Full Result 3.30 Meydan (UAE) | 7 March 2015

Al Maktoum Challenge R3 Sponsored By Emirates Airline (Group 1) (Dirt)

(3yo+) 1m2f Fast

1st £153,846.15 2nd £51,282.05 3rd £25,641.03 4th £12,820.51 5th £7,692.31 6th £5,128.21

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁾	1. African Story 11/2 James Doyle Saeed bin Suroor	James Doyle Saeed bin Suroor	8	90	123	110	119	–
ch g Pivotal - Blixen (USA) (Gone West)
Well away, tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, led just inside final furlong out, just held on (op 5-1)

2⁽⁴⁾ nk	4. Prince Bishop (IRE) 6/4F William Buick Saeed bin Suroor	William Buick Saeed bin Suroor	8	90 v	116	109	118	–
ch g Dubawi (IRE) - North East Bay (USA) (Prospect Bay)
Soon ridden in rear, ran on well final 2f, just failed (op 7-4)

3⁽⁹⁾ 3½ [3¾]	9. Henry Clay 20/1 Sam Hitchcott Doug Watson	Sam Hitchcott Doug Watson	6	90	107	103	111	–
b h Dubawi (IRE) - Congressional (IRE) (Grand Lodge)
Soon led, ridden 3f out, headed just inside final furlong, ran on same pace (op 18-1)

4⁽⁵⁾ 4½ [8¼]	5. Frankyfourfingers (FR) 3/1 Mickael Barzalona Salem bin Ghadayer	Mickael Barzalona Salem bin Ghadayer	5	90	112	94	102	–
b h Sunday Break (JPN) - Texaloula (FR) (Kendor)
Tracked leader, every chance 2 1/2f out, weakened final furlong (op 10-3)

5⁽²⁾ 2¾ [11]	2. Storm Belt (USA) 8/1 Pat Dobbs Doug Watson	Pat Dobbs Doug Watson	6	90	108	89	97	–
b h More Than Ready (USA) - Mari's Thunder (USA) (Thunder Gulch)
Never better than mid-division (op 7-1)

6⁽⁷⁾ 5½ [16½]	7. Le Bernardin (USA) 20/1 Royston Ffrench A R Al Rayhi	Royston Ffrench A R Al Rayhi	6	90 t	107	78	86	–
br h Bernardini (USA) - La Rosa I (USA) (Wild Again)
Never better than mid-division (op 16-1)

7⁽⁶⁾ 2¾ [19¼]	6. Toolain (IRE) 20/1 Richard Mullen S Seemar	Richard Mullen S Seemar	7	90 b	107	73	80	–
br g Diktat - Qasirah (IRE) (Machiavellian)
Never near to challenge

8⁽³⁾ 9¼ [28½]	3. Ducab (IRE) 66/1 Adrie de Vries A bin Harmash	Adrie de Vries A bin Harmash	5	90 t	100	54	62	–
b g Dansili - Twyla Tharp (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
Always in rear (op 50-1)

9⁽⁸⁾ 3 [31½]	8. Long River (USA) 14/1 Richard Hughes Salem bin Ghadayer	Richard Hughes Salem bin Ghadayer	5	90 b	112	48	56	–
ch h A.P. Indy (USA) - Round Pond (USA) (Awesome Again)
Never better than mid-division (op 10-1)

9 ran Winning time: 2m 4.92s (slow by 0.52s) Total SP: 114%
1st owner: Godolphin (African Story) 1st breeder: Darley
2nd owner: Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum (Prince Bishop)
3rd owner: Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum (Henry Clay)

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3:30 Meydan (UAE) 7 Mar 2015

Al Maktoum Challenge R3 Sponsored By Emirates Airline (Group 1) (Dirt)