THE DUBAI DUTY FREE SHERGAR CUP Ascot, Saturday, August 8, 2015 MEDIA GUIDE INDEX 3 The Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup 4 Order of Running 5 Timetable of Events 6 The Prizes 7 Best Day’s Racing for Owners Winning Post – The Official Bookmaker 8 Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup Rules 9 – 14 The Teams 15 Alistair Haggis “Silver Saddle” 16 Past Winners of the Alistair Haggis “Silver Saddle” 17 Remembering Shergar 18 A Global Leader in Airport Retailing 19 2014 Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup Results 21 2013 Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup Results 22 Winning Teams at the Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup Ascot Media Contacts 2 THE DUBAI DUTY FREE SHERGAR CUP • The Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup is the world’s premier jockeys’ competition, a unique event where three top riders in each of four teams - Great Britain & Ireland, Europe, the Rest of the World and The Girls - battle against each other in a thrilling six-race showdown. • The Girls team is captained by Canada’s leading female rider Emma-Jayne Wilson , riding at the Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup for the fourth time. Joining her is Britain’s Hayley Turner , experiencing her ninth Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup, and newcomer Sammy Jo Bell , the apprentice who has been firing on all cylinders in 2015. • Australian jockey Kerrin McEvoy , familiar to British racegoers from his days with Godolphin, leads the Rest Of The World team, which also features his compatriot Blake Shinn, both embarking on their first Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup, and Japanese legend Yutaka Take , who is back for the seventh time. • Team Europe is captained by French ace Olivier Peslier , about to enjoy his fourth Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup. He is accompanied by Adrie de Vries from the Netherlands, riding at the competition for the second year in succession, and newcomer Vincent Cheminaud , who boasts the unique distinction of riding winners at the very highest level both on the Flat and over jumps in France. • Dual British champion jockey Jamie Spencer , at his fourth Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup, captains the Great Britain & Ireland team which consists of reigning Irish champion jockey Pat Smullen , who has participated once before, and newcomer Graham Lee , who has turned from being a top-class jump jockey to a leading Flat rider and gained his first Royal Ascot success this year in the Group One Gold Cup on Trip To Paris. • The six races are limited to 10 runners with either two or three horses racing for each team (this will balance itself out over the course of the afternoon), and points are awarded on a 15, 10, 7, 5, 3 basis to the first five horses home (non- runners score 4 points). Subject to full fields, each jockey has five rides and the team with the highest total after the sixth race lifts the Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup. • The jockey amassing the most individual points will take home an additional £3,000 plus the Alistair Haggis “Silver Saddle” trophy. • All six races are handicaps and all will be run with identical prize money - £40,000 per race. • There are two reserves per race. • Owners have a fantastic opportunity on Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup Day - there are no entry fees for the races, there is prize money down to last place (with reserves that miss out on a run paid £500 appearance money) and there is complimentary hospitality throughout the day. • Dubai Duty Free has been associated with the Shergar Cup since its inception, initially as team sponsor of the Rest of the World team and as a race sponsor. In 2006, the company became title sponsor for the first time and since 2014 has sponsored the entire event. • The Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup is being run for the 15th time at Ascot. The Shergar Cup first took place at Ascot in 2000 when it was staged as an owners’ competition. It became a jockeys’ competition in 2001 and has gone from strength to strength ever since, attracting bumper crowds year after year. It did not take place in 2005 when the racecourse was being redeveloped. • The jockeys competing in the four-team Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup will again wear full team colours at this year’s renewal. Please see the jockeys’ biographies section (pages 9 -14) for further information about this year’s team colours. • Cheerleaders will welcome the winning rider back after each race and be part of the opening and closing ceremonies. • Each team will have an anthem for the day, played whenever they have a winner - GB&I: The Boys Are Back in Town; ROW: Rockin All Over The World; GIRLS: Sisters Are Doing It for Themselves; EUR: Ca Plane Pour Moi. • The first two races on Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup day will be broadcast on More4 with the remaining four contests shown on Channel 4, making it the only raceday outside of Royal Ascot to be covered in its entirety by the broadcaster. • Away from the track, the racing will be followed by a free late afternoon concert for racegoers featuring music icons Lulu, Rick Astley, Blue, Razorlight and Hayseed Dixie. Premier Admission ticket holders will have a short priority access period allowing them to get towards the front of the stage. There will also be a fairground (included in the price of a ticket) on the Bandstand Lawns, Champagne and cocktail bars and a wide range of restaurants to visit before the music commences. 3 ORDER OF RUNNING Ascot, Saturday, August 8, 2015 The Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup The Dubai Duty Free 12.55 More4 Shergar Cup Dash Stakes 3+ £40,000 Five furlongs Pm (Handicap) (Class 2) (86-105) The Dubai Duty Free More4 1.30 pm Shergar Cup Stayers 4+ £40,000 Two miles (Handicap) (Class 2) (81-100) The Dubai Duty Free One mile & CH4 2.05 pm Shergar Cup Challenge 4+ £40,000 four furlongs (Handicap) (Class 3) (76-95) The Dubai Duty Free CH4 2.40 pm Shergar Cup Mile 4+ £40,000 Old mile (Handicap) (Class 2) (81-100) The Dubai Duty Free One mile & CH4 3.15 pm Shergar Cup Classic 3 £40,000 four furlongs (Handicap) (Class 3) (76-95) The Dubai Duty Free CH4 3.50 pm Shergar Cup Sprint 3 £40,000 Six furlongs (Handicap) (Class 2) (81-100) ADMISSION DETAILS Admission prices on the day are as follows: Premier Admission SOLD OUT Grandstand Admission £25 in advance or £30 on the day Free admission for accompanied children aged 18 and under. To purchase tickets, visit www.ascot.co.uk or call Ascot’s booking line on 0844 346 3000. 4 TIMETABLE OF EVENTS RACEDAY PROGRAMME 11:00am Gates Open 12:15pm Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup Opening Ceremony 12:55pm Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup First Race 3:50pm Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup Last Race 3.55pm Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup Closing Ceremony 4:30pm Concert Starts (subject to change) 9:00pm Concert Finishes (subject to change) Times may be subject to change POST-RACING CONCERT Away from the track, racing will be followed by a free late afternoon concert for racegoers featuring music icons Lulu, Rick Astley, Blue, Razorlight and Hayseed Dixie. Premier Admission ticket holders will have a short priority access period allowing them to get towards the front of the stage. There will also be a fairground (included in the price of a ticket) on the Bandstand Lawns, Champagne and cocktail bars and a wide range of restaurants to visit before the music kicks off. Concert Schedule (timings are subject to change on the day) Blue - 4.30pm-5.00pm Lee Ryan, Antony Costa, Duncan James and Simon Webbe catapulted to fame in 2001 with their top five single ‘All Rise’. The affable quartet quickly ascended to the top of the charts selling more than 15 million albums worldwide, including three number one albums, highly-respectable collaborations with Elton John and Stevie Wonder, and represented the UK in 2011 at the Eurovision Song Contest. Lulu - 5.00pm-5.45pm Born Marie McDonald McLaughlin Lawrie in 1948, Lulu is a successful Scottish singer, actress and television personality. She is internationally identified with the song ‘To Sir with Love’ from the 1967 film of the same name and with the title song to the James Bond film, ‘The Man with the Golden Gun’. She is also widely known for her Eurovision Song Contest winning entry "Boom Bang-a-Bang" and for her first hit ‘Shout’, which was performed at the closing ceremony of the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. Rick Astley - 6.05pm-7.00pm Following the release of his debut single ‘Never Gonna Give You Up’ in 1987, the 21-year-old became a pop sensation overnight. Within two weeks of its release, the single reached number one in the UK, and went on to hit number one in 16 other countries worldwide. The following two years saw Rick continue to dominate the charts around the globe. Razorlight - 7.15pm-8.15pm After forming in London in 2002, Razorlight quickly became one of the key guitar bands of the following decade, selling four million albums, playing sold out arena tours and headlining festivals. Their debut album, ‘Up All Night’, was released in the UK in 2004, reaching number three in the UK Album Chart. But it was their second album, 'Razorlight', featuring ‘In the Morning’ and ‘America’ that debuted at number one in the UK. In 2007, Razorlight were nominated for two BRIT Awards – Best British Band and Best Song – and two NME Awards – Best Band and Best Album.