Mansoor Bin Mohd Al Maktoum (MRW 54kg) 6 21Jan16 Mey(d) 1900 F 100-123 72 1:57:39 W Buick 60 11.25 6 Special Fighter 59 109 Breeder: Varsfontein Stud 28Feb15 Mey(d) 2000 F 100+ 105 2:05:28 W Buick 60 4 6.75 7 Henry Clay 56.5 109 40 Starts (5-9-8) 01Nov14 SaA(d) 2000 F Grade 1 0 1:59:88 R Bejarano 57 10 10.75 14 Bayern 55.5 17Nov16 Mey(d) 1600 F R Cond 135 1:38:73 T O’Shea 56.5 1 2 10 Heavy Metal 56.5 96 13Nov16 Abu(T) 1600 G R Cond 75 1:33:10 T O’Shea 56.5 6 5.25 15 Shamaal Nibras 56.5 96 LONG WATER (USA) 5yrs. B G (6) B OR: 85 11Sep16 Seo(d) 1800 H Cond 0 1:52:30 T O’Shea 57 16 Dist 16 Chrysolite 57 Elusive Quality (USA) / Round Pond (USA) by Awesome Again (CAN) 57 Kgs 02Apr16 Jin Trl(T) 1600 G 65+ 450 1:36:39 T O’Shea 62 9 13.5 10 Expert 55.5 96 Trainer: Helal Al Alawi George Buckell(nil) 4 (4) Mr. Abdul Ghani Abdulla Abdul Ghani Al Abdul Ghani (MRW 54kg) Breeder: Darley FITZGERALD (USA) 4yrs. B G (28) H- TT OR: 95 16 Starts (2-1-3) Elusive Quality (USA) / Filamonia (ARG) by Slew Gin Fizz (USA) 57 Kgs 09Dec16 Jeb(d) 1400 F 80-89 57 1:24:94 R Ffrench 55.5 5 7 13 Stunned 58 85 Trainer: Ahmad bin Harmash Antonio Fresu 03Nov16 Mey(d) 1400 F 70-79 96 1:26:18 R Ffrench 56.5 1 3.75 10 Muhtaram 59 77 28Oct16 Jeb(d) 1200 F 70-79 51 1:12:85 R Ffrench 55.5 2 1.75 8 Fast Enough 59.5 75 12 (12) Mr. Buti Bintooq Almarri 04Mar16 Jeb(d) 1600 F 60-74 45 1:37:35 H Crouch 57.5 8 15 11 Just A Penny 58 79 Breeder: Darley 12 Starts (3-2-6) EARNSHAW (USA) 5yrs. GR H (11) B TT OR: 107 17Nov16 Mey(d) 1400 F 80-89 105 1:25:34 D O’Neill 58.5 1 1.75 9 Bannock 54 91 0HGDJOLD'·2UR 86$ (PLO\%URQWH *% E\0DFKLDYHOOLDQ 86$ 57 Kgs 03Nov16 Mey(d) 1200 F 80-89 105 1:13:24 A Fresu 58.5 3 1.75 11 Ajraam 58.5 91 Trainer: Salem bin Ghadayer Fernando Jara 18Mar16 Jeb(d) 1400 F R Cond 66 1:24:72 T O’Shea 53.5 2 Nk 8 Shaishee 58 88 (5) H.E.Sh. Hamdan Bin Mohd Al Maktoum 5 11Mar16 Mey(d) 1600 F 78-89 99 1:37:36 F Tylicki 57.5 3 5 6 Stormardal 57 88 Breeder: Darley 14 Starts (2-3-2) 04Dec16 Abu(T) 1600 G Listed 2280 1:33:87 R Ffrench 57 4 2.5 14 Championship 57 107 05Mar16 Mey(T) 1800 G G1 180 1:48:71 M Barzalona 57 6 6.25 9 Tryster 57 109 Track Record: ONE MAN BAND (IRE) - Time: 1—35:21 - 26/3/2016 - S Hitchcott 18Feb16 Mey(T) 2000 G G3 120 2:04:79 M Barzalona 57.5 8 6 10 Tryster 57.5 111 28Jan16 Mey(T) 1800 G G2 120 1:47:85 M Barzalona 57.5 3 4 14 Forries Waltz 57.5 111 Pick 6 Analysis LE BERNARDIN (USA) 7yrs. Db/br H (285) SR TT OR: 110 :KLOHLong WaterLVRQHRIWKHIDYRXULWHVWRKXQWGRZQWKHPLOHDIWHU Bernardini (USA) / La Rosa (USA) by Wild Again (USA) 58.5 Kgs Trainer: Ali Rashid Al Rayhi 7DGKJ2·6KHD ZLQQLQJKHUHRYHUIODVWPRQWK+RZHYHULe Bernardin’sWZRZLQVRYHU 6 (6) H.E.Sh. Ahmed Bin Mohd Al Maktoum WULSDQGWUDFNPDNHKLPDUHGKRWSURVSHFWDVZHOODORQJZLWKNeed To Breeder: Mike G Rutherford KnowZKROHIW$O5D\KLEHDPLQJDPRQWKEDFNLQDFRQGLWLRQVUDFHRYHU 18 Starts (7-0-3) 05Mar16 Mey(d) 1600 F G3 120 1:36:43 T O’Shea 57 3 4.25 8 Cool Cowboy 57 111 I Duane Fonseca) 04Feb16 Mey(d) 1600 F G3 120 1:37:37 T O’Shea 58.5 4 2.75 7 Confrontation 57 113 07Jan16 Mey(d) 1600 F G2 150 1:37:12 T O’Shea 57 1 Hd 13 Layl 57 113 SELECTIONS 1 17Dec15 Mey(d) 1600 F Listed 135 1:36:12 T O’Shea 57 5.5 7 Gold City 57 107 Le Bernardin Long Water Need To Know

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RB Burning Ash Cloe De Faust HARJAH stage their Stable companion, Cloe De of the campaign having scored He failed to land a blow on penultimate fixture of 2016 Faust, also has a solitary victory to a thrilling victory at Al Ain his dirt debut at Jebel Ali over a Swith a 1700m Purebred her credit but that was on dirt, at last week. 1000m. However, plenty from the Arabian handicap the most Al Ain almost exactly a year ago Doug Watson does not have yard have bounced back after a valuable contest on a six race card over 1400m. all that many Purebred Arabians break and it would be no surprise which, as always, has attracted Another trainer going well, but saddles Hakim, a Jebel Ali to see him go close. plenty of runners. especially with their Purebred winner in January of this year. Paranormal has run twice since Conceding weight to all his Arabian runners, is Helal Al He has run satisfactorily on this joining Watson, disappointing rivals is Al Dheeb, trained by Alawi and his Boss Des Vialettes course in the past and, if able to last time at Meydan but an Mohd Ramadan and having only is another seeking a second get an uncontested lead, could be a excellent second at Sharjah on his sixth career start. career win. danger to all. the first. However, that was A winner on his debut, over That previous success was on The only Thoroughbred race is a over 1700m so the drop in trip is 1600m at Al Ain, he has not won the Abu Dhabi turf, just over 1200m maiden and, with the Satish possibly a concern. since but did face stiff tasks in his two years ago and he has been Seemar team in fine fettle, their That said, he should be staying three subsequent outings during missing from action for almost Website and Deserving Honour are on and showed decent early speed the last campaign. exactly 12 months. well worth a second glance. at both Meydan and on his sole UK He was an excellent second, He too has been set to stiff Website (yes, I looked up his outing, when trained by Saeed bin here at Sharjah, over 2000m on his missions since winning but, if able form online) ran seven times in Suroor and connections will be return to action this season and his to show his best form on his first Europe, most recently for Robert hoping he can ‘ghost home’. trainer’s runners are in good form visit to Sharjah, the handicapper Cowell in England having started on the whole. appears to have given him in France with Pascal Bary. Selections Sheikh Khalifa and his Al Asayl- a big chance. Interestingly, Bary appeared based trainer, Eric Lemartinel, That said, it should be noted to consider him ‘a stayer’ as Race 1: Alina enjoyed a very productive Saturday he has not been sighted in two he made his debut at 2000m and Sunday last week. It would be dirt attempts, both at Al Ain but and final French outing over Race 2: Yalap Al Naif (NB) no surprise were that to continue connections will be hoping Sharjah 2400m, whereas Cowell ran him into this card and they have two will suit him. at sprint trips when he showed Race 3: Paranormal live chances in this contest. Elise Jeanne may not have many his best form. Stable jockey, Tadhg O’Shea is horses in her yard but she does well A local and dirt debutant, he Race 4: AF Yatrooq (Nap) aboard RB Burning Ash, a winner with those she does have and her looks capable of a big run but just once after 13 starts and yet to MH Areeb can never be ignored Richard Mullen chooses Deserving Race 5: Al Dheeb score on dirt. However, he nearly at Sharjah. Honour who will be having just always runs well, including when a A winner here at their first a fourth career start, second in Race 6: Murawih W’Rsan close third over 2000m, at Sharjah, meeting of the season, he is the UAE and first for more than three weeks ago. actually chasing a third victory two years!

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2:00 PM PUREBRED ARABIANS UAE Bred Handicap 00-35 AS YASS (AE) 5yrs. CH H (280) OR: 33 Awaj (FR) / Wu-Ood (GB) by Zeidoun (TN) 59 Kgs 1 LONGINES Dolce Vita Trainer: Khalifa Al Neyadi Anas Al Siyabi 8 (13) Mr. Khalifa Matar Mohd Matar Al Neyadi Breeder: Sh Hamid bin Khadim bin Butti 12 Starts (0-0-2) 12Mar16 Shj(d) 1200 F 00-35 18 1:19:92 F Jara 59 4 8 16 Sns Nujood 58 33 Presented by 27Feb16 Shj(d) 1700 F 00-35 18 2:02:21 T O’Shea 60 11 23 15 Ameer Al Sraya 57.5 35 29Jan16 Ala(d) 1400 F 00-35 42 1:36:87 D David 60 5 6.75 12 Smalah 58.5 35 09Jan16 Ala(d) 1600 F 00-35 60 1:50:49 J Santiago 60 7 21.25 14 Al Waqqad 57 35

Purse: AED 30,000 MH LAZZAZ (AE) 8yrs. CH G (49) OR: 33 (1st: AED 18,000; 2nd: AED 6,000; 3rd: AED 3,300; 4th: AED 1,800; 5th: AED 900) Gerbya (FR) / Sheemah (AE) by Ouragan Du Cayrou (FR) 59 Kgs For four year olds and older bred in the UAE. Rated 00-35. Trainer: Elise Jeanne Adam McLean (3kg) AED 105 to enter, free to declare and start. 9 (5) Mr. Mansoor Khalifa Sultan bin Habtoor (MRW 53kg) Breeder: Mansoor Khalifa Sultan bin Habtoor ALINA (AE) 4yrs. CH F (49) SR B OR: 35 39 Starts (1-1-6) Calin Du Loup (FR) / Bas Ana (FR) by Izentespeshal (US) 60 Kgs 10 Trainer: Veronika Aske Antonio Fresu 29Oct16 Shj(d) 1200 F 00-35 18 1:21:70 J Santiago 59 9.75 16 Inthar 57.5 33 17Mar16 Ala(d) 1400 F 00-35 42 1:36:69 F Jara 59 9 12.5 12 Secret Sentinel 60 33 (16) Al Awda Stables 1 10 27Feb16 Shj(d) 1700 F 00-35 18 2:02:21 X Ziani 59 20.5 15 Ameer Al Sraya 57.5 33 Breeder: HH Sh Sultan bin Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan 7 8 Starts (1-2-0) 12Feb16 Ala(d) 1800 F 00-40 42 2:06:51 J Santiago 58 18.25 15 Joyous Dream 55.5 35 Date Crs Dist TC Type Dhs. Time Jockey Wgt FP Len Rn Bt/By Kgs OR 4 29Oct16 Shj(d) 1200 F 00-35 18 1:21:70 G Buckell 58.5 3.75 16 Inthar 57.5 35 62%$,+:·56$1 $( 5yrs. GR M (49) OR: 33 17Mar16 Ala(d) 1400 F 00-35 42 1:36:69 G Buckell 55.5 2 2.5 12 Secret Sentinel 60 35 Fares Ikhnatoon (EG) / Sweet Memories (US) by Monarch AH (US) 59 Kgs 12Mar16 Shj(d) 1200 F 00-35 18 1:19:92 D O’Neill 58.5 2 2.5 16 Sns Nujood 58 35 Trainer: Bakhit Al Ketbi Gokhan Kocakaya 14Feb16 Abu(T) 1600 G Pres 66 1:48:59 T O’Shea 57.5 7 8.75 16 Al Jazi 55.5 40 10 (10) H.E.Sh. Sultan Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Breeder: Sh Sultan bin Zayed Al Nahyan %$5((=:·56$1 $( 7yrs. B H (28) SR- B- TT OR: 35 Tron Ku Tu (US) / Philly Phrenzi (US) by Wiking (PL) 60 Kgs 4 Starts (0-0-1) 15 Trainer: Jaci Wickham Marc Monaghan (nil) 29Oct16 Shj(d) 1200 F 00-35 18 1:21:70 R Ffrench 59 Dist 16 Inthar 57.5 33 7 (6) Sh. Khalid Bin Sultan Bin Zayed Al Nahyan (MRW 54kg) 12Mar16 Shj(d) 1200 F Maid 24 1:19:44 G Phillips 55.5 3 16 Shamma W’rsan 56 2 3 Breeder: Sh Sultan bin Zayed Al Nahyan 27Feb16 Shj(d) 1200 F Maid 18 1:21:12 G Phillips 55.5 9.25 16 Af Ssayeb 57.5 13 18 Starts (0-2-1) 21Dec14 Abu(T) 1600 G Pres 66 1:51:55 D Muscutt 54.5 Dist 13 Nawarat Al Reef 56 19Nov16 Shj(d) 1700 F Maid 21 2:00:51 R Mullen 55 4 8 10 Tawajud 55 32 5 29Oct16 Shj(d) 1200 F 00-35 18 1:21:70 M Monaghan 58.5 4.5 16 Inthar 57.5 32 ZAAFRAN AL RAWASI (AE) 4yrs. B C (28) CP OR: 33 17Mar16 Ala(d) 1400 F 00-35 42 1:36:69 D O’Neill 60 12 19 12 Secret Sentinel 60 35 Dahess (GB) / Sultana (AE) by Volauvent (FR) 59 Kgs 12Mar16 Shj(d) 1200 F 00-35 18 1:19:92 S Hitchcott 60 7 8.25 16 Sns Nujood 58 35 Trainer: Saifaldin Deeb Sam Hitchcott (1) Mr. Faisal Sameer Al Mahmoud Al Ali RABBAH AL REEF (AE) 4yrs. B C (28) B1 OR: 35 11 Breeder: Faisal Sameer Mahmoud Al Ali Bibi De Carrere (FR) / Rhapsody In Blue (FR) by Tidjani (FR) 60 Kgs 5 Starts (0-0-0) Trainer: Abdulla Al Hammadi Fernando Jara 19Nov16 Shj(d) 2000 F Maid 18 2:21:50 S Hitchcott 57 5 11 16 Al Harth 57 30 3 (7) Al Ajban Stables 7 29Oct16 Shj(d) 1200 F Maid 21 1:19:20 S Hitchcott 55 11.5 16 Ya Hala 55 Breeder: Sh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan 27Feb16 Shj(d) 1200 F Maid 21 1:21:16 S Mazur 56 9 19.25 16 Jinad 58 7 Starts (1-0-1) 13 19Nov16 Shj(d) 1200 F 00-45 24 1:20:60 F Jara 55 3 0.5 15 Majd Abu Dhabi 60 35 20Dec15 Abu(T) 1400 G Pres 66 1:35:53 C Hayes 56 Dist 14 Af La’asae 55.5 29Oct16 Shj(d) 1700 F 00-40 21 2:02:31 S Hitchcott 58.5 12 Dist 13 Mh Areeb 60 37 10 17Mar16 Ala(d) 1400 F 00-35 42 1:36:69 J Rosales 60 13.75 12 Secret Sentinel 60 40 AS ANSAM (AE) 4yrs. CH F (28) SR CP OR: 32 07Feb16 Abu(T) 1600 G Pres 90 1:47:77 W Smith 56.5 9 Dist 9 Abhaar 60 45 Khoutoubia (FR) / Laika Al Mels (FR) by Dormane (FR) 58.5 Kgs Trainer: Veronika Aske Rafael de Oliveira SAFOUAN (AE) 5yrs. B H (28) OR: 35 (2) H.E.Sh. Hamed Bin Khadim Bin Butti Mijdadd (FR) / Layaly (FR) by Verdi Du Paon (FR) 60 Kgs 12 Breeder: Al Ain Stables Trainer: Mohammed Al Shamsi Goran Mešetovic 4 Starts (0-0-0) 4 (3) H.E.Sh. Khalifa Bin Tahnoon Bin Mohd Al Nahyan 13 19Nov16 Shj(d) 1200 F 00-45 24 1:20:60 G Buckell 54 Dist 15 Majd Abu Dhabi 60 33 Breeder: Sh Khalifa bin Tahnoon Al Nahyan 17Mar16 Ala(d) 1000 F Maid 42 1:07:80 G Phillips 53.5 5 8 15 Al Hadaf 58 4 Starts (0-0-0) 15 12Mar16 Shj(d) 1200 F Maid 24 1:19:44 D O’Neill 57 4 0.75 16 Shamma W’rsan 56 19Nov16 Shj(d) 1200 F 00-45 24 1:20:60 G Mešetovic 56 Dist 15 Majd Abu Dhabi 60 37 11 05Dec15 Shj(d) 1200 F Maid 21 1:18:90 S Mazur 55 4 4 15 Af Thobor 55 07Feb16 Abu(T) 1400 G Maid 48 1:36:75 S Hitchcott 55 Dist 12 Az Al Nayef 57.5 22Nov15 Abu(T) 1400 G Cond 48 1:35:93 S Mazur 57 9 Dist 9 Af Maqayes 57.5 5 13Nov15 Jeb(d) 1200 F Maid 24 1:23:67 S Mazur 57 13 9 Ab Jalad 57 BAROUD DE RODAIM (AE) 5yrs. CH G (15) SR B OR: 30 Kong (US) / Orphee De Ghazal (FR) by Kesberoy (FR) 57.5 Kgs 6yrs. CH M (15) B OR: 35 TAMOOH S (AE) Trainer: Saeed Hadher Al Mazrouei Adrie De Vries *X\WRX'H&DUUHUH )5 $I$OZDVKHP $( E\%HQJDOL'·$OEUHW )5 60 Kgs 13 (9) Mr. Saeed Hadher Abdullah Al Mazrooei Trainer: Helal Al Alawi George Buckell (1.5kg) Breeder: Rodaim Arabian Horse Stud (4) Mr. Ali Ebraheem Buhendi Abdulla Al Hosani (MRW 54kg) 5 7 Starts (0-0-0) Breeder: Mansour Ali Sulaiman Salem Al Shamisi 02Dec16 Ala(d) 1600 F 00-40 42 1:51:99 G Buckell 54 4 6.5 13 Mh Areeb 60 30 15 Starts (2-1-1) 26Nov16 Shj(d) 1700 F 00-35 18 2:03:08 X Ziani 57.5 6 7.5 14 Mor’eb 59 30 02Dec16 Ala(d) 1600 F 00-40 42 1:51:99 S Al Mazrooei 56 3 4.75 13 Mh Areeb 60 37 9 29Oct16 Shj(d) 1200 F 00-35 18 1:21:70 S Mazur 57.5 PU 16 Inthar 57.5 30 19Mar16 Ala(d) 1600 F 00-40 42 1:50:59 S Hitchcott 59 Dist 11 Tha’er 56.5 37 7 26Feb16 Ala(d) 1400 F 00-40 42 1:35:81 J Santiago 60 7 10.25 12 Naiem 57 40 19Feb16 Jeb(d) 1800 F Pres 30 2:04:07 F Tylicki 59.5 Dist 9 Sahm W’rsan 57 30 07Feb16 Abu(T) 1200 G 25-50 48 1:20:76 J Santiago 56.5 9 4 12 Latifa Princess 55 42 KASAB (AE) 6yrs. GR H (28) B OR: 30 =$0((/:·56$1 $( 7yrs. B R (21) V1 B- OR: 35 Nizam (GB) / Fayruz (FR) by Sambors Image (US) 57.5 Kgs Zachzell (US) / Our Queen B (US) by Monarch AH (US) 60 Kgs Trainer: Khalifa Al Neyadi Szczepan Mazur Trainer: Jaci Wickham Richard Mullen 14 (15) Mr. Mohd Hamed Musabbeh Khamis Al Neyadi (12) Sh. Hazza Bin Sultan Bin Zayed Al Nahyan 6 Breeder: Fahem Salem Al Naimi Breeder: Sh Sultan bin Zayed Al Nahyan 5 Starts (0-0-0) 12 Starts (1-0-1) 19Nov16 Shj(d) 1200 F 00-45 24 1:20:60 J Santiago 53 14 Dist 15 Majd Abu Dhabi 60 30 26Nov16 Shj(d) 1700 F 00-35 18 2:03:08 C Noble 57 9 19.5 14 Mor’eb 59 35 29Oct16 Shj(d) 1200 F Maid 21 1:19:20 P Robles 55 12 Dist 16 Ya Hala 55 29Oct16 Shj(d) 1200 F 00-35 18 1:21:70 R Mullen 59 3 2.5 16 Inthar 57.5 33 17Mar16 Ala(d) 1000 F Maid 42 1:07:80 I Koyuncu 55 15 Dist 15 Al Hadaf 58 17Mar16 Ala(d) 1400 F 00-35 42 1:36:69 S Hitchcott 59 11 15 12 Secret Sentinel 60 33 29Jan16 Ala(d) 1000 F Maid 42 1:07:40 C Sanchez 60 14 Dist 15 Es Kwashi 57.5 12Mar16 Shj(d) 1200 F 00-35 18 1:19:92 M Zeeshan 57.5 5 8.25 16 Sns Nujood 58 30

AR BINT AL ARAB (AE) 6yrs. GR M (28) OR: 34 ROH AL ETTIHAD (AE) 4yrs. B C (15) SR V OR: 30 Majd Al Arab (GB) / Zara (AE) by Chaikh Man (FR) 59.5 Kgs $I+HE$OZDWD·DQ $( $I7KDUD·D $( E\&KDLNK0DQ )5 57.5 Kgs Trainer: Helal Al Alawi 7DGKJ2·6KHD Trainer: Helal Al Alawi Bruno Reis 7 (14) Mr. Ali Rubayea Al Khamerri 15 (11) Mr. Mohd Hareb Mohd Hareb Al Otaiba Breeder: Ali Rubayea Al Khameeri Breeder: Mohd Hareb Mohd Hareb Al Otaiba 10 Starts (1-1-2) 9 Starts (0-0-1) 2 19Nov16 Shj(d) 1200 F 00-45 24 1:20:60 C Noble 52 Hd 15 Majd Abu Dhabi 60 33 02Dec16 Ala(d) 1600 F Cond 48 1:52:56 A McLean 54 7 12.25 15 Foladh 57 30 13 26Feb16 Ala(d) 1000 F 00-45 45 1:06:89 R Ffrench 56.5 13 15 Af Thobor 53.5 36 29Oct16 Shj(d) 1200 F 00-35 18 1:21:70 A McLean 55.5 14 Dist 16 Inthar 57.5 32 4 20Nov15 Ala(d) 1000 F 00-45 45 1:05:82 R Fitzpatrick 53.5 9.5 13 Latifa Princess 53 37 06Mar16 Abu(T) 1600 G R Cond 48 1:45:75 R Ffrench 55 11 22.25 14 Dhamin 55 32 9 14Nov15 Shj(d) 1200 F 00-45 24 1:18:75 R Ffrench 57.5 15.75 12 Abu Al Maarek 57.5 40 26Feb16 Ala(d) 1800 F Pres 60 2:04:71 H Crouch 54 11 Dist 12 Es Kwashi 51.5 32

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SIBAWAIH (AE) 8yrs. B H (29) B- OR: 30 YALAP AL NAIF (QA) 5yrs. CH H (21) OR: 43 Bibi De Carrere (FR) / Sumarya (IQ) by Stardance (GB) 57.5 Kgs Maeri du cassou (FR) / Heff De faust (FR) by Dormane (FR) 57 Kgs Trainer: Mohd Ibrahim Ismail Koyuncu (2.5kg) Trainer: Helal Al Alawi 7DGKJ2·6KHD 16 (8) Mr. Hasan Mohd Ali Al Kanar Al Shehhi (MRW 52.5kg) 3 (14) Al Noor Arabian Horse Stud Breeder: Sh Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan Breeder: Al Naif Stud 4 Starts (0-0-0) 7 Starts (0-3-1) 18Nov16 Ala(d) 1600 F Maid 42 1:54:59 I Koyuncu 54.5 9 Dist 14 Zaatar Al Reef 57 26Nov16 Shj(d) 1200 F Maid 21 1:19:57 R Ffrench 57 2 1 16 Yaa Salam 57 45 19Mar16 Ala(d) 1400 F Maid 42 1:37:22 S Mazur 57 8 Dist 11 Murawih W’rsan 57 20Nov16 Abu(T) 1600 G Cond 42 1:45:25 R Ffrench 57 4 3.25 10 Mh Tawag 55 45 27Feb16 Shj(d) 1200 F Maid 18 1:21:12 D Probert 60 8 21.75 16 Af Ssayeb 57.5 13Nov16 Abu(T) 1200 G 00-60 48 1:17:16 S De Sousa 53.5 6 3.25 14 Ibn Harmany Al Zobair 53 45 26Feb12 Abu(T) 1600 GF Maid 18 1:46:42 T Durcan 54 12 17.75 16 Wajfah W’rsan 56.5 20Mar16 Abu(T) 1400 G Maid 48 1:33:52 R Ffrench 60 7 10.25 15 Af Madrub 54 45

AF BELADI (AE) 9yrs. CH H (15) TT OR: 30 EID AL REEF (AE) 4yrs. B C (36) B OR: 38 Madour (FR) / Sambaa (FR) by Samsun (USA) 57.5 Kgs Bibi De Carrere (FR) / Eshraq (FR) by Djelfor (FR) 55 Kgs Trainer: Hardy Hötger Trainer: Abdulla Al Hammadi Fernando Jara 17 ( ) Mr. Mubarak Ahmed Shaheen Al Mansoori 4 (4) Al Ajban Stables Breeder: Khalid Khalifa Al Nabooda RESERVE Breeder: Al Reef Stables 16 Starts (1-0-1) 5 Starts (0-0-1) 02Dec16 Ala(d) 1600 F 00-40 42 1:51:99 A Fresu 55 12 Dist 13 Mh Areeb 60 30 11Nov16 Jeb(d) 1400 F Maid 24 1:36:84 F Jara 57 7 10 15 Af Tebyan 55 40 12Mar16 Shj(d) 1200 F 00-35 18 1:19:92 S Mazur 56.5 6 8.25 16 Sns Nujood 58 28 17Mar16 Ala(d) 2000 F Maid 42 2:22:33 J Rosales 57 3 4.5 13 Namoos Al Reef 57 5 08Jan16 Jeb(d) 1600 F Cond 24 1:49:51 J Rosales 55 10 9 Hakim 62 05Dec15 Shj(d) 1700 F Maid 15 2:04:35 J Rosales 55 9 14 14 Inayat W’rsan 60 AS ADAID (AE) 5yrs. B H (286) SR CP- OR: 30 Bibi De Carrere (FR) / Nina (TN) by Akermi 57.5 Kgs Trainer: Veronika Aske ES LAFI (AE) 4yrs. B C (294) NOR 18 ( ) H.E.Sh. Hamed Bin Khadim Bin Butti Big Easy (US) / Shamma One (AE) by Bibi De Carrere (FR) 55 Kgs Breeder: Sh Hamid bin Khadim bin Butti RESERVE Trainer: Hardy Hötger Marc Monaghan (nil) 9 Starts (0-0-0) 5 (7) Mr. Mubarak Ahmed Shaheen Al Mansoori (MRW 54kg) 06Mar16 Abu(T) 1400 G Maid 48 1:32:99 W Smith 57.5 14 Dist 16 Ramadi Al Rawasi 56 35 Breeder: Sh Abdulla bin Majid Al Qassemi 17Jan16 Abu(T) 1600 G 00-55 48 1:52:00 C Hayes 53 7 23.75 13 Bedayer Al Asayl 53 35 1 Starts (0-0-0) 15 27Feb16 Shj(d) 1200 F Maid 21 1:21:16 D Probert 56 Dist 16 Jinad 58 SAKLAWI AL REEF (AE) 5yrs. B H (15) OR: 30 Bibi De Carrere (FR) / Siglavie (FR) by Dormane (FR) 57.5 Kgs MAS MEERAD (AE) 5yrs. GR H (7) TT NOR Trainer: Abdulla Al Hammadi 9DO'·D]XQ )5 *US0DQDUD*KDQWRRW $( E\669R\DJHU 86 55 Kgs 19 ( ) Al Ajban Stables Trainer: Ahmed Al Shehhi Jacob Butterfield (nil) Breeder: Al Reef Stables RESERVE 6 (13) Mr. Ahmed Sultan Mohd Al Shehhi (MRW 54kg) 14 Starts (1-0-1) Breeder: Mohad Masood Ali Al Mazrooei 02Dec16 Ala(d) 1600 F Cond 48 1:52:56 S Mazur 57 13 Dist 15 Foladh 57 35 1 Starts (0-0-0) 20Nov16 Abu(T) 1400 G 00-45 48 1:31:90 F Jara 56.5 14 11 16 Eswarah 57 38 10Dec16 Ala(d) 1600 F Maid 42 1:51:70 P Robles 57 15 Dist 15 Af Al Jahed 57

6+$+$%$/%('$·$ $( 5yrs. GR H (294) SR OR: 28 MO SHOCK (AE) 5yrs. CH H (0) SR V NOR 9DO'·$]XQ )5 566DKLUDW $( E\1H5LHQ3UHQGUH )5 56.5 Kgs Day Al Maury (FR) / Ouarda De Monlau (FR) by Tidjani (FR) 55 Kgs Trainer: Mohd Ramadan Trainer: Helal Al Alawi Bruno Reis 20 ( ) Mr. Ahmed Salem Obaid Khalfan Al Shamsi 7 (11) H.E.Sh. Mansour Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Breeder: Huda Mohd Saeed Mohd Al Darmaki RESERVE Breeder: Shka Marayam Omer bin Saqr Al Qassimi 5 Starts (0-1-0) 27Feb16 Shj(d) 1700 F 00-35 18 2:02:21 J Rosales 57.5 14 Dist 15 Ameer Al Sraya 57.5 30 4$,6:·56$1 $( 6yrs. GR H (6) SR TT OR: 30 21Feb16 Abu(T) 2200 G 00-70 51 2:33:81 X Ziani 53 10 Dist 10 Sataar Al Reef 60 30 Jolly By Golly (US) / Queen Olivia (US) by Monarch Ah (US) 55 Kgs Trainer: Bakhit Al Ketbi Gokhan Kocakaya 8 (10) H.E.Sh. Sultan Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Track Record: ES FNNAN (AE) - Time: 1—16:66 - 15/3/2014 - T O’Shea Breeder: Sh Sultan bin Zayed Al Nahyan 10 Starts (0-0-0) 11Dec16 Abu(T) 1600 G Maid 48 1:45:56 C Noble 55.5 15 Dist 16 Tahany 53 30 2:30 PM PUREBRED ARABIANS Maiden 26Nov16 Shj(d) 1700 F 00-35 18 2:03:08 M Monaghan 57.5 10 20.5 14 Mor’eb 59 30 19Nov16 Shj(d) 1200 F 00-45 24 1:20:60 I Koyuncu 52.5 12 Dist 15 Majd Abu Dhabi 60 30 2 12Mar16 Shj(d) 1200 F 00-35 18 1:19:92 G Buckell 55 16 Dist 16 Sns Nujood 58 30

SAHAYEB AL YOUSEFIAH (QA) 4yrs. GR F (0) NOR $)$OEDKU $( =XR·DEDK$O1DLI 4$ E\3UDOLGMDQ )5 55 Kgs Trainer: Elise Jeanne Adam McLean (3kg) 9 (3) H.E.Sh. Hamed Bin Khadim Bin Butti (MRW 53kg) Breeder: Mohd Jaber Ibrahim Al Rumaihi Purse: AED 35,000

(1st: AED 21,000; 2nd: AED 7,000; 3rd: AED 3,850; 4th: AED 2,100; 5th: AED 1,050) SARAA (FR) 4yrs. B F (27) V NOR For Maiden four year olds and older. Weight: 57kg, Allowances: UAE bred 2kg, Fillies & Mares 2kg. AED 122.5 to enter, free to declare and start. Bibi De Carrere (FR) / Sheena (FR) by Djelfor (FR) 55 Kgs Trainer: Helal Al Alawi George Buckell (1.5kg) CATCH ME HIPOLYTE (FR) 4yrs. CH G (6) SR B OR: 40 10 (15) H.E.Sh. Mansour Bin Zayed Al Nahyan (MRW 54kg) Munjiz (FR) / Tidjanaba Des Ages (FR) by Tidjani (FR) 57 Kgs Breeder: Sh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan Trainer: Ernst Oertel Rafael de Oliveira 2 Starts (0-0-0) 11 (5) Mr. Ali Haddad 20Nov16 Abu(T) 1600 G Maid 60 1:45:16 R Ffrench 58 Dist 11 Af Al Sajanjle 53 1 6 Breeder: M Stephane Chazel 17Oct15 Beu(T) 1800 G Cond 2:00:10 RC Montenegro 56 6 10 Jazzar 58 10 Starts (0-0-0) Date Crs Dist TC Type Dhs. Time Jockey Wgt FP Len Rn Bt/By Kgs OR AF KHAFAJEH (AE) 4yrs. GR F (13) SR CP OR: 40 11Dec16 Abu(T) 1600 G Maid 48 1:45:56 R Mullen 60 13 21 16 Tahany 53 40 Af Al Buraq (AE) / So In Love (AE) by Sample Copy (US) 53 Kgs 19Nov16 Shj(d) 1700 F Maid 21 2:00:51 R de Oliveira 57 6 23 10 Tawajud 55 40 Trainer: Ernst Oertel Richard Mullen 13Nov16 Abu(T) 1600 G 40-75 90 1:42:38 C Panteli 57 12 Dist 13 Qader 57 40 (12) Mr. Khalid Khalifa Al Nabooda 19Mar16 Ala(d) 1600 F 00-40 42 1:50:59 G Buckell 55 6 12.25 11 Tha’er 56.5 40 11 Breeder: Khalid Khalifa Al Nabooda 3 Starts (0-1-0) 5yrs. B H (286) OR: 42 KARDOOS (FR) 04Dec16 Abu(T) 1400 G Maid 48 1:33:46 R de Oliveira 56 4 2.5 16 Fahadd 60 6DNODZL-DGUDQH )5 0DKDED $( E\1H]'·2U )5 57 Kgs 13Nov16 Abu(T) 1200 G Maid 48 1:18:53 R de Oliveira 55 2 2.25 14 Af Mukhifah 55 Trainer: Jean de Roüalle Jose Santiago 27Feb16 Shj(d) 1200 F Maid 21 1:21:16 S Hitchcott 54 8 16.75 16 Jinad 58 (1) Yas Horse Racing Management LLC 2 Breeder: Sh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan BSHRA AL SHAM (AE) 4yrs. CH F (0) CP1 NOR 15 Starts (0-2-1) 06Mar16 Abu(T) 1600 G R Cond 48 1:45:75 S Hitchcott 59.5 6 7.25 14 Dhamin 55 47 Big Easy (US) / Djarbela (FR) by Kerbella (FR) 53 Kgs 12Feb16 Ala(d) 1800 F 00-55 48 2:03:97 D Probert 57.5 8 20.75 15 Aslaan 53.5 50 Trainer: Omar Daraj Ismail Koyuncu (2.5kg) 29Jan16 Ala(d) 2000 F Cond 48 2:19:94 C Hayes 59.5 9 14.5 15 Merzal 59 50 12 (2) Mr. Saeed Naser Al Romaithi (MRW 52.5kg) 09Jan16 Ala(d) 1600 F Maid 42 1:51:74 C Hayes 60 7 13 15 Yamina De Monlau 58 55 Breeder: Saeed Naser Abdulla Al Romaithi

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DANAH MLEEH (AE) 4yrs. GR F (15) SR CP1 NOR DASTARDLY (IRE) 5yrs. B G (29) SR B OR: 55 Kong (US) / Eldana (AE) by Chaikh Man (FR) 53 Kgs ,QYLQFLEOH6SLULW ,5( ,QWUHSLGLW\ *% E\6DGOHU·V:HOOV 86$ 60 Kgs Trainer: Veronika Aske Paolo Sirigu Trainer: Hassan Saleh Al Hammadi Adrie De Vries 13 (6) Mr. Butti Ghemran Al Qubaisi 2 (3) Mr. Majid Bin Musabah Al Muhairi Breeder: Butti Ghemran Al Qubaisi Breeder: Darley 2 Starts (0-0-0) 8 Starts (0-0-1) 13 02Dec16 Ala(d) 1800 F Maid 42 2:06:39 P Sirigu 55 10 Dist 15Shamikh Al Wathba 57 18Nov16 Ala(d) 2000 F Maid 42 2:09:87 G Buckell 55.5 Dist 15 Godrevy 54.5 63 6 18Nov16 Ala(d) 1600 F Maid 42 1:54:59 G Buckell 54 7 21.25 14 Zaatar Al Reef 57 28Oct16 Jeb(d) 1000 F Maid 3.9 1:00:92 P Robles 57 8 8 Salvadori 57 63 04Sep14 Lyv(a) 2400 F Cond 2:32:86 N Barzalona 55 6 6.25 11 Ponte Bawi 59.5 08Aug14 Por(T) 2400 F Cond 2:39:13 N Barzalona 52.5 3 Nk 6 Diavola 56.5 KAHAYLA GHANTOOT (AE) 5yrs. B M (0) NOR Keilan (QA) / Athbaah (AE) by Chaikh Man (FR) 53 Kgs DESERVING HONOUR (GB) 6yrs. GR G (778) SR TT NOR Trainer: Hassan Saleh Al Hammadi Goran Mešetovic Street Cry (IRE) / Nahoodh (GB) by Clodovil (IRE) 60 Kgs (8) Mr. Musabah Khamis Musabah Al Muhairi 14 Trainer: Satish Seemar Richard Mullen Breeder: Sh Saeed bin Zayed Al Nahyan 3 (10) H.E.Sh. Saeed Bin Mohd Al Maktoum Breeder: Darley QAMZAH (AE) 4yrs. B F (0) NOR 3 Starts (0-0-0) Madour (AE) / Atyaf (GB) by Tidjani (FR) 53 Kgs 31Oct14 Jeb(d) 1000 F Maid 36 0:59:69 R Mullen 57 7 10.25 11 Marhi 57 11 Trainer: Helal Al Alawi Antonio Fresu 14Oct13 Wnd(T) 1700 S Maid 1:45:30 M Lane 59.5 25 12 Modernstone 57 9 15 (9) Al Noor Arabian Horse Stud 02Oct13 Ntt(T) 1700 G Maid 1:44:90 A Ajtebi 59.5 21.75 10 Sensiz 57 Breeder: Ali Abdulla Ali bin Haider DUKE OF JUMEIRAH (GB) 3yrs. B C (15) NOR (IRE) / Optimism (GB) by Motivator (GB) 60 Kgs SS HEYAM (AE) 4yrs. GR F (34) NOR Trainer: Anthony Manuel Sam Hitchcott Big Easy (US) / Tyra Roses (US) by Burning Sand (US) 53 Kgs (12) Mr. Nasser Mohd Ahmed Al Habtoor Trainer: Ibrahim Al Hadhrami Szczepan Mazur 4 Breeder: Mr & Mrs G Middlebrook (16) Mr. Ahmad Saeed Al Mazrooei 16 2 Starts (0-0-0) Breeder: Ahmad Saeed Al Mazrooei 02Dec16 Ala(d) 1800 F Maid 42 1:54:17 S Hitchcott 56 9 19.5 14 Tartoor 57 1 Starts (0-0-1) 17Nov16 Mey(d) 1600 F Maid 90 1:38:62 M Monaghan 56 11 Dist 11 North America 57 13Nov16 Abu(T) 1200 G Maid 48 1:18:53 S De Sousa 55 3 3.75 14 Af Mukhifah 55

GAMEPLAY (GB) 3yrs. B G (44) V OR: 52 ES ALMAS (AE) 4yrs. B F (21) CP OR: 38 Lawman (FR) / Top Toss (IRE) by Linamix (FR) 60 Kgs Big Easy (US) / Hyra (FR) by Djel Bon (FR) 53 Kgs Trainer: Helal Al Alawi Bruno Reis Trainer: Ibrahim Aseel 5 (11) Mr. Abdul Ghani Abdulla Abdul Ghani Al Abdul Ghani 17 ( ) H.E.Sh. Abdulla Bin Majid Al Qassemi Breeder: Skymarc Farm Inc Breeder: Sh Abdulla bin Majid Al Qassemi 11 Starts (0-0-1) RESERVE 10 4 Starts (0-1-0) 03Nov16 Mey(d) 1400 F Maid 90 1:27:00 C Figueroa 56.5 16 11 Criminalistic 59.5 55 8 29Oct16 Shj(d) 1700 F Maid 21 1:47:97 K Grzybowski 54 24.75 10 Mathematics 57 58 17Mar16 Ala(d) 1400 F 00-70 42 1:25:56 R Ffrench 53 11 Dist 12 Tagseed 62 60 AMMIRA (FR) 4yrs. B F (15) SR OR: 38 27Feb16 Shj(d) 1700 F 00-75 21 1:48:48 R Ffrench 53.5 7 11.25 15 Moosir 56.5 60 Akbar (FR) / Koralya De Nerak (FR) by Dormane (FR) 55 Kgs Trainer: Majed Al Jahouri GONYDIN (IRE) 5yrs. B H (22) OR: 52 ( ) H.E.Sh. Mansour Bin Zayed Al Nahyan 18 Moss Vale (IRE) / Enamoured (GB) by Groom Dancer (USA) 60 Kgs Breeder: Sh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan RESERVE Trainer: Rashed Bouresly Goran Mešetovic 5 Starts (0-0-1) 6 (14) Bouresly Racing Syndicate Breeder: Rathbarry Stud YA MARHABA (US) 7yrs. CH M (13) SR B OR: 32 5 Starts (0-0-0) Kaolino (FR) / Amaysing Grace (US) by Magus (US) 55 Kgs 25Nov16 Jeb(d) 1400 F Maid 39 1:24:15 B Reis 60 11 Dist 13 Al Barez 55 55 Trainer: Yousif bin Ghilan 19Nov16 Shj(d) 1200 F 00-70 21 1:11:80 B Reis 55.5 8 16.25 13 Alraased 58.5 55 6 19 ( ) Mr. Mohd Faisal A Hammad 11Nov16 Jeb(d) 1200 F Maid 39 1:12:14 B Reis 57 7 9 Intense Effort 57 10 Breeder: Trackside Farm RESERVE 04Mar16 Jeb(d) 1200 F Maid 36 1:12:68 G Phillips 57.5 14 15 Mountain Lion 60 7 Starts (0-0-0) LOGISTICS (FR) 3yrs. GR C (8) B OR: 63 AB JALAAD (AE) 5yrs. GR H (29) SR V OR: 30 Iffraaj (GB) / Raisonable (USA) by El Prado (IRE) 60 Kgs Velte (US) / Hasna De Faust (FR) by Dormane (FR) 55 Kgs Trainer: Helal Al Alawi George Buckell (1.5kg) (4) Mr. Abdul Ghani Abdulla Abdul Ghani Al Abdul Ghani (MRW 54kg) Trainer: Helal Al Alawi 7 Breeder: SARL Ecurie Des Monceaux, Patricia Miller & Elevage Fouchet Loic 20 ( ) Ailan Hamad Kadfoor Al Mehairi 6 Starts (0-1-2) Breeder: Hamad M Kadfoor Abdulla Al Mehairi RESERVE 09Dec16 Jeb(d) 1200 F 63-74 48 1:12:22 R Ffrench 53 3 4 11 Ordinal 58 63 4 Starts (0-0-0) 25Nov16 Jeb(d) 1400 F Maid 39 1:24:15 R Ffrench 59.5 4 6.25 13 Al Barez 55 66 11Nov16 Jeb(d) 1200 F Maid 39 1:12:14 R Ffrench 57 3 1.25 9 Intense Effort 57 67 Track Record: ES FNNAN (AE) - Time: 1—16:66 - 15/3/2014 - T O’Shea 28Oct16 Jeb(d) 1000 F Maid 3.9 1:00:92 A McLean 54 2 1.25 8 Salvadori 57

LONEOS (GB) 3yrs. B G (22) NOR 3:00 PM THOROUGHBREDS Maiden 5DYHQ·V3DVV 86$ +DOOH%RS *% E\'XEDL0LOOHQQLXP *% 60 Kgs Trainer: Dhruba Selvaratnam Christopher Hayes 3 LONGINES Conquest Classic Moon Phase 8 (1) Legends Racing Breeder: Darley 2 Starts (0-0-0) 25Nov16 Jeb(d) 1400 F Maid 39 1:24:15 G Buckell 58 13 Dist 13 Al Barez 55 07Oct15 Kmp(a) 1400 S Maid 1:27:60 W Buick 59.5 13 Dist 13 Blue Humor 59.5 Presented by PARANORMAL (IRE) 3yrs. B G (30) V1 NOR Pivotal (GB) / Clairvoyance (IRE) by Shamardal (USA) 60 Kgs Trainer: Doug Watson Patrick Dobbs Purse: AED 35,000 9 (5) Mr. Mohd. Khalifa Al Basti (1st: AED 21,000; 2nd: AED 7,000; 3rd: AED 3,850; 4th: AED 2,100; 5th: AED 1,050) Breeder: Darley For Maiden NH two year olds and SH three year olds and older. Weight: NH 2 year olds 54kg, SH 3 Starts (0-1-0) 3 year olds 57.5kg, NH 3 year olds and older & SH 4 year olds and older 60kg, Allowances: Fillies 17Nov16 Mey(d) 1600 F Maid 90 1:38:62 A McLean 53 6 13.75 11 North America 57 & Mares 2kg.‚Ä®Note: Preference to run will be given to NH 2 year olds. Should no NH 2 year olds 29Oct16 Shj(d) 1700 F Maid 21 1:47:97 A McLean 53 2 2 10 Mathematics 57 declare to run the weights will adjusted to SH 3 year olds 54.5kg. NH 3 year olds and older & SH 16Dec15 Lin(a) 1600 S Maid 1:37:40 S Kelly 57 5 13 8 Hombre Rojo 57 4 year olds and older 57kg. AED 122.5 to enter, free to declare and start. WEBSITE (GB) 4yrs. B G (131) SR1 OR: 69 ARCHITECTURAL (GB) 5yrs. B G (652) V NOR Oasis Dream (GB) / Homepage (GB) by Dansili (GB) 60 Kgs Kyllachy (GB) / Call Account (USA) by Private Account (USA) 60 Kgs Trainer: Satish Seemar Cameron Noble (3kg) Trainer: Mohd Ibrahim Ismail Koyuncu (2.5kg) 10 (7) Mr. Mohd. Khalifa Al Basti (MRW 53kg) 1 (9) Mr. Tareq Ahmed Bin Juma (MRW 52.5kg) Breeder: Juddmonte Farms Ltd Breeder: Aislabie Bloodstock Ltd 7 Starts (0-0-3) 3 2 Starts (0-0-0) 08Aug16 Wnd(T) 1000 GF Maid 0:59:00 S De Sousa 61 4.75 6 May Rose 57 73 Date Crs Dist TC Type Dhs. Time Jockey Wgt FP Len Rn Bt/By Kgs OR 12Jul16 Thr(T) 1000 G Maid 0:58:00 J Fanning 61.5 4 3.5 11 L C Saloon 59.5 75 06Mar15 Jeb(d) 1200 F Maid 36 1:14:07 G Buckell 57 14 Dist 14 Copperbelt 57 27May16 Pfr(T) 1200 G Maid 1:19:10 P Cosgrave 63.5 8 17.75 10Get Up And Dance 57 75 31Jan15 Mey(d) 1900 F Maid 60 1:59:68 O Murphy 56.5 14 Dist 14 Aslan 56.5 23Sep15 Lyv(a) 2400 F Cond 2:35:06 V Cheminaud 59 7 10.75 11 Dom Tommy 59

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AQLAAM HUNG (IRE) 5yrs. CH M (50) TT NOR DERGHAM (AE) 4yrs. B C (363) B1 NOR Aqlaam (GB) / Leopard Hunt (USA) by Diesis (GB) 58 Kgs Bibi De Carrere (FR) / Layaly Dubai (AE) by Verdi Du Paon (FR) 60 Kgs Trainer: Hassan Saleh Al Hammadi Antonio Fresu Trainer: Mohammed Al Shamsi Pedro Robles 11 (8) Mr. Majid Bin Musabah Al Muhairi 5 (10) H.E.Sh. Khalifa Bin Tahnoon Bin Mohd Al Nahyan Breeder: Round Hill Stud Breeder: Sh Khalifa bin Tahnoon Al Nahyan 1 Starts (0-0-0) 1 Starts (0-0-0) 8 28Oct16 Jeb(d) 1000 F Maid 3.9 1:00:92 F Jara 55 12.75 8 Salvadori 57 20Dec15 Abu(T) 1400 G Pres 66 1:35:53 S Mazur 56 14 Dist 14 Af La’asae 55.5

JAPAN EASY (USA) 5yrs. B M (365) OR: 55 )$.+5:·56$1 $( 5yrs. CH H (741) NOR Utopia (JPN) / Playdemrocks (USA) by Fast Play (USA) 58 Kgs )DUHV,NKQDWRRQ (* (VUDD:·UVDQ $( E\0RQDUFK 86 60 Kgs Trainer: Abdulla Al Hammadi Fernando Jara Trainer: Bakhit Al Ketbi Gokhan Kocakaya (2) Al Ajban Stables 12 (12) H.E.Sh. Sultan Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Breeder: Smitty Ray Gayheart, Laura Lee Wait & Thomas Ted Kamataris 6 Breeder: Sh Sultan bin Zayed Al Nahyan 5 Starts (0-0-0) 18Dec15 Jeb(d) 1400 F Maid 36 1:26:41 J Rosales 58 12 Dist 16 Sky Jockey 60 60 1 Starts (0-0-0) 07Dec14 Abu(T) 1600 G Cond 48 1:47:13 S Al Mazrooei 54 7 Dist 7 Sataar Al Reef 57 20Nov15 Ala(d) 1800 F Maid 42 1:55:34 J Rosales 55 7 14.5 15 I’tilaf 57 31Jan15 Mey(d) 1900 F Maid 60 1:59:68 J Rosales 54.5 11 Dist 14 Aslan 56.5 5 02Jan14 Mey(a) 1600 S Maid 39 1:38:25 J Rosales 52 8 16 Waahy 60 JUMANAH (AE) 5yrs. CH M (15) CP2 NOR Al Nasr (FR) / Remal (AE) by Tidjani (FR) 58 Kgs OMRI (USA) 5yrs. Db/br M (7) OR: 58 Trainer: Anthony Manuel Adrie De Vries Mr Greeley (USA) / Dive (USA) by Storm Cat (USA) 58 Kgs 7 (4) Mr. Saif Sultan Saif Al Awani Trainer: Fawzi Nass 7DGKJ2·6KHD Breeder: Adnan Sultan Saif Al Nuaimi 13 (13) Mr. Mohd Khalid Abdulrahim 2 Starts (0-0-1) Breeder: Klawervlei Stud (PTY) Ltd 02Dec16 Ala(d) 1800 F Maid 42 2:06:39 A De Vries 55 7 Dist 15 Shamikh Al Wathba 57 11 Starts (0-1-0) 18Nov16 Ala(d) 1600 F Maid 42 1:54:59 T O’Shea 55 3 1.5 14 Zaatar Al Reef 57 10 10Dec16 Ala(d) 1000 F 00-70 42 1:00:01 H Bentley 57 5.5 15 Montmorency 55 60 12Mar16 Shj(d) 1200 F 00-75 21 1:11:33 W Smith 59 4 2.75 10 Tagseed 62 60 AF YATROQ (AE) 3yrs. GR C (15) SR B NOR 04Mar16 Jeb(d) 1200 F Maid 36 1:12:68 W Smith 58 12 15 15 Mountain Lion 60 63 Af Al Buraq (AE) / Nuzhaat (GB) by Izentespeshal (US) 55 Kgs 13Feb16 Mey(d) 1400 F Maid 75 1:25:55 W Smith 58 2 2.25 14 Mister Parma 54 60 Trainer: Ernst Oertel Richard Mullen 8 (5) Mr. Khalid Khalifa Al Nabooda AL ABYAD (USA) 2yrs. Gr/Ro C (16) SR TT NOR Breeder: Khalid Khalifa Al Nabooda Awesome Of Course (USA) / Silver Shannon (USA) by Pentelicus (USA) 54 Kgs 1 Starts (0-1-0) Trainer: Ahmad bin Harmash 'DQH2·1HLOO 02Dec16 Ala(d) 1600 F Maid 42 1:50:76 R de Oliveira 55.5 2 3.5 15 Mawahib 54 14 (6) H.H.Sh. Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Breeder: Mr & Mrs Don K Love 1 Starts (0-0-0) HAREER AL REEF (AE) 3yrs. B C (13) NOR 01Dec16 Mey(d) 1200 F Maid 90 1:12:70 C O’Donoghue 54.5 11 25 13 Shoreditch 60 Bibi De Carrere (FR) / Valdora (FR) by Dormane (FR) 55 Kgs Trainer: Abdulla Al Hammadi Fernando Jara Track Record: GLENLEVEN (USA) - Time: 1—08:25 - 15/3/2014 - R Mullen 9 (9) Al Ajban Stables Breeder: Sh Tahnoon bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan 3:30 PM PUREBRED ARABIANS UAE Bred Unrated Maiden 2 Starts (0-0-0) 04Dec16 Abu(T) 1600 G Cond 48 1:45:63 J Santiago 55 8 9.25 13 Sarab Al Reef 57 4 18Nov16 Ala(d) 1600 F Maid 42 1:52:14 F Jara 55 8 Dist 14 Amwaj 56

MOUBARAK (AE) 3yrs. B C (13) B NOR Calin Du Loup (FR) / Men Abu Dhabi (AE) by Johnny Onthe Spot (US) 55 Kgs Trainer: Eric Lemartinel 7DGKJ2·6KHD 10 (11) H.H.Sh. Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Purse: AED 25,000 Breeder: Sh Sultan bin Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan 3 Starts (0-0-1) (1st: AED 15,000; 2nd: AED 5,000; 3rd: AED 2,750; 4th: AED 1,500; 5th: AED 750) 04Dec16 Abu(T) 1600 G Cond 48 1:45:63 T O’Shea 55 10 13.75 13 Sarab Al Reef 57 For Maiden three year olds and older that have no official rating (NOR) bred in the UAE. Weight: 3 3 year olds 55kg, 4 year olds and older 60kg, Allowances: Fillies & Mares 2kg.‚Ä®Note: Preference to 20Nov16 Abu(T) 1400 G Cond 48 1:32:08 G Avranche 55.5 2.5 15 Izz Bladi 55 10 run will be given to 3 year olds. Should no 3 year olds declare to run the weights will be adjusted 06Nov16 Abu(T) 1400 GF Maid 48 1:30:39 S Hitchcott 57 17 12 Af Monsef 57 to 57kg. AED 87.5 to enter, free to declare and start. TAIER AL SAHRA (AE) 3yrs. CH C (0) B1 NOR AL HILALY (AE) 4yrs. B C (0) NOR KK Nejm (AE) / Kisses (AE) by Saklawi Jadrane (FR) 55 Kgs Majd Al Arab (GB) / Sirella (FR) by Dunixi (FR) 60 Kgs Trainer: Khalifa Al Neyadi Anas Al Siyabi Trainer: Helal Al Alawi Bruno Reis (7) Mr. Khalifa Matar Mohd Matar Al Neyadi 1 (1) Mr. Mohd Hareb Mohd Hareb Al Otaiba 11 Breeder: Ahmed Ali Marzouq Al Mazrouei Breeder: Ahmed Hareb Mohd Hareb Al Otaiba

WANNAS AL REEF (AE) 3yrs. B C (29) NOR $/.+$=$5:·56$1 $( 4yrs. CH C (29) SR1 NOR Bibi De Carrere (FR) / Djani Des Forges (FR) by Tidjani (FR) 55 Kgs +HLU$SSDUHQWW 86 $O.KDZVVDDZ·UVDQ $( E\2K%\*RVK 86 60 Kgs Trainer: Jaci Wickham Marc Monaghan (nil) Trainer: Abdulla Al Hammadi Jesus Rosales (2) Al Ajban Stables 2 (15) Sh. Hazza Bin Sultan Bin Zayed Al Nahyan (MRW 54kg) 12 Breeder: Sh Sultan bin Zayed Al Nahyan Breeder: Al Reef Stables 1 Starts (0-0-0) 1 Starts (0-0-0) Date Crs Dist TC Type Dhs. Time Jockey Wgt FP Len Rn Bt/By Kgs OR 18Nov16 Ala(d) 1600 F Maid 42 1:52:14 X Ziani 55 14 Dist 14 Amwaj 56 18Nov16 Ala(d) 1600 F Maid 42 1:54:59 M Monaghan 57 11 Dist 14 Zaatar Al Reef 57 AF AL BOKHT (AE) 3yrs. B F (21) SR B- NOR AMORRY (AE) 4yrs. CH C (0) NOR Mahabb (AE) / Seduction Al Maury (FR) by Kesberoy (FR) 53 Kgs   $O1DVU )5 'MRXG·RU )5 E\'RUPDQH )5  60 Kgs Trainer: Ernst Oertel Antonio Fresu Trainer: Helal Al Alawi Sam Hitchcott 13 (6) Mr. Khalid Khalifa Al Nabooda 3 (8) H.E. Mohd Ahmed Al-Yousef Breeder: Faisal Ahmed Yousuf Al Rahmani Breeder: Majan Farm 1 Starts (0-0-0) 26Nov16 Shj(d) 1200 F Maid 15 1:19:75 R Mullen 55 4 5.5 15 Af Al Mawhebah 60 '$,<$1:·56$1 $( 4yrs. B C (15) SR B- NOR Fares Ikhnatoon (EG) / Darling Doraa (US) by Monarch Ah (US) 60 Kgs AL HUDA (AE) 3yrs. CH F (21) B NOR Trainer: Jaci Wickham Cameron Noble (3kg) Djel Bon (FR) / No Frylls (FR) by Dormane (FR) 53 Kgs (3) Sh. Hazza Bin Sultan Bin Zayed Al Nahyan (MRW 52kg) 4 Trainer: Eric Lemartinel Jose Santiago Breeder: Sh Hazza bin Sultan bin Zayed Al Nahyan (14) H.H.Sh. Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan 4 Starts (0-0-0) 14 Breeder: Shka Alyazia bint Sultan Al Nahyan 02Dec16 Ala(d) 1800 F Maid 42 2:06:39 M Monaghan 57 9 Dist 15 Shamikh Al Wathba 57 06Nov16 Abu(T) 1600 GF Maid 48 1:43:99 M Monaghan 55 9 19.25 12 Sanad 57 2 Starts (0-0-0) 6 26Feb16 Ala(d) 1800 F Pres 60 2:04:71 M Monaghan 54.5 10 Dist 12 Es Kwashi 51.5 26Nov16 Shj(d) 1200 F Maid 15 1:19:75 G Avranche 55 8.75 15 Af Al Mawhebah 60 11 12Feb16 Ala(d) 1400 F Maid 42 1:37:33 M Monaghan 54.5 7 12.75 12 Shehab Abu Dhabi 56 29Oct16 Shj(d) 1000 F Maid 15 1:05:50 S Mazur 55 12.5 13 Areej Al Gharbia 55

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FELWA (AE) 3yrs. CH F (21) B NOR HAKIM (AE) 5yrs. B G (28) SR OR: 44 TH Richie (US) / Al Qahira (FR) by Dormane(FR) 53 Kgs $O1DVU )5 +DLID·D )5 E\'RUZDQ'X&D\URX )5 57 Kgs

Emirates Trainer: Eric Lemartinel Kamil Grzybowski (1.5kg) Entertainment Trainer: Doug Watson Patrick Dobbs Altus Ad Festum 15 (13) H.H.Sh. Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan (MRW 53kg) 7 (3) EERC (Mngr: Mrs Rebecca Byrne) Breeder: Sh Sultan bin Khalifa Al Nahyan Breeder: HH Sh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan 1 Starts (0-0-0) 17 Starts (2-0-7) 9 26Nov16 Shj(d) 1200 F Maid 15 1:19:75 K Grzybowski 54 15 15 Af Al Mawhebah 60 19Nov16 Shj(d) 1700 F 00-50 27 2:00:57 P Dobbs 57.5 3 2 12 Aslaan 56.5 45 29Oct16 Shj(d) 2000 F 00-55 30 2:28:80 P Dobbs 56 4 5.25 8 Men Alemarat 60 47 Track Record: AF LAFEH (AE) - Time: 1—54:80 - 18/2/2012 - T O’Shea 12Mar16 Shj(d) 1700 F Pres 90 1:59:23 P Dobbs 58.5 5 5 7 Hamza 55.5 50 3 4:00 PM PUREBRED ARABIANS Handicap 00-50 19Feb16 Jeb(d) 1800 F Pres 30 2:04:07 P Dobbs 59.5 1.75 9 Sahm W’rsan 57 53

AIN ALHASOOD (IT) 7yrs. B H (7) SR OR: 42 5 LONGINES Master Collection Caligola (IT) / Elhien (IT) by Fahran De Carrere (FR) 56 Kgs Trainer: Mohd Ramadan Marc Monaghan (nil) 8 (9) Mr. Mohd Al Aaser (MRW 54kg) Breeder: Cossu Giuseppe 7 Starts (1-0-1) Presented by 10Dec16 Ala(d) 2000 F 00-55 45 2:19:54 M Monaghan 56 12 Dist 14 Ajjaj 57.5 47 04Dec16 Abu(T) 1600 G 00-70 54 1:45:04 R Ffrench 53 9 15.25 13 Qader 55 47 13Nov16 Abu(T) 1200 G 00-60 48 1:17:16 A Fresu 56 9 5.75 14 Ibn Harmany Al Zobair 53 50 10 Purse: AED 45,000 29May16 Rom(T) 1800 Cond 2:02:50 F Al Manji 61.5 Dist 10 Mirko 61.5

(1st: AED 27,000; 2nd: AED 9,000; 3rd: AED 4,950; 4th: AED 2,700; 5th: AED 1,350) SECRET SENTINEL (FR) 6yrs. CH G (27) OR: 39 For four year olds and older. Rated 00-50. Dormane (FR) / Serafina (FR) by Kesberoy (FR) 54.5 Kgs AED 157.5 to enter, free to declare and start. Trainer: Dhruba Selvaratnam Christopher Hayes (14) Forta Stud AL DHEEB (FR) 4yrs. CH C (21) CP2 B- OR: 50 9 Calin Du Loup (FR) / Anipa (RU) by Prikaz (RU) 60 Kgs Breeder: Cornelis Mol Trainer: Mohd Ramadan Saeed Al Mazrooei (2.5kg) 4 Starts (1-0-0) 4 (5) Mr. Ali Khalfan Abdulla Hamdan Al Jahouri (MRW 54kg) 20Nov16 Abu(T) 1400 G 00-45 48 1:31:90 A De Vries 57.5 4 16 Eswarah 57 40 1 1 Breeder: Abbas Akbar Al Mulla 17Mar16 Ala(d) 1400 F 00-35 42 1:36:69 C Hayes 60 2.5 12 Alina 55.5 35 7 5 Starts (1-1-0) 21Feb16 Abu(T) 1600 G Maid 48 1:46:16 C Hayes 60 13 16 Marbouh 57.5 Date Crs Dist TC Type Dhs. Time Jockey Wgt FP Len Rn Bt/By Kgs OR 07Feb16 Abu(T) 1400 G Maid 48 1:36:31 C Hayes 60 5 7 12 Infijar 58 26Nov16 Shj(d) 2000 F 00-50 27 2:20:24 S Al Mazrooei 57.5 2 Hd 12 Swwing 55 50 06Mar16 Abu(T) 2400 G G3 180 2:42:24 W Smith 55 6 9 10 Sniper De Monlau 56 50 ES ZERIYAB (AE) 7yrs. CH H (28) OR: 37 17Jan16 Abu(T) 1600 G 00-95 60 1:52:91 W Smith 53 5 15 5 Af Hakeem 53 50 Zefiro De Nulvi (IT) / Bent Al Asayl (AE) by Lotois (FR) 53.5 Kgs 03Jan16 Abu(T) 1600 S Listed 150 1:53:82 G Avranche 55 10 15.75 14 Sniper De Monlau 55 50 Trainer: Ibrahim Aseel Sam Hitchcott 10 (4) H.E.Sh. Abdulla Bin Majid Al Qassemi CLOE DU FAUST (FR) 4yrs. CH F (7) B TT OR: 48 Breeder: Sh Abdulla bin Majid Al Qassemi Mahabb (AE) / Hagnes De Faust (FR) by Dormane (FR) 59 Kgs 25 Starts (2-3-2) Trainer: Eric Lemartinel Gerald Avranche 19Nov16 Shj(d) 1700 F 00-50 27 2:00:57 C Noble 52 2 0.75 12 Aslaan 56.5 37 2 (8) H.H.Sh. Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan 12Mar16 Shj(d) 1700 F 00-40 24 1:59:59 P Dobbs 56.5 1 5 10 Ma’eror W’rsan 59.5 32 Breeder: SARL Haras De Faust 27Feb16 Shj(d) 1700 F 00-35 18 2:02:21 F Tylicki 58.5 3 5 15 Ameer Al Sraya 57.5 32 9 Starts (1-1-0) 07Feb16 Abu(T) 1600 G Pres 90 1:47:77 S Hitchcott 60 8 Dist 9 Abhaar 60 32 10Dec16 Ala(d) 1000 F 00-60 48 1:05:47 G Avranche 58 15 Dist 15 Rb Goliath 56.5 55 9 02Dec16 Ala(d) 1600 F 00-70 51 1:49:33 G Avranche 55 24.5 11 Aslaan 53 58 YAMINA DE MONLAU (FR) 5yrs. CH M (29) CP OR: 37 8 13Nov16 Abu(T) 1600 G 40-75 90 1:42:38 A Maki 57.5 13.75 13 Qader 57 62 Kerbella (FR) / Manzana (FR) by Guytou De Carrere (FR) 53.5 Kgs 9 19Mar16 Ala(d) 1800 F 00-65 51 2:00:98 T O’Shea 58.5 Dist 15 Munaaf 53.5 67 Trainer: Helal Al Alawi Antonio Fresu 11 (11) Mr. Rashed Mohd Mahran Al Bloushi 5yrs. B G (21) B OR: 48 RB BURNING ASH (US) Breeder: Marie Ange Bourdette Burning Sand (US) / Ashton Rose (US) by Doran (FR) 59 Kgs 12 Starts (1-0-2) Trainer: Eric Lemartinel 7DGKJ2·6KHD 18Nov16 Ala(d) 1600 F 00-60 48 1:49:99 F Jara 53.5 11 Dist 11 Sauternes Al Maury 60 37 (7) H.H.Sh. Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan 3 17Mar16 Ala(d) 1600 F 00-55 48 1:50:02 R Ffrench 55 5 7.75 14 Bashayer 54 39 Breeder: Dianne Waldron 26Feb16 Ala(d) 1400 F 00-40 42 1:35:81 R Ffrench 60 4 5.5 12 Naiem 57 40 13 Starts (1-3-3) 12Feb16 Ala(d) 1800 F 00-40 42 2:06:51 H Crouch 57.5 4 5.5 15 Joyous Dream 55.5 40 26Nov16 Shj(d) 2000 F 00-50 27 2:20:24 T O’Shea 59 3 Nk 12 Swwing 55 48 13Nov16 Abu(T) 1600 G 40-75 120 1:44:05 A Wullschleger 62 3 4.5 15 Rb Dixie Burning 62 48 AMEER AL SRAYA (AE) 10yrs. CH H (15) OR: 30 13Mar16 Abu(T) 1400 G 30-55 48 1:33:16 T O’Shea 57 3 1.5 16 Madjanthis 57 48 Makzan (FR) / Zahbolly Df (US) by By Golly (US) 53 Kgs 12Feb16 Ala(d) 1800 F 00-55 48 2:03:97 G Avranche 57.5 6 15.25 15 Aslaan 53.5 50 Trainer: Helal Al Alawi Jose Santiago (1) Mr. Khalid Abdulrahman Al Shaikh Al Muhairi BOSS DES VIALETTES (FR) 5yrs. B H (393) OR: 47 12 Breeder: Khalid Abdulrahman Al Shaikh Al Muhairi Dormane (FR) / Hourmane Dea Vialete (FR) by Djourman (FR) 58.5 Kgs Trainer: Saifaldin Deeb George Buckell (1.5kg) 62 Starts (5-6-11) 8 (13) Mr. Saleh Al Rahmani (MRW 54kg) 02Dec16 Ala(d) 1600 F 00-40 42 1:51:99 R Ffrench 56 14.5 13 Mh Areeb 60 32 4 4 Breeder: Jean Pierre Raynal 26Nov16 Shj(d) 1700 F 00-35 18 2:03:08 T O’Shea 58.5 1.5 14 Mor’eb 59 32 9 8 Starts (1-1-0) 19Nov16 Shj(d) 1700 F 00-50 27 2:00:57 R Ffrench 53 18.25 12 Aslaan 56.5 35 7 20Nov15 Ala(d) 1600 F 00-85 60 1:50:59 C Hayes 53 6 Dist 8 Haajeb 55.5 47 29Oct16 Shj(d) 1700 F 00-40 21 2:02:31 R Ffrench 58.5 14.75 13 Mh Areeb 60 37 08Nov15 Abu(T) 1200 G 00-60 42 1:21:38 W Smith 54.5 10 18.75 12 Al Shabab 57 47 13 05Mar15 Ala(d) 2000 G 00-50 45 2:20:01 R Ffrench 57 Dist 14 Chase Me 50 52 SAND CHAMP (US) 5yrs. CH H (15) OR: 35 7 22Feb15 Abu(T) 2200 G G3 60 2:26:40 R Ffrench 55 Dist 11 Shaheer 55 58 Burning Sand (US) / Triumphs Silkie (US) by Seyvilla Trumph (US) 53 Kgs Trainer: Ibrahim Al Hadhrami Szczepan Mazur DORHESS DE BRUGERE (FR) 5yrs. GR H (7) SR B OR: 47 13 (6) Mr. Ahmad Saeed Al Mazrooei Dahess (GB) / Dormadora (FR) by Dormane (FR) 58.5 Kgs Breeder: Joseph A Or Betty J Gillis Trainer: Satish Seemar Cameron Noble (3kg) 20 Starts (2-3-3) (2) Mr. Adil Sarahan Khalfan Al Mazrooei (MRW 52kg) 11 5 02Dec16 Ala(d) 1600 F 00-70 51 1:49:33 S Mazur 53 27 11 Aslaan 53 35 Breeder: Nathalie Barsi 18Nov16 Ala(d) 1000 F 00-50 42 1:07:25 T O’Shea 53 4 7.25 13 Rb Goliath 57.5 35 13 Starts (1-2-2) 17Mar16 Ala(d) 1400 F 00-35 42 1:36:69 M Monaghan 58.5 5 4 12 Secret Sentinel 60 35 10Dec16 Ala(d) 2000 F 00-55 45 2:19:54 C Noble 54.5 5 14.75 14 Ajjaj 57.5 50 26Feb16 Ala(d) 1400 F 00-40 42 1:35:81 M Monaghan 56.5 2 1 12 Naiem 57 35 04Dec16 Abu(T) 1600 G 00-70 54 1:45:04 R Mullen 53 4 5.25 13 Qader 55 50 13Nov16 Abu(T) 1600 G 40-75 90 1:42:38 C Mongan 57 6 13.5 13 Qader 57 50 20Mar16 Abu(T) 1400 G Maid 48 1:33:49 R Mullen 60 1 2.25 14 Inthar 58 45 SNF MAHER (AE) 10yrs. CH H (275) B1 OR: 30 Tahar De Candelon (FR) / Fatira De Carrere (FR) by Djamel (FR) 53 Kgs MH AREEB (AE) 7yrs. CH H (15) CP OR: 45 Trainer: Omar Daraj Paolo Sirigu Ghadab (FR) / Sheemah (AE) by Ouragan Du Cayrou (FR) 57.5 Kgs 14 (12) Mr. Saeed Naser Al Romaithi Trainer: Elise Jeanne Richard Mullen Breeder: Abdallah Mubarak Al Mansoori 6 (10) Mr. Mansoor Khalifa Sultan bin Habtoor 32 Starts (4-1-1) Breeder: Mansoor Khalifa Sultan bin Habtoor 17Mar16 Ala(d) 2000 F 00-45 42 2:18:95 F Jara 54 9 25 15 Major 58 30 42 Starts (7-6-2) 27Feb16 Shj(d) 1700 F 00-35 18 2:02:21 G Buckell 54 7 11.5 15 Ameer Al Sraya 57.5 28 02Dec16 Ala(d) 1600 F 00-40 42 1:51:99 R Mullen 60 1 0.5 13 Af Muwall’aa 57.5 40 21Feb16 Abu(T) 2200 G 00-70 51 2:33:81 C Hayes 53 8 5 10 Sataar Al Reef 60 28 26Nov16 Shj(d) 2000 F 00-50 27 2:20:24 A De Vries 56.5 6 5.5 12 Swwing 55 43 15Jan16 Ala(d) 2000 F 00-45 45 2:18:21 W Smith 53 9 Dist 15 Al Waqqad 55 28 4 19Nov16 Shj(d) 1700 F 00-50 27 2:00:57 A De Vries 57.5 3.5 12 Aslaan 56.5 45 29Oct16 Shj(d) 1700 F 00-40 21 2:02:31 T O’Shea 60 1 0.5 13 Inayat W’rsan 56.5 40 Track Record: AF LAFEH (AE) - Time: 1—54:80 - 18/2/2012 - T O’Shea

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4:30 PM PUREBRED ARABIANS UAE Bred Conditions %$7$/:·56$1 $( 5yrs. CH H (29) B1 OR: 30 Heir Apparentt (US) / Properr Lady (US) by Gondolier (PL) 57 Kgs 6 Trainer: Bakhit Al Ketbi Goran Mešetovic 8 (5) H.E.Sh. Sultan Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Breeder: Sh Sultan bin Zayed Al Nahyan 3 Starts (0-0-0) 18Nov16 Ala(d) 1600 F Maid 42 1:54:59 A McLean 54 12 Dist 14 Zaatar Al Reef 57 20Mar16 Abu(T) 1400 G Maid 48 1:33:52 I Koyuncu 55.5 15 Dist 15 Af Madrub 54 21Dec14 Abu(T) 1600 G Listed 108 1:49:89 T O’Shea 56 8 Dist 8 As Enjaz 56 Purse: AED 40,000 (1st: AED 24,000; 2nd: AED 8,000; 3rd: AED 4,400; 4th: AED 2,400; 5th: AED 1,200) ES ZAFEER (AE) 6yrs. B H (21) CP OR: 25 For four year olds and older that have NOT WON 2 RACES bred in the UAE. Weight: 57kg, Penalties: Danzinon (FR) / Maria (AE) by Gerbya (FR) 57 Kgs Winners of 1 Race since December 31, 2015 2.5kg, Allowances: Fillies & Mares 2kg. Trainer: Saeed Hadher Al Mazrouei Adrie De Vries AED 140 to enter, free to declare and start. 9 (4) Mr. Khalifa Hadher Abdulla Al Mazrouei Breeder: Sh Abdulla bin Majid Al Qassemi AL HARTH (AE) 5yrs. B H (7) OR: 40 6 Starts (0-0-0)   9DO'·$]XQ )5 *53%D\QRRQD $( E\(]LO )5  59.5 Kgs 26Nov16 Shj(d) 1700 F 00-35 18 2:03:08 G Buckell 54 12 Dist 14 Mor’eb 59 25 Trainer: Khalifa Al Neyadi Anas Al Siyabi 15Jan16 Ala(d) 2000 F Maid 42 2:20:67 D Probert 59.5 DNF 9 Men Alemarat 54 25 (11) Mr. Khalifa Matar Mohd Matar Al Neyadi 1 09Jan16 Ala(d) 1800 F Cond 42 2:06:09 J Rosales 59.5 10 Dist 10 Al Yawazi 60 Breeder: Harbi Maatouq Harbi Al Meri 13Mar15 Ala(d) 2000 G Maid 42 2:18:23 N Garbutt 55 5 Dist 13 Rb Rich Surprise 56 27 Starts (1-2-3) Date Crs Dist TC Type Dhs. Time Jockey Wgt FP Len Rn Bt/By Kgs OR 10 10Dec16 Ala(d) 2000 F 00-55 45 2:19:54 A Al Siyabi 54 22.5 14 Ajjaj 57.5 43 FATTAL (AE) 5yrs. B H (15) SR BP OR: 33 3 02Dec16 Ala(d) 1600 F Cond 48 1:52:56 A Al Siyabi 59.5 2 15 Foladh 57 45 $I'DKD·D $( .LWPDQ $( E\9DXWRXU$O0DXU\ )5 57 Kgs 1 19Nov16 Shj(d) 2000 F Maid 18 2:21:50 G Mešetovic 57 2.5 16 Al Qaqaa 57 32 Trainer: Helal Al Alawi Bruno Reis 7 06Nov16 Abu(T) 1400 GF Cond 42 1:31:30 S Mazur 57 10.5 12 Af Ashras 59.5 32 10 (3) Mr. Ali Abdulaziz Al Owais Breeder: Ali Abdulaziz Al Owais AMER AL REEF (AE) 5yrs. B H (15) OR: 38 13 Starts (0-2-0) Bibi De Carrere (FR) / Amalia (FR) by Kesberoy (FR) 59.5 Kgs 02Dec16 Ala(d) 1600 F Cond 48 1:52:56 R Ffrench 57 14 Dist 15 Foladh 57 35 Trainer: Abdulla Al Hammadi Fernando Jara 26Nov16 Shj(d) 1700 F 00-35 18 2:03:08 R Ffrench 59.5 2 1.25 14 Mor’eb 59 34 2 (6) Al Ajban Stables 19Nov16 Shj(d) 2000 F Maid 18 2:21:50 X Ziani 57 10 Dist 16 Al Harth 57 34 Breeder: Al Reef Stables 19Mar16 Ala(d) 1600 F Maid 42 1:53:69 X Ziani 58 2 0.5 12 Silex Al Maury 60 25 8 Starts (1-1-1) 02Dec16 Ala(d) 1600 F Cond 48 1:52:56 J Rosales 59.5 4 6 15 Foladh 57 40 12Mar16 Shj(d) 1700 F Pres 90 1:59:23 J Rosales 58.5 6 13 7 Hamza 55.5 40 +$<<$1:·56$1 $( 5yrs. CH H (29) OR: 30 27Feb16 Shj(d) 2000 F Maid 18 2:25:50 D O’Neill 60 1 0.5 11 Ya’boob W’rsan 58.5 37 +HLU$SSDUHQWW 86 +HOZHK:·UVDQ $( E\3DPLU 3/ 57 Kgs 26Dec15 Ala(d) 1600 F Maid 42 1:55:15 R Mullen 57 2 1 12 Af Afaal 57 34 Trainer: Bakhit Al Ketbi Marc Monaghan (nil) 11 (13) H.E.Sh. Sultan Bin Zayed Al Nahyan (MRW 54kg) 085$:,+:·56$1 $( 5yrs. CH H (15) SR V OR: 43 Breeder: Sh Sultan bin Zayed Al Nahyan 7URQDVRQLF 86 0XQHHUDK:·UDVDQ $( E\2K%\*RVK 86 59.5 Kgs 3 Starts (0-0-0) 12 Trainer: Jaci Wickham Richard Mullen 18Nov16 Ala(d) 1400 F Maid 42 1:38:92 M Monaghan 55 21.25 14 Sarraf 53 5 3 (7) Sh. Khalid Bin Sultan Bin Zayed Al Nahyan 19Mar16 Ala(d) 1400 F Maid 42 1:37:22 G Phillips 54.5 14 11 Murawih W’rsan 57 10 Breeder: Sh Sultan bin Zayed Al Nahyan 21Dec14 Abu(T) 1600 G Pres 66 1:48:37 S Hitchcott 56 Dist 14 Meftah Al Reef 58 5 Starts (1-1-0) 02Dec16 Ala(d) 1600 F Cond 48 1:52:56 R Mullen 59.5 2 1.25 15 Foladh 57 43 MAWAHIB (AE) 4yrs. B G (6) B OR: 37 20Nov16 Abu(T) 1400 G 00-45 48 1:31:90 M Monaghan 60 11 6 16 Eswarah 57 45 Njewman (FR) / Early Morning (AE) by Johnny Onthe Spot (US) 57 Kgs 19Mar16 Ala(d) 1400 F Maid 42 1:37:22 R Mullen 57 1 1.25 11 Af Hemesh 55 Trainer: Eric Lemartinel Kamil Grzybowski (1.5kg) 13Mar16 Abu(T) 1400 G Maid 48 1:34:76 R Mullen 59.5 6 5.25 15 Bushrah Al Reef 55 12 (15) H.H.Sh. Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan (MRW 54kg) Breeder: HH Sh Sultan bin Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan NAMOOS AL REEF (AE) 10yrs. B H (7) OR: 45 8 Starts (0-2-1) TC Tomahawk (US) / Farida Du Bac (FR) by Royal De Carrere (FR) 59.5 Kgs 11Dec16 Abu(T) 1400 G Cond 48 1:32:44 G Avranche 57 15 17 16 Izz Bladi 57.5 37 Trainer: Mohd Ibrahim Ismail Koyuncu (2.5kg) 02Dec16 Ala(d) 1800 F Maid 42 2:06:44 G Avranche 55 7 14 15 Baddi 57 40 4 (1) Mr. Tareq Ahmed Bin Juma (MRW 52.5kg) 8 26Nov16 Shj(d) 1200 F Maid 21 1:19:57 T O’Shea 55 13.25 16 Yaa Salam 57 43 Breeder: Sh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan 19Nov16 Shj(d) 1200 F 00-45 24 1:20:60 T O’Shea 60 6 7 15 Majd Abu Dhabi 60 45 5 Starts (1-0-0) 10Dec16 Ala(d) 2000 F 00-55 45 2:19:54 I Koyuncu 55 14 Dist 14 Ajjaj 57.5 50 14 13Nov16 Abu(T) 1600 G 40-75 120 1:44:05 M Holmberg 62 Dist 15 Rb Dixie Burning 62 50 4$66$0:·56$1 $( 8yrs. B H (7) SR B OR: 30 1 17Mar16 Ala(d) 2000 F Maid 42 2:22:33 I Koyuncu 57 0.5 13 Tashkeel 57 Monarch AH (US) / Cash On The Spot (US) by Sam Tiki (US) 57 Kgs 4 27Feb16 Shj(d) 2000 F Maid 18 2:25:50 X Ziani 60 10.75 11 Amer Al Reef 60 Trainer: Jaci Wickham Cameron Noble (3kg) 13 (8) :·UVDQ6WDEOHV 05:NJ SARRAF (AE) 4yrs. CH F (15) CP2 OR: 45 Breeder: Sh Sultan bin Zayed Al Nahyan Fanfan De Carrere (FR) / Maliket El Jamel (TN) by Akermi 57.5 Kgs 27 Starts (1-0-0) Trainer: Elise Jeanne 7DGKJ2·6KHD 10Dec16 Ala(d) 2600 F 00-90 60 3:04:33 C Noble 52 7 Dist 8 Sheikh Down 53 30 5 (9) H.E.Sh. Hamed Bin Khadim Bin Butti 20Nov16 Abu(T) 1400 G 00-45 48 1:31:90 C Noble 52.5 5 4 16 Eswarah 57 36 Breeder: Sh Hamid bin Khadim bin Butti 27Feb16 Shj(d) 1700 F 00-35 18 2:02:21 S Hitchcott 57.5 4 6 15 Ameer Al Sraya 57.5 30 9 Starts (1-3-1) 21Feb16 Abu(T) 2200 G 00-70 51 2:33:81 S Hitchcott 53.5 7 3.5 10 Sataar Al Reef 60 36 02Dec16 Ala(d) 1600 F Cond 48 1:52:56 R de Oliveira 57.5 9 19.5 15 Foladh 57 45 18Nov16 Ala(d) 1400 F Maid 42 1:38:92 T O’Shea 53 1 Ns 14 Carlos De Carrere 57 45 17Mar16 Ala(d) 2000 F Maid 42 2:22:33 D O’Neill 56 8 14 13 Namoos Al Reef 57 45 AF MIAAD (AE) 4yrs. GR F (13) SR NOR 26Feb16 Ala(d) 1800 F Pres 60 2:04:71 J Santiago 54 7 Dist 12 Es Kwashi 51.5 45 Khoutoubia (FR) / Af Kalrajm (AE) by Amer 55 Kgs Trainer: Ernst Oertel Rafael de Oliveira $/%25$4:·56$1 $( 6yrs. B H (7) B OR: 30 14 (14) Mr. Khalid Khalifa Al Nabooda Tronasonic (US) / Vajenka (RU) by Nard (RU) 57 Kgs Breeder: Khalid Khalifa Al Nabooda Trainer: Bakhit Al Ketbi Gokhan Kocakaya 3 Starts (0-0-0) 9 (10) H.E.Sh. Sultan Bin Zayed Al Nahyan 04Dec16 Abu(T) 1600 G Cond 48 1:45:63 R Mullen 55 11.75 13 Sarab Al Reef 57 6 12 Breeder: Sh Sultan bin Zayed Al Nahyan 11Nov16 Jeb(d) 1400 F Maid 24 1:36:84 R de Oliveira 55.5 Dist 15 Af Tebyan 55 8 3 Starts (0-0-0) 29Oct16 Shj(d) 1200 F Maid 21 1:19:20 R Mullen 53 18.5 16 Ya Hala 55 10Dec16 Ala(d) 1600 F Maid 42 1:51:70 G Mešetovic 57 12 Dist 15 Af Al Jahed 57 14 02Dec16 Ala(d) 1800 F Maid 42 2:06:39 J Butterfield 57 Dist 15Shamikh Al Wathba 57 AS BOUSHRA (AE) 5yrs. B M (6) OR: 30 9 19Nov16 Shj(d) 1700 F Maid 21 2:00:51 M Monaghan 55 Dist 10 Tawajud 55 Bibi De Carrere (FR) / Namanga (FR) by Dormane (FR) 55 Kgs Trainer: Veronika Aske Antonio Fresu AL MAYSAM (AE) 4yrs. CH G (337) B OR: 32 15 (12) H.E.Sh. Hamed Bin Khadim Bin Butti Al Nasr (FR) / Om Alemarat (FR) by Djel Bon (FR) 57 Kgs Breeder: Sh Hamid bin Khadim bin Butti Trainer: Saeed Hadher Al Mazrouei Jesus Rosales 15 Starts (0-1-1) 7 (2) Mr. Khalifa Hadher Abdulla Al Mazrouei 11Dec16 Abu(T) 1600 G Maid 48 1:45:56 A Fresu 56 9 16.5 16 Tahany 53 30 Breeder: HH Sh Sultan bin Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan 20Nov16 Abu(T) 1400 G 00-45 48 1:31:90 G Buckell 54 15 18 16 Eswarah 57 35 4 Starts (0-0-1) 17Mar16 Ala(d) 1600 F 00-55 48 1:50:02 J Santiago 53.5 13 Dist 14 Bashayer 54 35 6 15Jan16 Ala(d) 2000 F Maid 42 2:20:67 G Avranche 54 Dist 9 Men Alemarat 54 35 27Feb16 Shj(d) 2000 F Maid 18 2:25:50 J Santiago 58 8 Dist 11 Amer Al Reef 60 37 9 08Jan16 Jeb(d) 1600 F Cond 24 1:49:51 T O’Shea 55 Dist 9 Hakim 62 05Dec15 Shj(d) 1700 F Maid 15 2:04:35 G Avranche 55 3 5.5 14 Inayat W’rsan 60 8 14Nov15 Shj(d) 1200 F Maid 15 1:20:09 G Avranche 57 18 9 Af Hakeem 52.5 Track Record: THE SECRET (US) - Time: 2—18:70 - 21/11/2015 - D O’Neill

15 December 2016 55 ABU DHABI PREVIEW (SUNDAY) BY MARK JACKSON TheThe ForceForce isis MutualMutualwhel whenwhen AlAl MazrooeiMazrooei isis aboardaboaboard HE Purebred Arabian 1400m here at Abu Dhabi early last youngsters take centre stage month in the colours of his breeder, Tin the capital this evening Khalid Khalifa Al Nabooda, he was with the featured Abu Dhabi then narrowly beaten, for Sheikh Championship, over 1600m, as Hamdan, over 200m further in a well as the Abu Dhabi Fillies’ and conditions contest. Colts’ Classics, both over 200m That too was here at Abu Dhabi shorter, occupying half the card and the drop back 200m should and all restricted to the 3yos. certainly not inconvenience him Holding Listed status, the Abu on just his third career start and he Dhabi Championship, at least if may well have most to fear from handicap ratings can be relied upon, opposition carrying the colours he looks at the mercy of Maisoor, as used to, those of Al Nabooda. yet unraced in the UAE or on turf but Arguably the ‘field leader’ in unbeaten after five starts in Muscat. UAE-foaled Purebred Arabians, Mutual Force He will be a first local runner Al Nabooda combines with for trainer Said Al Badi but, quite Ernst Oertel who will saddle his The only Thoroughbred contest runners) and has won two of the likely a winning one, with the quartet of AF Kafu, AF Maher, is a 2400m handicap and, with 23 five contested so far with the other 1600m trip appearing his optimum. AF Meeqat and AF Mo’Assess. having been entered on Monday, a three divided between Ahmad bin Perhaps not surprisingly, the Mullen chooses AF Maher, easy full field of 16 was always likely Harmash, Ali Rashid Al Rayhi and main opposition would appear to winner, over 1200m on dirt at with Satish Seemar particularly Doug Watson. come from the ultra powerful yard Sharjah, on his only outing to date. well represented and responsible Watson does not have a runner, of Sheikh Khalifa’s trainer, Eric Owner and trainer are also for no less than eight of the initial while Al Rayhi relies on the Lemartinel and with runners to be represented in the fillies’ entries. Seven of the octet are set to admirable Mutual Force, already saddled by Ernst Oertel for Khalid equivalent in which Mullen rides face the starter. a course winner this season when Khalifa Al Nabooda. maiden AF Marrah over Last week, stable jockey Richard victorious over 2200m on his one For the former, Tadhg O’Shea debutante, AF Saryah. Mullen picked the right one from outing of the campaign and under partners Amwaj, winner of her However, they face a pair of six declarations from the yard Saeed Al Mazrooei who has now only start to date, a course and recent winners in the shape of ES (though one did not run) with won six times on what must be his distance maiden four weeks ago. Tango and Areej Al Gharbia with Akeed Champion in a 1400m favourite horse. Richard Mullen is forging a the former unbeaten, albeit after handicap and will be hoping to Bin Harmash entered both potent alliance with Messrs Oertel just one outing, having impressed have done so again. Handsome Man, yet to win in four and Al Nabooda. On this occasion when landing a 1200m handicap on He has chosen Layali Al UAE outings, three for the yard he partners their AF Al Sajanjle, the Sharjah dirt. Andalus, an infrequent visitor to having been with Godolphin and who boasts exactly the same Trained by Ibrahim Aseel, she the winner’s enclosure and seeking Summer Squall, a 2200m Abu credentials (other than gender) as was providing her trainer with a first victory since scoring, on Dhabi winner last February who Amwaj having also won a 1600m his first winner and looked an Tapeta, at Meydan almost exactly had just three outings last season, maiden, on his sole start, on the interesting project. four years ago. showing little to enthuse about here. same card a month back. A winner on debut for Helal Al That remains his sole local Musabbeh Al Mheiri runs both Both the Colts’ and Fillies’ Alawi, also at Sharjah but over success but this will be only his his two entries with stable jockey, Classics are Prestige races and, 1000m, Areej Al Gharbia was second run at Abu Dhabi and the Fernando Jara, aboard Billlingsgate in the former, AF Monsef looks a creditable third over 1400m on jockey’s decision looks significant. and Dane O’Neill partnering stable the one to beat for Musabbeh Al the Abu Dhabi turf subsequently Seemar leads the way in Abu companion, Mustahdaf, his choice Mheiri and his new owner, Sheikh when staying on well having tried Dhabi Thoroughbred races this from three runners owned by his Hamdan. Winner on his debut, over to make all. season (not just in terms of boss, Sheikh Hamdan.

Selections Race 1: Asyad

Race 2: AF Maher (Nap)

Race 3: Amwaj

Race 4: Mutual Force

Race 5: MH Tawag (NB)

Race 6: Banddar Snow Squall Amwaj 56 15 December 2016

5:00 PM PUREBRED ARABIANS UAE Bred Prestige FARAH FIRST (AE) 3yrs. CH F (16) NOR   7K5LFKLH 86 %DJHULD 58 E\*XVDU 58  56 Kgs 1 Trainer: Hardy Hötger Adrie De Vries Abu Dhabi Fillies Classic 10 (16) Mr. Faisal Al Mutawa Breeder: Faisal Al Mutawa Sponsored by 1 Starts (0-0-0) 02Dec16 Ala(d) 1600 F Maid 42 1:50:76 X Ziani 53 15 Dist 15 Mawahib 54 Abu Dhabi Equestrian Club Purse: AED 110,000 HASNAH AL ARAB (AE) 3yrs. CH F (0) NOR %LJ(DV\ 86 61)=DLQDK $( E\-RKQQ\2QWKH6SRW 86 56 Kgs (1st: AED 66,000; 2nd: AED 22,000; 3rd: AED 11,000; 4th: AED 5,500; 5th: AED 3,300; 6th: AED 2,200) For three year olds FILLIES bred in the UAE. Weight: 56kg. Trainer: Omar Daraj Ismail Koyuncu (2.5kg) AED 385 to enter, free to declare and start. 11 (7) Mr. Saeed Naser Al Romaithi (MRW 52.5kg) Breeder: Saeed Naser Al Romaithi AF MARRAH (AE) 3yrs. B F (28) SR B- NOR $O.HVEH )5 $I,QWLGDE $( E\%HQJDOL'·$OEUHW )5 56 Kgs HORRA AL REEF (AE) 3yrs. B F (29) NOR Trainer: Ernst Oertel Richard Mullen   6FKDUO\ )5 +HXUH'·(WH )5 E\'MRXUPDQ )5  56 Kgs 1 (14) Mr. Khalid Khalifa Al Nabooda Trainer: Abdulla Al Hammadi Jesus Rosales Breeder: Khalid Khalifa Al Nabooda 12 (9) Al Ajban Stables 2 Starts (0-1-0) Breeder: Al Reef Stables Date Crs Dist TC Type Dhs. Time Jockey Wgt FP Len Rn Bt/By Kgs OR 12 1 Starts (0-0-0) 20Nov16 Abu(T) 1400 G Cond 48 1:32:08 R Mullen 53 10.5 15 Izz Bladi 55 19Nov16 Shj(d) 1200 F Maid 15 1:19:00 A McLean 53 12 Dist 15 Es Tango 55 06Nov16 Abu(T) 1400 GF Maid 48 1:30:39 R Mullen 55 2 2.25 12 Af Monsef 57

RAYAHEEN (AE) 3yrs. CH F (22) B NOR AF SARYAH (AE) 3yrs. B F (0) SR B1 NOR   7+5LFKLH 86 2P$OHPDUDW )5 E\'MHO%RQ )5  56 Kgs Af Al Buraq (AE) / Florys De Nautiac (FR) by Warandes Pascha (NL) 56 Kgs Trainer: Eric Lemartinel Gerald Avranche Trainer: Ernst Oertel Rafael de Oliveira (13) H.H.Sh. Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan 2 (4) Mr. Khalid Khalifa Al Nabooda 13 Breeder: Sh Sultan bin Khalifa Al Nahyan Breeder: Khalid Khalifa Al Nabooda 2 Starts (0-0-0) 26Nov16 Shj(d) 1200 F Maid 15 1:19:75 T O’Shea 55 8 11 15 Af Al Mawhebah 60 AL HAYAA (AE) 3yrs. B F (50) NOR 29Oct16 Shj(d) 1000 F Maid 15 1:05:50 K Grzybowski 54 10 11 13 Areej Al Gharbia 55   0V6KXMDD· $( $O'DU'DUDN $( E\7RXIDQ *%  56 Kgs Trainer: Khalifa Al Neyadi Anas Al Siyabi RAYYAN AL REEF (AE) 3yrs. B F (0) NOR 3 (1) Mr. Khalifa Matar Mohd Matar Al Neyadi Bibi De Carrere (FR) / Drayha (FR) by Djelfor (FR) 56 Kgs Breeder: Khalifa Matar Mohd Al Neyadi Trainer: Abdulla Al Hammadi Marc Monaghan (nil) 1 Starts (0-0-0) 12 (11) Al Ajban Stables (MRW 54kg) 29Oct16 Shj(d) 1000 F Maid 15 1:05:50 G Mešetovic 55 Dist 13 Areej Al Gharbia 55 14 Breeder: Al Reef Stables

AL QARMOSHA (AE) 3yrs. CH F (22) V- NOR Jaib De Carrere (FR) / Sigara (FR) by Djelfor (FR) 56 Kgs SADIDAH (AE) 3yrs. B F (0) CP1 NOR Trainer: Helal Al Alawi Antonio Fresu *53=DEHHO $( 'DV-HQDQ $( E\6DPLU/RWRLV )5 56 Kgs 4 (8) Al Rahoomi Racing Syndicate Trainer: Mohammed Al Shamsi Goran Mešetovic Breeder: Ahmed Khalid Mohd Juma Al Rahoomi 15 (10) Mr. Majid Ahmed Ali Al Owais 2 Starts (0-1-0)   %UHHGHU0DMLG$KPHG$OL$EGXOOD$O2ZDLV  26Nov16 Shj(d) 1200 F Maid 15 1:19:75 R Ffrench 55 11 21.75 15 Af Al Mawhebah 60 2 19Nov16 Shj(d) 1200 F Maid 15 1:19:00 C Noble 52 1 15 Es Tango 55 SHAH JAHAN DE RODAIM (AE) 3yrs. CH F (22) NOR   .RQJ 86 2USKHH'H*KD]DO )5 E\.HVEHUR\ )5  56 Kgs AREEJ AL GHARBIA (AE) 3yrs. CH F (28) OR: 45 Trainer: Helal Al Alawi Jose Santiago Mababb (AE) / Dainounat Al Naif (QA) by Pralidjan (FR) 56 Kgs 16 (12) Mr. Ali Ebraheem Buhendi Abdulla Al Hosani Trainer: Helal Al Alawi Bruno Reis Breeder: Rodaim Arabian Horse Stud 5 (6) Mr. Suhail Ali Salmeen Ali Al Mazrouei 2 Starts (0-0-1) Breeder: Suhail Ali Salmeen Ali Al Mazrouei 26Nov16 Shj(d) 1200 F Maid 15 1:19:75 J Santiago 55 3 4.25 15 Af Al Mawhebah 60 8 2 Starts (1-0-0) 29Oct16 Shj(d) 1000 F Maid 15 1:05:50 G Buckell 54 9.75 13 Areej Al Gharbia 55 20Nov16 Abu(T) 1400 G Cond 48 1:32:08 R Ffrench 55.5 4 3 15 Izz Bladi 55 45 29Oct16 Shj(d) 1000 F Maid 15 1:05:50 R Ffrench 55 1 0.75 13 Es Huboob 57 SABAH AL REEF (AE) 3yrs. B F (14) NOR Bibi De Carrere (FR) / Rabaha (FR) by Dormane (FR) 56 Kgs ASYAD (AE) 3yrs. CH F (0) B1 NOR Trainer: Abdulla Al Hammadi   7+5LFKLH 86 $OLDD )5 E\'MHOIRU )5  56 Kgs 17 ( ) Al Ajban Stables Trainer: Eric Lemartinel 7DGKJ2·6KHD Breeder: Al Reef Stables RESERVE 6 (15) H.H.Sh. Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan 1 Starts (0-0-0) Breeder: Sh Sultan bin Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan AF LAOWAHAH (AE) 3yrs. CH F (16) SR CP1 NOR 3yrs. B F (22) NOR BAHDAH AL REEF (AE) Af Al Buraq (AE) / Af Al Hemah (AE) by Al Kesbe (FR) 56 Kgs Bibi De Carrere (FR) / Bahera (FR) by Dormane (FR) 56 Kgs Trainer: Ernst Oertel Trainer: Abdulla Al Hammadi Fernando Jara 18 ( ) Mr. Khalid Khalifa Al Nabooda (2) Al Ajban Stables 7 Breeder: Khalid Khalifa Al Nabooda RESERVE   %UHHGHU++7KH3UHVLGHQW  1 Starts (0-0-0) 2 Starts (0-0-0) 26Nov16 Shj(d) 1200 F Maid 15 1:19:75 J Rosales 55 5 6.75 15 Af Al Mawhebah 60 06Nov16 Abu(T) 1400 GF Maid 48 1:30:39 X Ziani 55 6 12.75 12 Af Monsef 57 Track Record: AREEM (FR) - Time: 1—27:60 - 2/3/2014 - S De Sousa

BAYNAH (AE) \UV*5)   V NOR   -DLE'H&DUUHUH )5 *DEHHED $( E\.XGRU *%  56 Kgs To Advertise in Trainer: Helal Al Alawi George Buckell (1.5kg) 8 (3) Al Rahoomi Racing Syndicate (MRW 54kg) Breeder: Abdulla Sultan Abdulla Al Alili 3 Starts (0-0-0) 04Dec16 Abu(T) 1600 G Cond 48 1:45:63 R Ffrench 53.5 12 17 13 Sarab Al Reef 57 19Nov16 Shj(d) 1200 F Maid 15 1:19:00 S Al Mazrooei 54 8 15 15 Es Tango 55 29Oct16 Shj(d) 1000 F Maid 15 1:05:50 A McLean 53 5 6.5 13 Areej Al Gharbia 55

ES TANGO (AE) 3yrs. B F (29) CP OR: 50 Contact us at %LJ(DV\ 86 %HQW$O$VD\O $( E\'MHEHO/RWRLV )5 56 Kgs Trainer: Ibrahim Aseel Sam Hitchcott Post Box No: 53300, Dubai, UAE 9 (5) H.E.Sh. Abdulla Bin Majid Al Qassemi Breeder: Sh Abdulla bin Majid Al Qassemi e-mail: media@[email protected] 1 Starts (1-0-0) 19Nov16 Shj(d) 1200 F Maid 15 1:19:00 S Hitchcott 55 1 1 15 Al Qarmosha 52 Tele: +971 4 342 99 99, Fax: +971 4 342 21 21

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5:30 PM PUREBRED ARABIANS UAE Bred Prestige IFRAAJ (AE) 3yrs. CH C (28) B1 CP- TT NOR =HILUR'H1XOYL ,7 $QD'KDELDQLD )5 E\7LGMDQL )5 56 Kgs 2 Trainer: Eric Lemartinel Gerald Avranche Abu Dhabi colts Classic 10 (4) H.H.Sh. Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Breeder: Sh Sultan bin Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Sponsored by 2 Starts (0-0-0) 20Nov16 Abu(T) 1400 G Cond 48 1:32:08 T O’Shea 55 7 7 15 Izz Bladi 55 Abu Dhabi Equestrian Club 06Nov16 Abu(T) 1400 GF Maid 48 1:30:39 G Avranche 57 5 8.75 12 Af Monsef 57 Purse: AED 110,000 LIKE (AE) 3yrs. B C (0) SR1 B1 NOR (1st: AED 66,000; 2nd: AED 22,000; 3rd: AED 11,000; 4th: AED 5,500; 5th: AED 3,300; 6th: AED 2,200)   $)+HE$OZDWD·DQ $( 'HMOD $( E\'UXJ 58  56 Kgs For three year olds COLTS & GELDINGS bred in the UAE. Weight: 56kg. AED 385 to enter, free to declare and start. Trainer: Mohd Ramadan Marc Monaghan (nil) 11 (3) Fares Musabbeh Mohd Rashed Al Manei (MRW 54kg) AF KAFU (AE) 3yrs. B C (29) SR CP- OR: 40 Breeder: Ali Abdulla Ali Al Arimi $I$O%XUDT $( $I0DOLND $( E\2K%\*RVK 86 56 Kgs Trainer: Ernst Oertel Rafael de Oliveira NESR AL REEF (AE) 3yrs. B C (22) B NOR (11) Mr. Khalid Khalifa Al Nabooda 1 Bibi De Carrere (FR) / Menissou (FR) by Sousse (FR) 56 Kgs Breeder: Khalid Khalifa Al Nabooda Trainer: Abdulla Al Hammadi Jacob Butterfield (nil) 2 Starts (0-0-0) Date Crs Dist TC Type Dhs. Time Jockey Wgt FP Len Rn Bt/By Kgs OR 12 (9) Al Ajban Stables (MRW 54kg) Breeder: Al Reef Stables 19Nov16 Shj(d) 1200 F Maid 15 1:19:00 R Mullen 57 7 14.5 15 Es Tango 55 29Oct16 Shj(d) 1000 F Maid 15 1:05:50 R Mullen 57 4 5.75 13 Areej Al Gharbia 55 2 Starts (0-0-0) 26Nov16 Shj(d) 1200 F Maid 15 1:20:56 G Avranche 55 4 7.5 10 Af Maher 55 29Oct16 Shj(d) 1000 F Maid 15 1:05:50 J Santiago 57 9 10.25 13 Areej Al Gharbia 55 AF MAHER (AE) \UV*5&   SR B OR: 45 Af Al Buraq (AE) / Af Raad (AE) by Madour (FR) 56 Kgs Trainer: Ernst Oertel Richard Mullen RAAD AL THANI (AE) \UV*5&   CP1 TT NOR 2 (1) Mr. Khalid Khalifa Al Nabooda   &DOLQ'X/RXS )5 :DGKD )5 E\'RUPDQH )5  56 Kgs Breeder: Khalid Khalifa Al Nabooda Trainer: Mohammed Al Shamsi Goran Mešetovic 1 Starts (1-0-0) 13 (2) Mr. Khamis Mohd Ali Balhdiba Al Dhaheri 26Nov16 Shj(d) 1200 F Maid 15 1:20:56 R Mullen 55 1 5 10 Zeyada 55   %UHHGHU.KDPLV0RKG$OL0XEDUDN$O'KDKHUL 

3yrs. CH C (30) SR B1 OR: 40 AF MEEQAT (AE) ZEYADA (AE) 3yrs. B C (22) B NOR 0DKDEE $( 9RLFL.RVVDFN 1/ E\%HQJDOL'·$OEUHW )5 56 Kgs   &DOLQ'X/RXS )5 -DPHHOD )5 E\7LGMDQL )5  56 Kgs Trainer: Ernst Oertel Antonio Fresu Trainer: Eric Lemartinel 7DGKJ2·6KHD (7) Mr. Khalid Khalifa Al Nabooda 3 14 (14) H.H.Sh. Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Breeder: Khalid Khalifa Al Nabooda Breeder: Sh Sultan bin Khalifa Al Nahyan 2 Starts (0-0-0) 1 Starts (0-1-0) 18Nov16 Ala(d) 1600 F Maid 42 1:52:14 R Mullen 55 7 25.25 14 Amwaj 56 26Nov16 Shj(d) 1200 F Maid 15 1:20:56 T O’Shea 55 2 5 10 Af Maher 55 29Oct16 Shj(d) 1000 F Maid 15 1:05:50 R de Oliveira 57 7 9.75 13 Areej Al Gharbia 55

$)02·$66(66 $( 3yrs. CH C (14) SR B NOR   0DKDEE $( 6R,Q/RYH $( E\6DPSOH&RS\ 86  56 Kgs Track Record: AREEM (FR) - Time: 1—27:60 - 2/3/2014 - S De Sousa Trainer: Ernst Oertel Harry Bentley 4 (10) Mr. Khalid Khalifa Al Nabooda Breeder: Khalid Khalifa Al Nabooda 1 Starts (0-0-1) 6:00 PM PUREBRED ARABIANS LISTED 04Dec16 Abu(T) 1400 G Maid 48 1:33:46 R Mullen 53 3 1.75 16 Fahadd 60 3 AF MONSEF (AE) 3yrs. B C (14) OR: 60 Abu Dhabi Championship $I$O%XUDT $( 7HPSWD\VKXKQ )5 E\$UDZDN'·$URFR )5 56 Kgs Trainer: Musabbeh Al Mheiri 'DQH2·1HLOO Sponsored by 5 (6) H.H.Sh. Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Breeder: Khalid Khalifa Al Nabooda Abu Dhabi Equestrian Club 2 Starts (1-0-1) Purse: AED 180,000 04Dec16 Abu(T) 1600 G Cond 48 1:45:63 D O’Neill 57.5 3 1.75 13 Sarab Al Reef 57 65 06Nov16 Abu(T) 1400 GF Maid 48 1:30:39 F Jara 57 1 2.25 12 Af Marrah 55 (1st: AED 108,000; 2nd: AED 36,000; 3rd: AED 18,000; 4th: AED 9,000; 5th: AED 5,400; 6th: AED 3,600) For three year olds ONLY. Weight: 56kg, Allowances: Fillies 2kg. AL TIRYAQ (AE) 3yrs. B C (29) NOR AED 630 to enter, free to declare and start. Bibi De Carrere (FR) / Amalia (FR) by Kesberoy (FR) 56 Kgs Trainer: Abdulla Al Hammadi Fernando Jara AF AL SAJANJLE (AE) \UV*5&   SR CP 45 6 (5) Al Ajban Stables $I$O%XUDT $( &DOLQH'X/RXS )5 E\0DQJDQDWH )5 56 Kgs Breeder: Al Reef Stables Trainer: Ernst Oertel Richard Mullen 2 Starts (0-0-1) 1 (6) Mr. Khalid Khalifa Al Nabooda 19Nov16 Shj(d) 1200 F Maid 15 1:19:00 J Rosales 57 9 16.75 15 Es Tango 55 Breeder: Khalid Khalifa Al Nabooda 3 29Oct16 Shj(d) 1000 F Maid 15 1:05:50 F Jara 57 4.25 13 Areej Al Gharbia 55 1 Starts (1-0-0) Date Crs Dist TC Type Dhs. Time Jockey Wgt FP Len Rn Bt/By Kgs OR 1 ES HUBOOB (AE) 3yrs. B C (50) NOR 20Nov16 Abu(T) 1600 G Maid 60 1:45:16 R Mullen 53 SHd 11 Sarab Al Reef 58 %LJ(DV\ 86 (V=DO]DDOD $( E\6DNODZL-DGUDQH )5 56 Kgs Trainer: Ibrahim Aseel Sam Hitchcott AF NAFECE (AE) \UV*5&   SR B1 NOR (13) H.E.Sh. Abdulla Bin Majid Al Qassemi 7 Af Al Buraq (AE) / Bucelia Du Cayrou (FR) by Dormane (FR) 56 Kgs Breeder: Sh Abdulla bin Majid Al Qassemi Trainer: Ernst Oertel Rafael de Oliveira 1 Starts (0-1-0) (8) Mr. Khalid Khalifa Al Nabooda 29Oct16 Shj(d) 1000 F Maid 15 1:05:50 A Madrid Jr 57 2 0.75 13 Areej Al Gharbia 55 2 Breeder: Khalid Khalifa Al Nabooda

EXPRESS AL REEF (AE) 3yrs. B C (0) NOR Bibi De Carrere (FR) / Chantilly (FR) by Djelfor (FR) 56 Kgs AL BARIZ (AE) 3yrs. B C (14) NOR Trainer: Abdulla Al Hammadi Jesus Rosales Bibi De Carrere (FR) / Pradore (FR) by Dormane (FR) 56 Kgs 8 (8) Al Ajban Stables Trainer: Abdulla Al Hammadi Jesus Rosales   %UHHGHU6K7DKQRRQELQ=D\HGELQ6XOWDQ$O1DK\DQ  3 (3) Al Ajban Stables   %UHHGHU6K7DKQRRQELQ=D\HGELQ6XOWDQ$O1DK\DQ  HAWAFEZ (AE) 3yrs. B C (14) B NOR 1 Starts (0-0-0) $O1DVU )5 (DUO\0RUQLQJ $( E\-RKQQ\2QWKH6SRW 86 56 Kgs 04Dec16 Abu(T) 1400 G Maid 48 1:33:46 A McLean 53 14 21.5 16 Fahadd 60 Trainer: Eric Lemartinel Adrie De Vries 9 (12) H.H.Sh. Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan DUC DE FAUST (FR) 3yrs. CH C (0) B1 NOR Breeder: Sh Sultan bin Khalifa Al Nahyan Munjiz (FR) / Isis Du Clos (FR) by Djourman (FR) 56 Kgs 3 Starts (0-0-1) 04Dec16 Abu(T) 1600 G Cond 48 1:45:63 G Avranche 55 4 2.5 13 Sarab Al Reef 57 Trainer: Ibrahim Al Hadhrami Patrick Dobbs 19Nov16 Shj(d) 1200 F Maid 15 1:19:00 G Avranche 57 3 7 15 Es Tango 55 4 (9) Royal Cavalry Oman 29Oct16 Shj(d) 1000 F Maid 15 1:05:50 T O’Shea 57 6 9.5 13 Areej Al Gharbia 55 Breeder: SARL Haras De Saint Faust

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MAISOOR (GB) 3yrs. CH C (44) SR OR: 98 6:30 PM THOROUGHBREDS Handicap 74-89(94) %XUQLQJ6DQG 86 $KDVHQ 20 E\6DXW'X/RXS )5 56 Kgs Trainer: Said Al Badi Anas Al Siyabi 4 5 (1) Royal Cavalry Oman Al Falah Handicap   %UHHGHU5R\DO&DYDOU\2PDQ  5 Starts (5-0-0) Sponsored by 04Nov16 Mct(d) 1600 F Cond 1:56:03 A Al Siyabi 60 1 12 Dowy Du Croate 10 01Apr16 Mct(d) 1600 F Cond 1:58:74 A Al Siyabi 60 1 25.25 Bf Mughader 16 1 Abu Dhabi Equestrian Club 05Mar16 Mct(d) 1200 F Cond 1:23:88 A Al Siyabi 60 21.5 Al Wasmi 11 Purse: AED 100,000 06Feb16 Mct(d) 1600 F Cond 2:05:27 A Al Siyabi 60 1 6.25 Bf Mughader 15 (1st: AED 60,000; 2nd: AED 20,000; 3rd: AED 11,000; 4th: AED 6,000; 5th: AED 3,000) For NH & SH three year olds and older. Rated 74-89 (94). AED 350 to enter, free to declare and start. QANNAS AL REEF (AE) 3yrs. B C (16) B NOR %LEL'H&DUUHUH )5 .DVLHED )5 E\7LGMDQL )5 56 Kgs LEHAAF (ARG) \UV'N%*   SR TT OR: 94 Trainer: Abdulla Al Hammadi Fernando Jara ([FHOOHQW$UW *% 6DUNKD $86 E\'DQHKLOO 86$ 60 Kgs 6 (10) Al Ajban Stables Trainer: Sat ish Seemar Paolo Sirigu Breeder: Al Reef Stables 1 (16) Al Bait Mutawahed Team 3 Starts (0-0-1) Breeder: Phalaris S R L 3 02Dec16 Ala(d) 1600 F Maid 42 1:50:76 F Jara 55 10.75 15 Mawahib 54 22 Starts (4-2-3) 20Nov16 Abu(T) 1600 G Maid 60 1:45:16 A Madrid Jr 53 9 13.5 11 Af Al Sajanjle 53 Date Crs Dist TC Type Dhs. Time Jockey Wgt FP Len Rn Bt/By Kgs OR 7 06Nov16 Abu(T) 1400 GF Maid 48 1:30:39 J Santiago 57 14 12 Af Monsef 57 25Nov16 Jeb(d) 1600 F 70-79 51 1:37:46 M Monaghan 58 11 Dist 11 Tides Rise 53.5 80 03Nov16 Mey(d) 1200 F 80-89 105 1:13:24 C Noble 52.5 7 13.75 11 Ajraam 58.5 85 9 AJEEBA (QA) 3yrs. CH F (0) NOR 13Feb16 Mey(T) 1200 G 84-94 99 1:11:09 R Mullen 58.5 13.75 12 Banaadeer 60 96 5   -DDIHU *% 7DKDGL 4$ E\$UDZDN'·$URFR )5  54 Kgs 16Jan16 Mey(T) 1200 G 84-94 99 1:11:29 R Mullen 58.5 3.5 10 Charlie Croker 55.5 96 Trainer: Ahmed Al Mehairbi Harry Bentley BILLINGSGATE (IRE) \UV%*    OR: 91 7 (2) H.E.Sh. Mansour Bin Zayed Al Nahyan ([FHHG$QG([FHO $86 ,VODQG%DEH 86$ E\.LQJPDPER 86$ 58.5 Kgs Breeder: Al Shahania Stud Trainer: Musabbeh Al Mheiri Fernando Jara

2 (3) Mr. Mohd. Khalifa Al Basti 3yrs. B F (30) B TT OR: 50 AMWAJ (FR) Breeder: Darley $EX$OHPDUDW )5 6\OSKLGH$O0DXU\ )5 E\'RUPDQH )5 54 Kgs 13 Starts (4-1-1) Trainer: Eric Lemartinel 7DGKJ2·6KHD 01Dec16 Mey(d) 2000 F 85-94 114 2:06:22 G Buckell 54.5 6 8.75 12 Tried And True 53.5 91 8 (12) H.H.Sh. Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan 13Nov16 Abu(T) 1600 G R Cond 75 1:33:10 G Buckell 54 7 5.75 15 Shamaal Nibras 56.5 91 Breeder: Sh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan 07Mar15 Wol(a) 1700 S 00-105 1:46:40 S Gray 57 8 3.75 10 Mindurownbusiness 58 98 1 Starts (1-0-0) 15Jan15 Mey(T) 1600 G 95-105 66 1:36:50 W Buick 57 16 4.75 16 Belgian Bill 58 98 1 18Nov16 Ala(d) 1600 F Maid 42 1:52:14 G Avranche 56 1.25 14 Arif 57 HANDSOME MAN (IRE) \UV&+*   V TT OR: 91 MAWAHIB (FR) \UV*5)   B OR: 50 1D\HI 86$ 'DQFHDERXW *% E\6KDUHHI'DQFHU 86$ 58.5 Kgs Abu Alemarat (FR) / Fraynce (FR) by Dormane (FR) 54 Kgs Trainer: Ahmad bin Harmash Harry Bentley Trainer: Eric Lemartinel Gerald Avranche 3 (4) H.E.Sh. Saeed Bin Mohd Al Maktoum 9 (7) H.H.Sh. Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Breeder: Bloomsbury Stud Breeder: Sh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan 17 Starts (3-4-1) 7 1 Starts (1-0-0) 01Dec16 Mey(d) 2000 F 85-94 114 2:06:22 C O’Donoghue 56 10.5 12 Tried And True 53.5 91 2 02Dec16 Ala(d) 1600 F Maid 42 1:50:76 K Grzybowski 54 1 3.5 15 Af Yatroq 55.5 03Nov16 Mey(d) 2000 F 84-99 117 2:06:86 X Ziani 53.5 5.25 10 Etijaah 55 91 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 5$<$·$ )5 3yrs. CH F (14) SR NOR

  0DKDEE $( 6DUL\D )5 E\6LUH'·$OEUHW )5  54 Kgs SNOW SQUALL (GB) \UV%*   SR- TT OR: 91 Trainer: Majed Al Jahouri Szczepan Mazur 'DQVLOL *% 6QRZ%DOOHULQD *% E\6DGOHU·V:HOOV 86$ 58.5 Kgs 10 (11) H.E.Sh. Mansour Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Trainer: Ahmad bin Harmash &ROP2·'RQRJKXH Breeder: Sh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan 4 (12) H.E.Sh. Hamdan Bin Mohd Al Maktoum 2 Starts (0-1-0) Breeder: Darley 04Dec16 Abu(T) 1400 G Maid 48 1:33:46 R Ffrench 53.5 2 0.5 16 Fahadd 60 20 Starts (3-2-4) 18Nov16 Ala(d) 1600 F Maid 42 1:52:14 R Ffrench 55 10 Dist 14 Amwaj 56 20Mar16 Abu(T) 2200 G G3 240 2:16:30 M Monaghan 57 10 9.25 12 Khusoosy 56.5 97 03Mar16 Mey(T) 2000 G 95-108 66 2:02:67 F Tylicki 56.5 11 24.5 14 Dormello 58 100 7 REYADAH (OM) 3yrs. CH F (16) NOR 11Feb16 Mey(T) 2435 G 100+ 105 2:34:42 F Tylicki 55.5 11.25 9 Liquid Mercury 56.5 100 4   6DUDE 20 0XNDUDPDK 20 E\2NED 20  54 Kgs 28Feb15 Mey(T) 2000 G 100+ 105 2:03:17 S De Sousa 54 1.75 12 Haafaguinea 57.5 100 Trainer: Musabbeh Al Mheiri George Buckell(nil) 11 (5) Al Awda Stables (MRW 54kg) LAYALI AL ANDALUS (GB) \UV%*   CP OR: 90 Breeder: Musabah Ali Musbah Al Mamari   +DOOLQJ 86$ /DILWH *% E\5REHOOLQR 86$  58 Kgs 1 Starts (0-0-0) Trainer: Satish Seemar Richard Mullen 02Dec16 Ala(d) 1600 F Maid 42 1:50:76 G Buckell 54 4 12.25 15 Mawahib 54 5 (9) H.E.Sh. Hamdan Bin Mohd Al Maktoum Breeder: Wood Hall Stud Ltd 37 Starts (3-6-4) TAHANY (FR) 3yrs. CH F (7) B TT OR: 40 02Apr16 Jin Trl(T) 2218 G 65+ 900 2:18:75 A De Vries 58 3 1 9 Start Right 61 90   0XQML] )5 (OLVD'X3DRQ )5 E\7LGMDQL )5  54 Kgs 04Feb16 Mey(T) 2810 G 95+ 90 2:57:91 R Mullen 53 8 12.5 13 Battersea 53 95 Trainer: Eric Lemartinel Antonio Fresu 18Dec15 Jeb(d) 1800 F R Cond 66 1:50:50 W Smith 53.5 8 10 9 Sefri 55 87 (4) H.H.Sh. Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan 12 03Dec15 Mey(d) 2000 F 79-94 99 2:05:16 R Mullen 56 11 Dist 12 Jeeraan 57.5 90 Breeder: HH Sh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan

5 Starts (1-1-1) RASSAM (IRE) \UV%%U*    OR: 90 11Dec16 Abu(T) 1600 G Maid 48 1:45:56 T O’Shea 53 1 5.25 16 Negmah 58 40 'DQVLOL *% 9DQWLYH 86$ E\0U3URVSHFWRU 86$ 58 Kgs 18Nov16 Ala(d) 1600 F Maid 42 1:52:14 T O’Shea 55 3 6.25 14 Amwaj 56 Trainer: Satish Seemar Adrie De Vries 02Aug16 LaT(T) 1900 G Maid 2:09:33 FX Bertras 58 4 2.5 10 Djaikiri Safinat 58 (2) H.E.Sh. Majid Bin Mohd Al Maktoum 12Jul16 LaT(T) 1900 G Maid 2:10:08 M Forest 56 2 Hd 12 Montrag 58 6 Breeder: Ben Sangster 10 Starts (1-0-2) 20Nov16 Abu(T) 2200 G 74-89 48 2:13:59 A De Vries 58 3 3.75 13 Carbon Dating 54.5 90 8 Track Record: ALANUDD (Unchainedd Melody) (US) - Time: 1—40:12 - 8/3/1998 - P Brette 13Nov16 Abu(T) 1600 G R Cond 75 1:33:10 A De Vries 55 5.75 15 Shamaal Nibras 56.5 90 27Nov15 Jeb(d) 1400 F 85-105 60 1:26:17 H Crouch 57 8 Dist 8 Art Wave 56.5 95 31Jan15 Mey(T) 1400 F 85-95 84 1:22:78 R Mullen 58 15 12.25 16 Fils Anges 58 95

To Advertise in Contact us at CARBON DATING (IRE) \UV%*   SR OR: 89 7KH&DUERQ8QLW 86$ $GYHUWLVLQJ6SDFH ,5( E\*DOLOHR ,5( 57.5 Kgs Trainer: Satish Seemar 7DGKJ2·6KHD Post Box NO: 53300, Dubai, UAE 7 (13) Thistle Bloodstock Ltd   %UHHGHU7KLVWOH%ORRGVWRFN/WG  22 Starts (2-1-4) e-mail: media@[email protected] 20Nov16 Abu(T) 2200 G 74-89 48 2:13:59 T O’Shea 54.5 1 2.25 13 Mustahdaf 55.5 83 03Nov16 Mey(d) 1600 F 60-75 117 1:40:82 C Noble 52 8 19.75 14 Mister Parma 59.5 64 09Sep16 Don(T) 2100 G 00-85 2:10:40 P Makin 59 5 4 9 Khairaat 56 83 Tele: +971 4 342 99 99, Fax: +971 4 342 21 21 26Aug16 Ham(T) 2400 G 00-90 2:39:30 T O’Shea 60 5 0.5 14 Multellie 59 83

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HOARDING (USA) \UV%*   SR OR: 88 TARTOOR (GER) \UV%5*   CP OR: 79 (OXVLYH4XDOLW\ 86$ :KDW$7UHDVXUH 86$ E\&DGHDX[*HQHUHX[ *% 57 Kgs 2DVLV'UHDP *% 7HPSOHULQ *(5 E\$FDWHQDQJR *(5 53 Kgs Trainer: Salem bin Ghadayer Sam Hitchcott Trainer: Erwan Charpy Antonio Fresu 8 (6) H.E.Sh. Hamdan Bin Mohd Al Maktoum 16 (14) H.H.Sh. Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Breeder: Scuderia Archi Romani di Paolo Agostini & Darley   %UHHGHU6WLIWXQJ*HVWW)lKUKRI  13 Starts (1-4-2) 1 15 Starts (3-1-5) 02Dec16 Ala(d) 1800 F Maid 42 1:54:17 A Fresu 57 1.25 14 Sogno D’amore 56 62 13Feb16 Mey(T) 1600 G 84-94 99 1:38:25 R Ffrench 56 8 5.5 14 Groor 55.5 90 18Nov16 Ala(d) 2000 F Maid 42 2:09:87 D O’Neill 57 5 4.25 15 Godrevy 54.5 62 16Jan16 Mey(T) 1600 G 84-94 99 1:37:17 R Ffrench 56 4 6 10 Udododontu 57.5 90 28Oct16 Jeb(d) 1950 F 00-75 45 1:59:95 M Monaghan 57 5 8.75 12 Tadmir 57.5 64 20Jun13 Asc(T) 2000 GF G3 2:04:40 R Moore 57 10 13.75 12 Remote 57 96 18Mar16 Jeb(d) 1950 F 60-74 45 1:59:47 D O’Neill 55.5 4 10.5 9 Rich And Righteous 54.5 67 18May13 Nmk(T) 2000 GF Listed 2:02:80 R Havlin 58.5 1 Hd 5 Tha’ir 60.5 96 /(*(1'·6*$7( ,5( \UV%*   SR TT OR: 77 1HZ$SSURDFK ,5( $UWKXU·V*LUO *% E\+HUQDQGR )5 53 Kgs HUNTERS CREEK (IRE) \UV%*    OR: 87 Trainer: Mohd Ramadan &DSH&URVV ,5( &LQQDPRQ5RVH 86$ E\7UHPSROLQR 86$ 56.5 Kgs ( ) Mr. Mohd Al Aaser Trainer: Salem bin Ghadayer Xavier Ziani 17 Breeder: Hascombe & Valiant Studs RESERVE 9 (1) H.E.Sh. Hamdan Bin Mohd Al Maktoum 6 Starts (0-2-2) Breeder: Airlie Stud 19 Starts (2-1-1) TIDES RISE (USA) \UV%*   H TT OR: 75 17Nov16 Mey(d) 2000 F 73-84 102 2:05:53 R Ffrench 54 7 Dist 12 Trinity Force 57.5 77 18Mar16 Jeb(d) 1600 F 64-79 48 1:37:74 R Ffrench 59 7 Dist 8 Just A Penny 60 82 +HQU\WKHQDYLJDWRU 86$ $3DUW\)RU7ZR &$1 E\/HDU)DQ 86$ 53 Kgs 07Feb16 Abu(T) 2200 G 74-89 66 2:21:47 R Ffrench 58 3 6.75 12 Makzon 55.5 89 Trainer: Ahmad bin Harmash 30Jan16 Mey(T) 1800 G 84-94 99 1:48:96 R Ffrench 55.5 7 3.75 16 Torchlighter 59 89 18 ( ) Mr. Al Hareth Hamad Al Badi Breeder: Robert Schaedle RESERVE 20 Starts (3-6-2) SHAAKIS (IRE) \UV*5*   H OR: 87 'DUN$QJHO ,5( &XULRXV/DVKHV ,5( E\)RRWVWHSLQWKHVDQG *% 56.5 Kgs EMIRATES SKYWARDS (IRE) \UV%*   SR B TT OR: 74 Trainer: Erwan Charpy Marc Monaghan (nil) Dubawi (IRE) / Mont Etoile (IRE) by Montjeu (IRE) 53 Kgs (7) H.H.Sh. Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum (MRW 54kg) 10 Trainer: Mohd Ramadan   %UHHGHU6LQHDG%LVKRS  ( ) Mr. Mohd Al Aaser 18 Starts (3-3-1) 19 Breeder: Darley 09Dec16 Jeb(d) 1800 F 75-84 54 1:49:92 D O’Neill 58 7 9.75 10 Brabbham 57.5 85 RESERVE 8 Starts (1-3-0) 25Nov16 Jeb(d) 1600 F 70-79 51 1:37:46 D O’Neill 60 2 Ns 11 Tides Rise 53.5 84 03Nov16 Mey(d) 1600 F 80-89 105 1:38:51 A Fresu 56.5 7 20.5 9 Stormardal 58.5 87 04Mar16 Jeb(d) 1400 F 84-94 57 1:24:68 D O’Neill 55 4 8 9 Sahaafy 60 87 Track Record: BEL CANTO (IRE) - Time: 2—26:37 - 19/4/1998 - D O’Donohoe

MAYSOOR (AUS) \UV%*   SR B OR: 86 7:00 PM PUREBRED ARABIANS Handicap 00-45 )DVWQHW5RFN $86 &LQT5RXJH $86 E\5HG5DQVRP 86$ 56 Kgs Trainer: Satish Seemar George Buckell (1.5kg) 5 For Private Owners Only 11 (10) Sh. Mohd Bin Khalifa Al Maktoum (MRW 54kg) Wathba Stud Farm Cup ( )   %UHHGHU5\GHOO%ORRGVWRFN3W\/WG  Sponsored by 15 Starts (1-4-2) 20Nov16 Abu(T) 2200 G 74-89 48 2:13:59 C Noble 53 10 15 13 Carbon Dating 54.5 86 2 Wathba Stud Farm 29Apr16 Wan(T) 1590 H Hcp 1:39:12 D Smith 59 2.25 12 Smooth Danish 60.5 Purse: AED 70,000 23Dec15 Snl(T) 2400 G Hcp 2:31:26 J Noonan 56.5 8 3.5 13 Spectacular Vision 55.5 (Plus AED 10,000 Breeders Premuim) 3 (1st: AED 42,000; 2nd: AED 14,000; 3rd: AED 7,700; 4th: AED 4,200; 5th: AED 2,100) 05Dec15 Snh(T) 2400 G Hcp 2:32:69 J Noonan 56 Nk 12 Sammy The Snake 60 For four year olds and older. Rated 00-45. AED 245 to enter, free to declare and start. MUSTAHDAF (USA) \UV%*   CP OR: 86   '\QDIRUPHU 86$ 7DEULU ,5( E\8QIXZDLQ 86$  56 Kgs AF MUKHIFAH (AE) \UV*50   SR B OR: 45 Trainer: Musabbeh Al Mheiri 'DQH2·1HLOO Af Al Buraq (AE) / Al Bayyinah (AE) by Pavot Al Maury (FR) 60 Kgs 12 (5) H.H.Sh. Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Trainer: Ernst Oertel Richard Mullen Breeder: Shadwell Farm LLC 1 (12) Mr. Khalid Khalifa Al Nabooda 17 Starts (3-7-0) Breeder: Khalid Khalifa Al Nabooda 2 20Nov16 Abu(T) 2200 G 74-89 48 2:13:59 D O’Neill 55.5 2.25 13 Carbon Dating 54.5 85 2 Starts (1-0-0) 11Mar16 Mey(d) 1900 F 68-79 81 1:57:05 D O’Neill 57.5 5 11.25 11 Nathr 59.5 78 Date Crs Dist TC Type Dhs. Time Jockey Wgt FP Len Rn Bt/By Kgs OR 25Feb16 Mey(d) 2000 F 78-89 36 2:04:27 T O’Shea 54.5 5 11 8 Brabbham 53.5 82 13Nov16 Abu(T) 1200 G Maid 48 1:18:53 R Mullen 55 1 2.25 14 Af Khafajeh 55 21Feb16 Abu(T) 2200 G R Cond 60 2:16:07 T O’Shea 53.5 2 1.75 8 Khusoosy 57 82 20Mar16 Abu(T) 1400 G Maid 48 1:33:52 R Mullen 56 8 11.5 15 Af Madrub 54

LAST FIGHTER (IRE) \UV%*   V1 OR: 79 MADJANTHIS (US) 6yrs. CH H (14) SR CP OR: 45 &DSH&URVV ,5( /DXQFK7LPH 86$ E\5HODXQFK 86$ 53 Kgs 0DGMDQL )5 'L[LHV'HOLJKW 86 E\6DP7LNL 86 60 Kgs Trainer: Satish Seemar Jose Santiago Trainer: Ernst Oertel Antonio Fresu (2) Mr. Khaled Al Taher 13 (15) H.E.Sh. Saeed Bin Mohd Al Maktoum 2 Breeder: Yeomanstown Lodge Stud Breeder: Dianne Waldron 9 Starts (2-3-0) 21 Starts (4-2-2) 1 20Nov16 Abu(T) 2200 G 74-89 48 2:13:59 J Santiago 53 7 9.75 13 Carbon Dating 54.5 79 04Dec16 Abu(T) 1200 G 00-65 42 1:17:94 A Fresu 53 NK 14 Ibn Harmany Al Zobair 53 42 12 06Nov16 Abu(T) 2200 GF 64-79 54 2:15:03 R Mullen 57.5 6 3 12 Mutual Force 54 79 20Nov16 Abu(T) 1400 G 00-45 48 1:31:90 R Mullen 60 7.25 16 Eswarah 57 45 4 18Dec15 Jeb(d) 1800 F R Cond 66 1:50:50 H Crouch 52.5 9 Dist 9 Sefri 55 85 20Mar16 Abu(T) 1400 G Cond 72 1:31:29 H Bentley 60 7.25 9 Af Maqayes 56 48 1 19Nov15 Mey(d) 1600 F 84-94 99 1:38:07 R Mullen 53.5 6 23.75 7 One Man Band 55 85 13Mar16 Abu(T) 1400 G 30-55 48 1:33:16 H Bentley 57 NK 16 Monawer 60 48

MH TAWAG (AE) 4yrs. B C (7) CP OR: 45 MUTUAL FORCE (USA) 8yrs. B H (42) SR TT OR: 78 %LEL'H&DUUHUH )5 $UNDG\D )5 E\'RUPDQH )5 60 Kgs   $UFK 86$ )UHHUROO 86$ E\7RXFK*ROG 86$  53 Kgs Trainer: Elise Jeanne 7DGKJ2·6KHD Trainer: Ali Rashid Al Rayhi Saeed Al Mazrooei (2.5kg) (6) Mr. Mansoor Khalifa Sultan bin Habtoor 14 (11) H.E.Sh. Majid Bin Mohd Al Maktoum (MRW 53kg) 3 Breeder: Mansoor Khalifa Sultan bin Habtoor Breeder: Claiborne Farm 7 Starts (1-2-1) 58 Starts (8-3-3) 11Dec16 Abu(T) 1400 G Cond 48 1:32:44 G Buckell 58 2 Hd 16 Izz Bladi 57.5 45 06Nov16 Abu(T) 2200 GF 64-79 54 2:15:03 S Al Mazrooei 54 1 SHd 12 Prince Suhail 57.5 75 20Nov16 Abu(T) 1600 G Cond 42 1:45:25 T O’Shea 55 1 Hd 10 Djelila Al Mels 55 40 02Apr16 Jin Trl(T) 2218 G 65+ 900 2:18:75 X Ziani 53 5 4.5 9 Start Right 61 75 06Nov16 Abu(T) 1400 GF Cond 42 1:31:30 J Santiago 57 2 0.75 12 Af Ashras 59.5 40 07Feb16 Abu(T) 2200 G 74-89 66 2:21:47 T O’Shea 53 5 10.75 12 Makzon 55.5 77 17Mar16 Ala(d) 1400 F 00-35 42 1:36:69 R Mullen 60 4 3.75 12 Secret Sentinel 60 40 16Jan16 Mey(d) 1900 F 58-69 75 1:58:52 T O’Shea 55 4 13.5 14 Brabbham 58 63

SHIHAB (IRE) \UV%*   SR B- TT OR: 80 IBN HARMANY AL ZOBAIR (AE) \UV*5+   SR B TT OR: 44   'XEDZL ,5( %D\D 86$ E\1XUH\HY 86$  53 Kgs   $PHU&5+DUPDQ\ 86 E\:LNLQJ 3/  59.5 Kgs Trainer: Satish Seemar Cameron Noble (3kg) Trainer: Ernst Oertel Harry Bentley (4) Mr. Khalid Khalifa Al Nabooda 15 (8) H.E.Sh. Maktoum Bin Mohd Al Maktoum (MRW 52kg) 4 Breeder: Darley   %UHHGHU6K$EGXOODKELQ0RKG$OL$O7KDQL  12 Starts (2-2-0) 11 Starts (1-2-3) 2 11Dec16 Abu(T) 1400 G 68-79 54 1:23:27 C Noble 55 8 3.75 14 Akeed Champion 59.5 80 04Dec16 Abu(T) 1200 G 00-65 42 1:17:94 T O’Shea 53 Nk 14 Madjanthis 53 44 1 15Jan15 Mey(d) 1900 F 80-90 36 2:00:64 R Mullen 54 5 6.75 9 Layl 57 80 13Nov16 Abu(T) 1200 G 00-60 48 1:17:16 L Hewitson 53 Hd 14 Extra Hope 58.5 40 3 19Dec14 Ala(d) 1600 G 70-80 51 1:40:00 R Mullen 55 1 0.5 13 Maltese Cat 58 75 20Mar16 Abu(T) 1400 G Maid 48 1:33:49 J Santiago 58 3.5 14 Dorhess De Brugere 60 40 3 20Nov14 Mey(d) 1600 G 70-80 60 1:40:47 R Mullen 54.5 2 1.25 10 Muhtaram 58 74 12Mar16 Shj(d) 1200 F 00-35 18 1:19:92 J Santiago 60 6 16 Sns Nujood 58 35

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MARBOUH (GB) \UV*5*   SR V OR: 44 TM AC-DC (US) 7yrs. CH H (8) SR CP- OR: 40   'DKHVV *% ,NWLGDU *% E\'MHOIRU )5  59.5 Kgs   'MHQGHO )5 %RQQHWW 86 E\%XUQLQJ6DQG 86  57.5 Kgs Trainer: Helal Al Alawi George Buckell (1.5kg) Trainer: Yousif bin Ghilan Adrie De Vries (7) H.E. Mohd Ahmed Al-Yousef (MRW 54kg) 5 (14) Mr. Mohd Ayesh   %UHHGHU-'.LSSHQ  13   %UHHGHU/7RGG0RDN  7 Starts (1-1-0) 04Dec16 Abu(T) 1200 G 00-65 42 1:17:94 R Ffrench 53 7 5.75 14 Madjanthis 53 44 37 Starts (2-4-6) 7 20Nov16 Abu(T) 1400 G 00-45 48 1:31:90 S Al Mazrooei 57.5 6 4 16 Eswarah 57 45 10Dec16 Ala(d) 1000 F 00-60 48 1:05:47 J Santiago 53 15.25 15 Rb Goliath 56.5 40 11 13Nov16 Abu(T) 1600 G 40-75 90 1:42:38 M Naseb 57 5 11.75 13 Qader 57 45 04Dec16 Abu(T) 1200 G 00-65 42 1:17:94 P Sirigu 53 10 14 Madjanthis 53 40 19Mar16 Ala(d) 1800 F 00-65 51 2:00:98 R Ffrench 53 8 23.75 15 Munaaf 53.5 50 18Nov16 Ala(d) 1000 F 00-50 42 1:07:25 A De Vries 55.5 3 3 13 Rb Goliath 57.5 40 13Nov16 Abu(T) 1200 G 00-60 48 1:17:16 J Santiago 53 5 3.25 14 Ibn Harmany Al Zobair 53 40 SALMEEN (US) 4yrs. B C (8) SR OR: 44 0DMG$O$UDE *% )DO.KDUH 86 E\%XUQLQJ6DQG 86 59.5 Kgs AL WAQQAD (AE) 8yrs. B H (8) B OR: 39 Trainer: Hassan Saleh Al Hammadi Patrick Dobbs 1L]DP *% /D%HOOH)DWPD )5 E\3HSH/H0RFFR )5 57 Kgs (1) Mr. Ahmed Ebrahim bin Aamer Al Shemeili 6 Trainer: Helal Al Alawi Jose Santiago Breeder: Abdulla Nassief & Ahmed bin Mahfoodh (15) Mr. Ali Abdulaziz Al Owais 9 Starts (1-1-1) 14 10Dec16 Ala(d) 1000 F 00-60 48 1:05:47 H Bentley 54 6 14.25 15 Rb Goliath 56.5 45   %UHHGHU$OL$EGXOD]L]$O2ZDLV  18Nov16 Ala(d) 1000 F 00-50 42 1:07:25 F Jara 57.5 2 2 13 Rb Goliath 57.5 45 38 Starts (5-5-4) 11Apr16 Hou(d) 1200 G Allow 1:20:38 N Villatoro 56.5 6 12 9 Rb Big N Rich 52 10Dec16 Ala(d) 2000 F 00-55 45 2:19:54 R Ffrench 53.5 6 16.25 14 Ajjaj 57.5 42 5 28Mar16 Hou(d) 1100 G Allow 1:12:33 N Villatoro 54.5 14.25 10 Rb Madjyk Man 52 26Nov16 Shj(d) 2000 F 00-50 27 2:20:24 R Ffrench 57 9 12 12 Swwing 55 44 18Nov16 Ala(d) 1600 F 00-60 48 1:49:99 R Ffrench 53 2 8.5 11 Sauternes Al Maury 60 39 3 UBU AL MELS (FR) 8yrs. B H (8) SR OR: 42 29Oct16 Shj(d) 1700 F 00-40 21 2:02:31 K Grzybowski 58.5 3.5 13 Mh Areeb 60 40 'RUPDQH )5 /KRUD$O0HOV )5 E\:D\7R*R 86 58.5 Kgs Trainer: Mohd Ramadan Paolo Sirigu AL HADAF (AE) 6yrs. CH H (8) SR- B2 OR: 37 (10) Mr. Mohd Al Aaser 7   %LJ(DV\ 86 7KH*R*DO )5 E\:D\7R*R 86  56 Kgs Breeder: Michele Viguie Trainer: Omar Daraj Ismail Koyuncu (2.5kg) 50 Starts (5-6-4) 10Dec16 Ala(d) 1000 F 00-60 48 1:05:47 P Sirigu 54 2 0.75 15 Rb Goliath 56.5 47 15 (16) Mr. Saeed Naser Al Romaithi (MRW 52.5kg) 18Nov16 Ala(d) 1000 F 00-50 42 1:07:25 M Monaghan 60 6 11.25 13 Rb Goliath 57.5 50 Breeder: Saeed Naser Al Romaithi 3 19Mar16 Ala(d) 1800 F 00-65 51 2:00:98 M Monaghan 54 13.25 15 Munaaf 53.5 52 12 Starts (1-2-0) 7 13Mar16 Abu(T) 1200 G 00-45 48 1:19:14 H Bentley 58.5 6 13 Af Ssayeb 58.5 42 10Dec16 Ala(d) 1000 F 00-60 48 1:05:47 A Fresu 53 13 Dist 15 Rb Goliath 56.5 37 18Nov16 Ala(d) 1000 F 00-50 42 1:07:25 G Buckell 54 9 12.25 13 Rb Goliath 57.5 40 1 AL GASSIMI (FR) 5yrs. B H (7) OR: 40 17Mar16 Ala(d) 1000 F Maid 42 1:07:80 W Smith 58 2.25 15 Ragaid Al Gharbia 55 34 12   1MHZPDQ )5 $OHS$OFKDPH )5 E\.HVEHUR\ )5  57.5 Kgs 29Jan16 Ala(d) 1000 F 00-70 54 1:05:61 D Probert 53.5 18.75 14 Love To Dance 60 34 Trainer: Helal Al Alawi Bruno Reis (5) Mr. Faisal Al Rahmani 8 7+$·(5 $( 8yrs. B H (16) OR: 35 Breeder: Faisal Al Rahmani   1L]DP *% 'MDPLOD/RWRLVH )5 E\'MRXUPDQ )5  55 Kgs 4 Starts (0-0-0) 11Dec16 Abu(T) 2200 G Cond 42 2:29:24 R Ffrench 57 8 Dist 9 Af La’asae 55 40 Trainer: Saeed Hadher Al Mazrouei Sam Hitchcott 20Dec15 Abu(T) 1600 G Maid 48 1:51:76 R Ffrench 60 6 10.25 14 Maftoon Al Reef 58 16 (13) Mr. Saeed Hadher Abdullah Al Mazrooei 4 13Dec15 Abu(T) 1600 G Maid 48 1:53:04 S Hitchcott 60 1.5 13 Saklawi Al Reef 58 Breeder: Abdul Basit Al Yaqoub 20Nov15 Ala(d) 1600 F Maid 42 1:54:94 S Hitchcott 57 6 Dist 8 Eskandar 57 28 Starts (4-2-1) 02Dec16 Ala(d) 1600 F 00-40 42 1:51:99 A De Vries 58.5 5 7 13 Mh Areeb 60 37 AMADEUSZ BS (PL) 5yrs. CH H (28) SR CP OR: 40 29Oct16 Shj(d) 1700 F 00-40 21 2:02:31 X Ziani 58.5 8 19.75 13 Mh Areeb 60 37 Nougatin (FR) / Aaran (PL) by Boryslaw (PL) 57.5 Kgs 19Mar16 Ala(d) 1600 F 00-40 42 1:50:59 X Ziani 56.5 1 0.5 11 Mh Kanz 60 32 Trainer: Ernst Oertel Rafael de Oliveira 26Feb16 Ala(d) 1400 F 00-40 42 1:35:81 F Tylicki 57 8 14.25 12 Naiem 57 33 9 (9) Mr. Abdul Hamid Al Lenjawi   %UHHGHU6WDQLVODZ%XMDUVNL  $)08:$//·$$ $( 7yrs. B H (16) OR: 35 16 Starts (1-3-3) 20Nov16 Abu(T) 1600 G Cond 42 1:45:25 R Mullen 57 7 5.25 10 Mh Tawag 55 65 Martin Al Maury (FR) / Af Shadidah (AE) by Amer 55 Kgs 13Nov16 Abu(T) 1600 G 40-75 120 1:44:05 M Lubcke 62 11 15 15 Rb Dixie Burning 62 65 Trainer: Khalifa Al Neyadi 6 23Aug15 Wrw(T) 1600 Cond 1:50:20 L Murfuni 59 10.25 10 Kasir Al Khalediah 62 17 ( ) Mr. Khalifa Matar Mohd Matar Al Neyadi 09Aug15 Wrw(T) 1600 Cond 1:51:40 M Brezina 61 2 Nk 8 Pirate 64 Breeder: Khalid Khalifa Al Nabooda RESERVE 10 Starts (1-1-0) '(5(·$$/-$=((5$ $( 7yrs. B H (8) CP OR: 40 02Dec16 Ala(d) 1600 F 00-40 42 1:51:99 S Mazur 57.5 2 0.5 13 Mh Areeb 60 35   'DKHVV *% /D]LD/RWRLVH )5 E\.HVEHUR\ )5  57.5 Kgs 26Nov16 Shj(d) 2000 F 00-50 27 2:20:24 A Al Siyabi 53.5 4 3.75 12 Swwing 55 37 Trainer: Saifaldin Deeb Marc Monaghan (nil) 20Nov16 Abu(T) 1600 G Cond 42 1:45:25 A Al Siyabi 55 6 3.25 10 Mh Tawag 55 37 10 (8) Mr. Faisal Sameer Al Mahmoud Al Ali (MRW 54kg) 17Mar16 Ala(d) 2000 F 00-45 42 2:18:95 J Rosales 57 4 11.75 15 Major 58 39 Breeder: Faisal Sameer Mahmoud Al Ali 30 Starts (3-4-4) 10Dec16 Ala(d) 2000 F 00-55 45 2:19:54 G Buckell 54.5 13 Dist 14 Ajjaj 57.5 47 ZAHMA (PL) \UV*50    OR: 33 13Nov16 Abu(T) 1200 G 00-60 48 1:17:16 S Hitchcott 57 13 13 14 Ibn Harmany Al Zobair 53 52   $NLP'H'XFRU )5 =DQMD 3/ E\0XUDW1XU 3/  54 Kgs 11 19Mar16 Ala(d) 1800 F 00-65 51 2:00:98 G Buckell 54 Dist 15 Munaaf 53.5 52 Trainer: Beverley Deutrom 9 13Mar16 Abu(T) 1400 G 30-55 48 1:33:16 S Hitchcott 58.5 9.75 16 Madjanthis 57 52 18 ( ) Mr. Yousif Ali Yousif Alkhaja Al-Ali   %UHHGHU=ELJQLHZ*RUVNL RESERVE LA YFOOTKUM (AE) \UV*5&   SR- CP- OR: 40 17 Starts (0-2-3)   0DMG$O$UDE *% 1DD )5 E\'RUPDQH )5  57.5 Kgs 26Sep15 Wrw(T) 2000 Cond 2:30:90 A Turgaev 62 6 6.5 9 Balblair Distillery 51.5 Trainer: Ibrahim Al Hadhrami Szczepan Mazur 05Sep15 Wrw(T) 1600 Cond 1:53:50 A Turgaev 57 6 16 9 Majesty 61 11 (11) Mr. Saeed Mohd Ibrahim Al Suwaidi 09Aug15 Wrw(T) 1600 Cond 1:51:40 I Wojcik 56 5 7.5 8 Pirate 64   %UHHGHU-XPD,EUDKLP%DNKHHW-XPD  26Jul15 Wrw(T) 1600 Cond 1:52:70 L R Wrobl 53 11 26 14 Dar Duni 59 5 Starts (0-0-0) 04Dec16 Abu(T) 1600 G Cond 48 1:45:63 P Dobbs 57 6 7.25 13 Sarab Al Reef 57 20Nov16 Abu(T) 1400 G Cond 48 1:32:08 A De Vries 57 5 4.75 15 Izz Bladi 55 WAJD (US) 5yrs. CH M (22) SR B1 OR: 30 12Mar16 Shj(d) 1700 F Pres 90 1:59:23 J Santiago 55.5 7 Dist 7 Hamza 55.5 $NLP'H'XFRU )5 5XE\&6 86 E\5XELV'H&DUUHUH )5 53 Kgs 6 21Feb16 Abu(T) 1600 G Pres 66 1:45:32 R Ffrench 55.5 14.25 10 Hamza 57.5 Trainer: Yousif bin Ghilan 19 ( ) Mr. Khalfan Hamad Al Qubaisi RAMADI AL RAWASI (AE) \UV*5&   CP OR: 40   %UHHGHU(ULF 5DQGL0RUHDX6LSLHUH RESERVE   'DKHVV *% 5DPD $( E\0DUWLQ$O0DXU\ )5  57.5 Kgs 4 Starts (0-0-0) Trainer: Saifaldin Deeb 'DQH2·1HLOO 26Nov16 Shj(d) 1200 F Maid 21 1:19:57 F Jara 55 15 Dist 16 Yaa Salam 57 (3) Mr. Faisal Sameer Al Mahmoud Al Ali 12 17Mar16 Ala(d) 1000 F Maid 42 1:07:80 A Al Siyabi 58 14 Dist 15 Al Hadaf 58 Breeder: Faisal Sameer Mahmoud Al Ali 21Nov15 Shj(d) 2000 F Maid 21 2:21:62 C Hayes 55 5 Dist 6 Smalah 55 9 Starts (1-1-2) 07Nov15 Shj(d) 1200 F Maid 21 1:21:85 G Avranche 55 10 Dist 14 Eswarah 55 02Dec16 Ala(d) 1600 F Cond 48 1:52:56 P Sirigu 59.5 8 17.25 15 Foladh 57 43 20Nov16 Abu(T) 1600 G Cond 42 1:45:25 S Hitchcott 57.5 3 2.75 10 Mh Tawag 55 45 06Nov16 Abu(T) 1400 GF Cond 42 1:31:30 R Ffrench 59.5 5 6 12 Af Ashras 59.5 47 10 13Mar16 Abu(T) 1200 G 00-45 48 1:19:14 P Dobbs 58 8.5 13 Af Ssayeb 58.5 39 Track Record: AREEM (FR) - Time: 1—27:60 - 2/3/2014 - S De Sousa

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7:30 PM PUREBRED ARABIANS Maiden ALLIANZ ARENA ALEP (FR) 3yrs. B F (0) SR CP1 NOR 'DKHVV *% /KDVVDQH )5 E\%DURXU'H&DUGRQQH )5 53 Kgs 6 Trainer: Ernst Oertel Fernando Jara Al Khaleej Al Arabi Maiden 9 (15) Mr. Khalid Khalifa Al Nabooda   %UHHGHU6WHSKDQLH0RXWHW)RUWLV  Sponsored by DAANA (FR) 3yrs. CH F (0) SR NOR Abu Dhabi Equestrian Club $O6DRXGL )5 8WRSLD'X&URDWH )5 E\.HUEHOOD )5 53 Kgs Purse: AED 80,000 Trainer: Ernst Oertel Jose Santiago 10 (9) Mr. Khalid Khalifa Al Nabooda (1st: AED 48,000; 2nd: AED 16,000; 3rd: AED 8,800; 4th: AED 4,800; 5th: AED 2,400) Breeder: SARL Haras De Saint Faust For Maiden three year olds and older. Weight: 3 year olds 55kg, 4 year olds and older 60kg, Allowances: UAE bred 2kg, Fillies & Mares 2kg. JOORI (FR) 3yrs. CH F (14) B1 CP- TT NOR AED 280 to enter, free to declare and start. 0DKDEE $( 1HYDGD'X/RXS )5 E\0DQJDQDWH )5 53 Kgs Trainer: Eric Lemartinel 7DGKJ2·6KHD BANDDAR (FR) 4yrs. B C (0) CP1 NOR (4) H.H.Sh. Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Bibi De Carrere (FR) / Vermeille (FR) by Manganate (FR) 60 Kgs 11 Breeder: Sh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Trainer: Jean de Roüalle Richard Mullen 1 Starts (0-0-0) 1 (3) Yas Horse Racing Management LLC 7 04Dec16 Abu(T) 1400 G Maid 48 1:33:46 T O’Shea 53 8.5 16 Fahadd 60 Breeder: Sh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan

LAHEEBA AL REEF (AE) 3yrs. CH F (22) NOR 4yrs. CH C (16) NOR EMAD (OM) %XUQLQ5HIOHFWLRQ 86 5V7KDTLED $( E\1H5LHQ3UHQGUH )5 53 Kgs 6DUDE 20 *KD\DWKDK 20 E\$WXV'H'RPHQMRL )5 60 Kgs Trainer: Abdulla Al Hammadi Jesus Rosales Trainer: Ibrahim Al Hadhrami Szczepan Mazur 12 (14) Al Ajban Stables (7) Royal Cavalry Oman 2 Breeder: Al Reef Stables   %UHHGHU5R\DO&DYDOU\2PDQ  1 Starts (0-0-0) 2 Starts (0-0-0) 12 Date Crs Dist TC Type Dhs. Time Jockey Wgt FP Len Rn Bt/By Kgs OR 26Nov16 Shj(d) 1200 F Maid 15 1:19:75 G Mešetovic 55 22.5 15 Af Al Mawhebah 60 02Dec16 Ala(d) 1800 F Maid 42 2:06:44 A Al Siyabi 57 6 11 15 Baddi 57 NAJJLAA (FR) 3yrs. CH F (16) B NOR 17Mar16 Ala(d) 1400 F Maid 42 1:37:23 S Mazur 58 4 12 12 Firdos 56 7DKDU'H&DQGHORQ )5 *DEUD )5 E\'RUPDQH )5 53 Kgs Trainer: Nacer Samiri Goran Mešetovic MAJDD (FR) 4yrs. B C (16) TT NOR 13 (12) H.E.Sh. Mansour Bin Zayed Al Nahyan   %LEL'H&DUUHUH )5 *DLUD )5 E\$NEDU )5  60 Kgs Breeder: Sh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan Trainer: Ahmed Al Mehairbi Harry Bentley 2 Starts (0-0-0) 3 (10) H.E.Sh. Mansour Bin Zayed Al Nahyan 02Dec16 Ala(d) 1600 F Maid 42 1:50:76 A Fresu 55 8 19.75 15 Mawahib 54 Breeder: Sh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan 18Nov16 Ala(d) 1600 F Maid 42 1:52:14 B Reis 55 4 16.75 14 Amwaj 56 3 Starts (0-1-1) 02Dec16 Ala(d) 1800 F Maid 42 2:06:44 H Bentley 57 2 2.25 15 Baddi 57 RASHFA (FR) 3yrs. CH F (0) B1 TT NOR 06Oct15 Lbs(T) 1900 S Cond 2:19:16 D Morisson 58 11 6.5 16 Saja 55.5 Al Nasr (FR) / Atlaal (AE) by Djel Bon (FR) 53 Kgs 02Oct15 Mon(T) 2000 GS Maid 2:26:10 D Morisson 56 3 1 9 Rasheed 56 Trainer: Eric Lemartinel Kamil Grzybowski (1.5kg) (11) H.H.Sh. Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan (MRW 53kg) WARKO DU CAYROU (FR) 4yrs. B C (14) SR B H- TT OR: 60 14 Breeder: HH Sh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Kerbella (FR) / Walida (FR) by Dormane (FR) 60 Kgs Trainer: Hassan Albloushi Marc Monaghan (nil) SHAHRAZAD DE RODAIM (AE) 3yrs. B F (16) V NOR 4 (6) H.E.Sh. Hamdan Bin Mohd Al Maktoum (MRW 54kg)   .RQJ 86 $VKWRQ5RVH 86 E\'RUDQ )5  53 Kgs Breeder: Denise Caumon Trainer: Helal Al Alawi Cameron Noble (3kg) 5 Starts (0-1-2) 04Dec16 Abu(T) 1400 G Maid 48 1:33:46 S Al Mazrooei 57.5 10 16.25 16 Fahadd 60 65 15 (8) Mr. Ali Ebraheem Buhendi Abdulla Al Hosani (MRW 52kg) 30Aug15 Wnd(T) 1200 S Maid 1:25:81 M Johnson 61 3 605 5 Musique Du Soleil 63 Breeder: Mohd Ateeq Mohd Al Mazrouei 17Aug15 Ost(T) 1000 Cond 1:06:07 H Jurankova 56 3 1.25 9 Victor 63 2 Starts (0-0-0) 7 26Jul15 Nbu(T) 1400 S G2 1:38:54 J Jones 61 6 19.75 6 Rasaasy 61 02Dec16 Ala(d) 1600 F Maid 42 1:50:76 J Santiago 53 17.5 15 Mawahib 54 9 06Nov16 Abu(T) 1400 GF Maid 48 1:30:39 A De Vries 55.5 15 12 Af Monsef 57 '$++$0:·56$1 $( 7yrs. CH H (7) OR: 42 7URQ.X7X 86 (OXVLYH'LDPRQG 86 E\0RQDUFK$K 86 58 Kgs TIJAARA (GB) 3yrs. CH F (0) SR CP1 NOR Trainer: Bakhit Al Ketbi Gokhan Kocakaya 1R5LVN$O0DXU\ )5 0DKUD *% E\%HQJDOL'·$OEUHW )5 53 Kgs 5 (1) H.E.Sh. Sultan Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Trainer: Ernst Oertel Antonio Fresu Breeder: Sh Sultan bin Zayed Al Nahyan 16 (16) Mr. Khalid Khalifa Al Nabooda 14 Starts (0-4-2) Breeder: Shadwell Estate Co Ltd 11Dec16 Abu(T) 1600 G Maid 48 1:45:56 R Ffrench 58 8 15.25 16 Tahany 53 42 20Nov16 Abu(T) 1600 G Maid 60 1:45:16 G Buckell 56.5 6 6.75 11 Af Al Sajanjle 53 45 %522./,1-(7'·$=5$. )5 5yrs. B M (273) V OR: 39 13Mar16 Abu(T) 1400 G Maid 48 1:34:76 G Buckell 57 5 5 15 Bushrah Al Reef 55 48   'DKHVV *% &DUP\QD%XUDQD )5 E\'RUPDQH )5  58 Kgs 06Mar16 Abu(T) 1400 G Maid 48 1:32:99 G Phillips 55 2 2.25 16 Ramadi Al Rawasi 56 48 Trainer: Helal Al Alawi 17 ( ) Mr. Khalid Mohd Rahma Al Shamsi AASAL AL REEF (AE) 4yrs. B F (22) B1 OR: 40 Breeder: Charlene Alacchi Bibi De Carrere (FR) / Assila (FR) by Dormane (FR) 56 Kgs RESERVE 6 Starts (0-1-2) Trainer: Abdulla Al Hammadi Sam Hitchcott

6 (5) Al Ajban Stables   %UHHGHU++7KH3UHVLGHQW  0857$-(/:·56$1 $( 4yrs. B C (14) B OR: 38 9 Starts (0-3-1)   1LWDJRU 58 0DL7DL0UY 86 E\0RQDUFK$K 86  58 Kgs 26Nov16 Shj(d) 1200 F Maid 21 1:19:57 J Rosales 53 4 3.25 16 Yaa Salam 57 42 Trainer: Jaci Wickham 11Nov16 Jeb(d) 1400 F Maid 24 1:36:84 J Rosales 55 2 Hd 15 Af Tebyan 55 42 18 ( ) :·UVDQ6WDEOHV 20Mar16 Abu(T) 2200 G Pres 120 2:27:69 J Rosales 55 7 17.25 12 Mahbooba 55 42 Breeder: Sh Sultan bin Zayed Al Nahyan RESERVE 06Mar16 Abu(T) 1600 G R Cond 48 1:45:75 J Rosales 55 4 3.75 14 Dhamin 55 42 4 Starts (0-0-0)

MUSHRIF (FR) 3yrs. B C (16) B NOR AL AIN (AE) 4yrs. B F (7) TT OR: 35 'DULNH )5 )ORULQH'H&DUUHUH )5 E\'MRXUPDQ )5 55 Kgs 6DNODZL-DGUDQH )5 56)DUDKD $( E\%LEL'H&DUUHUH )5 56 Kgs Trainer: Eric Lemartinel Gerald Avranche Trainer: Mohammed Al Shamsi 7 (13) H.H.Sh. Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan 19 ( ) Sh. Dheyab Bin Tahnoon Bin Mohd Al Nahyan Breeder: Sh Sultan bin Khalifa Al Nahyan   %UHHGHU6K'KH\DEELQ7DKQRRQ$O1DK\DQ RESERVE 1 Starts (0-0-0) 5 Starts (0-0-0) 12 02Dec16 Ala(d) 1600 F Maid 42 1:50:76 G Avranche 57 Dist 15 Mawahib 54 '8+,6:·56$1 $( \UV*5+   B OR: 35 AHOUD (FR) 3yrs. CH F (30) CP NOR /LQH'DQFHU 86 'KXODLPD:·UVDQ $( E\$OD&URL[QRLUH )5 58 Kgs   0XQML] )5 0RZDIDND )5 E\7LGMDQL )5  53 Kgs Trainer: Bakhit Al Ketbi Trainer: Majed Al Jahouri Paolo Sirigu ( ) H.E.Sh. Sultan Bin Zayed Al Nahyan (2) H.E.Sh. Mansour Bin Zayed Al Nahyan 20 8 Breeder: Sh Sultan bin Zayed Al Nahyan Breeder: Sh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan RESERVE 4 Starts (0-0-1) 1 Starts (0-0-0) 18Nov16 Ala(d) 1600 F Maid 42 1:52:14 S Hitchcott 55 12 Dist 14 Amwaj 56 Track Record: ALANUDD (Unchainedd Melody) (US) - Time: 1—40:12 - 8/3/1998 - P Brette