Full Result 2.45 Meydan (UAE) | 3 January 2025

The Sword Of Excellence Stakes Sponsored By Zoho (Handicap) (Turf)

(85-105, 3yo+) 6f Good To Firm

1st £39,130.43 2nd £13,043.48 3rd £6,521.74 4th £3,260.87 5th £1,956.52 6th £1,304.35

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽³⁾	12. Rasas (USA) 10/1 Connor Beasley A bin Harmash	Connor Beasley A bin Harmash	4	87 v	88	82	92	–
ch c World Of Trouble (USA) - Free Space (USA) (Aldebaran)
Tracked pace, led over 2f out, pressed strongly final furlong, found plenty (tchd 9/1 & 11/1)

2⁽⁴⁾ ½	7. Bombay Bazaar 5/2F Tadhg O'Shea Bhupat Seemar	Tadhg O'Shea Bhupat Seemar	4	92 t	96	89	99	–
b g Kodiac - Shamlahar (Shamardal)
Close up, took keen hold, every chance 2f out, kept on (op 11/4)

3⁽¹²⁾ nk [¾]	9. Topper Bill (FR) 14/1 Daniel Tudhope Musabbeh Al Mheiri	Daniel Tudhope Musabbeh Al Mheiri	7	91	95	87	97	–
b g Intrinsic - Alyaa (IRE) (Iffraaj)
Midfield, progress 3f out, every chance final furlong, ran on (op 16/1 tchd 12/1)

4⁽⁵⁾ 1 [1¾]	13. King's Call (IRE) 9/1 Ray Dawson Dylan Cunha	Ray Dawson Dylan Cunha	3	85	94	83	96	–
b g Dandy Man (IRE) - Play Mate (Showcasing)
Chased leaders, progress to hold every chance final furlong, effort flattened out late on (op 12/1)

5⁽¹⁾ nk [2]	11. Story Of Light (IRE) 25/1 Saif Al Balushi A bin Harmash	Saif Al Balushi A bin Harmash	8	89 t	90	78	87	–
b g Dark Angel (IRE) - Beautiful Ending (Exceed And Excel)
Midfield, ran on late, never nearer (op 22/1)

6⁽¹⁰⁾ ½ [2½]	6. Billy Webster (IRE) 3/1 Pat Dobbs Doug Watson	Pat Dobbs Doug Watson	4	92	96	83	93	–
b g Profitable (IRE) - Some Site (IRE) (Nayef)
Held up, still travelling well when forced to switch over 2f out, kept on, never nearer (op 4/1 tchd 11/4)

7⁽⁹⁾ 1 [3½]	3. Batwan (FR) 25/1 Royston Ffrench N Caullery	Royston Ffrench N Caullery	10	95 t	99	83	92	–
gr g Kendargent (FR) - Matwan (FR) (Indian Rocket)
Slowly away, in rear, some late headway, never nearer (tchd 22/1)

8⁽¹³⁾ 1 [4½]	4. Regheeb (IRE) 9/1 Ben Coen Michael Costa	Ben Coen Michael Costa	5	94	98	80	88	–
ch g New Approach (IRE) - Maoineach (USA) (Congaree)
Held up, some late progress, lacked pace to challenge (op 7/1 tchd 10/1)

9⁽⁷⁾ 3 [7½]	8. Action Point (IRE) 25/1 Bernardo Pinheiro Salem bin Ghadayer	Bernardo Pinheiro Salem bin Ghadayer	4	91 p	95	68	76	–
b g Blue Point (IRE) - Khaleesi Wind (IRE) (Exceed And Excel)
Tracked leaders, every chance 2f out, faded final furlong (op 18/1)

10⁽⁸⁾ 1 [8½]	10. Al Shibli 40/1 Sandro Paiva Musabbeh Al Mheiri	Sandro Paiva Musabbeh Al Mheiri	6	90	94	64	71	–
b g Shamardal (USA) - Rayaheen (Nayef)
Chased leaders, some progress 3f out, unable to sustain effort (tchd 33/1)

11⁽²⁾ 3¾ [12¼]	1. Emaraaty Ana 10/1 Adrie de Vries Jamie Osborne	Adrie de Vries Jamie Osborne	9	911 tp	104	64	70	–
b g Shamardal (USA) - Spirit Of Dubai (IRE) (Cape Cross)
Midfield, weakened 2f out (op 15/2 tchd 11/1)

12⁽¹¹⁾ nk [12¾]	5. Silky Wilkie (IRE) 10/1 Sam James K R Burke	Sam James K R Burke	6	93 v	97	55	62	–
b g Mehmas (IRE) - Vasoni (IRE) (Redback)
Chased leaders, weakened quickly 2f out (op 8/1)

13⁽⁶⁾ 1 [13¾]	2. Miqyaas 50/1 Oscar Chavez Rashed Bouresly	Oscar Chavez Rashed Bouresly	10	98	102	57	63	–
b g Oasis Dream - Fawaayed (IRE) (Singspiel)
Forced pace, headed over 2f out, weakened quickly (op 33/1)

13 ran Winning time: 1m 8.52s (fast by 0.58s) Total SP: 124%
1st owner: Sky Racing (Rasas) 1st breeder: Mr. & Mrs. Al Mazzetti
2nd owner: Hussain Alabbas Lootah (Bombay Bazaar)
3rd owner: Ali Al Shafar & Abdulla Al Shafar (Topper Bill)

2:45 Meydan (UAE) 3 Jan 2025

The Sword Of Excellence Stakes Sponsored By Zoho (Handicap) (Turf)