2 February 2017 www.aladiyat.ae ISSUE 607 Dhs 5 FIVE winners for Godolphin on a Very Special Carnival Night Two for Saeed bin Suroor Very Special (Cape Verdi) Promising Run (Al Rashidiya) Three for Charlie Appleby Gold Trail (2410m turf handicap) Fly At Dawn (UAE 2000 Guineas Trial) Baccarat (1200m turf handicap) Arrogate ‘flies home’ to land Pegasus Arrogate ‘Locals’ Le Bernardin and Muarrab among Torchlighter Meydan stars on show this Thursday Le Bernardin Muarrab Standing at Nunnery Stud, England: MAWATHEEQ MUKHADRAM NAYEF SAKHEE Also standing in England: HAAFHD Standing in France, Haras du Mezeray: MUHTATHIR Standing in Italy, Allevamento di Besnate: MUJAHID www.shadwellstud.co.uk www.shadwellstud.co.uk Discover more about the Shadwell Stallions at www.shadwellstud.co.uk Or call Richard Lancaster, Johnny Peter-Hoblyn or Rachael Gowland on 01842 755913 Email us at: [email protected] twitter.com/ShadwellStud www.facebook.com/ShadwellStud 2 February 2017 3 Godolphin firmly in charge of Contents NEWS 3-13 Carnival owners’ title, again BLOODSTOCK 14-15 EEKING to be leading SPINNING WORLD 17 owner at the Dubai World NICHOLAS GODFREY 18 Cup Carnival for a tenth HOWARD WRIGHT 19 Sconsecutive season, Godolphin JOHN BERRY 20-21 probably secured that accolade DEREK THOMPSON 22 in one foul swoop last Thursday TOM JENNINGS 23 when their famous blue silks were carried to victory on no less than MICHELE MACDONALD 24-25 five occasions, doubling their 2017 RACING STATISTICS 27 Carnival tally. THE FONZ 29 Their main trainers, Saeed bin ENDURANCE 31 Suroor, who saddled a double and HOWJUMPING 32 th S his 200 Carnival winner in the Adam Kirby Jim Crowley QATAR 33 process, and Charlie Appleby, REVIEWS / RESULTS who registered a treble, lead the Kirby, making his seasonal debut Christophe Soumillon, in the MEYDAN (THU) 34-36 way for the trainers with five and who can now boast a 100% jockeys’ table. AL AIN (FRI) 38-39 winners apiece. UAE record this year. NB: For this brief synopsis, MEYDAN (SAT) 40-41 With stable jockey, William Also in double form were Mickael ALL Thoroughbred races staged on ABU DHABI (SUN) 42-43 Buick, suspended, two of Appleby’s Barzalona and Jim Crowley with an official Carnival card are included winners were partnered by Adam the latter moving level, alongside as counting towards statistics. PREVIEWS / CARDS MEYDAN (THU) 44-50 2017 Carnival Statistics 2017 Carnival Statistics JEBEL ALI (FRI) 52-57 (ALL Thoroughbred races on a Carnival card) Trainers (ALL Thoroughbred races on a Carnival card) Jockeys ABU DHABI (SUN) 59-65 Saeed bin Suroor 5 Christophe Soumillon 4 Editorial Charlie Appleby 5 Jim Crowley 4 Satish Seemar 3 Richard Mullen 3 Editor Salem bin Ghadayer 2 Mickael Barzalona 3 Mark Jackson Mike de Kock 2 Writer Ali Rashid Al Rayhi 2 William Buick 2 Adam Kirby 2 Duane Fonseca Doug Watson 2 Head of English Design EAM Al Asayl can do little th Eng. Mohamed Maher wrong in recent weeks and, Landmark 400 UAE winner having seen his red and white Assistant Designers Tsilks carried to victory on three highlight of five for O’Shea Nisar Shaikh occasions last weekend, Sheikh Khalifa, with 25 winners, has Godolphin flying up the charts into Satish Seemar, on 22, remains in Ismail KV extended his lead at the top of the fourth on 15. touching distance and is enjoying a domestic owners’ table. The master of Al Asayl stables, productive season. Graphic & Scanner He now has a healthy lead of Eric Lemartinel, has now saddled His stable jockey, Richard Abdul Majeed eight over Sheikh Hamdan whose 26 winners this season, the same Mullen, already has 31 winners Nadim Ahmed 17 victories is one more than number as reigning Champion to his credit but, despite three last Library Khalid Khalifa Al Nabooda with Trainer, Doug Watson. weekend, lost ground on reigning Abdulla Khalifa Champion Jockey Tadhg O’Shea who, after five victories, including K. Aboobacker his 400th locally, is on 34. Photographers The pair would appear to have the K.P. Majeed race between them with Pat Dobbs, Abdul Razzak who remains in third, not only out of luck on the track but also off it; Correspondents he, through no fault of his own, lost a winner from November at Sharjah Overseas who subsequently tested positive for John BERRY Tadhg O’Shea Eric Lemartinel a prohibited substance. Nicholas GODFREY 2016/2017 UAE statistics 2016/2017 UAE statistics 2016/2017 UAE statistics Tom JENNINGS OWNERS (by winners, then prize money) JOCKEYS (by winners, then prize money) TRAINERS (by winners, then prize money) Michele MACDONALD H H Sh Khalifa (bin Zayed ) 25 Tadhg O’Shea 34 Eric Lemartinel 26 Alastair NICOLSON Derek THOMPSON Sh Hamdan (bin Rashid) 17 Richard Mullen 31 Doug Watson 26 Howard WRIGHT Khalid Khalifa Al Nabooda 16 Patrick Dobbs 19 Satish Seemar 22 Bloodstock Godolphin 15 Sam Hitchcott 16 Musabbeh Al Mheiri 16 Beverley TOWNSEND Mohd Khalifa Al Basti 14 Adrie De Vries 12 Helal Al Alawi 15 4 2 February 2017 Carnival Wrap ARIOUS shades of blue were the colour at Meydan last Thursday at the fourth Vmeeting of the 2017 Dubai World Cup Carnival. Royal blue, that of Godolphin, was carried to victory on no less than five occasions, while the sky blue of Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed, was successful in the other Thoroughbred race. And a special mention to owner Mansoor Khalifa Sultan bin Jungle Cat Frankyfourfingers Habtoor whose predominantly light blue silks were carried to UAE Derby would be well within victory in the Group 1 Purebred the horse’s compass. Star of the day Godolphin Arabian Al Maktoum Challenge The first Thoroughbred race, Crash of the day Sniper De Monlau by Faucon Du Loup. a 2410m turf handicap won by Having just his second UAE Godolphin’s Gold Trail may Unlucky loser Cosmo Charlie start and the mount of Richard as well have been a sprint over Mullen, the Elise Jeanne-trained 800m so slow was the early One to follow Tahanee Faucon Du Loup was second pace and it could be that runner- on his previous start, at Al Ain, up, Prize Money, also owned by when caught close home by the Godolphin, will be the one to enigmatic Sniper De Monlau. take out of the race going forward The latter must be a nightmare as he would have appreciated a for connections; he has ability, by stronger gallop. the bucket load, but does not seem Whether the plan was to lead to like bends! At Abu Dhabi and from the outset on Light The Al Ain, he drifts markedly left on Lights, who finished fast and late the home turn so, switched to the to win on his local debut three left-handed Meydan what does he weeks earlier, in the Group 2 Al do? Drifts right on the home turn. Rashidiya I do not know but, on Maybe a trip to the vet is what reflection, it may not have been is needed for such a talented the ideal scenario. performer with, most definitely, a That said, he found only mind of his own. Godolphin’s Promising Run too Charlie Appleby Saeed bin Suroor With the Doug Watson team good and was far from disgraced. enduring something of a quiet Similarly, Light The Lights’ the final 200m in the 1600m dirt whom he chased home on his spell, they must have been stable companion, Tahanee, handicap by stable companion previous start. The concluding delighted with the effort of Cosmo very unlucky on her local debut, Heavy Metal. 1200m turf handicap was a strong Charlie, caught only close home, was sent straight to the front in Winner of the 1900m one and dominated by Charlie by Godolphin’s Fly At Dawn, in the Cape Verdi and had nothing Group 2 Al Maktoum Challenge Appleby whose Baccarat beat the UAE 2000 Guineas Trial. left in the final two furlongs R2 in 2015, Frankyfourfingers stable companion Jungle Cat, The winner seemingly when headed. has not won since but this was a winner of the same race last year. impressed Mickael Barzalona She would make a lot of appeal lot better effort, under a positive It would be no surprise were who was certain the extra 200m of if reverting to handicap company. ride, while Heavy Metal was the form to be reversed should the the big race itself would suit and Frankyfourfingers posted a franking the form of the Satish pair clash again as the runner-up suggested the 1900m trip of the good effort when only caught in Seemar-trained North America looked more in need of the race. Sniper De Monlau Tahanee Cosmo Charlie Light The Lights 2 February 2017 5 Landmark occasion for Bin Suroor on great night for Godolphin AEED BIN SUROOR saddled “It is the result of a lot of There were three other Godolphin Trial and Baccarat in the 1200m his 200th Dubai World Cup teamwork and the support of HH winners on the card with trainer turf handicap. Carnival winner when gaining Sheikh Mohammed, who is behind Charlie Appleby enjoying a treble Godolphin has had five winners Sa Group Two double at Meydan all our success. through Gold Trail in a 2410m on a Carnival card before, last Thursday when Godolphin “This is extra special because turf handicap, Fly At Dawn, in achieving the same feat on 9 celebrated five victories on the night. Dubai is my hometown.” the 1400m UAE 2000 Guineas February 2012. His 199th Carnival victory came through Promising Run in the Group 2 Al Rashidiya and then the landmark moment happened with Very Special’s win, for a second year running, in the Group 2 Cape Verdi.